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| 4 | Jaegers from the 2013 SummerBlockbuster ''Film/PacificRim'', its 2018 sequel ''Film/PacificRimUprising'', the anime ''Anime/PacificRimTheBlack'', and the tie-in material (the comics ''[[{{Prequel}} Tales from Year Zero]]'', ''Tales from the Drift'', ''Pacific Rim: Amara'', ''[[{{Interquel}} Pacific Rim: Aftermath]]'', and the novel ''[[{{Interquel}} Pacific Rim: Ascension]]''). [[Characters/PacificRim Drift back to the main page.]] |
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| 7 | !! Jaegers |
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| 9 | [[folder:General Jaeger Tropes]] |
| 10 | * ArmoredCoffins: Averted: most Jaegers have ejections systems. This is played straight with Cherno Alpha due to their Not-One-Step-Back style philosophy. |
| 11 | * CripplingOverspecialization: The Jaegers are specifically designed to fight Kaiju, and would be [[AwesomeButImpractical hugely impractical for any purpose other than beating giant aquatic monsters to a pulp]]. This becomes a particular problem in ''Film/PacificRimUprising''. [[spoiler:Obsidian Fury, being mostly mechanical save for the WetwareCPU, shrugs off almost everything Gipsy Avenger can throw at it, until Jake literally rips its heart out.]] |
| 12 | * DestructiveSavior: Whenever a Kaiju vs Jaeger fight breaks out in a city, the Jaeger pilots will not care about preserving the city in their duty to end the Kaiju threat; moreover, Jaegers such as Gipsy Danger have been known to use things like a freighter ship to club enemy Kaiju with. Normally, this would be easily justified since the Kaiju would be destroying the said city anyways (and other than Jaegers, the only other thing able to kill a Kaiju would be a nuke), but it's taken to ridiculous levels in ''Uprising'', where Jaegers have weapons or equipment specifically designed to magnetically gather a bunch of cars or other vehicles and fashion them into a makeshift mace, or when merely drawing weapons like Saber Athena doing a SwordDrag and slicing through nearby buildings with its twin swords, just [[RuleOfCool to look cool]]. |
| 13 | * DwindlingParty: By the time the movie takes place in the 'present' time, there are only four remaining Jaegers left due to the Kaiju becoming more powerful and smarter about how they fight, and time between Kaiju attacks becoming too short for additional Jaegers to be built. [[spoiler: Their numbers drop even further during the film so that by the end, none are left.]] |
| 14 | ** In ''Film/PacificRimUprising'', there are a lot more Jaegers - even police ones designed to deal with home-made "rogue Jaegers" - and the mil-spec ones are kept in multiple locations. [[spoiler:The survival rate isn't a lot better, although more of the pilots survive, at least.]] |
| 15 | * EurekaMoment: They were conceived by Dr. Jasper Schoenfeld after seeing his son playing with toy monsters and robots, realizing the potential of robotic countermeasures against the Kaiju in the process. |
| 16 | * GoodCounterpart: To the Kaiju. Further following this theme is the fact that both the Jaegers and the Kaiju are given classification schemes, and the fact that they require two brains to function. [[spoiler:Both are more or less the avatars of their respective species.]] |
| 17 | -->"To fight monsters, we created monsters." |
| 18 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: More often than not, Jaegers end up brawling with Kaiju, as most of their other weapons are either too cumbersome to be constantly used in close quarters combat or lack the same level of effectiveness. Some Jaegers are designed with this function in mind while others tend to improvise. There's also the fact that Kaiju blood, otherwise known as Kaiju Blue, is extremely toxic to Earth's environment. |
| 19 | * TheHeroDies: Jaegers are more often destroyed than decommissioned. |
| 20 | * HumongousMecha: Specifically designed to counter [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever Attack Of The Fifty Foot]] {{Kaiju}}. |
| 21 | * LivingShip: It is subtly implied in the novelization that the Jaegers might be this due in part to the drift technology. |
| 22 | * MotionCaptureMecha: The later mecha are piloted in this fashion, albeit by [[{{Synchronization}} two people working together at once]]. An interesting real-life production subversion, as the actual Jaegers were not motion captured at all, as del Toro felt straight human motion wouldn't scale up to something the size of a Jaeger. The animators did take some inspiration from the movements of the actors on the physical cockpit set to characterize the Jaegers movements. |
| 23 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: Most of the Jaegers are fairly humanoid, except Crimson Typhoon has ''three'' arms and digitigrade legs and Cherno Alpha has, in place of a normal head, something that looks like a nuclear cooling tower (which it more or less is; Cherno's reactor is mounted in the head and its cockpit is mounted in the chest, where most Jaegers are set up with the reverse). |
| 24 | ** In the second movie, Scrapper is a homemade assemblage of scrap and salvage intended for a single pilot. As a result, it's ''way'' smaller than the military and police Jaegers, looks much less polished, and is outfitted with tools rather than weapons. On the bright side, it can curl into a ball. |
| 25 | * RealRobotGenre: One of the main reasons why Jaegers [[CripplingOverspecialization are not particularly practical against anything but Kaiju]] is because they cost ten times as much as a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and are very demanding machines to operate, requiring huge specialized facilities, thousands of support personnel, and an entire squadron of transport helicopters to carry them around. |
| 26 | * RedBaron: Each Jaeger had a title in the promotional material, and the released [[TheMerch NECA]] figures each have a tagline name. |
| 27 | * RequiredSecondaryPowers: Some of them are accounted for. Jaegers move quite slowly when compared to most other portrayals of HumongousMecha and are extremely maintenance intensive, with actions no more than a few hours long requiring several weeks of downtime. Nevertheless, some of the more insurmountable obstacles have to be excused by RuleOfCool. |
| 28 | ** Simply lifting the arm of a 2,000 ton humanoid robot from its shoulder requires a level of torque equivalent to the output of several thousand Bugatti Veyrons. Combat maneuvers would not only require a greater amount of power, but also materials that are capable of withstanding G-forces equivalent to ten times their actual weight. |
| 29 | ** To operate in the ocean, Jaegers would not only have to be heavily waterproofed (difficult, considering the sheer number of moving parts involved) but also receive regular treatment of all components against saltwater corrosion (also difficult). Moreover, they would also have to be capable of remaining stable while buffeted by strong underwater currents (very difficult), all the while moving in an environment that is three times denser than the Earth's atmosphere at around 16 fathoms, and up to ''one thousand times as dense'' around the Marianas Trench (downright impossible). |
| 30 | * RuleOfDrama: There's no stated in-universe reason why Jaegers use a [[BrainComputerInterface neural interface]] given the acknowledged drawbacks (harmful or potentially deadly feedback, it severely limiting the pool of potential pilots) and [[MotionCaptureMecha their control scheme]] would seemingly work without. Out of universe it provides a lot of character drama; putting pilots in danger that wouldn't be as impactful if only their machines were damaged, leading to a lot of the character chemistry between pilots. |
| 31 | * SquareCubeLaw: The Jaegers and Kaiju alike play hell with this law; Jaegers for their size and constructed nature should not be able to function at the scale they do with any degree of finesse or dexterity. As mentioned above, just the effort of moving a Jaeger's arm upward at the shoulder would require torque that would tear apart the connections holding it together, without even getting into the stresses that it undergoes during active combat. Mostly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by some level of technological advancement as well as RuleOfCool. |
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| 34 | !!!Debuted in ''Film/PacificRim''[[note]]Also includes Jaegers fleshed out in the supplementary material to that film[[/note]] |
| 35 | [[folder:Gipsy Danger]] |
| 36 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/EllenMcLain |
| 37 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pr_gipsydanger.png]] |
| 38 | ->'''Nationality:''' United States |
| 39 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-3 |
| 40 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' July 10th, 2017 |
| 41 | ->'''Pilots:''' Raleigh and Yancy Beckett[=/=]Mako Mori |
