While Jake reunites with his former co-pilot (Scott Eastwood) to train new cadets, the world is shifting toward a drone Jaeger program led by Liwen Shao of Shao Corporation. These drones would allow pilots to operate Jaegers remotely, removing the need for physical presence in the cockpit. The Great Betrayal
The film ends with the Precursors defeated but promising to return, while Jake warns that next time, humanity will be the ones taking the fight to their world. Pacific Rim Uprising: Film Review - The Gazelle
The conflict escalates when a rogue Jaeger, , attacks a global summit in Sydney, leading to the death of Mako Mori. It is eventually revealed that the "mad scientist" Dr. Newton Geiszler has been corrupted by his frequent "drifting" with Kaiju brains. Acting under the influence of the Precursors, Newt sabotaged the Shao drones, infecting them with cloned Kaiju brains to open new rifts across the globe. The Final Stand
Although Shao manages to deactivate the rogue drones, three massive Kaiju—, Shrikethorn , and Raijin —successfully emerge and converge on Tokyo.