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In the anime, after Shinji leaves NERV, Gendo transfers Rei to EVA Unit 01,
with the dummy plug as the backup system. However, EVA Unit 01 rejects these
two outright, refusing the connection altogether. But when Zeruel attacks
Dogma HQ, EVA Unit 01 comes back online and engages the Angel, with Shinji as
its pilot.

My question is this, why did EVA Unit 01 reject the other two's connection but
allow Shinji to connect on the first try?


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Why did EVA Unit 01 only accept Shinji as its pilot?


[EVA Unit 01](https://wiki.evageeks.org/Evangelion_Unit-01) contains the soul
of Yui Ikari, who disappeared during a contact experiment: in ep. 20, after
Shinji achieves a high synchronisation rate and is absorbed into LCL in the
EVA Unit, he comes into contact with his mother, and Gendo also makes a
statement during one of these refusals that indicates a connection with Yui.
Thus Unit 01's refusal to work with anyone or anything other than Shinji is
linked to Yui's mother-child relationship with Shinji (a relationship she has
with neither Rei nor an empty dummy plug) and Yui's own preferences.


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