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| 43 | Gipsy Danger is an American Mark-3 Jaeger. It was stationed at the Anchorage Shatterdome along with Brawler Yukon and Chrome Brutus until its closure in 2024. Despite being decommissioned and transported to Oblivion Bay in 2021, Gipsy Danger was later returned to the Anchorage Shatterdome to undergo major reconstruction and refurbishment under the supervision of Mako Mori and Tendo Choi in 2023. It is one of the oldest Jaegers still in active combat-duty service after Cherno Alpha and had a kill count of nine Kaiju prior to its destruction. |
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| 45 | * AbsurdlySharpBlade: Her swords can cut straight through a kaiju with ease, which is seriously impressive considering how much punishment the monsters can otherwise take. |
| 46 | * ActionGirl: Feminine pronouns, plus a feminine shape to the other Jaegers, what with Striker Eureka being a male brawler, Crimson Typhoon an artful dodging basketball player, and Cherno Alpha a MightyGlacier. |
| 47 | * AmericaSavesTheDay: [[spoiler:It becomes the only surviving Jaeger left during its fight with Slattern, and gets sacrificed in order to destroy the Kaiju homeworld.]] |
| 48 | * AmericanRobot: The art book describes how Gipsy Danger was intended to be an all-American design but in a more subtle way than a red-white-and blue colossus in an Abe Lincoln Hat. Her riveted skin and pinup NoseArt are reminiscent of the heavy bombers from UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, she has the slim hips and armored shoulders of a tailback, and when she charges up her plasma caster her posture -- shoulders back, gun hand shooting from the hip -- is intentionally similar to an old-west gunfighter. |
| 49 | * AnArmAndALeg: Her left arm is torn off during the prologue battle against Knifehead by the Kaiju's... knife head. After being rebuilt, she loses her right arm during the FinalBattle. Amusingly, the same pilot is controlling the arm that gets ripped off, even though they happen five years apart. |
| 50 | * ArmCannon: Armed with two [[PlasmaCannon plasma casters]] as standard armament. |
| 51 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: A [[WhipSword sword]] is mounted in each arm as a back-up weapon. |
| 52 | * {{Bookends}}: Of the AllThereInTheManual variety. [[spoiler:In ''Tales from Year Zero'', the initial simulated fight for Gipsy Danger was won via a point-blank range shot with the [[ChestBlaster Nuclear Vortex Turbine]]. The end of the film has Slattern slain the same way. Doubles as {{foreshadowing}}.]] |
| 53 | * ChestBlaster: |
| 54 | ** The Nuclear Vortex Turbine located in the center of the chest is primarily designed to vent excess heat. However, it can also output enough thrust to slow a fall from several thousand feet in the air. [[spoiler: It is also powerful enough to kill [[FinalBoss Slattern]], the only Category 5 Kaiju ever fought.]] |
| 55 | ** Gipsy Danger vents coolant from the ''side'' of its chest, and uses it as an improvised weapon to flash-freeze Otachi's tail. |
| 56 | * CombatPragmatist: The reason why despite being older and less powerful than other Jaegers, she has a lot of success in fighting Kaiju. |
| 57 | * DualWielding: Hypothetically possible, but ultimately averted; Gipsy Danger has a sword and a plasma caster housed in each forearm, but she only ever uses one of them at a time in the film. |
| 58 | * ExpressiveMask: Downplayed. Her actual faceplate doesn't change (and doesn't have a lot in the way of human expression to begin with), but the way it's shot and framed, combined with body language and the way the head itself moves, makes Gipsy surprisingly expressive. When Knifehead is tearing apart her left side, she looks like she's quaking in pain. When Otachi spits acid at her, she looks surprised and like she's thinking "okay, how the hell do I get out of this?" When being dropped from low orbit, she looks like she's thinking "oshitoshitoshitoshit." When she gets up from that landing, she looks like she's thinking "Oh God, that SUCKED." [[spoiler:When her reactor is ready to detonate in the Anteverse, she looks at the Precursors as if to say "You lose, bitch."]] |
| 59 | * GlassCannon: While overall a JackOfAllStats, Gipsy also mounts the most heavy weaponry, such as large blades and a devastating ChestBlaster. |
| 60 | * HandshakeSubstitute: Pounds her right fist into her left palm as part of combat preparation procedure, showing that the neural link between the pilots has been established. |
| 61 | * HeartLight: Sports a rotating and glowing heart piece. |
| 62 | * HeroesPreferSwords: The only Jaeger equipped with a long blade as a weapon. |
| 63 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Self-destructs in order to seal the portal.]] |
| 64 | * ImprovisedWeapon: |
| 65 | ** Uses a freighter boat as a club against Otachi. |
| 66 | ** Also uses a pair of storage containers as knuckle dusters, vents coolant to freeze its tail, and uses the exhaust from its chest-mounted turbine to blast a Kaiju to death. Seems this specific Jaeger has a knack for this. |
| 67 | ** [[AllThereInTheManual In her first fight, prior to the events of the film]] she finished a Kaiju by pulling a steel cable off a crane and garroting it until it was decapitated. |
| 68 | * JackOfAllStats: Not as strong and tough as Cherno Alpha, nor as agile as Crimson Typhoon, nor as advanced as Striker Eureka, but still very well rounded. |
| 69 | * LastOfItsKind: The only remaining Mark-3 by the events of the film. |
| 70 | * {{Leitmotif}}: "Gipsy Danger". |
| 71 | ** Thought there is a track named "Gipsy Danger" in the soundtrack, it's never actually used in the movie. Her real leitmotif is a variation of the main theme (as befitting her status as central Jaeger), such as "Go Big or Go Extinct" which plays in her BigDamnHeroes moment when she engages Leatherback, or "No Pulse" which - despite the name - plays while Gipsy drags a freighter ship across a street and clubs Otachi with it. |
| 72 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: Received several upgrades while being rebuilt, notably a WhipSword on each arm. |
| 73 | * NoseArt: Gipsy Danger sports a pin-up girl carrying a {{BFG}} on the right side of its chest when it is deployed at Anchorage. |
| 74 | * OlderIsBetter: Gipsy Danger's systems are shielded against its old-style nuclear reactor and less sophisticated than the top-of-the-line Striker Eureka, but this also makes it immune to an EMP burst that disables Striker. |
| 75 | * PowerSource: Powered by a nuclear reactor, which vents excess heat through a turbine mounted on its chest. [[spoiler:This proved to be an important plot point twice: it renders Gipsy Danger resistant to Leatherback's EMP ability and was later detonated (along with the rest of the Jaeger) to seal the rift.]] |
| 76 | * PrideBeforeAFall: At the height of the Jaeger program's success, one of Gipsy Danger's original pilots dies in the fight against Knifehead. After that, things started going downhill, with Kaiju attacks becoming more frequent and Jaegers being destroyed faster than they could be replaced. |
| 77 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Blue chassis, red stripes, and a yellow visor. |
| 78 | * RedBaron: NECA's tagline for Gipsy Danger is "The Steel Titan". |
| 79 | * RocketPunch: "Elbow Rockets" provide a non-detachable variant that is more akin to a PowerFist. |
| 80 | * SpectacularSpinning: There are spinning wheels/duct fans installed in the cockpit of Gipsy Danger, obviously placed there for effect. Also Gipsy Danger's HeartLight is spinning. |
| 81 | * WeaponizedExhaust: The nuclear turbine can be frightfully effective if vented at a close-enough range. |
| 82 | * WhipSword: Her BladeBelowTheShoulder is this, presumably for ease of storage. |
| 83 | * YinYangBomb: When piloted by Raleigh and Mako. Raleigh is shown to be very intuitive and unorthodox, Mako is shown to be very observant and analytical. Together, they combine these traits to SherlockScan their opponents, adapting on a dime to counter their advantages and exploit their weak points. |
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| 86 | [[folder:Striker Eureka]] |
| 87 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/strikereureka.png]] |
| 88 | ->'''Nationality:''' Australia |
| 89 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-5 |
| 90 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' November 2nd, 2019 |
| 91 | ->'''Pilots:''' Chuck and Hercules Hansen[=/=]Stacker Pentecost |
| 92 | |
| 93 | Striker Eureka is an Australian Mark-V Jaeger designed to defend the coastline of Australia from the Kaiju during the Kaiju War. It was stationed at the Sydney Shatterdome along with Vulcan Specter until its closure in 2024, and had a kill count of eleven Kaiju prior to its destruction. Striker Eureka held the best overall stats of any Jaeger ever created by the PPDC. |
