AGE:14

DOB:6/6/2001

HEIGHT:148CM

WEIGHT:46KG

EYES:BLUE

HAIR:BROWN

BLOOD TYPE:A

THE YOUNG SON OF COMMANDER [GENDO] IKARI, AND BIO ENGINEER YUI IKARI. IN THE YEAR OF 2004, HIS MOTHER DISAPPEAED IN A CONTACT EXPERIMENT WITH UNIT-01. FOLLOWING THE CONTACT EXPERIMENT, SHINJI HAD BEEN TO LIVING WITH A TEACHER FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE PRIOR TO BEING SUMMONED TO TOKYO 3 AT AGE 14. SHINJI IS A MEEK AND [TYPICALLY] OBEDIENT BOY WHO POSSESSES EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AT PILOTING AN EVA, ALMOST AS IF HE WAS BORN TO DO SO, HOWEVER HE IS OFTEN DRIVEN BY FEAR THAT HOLDS HIM BACK FROM HIS DUTIES. CURRENTLY, SHINJI IS UNDER THE GUARDIANSHIP OF COMMANDER KATSURAGI.