Armored Core Lore : Rusty

The man. the legend, the war buddy everyone loves this is the history of v4 rusty or just rusty to his friends.
Thanks to Absurd for the ac talks, it nice to bounce mad ideas about with fellow ac fans.

[@meeirudayo7270]

I like when Rusty said "hey, buddy"

[@OCMOOO]

I like Pater saying "Buddy" more

[@ethanarmstrong7929]

Me to :)

[@Lumo95]

I must have missed when he said that line.

[@ghoulbuster1]

Pet the Rusty

[@TheIronSavior]

"Am I really your buddy?"

[@pro_154]

Rusty : "Buddy" Entire crowd : **incessant agressive cheering **

[@armoredcorelore]

Guy can light up the faces of an entire room with a single line ha ha.

[@goliathxanatos706]

*Rusty aims his shot at the like and subscribe buttons* _"I won't miss"_

[@armoredcorelore]

Such a cool guy ha ha.

[@Wyrdist]

*Evil Rusty aims his shot and says* “I will miss”

[@chaosakazero]

@@Wyrdist Polished?

[@Wyrdist]

@@chaosakazero Refurbished 💀

[@beijingmagician]

One of the speculation indicates that Rusty knew we r not the "old" raven who brought Corps to rubicon, but the rookie raven the first time he met us is because he is the one who secretly sniped down the old raven(maybe just the AC. pilot survived to face us later). Clue No.1 rusty is probabbly the only figure mentioned in the game to have prominent skill in sharp shooting from undetectable distance. No.2 old raven's dead AC was found IN THE OPEN on an ezly snipable platform in a city occupied by RLA. No.3 old raven's AC Nightfall was found in a crater right next to his carrier helicopter which may indicates the helicopter got sniped while in transport mid-air or just about to take-off. No.4 Rusty has many reasons to kill Raven for the RLA, yet he couldn't do it fairly in combat since Aquebus hires THE BRANCH to suppress RLA territories. So rusty saw the opportunity to secretly sniped Nightfall in an RLA occupied area which Rusty know where to hide for the snipe shot.

[@armoredcorelore]

Nice.

[@beijingmagician]

Started a new savefile yesterday to experience the whole story again. Here's some new discoveries. I start to believe old Raven deliberately gave up his(or more likely, her) liscense. Well, on this planet, liscense to operate is granted by Allmind. If you want to get rid of your liscense, you don't toss it on the street, you have to fake your death or at least an MIA. If we take a closer look at the scene, the crushed transport helicopter is on major fire and it makes a big crater no one can miss. However, the death scene of Nightfall is, unlike other AC wreckage we found at contaminated city, very much intact. This makes me starting to think it is self-directed that Raven blew his own helicopter to fake his death to be spared from Allmind's surveillance. Why? well first, The Branch, which later leaked the information about Coral to corps, was originally informed by Allmind ofc(who else knows other than Walter). This means members of The Branch must have been somewhat guided by Allmind. 2nd, as a person of free will, Raven didn't want to be monitored and controlled by Allmind towards Coral release, and perhaps he chose to fight against this ending, evidenced by his own operation to attack Aquebus's spaceport(happens to meet and kill a PCA fleet) to slow Allmind's first objective of helping Aquebus to win the race. 3rd, believe it or not, the access to parts shop and AC tweaking is a funcion granted by Allmind. If you lose support of Allmind, you don't get to build, repair and mod your AC. Yet, Raven can still get back his Nightfall with helps of The Branch, evidenced by OTK's drawing in which the other three are helping rebuild Nightfall to be suited for all types of combat(melee pile bunker + close range AA + mid range rifle + mid range dual missiles + mid to long range songbirds) so the need for frequent retweak is minimized. He also doesn't care about rankings and money like his teammates. Therefore Raven is one of the very few who's comfortable to be rid of his liscense. 4th, we can see in the game that Allmind doesn't know much about Raven or Nightfall, as only in very late game do we get its headpiece. This is supporting the idea of Raven fights against Allmind and deliberately avoid letting Allmind collect its data to an extend even its head is an one-off piece hand tweaked from RaD module. To summarize, Raven was one of the early few skilled pilots guided by Allmind(still don't like the speculation that 617 became Raven), he later chose to fight against Coral release not because of some strong resolve but simply out of free will, he found himself in a rare position that he can give up liscense to both pass down the spirit of free will and stop Allmind from tracking him. So he faked an MIA and secretly continued his own operations. Later he met us and confirmed we are strong and have potential to freely choose what to fight for. Ultimately he died to us without burden and regret, didn't even try to use the escape pod. Raven, an unchained legend.

[@beijingmagician]

Sorry for digress under a Rusty video. BTW the Satellite cannon and its big red eye used to be a map cancelled in release version of the game. Ofc in there it's Raven doing enough dmg to screw its aim system. Would have made a great demo.

