"RALEIGH:" "When I was a kid," "Whenever I'd feel small or lonely," "I'd look up at the stars." "Wondered if there was life up there." "Turns out I was looking in the wrong direction." "[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]" "When alien life entered our world" "It was from deep beneath the pacific ocean." "A fissure between two tectonic plates." "A portal between dimensions." "The breach." "I was fifteen when the first Kaiju" "Made land in san Francisco." "[ KAIJU ROARING ]" "[ RADIO CHATTER ]" "[ KAIJU GROANS ]" "By the time tanks, jets and missiles took it down" "Six days and 35 miles later, three cities were destroyed." "Tens of thousands of lives were lost." "[ ALARM BLARING ]" "[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]" "We mourned our dead, memorialized the attack," "And moved on." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]" "[ ALARM RINGING ]" "And then, only six months later," "The second attack hit manila." "FEMALE NEWSCASTER:" "The acid factor of the Kaiju blood" "Creates a toxic phenomenon named Kaiju blue." "RALEIGH:" "And then the third one hit Cabo." "And then the fourth." "And then we learned this was not gonna stop." "This was just the beginning." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "We needed a new weapon." "The world came together, pooling its resources" "And throwing aside old rivalries" "For the sake of the greater good." "To fight monsters, we created monsters of our own." "The Jaeger program was born." "There were setbacks at first." "The neural load to interface with a Jaeger" "Proved too much for a single pilot." "A two-Pilot system was implemented." "Left-Hemisphere, right-Hemisphere pilot control." "We started winning." "Jaegers stopping Kaijus everywhere." "But the jaegers were only as good as their pilots." "So Jaeger pilots turned into rock stars." "Danger turned into propaganda." "Kaijus into toys." "We got really good at it." "Winning." "[ HORNS HONKING ]" "Then... then it all changed." "[ RAPID BEEPING ]" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Gipsy danger, report to bay 08, level a-42." "Kaiju." "Code name:" "Knifehead." "Category 3." "Yo, Yancy, wake up!" "Movement in the breach." "Hey, come on!" "We're being deployed." "Great." "Good morning." "Mornin'." "Kaiju's a category 3..." "Biggest one yet." "Code name:" "Knifehead." "[ GROANS ] What time is it?" "2:00." "Man:" "Go, go, go!" "Move it!" "A.M.?" "Yep." "What do you say?" "Fifth notch on the belt?" "[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]" "Come on, beckets." "Time for the drop." "Hey, kid." "Yeah?" "Don't get cocky." "RALEIGH:" "Years before," "You wouldn't have picked my brother Yancy and I for heroes." "No chance." "MAN:" "Good morning, sir." "All right, let's suit up and kick some ass!" "RALEIGH:" "We were never star athletes." "Never at the head of the class." "But we could hold our own in a fight." "And it turned out we had a unique skill:" "We were drift compatible." "[ MOTORS WHIRRING ]" "All right." "Data on helmet." "Data relay gel dispersing in circuitry suit." "TENDO CHOI:" "Good morning, Becket boys!" "Tendo, what's happening, my man?" "How'd that date with Alison go last night, Mr. Choi?" "Oh, she loved me." "Her boyfriend?" "Not so much." "You're gonna get your ass kicked." "[ CHUCKLES ] A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, brother." "Engage drop, Mr. Choi." "[ CLEARS THROAT ] engaging drop, sir." "Marshal Pentecost on deck." "Securing the Conn pod." "Gettin' ready to drop." "[ WHIRRING, LOCKING ]" "MAN:" "Conn pod door lock secure." "Release for drop." "RALEIGH:" "Gipsy danger ready for the big drop." "Here we go." "Yeah!" "Here we go!" "TENDO CHOI:" "Coupling confirmed, sir." "Engage pilot-To-Pilot protocol." "Engaging now." "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Pilot-To-Pilot connection protocol sequence." "Gipsy launch, bay 6." "[ THUNDER CRASHES ]" "[ RADIO CHATTER ]" "Gipsy danger ready and aligned, sir." "Rangers, this is marshal stacker Pentecost." "Prepare for neural handshake." "Starting in 15 seconds." "14...13... 12, 11, 10..." "Ready to step into my head, kid?" "...9, 8, 7, 6... please, after you." "Age before beauty, old man." "Pilot-To-Pilot connection protocol sequence...5, 4, 3..." "Neural handshake initiated." "...2, 1." "RALEIGH:" "The drift." "Jaeger tech." "Based on Darpa jet fighter neural systems." "Two pilots, mind-Melding through memories" "With the body of a giant machine." "The deeper the bond... the better you fight." "Neural handshake strong and holding." "YANCY:" "Right hemisphere is calibrating." "Left hemisphere calibrating." "Proofed and transmitting." "PENTECOST:" "Gentlemen, your orders are" "To hold the miracle mile off anchorage." "Copy?" "Copy that, sir." "Sir, there's still a civilian vessel in the gulf..." "Gentlemen, you're protecting a city of 2 million people." "You will not risk those lives for a boat that holds 10." "Am I clear?" "Yes, sir." "Man, that's cold." "You know what I'm thinking." "I'm in your brain." "I know." "Then let's go fishing." "Here we go!" "Come on, bro!" "Put some muscle to it!" "Worry about yourself, kiddo!" "RALEIGH:" "There are things you can't fight, acts of god." "You see a hurricane coming, you have to get out of the way." "But when you're in a Jaeger," "Suddenly, you can fight the hurricane." "You can win." "[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]" "MERRITT:" "Get 'em tied down and go down below!" "Now!" "How far to the mainland?" "7 miles off anchorage, sir." "But we won't even make it past the shallows!" "No, we won't!" "What about that island 3 miles east?" "[ BEEPING ]" "No!" "No!" "It's 2 miles, sir." "O-One mile, sir!" "It's getting closer." "How the hell can it be getting closer?" "[ RAPID BEEPING ]" "Kaiju." "Harder starboard!" "I'm doing it as fast as I can!" "Now!" "[ KAIJU ROARING ]" "Oh, god!" "What the hell?" "[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]" "MAN:" "Hang on!" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Ship secure." "Adjust the torque!" "I'm on it." "Torque locked." "[ GRUNTING ]" "Get him." "Come on." "Shoot him." "I'm on it!" "I'm on it!" "TENDO CHOI:" "Discharge reading, sir." "Plasma cannon in the shallow shelves 7 miles off the coastal line." "PENTECOST:" "Gipsy, what the hell is going on?" "Job's done, sir." "Lit it up twice." "Bagged our fifth kill." "You disobeyed a direct order!" "Respectfully, sir," "We intercepted a Kaiju and saved everyone on that boat." "Get back to your post, now!" "Yes, sir." "Kaiju signature rising!" "MAN:" "Sensor checks." "That thing's still alive, sir." "Gipsy!" "We're still getting a signature!" "That Kaiju is still alive!" "Grab the boat and get out of there." "You copy?" "Grab the boat and get out of there now!" "[ KAIJU ROARING ]" "Take it, Raleigh!" "I got this!" "[ SCREAMING ]" "Loccent, we're hit!" "[ RAPID BEEPING ]" "Left arm's gone cold, sir." "[ ROARING ]" "The hull!" "It went through the hull!" "Raleigh, listen to me!" "You need..." "No!" "No!" "[ GRUNTS ]" "[ GRUNTING ]" "[ ROARING ]" "[ GRUNTING ]" "[ ROARS ]" "[ GRUNTING ]" "Loading." "[ SCREAMS ]" "Second discharge fried all the comms, sir." "I'm not getting any signals." "MAN:" "Pressure dropping!" "No pressure!" "REPEAT:" "No pressure!" "No signatures, sir." "What do we do now, sir?" "OLD MAN:" "Now, I want you to keep your eye on that gauge there." "Now, you know what I'd like to find?" "I'd like to find a whole ship." "That's what I'd like to find." "[ BEEPING ] Wait, wait!" "Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!" "Wait!" "Right there, right there!" "Dig!" "Hey, what is it?" "It's just an old toy." "We never find anything good." "[ RAPID BEEPING ] Listen." "[ DETECTOR WARBLING ]" "Jeez!" "[ FOOTSTEPS THUDDING ]" "Oh, my god." "[ GROANING ]" "[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]" "Stay here!" "[ SYSTEM POWERING DOWN ]" "[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]" "[ DISTANTLY ] Mister?" "Can I help?" "Yancy." "Run!" "Get help, fast!" "It's gonna be all right." "TAYLOR:" "The Kaiju are learning our defenses." "They're adapting." "Evolving." "And we're losing jaegers faster than we can build them." "Lima." "Seattle." "Vladivostok." "Category 4 Kaijus are now coming through the breach." "I think even you can see, marshal," "This is no longer a sound strategy." "The frequency of the attacks has increased." "The jaegers are not the most viable" "Line of defense anymore." "I am aware." "Those are my rangers that die every time a Jaeger falls," "Which is why I'm asking you for one last chance..." "COLE:" "Excuse me, marshal." "Excuse me!" "...one final assault with everything we've got." "Listen to me." "The Jaeger program is dead, marshal." "On the other hand," "The coastal wall program is a promising option." "TAYLOR:" "The world appreciates" "All that you and your men have done," "But it's over." "We will authorize you" "To take all remaining jaegers" "TO THE LAST BATTLE STATION:" "Hong Kong." "We're prepared to fund you for the next eight months" "While the coastal wall is completed." "After that, you will receive no further support." "You have your answer, marshal." "TENDO CHOI:" "So that's it?" "It's over?" "HERC: [ AUSTRALIAN ACCENT ] suits and ties, flashy smiles." "That's all they are, stacker." "We don't need 'em." "[ WHISTLE BLOWS, TOOLS CLANKING ]" "[ INDISTINCT TALKING OVER P.A. ]" "[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]" "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "FOREMAN:" "Ration cards, guys!" "Come on, come on!" "Let's go!" "Now, I got good news and I got bad news, fellas." "Which one you wanna hear first?" "Bad news!" "BAD NEWS:" "Three guys died yesterday working the top of the wall." "[ WORKERS MURMUR ]" "MAN:" "What's the good news?" "The good news is, I got three new job openings." "Top of the wall." "Okay, who wants to work?" "Who wants to eat?" "[ CLAPS ] Come on!" "[ MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY ]" "WOMAN:" "I am here in Sydney, where earlier today," "Yet another Kaiju attack took place." "The Kaiju, an enormous category 4," "Broke through the coastal wall in less than an hour." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "The wall of life had been deemed unbreachable" "By its builders." "MAN:" "Why the hell are we even building' this thing?" "The creature entered the city through Sydney cove." "That..." "That thing" "Went through the wall like it was nothing." "Ironically, it was" "The recently decommissioned Jaeger, striker eureka," "Piloted by Herc and chuck Hansen," "That finally took the beast down." "[ KAIJU SCREECHES ]" "[ GROANS ]" "[ CAR ALARM BEEPING ]" "CHUCK: [ AUSTRALIAN ACCENT ] look, they decommissioned" "The Jaeger program because of mediocre pilots." "It's that simple." "That's striker eureka's tenth kill to date." "It's a new record." "And you're still going to Hong Kong," "Even at a time like this?" "Well, orders are orders." "What else am I supposed to do?" "Come on, mate." "WOMAN:" "Chuck Hansen, one of the pilots of striker eureka," "The Jaeger that took down the Kaiju." "Mr. Becket." "Marshal." "Looking sharp." "Long time." "Five years, four months." "Can I have a word?" "MAN:" "Attention, all zone three welders." "Step into my office, marshal." "Took me a while to find you." "Anchorage, Sheldon point, Nome..." "Yeah, a man in my position travels with the wall," "Chasing shifts to make a livin'." "What do you want?" "I've spent the last six months" "Activating everything I can get my hands on." "There's an old Jaeger, a mark 3." "You may know it." "It needs a pilot." "I'm guessing I wasn't your first choice." "You a my first choice." "All the other mark 3 pilots are dead." "[ SIGHS ]" "Look..." "I can't have anyone else in my head again." "I'm done." "I was still connected to my brother when he died." "I can't go through that again, man, I'm sorry." "Haven't you heard, Mr. Becket?" "The world is coming to an end." "So where would you rather die?" "!" "Here, or in a Jaeger?" "!" "[ RADIO CHATTER ]" "[ SHOUTING IN JAPANESE ]" "Mr. Becket, this is Mako Mori." "One of our brightest." "Also in charge of the mark 3 restoration program." "She personally handpicked your copilot candidates." "[ SPEAKING JAPANESE ]" "Hey." "[ SPEAKING JAPANESE ]" "PENTECOST:" "At ease." "We will tour the facility first" "And then miss Mori will show you to your Jaeger, Mr. Becket." "GOTTLIEB:" "Wait for us, please!" "NEWT:" "Hold the door, please!" "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Stay back!" "Kaiju specimens are extremely rare," "So look but don't touch, please." "Mr. Becket, this is our research team." "Dr. Gottlieb and dr." "Geiszler." "Oh, no, call me newt." "Only my mother calls me doctor." "[ CHUCKLES ]" "Hermann, these are human beings." "Why don't you say hello?" "I have asked you not to refer to me by my first name around others." "I am a doctor with over 10 years decorated experience..." "[ MOCKING ] Oh, no, yes." "I have ten... 10 years of experience, man." "I'm very sorry." "Oh, please." "Who is that, Yamarashi?" "Oh, this little Kaiju?" "Yeah, you got a good eye." "My brother and I took him down in 2017." "You know he was one of the biggest category 3s ever?" "He was 2,500 tons of awesome." "Or awful." "You know, whatever you wanna call it." "Yes, please excuse him." "He's a Kaiju groupie." "He loves..." "Shut up, Hermann, I don't love them, okay?" "I study them." "And unlike most people," "I wanna see one alive and up close one day." "Trust me, you don't want to." "So that's your research division?" "Things have changed." "[ LIGHT, RAPID BEEPING ]" "We're not an army anymore, Mr. Becket." "We're the resistance." "Welcome to the shatterdome." "War clock." "We reset it after every Kaiju attack." "Keeps everyone focused." "The frequency of attacks is accelerating." "How long till the next reset?" "A week, if we're lucky." "[ WHEELS SQUEAK ]" "My experts believe there'll be a Kaiju attack" "Even before that." "This complex used to lodge 30 jaegers" "In five bays just like this one." "Now we only have four jaegers left." "I didn't know it was this bad." "It is that bad." "Crimson typhoon, china." "One of the greatest." "Assembled in Changzhou." "Full titanium core, no alloys." "Fifty diesel engines per muscle strand." "Deadly, precise fighter." "She's piloted by the wei tang brothers." "Triplets." "Local lads." "They've successfully defended Hong Kong port seven times." "They use the thundercloud formation." "Oh, yeah." "Triple-Arm technique." "Very effective." "That tank, last of the t-90s." "Cherno alpha." "First generation mark 1." "The heaviest and oldest Jaeger in the service." "But make no mistake, Mr. Becket, it's a brutal war machine." "And those two," "Sasha and Alexis Kaidanovksy." "Yeah, I've heard of 'em." "Perimeter patrol, Siberian wall." "On thei watch it stayed unbreached for six years." "Six years." "[ DOG BARKS ]" "PENTECOST:" "Herc!" "Chuck!" "Gentlemen, welcome to Hong Kong!" "HERC:" "Wait here." "MAKO:" "Max!" "Come here!" "[ DOG BARKS ] Remember me?" "HERC:" "Don't drool all over miss Mori." "Hi." "Sees a pretty girl and he gets all wound up." "PENTECOST:" "Raleigh, this is Hercules Hansen," "An old friend from the mark 1 glory days." "I know you, mate." "We rode together before." "We did, sir." "Six years ago." "My brother and I." "It was a three Jaeger team drop." "That's right." "Manila." "Sorry about your brother." "Thank you, sir." "Herc and his son chuck'll be runnin' point" "Usin' striker eureka." "Fastest Jaeger in the world." "First and last of the mark 5s." "Australia decommissioned it a day before the Sydney attack." "Yeah, it was lucky we were still around." "Yep." "Now it's runnin' point for us." "Wait, running point on what?" "You haven't told me what I'm doing here yet." "We're going for the breach, Mr. Becket." "We're gonna strap a 2,400 pound" "Thermonuclear