PACIFIC RIM: NOVEL PPDC FILES AND MEDIA ARCHIVE

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 PAN-PACIFIC DEFENSE CORPS FILES

PERSONNEL DOSSIER NAME Raleigh Becket ASSIGNED TEAM Rangers; ID R-RBEC 122.21-B DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE July 12, 2017 CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Inactive BIOGRAPHY Born December 11, 1998, second of three. Older brother Yancy (q.v., also an active-duty Ranger, KIA February 29, 2020), younger sister Jazmine. Parents deceased. Entered Jaeger Academy at Kodiak June 1, 2016, qualified the next year. Assigned with brother Yancy as Gipsy Danger's inaugural crew. First deploy October 17, 2017, brought down kaiju Yamarashi in Los Angeles. Four subsequent kills, all in Gipsy Danger and all with Yancy Becket as co-pilot. Deployed to Lima Shatterdome in 2019, then to Alaska in 2020. Combat citations for bravery in PSJ-18 and MN-19 engagements. During engagement with kaiju AK-20 "Knifehead," co-pilot Yancy Becket was KIA. Survived and assumed solo control of Gipsy Danger but was dismissed for disobeying orders prior to engagement. Refused survivor benefits. Also refused mustering-out brain scan requested to analyze RB's ability to pilot Gipsy Danger after loss of neural handshake. COMMAND ASSESSMENT Skillful but prone to lapses in judgement. Disrespectful of command structure. Strong-willed, with both positive and negative consequences. NOTES Last known location Nome AK. Believed to be working on anti-kaiju wall construction. ADDENDUM Candidate for re-enlistment?-SP 12/2024

PERSONNEL DOSSIER NAME Hermann Gottlieb, PhD ASSIGNED TEAM Kaiju Science, ID S-HGOT_47.20-V DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE May 28, 2015 CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Active; based Hong Kong Shatterdome BIOGRAPHY Born Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 9, 1989. Married to Vanessa. First child due April 2025. Third of four children; older brother Dietrich and sister Karla, younger brother Bastien. Parents scientists. Father, Dr. Lars Gottlieb, participated in Jaeger Project (q.v.) and is now overseeing Pacific Perimeter Program of Wall construction and civil defense infrastructure improvement. Displayed early aptitude for abstract mathematics, completed studies at TU Berlin in engineering and applied sciences. Wrote programming code for first-generation Jaeger operating systems. Has constructed highly accurate models predicting frequency of kaiju attacks. Also responsible for advances in understanding the physics and structure of the Breach itself. Refer Operation Pitfall dossier (highly classified). Psych evaluation reveals fundimental need to create distance between self and any problem, using data and mathematics as buffer. Obsessive neatness of person and workspace also reveals this impulse to maintain controlling distance. Currently estranged from father due to differences of opinion about value of Jaeger project as opposed to Pacific Perimeter Program. NOTES Inveterate filer of complaints, primarily against Kaiju Science colleague Dr. Newton Geiszler (q.v.). PPDC psychological staff recommends accepting but not acting on these complaints.

PERSONNEL DOSSIER NAME Newton Geiszler, PhD ASSIGNED TEAM Kaiju Science, ID S-NGEI_100.11-Y DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE August 7, 2016 CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Active; based Hong Kong Shatterdome BIOGRAPHY Born Berlin January 19, 1990. Only child. Parents musicians. Strongly influenced by uncle, musical engineer, who taught Geiszler the basics of electronics; also avid consumer of manga and monster movies. Combination of these influences and genius-level intellect led Geiszler to voracious interest in all sciences. Second youngest student admitted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Received six doctorates by 2015, taught MIT 2010-2016, pioneered research in artificial tissue replication. Joined PPDC 2016. Psychological profile indicates profound ambivalence toward kaiju resulting from conflict between childhood adoration of monsters and contemporary observation of kaiju attacks. Borderline manic personality, poor social skills. Has performed critical research leading to upgraded Jaeger armaments. NOTES Unorthodox approach causes chain-of-command issues; these are to be handled lightly due to Geiszler's outstanding record of research and reverse engineering Anteverse biotechnologies. Service file contains written complaints from Kaiju Science colleague Dr. Hermann Gottlieb regarding Geiszler's laboratory procedures, personal demeanor, taste in music, and other minor issues. Complaints deemed nonessential. No action is to be taken.

