Bracer Phoenix

Gunner Pod.

Bracer Phoenix is a Mark V Jaeger. It was one of the first Mark V Jaegers to be built after Striker Eureka.

## History

### Construction

Bracer Phoenix began construction on February 10, 2025 as part of the first wave of Mark V Jaegers to be constructed alongside Gipsy Defiant and Striker Berserker. It was the first of the three to leave prototyping phase, as its blueprints already existed as part of Stacker Pentecost's Mark V Project. Bracer Phoenix was completed over the course of nine months, which was the shortest construction time for any Jaeger in PPDC history.

### Testing

Testing of Bracer Phoenix was a mixed bag in many ways. During its first training run, the neural strain of controlling the V-26 Vortex Cannons in conjunction with the Mark V's movements and other weapons systems led to both pilots suffering a near-fatal seizure. The Jaeger was nearly scrapped due to the incident until it was suggested that a third pilot be added to handle the cannons while the other two handled physical combat. The resulting redesign that was required to alter the Pons System to connect three pilots and to create the torso-mounted Gunner Pod would ground the Jaeger for two months. Even after the redesign, PPDC brass was split on Bracer's effectiveness, as the Jaeger had immense firepower but average speed and agility. However, the Jaeger's impressive performances in simulated battles (50 drops, 41 kills), was enough to showcase its potential.

### Launch

Bracer Phoenix was launched on November 1st, 2025, as the first Jaeger to be launched following the Authorization of The Mark V Program. It was initially assigned to the Hong Kong Shatterdome while others were built following the Increase of Kaiju attacks.

### Battle Of Shanghai

On June 3rd, 2043, a group of 14 Kaiju were detected exiting the Breach. K-Watch very quickly determined that they were heading for the city of Shanghai, China. Immediately, all Shatterdomes were put on high alert and nearby Jaeger Strike Groups were scrambled. Bracer Phoenix, Titan Redeemer, and Hunter Vertigo were readied for deployment and placed on standby in preparation for a potential drop. Initially, it seemed as though they would not be needed, as Tokyo's Black Goul Force was holding their own against the first 3 Kaiju to appear. However, upon the arrival of another 3 Kaiju just before midnight, Bracer, Titan, and Hunter were cleared for deployment at 0300 the next day, January 3rd, 2043.

Upon arrival at 0900, the whole unit would engage in a nearly 9-hour brawl against the Kaiju as one of the longest continuous fights in history. While the unit would defeat most of the Kaiju within 4 hours, the Category-5 Wrathbone would disable Hunter Vertigo, leaving Bracer to engage in a solo slugfest with Wrathbone, with the Jaeger and Kaiju exchanging blows. After 5 hours, Wrathbone would deal critical damage to Bracer's right arm, crippling it and tearing through the Jaeger's armor. Bracer would eventually use a building Spire to sever Wrathbone's left arm and jam the spire inside the bleeding socket to pin the Kaiju. Bracer Phoenix then grappled with Wrathbone and used its Vortex Cannons to tear open the Cat-5's chest. Finally, Bracer was able to pull the building Spire from the empty arm socket and thrust it into the Kaiju's skull, killing it. By the time the battle ended at nearly 1800, Bracer had killed 4 of the 8 Kaiju, with Hunter killing two Kaiju and Titan taking one down with it. the victory was a hard-fought one, with Bracers' left arm being almost completely torn off, the AKM Salvo Launchers being rendered inoperable, the left leg servo motors burning out, and one turret from the Vortex Cannons being ripped out. Hunter Vertigo suffered heavy damage as well, leading to the Jaegers spending the next day in Shanghai and would return to Hong Kong on June 6th. The damage to Bracer Phoenix was so extensive that the Jaeger was grounded for nearly a month while the damage was repaired, with it not being deployed until July 6th 2043.

## Features

Like Gipsy Defiant, Bracer Phoenix was manufactured using technology from the original Mark V Program. Unlike Gipsy, however, which was an original design used as a testbed for experimental tech, Bracer was designed from old Mark V blueprints. Bracer Phoenix was intended to heavily emphasize firepower over speed and practicality over the flashiness of newer Jaegers. The unit was built around the torso-mounted V-26 Vortex Cannons, which, controlled by a third pilot, could rotate independently of the Jaeger's movement. As a result of its heavy weaponry and "mobile fortress" appearance, Bracer Phoenix more reflects the Jaegers from the early days of the Kaiju War. Additionally, Bracer Phoenix is armed with Anti-Kaiju Missile Launchers on thighs and clavicles, and later, following the destruction of Titan Redeemer, Bracer Phoenix was retrofitted with the M-19 Morning Star weapon.