warhead to striker's back." "Detonate an equivalent of 1.2 million tons of TNT," "And you and two other Jaegers'll be runnin' defense for them." "Thought we were the resistance." "Where'd you get something that big?" "See the Russians back there?" "They can get us anything." "Herc, shall we?" "Good to have you back." "Thank you, sir." "I'll show you to your Jaeger now." "Miss Mori, will you give me a minute?" "Marshal!" "Sir, we've hit the breach before." "It doesn't work." "Nothing goes through." "What's changed?" "I've got a plan." "I need you ready." "That's all." "Let's go, Herc!" "CHUCK:" "Max, come here!" "WOMAN:" "Crew 17, please report to the fifth floor." "Zero minus two." "Xy minus two." "R-E-Q." "In the beginning," "The Kaiju attacks were spaced by 24 weeks." "Then twelve, then six, then every two weeks." "The last one in Sydney was a week." "In four days, we could be seeing a Kaiju every eight hours" "Until they are coming every four minutes." "Marshal, we should witness a double event" "Within seven days." "Mr. Gottlieb," "I'm to drop a 2,400 pound thermonuclear bomb." "I need more than a prediction." "Well, uh, that's a problem, then" "Because see, he actually" "Can't give you anything more than a prediction." "No Kaiju entrails over my side of the room." "You know the rules." "Every bloody day." "It's incessant." "Gents!" "On point." "[ SIGHS ]" "Numbers do not lie." "Politics and poetry, promises, these are lies." "Numbers are as close as we get to the handwriting of god." "[ CHUCKLING ] What?" "Would you give me a moment?" "There will be a double event" "And then, shortly thereafter, three." "And then four." "PENTECOST:" "And then we're dead." "I get it." "Alas." "This is where the good news comes." "Here is our universe," "And here is theirs." "And this is what we call "the throat,"" "The passage between the breach and us." "We know that it's atomic in nature." "I predict that the increased traffic" "Will force the breach to stabilize" "And remain open long enough" "To get the device through... and collapse its structure." "Yeah, and that's where I gotta chime in" "Because, really, I wouldn't wanna go in there" "With that limited amount of information." "Newton, don't embarrass yourself." "That's what I was tryin' to say." "Just hear me out for a second." "Give me a second, please." "Why do we judge the Kaiju on a category system?" "[ SYSTEM POWERS DOWN ]" "It's because each one is completely different from the next, right?" "You see what I'm saying?" "One looks like a shark and one looks like a fish..." "Dr. Geiszler." "Just get to the point." "Yes." "The point is I don't think" "They're all completely different after all." "These are some samples I collected, all right?" "Now, this one here was harvested in Sydney." "And this was harvested in manila." "6 years ago." "They have the same exact DNA." "They're clones." "And this is the point where he goes completely crazy." "There's so much more to the Kaiju than we understand." "And we've really only scratched the surface." "This is a piece of a Kaiju's brain." "Now, unfortunately, it's damaged." "It's a little bit weak." "But it's still alive." "Now, I think I can tap into it" "Using the same technology" "That allows the two Jaeger pilots to share a neural bridge." "Now, think about that." "I could tell you exactly" "How to get through the breach yourselves." "You're suggesting that we initiate a drift with a Kaiju?" "No, no." "No, no." "Not like a whole Kaiju, you know," "Just a tiny piece of its brain." "The neural surge would be too much for the human brain." "I agree." "I don't agree. [ SIGHS ]" "Gottlieb, I'd like your data on my desk asap." "Sir." "No, but his is so..." "Thank you, newt." "Guys, now, this is the most amazing thing..." "Newton, I know that you're desperate to be right" "So you've not wasted your life being a Kaiju groupie," "But it's not going to work." "It is going to work, Hermann." "And I'll tell you something else." "Fortune favors the brave, dude." "You heard them." "They won't give you the equipment" "And even if they did, you'd kill yourself." "Well, I'd be a rock star." "There she is." "[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]" "Oh, my god." "[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]" "Look at her." "Gipsy danger." "God, it's so beautiful." "She looks like new." "MAKO:" "Better than new." "She has a double-Core nuclear reactor." "She's one of a kind now." "She always was." "TENDO CHOI:" "How do you like your ride, Becket boy?" "Solid iron hull, no alloys." "Forty engine blocks per muscle strands." "Hyper-Torque driver for every limb" "And a new fluid synapse system." "Come here." "Tendo." "It's good to see you, buddy." "It's good to see you too, brother." "It's just like old times." "[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]" "So what's your story?" "[ BAG UNZIPS ]" "Restoring old jaegers," "Showing has-Beens like me around." "That can't be it." "You a pilot?" "No." "No yet." "But I wanna be one, more than anything." "What's your simulator score?" "51 drops, 51 kills." "Wow, that's amazing." "But you're not one of the candidates tomorrow?" "I am not." "The marshal has his reasons." "Yeah, he always does, doesn't he?" "But with 51 kills, I can't imagine what they could be." "I hope you approve of my choices." "I've studied your fighting techniques and strategy." "Even..." "Alaska." "And what do you think?" "I think [SIGHS] you're unpredictable." "You have a habit of deviating" "From standard combat techniques." "You take risks and injure yourself and your crew." "I don't think you're the right man for this mission." "Wow." "Thank you for your honesty." "You might be right." "But one day, when you're a pilot," "You're gonna see that in combat you make decisions." "And you have to live with the consequences." "That's what I'm trying to do." "[ DOOR SLAMS ]" "[ DOOR CLOSES ]" "The candidates are ready." "We will commence the trials immediately, sir." "Good." "But there is one thing." "We..." "Mako, we have talked about this." "We will not be talking about it again." "Hm?" "You promised me." "Mako." "Vengeance is like an open wound." "You cannot take that level of emotion into the drift." "For my family, I need..." "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "HERC:" "Raleigh." "Come sit with us." "Oh, I'm okay, thank you." "Ah, come on, there's plenty of room at our table." "I haven't seen bread in awhile." "Hong Kong." "Beauty of an open port, no rationing." "We've got potatoes, peas, sweet beans, decent meat loaf." "Pass the potatoes." "Raleigh, this is my son, chuck." "He's my copilot now." "He's more my copilot, right, dad?" "So you're the guy, eh?" "You're the guy who's gonna run defense for me" "In that old rust bucket of yours?" "That's the plan." "Good. [ DOG CHOMPS ]" "So when was the last time you jockeyed, ray?" "About five years ago." "What have you been doin' for five years?" "Something pretty important, I reckon." "I was in construction." "Oh, wow, that's great." "I mean, that's really useful." "Uh, you know, we get into a fight," "You can build our way out of it, eh, ray?" "It's Raleigh." "Whatever." "Look, you're Pentecost's bright idea." "My old man, he seems to like you," "But it's guys like you who brought down the Jaeger program." "To me, you're dead weight." "You slow me down," "I'm gonna drop you like a sack of Kaiju shit." "[ CLICKS TONGUE ]" "I'll see you around, Raleigh." "Come, max." "[ PANTING ]" "You can blame me for that one." "I've raised him on my own." "He's a smart kid, but I never knew" "Whether to give him a hug or a kick in the ass." "With respect, sir..." "I'm pretty sure which one he needs." "[ APPLAUSE ] 4 points to zero." "4 points to 1." "[ APPLAUSE ]" "4 points to 2." "Okay, what?" "You don't like 'em?" "I thought you selected them personally." "Excuse me?" "Every time a match ends" "You make this little gesture," "Like you're critical of their performance." "It's not