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| 95 | * AchillesHeel: Striker Eureka relies almost entirely on digital systems for operation[[note]]Gipsy Danger and Cherno Alpha run on nuclear reactors; there is no explicit mention of what Striker Eureka utilizes for motive power except that it's "digital"[[/note]], [[spoiler: which makes it disproportionately vulnerable to Leatherback's EMP ability.]] |
| 96 | * AKindOfOne: The first and the last of the Mark-5 Jaegers ever built, until the sequel, that is. |
| 97 | * TheAce: The newest of the active Jaegers, with the highest kill count at 11. |
| 98 | * AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance: The fastest Jaeger, it has a chest plate that resembles the rear end of a sports car. |
| 99 | * AwesomeAussie: Australian in origin, jobs the Kaiju Mutavore (who made short work of the defensive wall) in its first appearance, and easily [[GameBreaker the fastest and strongest of the remaining Jaegers.]] ''OI OI OI!'' |
| 100 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Is armed with a pair of short, retractable "Sting Blades" on each forearm, [[DualWielding which are usually wielded in tandem]]. [[AllThereInTheManual According to the art book]], they're constructed with heat-conducting nanotubes that [[HotBlade channel thermal energy, allowing them to more easily slice through Kaiju hides]] while simultaneously cauterizing their wounds, which helps reduce the amount of toxic blood spilled in the process. |
| 101 | * ChestBlaster: Has six missile launchers built into its chest and is activated by both her pilots flexing their pecs forward. |
| 102 | * CurbStompBattle: Delivered one to Mutavore, by far the most one-sided fight in the movie, Striker Eureka giving it a swift pummeling before killing it with its missiles. |
| 103 | ** This was the case against Otachi too until Leatherback's EMP disabled it. Otachi didn't even get a hit in before being deadlifted and tossed. |
| 104 | ** After being blindsided by the newly awakened Category-5 Slattern, it quickly recovered and retaliated and, even heavily damaged, was implied to be more than a match for the kaiju until it called for backup. |
| 105 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Its nuclear package (which was intended to seal the rift) was detonated in order to provide a clear path to Gipsy Danger.]] |
| 106 | * HypercompetentSidekick: It's by far the most powerful Jaeger. |
| 107 | * TheLancer: Becomes this to Gipsy Danger. |
| 108 | * {{Leitmotif}}: "Striker Eureka". |
| 109 | * LightningBruiser: Fast, durable, and packs a punch (and is strong enough that it can hoist a Kaiju over its head and throw it); everything great about a Mark-5. Despite being the fastest of any of the unveiled Jaegers, it's easily a match in strength and durability to the MightyGlacier Russian Jaeger that out-masses it by 560 tons. That said, considering size and scale of the Jaegers, this isn't a massive difference in weight. |
| 110 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: Striker Eureka is armed with multiple missile launchers in its chest [[http://www.comingsoon.net/imageGallery/Pacific_Rim/large/hr_Pacific_Rim_30.jpg which can result in this.]] |
| 111 | * RedBaron: NECA's tagline for Striker Eureka is "Scrapping Soldier". |
| 112 | * SuperPrototype: Was the only Mark-5 Jaeger built before the program was terminated. |
| 113 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Has a rather similar, albeit updated, design to the Mark-1 model Tacit Ronin, which occupied a similar narrative role to Striker in an early draft of the script. |
| 114 | * VerticalMechaFins: The fins on its back help with balance by reducing aerodynamic turbulence while moving. |
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| 117 | [[folder:Cherno Alpha]] |
| 118 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chernoalpha.png]] |
| 119 | ->'''Nationality:''' Russia |
| 120 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-1 |
| 121 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' December 25th, 2015 |
| 122 | ->'''Pilots:''' Aleksis and Sasha Kaidanovsky |
| 123 | |
| 124 | Cherno Alpha is a Mark-1 Russian Jaeger. Piloted by Aleksis Kaidanovsky and her husband Sasha, Cherno Alpha is the last of the Mark-1 Jaeger series and the oldest Jaeger still active. It was assigned to the Vladivostok Shatterdome alongside Eden Assassin and Nova Hyperion, and had a kill count of six Kaiju prior to its destruction. |
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| 126 | * AchillesHeel: Though heavily armored, and doubling as a decoy, Cherno Alpha's reactor is still very much a vital system and can cripple the mech if it sustains too much damage. |
| 127 | * ArtisticLicensePhysics: Cherno Alpha powered off a nuclear reactor, yet still requires large amounts of incendiary fuel held in tanks, the loss of which cripples the Jaeger. |
| 128 | * BadassNormal: Armed with little more than its fists, it held the line in Siberia for nearly seven years |
| 129 | * TheBigGuy: The largest and heaviest of the remaining active Jaegers, with a bulky appearance to match. |
| 130 | * BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: Shades of this: it's the last of the Mark I Jaegers, and visibly less advanced than the other three active ones. The Mark III's and V's look like something out of ''Star Trek'', with digital holographic displays, plasma cannons, etc. Cherno Alpha, in contrast, almost looks DieselPunk. The contrast is somewhat akin to the difference between all the gizmos in an F-22 Raptor jet, and a T-55 Russian tank smashing through a brick wall head-on. Cherno Alpha doesn't really have any gizmos, just the raw power of its steel fists...and it's nonetheless the longest-surviving Jaeger. It was heavier than any of the other Mark I's, and was really built to last. |
| 131 | * ChestBlaster: Cherno Alpha's nuclear-tower-looking head has two turbines under it, on CA's shoulders, that can spray incendiary fuel to roast enemies. |
| 132 | * CranialProcessingUnit: One of the only Jaegers to avert this. According to the [[http://apps.warnerbros.com/pacificrim/designer/us/ Jaeger Designer program]] and [[http://www.pacificrimmovie.net/wp-content/uploads/Pacific-Rim-Movie-Russian-Jaeger-Cherno-Alpha-700x984.jpg blueprints]] on the official website, Cherno Alpha's connpod is chest-mounted. The giant cylindrical "head" actually contains a nuclear reactor and fuel storage tanks, in essence acting as a decoy for any Kaiju trying to disable the Jaeger by destroying its head, although its twin lights beside its connpod do give it the appearance of a hunchback wearing a ''very'' large hat. |
| 133 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Even after being double teamed by two Category 4 Kaijus [[spoiler:and having its armor breached, Cherno Alpha kept on fighting until the very end.]] |
| 134 | * ForgottenPhlebotinum: Promotional material shows Alpha as equipped with flamethrowers and electric tesla coils, but it uses none of them in the film, relying only in its regular hydraulic fists. Averted in the novelization, in which both weapons are attempted on Otachi with several measures of success. |
| 135 | * HonorBeforeReason: WordOfGod states that this is the main reason why it has no escape pods. However, given the location of the conn pod deep inside the Jaeger's chest, it is possible that the escape pods were sacrificed in order to provide better protection to the pilots, potentially subverting this trope. |
| 136 | -->'''Guillermo Del Toro''': "We agreed that Cherno would have no escape pods. They win or die." |
| 137 | * HuskyRusskie: Cherno Alpha is the biggest, bulkiest, and most heavily armored Jaeger, with a head that bears a vague resemblance to a nuclear reactor's cooling tower. (This is no accident -- it actually ''is'' a reactor, intended to put out all the juice such a massive machine needs, while also incidentally resembling a head and possibly diverting attacks from the pilots, who were in the more-protected chest cavity. [[spoiler:In the end, it doesn't work.]]) |
| 138 | * ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: After Otachi downs Typhoon,]] Aleksis [[TranquilFury coldly growls]] "Let's get this bastard" and Cherno slams its mighty fists together in evident rage. |
| 139 | * KillItWithFire: The "Incinerator Turbines" above each of its shoulders can shoot streams of incendiary fuel. |
| 140 | * LastOfItsKind: The last surviving Mark-1 Jaeger by the events of the film. |
| 141 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Has one of [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Russian Chanting]]. |
| 142 | * MadeOfIron: [[spoiler: Leatherback had to pound Cherno halfway to pieces before being able to reach in and destroy the conn pod. This is after it was already shot up with acid from Otachi and double teamed by both Kaiju.]] |
| 143 | * MightyGlacier: Much slower than its compatriots, but powerful, heavily armored and very well protected. |
