Before gendo killed ritsuko what he said was muted, its just a theory that he said that. I would love to talk to you about nge! Who is your favorite male character in nge?
this is true -- it is just a theory, but it's also a damn fine one. i think it's pretty well supported so i suppose it's my headcanon now? but yeah, i could be completely wrong.
my favorite male character... hmm. i probably would have to say shinji. you have no idea how hard i thought about this. ruling out kensuke, toji, and nerv personnel, we have gendo, fuyutsuki, shinji, kaworu, and kaji left. among other things that i will flesh out more fully in my upcoming shinji post, i find him the most appealing character-wise than the other male characters. kaji and fuyutsuki came close, but i would have loved more character development for both men.