Pan-Pacific Defense Corps PPDC

HIMUNC IV BACKGROUND GUIDE

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Dear Delegates,

Welcome to the 4th annual Henrico Model United Nations Conference (HIMUNC IV). We would like to personally thank you for attending this conference this year. We understand that this year is unlike any before, and we are in very uncertain times right now, but we can assure you that with your cooperation and patience, this conference should be memorable. We as chairs strive to put our all into this committee and be as supportive and understanding as possible.

Pacific Rim is a sci-fi action movie that takes place in 2020-2025. With the number of crises this year alone, from a global pandemic to murder hornets to the potential start of World War 3, these days nothing seems to surprise us as we become more and more desensitized to catastrophies. The only logical next step from here is giant monsters invading our planet from a crack in the ocean floor which is why a committee about that and taking place in the same year is so entertaining.

The two topics in this committee will be: Protecting the planet from Kaiju attacks and the environmental implications of Kaiju remains. We hope you are just as interested in these topics as we are and look forward to your creative problem-solving abilities as we face near certain extinction. This committee will give all of you the ability to determine your own futures and the solutions to these problems freely. Our future rests in your hands and we know that all of you will do what is in the best interest of the people and will find a way to save as many lives as possible. If there are any questions about the background guide or the topics, feel free to contact us and we will reply as fast and as effectively as possible.

We look forward to your attendance and hope that this committee exceeds your expectations and provides a fun environment to gain worthwhile experience for future conferences. We are so excited to meet you and hope that we can find a way to defend the planet from aliens. Good luck delegates!

Regards, The PPDC Dias

Introduction: Topic 1: Protecting the planet In 2013, a fissure opened up at the from Kaiju attacks bottom of the Pacific Ocean. A group of Humanity and the Kaiju unknown creatures crawled from the depths In 2013, a portal formed at the 1 to wreak havoc on the planet. These bottom of the Pacific Ocean in the form of a monsters are known as Kaiju and they have massive fissure. From the depths of the continued to destroy the planet in hopes of ocean, emerged giant alien beasts, named their eventual conquest. Governments all Kaiju, destroying pacific coastal cities and over the world pooled their resources to stop ruining the livelihood of humans across the the Kaiju and developed the Jaeger program world. The first Kaiju that made land on to fend off these beasts, but maintaining the August 10th, 2013, in San Francisco.2 program deemed too expensive and Scientists initially believed that a 7.1 inefficient so humanity aimed to fend off the earthquake was affecting the city; however, Kaiju through other means. However, the the citizens of San Francisco were met by a Kaiju continued to ruin our livelihoods. In giant alien creature (codename recent years, the rates of Kaiju related “Trespasser”) who emerged from the San attacks have increased and scientists believe Francisco Bay and attacked the Golden Gate that the Kaiju race are planning on sending Bridge. It took six days to kill the Kaiju an army to overrun the world. The current using high-grade military weaponry and crisis at hand will focus on the prevention of three tactical nuclear missiles, but in the these attacks with the least amount of end, three cities along the Pacific Coast were fatalities. destroyed including San Francisco, Sacramento, and Oakland. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives in what will later be known as K-Day and we realized that we were no longer the strongest race on earth. Researchers and government officials all believed that this was an isolated 1 "Pacific Rim Wiki." Pacific Rim Wiki | Fandom. Accessed July 20, 2020. https://pacificrim.fandom.com/wiki/Pacific_Rim_Wi 2 "Kaiju." Pacific Rim Wiki. Accessed August 25, ki. 2020. https://pacificrim.fandom.com/wiki/Kaiju.

