Gendou Ikari

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Gendou Ikari is the commander of NERV. He is responsible for the research done on the Evas, [Rei Ayanami](https://anilist.co/character/86), and the Human Instrumentality Project. He is the father of the Third Children, [Shinji Ikari](https://anilist.co/character/89), and the guardian of Rei. His original surname was Rokubungi, but he changed it to Ikari following his marriage to [Yui](https://anilist.co/character/1258). At the start of the series, he is the only person having an effective connection to Rei. As the series progresses, his unscrupulous past is revealed, as is the intensity...