| 144 | * MonstrosityEqualsWeakness: One of the least humanoid Jaegers in the Hong Kong Shatterdome, is destroyed in its first on-screen outing. |
| 145 | * NonindicativeName: In the Russian dub its name is ''Cherniy Alfa'' [[note]]Черный Альфа[[/note]]. Translated this means "Black Alpha". While still cool-sounding it's funny [[DontExplainTheJoke because Cherno is green]]. |
| 146 | * PowerFist: Cherno Alpha's signature "Tesla Fists" are disproportionately large when compared to the rest of the Jaeger. Much like Gipsy Danger's "Elbow Rockets", they're equipped with hydraulic mechanisms that extend to add extra impetus to punches. |
| 147 | * PowerSource: As with many other early Jaeger marks, it is powered by a nuclear reactor. |
| 148 | * RedBaron: NECA's tagline for Cherno Alpha is "Hammer Slammer". |
| 149 | * RasputinianDeath: Between having its reactor go critical, torn to pieces (one arm and a good portion of its head/chest), being ''lunged on by two kaijus'', drowned, the Cherno Alpha only stopped fighting when its Conn-pod was crushed, killing its pilots. By comparison, the Crimson Typhoon was killed with a single strike at its head (granted, said attack also killed its pilots). Given that it's a Russian Jaeger, this is probably intentional. |
| 150 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Defeated to show the power of the Kaiju duo.]] |
| 151 | * ShockAndAwe: As per their name, the fists are also equipped with tesla coils that discharge electricity upon impact. |
| 152 | * ShoulderCannon: Its vents are forward-facing and mounted on the shoulders, allowing it to [[WeaponizedExhaust spray enemies with flaming fuel]], but we never get to see it used. |
| 153 | * StoneWall: Can take a ton of punishment, but has rather few weapons systems when compared to other Jaegers. The lack of agility also hinders its ability to perform in close combat as well. |
| 154 | * TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:Is brought down by Leatherback after its armor is melted by Otachi's acid.]] |
| 155 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: What little we see of it includes an elbow drop and a headlock on one of the Kaiju. Its status as the heaviest Jaeger certainly helps. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:Crimson Typhoon]] |
| 159 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pr_crimsontyphoon.png]] |
| 160 | ->'''Nationality:''' China |
| 161 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-4 |
| 162 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' August 8th, 2018 |
| 163 | ->'''Pilots:''' Cheung, Jin, and Hu Wei |
| 164 | |
| 165 | Crimson Typhoon is a Mark-4 Chinese Jaeger piloted by the Wei triplets. Constructed in Hong Kong Shatterdome, Crimson Typhoon is unique among the Jaegers due to it being piloted by three Rangers as opposed to the traditional two. It successfully defeated eight Kaiju. |
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| 167 | * AchillesHeel: [[spoiler: Its [[CranialProcessingUnit conn pod]] lacks the same level of protection as the other surviving Jaegers, [[DiscardAndDraw likely as part of its design emphasizing agility and rapid full-body motions]]: it was designed to prioritize range of motion and ability to track its opponent while the rest of the body engaged in its acrobatic fighting style, rather than for immediate protection.]] |
| 168 | * AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Played with. Emphasizing speed and agility, Typhoon has a lithe and lean figure like its pilots, in contrast to [[HuskyRusskie its big, bulky partner Cherno Alpha]] (and ''its'' pilots). However, the Wei brothers' preferred PT is basketball, and while they (and Typhoon) take a very Wushu-inspired stance during the Thundercloud Formation attack, this isn't out of the ordinary for Jaeger pilots. The actual moves it uses against Otachi more resemble pro wrestling or Philippine knife fighting with its bladed hands. [[spoiler: Ultimately to no avail as Otachi [[OffWithHisHead decapitates Typhoon]] with its [[OneHitKill tail pincer.]]]] |
| 169 | * ArmCannon: Its left arm features an advanced variant of Gipsy Danger's [[PlasmaCannon Plasma Caster]]. |
| 170 | * ChainsawGood: The claw-like hands on each arm can spin like buzzsaws. |
| 171 | * CyberCyclops: Its head has a [[http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/pacific-rim-chinese-jaeger-crimson-typhoon.jpg one-eyed configuration]]. |
| 172 | * FacelessEye: Much like the geth from ''Franchise/MassEffect'', it has a "flashlight" for a head. |
| 173 | * FragileSpeedster: Incredibly fast and agile, but poorly armored when compared to Cherno Alpha or Striker Eureka. |
| 174 | * GlassCannon: According to supplementary manuals, its plasma caster is the most powerful weapon among the four main Jaegers, but Crimson itself is also the least tough of them in armor and build terms. |
| 175 | * LastOfItsKind: The only remaining Mark-4 by the events of the film. |
| 176 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[OminousLatinChanting Ominous Vaguely Asian Chanting]]. |
| 177 | * KillItWithIce: It can vent coolant from its left arm in the video game. |
| 178 | * JetPack: Equipped with thrusters in the back that assist with movement, and can be used for short jumps. This ability was used in Crimson Typhoon's battle with Otachi to perform a half-reversed aerial flip. |
| 179 | * MonstrosityEqualsWeakness: One of the least humanoid Jaegers in the Hong Kong Shatterdome, is destroyed in its first on-screen outing. |
| 180 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has three arms, with two sharing the right shoulder joint. |
| 181 | * OffWithHisHead: Decapitated [[spoiler:by Otachi.]] |
| 182 | * RedBaron: NECA's tagline for Crimson Typhoon is "Triple Threat". |
| 183 | * RedIsHeroic: Reflected in its name as well. |
| 184 | * SacrificialLion: [[spoiler:Defeated to show the power of the Kaiju duo.]] |
| 185 | * SignatureMove: The Thundercloud Formation, a defensive stance in which Crimson Typhoon activates the buzzsaws on each hand and proceeds to [[DeathOfAThousandCuts slash its opponent to pieces in a flurry of rotating blades]]. |
| 186 | * TheWorfEffect: [[spoiler:Is defeated by Otachi when she crushes its head with her tail claw, killing the pilots.]] |
| 187 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: Pulls off a flying snapmare on Otachi after performing an aerial flip. |
| 188 | [[/folder]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[folder:Coyote Tango]] |
| 191 | ->'''Nationality:''' Japan |
| 192 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-1 |
| 193 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' December 30th, 2015 |
| 194 | ->'''Pilots:''' Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier[=/=]Gunnar and Vic Tunari |
| 195 | |
| 196 | Coyote Tango is the second Mark-1 Japanese Jaeger after Tacit Ronin. It was one of the oldest Jaegers in active duty before its retirement from combat due to the massive damage caused by its confrontation with Onibaba and the Jaeger's own insufficient radiation shielding. It spent over a year in repairs, and had its radiation shielding improved. It was reintroduced to the war with a new set of pilots, who piloted it until Coyote Tango's destruction in 2022. Coyote Tango has a record of two Kaiju kills at the time of its destruction. |
| 197 | ---- |
| 198 | * AllThereInTheManual: Stacker's copilot, Tamsim Sevier, is shown in ''Tales from Year Zero'' but not the film proper. |
| 199 | * BigDamnHeroes: |
| 200 | ** Swoops in to stop [[spoiler:Onibaba's rampage, saving Mako in the process.]] |
| 201 | ** In the prequel comic ''Tales from the Drift'', it arrived to save Tacit Ronin when both of the latter's pilots were critically incapacitated. |
| 202 | * CurbStompBattle: The offscreen fight with [[spoiler:Onibaba]] doesn't last long. Though the entire scene is a reflection of how Mako remembers the events, and thus it may not be entirely correct. The fact that Coyote Tango sustained massive damage from the fight suggests that it wasn't ended quite that fast. |
| 203 | * FingerFirearms: By adjusting its hands, it can reveal a small-scale WaveMotionGun. While not used in the film, it's shown in the game as a primary weapon capable of creating a LaserBlade, and used in the FinishingMove, [[MoreDakka Maximum Release.]] |
| 204 | * GlassCannon: Has huge retractable cannons mounted on its shoulders, but is apparently the most lightly armored of the Jaegers. |
| 205 | * GratuitousEnglish: Its promotional stat-card title "Giant Japanese Techno-Tyrant" seems like it might have been done so to directly [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this. |
| 206 | * HeroicBuild: Very broad shoulders, very narrow waist. Fits its GlassCannon attributes. |