event and may never happen again but half a pilots to control the movement of the Jaeger year later, another Kaiju emerged from The and is traditionally used to sanction one Breach and attacked the Filipino capital of hemisphere of the robot to each pilot. In Manila. As more and more Kaiju wreaked order to successfully link via the Drift, pilots havoc on the Pacific Theatre, governments must lapse into silence as they keep their across the globe set aside their differences minds stable and clear any and pooled their resources together to create impulsive/aggressive thoughts. beasts of their own known as Jaegers. These Occasionally, pilots will latch onto a Jaegers were giant mechanical robots specific, painful memory during the linking powered by nuclear energy and were period which influences the actions on their designed to thwart further destruction from hemisphere. This occurrence is known as the Kaiju. During initial testing, scientists Random Access Brain Impulse Triggers attempted to put only one pilot inside a (R.A.B.I.T.). Compatibility is essential to Jaeger but soon discovered that the mental any pair of pilots. In order to be considered strain caused by piloting a Jaeger alone was as “Drift Compatible” pilots test their Drift far too much for any human to handle. In compatibility through sparring areas. While order to make up for the intense mental high Drift compatibility is commonly found strain, Jaegers were suited to be piloted by amongst siblings or relatives, it is also found 2-3 pilots utilizing a mental linking process amongst people who are unrelated because known as “Drifting.”3 Drifting is the main Drift compatibility is not predetermined by a process that Jaeger pilots use in order to relationship. make up for the mental stress accompanied As more and more Kaiju waged war with piloting a Jaeger. Multiple pilots are on our planet, they were met with fierce connected to a neural networking system resistance from the Pan Pacific Defense that essentially melds the minds of pilots. Corps (PPDC) along with the Jaegers who This includes memories, emotions, fighting succeeded in fending off the Kaiju for seven styles, and instincts. Drifting allows the years until 2020 when brothers Yancy and Raleigh Becket were assigned to fight a

3 Jaeger Program." Pacific Rim Wiki. Accessed July Category-III Kaiju in Anchorage. During the 23, 2020. https://pacificrim.fandom.com/wiki/Jaeger_Program.

fight, Yancy was killed and Raleigh was Anti-Kaiju Wall initiative was deemed forced to pilot the remains of their Jaeger ineffective. known as Gipsy Danger alone.4 After Gipsy Scientists Newton Geiszler and Dr. Danger was decommissioned, the Jaeger Hermann Gottlieb speculated that the program was shut down due to its expense in increasing appearance of Kaiju suggests that favor of a coastal wall-building program. the appearance of Kaiju will increase in This program was called the Anti-Kaiju frequency until a Kaiju should appear from Wall initiative and proposed to isolate the The Breach every hour, leading to many world from the Pacific Rim in the hopes to Kaiju appearing on the Earth’s surface at the prevent the Kaiju from running rampant same time. This was known as a “Double across the globe. Event”.Unfortunately, Hermann Gottlieb’s Once funding to the Jaeger program suspicions were proven to have come true was ceased in 2020, Jaeger program and seem to be leading to a potential director, Marshall Pentecost, transported the catastrophic event that will eradicate all life last remaining Jaegers to the Shatterdome; on Earth. As the day of reckoning the last remaining Jaeger base located off approaches, the PPDC will have to make a the coast of Hong Kong.5 In 2025, the Wall choice that is detrimental to humanity.6 of Life, a massive wall built to protect Questions to consider: Australia under the Anti-Kaiju Wall 1. How do you think the PPDC should initiative, was infiltrated by a Kaiju named defend against the constant influx of Mutavore and rampaged through the city of Kaiju? Sydney, Australia. All hope seemed lost 2. How can you resolve this problem until one of the last remaining Jaegers, with the least amount of fatalities? known as Striker Eureka, fought and killed 3. Is the Jaeger program really as the beast. After the Wall of Life incident, the efficient as it seems?

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Namani, a young teenager who is passionate about Jaegers. After Jake left the Jaeger Topic 2: Environmental Implications program, he started making a living by due to Kaiju Remains selling Jaeger parts on the black market in Ten years after the first breach Los Angeles. Jake decided to find Amara opened and our world was filled with because she had a Jaeger part; however, Kaijus, many issues arose in our society and once he found her, both of them were our environment was damaged severely due arrested; after all, they possessed an illegal to these monsters that were created. Kaiju Jaeger part. Mako Mori, Jake’s sister, blood is a highly toxic blood that is proposes an idea that he return to the Pan produced in an area in which a Kaiju is Pacific Defense Corps along with Amara injured or killed. The Pan Pacific Defense instead of going to jail for his actions. Jake Corps (PPDC) created Jaegers in order to Pentecost accepts Mako’s proposal and help fight the Kaijus, however, the Kaiju decides to return to the PPDC along with blood was something that the Jaegers could Amara as his trainee. Once Jake arrives, he not help with. The blood has many negative realizes that he has to work alongside his impacts on our environment such as former co-pilot from Gipsy Avenger, Nate radioactive decay, explosiveness, and high Lambert, in order to train the new cadets and reactivity. If a large amount of blood is live up to his father’s legacy. The CEO of exposed to the environment it could ruin our Shao Industries, Liwan Shao and Newton entire planet and wipe out the human race. Geiszler (previously worked at the PPDC, Summary: but left to work with Shao Industries), visits Pacific Rim 2 took place in 2035, and makes a plan to release a lot of Jaegers exactly ten years after the breach.7 The film around the world; which is viewed as a 8 starts with Jake Pentecost, the son of a potential threat to the PPDC. Newton legendary former pilot, finding Amara

