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*** The American Jaeger literally has a giant thruster in it's elbow, and it's shown in the trailer for one HELL of a sucker punch.
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Watch the first trailer [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18uWFvuFbs here.]]
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* HeyItsThatVoice: The female sounding AI for the Jaegers is none other than [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] herself.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: The female sounding AI for the Jaegers is none other than [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] herself.[[EllenMcLain herself]].
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* HeyItsThatVoice: The female sounding AI for the Jaegers is none other than [[{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] herself.

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* HeyItsThatVoice: The female sounding AI for the Jaegers is none other than [[{{Portal}} [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] herself.
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* HeyItsThatVoice: The female sounding AI for the Jaegers is none other than [[{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] herself.
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* The first ''kaiju'' attack has parallels to Second Impact in ''Evangelion'', due to it wiping out a chunk of humanity.

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* ** The first ''kaiju'' attack has parallels to Second Impact in ''Evangelion'', due to it wiping out a chunk of humanity.
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* The first ''kaiju'' attack has parallels to Second Impact in ''Evangelion'', due to it wiping out a chunk of humanity.


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** The Russian Jaeger has Tesla-coil infused fists that give it ''electro-punches''.
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* RecycledPremise: The film is basically advertised as [[CthulhuTech "Evangelion vs. Cthulhu"]], minus [[AngstWhatAngst Angst]].

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* RecycledPremise: The film is basically advertised as [[XMeetsY "Evangelion" vs.]] [[CthulhuTech "Evangelion vs. Cthulhu"]], minus [[AngstWhatAngst Angst]]."Cthulhu"]].
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* RecycledPremise: The film is basically advertised as [[CthulhuTech "Evangelion vs. Cthulhu"]].

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* RecycledPremise: The film is basically advertised as [[CthulhuTech "Evangelion vs. Cthulhu"]].Cthulhu"]], minus [[AngstWhatAngst Angst]].
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* ViralMarketing: A viral site titled [[http://www.panpacificdefense.com/ Pan Pacific Defense]] was set up showing map covering blueprints of Jaegers from around the world and videos about the Kaiju.
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The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, RonPerlman and Clifton Collins Jr.


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The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, IdrisElba, Charlie Day, RonPerlman and Clifton Collins Jr.

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* HumongousMecha: The Jaegers.
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* HumongousMecha: The Jaegers.
* LevelUpAtIntimacyFive: Likely to be present.
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* ThreeDMovie: Post converted. [[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=95084 But del Toro has worked his hardest to make sure the 3D is good]] by having the full 40 week conversion.
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-->-- ''"It is my duty to commit to film the finest fucking monsters ever committed to screen and it is my duty to create the greatest fucking robots ever committed to screen.”'' '''-Guillermo Del Toro'''

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-->-- ''"It -->--''"It is my duty to commit to film the finest fucking monsters ever committed to screen and it is my duty to create the greatest fucking robots ever committed to screen.”'' '''-Guillermo Del Toro'''Toro.'''
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-->-- ''"It is my duty to commit to film the finest fucking monsters ever committed to screen and it is my duty to create the greatest fucking robots ever committed to screen.”'' '''-Guillermo Del Toro'''

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* LevelUpAtIntimacyFive: Likely to be present.



* RocketPunch: Confirmed by Del Toro himself.

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* RocketPunch: Confirmed by Del Toro himself. himself.
* {{Synchronization}}: Part this, part MentalFusion is required on the behalf of the pilots. They operate in tandem, making this also a homage to BlissStage.
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* RecycledPremise: The film is basically advertised as [[CthulhuTech "Evangelion vs. Cthulhu"]].
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* CaptainErsatz: Mori Mako is one to just about every female pilot of NeonGenesisEvangelion. She is [[BandageBabe introduced with when suffering from injuries]], like Rei, has to undergo {{Synchronization}} training with the hero like Asuka and her name may be a reference to [[RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]].

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* CaptainErsatz: Mori Mako is one to just about every female pilot of NeonGenesisEvangelion. She is [[BandageBabe introduced with when suffering from injuries]], like Rei, has to undergo {{Synchronization}} training with the hero like Asuka and her name may be a reference to [[RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]].
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* Captain Ersatz: Mori Mako is one to just about every female pilot of NeonGenesisEvangelion. She is [[BandageBabe introduced with when suffering from injuries]], like Rei, has to undergo {{Synchronization}} training with the hero like Asuka and her name may be a reference to [[RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]].

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* Captain Ersatz: CaptainErsatz: Mori Mako is one to just about every female pilot of NeonGenesisEvangelion. She is [[BandageBabe introduced with when suffering from injuries]], like Rei, has to undergo {{Synchronization}} training with the hero like Asuka and her name may be a reference to [[RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]].



* {{Kaiju}}: The main enemies.

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* {{Kaiju}}: The main enemies.enemies, called by name.
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* Captain Ersatz: Mori Mako is one to just about every female pilot of NeonGenesisEvangelion. She is [[BandageBabe introduced with when suffering from injuries]], like Rei, has to undergo {{Synchronization}} training with the hero like Asuka and her name may be a reference to [[RebuildOfEvangelion Mari Makinami]].
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--> ''"Today we cancel the apocalypse."''
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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, ''{{kaiju}}'' have risen from the sea, leaving a trail of destruction. Humanity has spent years battling the ''kaiju'', consuming millions of lives and untold resources. To fight the monsters, humanity has built a new weapon: HumongousMecha called Jaegers that are controlled by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. The film follows two Jaeger pilots, washed-up veteran Raleigh Antrobus and young rookie Mako Mori, in the fight against the monsters that seek to destroy Earth.

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TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, ''{{kaiju}}'' have risen from the sea, leaving a trail of destruction. Humanity has spent years battling the ''kaiju'', consuming millions of lives and untold resources. To fight the monsters, humanity has built a new weapon: HumongousMecha HumongousMecha[=s=] called Jaegers that are controlled by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. The film follows two Jaeger pilots, washed-up veteran Raleigh Antrobus and young rookie Mako Mori, in the fight against the monsters that seek to destroy Earth.
Earth as they drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past.

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The film stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, Charlie Day, RonPerlman and Clifton Collins Jr.




* CoolVersusAwesome

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* CoolVersusAwesomeAMechByAnyOtherName: They're called Jaegers here.
* CoolVersusAwesome: Giant robots vs giant monsters. You do the math.



* {{Kaiju}}

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* {{Kaiju}}{{Kaiju}}: The main enemies.
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[[caption-width-right:300:They're gonna have a hard time getting down]]
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* RocketPunch: Confirmed by Del Toro himself.
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* CoolVersusAwesome
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An upcoming film directed by GuillermoDelToro, described by him as "a beautiful poem to [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters]]".

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An upcoming film directed by GuillermoDelToro, described by him as "a beautiful poem to [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters]]".monsters]]".

TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, ''{{kaiju}}'' have risen from the sea, leaving a trail of destruction. Humanity has spent years battling the ''kaiju'', consuming millions of lives and untold resources. To fight the monsters, humanity has built a new weapon: HumongousMecha called Jaegers that are controlled by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. The film follows two Jaeger pilots, washed-up veteran Raleigh Antrobus and young rookie Mako Mori, in the fight against the monsters that seek to destroy Earth.

Due to be released on July 12, 2013.

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* HumongousMecha: The Jaegers.
* {{Kaiju}}
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An upcoming film directed by GuillermoDelToro, described by him as "a beautiful poem to [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters]]".

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