their performance, it's yours." "Your gambit." "You could have taken all of them two moves earlier." "You think so?" "I know so." "Can we change this up?" "How 'bout we give her a shot?" "MAN:" "Yeah!" "[ SCATTERED APPLAUSE ]" "No." "We stick to the cadet list we have, ranger." "Only candidates with drift compatibility..." "Which I have, marshal." "Mako, this is not only about a neural connection." "It's also about a physical compatibility." "What's the matter, marshal?" "Don't think your brightest can cut it in the ring with me?" "Go." "Four strikes marks a win." "Remember, it's about compatibility." "It's a dialogue, not a fight." "But I'm not gonna dial down my moves." "Okay." "Then neither will I." "1-0." "[ GRUNTS LOUDLY ] 1-1." "2-1." "Concentrate." "2-2." "Better watch it." "[ SCATTERED APPLAUSE ] 3-2." "Mori-San." "[ BOTH GRUNTING ]" "[ CROWD GROANS ]" "Enough." "[ APPLAUSE ]" "I've seen what I need to see." "Me too." "She's my copilot." "That's not going to work." "Why not?" "Because I said so, Mr. Becket." "I made my decision." "Report to the shatterdome in two hours" "And find out who your copilot will be." "Mako." "What was all that about?" "I mean, I'm not crazy." "You felt it, right?" "We are drift compatible." "Thank you for standing up for me." "But there is nothing to talk about." "That's my room." "Excuse me." "I mean, come on." "I thought you wanted to be a pilot." "[ DOOR OPENS ]" "Mako, this is worth fighting for." "We don't have to just obey him." "It's not obedience, Mr. Becket." "It's respect." "Would you at least tell me what his problem is?" "WOMAN:" "In the wake of the Sydney incident," "Which showed the ineffective nature" "Of the wall of life program," "Many are questioning the government's motives" "And wondering why the Jaeger program has been discontinued." "Riots have erupted along the coastlines" "Of several pan pacific cities." "MAN:" "We have now relocated millions of civilians" "And supplies 300 miles inland to the safe zones." "Woman #2:" "Safe zones?" "For the rich and powerful?" "What about the rest of us?" "MAN:" "Yeah, answer the question." "I believe the wall of life" "Is still our best option at this time." "And that's all I'm gonna say on the matter." "Than..." "Thank you." "Kaiju/human drift experiment, take one." "The, uh..." "The brain segment is the frontal lobe." "Um, chances are... the segment's far too damaged to drift with." "UNSCIENTIFIC ASIDE:" "Hermann, if you're listening to this," "Well, I'm either alive" "And I've proven what I've just done works... in which case, ha, I won." "Or I'm dead and I'd like you to know that it's all your fault." "It really is, you know." "You drove me to this." "In which case, ha, I also won." "Sort of." "I'm going in in three... two... one." "Hah!" "[ DISTORTED AUDIO ]" "GOTTLIEB:" "Newton." "Newton!" "What have you done?" "WOMAN:" "Gipsy danger neural test" "Commencing in 20 minutes." "Gipsy danger neural test commencing in 20 minutes. [ WOMEN GIGGLE ]" "Gipsy danger neural test commencing in 20 minutes. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ]" "Mm." "May I come in, Mako?" "All pilots report to mess hall." "A long time ago, I made you a promise." "These transmitters are non-Operative." "I need them replaced." "RALEIGH:" "Setting harness for test mode." "Waiting for second pilot." "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Two pilots on board." "I'm gonna take this side if you don't mind." "My left arm's kinda shot." "Sure." "Are you gonna say anything?" "No point." "In five minutes you're gonna be inside my head." "You look good." "Pilots on board and ready to connect." "Prepare for neural handshake." "Initiating neural handshake." "We're not in the simulator now, Mako." "Remember, don't chase the rabbit." "Random access brain impulse triggers." "Memories." "Just let 'em flow, don't latch on." "Tune 'em out." "Stay in the drift." "The drift is silence." "Neural interface drift initiated." "[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]" "Look, Raleigh!" "Over there!" "Mama!" "YANCY:" "Raleigh, listen to me!" "Raleigh, listen to me!" "[ GASPS ]" "Right hemisphere calibrated." "Left hemisphere calibrated." "Ready to activate the Jaeger." "Okay, gipsy." "Lining up nicely." "Better get ready." "Pilot to Jaeger connection complete." "GOTTLIEB:" "Marshal!" "Marshal!" "I need to talk to you." "Not now, Mr. Gottlieb." "I'm sure you can appreciate" "How important this moment is to me." "Newton created a neural bridge" "From garbage and drifted with a Kaiju." "GOTTLIEB:" "I found him prone, and he's sort of dazed." "I don't exactly know what to do." "I told you it would work." "Yes, you did." "Well, what'd you see?" "You know, it was only a fragment of a brain," "So really all I was able to get was, like, a series" "Of, uh, images or..." "Or impressions." "You know?" "Like when you blink your eyes over and over and over again" "All you really see are, like, frames." "Um, it was emotional in the..." "Newton, Newton." "Okay, Newton." "It was so..." "Newton, look at me." "Now I want you to take your time and be very specific." "Okay." "Well, I don't feel like" "They're just following some sort of animalistic urge," "You know, just hunting and gathering." "And I think they're attacking us under orders." "That's impossible." "Is that impossible?" "It's impossible." "Because..." "You know what?" "Why don't you drift with a Kaiju?" "!" "You!" "Shut up!" "Yes, sir." "You, keep talking." "[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]" "These beings, these masters, they're colonists." "They overtake worlds." "They just..." "They just consume them and then..." "Then, they move on to the next." "And they've been here before in sort of a trial run." "It was the dinosaurs." "But the atmosphere wasn't conducive, right?" "So they waited it out." "And they waited it out." "And now, you know, with ozone depletion," "And carbon monoxide, polluted waters..." "Well, we've practically terraformed it for them." "'Cause now they're coming back, and it's perfect." "See, the first wave, that was just the hounds." "Categories 1 through 4, it was nothing." "Their sole purpose was to aim for the populated areas" "And take out the vermin..." "Us!" "The second wave, that is the exterminators." "And they will finish the job." "And then, the new tenants will take possession." "See, the reason that I found the identical DNA" "In the two separate Kaiju organs is because they are grown!" "Newton, I need you to do it again." "I need more information." "Wh...?" "I can't..." "I can't do it again." "I-I mean, not unless you have" "A fresh Kaiju brain lying around." "Do you?" "[ APPLAUSE ]" "Pretty impressive." "Yeah, he remembers how to turn it on." "Oi, show some respect." "When his brother died," "He got the Jaeger back to shore on his own." "I've known one other pilot's been able to do that." "Now, there are certain individuals" "Whose business is the preservation" "And exploitation of Kaiju remains." "Yeah, right, black market dealers, right?" "Yep." "They're in and out in a matter of hours." "They neutralize the acidic factor of the blood," "And they harvest what they need." "Now, this guy, this is Hannibal Chau." "He runs the Kaiju black market here in Asia." "When our funding ran out," "We turned to him for help, and in return," "I gave him exclusive rights" "To all Kaiju remains in the region." "You did that?" "Last days of war, gentlemen." "Go to the corner of fong and tull." "Show them that card." "Look for that symbol." "And a word to the wise, do not trust him." "Calibration complete." "YANCY:" "The hull!" "It went through the hull!" "Raleigh, listen to me!" "You need..." "[ SCREAMING ]" "Pilot out of alignment." "Both out of alignment." "Both of them?" "[ ALARM BEEPING ]" "Both of them." "Gipsy, gipsy!" "You're out of alignment!" "You are both out of alignment." "I'm okay." "Just let me control it." "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Pilot