Bracer Phoenix is a Mark-5 Jaeger. It was one of the oldest Jaegers from the later generation that remained in active combat[4] before its destruction in 2035.
Official Description[]
- "A Mark V brute that can still run with the VI’s, Bracer Phoenix shoots from the chest, with a centrifugal vortex cannon that is as spectacular as it is deadly."
- —Official Description[5]
History[]
Early Combat History[]
Bracer Phoenix is a Mark-5 Jaeger, launched on November 1, 2025. Presumably based in China, primarily, Bracer Phoenix earned the nickname "The Shanghai Shield".[1]
Pacific Rim: Uprising[]
Bracer Phoenix is deployed into the city of MegaTokyo to fight the newly Breached Category IV and V Kaiju, Hakuja, Shrikethorn, and Raijin. Bracer Phoenix works with Gipsy Avenger to fight Raijin, and during the course of the battle, Raijin knocks Gipsy Avenger across the city, forcing Bracer Phoenix to duck out of the Jaeger's way as it sails over its body.[2]
While Gipsy Avenger recovers, Bracer Phoenix fires a missile barrage at Raijin, but the attack does little to harm the Category V Kaiju. Raijin attacks Bracer Phoenix, knocking the Jaeger into several buildings.[2]
Saber Athena calls for assistance when Shrikethorn begins to move against it. Viktoriya Malikova enters the Gunner Pod, and Bracer Phoenix fires on Shrikethorn with its Vortex Cannons, keeping it from away from Saber Athena. Hakjuka attempts to attack it from behind, but the rotating Conn-Pod allows Viktoriya fire on the Kaiju from behind without rotating the entire body of the Jaeger.[2]
When the Rippers force the three Kaiju into a fusion to create a bigger and stronger Kaiju, Bracer Phoenix and the other Jaegers are knocked down by a shockwave attack triggered by the Mega-Kaiju's roar. The Mega-Kaiju destroys Saber Athena and Guardian Bravo during the battle, leaving only Bracer Phoenix and Gipsy Avenger standing.[2]
Thinking fast, Bracer uses Titan Redeemer's M-19 Morning Star on the Kaiju and breaks off part of one of its horns. Retracting the weapon, Bracer Phoenix prepares to attack with the Morning Star again, when the Mega-Kaiju bites down on its chest and begins tearing it away. Its pilots, Ou-Yang Jinhai, Amara Namani and Viktoriya, are forced to eject from Bracer Phoenix as its body is torn apart.[2]
Features[]
Like Valor Omega, Bracer Phoenix is a heavily armored Mark-5 Jaeger. The oldest of the Jaegers, its "squat and rugged" armor design was designed for maximum protection and resembles a Humvee. It's set up with a three-pilot rig similar to the Mark-4 Jaeger Crimson Typhoon. Bracer Phoenix's pilot rig makes it unique among its successors, the Mark-6 Jaegers. The range of free movement provided by Bracer Phoenix's weapon setup allows its pilots to move from the Conn-Pod into the Gunner Pod where the pilot can arm the Vortex Cannons.[2]
Bracer Phoenix's Vortex Cannons can inflict major damage to Kaiju but are hazardous to the surrounding environment, capable of inflicting collateral damage on structures and civilian targets.[1] The Gunner Pod was designed to operate like a World War II ball turret. Independent of the Jaeger's overall movement, the cockpit allows the pilot to attack from the front and the rear.[6] Additionally, Bracer Phoenix is armed with Anti-Kaiju Missile Launchers on thighs and clavicles, and later, following the destruction of Titan Redeemer, Bracer Phoenix was retrofitted with the M-19 Morning Star weapon.[2]
Kaiju Killed[]
- The following is a roster of named Kaiju defeated by Bracer Phoenix, assisted or on its own.
| Kaiju | Date | Location | Jaeger Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mega-Kaiju | ?/?/2035 | MegaTokyo | Saber Athena, Guardian Bravo, Gipsy Avenger, Scrapper |
Known Inconsistencies[]
- In Pacific Rim Uprising Bracer Phoenix is a Mark-5 Jaeger. In the Uprising novelization, however, it's an experimental Mark-6 after Saber Athena, and Gipsy Avenger.
- In the novelization, Bracer Phoenix is armed with a railgun instead of Vortex Cannon.
Trivia[]
- Bracer Phoenix is the second named Jaeger with a three-pilot system after Crimson Typhoon.
- In a promotional video for the official twitter account for Pacific Rim Uprising, Bracer Phoenix is referred to as "She".[1]
- Bracer Phoenix was originally designed to be an older Mark Jaeger.[6]
- The Gunner Pod was largely inspired by the gunner's chair in the Millennium Falcon, and the movements of a gunslinger in a western.[6]
- Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Chiang nicknamed Bracer Phoenix "The Desert Storm Jaeger".[6] "Operation Desert Storm" is often used as an alternate name for the Gulf War.
- Bracer Phoenix appears in the theme park attraction ride Pacific Rim: Shatterdome Strike.
- Digital schematics of Bracer Phoenix suggest that the Jaeger has an additional weapon emplacement on its left arm.[note 1]
Gallery[]
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Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 @PacificRim - "Bracer Phoenix is battle ready" - February 25, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Pacific Rim Uprising
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bracer Phoenix Blueprints
- ↑ Following the end of the Kaiju War
- ↑ Lean - GOJAEGER
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The Art and Making of Pacific Rim: Uprising
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