In article <pNkUc.28360$Bb.3973@lakeread08>, tenchsama@cox.net says...
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>How in the world did Misato ever be given a position of such responsibity in
>a quasi-military organization. Granted that she did carry out her
>responsibilitities once she had the position, but why would Gendo or anyone
>else appoint her in the first place? Drunk, slut, low self esteem, formerly
>catatonic, flighty, disorganized, late.
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>Opinions?
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>ten/mark

Misato is a tactical genius capable of quickly coming up 
with functional plans and implimenting them effectively.
She's also obsessed with defeating the Angels and doesn't
let the fact that the odds of victory are almost non-
existant stop her.  I suspect Gendo or SEELE became aware 
of what she was capable of through Ritsuko, and realized 
she was the perfect lynchpin for NERV operations.

I doubt her personal behavior matters to Gendo or SEELE
that much.  As long as she doesn't do something that 
might damage operations, like jumping Shinji's bones...

FW