EVA Unit-08 Beta ICC is the temporary combat configuration of Evangelion Unit-08 seen in the opening battle of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

Piloted by Mari Illustrious Makinami, this heavily modified Unit-08 enters combat over Paris with a dramatically altered silhouette designed for the situation at hand. The temporary configuration emphasizes extended aerial combat and specialized equipment rather than presenting a completely separate Evangelion identity.

That distinction matters. This is still Unit-08, but in one of its most visually extreme operating states.

Bandai’s NXEDGE STYLE interpretation leans into the configuration’s dense mechanical detail, distinctive proportions, and memorable appearance from the film’s opening sequence. The design captures the improvisational feel of later Evangelion machinery, where damaged, rebuilt, and mission-specific equipment can make a familiar Eva look almost entirely new.

For collectors, Beta ICC is exactly the kind of design that makes Evangelion hardware so much fun to follow. The basic identity remains recognizable, but the engineering around it has gone somewhere significantly stranger.

Apparently “temporary combat form” is Evangelion terminology for “attach enough machinery to make subtlety impossible.”