| 207 | * HeroicRROD: Tamsim Sevier blacked out prior to the fight with Onibaba, leaving Stacker to handle things solo. [[spoiler:It turns out that both Rangers were suffering from radiation poisoning from Coyote Tango's inadequately-shielded reactor. Both the Jaeger and its pilots were soon retired, but not before they contracted cancer. Coyote Tango's reactor shielding was improved and it received a new set of pilots later on.]] |
| 208 | * LaserBlade: The game of the movie shows that Coyote Tango has these equipped in both arms, under the name of the Anti-Matter Blade. Whether or not this is actually canon is unclear. |
| 209 | * RedBaron: NECA's tagline for Coyote Tango is "The Towering Tyrant". |
| 210 | * ShoulderCannon: Has two retractable "Mortar Cannons" on its back. |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:Lucky Seven]] |
| 214 | |
| 215 | ->'''Nationality:''' Australia |
| 216 | ->'''Classification:''' Unknown |
| 217 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' 2016 |
| 218 | ->'''Pilots:''' Scott and Hercules Hansen |
| 219 | |
| 220 | Lucky Seven is the first Jaeger assignment given to former RAAF pilot, Hercules Hansen and younger brother, Scott, during the Jaeger Program's earliest tenure. In 2019, Lucky Seven teamed up with Gipsy Danger and Horizon Brave to fight a Category IV Kaiju in Manila. It successfully defeated at least two Kaiju. After Scott's ejection from the PPDC, Herc was reassigned to Striker Eureka with his son, Chuck. Lucky Seven was destroyed some time during the Kaiju War. |
| 221 | ---- |
| 222 | * BashBrothers: Piloted by the original Australian brother-team, Scott and Herc Hansen. |
| 223 | [[/folder]] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | [[folder:Horizon Brave]] |
| 226 | ->'''Nationality:''' China |
| 227 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-1 |
| 228 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' December 22, 2015 |
| 229 | ->'''Pilots:''' Lo Hin Shen and Xichi Po |
| 230 | |
| 231 | Horizon Brave is a Mark-1 Jaeger and the first launched by the Chinese. It was among the first Jaegers constructed on Kodiak Island, Alaska when the Jaeger Program was greenlit by the Pan Pacific Defense Corps. In 2019, Horizon Brave teamed up with Gipsy Danger and Lucky Seven to fight a Category 4 Kaiju in Manila. It was saved from destruction by the other two Jaegers. Sometime prior to 2025, Horizon Brave was destroyed while trying to defend Lima from a Kaiju attack. Horizon Brave had a record of two Kaiju kills before its destruction in battle. |
| 232 | ---- |
| 233 | * CyberCyclops: Sports a [[http://necaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Horizon5-1300x.jpg single green eye]]. |
| 234 | * KillItWithIce: The known specs indicate that its primary weapon systems rely on freezing the Kaiju. |
| 235 | * MechaMook: In the intro sequence, two Jaegers of this type are shown on an assembly line. |
| 236 | [[/folder]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[folder:Brawler Yukon]] |
| 239 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unaffiliated (Prototype) |
| 240 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-1 (Prototype) |
| 241 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' April 23rd, 2015 |
| 242 | ->'''Pilots:''' Adam Casey[=/=]Sergio D'onofrio and Caitlin Lightcap |
| 243 | |
| 244 | Brawler Yukon is a Mark-1 prototype Jaeger. It fought against the Kaiju Karloff in Vancouver and is notable for being the first Jaeger deployed into actual combat against the Kaiju. It was destroyed by an unknown Kaiju later in the war. Karloff was not Brawler Yukon's only kill. |
| 245 | ---- |
| 246 | * CurbStompBattle: Dished one out to Karloff. |
| 247 | * DynamicEntry: The Kaiju didn't see it coming ''at all''. |
| 248 | * DeathByFallingOver: Captain Adam Casey, the original test pilot, suffered this when he suffered a seizure and crashed Brawler Yukon (assuming the seizure itself didn't kill him). |
| 249 | * HeroicRROD: The neural load was too much for a single pilot, who would suffer seizures as a result. |
| 250 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: Smaller than most, but it does the job. |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Romeo Blue]] |
| 254 | ->'''Nationality:''' United States |
| 255 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-1 |
| 256 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' December 15th, 2015 |
| 257 | ->'''Pilots:''' Bruce and Trevin Gage |
| 258 | |
| 259 | Romeo Blue is the first Mark-1 American Jaeger launched against the Kaiju threat after the Canadian Brawler Yukon. It fought and killed the Kaiju Hardship in an unknown location early on in the war. Sometime prior to 2025, it was deployed in Seattle to prevent a Kaiju from destroying the city and the Jaeger was destroyed when the Kaiju tore off its arm and smashed through the Conn-Pod, killing the pilots in the process. Romeo Blue has a record of two Kaiju kills. |
| 260 | ---- |
| 261 | * {{Eagleland}}: Shown on parade following a victory. |
| 262 | * GatlingGood: Armed with chest-mounted Gatling Cannons. |
| 263 | * ImprovisedWeapon: Used part of a broken bridge to bash Hardship in the face. |
| 264 | * MightyGlacier: Slow, but decently strong and armored. |
| 265 | [[/folder]] |
| 266 | |
| 267 | [[folder:Tacit Ronin]] |
| 268 | ->'''Nationality:''' Japan |
| 269 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-1 |
| 270 | ->'''Date of Launch: ''' December 6th, 2015 |
| 271 | ->'''Pilots:''' Duc Jessop and Kaori Koyamada |
| 272 | |
| 273 | Tacit Ronin is the first Mark-1 Japanese Jaeger. It was assigned to the Tokyo Shatterdome alongside Coyote Tango and Echo Saber, and had a kill count of three Kaiju prior to its destruction. |
| 274 | ---- |
| 275 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Has two "Fang Blades" on each of its arms, similar to Striker Eureka's sting blades. |
| 276 | * TheCameo: It appears briefly in the prologue, and its remains (mainly its head) can be seen during the UN meeting at the beginning of the movie. |
| 277 | * FragileSpeedster: Lightly armored. Unlike Coyote Tango, Tacit Ronin has enough agility to evade attacks while being strong enough to engage Kaiju at close range. |
| 278 | [[/folder]] |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[folder:Nova Hyperion]] |
| 281 | ->'''Nationality:''' South Korea |
| 282 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-4 |
| 283 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' 2018 |
| 284 | ->'''Pilots:''' Pang So-Yi and An Yuna |
| 285 | |
| 286 | Nova Hyperion is a Mark-4 South Korean Jaeger that was stationed at the Vladivostok Shatterdome along with Cherno Alpha and Eden Assassin until its closure in 2024. At some point during the Kaiju War, Nova Hyperion was destroyed in combat. |
| 287 | ---- |
| 288 | * ActionGirl: Competitive fencers. Potential Olympians. Kaiju attack survivors. Jaeger pilots. Oh yes. |
| 289 | * AmazonBrigade: Both of its pilots are female. |
| 290 | ** They were also competing for spots on the South Korean Olympic team prior to a Kaiju attack on their homeland, which officially qualifies them as [[ActionGirl Action Girls]] before they even became Jaeger pilots. |
| 291 | * MasterSwordsman: Both of Nova's pilots competed in fencing at the Olympic level, so it's likely that they later employed those skills while piloting Nova Hyperion against the Kaiju. |
| 292 | * TheRival: Its pilots were this prior to the Jaeger Academy. So-Yi and Yuna were both competitive fencers who dreamed of participating in the Olympics. Their hatred for each other drove their rivalry and desire to win a spot on the team. However, in the middle of a match, the Kaiju Emergency Alert System sounded inside the arena, urging its occupants to escape before the Kaiju made landfall. During the escape, So-Yi slipped and hit her head on the floor, knocking herself out. As the Kaiju rose from the water and headed for the arena, Yuna turned back and saved So-Yi just in time from the Kaiju's attack. Their experience during the Kaiju attack presumably brought the two closer together and allowed them to put aside their differences to help one another and the world as Nova Hyperion's pilots. |
| 293 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark: "The first kaiju Yuna has ever seen in her life is rising up from the water ahead like a mountain, and she’s running towards it, if you can believe that, running towards it and the almost empty arena in its path – to save a girl who twenty minutes ago she would’ve sworn to you she hated. Sometimes the best part of you just kinda wakes up like that." |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:Vulcan Specter]] |
| 297 | ->'''Nationality:''' Australia |
| 298 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-3 |
| 299 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' 2017 |
| 300 | ->'''Pilots:''' |
| 301 | |
| 302 | Vulcan Specter is a Mark-3 Australian Jaeger. It was stationed at the Sydney Shatterdome along with Striker Eureka until its closure in 2024. |
| 303 | ---- |
| 304 | * ArmCannon: Its finishing move against the unnamed twin headed Kaiju in ''Pacific Rim: Aftermath''. |
