Shinji Ikari(碇 シンジ, "Ikari Shinji") is the Third Child and the pilot of Unit-01. Megumi Ogata voices him in the Japanese series, and Spike Spencer in the English adjustment. He is the child of Gendo and the "late" Yui Ikari. Surrendered by his father when he was a little child, Shinji has adult to be isolated and withdrawn, deciding to regularly fled from troublesome circumstances. About whether and with support from Misato, he figures out how to be less wimpy, more frank, and more certain, however his advancement is fixed close to the end of the series. He gets to be companions with Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida, something much the same as a kin association with Rei, and enters into a confounded affection scorn association with Asuka.