Mari Illustrious Makinami is an Evangelion pilot introduced in the second part of the four-part theatrical remake series, Rebuild of Evangelion. Currently, there's limited information about her, except that she pilots the Provisional Evangelion Unit-05, which has a significantly different design from previous versions. This unit features four mechanical "legs" ending in wheels and lacks hands, replaced instead with a jousting lance and a "claw." Due to this unique configuration, Mari wears a helmet-like device while piloting and her plugsuit includes several attachments connected to tubing, presumably aiding her control over the Evangelion.
Mari appears to be the most satisfied among the Eva pilots. She also demonstrates greater knowledge than her peers, accessing various backdoors within both Nerv and the Eva operational systems. Mari is privy to abilities known only to higher-ranking Nerv staff. She finds joy in piloting the Eva, often singing over the comm-radio before enthusiastically engaging Angels in combat.
In the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga, after the main story concludes, there's a bonus chapter featuring Mari Makinami as a 16-year-old prodigy admitted to the same university as Yui Ikari. In this chapter, Mari is depicted as infatuated with Yui, even stealing Yui's glasses out of jealousy towards her relationship with Gendo Rokubungi. She later returns the glasses after reconciling. The manga's author, Sadamoto, clarifies that this isn't a canonical story but rather fan service.
(Source: Wikipedia)
