Rei Ayanami

Rei Ayanami is the First Child and pilot of Rebuild of Evangelion Unit-00.

Rei Ayanami's role in Evangelion

Her body is connected to experiments involving Yui Ikari and Lilith, and multiple Rei clones are used within Gendo's plans.

Rei Ayanami's defining actions and relationships

Quiet and apparently detached, Rei gradually develops independent attachment to Shinji and begins making choices that reject the identity others designed for her.