After Kaiju ravage Australia, two siblings pilot a Jaeger to search for their parents, encountering new creatures, seedy characters and chance allies.
Five years after their parents left to find help, siblings Taylor and Hayley find a training Jaeger - but it quickly attracts a Kaiju to their village.
When Atlas Destroyer runs out of energy, Taylor and Hayley search a nearby destroyed city for power cells and make some startling discoveries.
While on foot, Taylor, Hayley and Boy encounter a mobile settlement that traffics in Kaiju body parts. Its shady leader seeks to uncover their secret.
When a Kaiju fast approaches, Shane forces Taylor to copilot Atlas Destroyer with Mei to get it out of harm's way, but Taylor wants to fight.
To take back Atlas Destroyer and save Hayley and Boy, Taylor attempts a risky maneuverer known as "ghost piloting." Joel and Mei make a deadly choice.
The mystery behind Boy's past deepens when Taylor and Hayley find him among dead Kaiju and destroyed Jaegers - along with the creature responsible.
While responding to a distress signal, Taylor and Hayley find their parents' abandoned Jaeger and confront the Kaiju that attacked their village.