[@Beastly_Genius]

​@@beijingmagiciandamn that's insane but I'm grateful for this info because I really want curious if there was more info on the original Raven & where he possibly came from

[@beijingmagician]

@@Beastly_Genius One speculation is that 617 from the story trailer which was a fantastic piece of movie-level art, became the Raven prior to us (probably still not the very original Raven who damaged PCA's satellite cannon since both King and Chartreuse are "older" than the Raven prior to us). This is evidenced by 617 survived the trailer with a heavily damaged AC which the trailer describes as "down" instead of "vital signal lost". His(more likely Her) AC apparently lost its head piece and left arm. In the other trailer(I believe there are only two trailers), we can see an AC without headpiece and left arm picking up a left arm from the wrecks while having a full backpack of materials that seem to be repair materials. This AC's body, legs, right arm parts are exactly the same as Raven's. In addition, from the trailer we can tell 617 is a great pilot who observes the Core Theory of efficiently building ACS meter by hitting opponents' weakpoint in close-range. Raven has a very similar combat style evidenced both in trailer and in-game. Finally, 617 is unchained from handler Walter, which makes him regain free will to choose what to fight for. The disability to talk might just came from the severe injury incurred in the trailer.

[@chillzaa99]

Rusty is a guy that you would look up on him as a role model.

[@armoredcorelore]

He is a pretty swell guy.

[@sebastianedwards4207]

8:47 Not even armored core anymore, just core

[@josephwilson6272]

I laughed out loud when I saw that. Also I'm glad I didn't see this glitch in my playthrough

[@Ghostwolf82]

@@josephwilson6272 Same here. I didn’t even know this glitch existed until seeing it here! 😂

[@Blizzardfire]

There's a big hint of Rusty's true allegiance if the player takes the "Ambush the Vespers" mission. Once the missions is over, Middle Flatwell will tell 621: "we are war buddies now". The same thing Rusty says after the Wall.

[@doommarine333]

I heard Rusty's favorite gundam series is 00

[@ju5t1ce33]

I heard his favorite video game is Ace Combat: Zero.

[@dumbsterdives]

Id argue Rusty's weapon choices are more telling of him being an RLF member than you gave credit, particularly his choice of assault rifle- the Ransetsu. A BAWS manufactured rifle that's noted as being used commonly by the RLF, notably being wielded by Flatwell too.

[@armoredcorelore]

Fair point i just like to think the corps would need more proof then weapons choices.

[@MarvinT0606]

BAWS is specifically mentioned to sell parts to anyone and everyone who wants to buy them. The RLF uses BAWS parts because of their availability

[@mauauauauaua14]

doesn't say much since O Keefe used it too tho O keefe might know Flatwell

[@magnawaves]

O'Keefe mentions Rusty when you take him out. The dude was aware of things.

[@Marleyjr00X]

After getting shot down in a Strange Real world a certain pilot made his way to Rubicon.

[@ju5t1ce33]

Hey buddy. Still alive?

[@MarvinT0606]

I really hope STEEL HAZE ends up becoming the White Glint of AC6's expansion/sequel, with your character fighting 621 in a mission just like what happened to Anatolia's Merc.

[@shayminthedoctor9663]

Oh my god that would be so hype-

[@MarvinT0606]

@@shayminthedoctor9663 if the ALBA was Elcano's latest lightweight AC given to the RLF as their trump card against the corporations, our best bet is whatever 621 will be piloting has to be Elcano's latest middleweight AC with emphasis on mobility and Core Expansion. An AC so ridiculously powerful it single-handedly defends Rubicon III from the corporations and the PCA.

[@gunplamaniac8500]

I'm hoping that they'll add a "legacy" arena where we could fight previous AC characters. (like Nine Ball, Nine Breaker, Last Raven, White Glint etc)

[@aldraone-mu5yg]

He was an armoured core pilot called Steel Haze, he was a colleague of the man I seek.

[@brother_bear_one7340]

Aaaaand points for the gratuitous Ace Combat reference!

[@Marleyjr00X]

Did you know there's 3 types of AC pilots?

[@brother_bear_one7340]

@@Marleyjr00X I know of those who fight for pride, and those who can read the tide of battle. But him? He was a true Ace.

[@MarvinT0606]

They also first meet on a snowy day (then again when is it not snowing on Rubicon III? 🤣)

[@TheSibler]

tell me@@Marleyjr00X

[@DLCJRpc]

I found it amusing that Rusty is the “9” of this game. Rank 9, v.iv = 5+4, Steel Haze has 9 letters.

[@brother_bear_one7340]

White Glint was also Rank 9 in the Arena of For Answer

[@armoredcorelore]

And if i add this to my giant board of papesr and strings it all leads back to one person. Ha ha.

