man, i've watched this movie in theaters when it first came out, i was only 14 back then. i was mesmerized by its cgi. loved it is understatement. fast forward to today, i got myself fumbling accross this masterpiece once again and man.... the quality. made me look up who made the cgi, and its called industrial light & magic, apparently they made bunch of big titles so im happy for them. all hail the supremacy of this studio

(yes. I stole it from a fellow Pacific Rim redditor)

I see them punching the Kaiju's a lot, so is there a reason why they don't add some extra claw-like thing to do extra damage and to rip and tear up the kaiju?

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Like Optimus Prime

so i've decided that i want the word/name zeus worked in there. (potentially thinking about 'Defender Zeus' but im pretty sure the word defender has been used.) so if anyone has a recommendation i would love to hear it!

I think I'm probably the only one who thinks this but, The Black was so boring to me lol. The characters were uninteresting (The MC's sister is so annoying idk why lol). The action was alright at best. There weren't any cool Jeagers that I liked, except for maybe Apex. Overall, very forgettable and was a chore for me to get through.

I’ve never seen Uprising.

I love the design language of the first film so much. The giant hulking mechs look like walking skyscrapers. In Uprising they look like 9ft tall generic robots Tony Stark would fight.

The kaiju in Guillermo del Toro’s film are so damn cool. Knifehead is among my favorite kaiju ever (pic related). There’s a sense of cohesion among them and I feel there was a lot of love put into their design. The promotional material for Uprising on the other hand had their monsters feeling more like set pieces.

The characters in the first Pacific Rim are plucky in the best way. It really did feel like a live action anime at times. It was fun and not overly serious when it didn’t have to be. No one “annoyed” me or felt out of place for the tone of the film.

Should I see Uprising? Am I missing anything in this sequel that I loved about the first film?

----Heavy spoilers for Pacific Rim The Black down below----

Howdy folks. I wanna share some things related to Pacific Rim: The Black. I know many aren’t a fan of it, and I acknowledge the flaws. However, as someone who’s into japanese anime and into Pacific Rim as well, I ended up loving the anime a lot. 

I’ve watched season 1 and 2 three times so far. I’m so sad that it never got season 3 but I understand the reasons. Since season 2 was the last season, the producers had to wrap up quickly within 7 episodes. I thought I would list down some things that could be explored from the previous seasons. 

I made this list as I watched the series from the beginning. I’ve listed the following points because I could see them being explored more in future continuations. I’m not necessarily saying season 3, it can be anything. Movie, comic books, hell, season 3! However, nobody knows if there will even be a continuation. So, one can dream.

I’m pretty sure I can list the following list better, but here we go.

1. Consequences of ghost drifting

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We’ve seen Taylor initiate ghost drift with the memory of Hensen soloing his mech while fighting a kaju. He became good at piloting but at a price of having his memory mixed with Hensen’s. 

We’ve only seen this price in action once. I think it can be explored more in future continuations. Maybe Taylor suffering from more mixed memory fragments, or him benefiting from Hensen’s knowledge in future occurrences. Or maaaybe, the ghost drift can be put into practice again by someone who’s crazy enough to do it?

I know that it’s very much a shortcut for a person to be good at piloting a jaeger. But, the practice doesn’t have to be successful, should it be done again in the future. 

2. Ferno

His name has only been mentioned once in season 1. He seems to be a leader of another group of thriving people who have made trades with the people in Bogan. It would be interesting to see how other people thrive in the barren lands of Australia. Others who are sane, anyway, unlike the Sisters.

3. The jaeger that Loa used to be in

Loa might be gone at the end of season 2, but her legacy lives on. Yes, she did explain her history to Taylor. But I’m greedy. I want to know more about the jaegers she was installed in, the pilots that she assisted, the battle that ended their lives, and how the decision came for her to be placed in Atlas. 

4. The b0y's origin

This little guy deserves more exploring. We only know that he was ‘found’ wandering in the desert by himself before taken in for research. Marshall Rask mentioned that he’s a weapon. That’s it. That’s all we know about him.

Where was he born?

How was he born? 

Was he born like that?

And other questions that we’ll never get the answers to in a while. 

5. More of Apex?

We’ve seen in Uprising that it is possible for a drone jaeger to mutate into a jaeger-kaiju hybrid. And in The Black, we’ve seen that it is possible for one to have no allegiance. 

It doesn’t attack humans deliberately like kaijus do, but will defend itself when necessary. It also feeds on kaijus, apparently. Maybe there’s another one out there like Apex? I know Loa mentioned only one drone survived, but what if, ya know?

Hell, maybe someone would be crazy enough to create one. 

