Newmann

Newmann is the slash ship between Newton Gottlieb and Hermann Geiszler from the Pacific Rim fandom.

Pacific Rim
Hermannn and Newton accompany Marshal Stacker Pentecost, Mako Mori and Raleigh in the elevator down to the lower levels. Pentecost introduces the research team to Raleigh, and Newt tells Hermann to say hi to actual human beings. Hermann tells Newt not to call him by his first name, and Newt starts mimicking his usual speech of why he doesn't like it. When Newton rolls his sleeves up, Raleigh notices he has a tattoo of Yamarashi. Newton enthusiastically describes admiration for the Kaiju's strength and his desire to see one up close as Hermannn dismisses him as a "Kaiju groupie".

Pentecost and Hercules Hansen are present in Hermannn and Newtons shared lab space while Hermannn is explaining his predictions on the breach. Newton, working on a dissection of a Kaiju, interrupts and throws the part of Kaiju he had been holding towards a table and misses causing it to fall onto the floor. Tape splitting the room into two halves can be seen when Hermannn angrily kicks the Kaiju parts over the line telling him, "no Kaiju entrails over my side of the room, you know the rules. every bloody day is incessant." Hermann continues to talk to Pentecost and Hansen while Newt is seen in the background mocking him. Newt then presents his theory on possibly drifting with a Kaiju brain, but Pentecost doesn't want to hear it. As they leave Hermann knows that Newt is desperate to be right because otherwise it means that he wasted his life being a Kaiju Groupie. Newt insists that it would work, and Hermann says that he heard Pentecost. They won't give him the equipment, and if they did, he would probably kill himself in the process. Newt says that he'd be a rock star.

Hermann enters the lab and finds Newt after he made a makeshift drift simulator, and drifted with a Kaiju brain. He's shaking and out cold, and Hermann rushes to to him and turns it off. He finds Pentecost and informs him of what Newt did. They head back to the lab where Newt is still shaking and dazed, Hermann saying he wasn't sure what to do. Newt says "I told you so", and Pentecost asks what he saw. Newt thinks that the Kaiju are under orders to attack humans, but Hermann says that's impossible. They start to bicker, but Pentecost angrily screams at Hermann to shut up, then asks Newt for more.

When Hermann finds Newt at the Kaiju site, he gets a call from Pentecost saying that there were two Kaiju at the breach. Hermann becomes mad that there were two and not three like he predicted, but Newt hasn't had a very good day and only has five minutes before the baby Kaiju brain dies. Hermann is still mad about his predictions, but Newt just snaps that it "hurts to be wrong". Hermann says that he's not wrong, just that there's something that they don't understand. Newt says they can discuss any mistakes later, but if Hermann wants to help, he can help him drift with a Kaiju. Hermann says that he's not wrong, and thinks that the only way to prove it, is if they drift together. Just like the jaeger pilots. Newt asks if Hermann would really do that for him, or at least do it with him. Hermann says that given that the alternative is possibly the end of the world, he will. They do a weird handshake and get to work.

They set up the drift and enter the Kaiju brain. When it ends, Newt asks Hermann if he's okay, and Hermann says that of course he is. Hermann then throws up and Newt gives him a cloth to wipe his mouth. Hermann asks if Newt saw it in the drift and Newt says that he did. Newt says that they have to warn the pilots, and Hermann concludes that the plan won't work.

They arrive back at base, and are able to inform the pilots that they can't get through the breach. The breach only reads for Kaiju and they're going to have to trick the breach that they are Kaiju. If they don't the bomb will just bounce off. A third signal then comes from the breach, and Newt realizes that it's a triple event. Hermann realizes that he was right. He did not want to be right.

