Hidden Manhattan EVA Easter Egg
Published 2026-09-254 min read
The Evangelion easter egg hiding in Control: Resonant's twisted Manhattan — a Weikang-branded skyscraper whose signage mirrors the EVA emblem.
Control: Resonant drops Dylan Faden into a twisted Manhattan, and one building in that skyline has become the game's most debated sight: a concrete high-rise carrying a sign that reads "Weikang" in typography almost identical to the emblem of the organization from Neon Genesis Evangelion. This guide covers where to find it and why fans are convinced it is deliberate.
The Short Answer
The EVA easter egg is a concrete skyscraper in Control: Resonant's warped Manhattan whose rooftop "Weikang" sign, in both lettering and layout, closely mirrors the emblem of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Where to Find It
No trigger, no quest, no puzzle — the tower lives in the open city's background, off the main path entirely. You find it the way you find most skyline details: stop moving, look into the distance, and scan the mid-ground between you and the horizon. You are looking for an otherwise ordinary concrete tower whose only remarkable feature is the sign mounted on its roof.
Control: Resonant moved the series' stage from the cramped Oldest House to a bigger, more twisted New York, and all that extra square footage creates wide-open stretches of city. A lone rooftop sign in one of those empty middles stands out far more than it ever could inside a corridor.
Why Players Say It Is Evangelion
The wording on the tower is "Weikang" rather than anything lifted straight from the anime — Remedy folded the reference into its own vocabulary instead of copying it. What convinces people is the letterforms: the character shapes, the spacing, and the overall silhouette of the logo line up with the EVA emblem almost exactly.
The similarity does not look accidental, either. Creative director Mikael Kasurinen has publicly named Neon Genesis Evangelion among the game's core influences, alongside David Lynch's Twin Peaks and Attack on Titan. Once you know the source material on the mood board, the Weikang tower stops reading as coincidence and starts reading as a deliberate nod.
Is It Officially Confirmed?
No. Because the signage differs from the actual EVA mark, nobody can call it a direct reference, and Remedy has made no public statement about the building or its purpose. Even so, the typography, the arrangement, and the letter shapes are close enough that most players treat it as an intentional homage.
What You Get
Nothing mechanical — no reward, chest, or unlock is tied to the tower. It is a visual homage, one of several the game wears openly. The Weikang sign is not the only easter egg players have catalogued; at least two others are easy to point out, and with Manhattan this size, more keep surfacing as people comb the map. The Weikang tower is simply the one you can spot from a distance without going one step out of your way.