fun fact while eva unit 01 is not a robot it is a genetically engineered weapon, it is also a girl x) the armor is used to control it wich is why they can only run for so long without power the armor takes power to move and locks up whenever it loses all of its stored energy as a backup to restrain the eva... so yeah its like a giant alien god thing wrapped in a robot, i just didnt see the whole female thing commin....