PERSONNEL DOSSIER NAME Mako Mori ASSIGNED TEAM Rangers, ID R-MMAK_204.19-V DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE March 4, 2020 CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Active; based Hong Kong Shatterdome BIOGRAPHY Born April 23, 2003. Father Masao Mori, swordmaker. Mother Sumako Mori. Only child. Grew up in Tanegashima in a small village. First trip to Tokyo, when her father required treatment for cancer, coincided with attack of kaiju Onibaba, in which both of her parents died. She was close witness to the end of the battle between Onibaba and Coyote Tango. Mori was orphaned and Coyote Tango's pilot, Stacker Pentecost, took an interest in her. Pentecost adopted Mori and saw her put through school. He is ambivalent about her choice to join the Jaeger program, acknowledging her mechanical and engineering skills but concerned that her psychological scars will destabilize any neural handshake she might enter. Mori is emotionally invested in becoming a pilot-she wishes to avenge her parents and prove her worth due to the common assumption that she is favored by Pentecost. She feels burdened by these motivations, and frustrated because her only path toward redeeming herself is via a combat role in Gipsy Danger. PPDC psychological staff suggest that while Pentecost may be correct about Mori's emotional fragility, her skill set suits her to a Conn-Pod more than repair bay. As always, however, psychological staff's role in Jaeger assignment is advisory only. NOTES Mori has been the technical lead on the Mark III Restoration Project that has restored Gipsy Danger to combat readiness.

PERSONNEL DOSSIER NAME Hercules Hansen ASSIGNED TEAM Rangers, ID R-HHan_832.84-G DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE November 28, 2015 CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Active; based Hong Kong Shatterdome BIOGRAPHY Born November 10, 1980, Sydney, Australia. Parents Donovan and Tess. Younger brother Scott. Son Charles born 14 August 2003. One of the first wave of Rangers, contemporary with Stacker Pentecost, continued in an active role after Pentecost transferred to leadership role within Jaeger Project. First Jaeger, Lucky Seven, destroyed. Hansen's wife was killed in the kaiju attack on Sydney, September 2, 2014.* Hansen saved his son Chuck, then twelve years of age (and now his co-pilot on Striker Eureka), and transitioned from Air Force to Jaeger program in 2015, as the Jaeger Academy was opening. He is credited with eleven kaiju kills, most recently Mutavore, Sydney, December 27, 2024 (eight of these kills with C. Hansen in Striker Eureka; q.v. Jaeger dossier for full list). *Her cause of death is unknown due to uncertainty in the aftermath of the twin tactical nuclear strikes that brought the kaiju down. Hansen was told she died due to kaiju activity rather than either nuclear strike. This is the official record. NOTES PPDC medical staff suggest that Hansen's number of deployments and advancing age are eroding his reaction times and neural-handshake strength. Operational readiness does not yet appear to be affected. Hansen's readiness must be observed closely, however. Hansen will be a valuable command asset when his combat readiness lapses below acceptable thresholds. PPDC psychological staff suggest that the tension between Hansen and his son Charles also might affect the strength and duration of their Drift. (See dossier on Charles Hansen.) The younger Hansen is loyal to his father but also constantly seeks to supplant him and assume a dominant role in Striker Eureka's operation. Hansen carries a burden of guilt over difficulties in raising his son after his wife's death. This too is expected to affect the father-son Drift, if it has not already. The Hansens should be monitored very closely and reassigned if necessary for Jaeger readiness.