6. Chaos Nemesis

This is the name of the Jaeger whose arm has been handed to Atlas by Apex. There isn’t much info about the jaeger. I think it’d be cool to see a hint of the mech in future continuation.

7. Mei's past

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In season 2, Spyder gave Mei a data key that was handed by Shane. This is her true memory of her past. Since she learnt from Joel that Shane meddled with her childhood memory, Mei doesn’t know who she is, who she was, who her parents were, where she came from, all of that. 

And now, the answer to all of that is in her possession. And she has yet to see it for herself. I guess many of us want to learn more about her past as well.

8. Kaiju ticks being a threat to kaijus themselves

We’ve seen in the first movie and in the anime’s season 2 that a kaiju bug/tick does exist. However, it’s only been mentioned in the anime that these buggers are able to take down giant size kaijus themselves, if the numbers are great. 

There are also two kinds of kaiju ticks, from my understanding: 

• The kaiju tick: the kind that goes after normal kaijus
• The hybrid kaiju tick: the kind that goes after hybrid kaijus, who are said to live in the Sisters’ territory. 

Maybe this can be utilized in future continuations. Who knows, maybe someone smart enough can develop ticks to go after only kaijus to turn the tide?

9. Kaiju coexisting with humans?

This idea mainly originates from Bunyip-Man in season 2, a crazy man crazy enough to live with giant kaijus. Well, the idea certainly isn’t far fetched, as the Sisters live among them. Control them, even. 

I can see more humans siding up with the kaijus as future villains, even though the idea has been used twice so far: in Uprising and in The Black. Not saying it’s boring, but it’s certainly something that can be used again.

10. New kaiju species

Acidquill. Ripper. Copperhead. Breacher. The Hybrids. What else can I say? New monsters, new things to be excited for.

11. The Sisters' origin

Who are they exactly? How did they become what they are in the anime series? Why only keep the women as well? I suspect the Precursors would have something to do with the origin of this cult. 

I also think that there are still more Sisters out there. More pristess like the main villain of season 2. It would be cool to see the remaining people of PPDC fight against the forces of the Sisters. Or try to bring their members back with the method that Shane used to bring Brina back.

12. Spyder

He just upped and left. He has to be out there somewhere. Encountering him again would certainly be cool.

13. Shane's remaining men and women

The last time we saw them was when Apex was making his way to b0y. Rickter seems to be in charge now. He is far from perfect, but he’s Shane’s right hand. I wonder what will become of them.

14. Creating a fake mental environment in a drift

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The strategy that the Travis siblings used to spend the last moments of Brina’s life. The second time I watched the series, I was still caught off guard by that fake mental environment. The fact that they could pull something like that is amazing. Did they also know that they could do something like this? 

It’s different from Shane’s method as well, since he explores a mind to ‘interrogate.’ But in this instance, Hayley, with the assistance from Loa, creates an imaginary environment for Brina. I’d imagine Loa also played the characters in that scene like puppets on  a puppet show. 

I can see this practice being used again in future continuations.

15. Apex using drift to take control/telepath with b0y

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Maybe this practice can be used again in future continuation. 

I guess it’s safe to say that drifting tech has been used for more purposes. There’s drifting used to explore one’s mind (Shane Interrogating Taylor. An older example would be Newton drifting with a kaiju brain), either directly from a person or from an archive of past jaeger-kaiju brawls (Taylor ghost drifting Hensen’s fight). There’s also drifting used to create imaginary environment (Brina’s death).

16. Breacher

This guy is a cat 6. Who just appeared out of nowhere. There has to be more of him out there.

17. Loa?

Might very well be copium, but I think Loa is still recoverable. Atlas’ connpod is still intact after all, as seen in the scene after Loa initiated self-destruct. 

18. Sydney base

What facilities does this base accommodate? Just a place for survivors? Or is there a work to carry out the training of cadets as well? Or even to build more jaegers? What do these people do? What has Ford Travis, the father of Travis siblings, been doing in the entire time?

So these are the things that have made an appearance in the two seasons and can be explored more, should there be a continuation. Of course, we aren’t limited to the things listed above. The writers can invent something new and fresh. Sydney Base is certainly a good platform for a lot of new things.

New characters. New jaegers. New kaijus. New tech. 

In my ideal world, I would want season 3 for the franchine’s continuation, obviously. But I am open to any other form. (i even seriously considered making a fanfic to continue season 2 lololol)

Let me know what you think down in the comments. Let’s discuss. What do you think of my list? Do you have any other ideas of what else to explore? What do you wanna see in the future?

I died laughing when Newt said "Don't do it! Don't do it! It's not gonna work! Move, you fascist!"