When Newton, successfully mind melded with the Kaiju, he was able to not only glean information on what they were after, but also reasons as to why they might be here. Still it was not enough to conclusively decipher their plans and it was this search of his to find out more about the creatures that led him to the black market in Hong Kong I was told. Rumors have it that both Hermann and Newton conducted a drift on a baby Kaiju whilst on this search, I cannot confirm this either, all I can say is, if true, those two are crazier than I initially thought. At this point in time, we were badly losing the war and there were only a few Jaegers in operation. Anything that could provide us with an upper hand on defeating these monsters would be appreciated. For them to put their sanity on the line is truly gutsy.
How did we get to a point where two rival scientists could be so poignant to our survival? Even I cannot begin to formulate a reasonable answer. The tides of change came fast and hard. Jaegers went from valiant victors to mechanical wrecks in such a short time. As of when Newt made his trip to the heart of Hong Kong, there were only a handful of Jaegers in the Shatterdome. Our whole defense against the onslaught had now been reduced to a few Jaegers and their dedicated pilots. To say things were looking bad is more than an understatement.
The United Nations seeing their resources dwindling drastically cut off all funding to the Jaeger program to invest in what many considered a foolhardy measure. The coastal wall had been widely criticized by scientists and environmentalists all over the globe. To think some wall could keep out aliens that we still could not fully evaluate just how strong they were was recipe for disaster. Another disturbing fact was how much each Kaiju seemed to differ from the next in ability. In fact one of the Kaijus to attack Hong Kong had the ability to fly. Of what use is a wall where the enemies can either break through or vaunt themselves over.
A few months after said wall went up; a Kaiju named Mutavore broke through the wall, eviscerating not only the UN's Great Wall of hope, but also two Jaegers in the process. Ironically, Stryker Eureka, the world's fastest Jaeger, had been decommissioned a day before, to be shipped off to God knows where, discarded like some obsolete hardware.
Luckily for the people of Australia, the father- son duo of Chuck and Herc Hansen were up to the task. Defeating Mutavore by releasing a barrage of anti-Kaiju missiles to kill off the threat. Kudos to the film crew that captured the whole thing, it was surreal watching the monster break through the wall, easily fight off and finish two Jaegers, and then succumb to Striker. No doubt in my mind, if it had gotten past the Jaeger, the nuclear option would have been back on the table. The scary part being, it might not have worked. We were only just getting used to Category 4 types like Mutavore, which were immensely stronger than their earlier counterparts that had been felled using such tactics. There were no guarantees that a bomb of that magnitude would affect the higher echelon monsters. We were running out of options and fast. Something had to be done, but our leaders seemed just as clueless as we were.