| 305 | * YouShallNotPass: Destroyed in the novelization by Mutavore while trying to prevent her attack on the Sydney wall. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Shaolin Rogue]] |
| 309 | ->'''Nationality:''' China |
| 310 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-3 |
| 311 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' 2017 |
| 312 | ->'''Pilots:''' |
| 313 | |
| 314 | Shaolin Rogue is a Mark-3 Chinese Jaeger. It was stationed at the Hong Kong Shatterdome along with Crimson Typhoon and Horizon Brave. At some point during the Kaiju War, Shaolin Rogue was destroyed in combat. The interqual novel Pacific Rim Ascension gives this Jaeger and its team some attention. |
| 315 | ---- |
| 316 | * ADayInTheLimeLight: Shaolin Rogue and its crew get some attention in ''Pacific Rim Ascension'' due to its crew being Jinhai's parents. |
| 317 | * AllThereInTheManual: According to the novelization, some of its parts (specifically the parts needed for drifting) were salvaged by Newt to use for his first drift with a Kaiju. |
| 318 | * CoolBoat: Shaolin Rogue was built to excel more in sea battles than land. It could lay down and propel forward like a submarine and could carry more oxygen. |
| 319 | * EpicFlail: Her long range weapon consisting of a great ball and chain. |
| 320 | * StockNinjaWeaponry: Her other long range she wielded shuriken...explosive shuriken. |
| 321 | [[/folder]] |
| 322 | |
| 323 | [[folder:Mammoth Apostle]] |
| 324 | ->'''Nationality:''' United States |
| 325 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-4 |
| 326 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' 2018 |
| 327 | ->'''Pilots:''' |
| 328 | |
| 329 | Mammoth Apostle is a Mark-4 American Jaeger. It was stationed at the Los Angeles Shatterdome along with Romeo Blue. It was destroyed on October 4th 2024 when it and Striker Eureka fought a Kaiju in Kuching, Malaysia. |
| 330 | ---- |
| 331 | * AllThereInTheManual: It is briefly mentioned in the novelization when Pentecost brings Newt & Gottlieb up to speed about Hannibal Chau by showing them a video of Chau and his men harvesting a downed Kaiju while PPDC workers are working on the wreckage of Mammoth Apostle in the background. |
| 332 | [[/folder]] |
| 333 | |
| 334 | !!!Debuted in ''Film/PacificRimUprising'' |
| 335 | |
| 336 | [[folder:Gipsy Avenger]] |
| 337 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gipsy_avenger.jpg]] |
| 338 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/EllenMcLain |
| 339 | ->'''Nationality:''' United States |
| 340 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-6 |
| 341 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' January 12th, 2034 |
| 342 | ->'''Pilots:''' Jake Pentecost and Nate Lambert |
| 343 | |
| 344 | Gipsy Avenger, named for the Jaeger which was sacrificed to close the Breach in 2025, is a Mark-6 American Jaeger. It was stationed at the Hong Kong Shatterdome. |
| 345 | ---- |
| 346 | * TheAce: The pride of the Pan-Pacific Defense Corps Jaeger fleet. |
| 347 | * ActionGirl: Like her predecessor, it is also referred to with female pronouns, and arguably looks more feminine while still kicking tons of ass. |
| 348 | * ArmCannon: She has updated versions of the original's Plasma Cannons, and a new Gravity Sling weapon which manifests similarly. |
| 349 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Unlike her predecessor, Gipsy Avenger only has one Chainblade. [[spoiler:It ultimately salvages the twin [[ChainsawGood chainsaw blades]] used by Obsidian Fury to use for the final battle]]. |
| 350 | * ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Unlike Gipsy Danger, its slow and almost-obsolete predecessor, Gipsy Avenger is fast and equipped with the most cutting-edge weapons. |
| 351 | * DeathFromAbove: [[spoiler: Flies into the air and drops down onto the Mega Kaiju like a meteor to kill it.]] |
| 352 | * HartmanHips: Has particularly shapely thighs for a giant robot. |
| 353 | * JackOfAllStats: Not as tough or hard-hitting as [[MightyGlacier Bracer Phoenix]], or as fast as [[FragileSpeedster Saber Athena]], or has the range of Guardian Bravo, but solidly in between all of them. |
| 354 | * LegacyCharacter: Named for the original Gipsy Danger, shares a strong design lineage with her, and has Creator/EllenMcLain voicing her computer again. |
| 355 | * LightningBruiser: Dances and twirls around so fast it makes Striker Eureka look like a paraplegic. |
| 356 | * MeaningfulName: Is the second Gipsy after Danger. [[spoiler:Becomes literal when Mako Mori, one of the original Jaeger's pilots, is killed by a rogue Jaeger.]] |
| 357 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: [[spoiler:Is equipped with Obsidian Fury's plasma chainsaws before the final battle.]] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | [[/folder]] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | [[folder:Bracer Phoenix]] |
| 362 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bracer_phoenix_in_pacific_rim_uprising_4k_218845638.jpg]] |
| 363 | ->'''Nationality:''' China |
| 364 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-5 |
| 365 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' November 1st, 2025 |
| 366 | ->'''Pilots:''' Viktoriya Malikova, Ou-Yang Jinhai and Amara Namani |
| 367 | |
| 368 | A Mark-5 Jaeger, Bracer Phoenix is a walking titan of a Jaeger, having defended the city of Shanghai for numerous years, earning the nickname "The Shanghai Shield". |
| 369 | ---- |
| 370 | * TheBigGuy: It's the biggest and most heavily armed (with the expected trade-off of being the slowest and least maneuverable) of the four surviving Jaegers that take part in the final battle. |
| 371 | * ChestBlaster: Outfitted with Vortex Cannons, automatic cannons which can be pivoted to attack targets in front or behind it. |
| 372 | * EpicFlail: After the destruction of Titan Redeemer, Bracer Phoenix was outfitted with its flail, the M-19 Morningstar. |
| 373 | * GuyInBack: Bracer Phoenix is a three-man rig; the third pilot functions as a gunner and has their own control station. |
| 374 | * LightningBruiser: While it is the slowest of the Jaegers, it's still surprisingly fast for its size and able to easily keep up with the other Jaegers and Kaiju during battle. |
| 375 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: See the EpicFlail entry above. |
| 376 | * MightyGlacier: It's the slowest of the Jaegers stationed in Hong Kong, but it's built like a fortress, and hits like a meteor. |
| 377 | * MoreDakka: This Jaeger packs a ''lot'' of firepower -- no less than four massive guns are built into it, and all four can rapidly spew massive bullets at the enemy. |
| 378 | * SpentShellsShower: When Viktoriya opens up its massive guns, large bullets rapidly fall behind it. |
| 379 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The oldest Jaeger in the film just happens to be the bulky MightyGlacier? Cherno Alpha and Bracer should compare notes. |
| 380 | * TopHeavyGuy: Its design evokes this, with bulky shoulders and a small head. |
| 381 | |
| 382 | [[/folder]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[folder:Guardian Bravo]] |
| 385 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardian_bravo.jpg]] |
| 386 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown |
| 387 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-6 |
| 388 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' December 15th, 2033 |
| 389 | ->'''Pilots:''' Ilya and Suresh Khuran |
| 390 | |
| 391 | A Jaeger designed for ranged combat. |
| 392 | ---- |
| 393 | * LightningLash: Armed with Elec-16 Arc Whips, it can create lashes of pure energy. |
| 394 | * LongRangeFighter: Its specialty. Its weapons and thrusters are designed to allow him to keep distance from Kaijus and wound them from away. |
| 395 | * TopHeavyGuy: Very much like Bracer Phoenix, evidencing their similar weapon specifications. |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[/folder]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[folder:Saber Athena]] |
| 400 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saber_athena.jpg]] |
| 401 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown |
| 402 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-7 |
| 403 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' December 20th, 2033 |
| 404 | ->'''Pilots:''' Meilin Gao and Ryiochi |
| 405 | |
| 406 | The most advanced Jaeger to date, Saber Athena is acrobatic and deadly. |
| 407 | ---- |
| 408 | * ActionGirl: Has a deliberate feminine design. |
| 409 | * DualWielding: The Ionic Twinblades are normally wielded in both hands. |
| 410 | * ElementalWeapon: Armed with [[ShockAndAwe Ionic Twinblades]], which can be [[BifurcatedWeapon combined]] to form one singular sword. |
| 411 | * FragileSpeedster: It's quick and acrobatic, with promotional materials describe her as the fastest Jaeger ever built, but can't take much damage. As such, she is destroyed in literally two blows. |
