Scarred by the Second Impact, the Fourth Angel attacks Tokyo III and humanity''s fate is left in Special Government Agency NERV''s hands. Young Shinji Ikari is forced to pilot EVA-01. He and EVA-00 pilot Rei Ayanami are tasked to fight, but EVA-01 is damaged by the Sixth Angel. Misato Katsuragi draws up a plan to focus all of Japan''s electricity into EVA-01''s positron cannon to defeat the Angel.