PERSONNEL DOSSIER MARSHAL PENTECOST EYES ONLY UNOFFICIAL, RELOCATED FROM PPDC CONTRACTOR REGISTRY NAME Hannibal Chau (alias); birth name unknown ASSIGNED TEAM n/a DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE n/a CURRENT SERVICE STATUS n/a BIOGRAPHY Unknown. Believed to be American by birth but current citizenship unknown. Resident of Hong Kong. Previous places of residence unknown. Family status unknown. NOTES Black marketeer. Previously involved in smuggling of exotic animal parts, possibly drugs and weapons. Known associate of organized crime figures throughout Asia, Russia, Eastern Europe. Previously contracted through official PPDC channels to assist in recovery of organic materials from fallen kaiju. As of 2021, previous contracting arrangement no longer active. Current arrangement sub rosa, not to be disclosed to ant administrative entity. Chau now investing in Jaeger program in return for specified rights to kaiju remains. Provides specimen material for Kaiju Science analysis. Chau's fieldwork, criminal though it may be, has made a number of Kaiju Science advances possible. Because he is unscrupulous, he is also innovative. Consider opening direct channels between Kaiju Science and Chau. Gottlieb will resist; Geiszler certain to pursue the opportunity if it arises. Contact protocols strictly observed. Works from a pharmacy storefront at edge of the Kowloon Boneslum. Present kaiju glyph as passcode. Notable for the flamboyance of his dress and personal appearance, as well as a scar on the left side of his face.

PERSONNEL DOSSIER NAME (Marshal) Stacker Pentecost ASSIGNED TEAM Jaeger Program, ID M-MPEN_970.89-Q DATE OF ACTIVE SERVICE March 2, 2015 CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Active; deployed Hong Kong Shatterdome BIOGRAPHY Born December 30, 1985, Tottenham, England. Parents Obadel, laborer, and Viviane, club performer. Family loosely involved with organized crime. Father died 1995 of wounds suffered in knife fight with nightclub owner. Stacker, then 12, burned club down and attacked father's killer. Sent to military school, realized suitability for military service. Entered Royal Air Force, completed pilot training at Leuchars, continued education in Avionics and Network/Cyber-Facing Defense and Warfare. Deployed to Germany to oversee development of neural bridge controls and ideomotor reflex interface matricesm in liaison with Jaeger Project. Deployed to Sydney to observe construction of first Mark I Jaegers. Given command of Coyote Tango, deployed to Kyoto to oversee final assembly. Active Jaeger service 2015-16, moved into command role after Onibaba engagement at personal request of PPDC Secretary General Dustin Kriegar. Previously commanded Lima and Anchorage Shatterdomes before current assignment to Hong Kong. Instrumental in creation of current Kwoon training and assessment program as well as several other now-standard Ranger training modules. NOTES Otherwise exemplary service record marred only by reprimands for questionable judgement in the matter of adoption of Mako Mori (current Ranger, dossier available, q.v.). Medical staff suggest Pentecost's long-term use of Metharocin, post-absorption of high doses if radiation from insufficiently shielded reactors in Coyote Tango, are damaging his circulatory system. Command fitness and readiness should be monitored and successors designated on a High Command level.

COMBAT ASSET DOSSIER-JAEGER NAME Gipsy Danger GENERATION Mark III DATE OF SERVICE July 10, 2017 DATE OF TERMINATION n/a RANGER TEAM ASSIGNED Yancy Becket, Raleigh Becket Current base of operations: Anchorage Shatterdome MISSION HISTORY Gipsy Danger is credited with four kaiju kills: LA-17 "Yamarashi," Los Angeles, October 17, 2017; PSJ-18, Puerto San José, May 20, 2018; SD-19 "Clawhook," San Diego, July 22, 2019; MN-19, Manila, December 16, 2019. OPERATING SYSTEM BLPK 4.1 with liquid circuitry neural pathways POWER SYSTEM Nuclear vortex turbine ARMAMENTS I-19 particle dispersal cannon, biology-aware plasma weapon, forearm mounted (retractable) S-11 dark matter pulse launcher (internal mount) NOTES Improved reactor shielding installed post-rollout. All Rangers who have deployed in pre-Mark IV Jaegers are required to maintain a daily dose of Metharocin for the duration of their service in the Pan-Pacific Defense Corps.

