When colossal robots attack new york,"Sky Captain" uses his personal air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, was investigating the disappearance of scientists. Suspecting a connection between the robot attacks that are international and missing men, Polly and Sky Captain decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.