<p>This <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=gendo%20ikari%20pose&amp;safe=off&amp;espv=2&amp;biw=1920&amp;bih=1085&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KN6BVM98xPNS5ZeB4A8&amp;ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ" rel="noreferrer">pose</a> is typical for <a href="http://myanimelist.net/character/1257/Gendou_Ikari" rel="noreferrer">Gendo Ikari</a> from the Evangelion series. It even has a page on <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gendo-pose" rel="noreferrer">knowyourmeme</a> and is also featured as an example for 'Finger Tenting' on <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FingerTenting?from=Main.ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive" rel="noreferrer">tvtropes</a>.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XkqvZ.png" alt="Gendo Ikari"></p>

<p>In the series he has a son named Shinji and daughter (sort of) named Rei.
(The reference right afterwards is also to Evangelion's <a href="http://myanimelist.net/character/1261/Kaworu_Nagisa" rel="noreferrer">Kaworu</a>)</p>

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2014-12-05T21:04:20.747Z
Gendo's pregnant wife Yui says that exact line in a flashback scene.
System Down
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2015-01-06T10:54:48.280Z
@SystemDown - late comment, but I'm watching episode 20 of EVA, where this comes up, and the line is said by Gendo, rather than Yui, who simply asks him if he's made any decisions about names.
Maroon
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2015-01-06T18:40:57.693Z
@Maroon - Yeah I remembered the scene, but didn't remember the details all that well. Thanks for the correction!
System Down
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2014-12-05T16:39:06.813Z
2014-12-05T17:08:33.547Z
2014-12-05T17:08:33.547Z
mivilar
<p>In episode 10, when the couple is discussing children's names, the husband makes a reference by saying <em>"If it's a boy, then Shinji. A girl, then Rei"</em> （男なら「シンジ」、女なら「レイ」）.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/CciBM.png" alt=""></p>

<p>What is the reference being made in this scene?</p>

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What is the reference in the scene where the husband jokes about naming children?
# What is the reference in the scene where the husband jokes about naming children?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-12-05
In episode 10, when the couple is discussing children's names, the husband makes a reference by saying *"If it's a boy, then Shinji. A girl, then Rei"* （男なら「シンジ」、女なら「レイ」）.

![](https://i.sstatic.net/CciBM.png)

What is the reference being made in this scene?
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2014-12-05. Score: 10 | Accepted answer
This [pose](https://www.google.com/search?q=gendo%20ikari%20pose&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=1085&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=KN6BVM98xPNS5ZeB4A8&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ) is typical for [Gendo Ikari](http://myanimelist.net/character/1257/Gendou_Ikari) from the Evangelion series. It even has a page on [knowyourmeme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gendo-pose) and is also featured as an example for 'Finger Tenting' on [tvtropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FingerTenting?from=Main.ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive).

![Gendo Ikari](https://i.sstatic.net/XkqvZ.png)

In the series he has a son named Shinji and daughter (sort of) named Rei.
(The reference right afterwards is also to Evangelion's [Kaworu](http://myanimelist.net/character/1261/Kaworu_Nagisa))
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2014-12-05): Gendo's pregnant wife Yui says that exact line in a flashback scene.  
> **username_3** (2015-01-06): @SystemDown - late comment, but I'm watching episode 20 of EVA, where this comes up, and the line is said by Gendo, rather than Yui, who simply asks him if he's made any decisions about names.  
> **username_2** (2015-01-06): @Maroon - Yeah I remembered the scene, but didn't remember the details all that well. Thanks for the correction!  
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