Uprising
Newt arrives at the PPCD as a member of Shao Corporations. Hermann runs up to him and asks for his assistance in one of the experiments he's working on. He walks Newt to his lab, saying that he's not trying to impose since Newt is busy. Newt says that he couldn't do that, since they've been inside each other's heads, and have literally saved the world. Newt talks about how they got the information from the Kaiju, that it was the two of them that did it. He believes he found a solution to get the Jaegar's to Kaiju faster. Newt looks over the notes and tells him that there isn't a fuel source good enough. Hermann believes that they could use Kaiju blood. Newt tells him it's a bad idea, and irrelevant given that the drones will likely be taking over. Hermann asks if Newt is going to help him. Newt says they could talk it over dinner at his place, but Hermann needs a solution and nothing more. Newt gets a call on his watch and tells him it was nice catching up. As he leaves Hermann stops and tells him he still has nightmare's from what they saw in the Kaiju brain. Newt does as well, but it was worth the rush.

Shao asks what Newt's relationship with Hermann is and he tells her that they used to share a lab together. She doesn't want him speaking to him anymore, and Newt tries to defend that Hermann is harmless and they barely see each other to begin with.

Newt is running around Shao industries as things go into crisis, when Hermann pulls him down a hall, much to his surprise. He asks how he got in, and Hermann says that he has PPCD credentials and everyone is just really preoccupied with the drones Shao just set off. Hermann says that Liewen took Newts research and twisted it. He wants his help to stop her, to help him save the world like before. Newt says that technically Hermann was helping him, and Hermann says that they can do that again, much to his annoyance. He's about to give his answer, when security comes and takes them.

They're taken into an elevator and share a look. Hermann fakes a cough and the two are able to get a jump on the guards as they make it to the control room floor. As they exit the elevator, Hermann thanks Newt and says he would hug him if he didn't have a rule against PDA. Newt says it's fine, then Hermann hugs him. Newt says that when Hermann is done groping him, they can go take care of the drones and then head to the control room. Newt threatens everyone to get out, and Hermann asks how they get in. Newt explains that he added a backdoor subroutine just in case he wanted to get in there. Newt then activates a program that initiates a breach protocol. Hermann asks what he's done, and Newt says he's doing what he's been planning for ten years: ending the world.

Hermann asks why he would do this, and Newt says that he guesses he wouldn't. It's not really his style. He guesses that maybe he hates everyone for treating him like a joke of a human. Newt says that why Newt did it, but quickly corrects to mean say that he did it. Newt says that the problem is that he's just not feeling fully himself these days, and Hermann realizes that Newt has been overtaken by precursors. He tells Newt that he's a good man, and can fight him, as Newt says that he's not strong enough. The precursor fully takes over and chokes Hermann saying that Newt isn't strong enough. Newt realizes what's happening and breaks through for a moment. Telling Hermann that he's sorry, but the precursors are in his head. Liewen then shows up and threatens Newt, causing him to let Hermann go. She is about to shoot Newt when Hermann stops her since Newt isn't fully in control and was infected by the precursors. Newt is able to get away in that time.

Pacific Rim

 * Hermann shakes his head and Newts talk with Raleigh.
 * Newt says that all Hermann can give Pentecost is a prediction, and Hermann gets mad at him for throwing Kaiju parts on his side of the room.
 * Newt makes fun of Hermann for calling numbers the "handwriting of god".
 * Hermann says that Newt's about to have a completely crazy theory.
 * Newt leaves a little message in his log to Hermann.
 * Newt and Hermann watch the fight against the breach.
 * Hermann allows Newt to give him a side hug as the world is saved.

Uprising

 * Newt and Hermann share a look at Liwen's presentation.
 * Jake tells Hermann to get to Newt after his suggestion.
 * Hermann calls Newt a "sneaky bastard".
 * Hermann informs Jake and Nate that Newt is controlled by precursors and got away.

Behind the Scenes
Both actors of the characters, Charlie Day and Burn Gorman, have spoken out on interviews as knowing about the ship and approving of it. They even went on further to say that they played their scenes as if the characters had feelings for each other.

"People have been shipping it but i think they are totally right, it completely informs the character... [] It's the better way to take the character."

- Charlie Day

Fanon
The pairing quickly dominated the fandom. Many drawn to the two sharing most of their screen time together. Rarely interacting with others.

On AO3 it is the most written ship for both characters. As well as the most written ship in the Pacific Rim tag.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Hermannn/Newton tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Hermannn/Newton tag on FanFiction.Net