Deep in the ice of the Arctic Circle, they found a dormant mechanical behemoth. Believing it to be a revolutionary, albeit oddly designed Mark 0 Jaeger, the Pan-Pacific Defense Corps lifted the massive alien machine back to the Shatterdome.They immediately tried to integrate a standard conn-pod and Drift interface into the slumbering titan. But their heavy cables and neural sensors failed to establish a connection. They thought it was severely damaged—until the metal giant shifted on his own. The armored defender suddenly stood up, shook off the docking clamps, and transformed, speaking in a booming voice.They quickly realized this was no Jaeger, but Optimus Prime—a fully sentient, extraterrestrial being. Though baffled, the PPDC soon forged an alliance, watching in awe as the Cybertronian leader deployed his Energon blades to fight the Kaiju threat alongside humanity's remaining mechs.