Touji Suzuhara

Toji 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 Toji comes to respect Shinji and the two eventually become friends. In 3.0+1.0 of the rebuild series Toji is named after one of the main characters in the novel The Fascism of Love and Fantasy Ai to Gensou no Fascism by Ryu Murakami.