#newton geizler

[buddygrouse]

my pacific rim uprising rewrite

[skellabelle]

hermann is no longer amused by newts shenanigans

[kowabungadoodles]

Not many people come to the first movie night but Newt doesn’t mind at all. He makes it a monthly event and slowly people start to trickle in... but they sit far, far away from the sofa where the k-science division are always arguing in whispers over popcorn, special effects and where are you putting that FOOT, Newton?!

Dedicated to the 2-3 people on here who are still as in love with these two as I am. 

[ahauntedcowboy]

he’s a kaiju groupie. he loves them.

[thesundaytea]

Newt after meeting Hermann for the first time:

Piano therapy :’p

[kaijuposting]

Information about Newt Geiszler in the novelization that (probably) comes from the bio by Guillermo del Toro.

Newt's characterization in the Pacific Rim Novelization sure is... something. He "admires" the "public-private partnership" between Stacker Pentecost and Hannibal Chau, and he sees the impoverished citizens making their way through the Bone Slums as a writhing biomass. His views on religion are about on par with those guys in the New Atheist movement, and he's effectively described as being like a younger sibling to Hermann. He doesn't call Hercules Hansen a fascist and shove him out of the way; instead, he "skids to a halt" when Hansen holds his hands up.

But despite all of this wild... shall we say, interpretation, there's some text that seems pretty consistent with Guillermo del Toro's creative habits (or even the bio fragments from the DVD), and lines up with Travis Beacham's description of Newt.

Born Berlin January 19, 1990. Only child. Parents musicians. Strongly influenced by uncle, musical engineer, who taught Geiszler the basics of electronics; also avid consumer of manga and monster movies. Combination of these influences and genius-level intellect led Geiszler to voracious interest in all sciences. Second youngest student admitted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Received six doctorates by 2015, taught MIT 2010-2016, pioneered research in artificial tissue replication. Joined PPDC 2016. Psychological profile indicates profound ambivalence toward kaiju resulting from conflict between childhood adoration of monsters and contemporary observation of kaiju attacks. Borderline manic personality, poor social skills. Has performed critical research leading to upgraded Jaeger armaments. (p. 92)

Note: The bios of Raleigh Becket, Mako Mori, and Stacker Pentecost provided by Guillermo del Toro on Twitter mostly all lined up with the information in their personnel dossiers in the novelization - albeit trimmed down.

There is a noteworthy difference between the dossier and the DVD bio, however - the DVD bio specifies that Newt's father was a piano tuner, and his mother was a coloratura opera singer. So the rest of the information here probably isn't too off-base, but it's certainly been simplified somewhat.

ROCK STAR, THOUGHT NEWT GEISZLER. ONCE he’d wanted to be one for real. Now he would settle for the figurative sense… at least until they won the Kaiju War and he could get back to the business of putting a band together. He hadn’t been onstage since the Gymnasium back in Berlin, where he and the Black Velvet Rabbits had bent the heads of geeks at every all-ages club he could haul his gear to. (p. 94)

Note: The pieces of Newt's bio on the DVD don't mention the Black Velvet Rabbits, but they do confirm that Newt wants to "live the life of a rock star" and Newt performing at "all-ages clubs" in Berlin would make sense given his young age when attending MIT (he was their second-youngest student).

Now it was time to tinker, like he was building instruments for Black Velvet Rabbit. (p. 94)

Newt and his Uncle Gunter had struck the same sparks when Newt was a kid, tinkering in the basement of Gunter’s studio, where fringey techno musicians stood around making sounds and waiting for Gunter to come up with the next innovation that they would turn into the club tracks that pounded out of speakers all over Europe. (p. 95)

Note: According to the DVD bio, Newt's uncle was an "eccentric electronics engineer." Additionally, parents and parental-type figures who smoke heavily is a thing Guillermo del Toro does a lot.

Also worth mentioning is that the bio fragments in the DVD give his uncle's name as "Illia," which suggests that the bio was revised at some point. Given that the DVD bio lists Newt's age as 45, rather than 35, I think it's safe to say that the DVD bio is the out-of-date version, and "Gunter" is the newer name.