[@galileo1093]

Plus, he is rank 9/B, potentially being a reference to Nineball from previous armored core games

[@WatcherMovie008]

621 6+2+1

[@azurespectrum1985]

@8:43 that bug happened to me aswell. All Rusty needs is his core!

[@juancolon123]

That was crazy!

[@Ghstkng123]

Mine so happen to have all the paorts but not the core

[@MCisverygood]

He really is the Armored Core

[@OK-zo3cq]

@@MCisverygood 🗣🗣🗣🔥 🔥 🔥

[@VictorIV0310]

The best buddy one can ask for in Rubicon 3.

[@armoredcorelore]

Indeed.

[@ACFoxeye]

Elcano and Furlong's quiet support for the Liberation Front deserves its own dissection. What would you say is encouraging them to back Dolmayan and Flatwell's cause? They're probably home-grown corps on Rubicon like BAWS is, but I imagine there's more to it than just this.

[@kirochanev874]

I don't remember if it was in the data logs or in one of the parts description, but it was implied that Baws and the RLF established Elcano in a joint undertaking so they could oppose the power houses of Balam, Arquebus and their subsidiaries. As for Furlong we know that the Jupiter War was waged between them and Balam and it is implied that they lost, since after the fact Nile recruits Michigan(who was the commander of the Furlong fleet at the time) to join Balam's AC squad, the latter of which is then appointed commander. After this loss, Furlong probably pulled back from a lot of military expansion agendas but they are still among the biggest corporations in AC6. Through the independent mercenary data log it is also implied that Furlong is making moves behind the scenes even though they don't have any of their forces landed on Rubicon. Furlong pretty much agrees to supply the RLF and Elcano with tech so that they can undermine their direct competitors Arquebus and Balam.

[@ACFoxeye]

I could buy that. I went over the logs myself and a lot of what you said here tracks.

[@armoredcorelore]

I love these chats. Keep them up all it makes my lore heart very happy =)

[@MarvinT0606]

How about Schneider? Was Schneider secretly supporting the RLF or was it just Flatwell pilfering parts and pilots from them?

[@ACFoxeye]

Far as I can tell, Schneider's higher-ups were just played for fools by Flatwell and Rusty.

[@AuroraMercedesVT]

Heya, experienced PVPer here. Rusty's build is a Right-Arm switch mid-range ACS build with the plasma missle as a sustain. You punish on his frame using the dual slicers post stun. The RANSETSU RF's on its own has a high ACS buildup, along with SAMPU for close range builds in fights. ALBA frame on the other hand, focuses on in-pause missle tracking via TRUENO's post lock system, then pressuring the ACS with the orbit gun, and increasing the stun bar with the VIENTO. Same Dual Blade punish tech, but a lot more pressure on the TRUENO's on-hit 50% ACS buildup. Up to you who to pilot, but the Nachtreiter frames seem to have the edge solely because it has more range punish than the other.

[@armoredcorelore]

There you someone who knows. Not me i have no touched pvp ever.

[@isacsln]

I think Rusty is 617. Rusty knew about Walter and his hounds, and like how all the Vespers are named after artists and philosophers, Rusty is named after a painting of a dog (hound?) at the metropolitan art museum labeled “Rusty 617”.

[@VictorIV0310]

But how does that explain Walter not knowing who he is?

[@armoredcorelore]

And that is fair, but we really don't have enough evidence to back it up.

[@valravnsshadow9422]

​@VictorIV0310 Walter could literally just be gaslighting.

[@rikoaries]

​@@VictorIV0310I think it is because Walter assumed that 617 and the rest died during the attack on a PCA base. At least, that's my assumption.

[@superbobcat8997]

Also 617 “dies” by using assault armour. Which just so happens to be what rusty uses to escape raven in his first bossfight.

[@cthulhurage4580]

Rusty - the first guy in gaming ive simped for XD

[@armoredcorelore]

A good choice in my books ha ha.

[@C-Master109]