| 412 | * ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Can perform ''flying kicks'' despite being a building-sized robot. |
| 413 | * KickChick: Employs fast kicks when it's not using its swords. |
| 414 | * SwordDrag: Does a variation during the final battle by pulling both her swords through the skyscrapers on her left and right while she charges the enemy. |
| 415 | [[/folder]] |
| 416 | |
| 417 | [[folder:Titan Redeemer]] |
| 418 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/titan_redeemer.jpg]] |
| 419 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown |
| 420 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-6 |
| 421 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown |
| 422 | ->'''Pilots:''' Unknown |
| 423 | |
| 424 | A Mark-6 Jaeger armed with a large morningstar. |
| 425 | ---- |
| 426 | * EpicFlail: Its main weapon. After Redeemer is destroyed, the flail is grafted onto Bracer Phoenix. |
| 427 | * DoNotGoGentle: Even after losing a leg and being taken down, it manages to behead an enemy before being destroyed. |
| 428 | * TheGhost: Subverted, if barely, for one of its pilots, as he can be seen through a breach in the Jaeger's faceplate [[spoiler:just before it is crushed.]] Played straight for the other. |
| 429 | * HeroicSacrifice: Both for it and its unidentified pilots. [[spoiler:The hybrids are ignoring it after taking it out in their initial attack, presumably believing it to no longer be a threat. Once it reveals itself to still be operational with at least one pilot still alive and kills one of the attacking hybrids, this immediately attracts the attention of the second hybrid, which wastes no time stomping on its head to instantly kill the human pilot(s) inside.]] |
| 430 | * SacrificialLion: It's destroyed in the [[spoiler:attack of the drones]] to show how dangerous they are. |
| 431 | * UnknownCharacter: We know it has pilots, as they operate it during the [[spoiler:attack of the hybrids and actually die at it]], but we are never revealed their names. |
| 432 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: Barely sees operational service on screen, and most of it is Amara piloting a simulated version of it during a training exercise. Its weapon even receives more screentime than it. |
| 433 | [[/folder]] |
| 434 | |
| 435 | [[folder:Obsidian Fury]] |
| 436 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/of.jpg]] |
| 437 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown[[spoiler:/China]] |
| 438 | ->'''Classification:''' Unknown[[spoiler:/Drone Jaeger]] |
| 439 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown |
| 440 | |
| 441 | A rogue Jaeger, and a deadly one at that, controlled by unknown forces. |
| 442 | ---- |
| 443 | * AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Its whole upper section is spun 180 degrees by a blow from Gipsy Avenger. [[spoiler:This [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] its being driven by a Kaiju brain.]] |
| 444 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Armed with two plasma {{chainsaw|Good}}s, which glow with a burning orange. |
| 445 | * ChestBlaster: Like Gipsy Danger, it can fire off blasts from its chest with lethal efficiency. |
| 446 | * {{Cyborg}}: [[spoiler:A Jaeger controlled by a Kaiju brain implanted into it.]] |
| 447 | * DarkIsEvil: Like the name says, Obsidian is black as night, and evil as they come. |
| 448 | * DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Is swiftly defeated by Gipsy Avenger in their rematch but its demise lead to the heroes discovering something much more sinister.]] |
| 449 | * DualWielding: Armed with two plasma swords that resemble chainsaws. [[spoiler: Gipsy Avenger is later equipped with these swords from the defeated remain of Obsidian Fury.]] |
| 450 | * EvilCounterpart: To Gipsy Danger, having a similar build and weaponry (dual swords and being able to fire from its ChestBlaster). Even its {{Leitmotif}} (also named "Obsidian Fury") sounds like a "darker/evil" counterpart of Gipsy Danger's "No Pulse" or "Go Big or Go Extinct". However, it is thoroughly ''not'' on the side of humanity. [[spoiler:It's also controlled by a Kaiju brain as opposed to two human pilots.]] |
| 451 | * GiantSpaceFleaOutOfNowhere: Appears out of nowhere in Sydney to attack the PPDC conference being held and [[spoiler: kill off Mako Mori.]] |
| 452 | * HeroKiller: [[spoiler:It shoots down and kills Mako Mori after destroying the PPDC building in Sydney. It has the same intentions for the other Jaeger pilots.]] |
| 453 | * ImplacableMan: Shrugs off everything thrown at it by Gipsy Avenger until [[spoiler: a hole is ripped in it.]] |
| 454 | * KnightOfCerebus: The sequel starts off pretty light-hearted, with Jake meeting Amara and Scrapper's escape attempt from November Ajax and them being recruited into PPDC for training as Jaeger pilots. Then Obsidian Fury shows up, [[spoiler:kills off Mako Mori, and its status as a DiscOneFinalBoss means the worst is yet to come.]] |
| 455 | * LeanAndMean: Its waist is really thin along with its limbs in general and it is very mean. |
| 456 | * LightningBruiser: Move extremely agile and fluid for a Jaeger and well-armed with a variety of weapons. [[spoiler: Its speed is achieved with Jaeger technology infused with organic Kaiju tissues.]] |
| 457 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: Can shoot multiple missiles from its shoulders. [[spoiler: This is how it managed to kill Mako Mori.]] |
| 458 | * OrganicTechnology: [[spoiler:Obsidian Fury's interior is a mix of Jaeger parts lined with Kaiju biomass.]] |
| 459 | * OutsideContextProblem: {{Downplayed}} as Rouge Jaegers were established, but they were so ramshackle that one advanced enough to match up to the flagship model Gipsy Avenger caught everyone off-guard. |
| 460 | * PredecessorVillain: It's implied that Obsidian Fury is a prototype for [[spoiler:Newt's army of Hybrid Drones that appear later in the film]]. |
| 461 | * TacticalWithdrawal: Facing the immobile Gipsy Avenger, it wisely withdraws once it spots 3 other Jaegers approaching as reinforcement. |
| 462 | * TorsoWithAView: [[spoiler: How it was defeated by Gypsy Avenger, from having it's chest punched out, removing it's power core in the process.]] |
| 463 | * WalkingArmory: Considering how sleek and smooth Obsidian is built it might as well be trenchcoat warfare as well. Most Jaegers have one to two weapons at most in addition to their fists. Obsidian Fury has missile pods in its shoulders, a particle cannon in its chest. At least one smaller particle cannon in its right wrist, smaller metal blades for extremely close melee in its left wrist. Oh and chainsaw swords in each arm along with devices that can jam communications along with being really strong and fast. |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
| 465 | |
| 466 | [[folder:"Scrapper"]] |
| 467 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scrapper_poster_cropped.png]] |
| 468 | ->'''Nationality:''' United States |
| 469 | ->'''Classification:''' None, unregistered |
| 470 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' 2035 |
| 471 | ->'''Pilots:''' Amara Namani |
| 472 | |
| 473 | In the aftermath of the Kaiju War, the poorer civilians have taken to scrounging detritus from decommissioned Jaegers, seeking to build their own. Small and lithe, Scrapper is a unique Jaeger, only requiring one single pilot. |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * BeTheBall: Can curl up into a ball and roll around. |
| 476 | * ButtMonkey: If it's on camera, expect something bad to happen to it. [[TookALevelInBadass Until the finale, of course.]] |
| 477 | * DavidVsGoliath: It's the David. All other Jaegers are Goliath. |
| 478 | * GiantScrapRobot: Being built from literal scrap metal, some car parts, rusty construction equipment, etc., it counts as this. |
| 479 | * MiniMecha: Only in comparison to the colossal "real" Jaegers. It stands at least two stories high, but barely reaches the shin of any other Jaeger. |
| 480 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: Scrapper may be small, but it's not to be underestimated. |
| 481 | * TheRuntAtTheEnd: Gipsy Avenger, Guardian Bravo, Saber Athena, Bracer Phoenix... and Scrapper. |
| 482 | * SmokeOut: It's equipped with smoke canister launchers. Unfortunately, that's not a terribly effective deterrent against a skyscraper-sized mech that can see well above the cloud. |
| 483 | * SupportPartyMember: Out of necessity. Its small size means it doesn't stand a chance against ordinary Kaiju, but after a retrofit can help with emergency repairs of Jaegers in the field, and provide their pilots with a means of escape in the event of an escape pod failure. |
| 484 | * WhatAPieceOfJunk: Being a homemade Jaeger, Scrapper looks like a walking trash heap. But once you see it in action, you'll understand why Amara was recruited into the Jaeger Program. |
| 485 | [[/folder]] |
| 486 | |
