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Scott Hansen[3][1] is the younger brother of Hercules Hansen. He was a Ranger of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps and one of the pilots of Lucky Seven before he was dismissed from the Jaeger Program for misconduct.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Scott and his older brother Herc are born in Sydney, Australia to parents Donovan and Tess Hansen.[1] Unlike Herc, Scott takes no responsibility for his actions or behavior. He is irresponsible to the point of complication and a serial womanizer.[3]

Pan Pacific Defense Corps[]

After the Kaiju Scissure attacks Sydney, Scott and Herc enlist in the Jaeger Academy. As brothers, they are deemed to be Drift-compatible and are among the first generation of Rangers trained to fight against the Kaiju. The two of them are later assigned to Lucky Seven [4] and are deployed in Hong Kong, China, where they fight against a Kaiju in Victoria Harbour and successfully kill the creature before it can attack the city.[1]

Dismissal from The Corps[]

The rise to stardom for Jaeger pilots during the Jaeger Program's golden age compound Scott's problematic qualities.[3] During his tenure as Herc's co-pilot, Scott becomes involved in a situation that infringes on the code of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps.

Herc catches a glimpse of this situation through the Drift while they're in the middle of a fight against a Kaiju. The nature of his brother's situation is enough to unsettle Herc and their Jaeger is almost destroyed in battle. Herc later reports Scott to the Defense Corps higher-ups, leading them to ultimately dismiss Scott from the Jaeger Program on grounds on misconduct. The Hansen brothers part ways and Herc is later assigned to Striker Eureka alongside his son Chuck as it is deployed for active duty.[3]

Known Inconsistencies[]

  • According to Pacific Rim: Man, Machines & Monsters, Herc's only next of kin is Chuck, suggesting his immediate family may have died or been killed during the Kaiju War.[2] Herc's dossier in the novelization lists his parents (Tess and Donovan) and brother (Scott) as his and Chuck's their next of kin.[1]
  • According to Travis Beacham, Scott piloted with Herc during the Kaiju attack in Manila on December 16, 2019, contradicting his earlier assertion that he was dismissed from the Jaeger Program as Striker Eureka was deployed.[5][3]
  • According to the Novelization, Striker Eureka was the Jaeger Herc piloted in Manila. However, Travis Beacham states it was Lucky Seven.[6][4]

References[]

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