When Did the Third Impact Happen

When did the Third Impact happen in Evangelion?

2016. Rei Ayanami (III) reunites with Lilith’s body and merges with Adam, whom she absorbed along with Gendo Ikari’s right hand. Third Impact occurs. Shinji Ikari rejects Human Instrumentality.

What started the Third Impact?

The collision caused an explosion that launched a massive amount of material from Earth into orbit. This orbiting debris eventually coalesced into Earth’s only moon. The Black Moon was the vessel that carried Lilith, one of the Seeds of Life sent out into the universe by the First Ancestral Race.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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