What did Hannibal try once?
I'm confused about a conversation in Pacific Rim beween Newt and Hannibal Chow.
It's previous established that eyes can become bloodshot and damaged when a drift goes wrong (or perhaps it's too much strain).
- The early Jaeger Pilots have bloodshot eyes
- Newt's first attempt to drift with a kaiju left him with a bloodshot eye
When Hannibal is discussing drifting with a kaiju he shows his eye to Newt (01:14:55), it's also damaged and he says
I tried it once... once!
However he previously suggested that the reason there's a double event (and the kaiju is looking for Newt) is because
Maybe that's because no one has ever drifted with one before!
Which suggests to me that he didn't attempt a kaiju drift... So I'm unclear, what did he only try once? Is he referring to drifting or perhaps going to a public refuge?
Best Answer
Hannibal was talking about the public bunker. He never tried to drift with Kaijus. After saying the sentence, he opened his glasses to reveal a scarred eye, presumably caused by his time in public bunker-falling debris, perhaps?
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Answer 2
From my understanding he tried to drift with one, but somehow lacked the knowledge and/or just the right "material" (or equipment). He didn't get it 100% working/right.
Earlier in the movie they introduce the concept of compatibility/synchronicity, so this might have been an additional factor here.
Edit:
After watching the specific scenes again I'd even think that Hannibal didn't plan on revealing his little secret, but then did so due to anger (and possibly fear as well).
For those wanting to see the important scenes on their own, they start at 01:08:00 (Hannibal notices the eye damage) and 01:14:55 (Hannibal reveals his own eyes; both times are from the Region 2 BD).
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