Newt preferred the term “squid cap,” because the one he had wasn’t sealed into a full polypropylene head covering. It was a naked web of receptors and feed amplifiers. If you mashed it out flat it looked like a spiderweb with big red plastic nodules at the end of the radiating strands. If you dangled it over your head, it looked like a squid with several extra tentacles… and big red plastic nodules at the end of each one. Therefore, squid cap. It would be the interface with his brain. (p. 96)

Note: In Guillermo del Toro's written works such as The Shape of Water novel, inanimate objects are frequently described or compared to animals. "Squid cap" is easily the kind of thing he'd some up with.

The jar of kaiju brain put him in mind of an old movie with Erich von Stroheim. (p. 115)

Note: Erich von Stroheim is the kind of guy an anti-war film buff like Guillermo del Toro would know something about. Furthermore, this also suggests that Newt doesn't only like monster movies - he's quite possibly a film buff in general.

Gunter’s laugh, from his belly, roughened along the way by cigarettes. Uncle Gunter who gave people things before they could steal from him. The gear in his studio. A new sound, one that nobody had ever made before. Lines on a monitor danced out the data, expressing it. Ecstasy of sound and idea, endlessly dividing inside Newt’s mind. (p. 117)

Note: This is exactly the kind of character Guillermo del Toro would create.

“You know, some believe the kaiju are sent from heaven,” Chau said. “They think the gods are displeased with our behavior.” That’s because people are superstitious monkeys until they’re taught better, Newt thought. He remembered seeing some kind of documentary on kaiju worshippers, the Church of the Breach and others. Some of the names— Disciples of the Overlords of the Lands Below was one he remembered. There were prayers to the kaiju, people claiming that they were entitled to religious holidays during kaiju attacks, all that kind of bullshit. (p. 186-187)

Note: This particular piece of writing is a hell of a thing, because it displays a hostility toward religion that neither Guillermo del Toro nor Travis Beacham seem to share. With that said, the character of Newt Gotlieb in the draft script was established to be an atheist, and Travis Beacham essentially said on his blog that Newt didn't go for the whole kaiju worship stuff because "he's a total man of science, through and through." So I'm pretty confident that Newt in the film was conceptualized as an atheist - albeit not this much of an asshole about it.

He was a terrible dancer, fully aware of and undaunted by his terribleness. (p. 214)

Note: Again, the kind of stuff Guillermo del Toro comes up with.

So yeah, that's the novelization material that I am pretty confident came from Guillermo del Toro's biography for Newt, because it matches his general creative style or is corroborated outright elsewhere.

[eddiewilldo]

The fact that Newtown has 6 PhDs always shocks me it's so many this guy is so silly. Herman if 100% bitter about it and for the first few lab years it was a major bickering point.

[lovrbooy]

i just gotta say that im searching newmann here on this site and im greatly dissapointed at the lack of fanart i see of them kissing . like guys !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it should be all i see. #newmannrights

[shalalalalamova]

NEWTON GEIZLER

[krakenandcracker]

this is a forum rpg signature. I made it for my own personal use. Character face claim was Charlie day as Newton geizler. Right piece portrait is a digital art piece ı found years ago from Da- ı cannot find the artist right now. Hit me up if you know them so ı could give credit-

[perilouspage]

im beating the ground with both fists and crying. pacific rim is so good and newton geizler did not deserve what he got

[buddygrouse]

pacific rim scientists forever in my heart

[kowabungadoodles]

I was on a really long train last week and I ended up sketching out like... 3-4 pages of potential Newt & Hermann comics and now I’m just sitting here like... I’m not really going to spend two days drawing these out for absolutely no reason, am I? 10 years after the movie came out.... AM I? Why would I make 4 pages of newmann comics?? REALLY?? But I might.  

