Pacific Rim is a media franchise originating from the 2013 live-action film of the same name.
It is set in a world where giant kaiju emerge from the Pacific Ocean and attack humanity. In turn, humans engineer Humongous Mecha called Jaegers to fight back. Piloting a Jaeger is a two-man job, requiring a deep connection between copilots. The franchise depicts the war between kaiju and humans, and explores the inner lives of various Jaeger pilots.
Media:
Films
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Anime
- Pacific Rim: The Black (2021)
Comic Books
- Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero (2013)
- Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift (2015-2016)
- Pacific Rim: Aftermath (2018)
- Pacific Rim: Blackout (2022)
Literature
- Pacific Rim: The Official Movie Novelization (2013)
- Pacific Rim Uprising: Ascension (2018)
- Pacific Rim Uprising: PPDC Jaeger Pilot Dossier (2018) - In-Universe handbook.
- Pacific Rim Uprising: Official Novelization (2018)
- Pacific Rim Uprising: The Junior Novel (2018)
Tabletop Games
- Pacific Rim Hero Clix: Mini-Game (2013)
- Pacific Rim: Extinction (2018) - A miniature Wargame produced by River Horse.
Video Games
- Pacific Rim: Kaiju Battle (2013) - A browser game by Qualcomm.
- Pacific Rim: Jaeger Combat Simulator (2013) - A browser game by Qualcomm.
- Pacific Rim: The Video Game (2013) - A Fighting Game developed and published by Yuke's for Xbox Live Arcade, Play Station Network, and PC.
- Pacific Rim: The Mobile Game (2013) - A Fighting Game by Reliance Games for mobile devices.
- Pacific Rim: Breach Wars (2018)
Webcomics
- Pacific Rim: Amara (2018)
Tropes across the franchise:
- Behemoth Battle: The franchise's hook is seeing giant mechs deck giant monsters.
- Humans Are Warriors: A central theme is humanity's determination to fight back against the kaiju.
- Mental Fusion: The dual pilot system used by most of the Jaegers has both pilots neurally linked in order to heighten synchrony.