two, out of alignment." "TENDO CHOI:" "You're stabilizing." "But Mako is way out." "Mako." "She's starting to chase the rabbit!" "Mako, don't get stuck in a memory." "[ DISTANTLY ] Stay with me." "Stay in the now." "Don't engage in a memory." "Mako." "Mako!" "Listen to me." "Mako?" "[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]" "YOUNG MAKO:" "Mama!" "Mama!" "[ CRYING ]" "[ WHOOSHING ]" "[ AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE ]" "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ ROARS ]" "[ CRYING ]" "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ CRYING ]" "Mako." "This is just a memory." "None of this is real." "[ THUDDING, ROARING ]" "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ SCREAMING ]" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Weapons system engaged." "Plasma cannon powering up." "[ BEEPING ] Oh, no." "Weapon system engaged!" "Go to fail-Safe!" "Fail-Safe not responding." "There's a problem with the neural blocker!" "Her connection's way too strong!" "Fully charged." "Mako!" "Mako, listen to me." "This is just a memory." "None of it is real." "[ BREATHING RAPIDLY ]" "HERC:" "The power line!" "The power line!" "Get the main power line!" "[ WHIMPERING ]" "Take them offline!" "Take them offline!" "[ GRUNTS ] I just did." "Weapon system disengaged." "Mako!" "Neural bridge exercise invalid." "[ AIR HISSES ]" "It's okay." "It's okay." "Drift sequence terminated." "Would you like to try again?" "[ HORNS HONKING, INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "[ BICYCLE BELL DINGING ]" "[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]" "Hello." "[ FROG CROAKING ]" "Pss-Psst." "You looking for some Kaiju bone powder?" "S-Some bone...?" "Some bone powder?" "Uh, no, why would I want that?" "Male potency. [ GRUNTS ] I take it myself." "I see." "Uh, no, thank you." "I'm looking for Hannibal Chau." "[ DOOR LOCKS ]" "Come." "Hannibal Chau, huh?" "Good luck." "Oh, my god!" "Oh, my god, this place is heaven!" "That's a lymph gland from a category 2!" "And what are you working on here?" "Is this a cuticle?" "In mint condition?" "Is that a Kaiju skin parasite?" "I've never seen them alive before!" "They-They usually die as soon as the Kaiju falls!" "I thought you couldn't keep them alive!" "HANNIBAL:" "You can if you soak 'em in ammonia." "What do you want?" "I'm looking for Hannibal Chau." "I was told he was here." "[ JINGLING ]" "Who wants to know?" "I really can't say." "Aah!" "Aah!" "Stacker Pentecost sent me!" "[ SHING!" "] Aah!" "Aah!" "Oh, that's great." "That's real great." "So I take it you're Hannibal Chau, right?" "You like the name?" "I took it from, uh... my favorite historical character" "And my second-Favorite Szechuan restaurant in Brooklyn." "Now tell me what you want," "Before I gut you like a pig and feed you to the skin louse." "CHUCK:" "She can't control her drift," "And he went out of phase first!" "PENTECOST:" "We all know what happened." "We can't afford mistakes, the Kaiju keep evolving," "They keep kicking our asses!" "He's a has-Been, she's a rookie." "I don't want them protecting my bomb run, sir." "[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]" "You need to watch your tone, Mr. Hansen." "Hey, stay there." "Give me a moment." "[ DOOR CLOSES FIRMLY ]" "You two are a goddamn disgrace." "You're gonna get us all killed," "AND HERE'S THE THING, RALEIGH:" "I want to come back from this mission" "'Cause I quite like my life." "So why don't you just do us all a favor and disappear?" "It's the only thing you're good at." "Stop!" "Now!" "Yeah, that's right." "You just hold back your little girlfriend." "One of you bitches needs a leash." "[ CROWD GROANS ]" "Apologize to her." "Screw you." "Aah!" "[ CROWD GROANS ]" "Aah!" "I said apologize to her." "AAH!" "HERC:" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Enough!" "What's going on?" "On your feet, both of you!" "Becket, Mori, into my office, now." "No, we aren't finished!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "This is over!" "You're a ranger, for Chrissake." "Why don't you start acting like one?" "I went out of phase first." "It was my mistake." "No." "It was my mistake." "I should have never let you two in the same machine." "So, what?" "You're grounding us?" "Not you." "Permission to be dismissed, sir." "Permission granted, miss Mori." "Mako." "Sir, what are you doing?" "She is the strongest candidate by far." "What other options do we have?" "Huh?" "Tell me!" "Do not let my calm demeanor fool you, ranger!" "Now is not a good moment for your insubordination!" "Mako is too inexperienced" "To rein in her memories during combat." "That's not why you grounded her." "I was in her memories." "I saw everything." "I don't care what you think you saw." "[ KAIJU ROARS, WEAPONS FIRING ]" "[ WHIMPERING ]" "[ GASPING ]" "[ THUDDING ]" "[ AIR HISSING ]" "I know what she means to you." "I saw it!" "I..." "Hey!" "Hey!" "This conversation is over." "Marshal." "Marshal, can we just talk about this for one second?" "!" "You rescued her." "You raised her." "You're not protecting her now." "You are holding her back." "ONE:" "Don't you ever touch me again." "TWO:" "Don't you ever touch me again." "Now, you have no idea who the hell I am" "Or where I've come from," "And I'm not about to tell you my whole life story." "All I need to be to you and everybody in this dome" "Is a fixed point." "The last man standing." "I do not need your sympathy or your admiration." "All I need is your compliance and your fighting skills." "And if I can't get that," "Then you can go back to the wall" "That I found you crawling on." "Do I make myself clear?" "[ INDISTINCT TALKING OVER P.A. ]" "Yes, sir." "Good." "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "[ CONVERSATIONS STOP ]" "RALEIGH:" "I'm sorry." "I should've warned you." "First drifts are rough." "But you weren't just tapping into my memories." "You were tapping into my brother's too." "When Yancy was taken, we were still connected." "I felt his fear, his pain," "His helplessness, and then... he was gone." "I felt it." "I know." "You know, you live in someone else's head for so long" "The hardest part to deal with is the silence." "To let someone else in, to really connect," "You have to trust them." "And today the drift was strong." "[ OBJECT THUMPS ]" "Her heart." "When's the last time you saw it?" "Not in a long time." "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Movement in the breach." "Double event." "Two signatures." "Dilation indicator, category 4." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "Excuse me." "TENDO CHOI:" "The breach was exposed at 2300 hours." "We have two signatures, both category 4s." "CODE NAMES:" "Otachi and leatherback." "They'll reach Hong Kong within the hour." "Evacuate the city." "Shut down the bridges." "I want every single civilian in a refuge right now." "Crimson typhoon, cherno alpha," "I want you to frontline the harbor." "Stay on the miracle mile." "Striker, I want you to stay back," "Look after the coastline." "We cannot afford to lose you," "So only engage as a final option." "BOTH:" "Yes, sir!" "You two." "You stay put." "Let's go!" "Loccent, striker's got the ball and we're on the roll." "Loccent... near positions and awaiting your orders." "Remain in the miracle mile." "Engage at your discretion." "Guys, keep your eyes open." "These category 4s are the biggest we've ever seen," "Both in size and weight." "ALEKSIS:" "Cherno alpha reaching target zone." "Disengaging transport." "Cherno alpha in position." "Miracle mile." "Cherno alpha holding the coastline." "Beacon is on." "[ SOLEMN CHANTING ]" "HANNIBAL:" "Look at 'em." "They believe the Kaiju are sent from heaven." "That the gods are expressing their displeasure" "With our behavior." "The silly bastards." "And what do you believe?" "Well..." "I believe that Kaiju bone powder is 500 bucks a pound." "What do you want?" "I need to access a Kaiju brain." "Completely intact." "No, no, no." "The skull plate is so dense" "That by the time you drill into it..." "The brain's rotted away." "But I'm talking about the secondary brain." "Now we both know that the Kaiju are so large" "They need two brains to move around, like a dinosaur." "I want to get my hands on that." "Mm." "What the hell do you want a secondary brain for, anyway?" "I mean, every part of the Kaiju sells." "Cartilage, spleen, liver." "Even the crap!" "One cubic meter of crap" "Has enough phosphorous in it to fertilize a whole field!" "But the brain... too much ammonia." "So what's the deal, little fella?" "Well, that's classified." "So I couldn't tell you." "Even if I wanted to." "Mm." "But it is pretty cool." "So I might tell you." "I'm gonna tell you." "I figured out how to drift with a Kaiju." "Are you funnin' me, son?" "It's fascinating how their minds work." "Every single Kaiju, his mind's connected." "The species has like a..." "Like a hive mind." "[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]" "Holy Jesus." "You've gone and done it, haven't you?" "I did it a little bit, yeah." "You goddamn moron." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ GRUNTING ]" "[ BOTH GRUNTING ]" "[ SHOUTING IN RUSSIAN ]" "Loccent!" "Typhoon and alpha are in trouble." "We're movin' in!" "You are to hold your ground." "Do not engage." "We need you to carry that bomb." "Do you copy?" "Jesus, we can't just sit here and watch 'em die." "Come on!" "Ah, screw this." "Loccent, we're movin' in now!" "[ SHRIEKING ]" "ALEKSIS:" "Cherno alpha, we've been hit with some type of acid!" "Come on!" "Hull has been compromised." "We need backup immediately!" "Just hold on, cherno!" "We're on our way!" "Our power move!" "Yeah!" "[ GASPING ]" "[ FLATLINE ] TENDO CHOI:" "We just lost cherno, sir." "[ RAPID BEEPING ]" "[ BOTH GRUNTING ]" "Engaging air missiles!" "[ BOTH YELL ]" "[ BOTH SCREAM ]" "[ GROANS ]" "[ SYSTEM POWERS DOWN ]" "GOTTLIEB:" "What's going on?" "What happened?" "The blast." "It jumbled all the jaegers' electrical circuits." "What the hell was that?" "Loccent!" "I've never seen that before." "Loccent!" "They're adapting." "This isn't a defense mechanism, it's a weapon!" "Get me striker!" "Nothing, sir." "The mark 5's digital's fried." "It'll take me two hours to reroute the auxiliary." "All the jaegers, they're digital!" "Not all of them, marshal." "Gipsy's analog." "Nuclear." "We got two Kaijus." "We gotta get out." "Hang on a second." "Excuse me." "Wh-What's going on?" "There are two goddamn Kaiju" "Headed straight for Hong Kong city." "No, no, no." "That's not possible." "There's never been two before." "Well, maybe that's 'cause" "Nobody ever drifted with one before, eh, genius?" "!" "When Jaeger pilots drift, it's a two-Way street." "A bridge, right?" "Of course." "Yes!" "It sets up a connection." "Both ways!" ""A hive mentality," you said!" "Maybe those Kaiju are tryin' to find you." "What..." "What're we gonna do?" "I'm gonna wait out this shitstorm" "In my own private Kaiju bunker." "But you are going to a public refuge." "I tried it once." "Once." "Now get the hell outta here." "[ GUNS COCKING ]" "[ KAIJU ROARING ]" "[ ALARMS WAILING, BICYCLE BELLS RINGING ]" "NEWT:" "Excuse me!" "Aah!" "[ KAIJU ROARING ]" "Move!" "Move!" "I'm a doctor!" "I'm a doctor!" "Okay, hold on." "Let me in." "Okay, I'm a doctor." "Okay, let me in, I'm a doctor." "MAN:" "Please proceed immediately to your anti-Kaiju refuge." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "There's no emergency power." "We gotta bail." "I'm gonna try somethin' else." "No!" "Don't disengage!" "Aah!" "My arm!" "Hey!" "Come on!" "Get on your feet, old man!" "Don't call me that!" "[ GRUNTS ]" "He's right outside." "We gotta get outta here now!" "We're not goin' anywhere!" "Now you and I are the only thing" "Standin' between that ugly bastard" "And a city of 2 million people." "Now we have a choice here." "We either sit and wait" "Or we take these flare guns" "And do something really stupid." "[ AIR HISSES ]" "[ KAIJU GROWLING ]" "[ GRUNTS ]" "How's your arm?" "Ah, just give me the gun." "Hey, you!" "[ KAIJU GROWLS ]" "[ ROARS ]" "I think we just pissed it off!" "[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]" "All right, Mako." "Get ready, this is for real!" "HERC:" "Yeah!" "Come on, gipsy!" "Kick his ass!" "[ ROARS ]" "[ ROARS ]" "[ SHRIEKING ]" "Come on!" "Let's do this!" "Together!" "[ KAIJU SHRIEKS ]" "Elbow rocket!" "Now!" "Aah!" "Hang on, Mako!" "[ ROARING ]" "Plasma cannon, now!" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Plasma cannon engaged." "Empty the clip!" "[ GULLS CRYING ]" "Wait." "I think this guy's dead." "But let's check for a pulse." "Okay." "No pulse." "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "[ SILENCE ]" "[ DISTANT THUDDING AND SCREAMING ]" "[ CRASHING ]" "[ CROWD EXCLAIMS ]" "He stopped right above us." "Oh, my god." "Oh, my god." "This isn't a refuge." "This is..." "This is a buffet line!" "[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]" "He knows I'm here." "He knows I'm here!" "He knows we're all here!" "No, you don't understand, he's trying to get me!" "He knows I'm here and he's trying to get me!" "What was that?" "What did you say?" "!" "What was she saying?" "!" "I gotta get out of here!" "Let me out of here!" "I got..." "Ah, come on!" "Those were expensive glasses." "This is the worst." "[ LOUD THUMP ]" "[ CROWD SCREAMS ]" "[ CRACKING ]" "[ CRACKING STOPS ]" "[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]" "[ CREAKING ]" "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ SNARLS ]" "[ CAR ALARM BLARING ]" "Torque engaged." "[ CAR ALARM BLARING, STOPS ]" "I can't pinpoint it." "It's movin' quick." "Keep your eyes open." "Choppers, do you have a visual?" "Over." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ TAPPING ]" "Come on!" "[ ROARS ]" "I'll hold it!" "Vent the coolant on the left flank!" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Coolant venting." "Co2 purge." "Venting coolant." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "[ SHRIEKS ]" "Atmosphere loss in progress." "Temperature's droppin'!" "We're losing oxygen!" "Both plasma cannons are shot." "We're out of options, Mako." "Sword deployment." "[ SCREECHES ]" "Altitude actuation off-Balance." "50,000 feet to ground contact." "Look, there!" "Altitude loss critical." "[ ALARMS BLARING ] 40,000 feet." "Gipsy, listen to me!" "Loosen all the shock absorbers," "Use your gyroscope as balance and ball up!" "It's your only chance!" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "20,000 feet." "Fuel purge!" "Now!" "Impact alert." "We're comin' in too fast." "We're comin' in too fast." "Brace for impact, ma..." "[ SIREN BLARES ]" "[ RADIO CHATTER ]" "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "Mako, talk to me." "Mako, you okay?" "[ PANTING ] Yeah." "You?" "[ BOTH LAUGH ]" "Go to dr." "Geiszler now!" "Yes, sir!" "I want the two remaining jaegers back to 100% functionality." "Yes, sir!" "HANNIBAL:" "We're gonna harvest" "The skin, the talons and the wing." "Germans are gonna go nuts for that stuff." "[ SNAPS FINGERS ] let me see that map." "Here is where the Kaiju fell," "Here's where we concentrate our efforts." "We'll get it, boss." "Right." "NEWT:" "Hey!" "Okay, guess who's back, you one-Eyed bitch?" "And you owe me a Kaiju brain." "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "HERC:" "Raleigh!" "My kid'd never admit it... but he's grateful." "We both are." "[ DOOR OPENS ] PENTECOST:" "Mr. Becket!" "Miss Mori!" "In all of my years fighting..." "I've never seen anything like that." "Well done." "Proud of you." "Proud of us all." "But... as harsh as it sounds, there is no time to celebrate." "We lost two crews." "No time to grieve." "Reset that clock." "[ CROWD MURMURING ]" "Reset the clock." "[ CONVERSING IN CHINESE ]" "[ PARASITES SCREECHING ]" "I still can't believe what you did to me." "I mean, I coulda been