Once the Ikaris were settled in, Yui resumed her work, beginning research on the subject of Sinnoh's Legendary PokГ©mon. However, when Shinji was very young, Yui and Gendo were advised to move to Sinnoh, Galactic's main hub, to continue their research directly under the esteemed Professor Nanakamado.ДЇor a few months, Yui remained at home to care for Shinji and see to his schooling while Gendo continued research under Nanakamado. His parents were affiliated with the Hoennese branch of the Galactic Corporation, a research organization dedicated to the betterment of the human race.

Shinji was born to Yui and Gendo Ikari on June 6th, 2001, in Tokusane City, Hoenn. However, when someone has gained his trust, he is capable of being kind and gentle to those people. In doing this, he tends to act primarily in his own interests above those of others. He also has some blunt and sarcastic tendencies towards those he has opened up to (for example, Misato, in regards to her less than tidy lifestyle).ДЄbove all else, Shinji desires acceptance and validation from others in his life, and will act however he believes he must in order to obtain it. Where he might otherwise be cautious, he may act rashly and impulsively, or make accusations toward the other party. When provoked, Shinji can be emotionally extreme, prone to breakdowns and irrational anger. He only started collecting badges after persuasion by Hikari and Asuka. Later, he left Misato's apartment with Hibiki and Pen-Pen simply because of the societal norm that all children of at least ten years old have PokГ©mon of their own, but had no intention of taking on Sinnoh's Gym challenge. He has been playing the cello since he was five years old, but only began lessons because his teacher instructed him to, and kept playing only because no one ever told him to stop. At least for the first half of his story, most of what he does is because he was instructed by others to do it. In order to get by in life, Shinji has a tendency to simply do as he is told to do by others without questioning it. Because of this and several other instances of rejection throughout his life, Shinji has a deeply rooted fear of rejection and abandonment. This stems from his childhood, where he lost his mother, Yui Ikari, and was abandoned by his father, Gendo Ikari, shortly after. He has little to no sense of self-worth, berates himself often, and apologizes frequently. Largely passive and unassertive, Shinji's approach to life is to avoid all things physically and emotionally painful. His backpack is white and gray, and the front zipper has a small PokГ©mon keychain on it. He wears blue and black fingerless gloves and a simple black choker. His trainer outfit consists of a maroon undershirt with black patterns on the front, a blue and black collared shirt worn open over this, black jeans, and white sneakers. Concealed by his pants are several scars along his thighs, ending just above his knees. He has fair to medium skin, short, dark brown hair, and blue eyes. Shinji is short and slim, standing at 4'10' (148 cm) and weighing 102 lbs (46 kg). Through writing in which he and Hikari interacted, his PokГ©mon backstory developed to be heavily intertwined with Hikari's. He was picked up as a character in 2016 by Neg, who then gave him several alternate universes. Shinji in SUMOverse is essentially the same character seen in Neon Genesis Evangelion.

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