Influences
Simon goes through three stages in his character development during the three arcs of the series. In some ways, each of these stages in his development were influenced by protagonists from several previous Gainax anime: Shinji Ikari from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, Noriko Takaya from Gunbuster, and Ken Kubo from Otaku no Video.
In the first eight episodes, Simon's personality is similar to Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion in that he is a hesitant participant in the resistance movement and is often terrified of battle. The next seven episodes then follows a coming of age arc for Simon, as he recovers from depression and reluctantly leads a revolution. In the eleven-episode final arc, which begins after a time skip, Simon must deal with the consequences of his revolution, drawing parallels with Ken Kubo in Otaku no Video.
Simon's clothing in the first half of the series resembles the clothing worn by Ryu in the video game Breath of Fire 5: Dragon Quarter.
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