What is the point of this character?

What is the point of this character?

existential crisis

Anno's own blog.

He's a hedgehog

Yeah, I remember the day without (you) too. Was beginning to doubt if there was ever a (me).

symbolism

Hedgehogs can be cute too.

To make you fap to Rei.

"anta baka?" wouldn't exist without him

to show how young irl teenagers would really act if they were thrown into a shonen situation.
it's kinda like how the twilight zone is about normal every day people just like us experiencing super natural events.
It makes for a good narrative.

>eva
>good narrative
pick one

I'd agree almost completely, except there is nothing normal or everyday about Shinji.

you can argue over whether eva had a good narrative or not, what I'm saying is the concept of [normal everyday people + too great to comprehend situations] makes for a good narrative.

Shinji a generic beta harem MC and a self-insertion for faggots and weebshits Self-insertion.

On the contrary, she exi(s)ted on her own.

Relatable

>Eva
>harem
kek

Cute and moe.

Adam plz.

What? All of the other characters are basically there to act as plot devices for Shinji. The whole show revolves around him.

>there is nothing normal or everyday about loners and anxious teenagers
user...

I can still h8 myself on Sup Forums, can I? Where else am I going to go?