#i guess it’s kind of mclennon-y

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Why I Believe John Lennon is Asuka Langley

Hello everyone! I originally created a thread about this over on Twitter, though I also want to post it here just because. I want to preface this by saying while this is mostly a joke, I still want to point out the similarities between the two. I find that both John and Asuka are very complex people/characters that happen to heavily relate to each other. Obvious spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion. TW FOR TOPICS SUCH AS SUICIDE AND DEATH.

CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Both John and Asuka lost their mothers from a young age, with Asuka losing her mother at 4 and John losing his mother just before his 18th birthday. It’s known that John’s mother wasn’t exactly mentally stable as Mimi, John’s aunt, was given custody of him. Similarly to John’s mother, Asuka’s mom, Kyoko, was also mentally unstable. Kyoko lost her mind after surviving a failed experiment with Evangelion Unit-02. This experiment would also end up taking the life of Yui Ikari, Shinji’s mother (this is important info for later.) Kyoko ultimately committed suicide after losing her mind and her husband in the process. Though it is ambiguous how Asuka’s father felt towards her, he did indeed drive his daughter away by cheating on Kyoko while hospitalized. It’s also known that John’s father wasn’t very involved with him up until the height of Beatlemania. Both John and Asuka were never very close with their parents due to many different factors.

(It can also be argued that John and Asuka were both adopted, but Asuka being adopted was only canon in the manga. For the sake of this post, I’ll only mention canon events from the anime going forward.)

I would also like to bring up this video.

RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOVERS

John and Yoko will probably be the most recognized celebrity couple in the world. It’s also recognized that John had an Oedipus complex which was sometimes discussed. The same can be said for Asuka, considering the fact that she romantically latched onto Kaji, a 30 year old special inspector for NERV. Asuka does this to fill the void of a perfect father figure in her life, as well as filling the role of a lover. John mentions doing this with Yoko numerous times. John and Yoko would even go as far as calling each other mommy and daddy. Moving onto other romantic relationships, I will now discuss Shinji, Asuka, John, and Paul. Shinji and Asuka have this strange dynamic throughout the story of Evangelion. Asuka is secretly in love with Shinji (you can already see which direction this is headed in), though Shinji has a hard time reciprocating his feelings due to his own personal struggles. Asuka’s rudeness and constant bullying also confuses Shinji, leaving him to wonder what Asuka truly feels for him. In this scenario, Paul would be in the same boat as Shinji. Shinji and Paul both lost their mothers at a young age. Paul and John bonded over the loss of their mothers. In a way, this also happens with Shinji and Asuka. It’s easy to tell that Shinji is more drawn towards Asuka after she tells him that her stepmom isn’t her actual mother. John and Paul go on to have a rivalry as they grow older, which also happens to Asuka and Shinji, though their rivalry was highlighted since day one. This rivalry between the two characters progresses all the way to the finale of the series. You can say that Asuka finally accepts Shinji when she lifts her hand up to his cheek while he is brutally strangling her. This act is seen as her accepting him into her heart after everything that they’ve been through. John and Paul also reconcile towards the end of John’s life. In Evangelion, the world is quite literally destroyed at the end of the series when the two finally reconcile. I’m not gonna be cheesy and say the same for John and Paul, but yeah. MOVING ON NOW.

OTHER FACTORS

John and Asuka have a habit of trying to appear more “mature” than they truly are. Asuka constantly boasts about being the best and most mature out of everyone. Same can be said for John. We also see this with his marriage to Cynthia Powell, John’s first wife. In my eyes, John’s first marriage was a rush to maturity considering the fact that he was only 21. I could say the same for John having a child with Cynthia at such a young age as well. John and Asuka, though trying to seem mature, are ultimately vulnerable people who tend to regress. Asuka acts like a young, lovestruck girl with Kaji. John acted in a similar fashion with Yoko. Asuka and John had massive egos. What else is there to say, really?

FINAL SUMMARY AND A FUN FACT

This is gonna be a quick one that basically ties together the points of my threads.

John and Asuka were seriously neglected as children which had a massive impact on their social development, as well as behavior.

Both had large egos, yet low self esteem.

The only fun fact about the two I have is that they both know German and Japanese.

THANKS FOR READING!

#the beatles #john lennon #neon genesis evangelion #nge #asuka langley soryu #asuka langley shikinami #asuka langely #paul mccartney #beatles #character analysis #idk why i made this #at first i thought it was silly but then i was like damn they rlly are similar #mclennon #i guess it’s kind of mclennon-y #neon genesis asuka #neon genesis shinji #shinji ikari #asushin #dont take this too seriously #all for funsies

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Update on red hall

Um so I think I did it wrong 😂. I sort of kind of read the first two chapters and then skipped to chapter 37 to see what’s happening and then getting mega invested and starting from chapter 37 and in the process skipping a crap ton of chapters....

Anyways I finished it (after the 37 chapters of course I don’t need to read through that angsty crap knowing that’s it’s gonna get better)

And honestly

IT WAS A REALLY GOOD FIC BUT CHAPTER 37 SCARED ME, I ALMOST CRIED, I DIDNT CARE FOR NOR LIKE STU OR PETE BEFORE AND NOW I MEGA SUPER DUPER HATE THEM

Also my last red hall update someone told me to watch out for chapter 37 well guess what I started on that one whoops I’m sorry 😂

Is it bad that I R E A L L Y loved the ending cause...I loved all the drama and yelling and protective!john and then it ending in like hurt/comfort like UGH ITS AMAZING!!!

Also since I started on chapter 37 I missed pretty much all the kinky scenes except for Paul getting rAped and bleeding outta his bum hole-

Also ringos contribution to chapter 37?

Iamscarredforlifetimetoreadallthestarrisonstoriesicanfindnow!

The ending was so beautiful and fluffy I couldn’t handle it tbh and when John and Paul made up in like chapter 40 smth it was PERFECT!

One more thing

Yokos contribution to the story?

Ew this is mclennon miss pls get off John and stop being pregnant god yoko oh no this is why no one likes you.

#mclennon #the beatles #60s music #red hall #john lennon #paul mccartney #ringo starr #george harrison #geo was in a garden and was naked or something? #anyways I’m scared #red hall update