The Ideon, like Unit 01 goes berserk multiple times in the series displaying even more power than it appeared to have before. It is the key to the plans of both the Buff Clan and the 'Id' energy that has a mind of its own. The Ideon itself is called a God by allies and enemies alike, and is revered as much as Eva Unit 01. Religious symbolism is used very sparingly in Ideon, in fact there is only a few notable ones, like the use of the term 'Messiah' in the second Ideon movie, 'Be Invoked'. Sheryl Formosa, a linguistic scholar aboard the Solo Ship who investigates the Ideon and the powerful 'Id' energy that powers it is arrogant and obsessed, similar to how Ritsuko eventually becomes as Evangelion draws to a close. As into the fighting as her male colleagues its often Kasha who displays the most anger and resentment in battle, similar to a red headed pilot we all know so well. Kasha Imhof, one of the pilots of the Ideon is a bloodthirsty, aggressive girl. Ideon lacks the male angst featured so heavily in Gundam and Evangelion for all but a short period of time in one of the stand alone episodes, but character templates to Eva remain. Traveling across the universe on the Solo Ship, the Ideon along with refugees from Solo, where the Ideon was created flee from the Buff Clan while trying to find out as much as they can about the mysterious mecha they use and the ship they are on, left behind by a long dead civilization. Starting on the colony planet Solo and featuring action over the entire universe, Space Runaway Ideon features the powerful mecha Ideon, piloted by young Earth colonists who are under pursuit from the mysterious Buff Clan, aliens who look identical to humans but are much more advanced than we are.
Like Gundam before it, Tomino took mecha anime to new heights by continuing the mature philosophies he had in Mobile Suit Gundam. But if you go just a year later you will find an anime even more similar to Evangelion, from Yoshiyuki Tomino as well.īeginning soon after Gundam was cancelled, Space Runaway Ideon premiered in Japanese television in 1980. Tomino's version of Eva, made 15 years earlierįor all the talk about how Eva is so original, its surprising when you look back over mecha animes in the 20 years before it only to find many concepts from Evangelion already used! The similarities to Mobile Suit Gundam have already been discussed on this site. Written Statements Evangelion, from 1980?