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This article is about the Mark-1 Jaeger in the film. You may be looking for the Coyote Tango (disambiguation page).

Coyote Tango (コヨーテタンゴ Koyōte Tango?) is the second Mark-1 Japanese Jaeger, launched December 30, 2015. It was one of the oldest Jaegers in active service before its destruction during the Kaiju War.

History[]

Onibaba Attack[]

On May 15, 2016, Coyote Tango, piloted by Stacker Pentecost and Tamsin Sevier[4], is deployed in Tokyo, Japan alongside the military to fight the Category II Kaiju Onibaba. During the battle, Tamsin suddenly blacks out, leaving Pentecost to kill the Kaiju on his own, an act that had never been done before. He succeeds in doing so and kills Onibaba, saving the life of a young Mako Mori, who was being pursued by the Kaiju before Coyote Tango was deployed into the city to take the beast down.

After their battle against Onibaba, both of the Jaeger's pilots are retired on the basis of radiation sickness.[4] Coyote Tango is also pulled from active duty for repairs and reinforced with protective shielding to prevent further risk of radiation poisoning from its reactor.[1]

Tokyo Bay Attack[]

On June 21, 2016, Tacit Ronin is deployed against the Kaiju Itak in Tokyo Bay to prevent it from reaching the city.[5] When Tacit Ronin is compromised in battle, Coyote Tango is deployed against Itak, holding off the Kaiju for as long as possible until Tacit Ronin's pilots, Duc and Kaori Jessop, are able to recover to kill it.[5]

Coyote Tango sustains major damage from the battle against Itak and is unable to deploy and assist Tacit Ronin when the Category II Kaiju Ragnarok emerges from the Breach and attacks Tokyo on July 5, 2016.[6]

Later Career[]

At an undetermined point during the Kaiju War, Coyote Tango is destroyed during battle and its pilots are killed.[3][note 1]

Features[]

Coyote Tango is designed to resemble naval warships and Cobra attack helicopters in both color scheme and appearance.[1] Coyote Tango's light armor allows it to perform various deadly maneuvers and move with great speed to evade Kaiju attacks. It is also armed with twin long-range ballistic mortar cannons to damage Kaiju from afar, and a forearm-mounted, retractable V-PI EnergyCaster with five modes of modulation; this weapon in particular was considered to be highly experimental at the time of the Jaeger's launch.[7] Coyote Tango is also tied with Cherno Alpha for the tallest height on a Mark-1 Jaeger.

As a Mark-1 Jaeger, Coyote Tango runs on the power of a nuclear reactor. Given the short amount of time the Pan Pacific Defense Corps had to build the first series of Jaegers in response to the Kaiju threat, none of them were reinforced with protective measures to prevent radiation poisoning. Consequently, the Rangers who piloted Mark-1 Jaegers were at an increased risk of contracting cancer-related illnesses from radiation exposure. Both Tamsin Sevier and Stacker Pentecost developed cancer as a result of the Jaeger's poor radiation shielding and were retired from active duty.

Kaiju Killed[]

The following is roster of named Kaiju defeated by Coyote Tango, assisted or on its own.
Kaiju Date Location Jaeger Team
Onibaba 5/15/2016 Tokyo, Japan Solo
Itak 6/21/2016 Tokyo, Japan Tacit Ronin

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

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Coyote Tango (Jaeger)

Notes[]

  1. Travis Beacham: "Sadly, all the Jaegers were destroyed. The four in the movie are literally the last four. Coyote Tango did have a second crew after Stacker and Tamsin left the conn-pod, but the old girl did eventually meet her end. Valiantly though, I assure you."

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