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- "Finally find the perfect girl, and she's a 20-story mech."
- —Joel to Loa
Joel Wyrick was a former J-Tech officer and citizen of Bogan.
Biography[]
Early Life[]
Joel was a J-Tech officer, stationed at the Brisbane Shatterdome. There, he was involved in a refit of the Jaeger Atlas Destroyer, presumably into its conversion to a training Jaeger.
Pacific Rim: The Black[]
In order to boot up Atlas Destroyer, Joel attempts to start a neural link with the riders from Bogan but to no avail. Multiple failed neural links result in loss of function of his brain and renders him forgetting most of his Jaeger tech knowledge.
When tasked by Shane to repair the Jaeger and knowing he was in no condition to do it, Joel goes along with Mei's plan and repairs Atlas Destroyer with Taylor Travis. After suggesting Taylor to try solo piloting in order to save Hayley Travis and the boy, Joel betrays Shane with the Travis siblings and Mei and leaves Bogan.
Shortly after the escape, Joel picks up Mei's walkie-talkie when Shane calls for her, unbeknownst it is loaded with explosive. Shane detonates remotely and Joel dies, his head and hand are blown off.[2] Joel's remains are buried by Mei with rocks. She laid his last glass bottle standing on the stones.[3]
The Sydney Base[]
Joel did not make an appearance in the next season, but Mei mentioned him because she remembered the scout tank. So Mei used a scanner that Joel downloaded to track down Kaiju.[4]
Trivia[]
- Joel's PPDC number is JR238D.
- Joel pronounces "Brisbane" incorrectly.
- Failed Drifts with members of Bogan resulted in the acquisition of various new skills, including knife-throwing and juggling.[2]
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