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The Mega-Kaiju is a Kaiju Hybrid created using the forms of Category IV and Category V Kaiju Hakuja, Shrikethorn, and Raijin.[3]

Biology[]

The Mega-Kaiju is the amalgamation of Raijin, Hakuja, and Shrikethorn merged together by swarms of smaller, robotic hybrid Kaiju. It displays attributes of its previous forms and towers over the Jaegers.

The Mega-Kaiju is a hexipedal Kaiju with two tails that have spear-shaped ends, similar to Shrikethorn's, the arm carapace of Hakuja on its two arms and four digitigrade legs, and Shrikethorn's shoulders fused with Raijin's upper arm structure.

Parts of Raijin's head carapace appear below the neck and on the chest, and the head is a fusion of all three Kaiju, with Hakuja's lower jaw separating into two tusks, Raijin's facial structure and Shrikethorn's upper head structure. It has ten eyes, five on each side of its head. Along its back are several jagged, carapace-based spines and the Kaiju sports a color scheme similar to its Kaiju components.

As a fusion, the Mega-Kaiju gains all the powers and abilities of the Kaiju it is composed of, notably Raijin's ability to redirect kinetic energy and Shrikethorn's spiked tails, in greater scale in addition of increased strength and durability. Most notably, the Mega-Kaiju can release stored kinetic energy by striking the ground with its fist, unleashing a shockwave that can destroy numerous buildings and launch Jaegers into the air. The Mega-Kaiju's two tails function as effective close-range weapons.

History[]

During the battle against the Jaeger pilots and Cadets, Newton Geiszler, under the influence of the Precursors, releases the Rippers, organic-machine hybrids that force the bodies of Raijin, Hakuja, and Shrikethorn to fuse together. Their forced combination creates a new Kaiju that towers over the Jaegers.[3]

When the Jaegers charge the Mega-Kaiju, it slams its fists into the ground, creating a shockwave that throws them aside. Guardian Bravo re-engages the Mega-Kaiju, evading the second shockwave and attacking the Kaiju with its Elec-16 Arc Whip. The Mega-Kaiju uses its front arm to deflect the whip, and tosses Guardian Bravo through several buildings, rendering the Jaeger inoperable and killing Suresh Khuran. Gipsy Avenger cuts across the Mega-Kaiju's back with its chainsaws, and the Mega-Kaiju disengages, shoving the Jaeger aside. One of its secondary brains is severed by Saber Athena's Ionic Twinblades. The Mega-Kaiju tears Saber Athena apart, and throws what remains of the Jaeger into a building.[3]

Bracer Phoenix attacks the Mega-Kaiju with its M-19 Morning Star, cleaving the Kaiju's head with the mace, breaking off half of its right tusk. The Mega-Kaiju destroys Bracer Phoenix, tearing into its chest and pulling its limbs from its body, although its pilots can eject before it's too late. On the ground, Amara exits her escape pod mere seconds before the Mega-Kaiju passes by and crushes it under a hindpaw unawares.

Gipsy Avenger recovers and cut across its head, and the two tumble through a railroad junction, the Mega-Kaiju toppling and crushing shipping containers under its back. The Mega-Kaiju shatters Gipsy Avenger's Chainsaws and slams the to the Jaeger ground. Though the Mega-Kaiju is wounded by Gipsy Avenger's Plasma Caster, it pierces the Conn-Pod with one of its tails before knocking the Jaeger aside but this does not hurt the pilots.[3]

After tossing Gipsy Avenger onto a highway, the Mega-Kaiju turns and acknowledges Newt on the roof of a building, lowering its head and simply watching and gently breathing over him. The Mega-Kaiju then heads for Mount Fuji, intending to kill itself inside the dormant volcano to trigger an extinction event using the Pacific Rim's Ring of Fire to colonize the planet for the Precursors.

The Mega-Kaiju's path through the city is visible from afar, in the form of a massive gash, dotted with occasional flames, extending from downtown through multiple city districts. As the Mega-Kaiju tramples the forests and snowy slopes of Mount Fuji, Gipsy Avenger flies into the atmosphere with the aid of a Kaiju blood-powered rocket and Scrapper, and performs a kamikaze dive on the Mega-Kaiju.[3]

At the last moment, just when the Mega-Kaiju reaches the summit and prepares to throw itself into the volcano, Gipsy Avenger collides with the Kaiju. The collision creates a powerful supersonic shockwave and tore the Mega-Kaiju in half. The Mega-Kaiju attempts to rise again but gave one final roar before dying. Its death is recorded by both the Pan Pacific Defense Corps and Newton.[3]

Trivia[]

  • The name "Mega-Kaiju" can be seen on Newton's tablet during the MegaTokyo sequence.
  • According to the official scale chart, the Mega-Kaiju stands at 500 ft.
  • Director Steven S. DeKnight, who had no final say in the promotional material for the film, purports that the Mega-Kaiju (419 ft.) is larger than Slattern (596 ft.).[5][6]
  • The Mega-Kaiju is referred to as "The Hostile" in Pacific Rim Uprising and Steven S. DeKnight's preferred name for the Kaiju after "Big Daddy".[7][8]
  • According to the Uprising Novelization, the Mega-Kaiju's teeth are 20 ft. long.[citation needed]
  • Although "it" is usually used to refer to the Mega-Kaiju, the novel sometimes uses male pronouns.[9]
  • A twitter post from Travis Beacham shows that 1 kilogram was defined as the mass of 1 litre (dm^3) of Osmium in 1803 of Pacific Rim Universe.[10]

Gallery[]

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References[]

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