eaten." "Well, that was definitely the plan." "Lucky for you, that didn't become necessary, huh?" "Okay." "Thank you so much." "You're so kind." "I really appreciate all of this." "But now do you mind tellin' me exactly what is taking so long" "For your workers to get that brain?" "Well, they pump the cavity full of co2," "Just like in any other laparoscopic surgery." "Okay, yes, obviously," "The co2's gonna delay the acidic reaction, yes." "And it allows us to harvest." "But our boys need oxygen pumped into their suits." "They move slow." "What's goin' on in there, boys?" "MAN:" "We've reached..." "[ ECHOING ] The upper pelvic area. [ GRUNTS ]" "Moving to the 25th vertebra." "Shit." "Even through the suit, boss," "It smells like dead catfish in here." "Boss." "The secondary brain... is damage." "Oh." "It's ruin." "Destroy." "Bitch!" "How could they screw that up?" "!" "Wait." "Wait." "What was that?" "Did he say "wait"?" "Why wait?" "Do you hear that?" "It's like a heartbeat." "[ RHYTHMIC PULSING ]" "Oh, my god." "Oh, my god, this can't be." "Hold on a second." "Hey!" "Let me have that!" "Shh, shh!" "Listen, listen!" "Listen to this." "[ HEART BEATING ]" "It's pregnant." "[ HEART BEATING ]" "[ STRETCHING ]" "[ SCREAMING ]" "[ SCREAMING ]" "[ ROARING ]" "[ PEOPLE SCREAMING ]" "[ GASPING ]" "[ ROARS ]" "[ GAGGING ]" "No, no!" "Please." "No!" "No." "[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]" "[ GASPS ]" "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS IN DISTANCE ]" "HANNIBAL:" "I knew it." "Aah!" "Gone." "His lungs weren't fully formed." "Umbilical cord tied around his neck." "No way he could survive outside the womb" "For more than a minute." "One look, that's all I needed." "I knew he wouldn't make it." "[ GRUNTS ] [ GASPS ]" "[ SIGHS ]" "Ugly little bastard." "Anyway, I woulda..." "[ ROARS ]" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!" "[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]" "Huh." "[ SHOE CLATTERS ]" "[ COUGHS ]" "How sick are you?" "And why didn't you tell me?" "[ SIGHS ] Ah." "What's to tell?" "You know, them mark 1s," "We scraped them bad boys together in 14 months." "Last thing we were thinking about was radiation shielding." "I ran nearly a dozen missions." "I stayed under the medical radar for awhile" "But the last time I jockeyed was Tokyo." "I finished the fight solo, but for three hours..." "I burned." "They warned me if I ever stepped foot into a Jaeger again," "The toll would be too much." "You and I are the only two that ever ran solo combat." "That's why I brought you here." "[ DEVICE BEEPING, BELL DINGING ]" "What is it?" "Sir, it's happening." "I just got two signatures" "With unprecedented dilation, 40-Meter spikes." "What category?" "Checking the ratios, category four." "Where're they headed?" "That's the thing, they're not heading' anywhere." "They're hovering just above the breach." "It's..." "It's like they're protecting it or something." "All right, gipsy, striker, on deck." "Sir, Herc cannot ride." "His arm..." "You heard me." "Two signatures." "Two?" "!" "There are..." "There are two Kaiju signatures in the breach," "Not three like I predicted?" "!" "Hermann!" "I haven't exactly had a very good day, okay?" "!" "I got about 5 minutes... should be three Kaijus." "...before brain death occurs here!" "I don't wanna spend it talking about your theories!" "This is all wrong!" "There should be three Kaijus coming through, not two!" "There should be three and there's two?" "I'm sorry, it hurts to be wrong, doesn't it, Hermann?" "I am not wrong, but there is something here that we don't understand." "Okay." "Hermann, hopefully we can argue about any mistakes" "You made in your predictive model in the future!" "But in the meantime," "The neural interface is way off the charts!" "If you want to help, help with that!" "Newton, I am not wrong." "There is only one way to make sure... and that is to do this... together." "I'll go with you." "That's what the Jaeger pilots do," "Share the neural load." "You're serious?" "You..." "You would do that for me?" "Or you would do that with me?" "Well, with worldwide destruction a certain alternative... do I really have a choice?" "THEN SAY IT WITH ME, MY MAN:" ""we're gonna own this bad boy!"" "By Jove, we are going to own this thing for sure!" "[ LAUGHS ]" "Oi, Tendo." "Tendo!" "You're not suited up." "Yeah, I'm aware of that, Elvis." "I need to know what's going on." "He said suit up, so suit up." "Tendo, I can't pilot striker on my own, now, can I?" "!" "Dad's hurt, so who's gonna be my copilot?" "[ DOOR OPENS ]" "I don't remember it being so tight." "Getting back into that Jaeger will kill you." "Not gettin' into one would kill us all." "Listen, you are a brave girl." "I'm so lucky to have seen you grow." "But if I'm going to do this..." "I need you to protect me." "Can you do that?" "Hey." "Everyone, listen up!" "Today... today... at the edge of our hope... at the end of our time... we have chosen not only to believe in ourselves," "But in each other." "Today there's not a man nor woman in here" "That shall stand alone." "Not today." "Today we face the monsters that are at our door" "And bring the fight to them!" "Today we are canceling the apocalypse!" "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "[ INDISTINCT TALKING OVER P.A. ]" "Go to the safety zone right now." "CHUCK:" "Hey, marshal!" "You know, that was a great speech," "But how exactly are you and I" "Supposed to match up in there?" "I carry nothing into the drift." "No memories, no fear." "No rank." "And as for you... well, you're easy." "You're an egotistical jerk with daddy issues." "A simple puzzle I solved on day one." "[ DOG BARKS ]" "But you are your father's son... so we'll drift just fine." "Works for me." "Hey, now." "When you drift with someone," "You feel like there's nothing to talk about." "I just don't want to regret" "All the things that I never said out loud." "Don't." "[ SIGHS ]" "You don't need to." "I know them all." "I always have." "[ DOG BARKS ]" "Hey." "Hey, handsome." "[ DOG WHIMPERS ]" "Oh, I'm gonna miss you." "You look after him for me." "Stacker." "That's my son you got there." "My son." "You know, Mako, all those years I spent living' in the past," "I never really thought about the future." "Until now." "[ CHUCKLES ]" "I never did have very good timing." "[ RADIO CHATTER ]" "You ready for this?" "Oh, yes, yes." "Initiating neural handshake in 5... 4, 3, 2, 1." "[ EXCLAIMS ]" "[ COUGHING ]" "Are you okay?" "Yes, of course." "I'm completely fine." "[ VOMITS ]" "The drift." "You saw it?" "Yeah." "Did you?" "Listen, we have to warn them." "The jaegers..." "The breach..." "The plan..." "It's not going to work." "TENDO CHOI:" "Disengaging transport." "CHUCK:" "Loccent, all ports sealed." "Ready to submerge." "RALEIGH:" "All ports sealed." "Ready to submerge." "MAN:" "Both neural handshakes at 100%." "Neural handshake confirmed, sir." "Two actives still in circle formation in the Guam quadrant." "CODE NAMES:" "Scunner, Raiju." "Both category 4." "PENTECOST:" "Roger that." "Half a mile to the ocean cliff, we jump!" "It's 3,000 meters to the breach." "Half a mile?" "!" "I can't even see a damn inch ahead!" "How are we supposed to deliver the bomb?" "Visibility's zero." "Switching to instruments now." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "Sir!" "Gipsy, you have movement on your right." "Three o'clock!" "Three o'clock!" