The best thing about Ellen McLain voicing the AI in Pacific Rim is it means that someone (in verse) either painstakingly programmed the voice to sound like her because they thought it would be funny/ironic, or they were just that much of a nerd
Jaeger command: make the AI interface sound nice, guys. feminine, maybe, but competent. reassuring. someone you’d trust to keep you safe.
Jaeger programmers: we’re going to make her sound like GLaDOS.
Jaeger pilots: yyYYYEAAAHHHHH
Jaeger programmers: yyYYYEAAAHHHHH!!!
Jaeger command: …we’re all going to die.
… THIS IS IT I’M WATCHING THIS DAMN MOVIE.