The film takes place ten years after the events of the first film. Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam), now retired from the Jaeger program, teams up with a new co-pilot, Lt. Gipsy Avenger's pilot, Nathan Lambert (Robert Kazinsky), and his eccentric aunt, Dr. Eren Gipsy (Marama Barua), to take on a new threat from Kaijus. The story explores themes of family, legacy, and confronting the past.