No matter what is done with this character though, the fact remains that Chau is another one of the various connective tissues that make the Pacific Rim universe what it is today.
Still, seeing as he was originally written into the script for Pacific Rim Uprising, it’s nice to see someone shares our desire to see his triumphant return.
After surviving a hungry Kaiju, and a young thief’s well-honed skills, Hannibal Chau is a character more than ripe for being reprised in a future Pacific Rim film.
His story could grow exponentially, and if the creative team really wanted to, the team over at Legendary could probably give him anything from his own comic mini-series to a tie-in novel explaining what he’s been up to in the decade since he cut his way out of a monster’s stomach.