What happened in the first part of the fantasy narrative Pacific Rim from 2013 was only a prelude to the uncompromising attack on humanity that we will witness in the continuation of the fantasy spectacle Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).
In the first part, they attacked Earth giant monsters, which could destroy humanity. To save themselves, humans created robots that were operated by specially trained pilots. They connected with each other with the help of thoughts, but they had to be careful while doing so virtual reality she did not lure destructive memories from their subconscious. As the monsters prepared to the last fight, they had to too robots and their pilots collapsing ranks and creating a fiery ring of doom around the extraterrestrials.
The story of the second part revolves around a promising but rebellious pilot Jake Pentecost (John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) who, after the death of his father, abandons his pilot training and becomes involved in dirty business of the criminal underworld. In the face of increasing danger and the unstoppable threat that they will machines destroyed cities and brought the world to its knees, but unexpectedly gets the last chance to be together with sister Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi), picks up the fight where their father left off.