Who is the 18th Angel?
Mankind is the 18th Angel. Misato reveals this to Shinji as she takes him to Eva-01’s hangar in the film Air. It has been suggested that Misato was being sarcastic when she said this, but watching the film you will be able to see that there is no sarcasm in her voice nor is there any reason that she would be joking at such a critical time. Also, in the Japanese script book EVANGELION ORIGINAL III, Episode 24, page 38: After Kaworu is killed by Eva-01, there is a SEELE monolith scene which was eventually cut from the final episode. In this scene, Keel says: “All the Angels born of Adam have now been destroyed, making humankind the last remaining Angel. The promised time has come – the time to place a soul in Lilith and cleanse this impure world.” (Translation Courtesy Bochan Bird) For all intents and purposes – Humans are the children born of both Adam (Angels) and born of Lilith (Lilim). Angels are the children of Adam. Lilim (that’s us) are the children of Lilith.
