As the Shatterdome prepares for one final mission to save Earth from the Kaiju, Marshal Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba) reveals that he will pilot a Jaeger and gives the team a speech.
Raleigh (Charlie Hunnam) and his brother Yancy (Diego Klatternhoff), piloting the jaeger “Gipsy Danger,” defend the Alaskian coastline from a Kaiju named Knifehead with heavy sacrifice.
While sparring with other pilots to discover who he is drift compatible with, Raleigh (Charlie Hunnam) discovers that the best option is Pentecost’s (Idris Elba) adopted daughter, Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi).