A Comprehensive Absolute Terror FAQ
Author: Ketheres, the Eva Sage
Information revised by Steven Swain for entertainment purposes only.

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Please note, that most of the information came from the several FAQs written by the Eva Sage, who for one has enlightened me to a point where I can't even speak on the format which is neon genesis evangelion. There was plenty of information that he wrote, but since I no longer have the original site (damn!!!), I'll just give credit where credit is mainly due. His original writings were bases as compilation of facts which make up the Evangelion series, giving insight to the original story and the deeper concept. As time goes on, I might do further adaptations of his work for the sake of role-play, perhaps just to spite those tossing out Absolute Terror as if it was water.

On with the show---... The Absolute Terror field, commonly known as the AT field is considered as something amazingly powerful. Asides from it's destructive, and vivid power, there's plenty of meaning behind it. This ability was used within the series known as "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and certainly after finding out more about it, you'll understand that it's nothing that can be simply conjured out of someone's insignificant thoughts.

Knowing the AT Field

The AT field and it's Regular types:
The AT field is broken down into several specific types, but let it be known that all sentient life forms posses and AT field, especially in the particular types. The particulars are latent, defensive and offensive absolute terror fields. The latent AT field can go unnoticed, or unattended to for an individual's whole life. The AT Field is what holds the bodies of humans together and ties their consciousness to that same body. By this, the components of any physical being in the EVA universe can be described by the formula of AT Field + LCL Quantity = Physical Entity (with soul) or commonly known as the primordial glop of evolution.

The absolute terror field is also the name of the wall we create as human beings to protect our egos/souls. It is seen mostly in patients with autism - who can completely cut off the outside world - and egoists - who can do the same, but do so as a conscious decision. Since the nature of man is meant to be an egotistic, selfish sort of person, we're all gifted with the AT field, somewhat insulting, no? As Ketheres says "This fits nicely with the fact that the latent AT Field is what holds the bodies of all lifeforms together. When the field is counteracted, the body disintegrates and the spirit is freed."

This doesn't happen to us, because for the most of it, we are born and raised believing and striving to be individuals. Ever try and tell someone they're exactly the same as someone they dislike and they quickly refuse, despite the imposing evidence against them? Mankind feels locked, comfortable in their little shells, housing their egos/souls and this in itself is what creates the AT field, the by-product of the ego which houses the mortal soul hidden.

In Nerima, and in role play definition, this has changed up a bit, for every sentient life form simply possess a latent AT field, a projection of ego. A latent form is the basis of all other types. When manifested, the field can serve as a defensive barrier, or an offensive weapon, or a tool to effect other fields within radius. AT fields do not simply become visible unless they are actively engaged in something, such as a collision with matter, or another AT field.

The most often, and common used for is the defensive AT field, seen several times throughout the series and as a viable defense against literally anything. The raw composition of the AT Field (When activated) , siphons a defensive field will distort the space around it, creating a barrier. The field doesn't become visible until it is hit with by an attack, at which point the standard octagonal fluctuations in the field can be seen.

The unlikely version is the expansion of an offensive field. The offensive AT Field is the extension of a latent field in an aggressive manner. The offensive field can take on a couple of forms - either as a projection of the latent AT Field, or as a warping of the defensive AT Field. Henceforth, it manipulates the latent field about one's character, and it becomes used to your whims. Ranging from contorting the field to concentrated energy in shape or form (or more particularly a bomb) to merely an array of destructive light.

Cause and Effect - The true nature of the Absolute Terror Field??!?!
So far, we've covered: Latent, Defensive and Offensive Absolute Terror Fields. Now that you know of their strengths, let's see their effects and classes.

The Destruction of an AT field is -impossible- without another AT field. This might sound cheap, but considering how everyone else has a field or some sort of weapon driving into the -science- behind an AT field, it isn't all that hard. To be perfectly honest, the negative effect of neutralizing one's AT field can leave a powerful sense of disorientation or loss of inner most emotions. After all, the AT field is the physical extension of our ego and our ego is our most fragile self within.

Neutralization: In combat with another AT field user, the neutralization of a field is always the first step to take. The process occurs when two fields are in contact. For one field to neutralize the other, it must eliminate the phase space between the two. In other words, although both AT Fields are still active, they do not block the source of the each other.

