I like the Area. Nearly each Armored Core sport options an enviornment or at the very least a rating system, and it is an opportunity to point out off a few of the greatest and most fascinating pilots within the Armored Core universe. The Armored Core Area made a return in the newest sport, and I wanted to see if it had some good pilots. Oh boy, it does.
However the fact is I do not care about the perfect pilots. I care in regards to the worst. The underside-tier individuals who so clearly ought to do something aside from pilot a large mech and get into fight. Not everybody will be as cool as the unique Armored Core‘s 9-Ball, however I am not completely sure this batch is attempting.
Hazard – Armored Core: Undertaking Phantasma
The sorta-prequel sorta-expansion to the unique sport, Undertaking Phantasma was the primary Armored Core to function an enviornment mode. It additionally options our first complete loser. Hazard is form of pathetic. His total historical past, which is simply a single sentence lengthy, principally simply establishes him as a constant loser who has by no means superior out of the underside rating.
Simply as pathetic as Hazard is his Armored Core, Wasp. You see, Hazard’s solely different character trait is that he does not know how one can customise his AC. As such, Wasp is simply absolutely the primary mannequin AC. It is the very same one you begin the sport with, zero upgrades in any respect.
The entire level of the sport is customizing your mech, Hazard, perhaps it’s best to strive that someday.
No Drawback – Armored Core: Grasp of Area
The second and last sorta-expansion for Armored Core was completely centered on the Area. There have been 10 totally different Arenas so that you can struggle in. Regardless of this, there’s nonetheless one dude who’s simply so unhealthy he must be on the backside of all these arenas. That dude is No Drawback.
Do I imply you may haven’t any downside beating him? Sure, as a result of very similar to Hazard he has by no means gained a match. Do I imply you may haven’t any downside together with his mech? Sure, as a result of his mech, hilariously named Angst, is simply poorly made. Do I imply his identify is definitely No Drawback? Sure, that is additionally true.
Hilariously, No Drawback does have one factor Hazard does not have: legions of followers. The factor is that they similar to watching him lose. Ouch.
Hustler Two – Armored Core 2
Okay, a fast little bit of Armored Core Area lore to clarify this one. Hustler One, pilot of 9-Ball, is the top-ranking pilot in Armored Core and Grasp of Area. The twist is that it is really a sophisticated AI, and also you uncover this and kill it on the finish of Grasp of Area.
This earns you the rank of “Ninebreaker” and the number one of the world in all future video games is given the rank of Ninebreaker for that reason. Received it?
Hustler Two, pilot of Eight-Ball, is the lowest-ranking pilot in Armored Core 2. He has no precise ability and his mech is only a crummy rip-off of 9-Ball’s design with cheaper elements. The one purpose he is ranked is that he simply tells everybody that he is Hustler One’s son, a declare that already feels doubtful by how unhealthy he’s, however particularly so while you keep in mind Grasp of Area‘s twist.
Good strive my man, however you are occurring the scrap heap.
Splurge – Armored Core 2
A rule of thumb: you do not need to promote your largest weak point. Splurge’s mech, Squanderer, is definitely nicely constructed and is a closely armored defense-focused foe it’s important to put some work (and heavy weapons) into cracking. It is simply you might discover one thing about this man’s pilot and mech identify.
Splurge does not know how one can preserve ammo. Splurge has named himself and made his character about the truth that he does not know how one can preserve ammo. Splurge has actually named his mech after the truth that he does not know how one can preserve ammo. Nicely gee, thanks for the heads up. This simply looks as if a foul factor to inform your opponent.
Werehound – Armored Core 2
So far as Armored Core Arenas go, Armored Core 2 had an actual excessive focus of loser weirdos. Werehound is one other one. Nonetheless, there’s one thing off about him. He is really a extremely gifted pilot whose biography straight-up says he has the ability to be among the many greatest. His mech, PK, is definitely actually well-built and designed to be an actual ache for unprepared gamers. So what offers?
Werehound loves stomping noobs. Werehound loves stomping noobs a lot that he really throws matches to maintain himself within the decrease ranks so he can stomp noobs extra. He has little interest in testing his ability. He simply needs to beat up one other beginner pilot and chuckle about it.
