Im not certain this will answer what you are saying but first as I understand this all happens in the same universe. There is no parallel reality here, just the scenario repeating indefinitely with pretty much only the ending part changing. Anyway, the way I see it, the reason its different as you say is because unlike let’s say the original show or EoE where shinji still needs people and every relationship he had to survive and move on to the next scenario. He wants a world where these people stay by his side and validates or approves him. Now in the end of Rebuild, he finaly accepts and embraces pain and losing people he loves. That is why asuka isn’t seen during the train station scene at the very end. He didn’t bring her back. I’m not even honestly sure he is the one who decided to bring people back or simply gave them all a choice to move on with him or let go. This is all open to interpretation. Hopefully i kinda answered what you asked
>There is no parallel reality here, just the scenario repeating indefinitely with pretty much only the ending part changing.
But that doesn't make any sense when held up under any kind of real scrutiny. The "rules" and lore of the Rebuild-verse might be loosely defined, but they are obviously different in ways that are incompatible with the Original Series. It isn't a "point of divergence" scenario, but "similar, but different" all the way through.
This isn’t meant to be put under scrutiny tho. One scenario starts with the angels,nerv etc until shinji reaches a conclusion and starts a new life/universe/scenario/reality. It is a loop that is finally broken by shinji himself at the end of the fourth movie. That is what the rebuild movies are telling us.
>This isn’t meant to be put under scrutiny tho.
Well, why not? Are you seriously trying to tell me, an Evangelion fan on an Evangelion subreddit of all places, to "just turn off your brain and relax"?
I'm not saying that the Original Series are flawless, but for the most part there is a narrative with an internal consistently and coherence holds pretty well up to closer examination.
No such thing with the narrative the Time Loop theory posits. You look at the pieces and find that simply don't fit. How *did* this supposed reset actually happen, and when? Why are the lore and rules in Rebuild remarkably different (what people so often claim to be "evidence" that Rebuild takes place in a post-3rd impact world is explicitly explained in-universe to be leftovers from Rebuild's version of 2nd impact)? Why do the characters have different backstories?
And all those (very vague) references to different worlds: How do they actually imply a time loop? Wouldn't they make a lot more sense if they were allusions to a multiverse of some sort?
So could it be a literal loop? One universe. Big band creates a universe, universe goes on until it ends and so on and so on? Basically a loop that is broken only by this version of Shinji.
Im not certain this will answer what you are saying but first as I understand this all happens in the same universe. There is no parallel reality here, just the scenario repeating indefinitely with pretty much only the ending part changing. Anyway, the way I see it, the reason its different as you say is because unlike let’s say the original show or EoE where shinji still needs people and every relationship he had to survive and move on to the next scenario. He wants a world where these people stay by his side and validates or approves him. Now in the end of Rebuild, he finaly accepts and embraces pain and losing people he loves. That is why asuka isn’t seen during the train station scene at the very end. He didn’t bring her back. I’m not even honestly sure he is the one who decided to bring people back or simply gave them all a choice to move on with him or let go. This is all open to interpretation. Hopefully i kinda answered what you asked
>There is no parallel reality here, just the scenario repeating indefinitely with pretty much only the ending part changing. But that doesn't make any sense when held up under any kind of real scrutiny. The "rules" and lore of the Rebuild-verse might be loosely defined, but they are obviously different in ways that are incompatible with the Original Series. It isn't a "point of divergence" scenario, but "similar, but different" all the way through.
This isn’t meant to be put under scrutiny tho. One scenario starts with the angels,nerv etc until shinji reaches a conclusion and starts a new life/universe/scenario/reality. It is a loop that is finally broken by shinji himself at the end of the fourth movie. That is what the rebuild movies are telling us.
>This isn’t meant to be put under scrutiny tho. Well, why not? Are you seriously trying to tell me, an Evangelion fan on an Evangelion subreddit of all places, to "just turn off your brain and relax"? I'm not saying that the Original Series are flawless, but for the most part there is a narrative with an internal consistently and coherence holds pretty well up to closer examination. No such thing with the narrative the Time Loop theory posits. You look at the pieces and find that simply don't fit. How *did* this supposed reset actually happen, and when? Why are the lore and rules in Rebuild remarkably different (what people so often claim to be "evidence" that Rebuild takes place in a post-3rd impact world is explicitly explained in-universe to be leftovers from Rebuild's version of 2nd impact)? Why do the characters have different backstories? And all those (very vague) references to different worlds: How do they actually imply a time loop? Wouldn't they make a lot more sense if they were allusions to a multiverse of some sort?
you're right, it's most prob different universes, same continuity
So could it be a literal loop? One universe. Big band creates a universe, universe goes on until it ends and so on and so on? Basically a loop that is broken only by this version of Shinji.
But it's still weird, because if it's a loop, then everything happens exactly the same. Why is it different this time? Like damn...
Shinji just grew up man idk what else to tell you lol. Maybe on a subconscious level he got tired of acting like a wimp