COMBAT ASSET DOSSIER-JAEGER NAME Gipsy Danger GENERATION Mark III (upgraded 2023-2025; no further classification) DATE OF SERVICE July 10, 2017 DATE OF TERMINATION January 12, 2025 RANGER TEAM ASSIGNED Yancy Becket (KIA) Raleigh Becket; Raleigh Becket, Mako Mori MISSION HISTORY Gipsy Danger is credited with ten kaiju kills: LA-17 "Yamarashi," Los Angeles, October 17, 2017; PSJ-18, Puerto San José, May 20, 2018; SD-19 "Clawhook," San Diego, July 22, 2019; MN-19, Manila, December 16, 2019; AK-20, "Knifehead," Anchorage, February 29, 2020; HK-20A, "Leatherback," and HK-20B, "Otachi," Hong Kong, January 8, 2025; GS-25A, "Raiju," and GS-25B, "Scunner," Guam Sea, January 12, 2025; GS-25C, "Slattern," Breach*, January 12, 2025. Detailed to Hong Kong Shatterdome June 21, 2023, for overhaul and reactivation under auspices of Mark III restoration project. *Precise physical location of this kill uncertain, and all evidence was destroyed at Gipsy Danger's self-destruction during the course of Operation Pitfall. OPERATING SYSTEM BLPK 4.1 with liquid circuitry neural pathways (upgraded to custom May 1, 2023) POWER SYSTEM Nuclear vortex turbine (upgraded and restored 2023) ARMAMENTS I-19 particle dispersal cannon, biology-aware plasma weapon, forearm mounted (retractable) S-11 dark matter pulse launcher (internal mount) Upgraded as of Mark II Restoration Project: GD-6A Chain Swords, dual-mode: segmented chainwhip or cable-reinforeced nano-edged single blade NOTES Remains never recovered. Jaeger presumably vaporized by reactor overload. Any remaining components are presumed to be in the Anteverse. Opposition from three kaiju, including the first and only known Category V (Slattern [q.v.]), disabled Striker Eureka early in Operation Pitfall. Its crew (S. Pentecost, C. Hansen) detonated the nuclear payload, sacrificing themselves to open a path for Gipsy Danger to successfully close the breach. Striker Euraka's last confirmed kaiju kill, Scunner, occurred at the moment of their self-destruction.

COMBAT ASSET DOSSIER-JAEGER NAME Coyote Tango GENERATION Mark I DATE OF SERVICE December 30, 2015 DATE OF TERMINATION November 6, 2022 RANGER TEAM(S) ASSIGNED Stacker Pentecost, Tasmin Sevier; Gunnar Tunari (KIA) Vic Tunari (KIA) MISSION HISTORY Coyote Tango was credited with two kaiju kills: Onibaba, Tokyo, May 15, 2016; Ceramander, Hawaii, October 9, 2021. Damage sustained in the Onibaba engagement sidelined Coyote Tango for a full year. It was then held out of deployment for a further period after Kaiju Science and J-Tech teams discovered reactor-shielding issues. During this delay, original pilot Stacker Pentecost was reassigned from active Jaeger service to a command role. OPERATING SYSTEM Nautilus-4 Zirca Sync POWER SYSTEM Iso-Thor Collision Chamber ARMAMENTS Ballistic mortar cannons, shoulder-mounted V-P1 EnergyCaster, capable of modulation through five modes, forearm-mounted (retractable) NOTES Coyote Tango's deployment in Tokyo, May 15, 2016, was the first documented instance of a single Jaeger pilot (Pentecost) controlling a Jaeger following the disability of the second pilot (Sevier) and consequent failure of neural handshake. Coyote Tango retrofitted with improved reactor shielding following observation of radiation sickness in Mark I Ranger pilots. Destroyed St. Lawrence Island, November 6, 2022

