توجی سیوزیوهارا

Known relatives: Sakura Suzuhara (sister)

Touji is a tough boy, the stereotypical "jock," and is in constant conflict with Asuka. His younger sister was injured in the battle between the third Angel, Sachiel, and Unit 01, and he beats Shinji up soon after for being indirectly responsible. However, after witnessing firsthand the suffering Shinji experiences piloting Unit 01 in the battle against Shamshel, Touji comes to respect Shinji and the two eventually become friends.

Touji is named after one of the main characters in the novel Ai to Gensou no Fascism (The Fascism of Love and Fantasy) by Ryuu Murakami.

[Spoiler: Touji Suzuhara is the Fourth Child. Touji's Eva, Unit 03, is taken over by the thirteenth Angel, Bardiel, and is eventually destroyed by Unit 01, which was under the control of the Dummy Plug system. He is severely injured when his Entry Plug is crushed; in the manga, he is killed.]