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I don't think they've said anything about Hank Pym being or not being in it. They're coming out with a solo Ant Man movie so it might be explained in that too.

It was already confirmed Hank Pym is not going to be in Avengers 2. Link below:

www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/22/comic-con-whedon-says-no-hank-pym-in-avengers-2-and-different-ultron-origin

Hey now. The best cast person in the Avengers franchise(RDJ) is American!

I love the X-Men Days of Future past trailer. A character driven trailer like Bryan Singer said it would be.

www.superherohype.com/news/articles/179997-the-x-men-days-of-future-past-trailer-is-here

Honestly - the movie actually requires suspension of disbelief. That was its intention I supposed, especially when the film's more geared towards introducing the genre of mechas and kaijus to kids more so than adults (though it's still enjoyable for adults ^^)

They were desperate. People do desperate things I suppose, even if it doesn't always succeed.

Actually I had the exact same question - why not mount batteries of those on the frickin' wall even right? Or even support craft outside the wall in the waters. Maybe something like Battleships/Destroyers designed for shallow waters armed with plasma cannons/rail guns (since the shallow waters would force bigger Kaijus to above its surface and hence free potshots!) That would ensure its well being and keep Kaijus at bay so Jaegers could arrive there. Might not have even been necessary for Jaegers unless were it like 3 kaijus at once. Also another issue I had was: Why not use railguns? We're already experimenting with railguns and lasers currently - first attack came through in 2013. >.> Why not speed up production of those alongside the Jaegers. Might have been used if they needed a cheaper alternative to plasma cannons (probably a lot easier and faster to construct). Or even missile pods holding the missiles the Mark 5 Jaeger Striker Eureka has mounted within its chest. I understand the issue with the Kaiju Blue but missiles were used in killing Kaijus (plasma was utilized to reduce the spread of Kaiju Blue - missiles don't do that and a rail gun round to the skull might even produce less than friggin' missiles >.>)

They discontinued it for exactly that reason: the string of losses. It wasn't recent, it was over the years and they were losing more and more frequently. More Kaijus came in faster and more frequently and they lost Jaegers faster than they could build them. Desperation rears its ugly face again here.

Actually they kinda did. Cherno Alpha, the Mark 1 Jaeger of the Russians', had a unique melee system - it used hand to hand, aye, but it had what was called "Roll of Nickels" within it's hands that boosted its striking force exponentially, pistons in its arms to further supplement, and a taser-like mechanism to once more further supplement its blows. As Stacker Pentecoast said... it's a brutal war machine. Otachi was at Cherno Alpha's mercy until it pulled the acid move before Leatherback made its entry into the foray. Thing was a beast and the Russian Coastline was never breached for what... six years... Striker Eureka also kind of renders melee weapons unnecessary to a degree since it was the most advanced Jaeger of its time - it was so fast and its pilots fought dirty that they were able to typically render a Kaiju incapacitated/immobilized before finishing it off with the aforementioned missiles. The only time it pulled out it's blades was against Slattern, a Class 5, and it actually held its own. Also Jaegers weren't entirely meant for hand to hand: I refer to Stacker's old Jaeger, the Mark 1 Tango Coyote. It was primarily ranged. Crimson Typhoon was said to be effective, with its three arms. I kinda fail to see the efficiency when three of its pilots can't be bothered to notice the grappling appendage that resulted in their deaths. >.>

Because Jaegers weren't typically designed for underwater combat. The likes of the Mark 1 Jaeger Romeo Blue (The blue Jaeger that's seen three times, first whilst being constructed (its leg, to be specific), the second after a victory over a Kaiju and a parade, and the third its destruction in Seattle if I recall correctly) and such might have been. But their performance is still inferior to the likes of the newer Marks (3 and up, exceptions notwithstanding). Before a rebuttal comes through, imho, I don't think the series at the time when the Breach first opened up were modified for running underseas. The Jaegers they had left were retrofitted for the suicide mission Stacker had in mind, hence all the upgrades and such for Gypsy Danger imho. It would also be kinda difficult to build something similar to the Shatterdome around its immediate proximity and construct for what would take months to likely a year whilst Kaiju attacks are coming through - the next attack came in 6 months if I recall correctly. The next was 4 months, so you get my point. Plus the Kaijus were far more effective underwater than they were out of water - even in deep waters off the mainland, Gypsy Danger and Crimson Typhoon/Cherno Alpha got wrecked, so earlier series might have gotten destroyed even faster then. Constant surveillance was possible though, as seen in Hong Kong's Shatterdome, so anti-kaiju weapons ready at all times would surely have been plausible though.

Believe me, I've spent a lot of time analyzing this movie cuz it was great and it's fun to do so. Also why I spend time analyzing the introduction/interaction of Toho Kaijus into Pacific Rim (it wouldn't end well for Pacific Rim at all)

Jesus Christ man. You have a lot to say about this movie that doesn't have to do with Idris Elba.