FAMILIAR NAMESĪny time a character in a movie looks at a database, you’re guaranteed to spot an Easter egg or two in there. You can spot some members of the Sisters in the huge protest scene near the beginning of Uprising. Some groups, like the Sisters of the Kaiju, believed the beasts were divine, and they worshipped them. And that makes sense because we have a lot of thoughts about that whole situation. Humanity reacted to the sudden appearance of city-destroying monsters emerging from the ocean in a variety of ways. Anaheim Electronics is one of the fictional corporations that makes those mobile suits.
You can also see signs for Anaheim Electronics in the background of some shots in Tokyo. The Unicorn Gundam isn’t the only reference to the earlier property.
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But fans of the Pacific Rim-inspiring Gundam series will recognize it as an RX-0 “Unicorn” model from that franchise. You could assume this was just another Jaeger design. And it’s not even hidden that well because the camera deliberately focuses on it, and it’s huge.Īfter Amara ejects from her damaged fighter, she lands in front of a museum with a huge statue in front of it. But one of the physically biggest Easter eggs in the movie shows up during this sequence. The final showdown between our plucky team of robot pilots and the Megakaiju has so much going on that it’s hard to miss the fine details. But maybe the Jaeger pilots don’t have those games in their universe. And we’re not sure we’d feel comfortable piloting a machine that sounds like an AI that killed a secret lab’s worth of scientists with neurotoxin. McLain’s familiar tones provide a cool treat for those who could spot its brief appearance in Uprising. And she returns for the sequel to add further continuity to Danger’s successor, Gipsy Avenger. YOU KNOW THAT VOICEĭel Toro snuck a fun Easter egg for video game fans in the original movie by casting Portal actress Ellen McLain as the computer voice for the main Jaeger, Gipsy Danger. Eagle-eyed viewers might have noticed that the protocol he deploys is called “Lima Victor 426.”įans of the Alien series might recognize the abbreviated form, LV-426, as the name of the xenomorph-infested planet from the first two entries. And he proves this by reopening the rift in the Pacific Ocean to let kaiju out to attack Tokyo. Late in the story, we discover that previous hero Newton Geiszler is the real villain of the film thanks to his unfortunate mind-meld with a monster. Check out these favorite Easter eggs of ours and find them for yourself when Pacific Rim: Uprising is out on digital June 20. Uprising is packed with references and clever nods. And in all the excitement, it’s hard to pick up on some of the fun little details. The action and explosions come pretty quickly. Pacific Rim: Uprising follows up director Guillermo Del Toro’s love letter to giant robots who fight monsters with even more giant robots fighting even bigger monsters.
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