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Gipsy Danger's Plasmacaster (right hand)

"Empty the Clip! Empty the Clip!"
Raleigh Becket while fighting Leatherback[1]

The I-19 Plasmacaster[2] (also known as the Plasma Cannon[1]) was a primary weapon for the Mark-3 Jaeger Gipsy Danger.[1]

Mechanics[]

The Plasmacaster was a particle dispersal cannon that fired a beam of charged plasma via a carrier rail. The beam would cause massive and deadly wounds to the targeted Kaiju's anatomy.[2] The beam also cauterized any wounds inflicted upon Kaiju during combat, preventing the spread of Kaiju Blue.[2]

Gipsy Danger had two Plasmacasters, one located on each arm. Prior to its update, the Plasmacaster had to be charged by a swing of the pilot's arm and took a considerable amount of time to power up. After Mako Mori upgraded and restored Gipsy Danger, the Plasmacaster's charge delay was shortened considerably. The weapon's plasma reservoirs were also fully restored and it was able to fire off several shots in rapid succession before being forced to recharge.[1][3]

History[]

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Gipsy Danger after firing its first three shots at Knifehead.

While fighting the Category III Kaiju Knifehead in the Gulf of Alaska in 2020, Gipsy Danger used its right-arm plasma cannon in its first attempt to kill the creature. After three shots to the abdomen, Knifehead was presumed dead by Gipsy Danger's pilots, Raleigh and Yancy Becket.[1]

Moments later, Knifehead recovered and blindsided the Jaeger. Gipsy Danger's left-arm plasma cannon was lost when the Kaiju severed its left arm from its body and tore open the Jaeger's Conn-Pod, killing Yancy. Against all odds, Raleigh was able to activate the right-arm plasma cannon for a second time and kill Knifehead for good when he overloaded the weapon into the Kaiju's face at point-blank range.[1]

During the Hong Kong Incident in 2025, Gipsy Danger used its right-arm plasma cannon against Leatherback when the Category IV Kaiju attempted to push the Jaeger back into the ocean. Due to the Kaiju's armored skin, Gipsy Danger was forced to unload the entirety of the weapon's clip to kill Leatherback, severing the Kaiju's left arm from its body and eviscerating it in the process.

Before Gipsy Danger headed into the city to fight and kill Otachi, Raleigh recalled how Knifehead was able to ambush the Jaeger and kill Yancy by playing possum. To prevent Leatherback from potentially doing the same thing, Raleigh and Mako decided to "check for a pulse" and fired four shots from Gipsy Danger's left-arm plasma cannon into Leatherback's corpse, splattering the Kaiju's remains all over the dock and burning its carcass beyond any possibility of survival.[1]

Trivia[]

  • According to Travis Beacham, the S-11 Pulse Launcher was an early name for the Plasmacaster.[4]
  • According to the novelization of Pacific Rim, the extreme pressures at the bottom of the ocean prevented the Plasmacaster from being used against Scunner.[5][note 1]
  • In the film, the Plasmacaster is referred to as the Plasma Cannon. During Gipsy Danger's battle with Otachi, specifically when Mako deploys the GD6 Chain Sword, the name "Plasma Cannon" be seen on the Jaeger's HUD.[1]

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Notes[]

  1. "The plasma cannon did not fire. Raiju thrashed its head back and forth, spitting out Gipsy Danger’s mangled gauntlet and forearm...The plasma cannon was shot, Raleigh could have seen that even if the sensors hadn’t told him. The abyssal pressure had collapsed the lensing and intensification arrays that made it work, and Raiju had done the rest."

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