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "100 feet radius, clear." "Right flank's clear." "I got nothing." "Left now!" "And movin' fast!" "Fastest Kaiju on record!" "I don't see anything." "It's movin' too fast!" "CHUCK:" "Eyes on the prize, gipsy." "600 meters from the drop." "400 meters and closing." "Bogeys are stopping." "HERC:" "Striker!" "Bogeys are stopping." "One o'clock." "Marshal, what are you doing?" "!" "They're stopping." "Why the hell are they stopping?" "!" "I don't give a damn, sir!" "We're 300 meters from the jump!" "Something's not right!" "HERC:" "Striker, the bogeys aren't following." "Take the leap now!" "NEWT:" "Don't do it!" "Don't do it, it's not gonna work!" "Move, you fascist!" "Blowing up the breach, it's not gonna work!" "What do you mean?" "What's not gonna work?" "Sir, just because the breach is open" "Does not mean you're gonna be able to get a bomb through." "GOTTLIEB:" "The breach genetically reads the Kaiju" "Like a barcode at the supermarket and then lets them pass." "Okay, so you're gonna have to fool the breach" "Into thinking that you have the same code!" "And how are we supposed to do that?" "By making it think you are a Kaiju." "You have to lock onto the Kaiju, ride it into the breach." "The throat will then read" "The Kaiju's genetic code and let you pass." "If you don't do it, the bomb will deflect off the breach" "Like it always has and the mission will fail." "All right, now that you've heard all that," "Striker, take the leap!" "Sir!" "I have a third signature emerging from the breach!" "Third signature emerging from the breach." "It's a triple event." "Oh, god, I was right." "How big is it?" "What category?" "Category 5." "Striker," "It's a category 5." "The first ever." "[ ROARS ]" "[ ROARS ]" "RALEIGH:" "Striker, we see him." "We're right behind you, about 100 meters." "We're gonna come around your three o'clock," "Try to flank him." "Standard two-Team formation." "Just keep him busy for a few mi..." "Brace for impact!" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Chain sword deployed." "[ BOTH SHOUT ]" "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "RALEIGH:" "Let's get this son of a bitch!" "[ KAIJU SHRIEKS ]" "HERC:" "Gipsy, comin' up on your 12 o'clock!" "Full speed!" "Get out of the way!" "[ SHRIEKS ]" "The release is jammed!" "We can't deliver the payload, sir!" "We're still armed." "But the hull is compromised!" "Half our systems are offline, sir." "We need to override the..." "[ ROARS ]" "Aah!" "[ GRUNTS ]" "[ GRUNTING ]" "[ ROARS ]" "Both Kaijus converging on striker fast!" "[ RAPID BEEPING ]" "RALEIGH:" "Hang on, striker!" "We're comin' to ya!" "PENTECOST:" "No!" "Gipsy!" "Do not come to our aid!" "Do you copy?" "Hang on!" "Stay as far back as you can!" "We can still reach you." "We're comin' for you." "No, Raleigh, listen to me." "You know exactly what you have to do!" "Gipsy is nuclear!" "Take her to the breach!" "I hear you, sir." "Headin' for the breach." "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Structural damage, 80%." "Now..." "PENTECOST:" "Mako." "Listen." "You can finish this." "I'll always be here for you." "You can always find me in the drift." "[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]" "We're a walking nuclear reactor." "We can destroy the breach." "[ ROARS ]" "CHUCK:" "What can we do, sir?" "We can clear a path!" "For the lady!" "They're gonna detonate the payload." "WELL, MY FATHER ALWAYS SAID:" "He said if you have the shot, you take it!" "So let's do this!" "It was a pleasure, sir." "[ BEEPING ]" "Sensei." "Aishitemasu." "[ BEEPS ]" "[ METAL CREAKING ]" "All systems critical." "Fluid loss." "Systems are critical!" "Fuel is leaking!" "Our right leg's crippled!" "Code red." "Let's finish this." "All systems critical." "What are they doing?" "Finishing the mission." "Loccent." "We have the Kaiju carcass." "We're heading for the breach." "You guys better be right." "'Cause one way or another, we're gettin' this thing done." "[ KAIJU ROARS ]" "On my count, rear jets!" "Three, two, one." "Now!" "Hold on." "[ SHRIEKING ]" "Mako's oxygen is down." "Half capacity!" "Can you reroute it?" "I'm tryin', sir." "Hold on, Mako." "Heat shaft purge." "I'm gonna burn this son of a bitch." "[ ROARS ]" "[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]" "They're in." "They're in!" "It worked." "Oxygen main, left hemisphere, critical levels." "Operating at 15% capacity." "10% capacity." "5% capacity." "He's givin' her his oxygen." "Right hemisphere oxygen..." "It's okay now, Mako." "...Critical level." "We did it." "I can finish this alone." "All I have to do is fall." "Anyone can fall." "TENDO CHOI:" "Raleigh, your oxygen levels are critical now." "You don't have much time." "Start the core meltdown and get out of there." "Do you hear me?" "Get out of there now!" "One pod is ejected." "No detonation, sir." "Loccent, if you can still hear me," "I'm initiating reactor override now." "[ RAPID BEEPING ]" "GIPSY DANGER AI:" "Manual activation required." "What's goin' on?" "!" "Trigger's offline!" "He has to do it by hand." "He's out of time." "He has to self-Destruct now." "Manual activation required." "No!" "[ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ]" "[ GRUNTING ]" "Manual override initiated." "Core meltdown in t-Minus 60." "Reactor meltdown in 55 seconds." "50 seconds." "[ CREATURES CHATTERING ]" "[ BEEPING ]" "Evac pod engaged." "5, 4, 3, 2, 1." "Reactor meltdown commence." "Direct hit!" "The breach has collapsed!" "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "To the choppers!" "To the choppers now!" "Visuals on first pod." "Tracking solid." "Vital signs are good." "Okay, where's the second pod?" "I'm tracking it, but I'm getting no vital signs." "[ PANTING ]" "MAKO:" "I can't find his pulse." "I don't think he's breathing." "Can you read his pulse?" "Does he have a pulse?" "Raleigh?" "Raleigh?" "I don't know." "TENDO CHOI:" "Mako, listen to me." "It could be the sensors are not working." "We can't be sure." "[ CRYING ] No." "No." "Don't go." "Mako." "No." "Don't go." "Mako." "[ SOBBING ] don't go." "Please." "[ STRAINING ] you're squeezing me too tight." "[ COUGHING ]" "I couldn't breathe." "[ BOTH LAUGH ]" "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "This is marshal Hercules Hansen." "The breach is sealed." "Stop the clock!" "[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]" "[ BARKING ]" "TENDO CHOI:" "Mako, Raleigh." "We have your position." "The choppers are on their way." "J-Just hang on." "[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]" "Are you okay?" "Do you copy?" "Uh, guys?" "[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]" "[ GRUNTS ]" "Where is my goddamn shoe?" "[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]" "# When the earth collides # two hearts, two souls remain # one love of humankind # in heaven's name # no time for fear or blame # inside, we are the same # we feel it all" "# we feel the rise before the fall # # there's no dividing us # we feel it all # we feel it # we feel it all # the rise and fall # we drift inside each other # all we have is one another" "# united, we can never fall # we feel it all # we feel the rise before the fall # # there's no dividing us # we feel it all, we feel it all # # we feel it all" "# we feel the rise before the fall # # there's no dividing us # we feel it all, we feel it all # # great scientist minds # militaries combine to form the greatest weapons # # to defend mankind" "# from the bottomless pit is the apocalypse #" "# Egypt, Okinawa, they threaten the populous # # nations of man must stand this terror # # two hearts ripped apart, they come together # # some bonds we enjoin, they cannot be severed # # whether creed or color, we all need each other #" "# and look beyond these borders to see each other # # the fate of the world is upon our shoulders # # a soldier tells his father goodbye # # you see the crowd mist # a gleam of hope appears in his eye #" "# no one knows for whom the bell tolls # # a strong mighty body, 100 tons of steel #" "# Kaiju # facing the enemy that stands before us # # we feel it all # they trying to destroy us # we feel it all # we feel the rise before the fall # # there's no dividing us" "# we feel it all, we feel it all # # we feel it all # we feel the rise before the fall # # there's no dividing us # we feel it all, we feel it all #" "# we drift inside each other # all we have is one another # united, we can never fall" "[ KAIJU GROWLS ]"