RGRebuild of Evangelion

Evangelion Mark.06

Kaworu's angular, deep-blue Eva gets the modern RG treatment, a unit the older toy-era lines never had a shot at.

MechaGrade Score

4.0/5

Evangelion Mark.06 · non-scale · 2021

GradeRG

Scalenon-scale

Released2021

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

Mark.06 only exists because of Rebuild of Evangelion, so this RG release is the first time the unit gets a proper model kit treatment at all, no older LMHG-line version to compare it against.

Bandai ships it in a substantial rigid, top-opening box (a sizeable package for a non-scale RG), and the kit carries the deep blue and yellow color scheme and horned helmet silhouette that make Mark.06 instantly recognizable the moment it's built, molded in rather than relying on paint to sell the look.

Best for: Rebuild of Evangelion fans who specifically want Kaworu's unit, this one didn't exist before the films and has no older-line equivalent

The full review

What it is

This is Bandai's Real Grade take on Mark.06, the first Mark Series unit introduced in the Rebuild film series and the Eva Kaworu Nagisa pilots during its combat debut. Like the rest of the modern RG Eva lineup that launched in 2020, it's non-scale rather than built to a fixed ratio, and it carries the detailed-engineering ambition the RG name signals across Bandai's catalog. The box itself is a real, verifiable data point on how substantial this release is: a rigid, top-opening design running roughly 310 by 202 by 103 millimeters and weighing about 463 grams, sizeable for a non-scale kit in this line.

The catch

I want to be upfront about sourcing here: I could only confirm one dedicated English-language video covering this specific kit, an unboxing and review rather than a wide spread of community write-ups, so I'm not going to invent specific seam-line or joint-tightness complaints I can't verify firsthand. What I can say with confidence is grounded in the box spec and the RG line's known engineering approach rather than secondhand claims. Being non-scale also means it won't slot directly next to a scale Gundam RG on the shelf the way some collectors might expect.

Who it's for

Get this if you want Kaworu's specific unit from the Rebuild films in a modern, detail-focused kit, there's no older-toy-line alternative to fall back on for this particular Eva. If you want the classic TV-series units instead (the original EVA-00 through 05), those live in the older LMHG line, not this modern RG lineup, so look there instead.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

As part of Bandai's 2020-launch RG Eva line, Mark.06 is built to the same detail-forward philosophy the RG name carries across the wider Gunpla catalog, molded color separation and a real degree of engineering ambition rather than a simple snap-together toy. The rigid top-opening box itself is a good early signal of that, Bandai reserves that packaging style for kits it treats as a bigger release.

Because I only have one confirmed piece of dedicated coverage for this exact kit to point to, I'd treat the finer build details, exact gate placement, how the curved shoulder pylons fit, as something to verify against that video or a fresh build log rather than something this write-up can promise firsthand.

Lore & trivia

01Mark.06 first appears near the end of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, still under construction, before its combat debut in 2.0 piloted by Kaworu Nagisa.
02It reappears in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo as an autonomous unit, no longer needing a pilot at all.
03The finished Mark.06 is deep blue with yellow trim, featuring uniquely curved shoulder pylons and an elongated torso with an extra chest plate compared to other production models.
04Its horned helmet design bears a strong visual resemblance to the Angel Armaros, a deliberate design choice tying the two together.