Gaghiel

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Gaghiel (ガギエル, Gagieru^?) (Hebrew: גגיאל) is the 6th Angel, an aquatic, shark-like being. It makes an appearance in the TV series, and briefly in the manga. It is preceded by Ramiel, and succeeded by Israfel.

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How does the size of Gaghiel compare to an Iowa-class battleship?

Gaghiel, known as the 6th angel in Evangelion, possesses a body size equivalent to an Iowa-class battleship, which measures around 270 meters in length. This size allows Gaghiel to easily dwarf an Eva.

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What is the significance of Gaghiel being the 6th Angel in Evangelion?

Gaghiel, the 6th Angel in Evangelion, is a shark-like entity symbolizing the Angel of the Fish. It is unique for its aquatic nature and plays a significant role in the series' narrative progression, following Ramiel, the 5th Angel.

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What unique physical features does Gaghiel, the 6th Angel of Evangelion, possess?

Gaghiel, recognized as the 6th Angel in Evangelion, is an aquatic entity resembling a shark. Its body is vast, comparable to Iowa-class battleships, and significantly larger than an Eva. Gaghiel possesses large jaws filled with sharp, serrated teeth, and its core is situated within its mouth. The Angel's skin is a tannish hue. It has a horizontally elongated body, small limbs, a large armored shell, and a serpentine tail.

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What is the meaning of Gaghiel's Hebrew name?

Gaghiel, known as the 6th angel in Evangelion, is derived from Hebrew mythology, specifically the Angel of the Fish. The literal translation of Gaghiel is 'Roaring Beast of God'. This name draws parallels to the Leviathan, a mythological sea monster from the book of Job, and has occasional associations with Lucifer, the fallen angel.

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Gaghiel has a very large body, matching in size to Iowa-class battleships (which are about 270 meters long), and easily overshadowing an Eva. It has very large jaws, filled with sharp serrated teeth. Its core is also located in its mouth. Its skin is tannish in color, with a black outline. It is a strong and durable angel, destroying many of the UN Pacific fleets ships with its body. It also has a face-plate yet again resembling the one Sachiel grows after being attacked by an N2 mine. However, it does not generate a visible A.T. Field, though it uses it to some degree, as it is not damaged by the firepower of the fleet.

Gaghiel literally means Roaring Beast of God. It is named after the Angel of the Fish. His appearance resembles the Leviathan, a gigantic mythological sea monster, that appears in the book of Job and is usually compared with the crocodile or the whale. It´s sometimes associated with Lucifer, the fallen angel.

History

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Gaghiel attacked the UN Pacific fleet as it was delivering Unit-02 and (secretly) the preserved embryonic Adam to NERV. Gaghiel was searching for the Adam embryo, but because the presence of the embryo was secret (apparently even from SEELE), NERV officially reported that Gaghiel was drawn by Unit-02. It managed to damage or destroy almost one third of the UN's combined fleet.

Gaghiel fought with Unit-02, piloted jointly by Asuka Langley Sohryu and Shinji Ikari in their first battle together. Asuka brashly challenges Gaghiel in Unit-02 wearing only B-type equipment (unsuited for marine combat). Gaghiel leaps from the water and onto Unit-02 and the ship's deck. A miscalculation by Asuka makes Unit-02 step onto a flight deck elevator which collapses, throwing the Eva and the Angel into the water, where Asuka and Shinji find themselves immobilized. The Angel bites down on them, trapping them in its jaws. Misato hatches a plan, and Unit-02 forces the Angel's mouth open (though only with Asuka and Shinji working and thinking in unison), allowing a pair of scuttled battleships to lodge in its mouth (knocking out most of its teeth in the process) and fire (via remote control) at the Angel's core, then self-destruct inside the Angel, causing it to inflate and explode, killing it (Although, judging by the footage, the angel itself exploded (from the shells), and not the battleships, which only stuck out of the mouth and which were not in the center of the explosion).

Trivia

• It was designed by Mahiro Maeda.

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