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Gendo Ikari is head commander of Nerv, and thus main responsible for the research done on Evangelions and the Human Complementation Project. He is the father of the Third Child, Shinji Ikari. 

Although Gendo pretends to follow Seele's Orders without questioning, he has  his own agenda and tries to outmanipulate the committee. His rebellion towards Seele is due to his desire to initiate Third Impact having its complete control. He implants Adam's embryo in his hand (only shown on Death and Rebirth, and the Director's Cut Edition) and tries to merge with Rei to achieve this purpose. 

Gendo is a brilliant scientist and politician (the master of puppets in the series), but an extremely cold and distant father towards his son. His last lines on End of Eva indicate his regret and the true motivations for his ruthless behavior.