Shiro Tokita

Jet Alone Development Director

Representative of the Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Consortium and director of Jet Alone development. Develops the robot 'J.A. (Jet Alone)' created to rival Evangelion.

Quotes

  • The Jet Alone shutdown password is 'Hope'.
  • This project is our pride.
  • We absolutely won't lose to the rival NERV.

Trivia

  • Jet Alone is a giant robot constructed as a countermeasure to Evangelion.
  • Shiro Tokita's voice actor is Hideyuki Otsuka.
  • The speech at the completion unveiling party scene is noted as one of the few political statements in the work.
  • In the game 'Neon Genesis Evangelion 2', he pilots the upgraded Jet Alone Kai and participates in battle.

Alternate names

Shiro Tokita 時田シロウ

Tags

Neon Genesis Evangelion Jet Alone Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Consortium Robot Developer Special Agency NERV Anime Character Voice Actor Hideyuki Otsuka

Profile

Species
Human
Gender
Male

Appearance

Overall appearance
Adult male. Often appears in a suit as a representative of the industrial sector.
Iconic items
  • Jet Alone
  • Suit

Personality and abilities

Core personality
Intellectual
Detailed personality
Calm and highly responsible corporate representative. Sometimes displays a hardline attitude, but during the robot's rampage, he struggles without flexible responses and agonizes. Ultimately, he is moved by Misato's actions and reforms.
Keywords
  • Sense of Responsibility
  • Intellectual
  • Honest
  • Entrepreneur
  • Engineer
Talents
  • Engineering Knowledge
  • Business Acumen
  • Leadership
Skills
  • Robot Development
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Crisis Response
Motivation
Successfully develop Jet Alone and surpass Evangelion.

History

Backstory
As the representative of the Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Consortium, he oversees the development of the domestically produced giant robot Jet Alone. To counter NERV's Evangelion and at the government's request, he advanced the project, but during the robot's rampage, he struggled with inter-organizational coordination and flexible responses. Ultimately, disregarding his own danger, he was moved by Misato's attempt to stop the rampage and conveyed the shutdown password 'Hope'.
Work title
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Media type
Anime

Jet Alone Completion Unveiling Party

Significant event
Jet Alone Completion Unveiling Party
Description
Delivered a speech showing hostility toward NERV, enraging Misato and Ritsuko.

Jet Alone Rampage

Significant event
Jet Alone Rampage
Description
Toyed with by the rampaging Jet Alone, he followed upper management's orders but could not respond flexibly.

Rampage Shutdown Order

Significant event
Rampage Shutdown Order
Description
Moved by Misato's courageous action, he ignored procedures to convey the shutdown password 'Hope' and stopped Jet Alone's rampage.

Appearance in Game 'Neon Genesis Evangelion 2'

Significant event
Appearance in Game 'Neon Genesis Evangelion 2'
Description
Brought Jet Alone Kai to the battle against Mass Production EVAs and rushed to support the Children, showing great活躍.

Relationships

Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Consortium

Japan Heavy Chemical Industry Consortium: leader

Media appearances

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Anime / Supporting

1995 TV Series

Neon Genesis Evangelion 2

Game / Supporting

2003

Voice cast and creators

Hideyuki Otsuka

Voice actor
Hideyuki Otsuka
Language
Japanese
Version or series
TV Anime Version

Hideaki Anno

Creator name
Hideaki Anno
Role
Original author

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Creator name
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Role
Character designer

Gainax

Creator name
Gainax
Role
Animation studio

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