COMBAT ASSET DOSSIER-JAEGER NAME Crimson Typhoon GENERATION Mark IV DATE OF SERVICE August 22, 2018 DATE OF TERMINATION n/a RANGER TEAM ASSIGNED Cheung Wei, Jin Wei, Hu Wei; based Hong Kong Shatterdome MISSION HISTORY Crimson Typhoon is credited with eight kaiju kills: OS-19, Osaka, April 12, 2019; HC-20, Ho Chi Minh City, May 25, 2020; Hidoi, Bangkok, January 20, 2021; Tentalus, China Sea, September 7, 2022; SH-24, Shanghai, January 2, 2024; Biantal, Taipei, August 13, 2024; Tailspitter, Sapporo, November 19, 2024; Kojiyama, Bohai Sea, November 30, 2024. OPERATING SYSTEM Tri-Sun Horizon Gate POWER SYSTEM Midnight Orb 9 digital plasma field ARMAMENTS I-22 Plasmacaster Twin Fist gripping claws, left arm only Enhanced balance systems and leg-integral Thrust Kickers Enhanced combat-strike armature on all limbs NOTES Crimson Typhoon was designed specifically for the Wei triplets in mind, once Dr. Lightcap had worked out the specifications for a triple neural-handshake and a three-layered Pons interface structure. The Weis and Crimson Typhoon are so closely identified with each other that it is doubtful any three other Rangers would be able to control Crimson Typhoon.

COMBAT ASSET DOSSIER-JAEGER NAME Cherno Alpha GENERATION Mark IV [contradicts with the movie which states Cherno Alpha is a Mark I] DATE OF SERVICE July 4, 2018 DATE OF TERMINATION n/a RANGER TEAM ASSIGNED Aleksis Kaidanovsky, Sasha Kaidanovsky MISSION HISTORY Cherno Alpha is credited with six kaiju kills: Raythe, Okhotsk Sea, November 6, 2018; OS-19, Osaka, April 12, 2019; Atticon, Seoul, November 10, 2020; HC-20, Ho Chi Minh City, May 25, 2020; KM-24, Kamchatka, April 7, 2024; Taranais, Queen Charlotte Sound, September 14, 2024. Detailed to Hong Kong Shatterdome following decommissioning of Vladivostok Shatterdome in 2024. OPERATING SYSTEM Pozhar Protyev 6.4 POWER SYSTEM StunCore 88 digital plasma reactor ARMAMENTS Incinerator Turbines, shoulder-mounted SparkFists, generating short-distance arcs of lightning-strength electricity between gauntlets; most effective when combined with two-handed physical strike Foot Spikes NOTES Cherno Alpha's Conn-Pod is torso-mounted to accommodate cranial expansion for incendiary fuel supply and energy storage. Designed for long-range patrols in the hostile environments of Russia's Bering and Arctic coastlines. Suggest Cherno Alpha be designated mission alternate to carry nuclear payload in Operation Pitfall, as its physical durability at abyssal depths will exceed other available Jaegers.

COMBAT ASSET DOSSIER-JAEGER NAME Striker Eureka GENERATION Mark V DATE OF SERVICE November 2, 2019 DATE OF TERMINATION n/a RANGER TEAM ASSIGNED Hercules Hansen, Charles Hansen MISSION HISTORY Striker Eureka is credited with thirteen kills, either solo or combined: MN-19, Manila, December 16, 2019; HC-20, Ho Chi Minh, May 25, 2020; Ceramander, Hawaii, October 9, 2021; Spinejackal, Melbourne, Janurary 31, 2022; Taurax, Mindanao, July 24, 2022; Insurrector, Los Angeles, July 5, 2024; Bonesquid, Port Moresby, July 30, 2024; Hound, Aukland, August 28, 2024; Rachnid, Brisbane, September 25, 2024; KC-24, Kuching, October 4, 2024; Fiend, Acapulco, October 31, 2024; Kojiyama, Bohai Sea, November 30, 2024; Mutavore, Sydney, December 27, 2024. Recently reassigned Hong Kong Shatterdome in advance of decommissioning of Sydney Shatterdome. OPERATING SYSTEM Aribter 12 TAC-CONN POWER SYSTEM X16 Supercell chamber ARMAMENTS Sting Blade carbon-nanotube-edged weapon, superheated (retractable) Pulse Gauntlet, adjustable projectile launcher AKM rocket battery, chest-mounted; K-Stunner ramjet rocket magazines (retractable) Burst propulsor and gravity capacitor system, combat-class balance enhancement NOTES Striker Eureka is designated to carry the nuclear payload on Operation Pitfall (q.v.).

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