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comes back to work at the PPDC along with earth metals which are extremely dangerous Hermann Gottlieb, a researcher at PPDC, in if combined with Kaiju blood. If they are order to find ways to use Kaiju blood for combined, the entire planet could be good. Later in the movie, Jake and his completely destroyed and many lives would former co-pilot Nate, pilot Gipsy Avenger in be lost. It is up to this committee to find out Australia. However, when they are piloting a solution to this issue and save the Gipsy Avenger, another Jaeger begins to environment for future generations. attack them. While they attempt to fight Kaiju Impacts: against the Jaeger, Mako Mori is hit by a Kaiju blood, a highly toxic blood to Jaeger and doesn’t make it and passes away. the Earth and humans, spreads around in the Towards the end of the film, Jake and Nate area where a Kaiju is killed or injured. The pilot Gipsy Avenger again, however, this PPDC (Pan Pacific Defense Corps) created time they manage to fight off the Jaeger and Kaiju blood to serve as a fuel; however, it take out its central core. When they took out ended up being toxic to humans and the the central core, they realized that the Jaeger environment. The blood is extremely was being operated by a Kaiju brain. Once dangerous and if a human inhales it, they they head back to the PPDC, Amara had begin to cough a blue vapor. Kaiju blue is a found a tube filled with acid with Shao toxin derived from Kaiju blood.9 If the blood written on it; she accidentally spills the acid comes in contact with earth metals, it on a fellow cadet and is then kicked out of becomes highly reactive, explosive, and the PPDC. Just when the newly created gives off radiation. If they are combined, the Jaegers are ready to take on the world, entire planet could be completely destroyed Herman realizes that they are taken over by and many lives would be lost. The Kaiju brains and are killing all the other environment is negatively impacted by Jaegers. Herman tries to stop this with the radiation, just like humans are. If the Earth help of Newton, however, it is too late and is exposed to too much radiation, plant life Newton has a plan of his own. Herman and wildlife are impacted in a negative way. realizes that these dangerous monsters are headed to Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji has rare 9 "Kaiju Blue." Pacific Rim Wiki. Accessed July 23, 2020. https://pacificrim.fandom.com/wiki/Kaiju_Blue.

Due to radiation, our planet could face climate change and the melting of ice caps as well.10 If Kaiju blood is exposed to the Questions to Consider: environment for too long, it would cause an 1. Due to the Kaijus' weight and height, explosion and would ruin the environment they are harmful to our environment entirely. Although Kaiju blood is extremely and cause natural disasters such as dangerous, we also must consider the earthquakes. How can you prevent harmful effects Kaijus has on the planet. the Kaiju from causing these Kaijus are extremely large and weigh disasters and how can the PPDC help thousands of tons. Although the exact height with this? and weight of a Kaiju are unknown, it is 2. How can the PPDC and the society clear that they are not small creatures. Due as a general be more prepared for to their colossal size, our planet could Kaiju attacks? What can we do in potentially experience tremors and order to prevent or lessen these earthquakes from their movement, which is attacks and make the society better? just as harmful to the planet as their blood is. 3. Can the society ever truly be The objective of this committee is to find prepared for an attack and if not, ways to use Kaiju blood in a positive and how can we? safe manner. Each delegate will be expected to learn about Kaiju blood and find ways to use the Kaiju blood for good. It is in the hands of the committee to prevent Kaiju blood from destroying the planet and killing others.

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