Thank you to the people who are still writing newmann fic though because I am reading it all

[stcrforged]

the two last months had been more eventful than his thirty six years combined together. he and dr. geizler newton had been on a few more dates. the feelings for the other had ONLY grown during the time they spend together outside the shatterdome, outside their laboratory. it almost hurt, how much he cared for the biologist. what this how it felt to love someone? to truly, deeply and madly love a person? but that was not all. the kaiju attacks had increased and the time between them declined quickly. and then it happened. the DAY. he and newton had drifted with an extraterrestrial brain. the jaegers had bravely fought back and the breach had FINALLY been closed. of course there was a big celebration at the headquarters. it was difficult to believe that it was done. the war was WON. hermann was happy and glad to be alive after everything that had happened. he was perhaps even more relieved that his colleague and friend had survived. speaking of which, where was he? brown orbs looked around, searching for the tattooed man that couldn’t be find in the crowd. the mathematician began to walk towards the only logical place where newton could be in this cheerful moment, in this historically time.

it was THERE, in their shared space, where he found him, cleaning the blood of his face. “ let me help you. ” pale hand reached out for a damp cloth with alcohol. with gentle and slow momvements hermann began to wipe away the dirt, cleaning the small cuts. deep down he could feel his heart beginning to race, drumming fast against his ribs. as if it wanted to escape the cage of bones. THOSE green eyes were truly gorgeous. just like him. throat suddenly felt dry. all these strong emotions were overwhelming. it CLOUDED his mind and better judgment. maybe that was why he suddenly stopped. fingers brushed the other’s now clean cheek softly as a warm redness began to spread. he leaned closer, gaze resting upon lips.

it was QUICK and a bit clumsy. their glasses clank together as he kissed the kaiju groupie. something bubbly escaped him while he kissed newt. a laughter. “ what an absolutely disastrous first kiss. ” but it doesn’t matter. not for him. for he is so HAPPY in this moment. the happiest he has ever been. and then it dawned upon him. eyes wide open. “ i’m sorry! i should have asked first! it’s just all these emotions. i’m so happy that i could die and - ”

@seeliecourt liked THIS for smooches

[sourb0i]

Watching the end of ds9 and. Miles and Julian really walked so Hermann Gottlieb and Newton Geizler could run

[voidselfshipp]

Styling My Pacific Rim Loved Ones! (Spring edition)

Mako Mori (bff)

Flowy dresses in blue and black to match her blue strands of hair, some pants for the colder days and some platforms bcs smol.

Chuck Hansen (bf)

Bad boy vibe. Is he freezing? Is he cooking himself? Nobody knows. He wants to look cool. And hes not ready to use anything but earthy colors/black

Raleigh Becket (bf)

Earthy colors are his jam, enough to go from cold to warm, and comfy and stylish too! Mans doesnt miss!.

Yancy Becket (bf)

Hes a charmer, I see him dressing very like 50's 60's style, but also a bit modern, has a lot of jackets and looks good in everything

Tendo Choi (bf)

Very casual but also stylish, comfort and style, his bowties are a must (he has a whole collection of em), variety of colors, preffers creams/blues.

Newton Geizler (bf)

Very nerdy/casual clothes, variety of colors, preffers to wear nerdy shirts, some style with bowties (Thanks tendo), tries to balance comfort with style.

Hermann Gottlieb (undecided, leaning on romatic)

Newt introduced him to dark academia and he hasnt been the same since, he preffers the colder days of spring, having more cold climate clothes rather than warm climate ones. On Warner days he wears light colors and maybe a short sleeves button up.

Herc Hansen (bf)

Style is very "your average dad" when hes working, but when hes off duty his younger more wild self shows, trying to use that 80s "button up shirt with leather jacket"(he really pulls It off ). Some flannels for more casual get togheters and short sleeved button ups for when things start to get Warmer + shorts.

Stacker Pentecost (bf)

Lots. Of. Trenchcoats, turtlenecks, button up shirts, usually he uses short sleeved button ups for warmer times but still tries to Keep it classy, with dress pants made of light material. During really warmer days and small gatherings he uses hawaiian shirts (some given by mako and some by tamsin) and shorts. Its truly a sight.

(First time herc saw him wearing that he took one good look at his drink. Mans was mistified)

《♡♡♡♡》

Only mutuals allowed to rb.