Nullification: The nullification process is one of the rarer types of AT Field interaction. During nullification, an AT Field (or AT Field derivative) can pass through another AT Field without being affected. Consider this another form of offensive absolute terror field trickery. A powerful field utilized can slowly ebb away at thought and ego itself and can ultimately destroy someone from the inside out. This process seldom happens due to the fact that one's more likely to neutralize a field instead of completely nullify it. AT field nullification occurs in another strange manner, the deconstruction of the flesh releasing the ego and making a pure AT form itself. This is all part of the "instrumentality" of an Anti-AT field (special type).

Special Types: Enter the Sea of Dirac, the Great Instrumentality and the Anti-AT field

Personally, I was wondering if I should write about this section. I could see it being ridiculously abused as it stands right now. Though, considering it was rare of even the creatures who first utilized these special types to siphon the "special" AT fields, it's best to explain it now before heading onto the next section. Three types of fields go beyond the latent type and are capable of terra-forming a planet... They are the Inverted AT field, the Anti-AT field and the Resonance AT field type.
Let's start off with my personal favourite, used for one of my characters.

WARNING: Long Read Ahead

The inverted AT field, commonly known as the sea of dirac is theoretically the key to the very existence of angels within the evangelion universe. The name of the Sea itself comes from the scientist Paul Dirac. Dirac was a Nobel prize-winning physicist who was one of the founders of quantum mechanics and theorized on the existence of antimatter decades before its existence was experimentally confirmed. Dirac was mostly quiet, and only worked at something if there was something profound that could come of it. One of his more interesting theories was that of there beings two times - T (atomic time) and t (astronomical time). How it fits into the inverted AT-Field/AT field equation is kind of hard to explain without first explaining Dirac's theories.

In his theorization of antimatter, Dirac deduced that the universe is created out of equal parts matter and antimatter. The only problem with this is that if the universe was composed in this 50/50 manner, it would immediately annihilate itself after its formation (due to the destructive nature of a matter-antimatter collision) and leave behind only energy. Therefore, the universe we live in cannot be this way, but what about other universes? In a universe where no matter existed, where everything was energy, there could still be life; it would just operate on a different level than the physical existence of this world. A lifeform of pure energy, when introduced to a reality of physical existence, would necessary clothe itself in matter to be able to interact with its environment on a controllable level.

Personally, this is what I'd like to call the dirac effect, and what basically formed all the Angels in the evangelion universe, and as the eva sage once quoted, that it's behind the theory of evolution with a sadistic twist.

"The Sea then is its own reality, an existence much different than our own. The reason that it can only be "described with abstract mathematics" is that the mathematics of our reality aren't applicable there - a mathematician from that other reality would, in the same vein, only be able to explain our reality in abstracts from his point of view. As for where the Sea came from to begin with, I would look to the First Impact (Giant Impact) for a possible source. In hyperspace theories based on 10, there are ten dimensions. Originally, they were combined together, but shortly after the moment of Creation, they fractured and split into two seperate groups, one of four (ours) and one of six (hyperspace). To access hyperspace, one would first have to generate the Plank Energy, a massive amount of power that quite possibly stands beyond the ability of any technology conceivable to create. It has been pointed out that if a black hole could be harnessed, the necessary power could be created." - Ketheres

Now here's where it kicks people in the teeth. "How the hell does anyone or any being have the power to even utilize that sort of energy?". Well, it's simple really, and it's all found in the conjuring of the AT field itself (This is where it gets into the context of role-play, so I'll be brief to explain this). The AT field upon the extension of the ego creates a form of resonance with the universe. In the series this field came from, children were taught to harmonize with these aspects of reality around them to concentrate their focus and their harmony with the other AT fields about them. With the universe (hell even the multiverse), being so vast in itself, this great power is focused and an AT field is formed in it's wake, or you could take Ketheres' theory below which breaks it down for you "I need to know" types... ..

"One of the most astounding ideas to be formulated in recent years is that of strings - a combination of Einstein's gravity and quantum mechanics. In this theory, all reality is unified into either the tenth or twenty-sixth dimension. This unification at higher dimensions solves many of the mathematical problems that have been encountered in the search for the Theory of Everything. The superstring theory can explain all of the four basic forces of the universe - gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force, and strong nuclear force. So what does this amount to? Control over all aspects of our reality - whether they be energy or matter. Vibrations in the strings cause the generation of matter particles, of which there are an extensive variety (more than just electrons, neutrons, quarks, or leptons - there are over 700 catalogued particles currently known to man). The vibrations of the strings are also responsible for the forces that hold matter in cohesion - the same four listed above..".