in the manga adaptation of the game, gendo is shown in a humorous light, much unlike his anime counterpart. his antics, often embarrassing for shinji, frequently end with him being hit by yui. during a blackout at nerv, he shined his torch in a scary way, which promptly earned him a smack from yui. another time, gendo is reading a newspaper when yui asks him if he told shinji something (like she told gendo to do). gendo's response was to sweat and shake nervously and the scene ends with the sound effect of yui hitting gendo. gendo is also shown to be a rather charismatic figure during this time, moving several members of nerv staff (notably all male) to aid with the "pedaling for power" plan.