Battle of Vancouver

The **Battle of Vancouver**, was fought sometime slightly before Operation Pitfall, between the PPDC and the Kaiju. The battle marked the first appearance of four Kaiju at the same time, as well as the first deployment of Mark VI Jaegers.

## **Battle**

### The Kaiju Emerge

Four Kaiju were detected emerging from The Breach. However, the PPDC was still recovering from the Triple Event and was short on Jaegers, so they were limited in their ability to stop the Kaiju.

At 3 AM, the Category IV Shekaju was the first to reach the city, followed closely by Leviathan and Onslaught, both Category IV. Cardinal Ace arrived to stop the three Kaiju, but was at a great disadvantage, only being a Mark III and fighting alone.

Cardinal Ace stood alone before three Category IV’s, ready to defend their homeland of Canada to the last breath. They fired a salvo of five shells at Onslaught, who dodged them and leapt towards the jaeger. Atom Ambush was on its way, and Cardinal Ace only had to hold out for a little while longer. As Cardinal grappled with Onslaught, Leviathan charged up its atomic beam and fired, damaging both combatants. Atom Ambush arrived at this time, and both Leviathan and Onslaught turned to engage it. However, Shekaju pounced on Cardinal Ace, slamming it into the water and relentlessly pounding the jaeger with its massive fists. In a last ditch attempt to inflict damage on Shekaju, the pilots of Cardinal Ace self-destructed the jaeger after ejecting.

Now completely alone, Atom Ambush tried desperately to kill Leviathan before the other two Kaiju joined the fight, stabbing and launching missiles at Leviathan. These attacks caused some damage, but Leviathan retaliated with another blast of his atomic beam, which missed. Atom moved into deeper water to try and draw the Kaiju away from the city; Onslaught and Leviathan followed him, but Shekaju, who had no interest in fighting Jaegers after nearly being blown up by one, went into the city to destroy it.

### Arrival of the Odin and the Mark VIs

Out in the water, Atom Ambush was hit by some unknown object, badly damaging the jaeger’s side. Onslaught moved in to finish Atom, but was repelled by its energy blades. Soon after, Tyrant Vermillion arrived, being the first Mark VI jaeger to be deployed into combat. The unknown object which had attacked Atom Ambush earlier revealed itself as Odin, a Category V Kaiju. Odin rushed the new jaeger, but severely underestimated its strength. Tyrant threw one single punch which was powerful enough to completely shatter the kaiju’s skull, killing it instantly.

Back on land now, Atom launched missiles at Leviathan, dealing some damage. Atom then turned to fire on Onslaught with its plasma cannons, after which Onslaught launched acid at Atom. Leviathan charged its atomic beam again, which missed its target but destroyed several buildings. Atom then shot his pulse cannon at Onslaught, trying to buy some time so it could retreat to a more favorable position.

Shekaju, who had been ruining the city of Vancouver, finally took notice of the battle around him. Tyrant Vermillion stood unopposed before him, so he pounded the ground to destabilize and demoralize the Mark VI, which did not work. The two charged each other, and Shekaju leapt onto Tyrant and began pounding away at its armor like he had done to Cardinal Ace. Suddenly, something began trying to pull him off of Tyrant Vermillion; it was Helix Vendetta, the second Mark VI to be deployed into combat. Shekaju desperately dug his claws into the gaps in Tyrant’s armor, trying to hold on. Helix was able to pull him off and throw him into the water, ripping small chunks of Tyrant’s armor off in the process.

Shekaju got back up and rushed Helix Vendetta. Helix was able to stab Shekaju’s shoulder with its lance, inflicting heavy damage. Shekaju grabbed Helix by its legs, threw it through several buildings, and rushed it again. Helix began punching at the kaiju with its brass knuckles, landing a few hits and dealing some damage. Eventually, Shekaju swatted Helix’s arms out of the way like a defensive lineman and rushed Helix, knocking it backwards. Shekaju followed up by slamming his fist like a hammer against Helix’s chest, damaging the armor. Helix Vendetta countered by using its long arms to reach under Shekaju and begin choking it. Shekaju clamped down with its mighty hands and began crushing the jaeger’s arm to free itself, but Helix, switched to its wrist lance, piercing Shekaju’s neck and killing it.

Meanwhile, Onslaught engaged Tyrant Vermillion, launching acid at the Mark VI. Tyrant responded by throwing a powerful punch, but Onslaught dodged it. Onslaught threw a punch that damaged Tyrant’s thick armor and the pilots realized they needed to back up and fight defensively, so they did. Onslaught called out for assistance from its fellow Kaiju, but Shekaju was dead and Leviathan, sensing that the battle was no longer favorable, had slipped away into the ocean. Onslaught was eventually taken down by a combined effort from Tyrant Vermillion and Helix Vendetta.

### Aftermath

Although the Kaiju had been defeated, much of Vancouver lay in ruins. In addition, Cardinal Ace had been completely destroyed, Atom Ambush was badly damaged, and both Mark VI jaegers had received damage in their first engagement. Despite this, the battle was strong evidence that more advanced Jaegers were needed to successfully keep the Kaiju at bay, so the Mark VI program received increasing support after the battle.

## Jaegers Involved

### Mark VI

* Tyrant Vermillion
* Helix Vendetta

## Kaiju Involved

### Category IV

* Shekaju
* Levaiathan
* Onslaught