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In the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion
, the Human Instrumentality Project (a.k.a The Human Enhancement Project or The Human Complementation Project) (Japanese: 人類補完計画) is the goal of the secret society SEELE. It is an attempt to artificially force the evolution of humanity, merging people's individual conscious minds into one single entity by dissolving the barriers (so-called AT Fields) between them; an event named Third Impact. This would supposedly end human suffering, or at least the suffering that people inflict upon each other.

To achieve this goal, SEELE created the organization GEHIRN, which was later dissolved and replaced with NERV. They placed Gendo Ikari at the head of NERV, on orders to follow their planned scenario. Gendo, however, had secret plans of his own: his ultimate goal was to use the Instrumentality Project to be reunited only with his dead wife, Yui Ikari, whose soul was believed to be inside one of the Evangelions. Ikari's method for invoking Instrumentality involved using the embryonic Adam to merge with Rei Ayanami.

The exact means by which either goal was supposed to be achieved remains unclear in both the series and the films, but it supposedly involves Rei Ayanami, Evangelion Unit 01 (EVA-01), Adam and Lilth, depending on which goal is to be met. The other scenario that might have taken place, involving the prevalence of the Angels, would mean that the Angels would have "inherited" the Earth if they were not eliminated prior to Third Impact.

The resulting Third Impact occurring in The End of Evangelion, however, ultimately followed neither scenario. In the film, Rei defies Gendo's control and merges with Lilith herself, transforming into an ever-growing, glowing, white figure; this composite Rei/Lilith entity takes on several forms to force every person on Earth to willingly let down their AT Fields, before finally placing the process of Instrumentality into Shinji's hands. Possibly due to Shinji's decision inside of EVA-01, the entirety of Humanity is "reduced" to a giant sea of LCL. The Egg of Lilith rises from the GeoFront into Lilith's hands, and the souls of all human beings, represented as a red, marble-sized dots, make their way back into the egg. At the last moment, however, Shinji rejects Instrumentality and decides to live his life as a separate individual, at the risk of being hurt by others again, thereby undoing all Lilith had sought to create. Lilith's physical form dies and decomposes, and the egg explodes.

Because of the highly abstract and introspective nature of the final two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion
, it is hard to tell whether Instrumentality actually occurs within the scope of the series. Some fans believe that the final scene of episode 26, where all of the characters are shown telling Shinji "Congratulations" is a sign that Shinji accepts the Instrumentality Project and therefore is at odds with The End of Evangelion. Others believe that the characters are congratulating Shinji for finding his own identity, as his realization that he is an individual identity is the deciding factor in whether or not Instrumentality will occur (therefore, the characters are congratulating Shinji because his decision to remain an individual means that they can all remain individuals) — is reconcilable with The End of Evangelion. Shinji's thought process appears in a highly different form during The End of Evangelion, with the "Congratulations" scene being left out completely.

Note

Human Instrumentality Project is also the name of a fan-made hentai film based on Neon Genesis Evangelion.

The Final Fantasy VII series borrowed the concept as the intended goal of Hojo and Sephiroth.

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