He’s fairly actually a League of Legends smurf account. So positive, he wins, however deep down he is nonetheless a loser weirdo.
Wake Up – Armored Core 3
I get it: generally one thing throws you off your sport and you’ve got bother recovering. Such is the destiny of Wake Up, pilot of Echo Head. Initially a professional, in the future Wake Up had a by no means outlined traumatic incident, and since then he has been on a unending dropping streak. He simply retains dropping match after match after match.
However even worse, each time he swearsies for realsies that he has gotten over no matter this traumatic incident is and is again child. It is simply that, , clearly it hasn’t occurred as he is the second lowest-ranked participant in Armored Core 3. At the least he isn’t within the backside! Perhaps it is time to name it and discover a new interest.
Twinhead-B and Twinhead-W – Armored Core 3
A double function. Twinhead-B and Twinhead-W are a brother-sister pair that pilots the mechs Patriot and Animal respectively. They work nicely collectively, with B serving because the tank whereas W does the precision strikes. There’s only one downside: arenas are solely 1v1 battles. To allow them to’t really depend on one another.
Separated from their sibling, their tremendous superior technique of “work with one another” simply straight up falls aside. Even worse: the biographies and rankings point out that B is only a notably worse pilot than W, one thing that is inflicting rigidity and issues between them.
So their tremendous superior grasp plan is to fail to learn the principles so badly they find yourself ruining their household relationship. Not going to be a pleasing Thanksgiving.
Name Restrict – Armored Core: Nexus
Name Restrict is so pathetic his boss actually sends him to die. Whereas he’s the lowest-ranking member of Nexus‘ enviornment, you do not really struggle Name Restrict in an Armored Core enviornment. As an alternative, he ambushes you in one of many early ranges, to not kill you (nicely, he thinks he is killing you) however to attempt to stall you lengthy sufficient so that you each can get hit by a missile.
His mech, Sizzling Rod, is usually centered on velocity. Not very nicely, nonetheless, because it’s susceptible to stalling out. Even funnier, he is so poorly armed that Name Restrict working out of ammo earlier than killing you is a real risk.
Sizzling Rod is not simply described because the weakest AC within the enviornment, however really as one of many weakest enemies within the sport, interval. Now you’ll be able to form of perceive why he was despatched to die.
Champion Champs – Armored Core: For Reply
First issues first, Champion Champs is a superb identify and the precise factor I would name myself if I used to be such a loser. Second, Champion Champs is the pilot of the Killdozer. It is a closely armored modified development mech. Sure, it is probably a reference to precisely what you suppose it’s. So off to an excellent begin.
Very like Name Restrict, Champion Champs really ambushes you in the course of a mission. Nonetheless, what occurs subsequent is he begins screaming. He by no means stops. Champion Champs simply has no capacity to place phrases collectively, he screams and yells and makes all types of worrying noises till you set him down. In order that’s troubling.
“Invincible” Rummy – Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
As soon as once more, nice identify. The bottom ranked member of the newest Armored Core enviornment, “Invincible” Rummy fights you in his mech Mad Stomp that could be a mismatch of elements and colours. He is a drug addict who’s so unhealthy at his job, a few of the individuals who outrank him embody a man who admits he does not know how one can pilot an AC, a paranoid science experiment, and a literal youngster.
Rummy additionally joins the current pattern of mid-mission ambushes. When he reveals up he retains screaming his mech’s identify time and again. Each the AI working with you and his personal boss discuss how a lot they hate him and the way unhealthy he’s at his job.
After you kill him, his boss actually hires you as thanks, and within the subsequent mission simply talks about how a lot better you’re at Rummy’s job. He could probably be probably the most pathetic individual on this checklist.
I Love the Armored Core Area Losers
Look, it is simple to make enjoyable of those horrible pilots and surprise why they’re even right here, however I like them. Not everybody who brings a large mech into battle goes to be any good at piloting it. From household feuds to con artists to individuals who simply do not perceive customization, these losers add a ton to Armored Core‘s worldbuilding by means of some incredible use of Armored Core Area.
Simply little weirdos doing their greatest. You are not going to hate on slightly weirdo, are you?