| 487 | [[folder:November Ajax]] |
| 488 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/november_ajax_profile.png]] |
| 489 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown |
| 490 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-6 |
| 491 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown |
| 492 | ->'''Pilots:''' Unknown |
| 493 | |
| 494 | A Jaeger employed by the PPDC to apprehend Jaeger scavengers. |
| 495 | ---- |
| 496 | * CyberCyclops: Has one big light/sensor in the middle of its face. |
| 497 | * DeadpanSnarker: Reacts vocally to Scrapper's attempts to confound it. After it subdues the tiny Jaeger, it comically pokes it to ensure its inactivity. |
| 498 | * KilledOffscreen: WordOfGod confirms that November Ajax was felled when the Shao Industries drones went berserk. Specifically, he got swarmed by six drones and destroyed, and Ajax's destroyed body can be seen in ''Pacific Rim: The Black''. |
| 499 | * ShockAndAwe: Carries a taser within one of its fists. |
| 500 | * SuperCop: It serves to enforce PPDC protocol. When we meet Ajax, it cites a specific line prohibiting unauthorized Jaegers that Scrapper is in violation of. |
| 501 | [[/folder]] |
| 502 | |
| 503 | !!!Debuted in ''Anime/PacificRimTheBlack'' |
| 504 | |
| 505 | [[folder:Atlas Destroyer]] |
| 506 | !!!Voiced by: Creator/EricaLindbeck |
| 507 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atlas_destroyer_before_damage.png]] |
| 508 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to Atlas with Nemesis' arm]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atlas_destroyer_profile.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 509 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown |
| 510 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-3 |
| 511 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown (Presumably 2017 in line with other Mark 3's) |
| 512 | ->'''Pilots:''' Hayley Travis, Taylor Travis, and Mei |
| 513 | |
| 514 | A decommissioned Mark-3 Jaeger reassigned to training cadets and left behind when the Black was implemented; controlled by a female artificial intelligence called Loa. |
| 515 | ---- |
| 516 | * AnArmAndALeg: Atlas' right arm is ripped off and eaten by Copperhead, hampering her already limited combat effectiveness. |
| 517 | * ArmCannon: Going by the holographic weapons display Loa projected, Atlas Destroyer originally had wrist-mounted missiles powerful enough to one-shot a Category IV Kaiju. [[spoiler:The new right arm Atlas receives from Apex -- originally belonging to the Mark IV Jaeger Chaos Nemesis -- comes with a blade-tipped saber chain fired from its palm which can either impale targets or saw through them using blades on the chain]]. |
| 518 | * AlwaysNeedWhatYouGaveUp: Her armament would certainly have made it easier for her to take on Copperhead. Justified, though, as she became a training Jaeger for the inexperienced cadets before she was abandoned on Australia because of Operation Blackout. |
| 519 | * BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: At least twenty years old by the time of the Black and reduced to training duties. Now bought back into full action. |
| 520 | * BroughtDownToNormal: Downplayed. She's still a giant mecha capable of punching, and later [[spoiler:grappling]], Kaiju, but in the past, she was a fully armed battle Jaeger until she was decommissioned and reassigned to be a training Jaeger for Cadets. |
| 521 | * CasualDangerDialogue: {{Justified}} in her role as the AI of a training Jaeger, Loa encourages her pilots to act in a calm, smooth voice even when they're seconds from total disaster. |
| 522 | -->'''Loa''': Kaiju impact in twenty seconds. Choose a course of action, please. |
| 523 | * DeadpanSnarker: Loa -- Atlas Destroyer's AI -- possesses a wry sense of humor and is prone to making deadpan retorts. |
| 524 | * DramaPreservingHandicap: Even a standard Mark-3 Jaeger would be overpowered in this setting, as evidenced by the initial simulation showing that Copperhead would have been felled in ''a single attack'' by her original armament. Having been stripped of her weapons, Atlas is instead put on the defensive against Kaiju it would have otherwise handily defeated. Atlas also lacks a nuclear reactor like other Mark-3 Jaegers, placing a limit on how long it can be run continuously and forcing a dangerous scavenger hunt for replacements when the cells run dry after the first battle with Copperhead. |
| 525 | * FreakOut: When scanning the derelict Horizon Brave, Loa suddenly starts acting like she's having a PTSD-induced flashback. When Taylor confronts her about what happened, she cagily downplays it as a glitch. |
| 526 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Loa ejects Taylor and Hayley when it is clear they would not survive against the Category VI Kaiju, Breacher. She self-destructs in order to vaporize Breacher, clearing the way for her pilots to safely reach Sydney Base.]] |
| 527 | * LastOfHerKind: With Gypsy Danger long destroyed Atlas is both the last Mark 3 and the last known active Jaeger in Australia. |
| 528 | * PowerPincers: In Episode 6, [[spoiler:Atlas Destroyer gets a replacement arm from the Mark IV Jaeger Chaos Nemesis, which is heavily armored but has limited dexterity due to its tripartite pincers]]. |
| 529 | [[/folder]] |
| 530 | |
| 531 | [[folder:Hunter Vertigo]] |
| 532 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/huntervertigo.jpg]] |
| 533 | ->'''Nationality:''' Unknown |
| 534 | ->'''Classification:''' Mark-7 |
| 535 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown |
| 536 | ->'''Pilots:''' Ford Travis, Brina Travis |
| 537 | |
| 538 | The Jaeger piloted by Ford and Brina Travis. |
| 539 | ---- |
| 540 | * ArmCannon: Wrist-mounted launchers capable of firing (apparently very low-yield) nuclear warheads. |
| 541 | * BareHandedBladeBlock: Stops a bone spike from a kaiju from impaling them in this manner. |
| 542 | * GrievousHarmWithABody: When one of its Cryo Cannons is damaged by an Acidquill's tentacle, Brina rips it off their back and uses it to club the kaiju. |
| 543 | * CompositeCharacter: Has the general profile and color scheme of Striker Eureka, Gipsy Danger's central turbine core, and the shoulder cannons of Coyote Tango. |
| 544 | * FreezeRay: Hunter Vertigo's shoulder cannons can freeze whole Kaiju in seconds. |
| 545 | * NukeEm: The only known Jaeger equipped with nuclear weapons to use while brawling with kaiju. |
| 546 | * ShoulderCannon: Hunter Vertigo came equipped with shoulder cannons capable of firing a FreezeRay. |
| 547 | [[/folder]] |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[folder:Striker Berserker]] |
| 550 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/striker_berserker.jpg]] |
| 551 | ->'''Nationality:''' Australian |
| 552 | ->'''Classification:''' Unknown |
| 553 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown |
| 554 | ->'''Pilots:''' Herc Hansen, Unknown copilot (deceased) |
| 555 | |
| 556 | The last Jeager Herc Hansen piloted during the Kaiju invasion of Australia and Operation Blackout. |
| 557 | ---- |
| 558 | * BladeBelowTheShoulder: Like Eureka before it, Berserker [[DualWielding Dual Wields armblades]], making this possibly a signature weapon choice of Herc's. |
| 559 | * LegacyCharacter: Is implied to be one to Striker Eureka, and given Herc is one of its pilots, this is likely intentional. |
| 560 | * RuleOfThree: The Third Jaeger Herc has piloted, and the third he's lost his co-pilot for. |
| 561 | [[/folder]] |
| 562 | |
| 563 | [[folder:Marauder Zeus]] |
| 564 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marauder_zeus_profile.png]] |
| 565 | ->'''Nationality:''' Australian |
| 566 | ->'''Classification:''' Unknown |
| 567 | ->'''Date of Launch:''' Unknown |
| 568 | ->'''Pilots:''' Unknown |
| 569 | |
| 570 | A Jaeger who, against orders, backed up Ford and Brina's attempt to rescue their kids during the evacuation. |
| 571 | ---- |
| 572 | * ArmCannon: Has massive collapsible Gatling guns on the back of each forearm. |
| 573 | * AwesomeAussie: If the accent of its (only speaking) pilot is anything to go by, Marauder Zeus is proudly keeping the tradition of Australian badassery alive and well. |
| 574 | * GatlingGood: Its main weapons are a pair of enormous Gatling guns. |
| 575 | * GunsAkimbo: One Gatling gun on each arm. |
| 576 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: An Acidquill gets the drop on it by impaling it InTheBack. |
| 577 | * OffWithHisHead: It's destroyed this way by an ambushing Acidquill. |
| 578 | [[/folder]] |
| 579 | |
| 580 | [[folder:Chaos Nemesis]] |
| 581 | A Mark-4 Jeager whose remains are found in Apex's boneyard. |
| 582 | ---- |
| 583 | * TheGhost: Is only mentioned by Lola, with only its arm being seen. |
| 584 | * WhipSword: At least one of its arms had Vanadium Steel Saber Chain, which was passed down to Atlas Destroyer. |
| 585 | [[/folder]] |
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