Onibaba

Pacific Rim

Uprising

Appearances

Onibaba
Technical Information
Breached	May 15, 2016
Category	II
Status	Deceased
Origin	Anteverse
Kaiju Specifications
Height	188 ft (57.3m)
Weight	2,040 tons
Speed	4
Strength	6
Armor	9
Combat Specifications
Behavior	Primarily defensive; will lash out when provoked
Toxicity	Medium
Power	Two sets of viselike pinchers and toxic spiked barbs lining its plating
Weakness	Neck Underbelly Ligaments
Target information
City Targeted	Tokyo, Japan
Jaeger Targeted	Coyote Tango

Onibaba is a Category II Kaiju that attacked Tokyo on May 15, 2016.

Biology

Bearing a striking resemblance to a crustacean and a Japanese temple, Onibaba appears somewhat smaller than the rest of the Kaiju in height, but larger in terms of width.

This Kaiju possesses four large legs, along with two thick claws. Onibaba's claws are said to able to crush over 50,000 pounds per square inch. Two small, arm-like appendages reside in the Kaiju's thorax.

Onibaba also possesses a high crest above a large, symmetrical head that can withstand close range and energy based attacks. Onibaba is not openly hostile and rather passive; despite the damage it caused to the general area of Tokyo, it actively avoids combat with an enemy unless provoked. Even then, its attacks are primarily defensive rather than aggressive.

History

Onibaba's attack on the Japanese capital city of Tokyo was dubbed the "Onibaba Incident". The beast lays waste to the city, killing millions of people. The air force's attempts to destroy the creature only result in the further demise of the pilots involved.

In the midst of destroying the city, it notices a terrified little girl wandering the streets crying for her parents: Mako Mori. The Kaiju relentlessly chases and corners her, but is interrupted by the arrival of Coyote Tango.

Piloted by Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier, the Jaeger clashes with the Kaiju and kills it in the site.

During the battle, Onibaba is able to inflict some degree of damage to Coyote Tango's head. Tamsin Sevier blacks out from a seizure, forcing Stacker Pentecost to undertake the dangerous task of piloting the Jaeger alone. He succeeds in doing so and kills Onibaba, saving Mori.

Trivia

• "Onibaba" means "demon hag" or "Ogre Grandma" in Japanese.
• When asked about the length of the fight between Coyote Tango and Onibaba, Travis Beacham responded that the battle lasted around 3 hours and that it only appears to have lasted a few minutes in the film because it was being seen in Mako's memories, which are not entirely accurate.
• The novelization of the first film establishes that Onibaba was lured by Coyote Tango to a less densely populated area of ​​Tokyo and was killed there to save thousands of lives.
• Onibaba appears in a Jaeger combat simulation in Pacific Rim: Uprising
• As with Slattern, Onibaba is never referred to by name in either of the Pacific Rim films.

Gallery

An image gallery is available for Onibaba