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