Do you hate him?  Do you love him?  E-mail me and tell me why.  I'll post it up here and we'll be able to see, finally, how many people actually like or dislike him.  Come on, even *I*, the girl who couldn't let a grudge go if it would kill her, *I* like Gendo!  And I know that some of you guys do as well.  So...tell me!

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Gendo has 3 Comments

I LOVE/LIKE GENDO - (2 comments)

ASUKASTRIKES likes Gendo:

I can see that 70% of you are running from or shunning me.  So.  I like Gendo.  And I'm going to try to explain why.  I'm going to elaborate on my "Top 10 reasons why Gendo isn't that bad" to do this, and maybe I'll add a few more things.  Anyway, first and foremost, Gendo loves his wife.  Everything he does is for Yui Ikari. Many people try to say what I say is wrong - that he doesn't love his wife, and they try to show proof by saying how he slept with Naoko Akagi and had an affair with her while Yui still lived, and then afterward with Naoko's daughter, Ritsuko.  But I believe the reason he did this was to keep himself from using his wife in that fashion - in exchange for the well being of Naoko and Ritsuko (who could have refused him but did not).  He didn't use his wife in the way he used the other two women, and for that I can gather a shred of respect from him and try to see what he does through his eyes.  Before Yui was absorbed into the Eva, Gendo was a different man - it is obvious from the way he acts in genesis 0:11, in the episode "The Birth of Nerv".  He seemed to be capable of love back then, before Yui's absorbtion into Eva-01, but after she disappeared, he seemed to have lost it - anyone would, after witnessing the death of one they loved.  Gendo is *human* believe it or not, but he has killed his emotions so that he seems to be a cold and heartless man.  Yet he still apologizes to Shinji before Evangelion Unit-01 chomps him in half. No, sorry isn't everything, but I believe that Gendo meant what he said, and that when said sincerely, "I'm sorry" is more than just empty words, void of anything. Gendo's fault in life is that after his wife dies he becoming incapable of love and shuts everyone out, except for Kouzou Fuyutsuki, who seems to be his only friend, and Rei Ayanami, a clone of his wife.  And who *can't* like a guy who turns against Lorenz Keel?  I also like Gendo because of the way he acts.  He can remain calm in a bad situation, where any person would be freaking out and pulling out their hair and quite simply they would go insane, but Gendo, because he's just so cool, does not.  Also...if you think about it, he couldn't have been that bad of a guy if you look at the company he (used to) keep.  He became very good friends with Fuyutsuki who is a very good person with high morals, and also Yui Ikari, an intriguing woman who seems as if she would be a great character had she been more developed, fell in love with him. She also says that he isn't really that cold and bad of a guy, though not in the exact words I just stated...so...as you can see...I like Gendo.  He's by no means one of my favorite people - but you *have* to admit that he is a great character, one of the best in Evangelion.  His character has nothing to do with his attitude - look into his heart, you will see that there is a lot more to Gendo than meets the eye, and maybe you'll understand him a little.  You don't have to like him, and you certainly don't have to agree with me.  I just think that he is one of the best characters.  He has a great background, he's mysterious, and he is very well-rounded in my opinion.  If you understand what I mean...then maybe you can start to understand Gendo if you don't already.  'Course that's not going to make you LIKE him, but in order to like Gendo Ikari you must understand him and his motives, otherwise he is a cold jerk that no one likes and just happened to find a nice woman for a wife.

Dark_Rinoa likes Gendo:

Well, sometimes I hate Gendo and sometimes I like him, and at the moment he's on the 'like' side. I like Gendo because he was so devoted to his wife and protecting Unit 01 and Rei. The thing I don't like about him is that I think he uses Rei as a kind of doll, and doesn't really consider her feelings about anything. Other than that, I think Gendo is the best character in Eva. Some people might hate him for the Toji-dummy plug-EVA-03 thing but he *had* to do that. Don't take me wrong...I think Toji is a great character. But, in my opinion it was completely possible for Shinji to save EVA-03 and Toji; Shinji's stalling action caused the whole thing to happen in the first place. Gendo is not a favorite of mine or anything but I still like him and think he is the best character in Evangelion and perhaps all the anime I've seen.

I AM NEUTRAL TOWARD GENDO - (1 comments)

Ally is neutral toward the hating side of Gendo:

Just like Ritsiko, I realisze him as a human - he turned so cold because of Yui's death and the addition to his son Shinji hating him, turned Gendou colded than he was. Aside from that, he cheated on his wife with Naoko Akagi, killed her, created Rei who I have nothing against but Rei III seems to hate being created as a puppet which makes me dislike him even more...ok, I'm confused, he's sort of balancing between the lines of hate and neutral which is why I am neutral towards him too. He's portrayed as an evil image but hey, excuse me, but he does have a heart but rarely uses it, we only see it when he saves Rei - opening the entry plug with bare hands, and even though it may seem as if he doesn't like his son, he does! He congratulated Shinji in one particular episode which made Shinji feel happy for the first time...

I HATE/DISLIKE GENDO - (0 comments)

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~ASUKASTRIKES