As for the 17 angels, their names are those of the nephilim.
There are said to be 24 angels who surround God in heaven:
the seven archangels (Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Uriel, and
three others, known by many different names),
Really?! I know of only 4 archangels definitely: Michael, Gabriel, Raphael,
and Satan (before he was cast down of course).
and the 17
nephilim. Depending on the brand of old Catholicism and
Christianity, there are many names for the nephilim, but
those used in NGE are the most commonly used in Chrisianity.
As a side note to this, the "fallen angels" (like Salachiel, the angel of
the northern winds I believe) were taken into christianity from a specific
sub-sect of the Jewish faith (the exact name of which escapes me at the
moment). These were "cast down from heaven and given dominion" over certain
aspects of the earth.
SPOILER COMMENTARY
Interesting side thought: if all angels have AT fields, then
what are the four EVAs and three Reis?
Simple, mankind is the next stage of angel; born of Lillith. Ritsuko
commented that Angel DNA was 99%+ similar to human DNA. Some have
postulated that the AT field is what man uses to keep himself alone (out of
the minds of others). The ultimate end of the human instrumentality project
was to have Shinji (or one of "the children") reunify mankind into a
collective entity of pure thought/spirit. Rei, the "dummy plug", was to act
as a vessel for humanity's souls
AS to the Eva's, they are simply soulless angel-human hybrids (note I say
soulless, not mindless). The pilots are the souls which are linked to the
eva's (which are in fact, clones of the pilot's mothers [except Rei]) which
were intended to guide the Eva's actions without awakening them. In fact,
that is why most evas have no internal power supply {ie. an S2 engine or
Angel's core}, that would lead to a full awakenning. Further, the armor
(as Rit mentioned again) acts to restrain the Eva, nit necessarily protect
it.
Especially when the
colours of Shinji's EVA match those of Michael, the greatest
of the archangels, as do the other EVAs.
Um,.... When was Micheal depicted as green and purple?!
In Muslim lore, Michael's wings are said to be "the color of green emerald,"
and he is covered with "Saffron hairs, each of them containing a million
faces and mouths and as many tongues which, in a million dialects, implore
the pardon of Allah."
so... where's the purple...?? 0_0
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