[Allen Walker]

Originally Posted by Jusuchin Panjirinanu

How would Mecha define NGE? Besides the overly confusing plot that I needed Wikipedia's help to define, would NGE really be considered mecha since the majority of the Evas were biological in nature?

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((Before I go on any further, I must state that I am NOT a hardcore EVA fan, so it is quite possible I may make mistakes in my analysis. Oh, and I'm not even going to pretend to be unbiased))

That's acutally a debated question. While yes, they are outwardly mechanized, the core of their existance is biological, and the mechanized objects they are fitted with are used only to maintain control of said biological portion and for actual combat. While the EVA's existance as an originally pure biological creature is what prevents EVAs from being considered a mecha in my book (or at the very least, prevent them from being considered "real-type" mecha), there are still some who, due to their own definitions of what they define "mecha" as, still cite them as mecha (I believe the mostly biological component constructed "Aura Battlers" from Seisenshi Dunbine are often used for these explinations).

However, the widely-accepted standard definition of mecha is "a limbed robot that is pilotable". Therefore, I believe EVAs should not be considered mecha... and no, I don't care what SRW says Duo. If you have a problem with that, then it's your turn to rant.