New Look At ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Reveals Gipsy Avenger’s Weapon Upgrades
Back in February, a piece of promotional art forPacific Rim: Uprising(formerly known asMaelstrom) revealed three new designs for the jaegers we’ll see battling giant monsters in the sci-fi sequel. One of those jaegers appeared to be an upgraded version of Gipsy Danger, the eventual hero robot of the firstPacific Rim, and now that assumption has been confirmed.
Collectible toy company Tamashii Nations will be making some products tied in withPacific Rim: Uprising,and at an event in New York City this weekend, they revealed the first official look at their toy version of the new jaeger known asGipsy Avenger. There are even some details on the upgraded weapons that the new jaeger has hidden in its body.
Get a first look at thePacific Rim UprisingGipsy Avenger jaeger after the jump.
The fan websitePacificRim2-Movie.comcollected the following images from Twitter:
As you can see in the blueprint images, Gipsy Avenger appears to be a new version of Gipsy Danger, though it’s not clear if it’s an entirely new jaeger, or if some of the original robot was salvaged and upgraded after the first movie. Gipsy Avenger comes equipped with the familiar Chain Sword and Elbow Rocket, as well as an Airborne Launch System, but this time the jaeger has a dual vortex turbine in its chest as opposed to the single turbine that Gipsy Danger had. In addition, the jaeger’s hands have an upgrade Plamacaster and something that appears to be called a Gravity Sling in the other hand, whatever that means.
These images confirm that the previously discovered promotional art gave us a pretty accurate depiction of what some of the new jaegers inPacific Rim: Uprisingwill look like. However, we don’t know for sure who will be piloting the jaeger. Presumably it will beJohn Boyegaas Jake Pentecost (song of Idris Elba’s character from the first movie) andScott Eastwoodas Nate Lambert, but we can’t say for sure.
Otherwise, the rest of thePacific Rim: Uprisingcast includes new characters played byCailee Spaeny,Jing Tian, Nick Tarabay, andZhang Jin. as well as returning cast members includingRinko Kikuchias Mako Mori,Charlie Dayas Newt Geiszler andBurn Gormanas Dr. Hermann Gottlieb. They’re all under the direction ofDaredevil’sSteven S. DeKnight, taking over with the full blessing from Guillermo del Toro, who recently explainedwhy he decided not to do the sequel.
Pacific Rim: UprisingarrivesFebruary 23, 2018.
