>>281808339
yeah, didn't mean to disagree with you on that point

>>281808311
yeah he's very despicable prior to the events of the 4th film
I'm not really sure how literally to take the last 2 films, especially the 4th gets really metaphorical
I'm also not sure how much to blame Gendo for his actions in the rebuild timeline, as he seems to have progressively abandoned his humanity and gone the SEELE route of turning into some kinda cyborg thing
https://evangelion.fandom.com/wiki/Evangelion_Imaginary