Given Hansen's ties to the Pan Pacific Defense Corps., one would think he could know a great deal. Both Taylor and Hayley essentially lived in isolation for the past five years, so they can use about all the extra knowledge they can get from Hansen on the state of the world at large. Though it's presented as a downside in Pacific Rim: The Black, the memory of Herc Hansen will likely be the teen's greatest asset as they continue to traverse Australia in search of their parents and other humans. Taylor gets upset because the memories feel as if they are his own, even though he knows they're not. Taylor later laments the loss of two pilots he knew back in the training academy upon finding their Jaeger, only to be reminded by Hayley he didn't experience any of that. Taylor's 'ghost pilot' venture merges his mind with that of Hanson, and he later realizes that he retains some of Hansen's memories as a result. Unfortunately, the ordeal does not come without cost. Armed with the knowledge of how Hanson completed his mission, Taylor is able to briefly solo pilot his Jaeger to save Hayley and his friends. records that has successfully piloted without another individual to share the strain, and Taylor is shown the aforementioned events of Operation Blackout. Hanson is one of a few names in the Jaeger's A.I. Herc Hanson comes into the story when Taylor Travis needs to pilot his Jaeger solo to save his sister Hayley.

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