I love how Rusty serves as a sort of White Glint equivalent in this game, something that is rather evident with that tragic, yet respectable, and heroic last stand of his as the last hope of his true faction. Wish he was confirmed to survive like Anatolia's Mercenary does past the events of AC4: Answer even if everyone's favorite buddy only does so in the timelines we do not clash against him with for a second time. However, as seen in your retelling, it is rather unlikely Rusty would manage to pull a Nightfall, or White Glint once more, and survived to pilot another day for a second time. Not impossible, but until we get more lore that proves otherwise, we just have to assume he perished in battle fighting for what he believes on all routes. Another thing I found very interesting which others have pointed out is how Rusty not only carries some thematic resemblance to White Glint, but also to Nineball. Something that can be seen in how he is ranked 09 in the arena (just like the Second White Glint was), and his Vesper ranking of V.IV (5+4 = 9), how even his Armored Core's name "Steal Haze" is spelled with nine letter, and that he has a fakeout death before the climax of the game with multiple options for the finale. However, something I have not seen anyone mention is that... technically we are also another Nineball equivalent ourselves. Our character not only takes the mantle of "Raven" at the start of the game (a name that represents the Armored Core player base, and franchise as a whole), but our true identification number is "621" which also adds up to, you guessed it, nine. There are very interesting parallels between Nineball, and White Glint (one of my favorites being the presence of N-WGIX/v or "Black Glint" in ACVD), and I feel there might be something more being implied by this sort of numerical, and symbolic link established via Rusty, and Raven as well, yet I do not know enough about the lore to figure out what it is. Honestly, the most I can speculate about this idea is that Rusty is the Joshua'O Brien to 621's Anatolia's Mercenary. Someone who is a friend, and rival one does not wish to fight against, and whom may serve as an inspiration for the playable character later down the line. Additionally, the concept that the game is using Rusty as a way to drive in the idea that the player should choose what they wish to fight for instead of just mindlessly doing missions without a true sense of purpose, or for credits as 621 has mostly been doing across the game, and to go beyond living as a mere (yet ludicrously capable) mercenary that most AC pilots across the franchise (and much of the fanbase) are accustomed to via the way Rusty questions 621 about "who needs [Raven]" to keep living, and fighting before the clash starts, and then warns about the dangers of power without purpose. The game indirectly asking YOU, to actually consider the consequences of one's actions, (especially if one has not been doing so until that point), as well as to finally pick a path with a meaningful decision for once instead of just following orders. To actually choose which route we believe is best, and to stick to it. Using another character who symbolizes the number nine in Rusty to subtly show that as he represented the last hope of the Rubicon Liberation Front WE ourselves can, and *should* bring tangible hope to the future of the world least we lead Rubicon, and perhaps the rest of the universe down a path of despair. Perhaps even having him serve as a subtle guide for which path the game considers to be the optimal stance based on Rusty's stance: We can fulfill the hope of Overseer for the rest of the universe to be free of the potential dangers that Coral's existence represents to the universe, and avoid the risk of humanity's further, and potentially disastrous misuse of its power, but at the cost of all life on Rubicon including our own (Fires of Raven path) being forfeit. Alternatively we can bring about the hopes of the Rubicon Liberation Front, and remove cooperate control from the planet whilst simultaneously working towards building a potential coexistence with the Coral on the future (Liberation of Rubicon). Otherwise we can instead carry out the hopes of Allmind, and the Coral by causing the Coral Release, starting a new age that will permanently change the course of life across the entire universe, and leading existence down a new terrifying, possibly horrific, or perhaps prosperous, but definitely uncertain future (Alea Iacta Est). During the first route Rusty dies trying to oppose us, and we lose everything including ourselves (and the implication might be that ultimately we are still just following Walter's orders instead of choosing for ourselves once more; acting as an obedient, but mindless hound to the very end). In the second route, Rusty fights along side us, yet sadly still likely perishes, but at least we manage to protect the planet which he died trying to defend; all the while finally finding something worth fighting for that matters to us personally which even Walter acknowledges, a waifu- *cough* a "friend" in Ayre (similar to how Rusty is/was our buddy and someone we care about) that we wish to protect. Lastly, in the final route Rusty's fate is uncertain, yet implied to be tragic whilst we do not even witness his story's conclusion. The player is the hope for change in Armored Core 6's universe, so what course will we write in the end, and will we make the right choice? Ultimately though, who is to say if any of what I said is correct safe for Fromsoft themselves. Perhaps I am reading too much into some of these ideas, but... I do believe there is something being said even if I am failing to properly interprete it. Maybe another Raven can figure out the answer someday.

[@armoredcorelore]

I think having your own ideas and thoughts on such subjects is what makes ac lore interesting. The icon, the links, the waifu ha ha its what makes the world of ac6 more fun to talk about.

[@Phos9]

When he called me “buddy” I knew I was going to have to fight him eventually. “That’s what V IV is for”

[@armoredcorelore]

True plus as a raven you know todays friends could be tomorrows targets.

[@NOjvmind]

No doubt Rusty is Him, He is Him, the true protagonist of AC6

[@armoredcorelore]

I mean really if 621 died. Then yeah i think Rusty would be the protag or Iguazu but that's a whole another theory to dive down.

[@SCF721]

8:42 so Rusty was the real Armored Core this whole time

[@armoredcorelore]

Yes he was.

[@Theory_Zero]

It just hit me... V. IV= 5+4=9. he is also rank 9

[@LANCELOTtino]

No. 9, the most powerful number in AC lore.

[@DarkstarArchangel]

The Allmind path is pretty weird, the last time you see Rusty for that path is when you fight him alongside Flatwell but the only thing implying that he's terminated is when you face V-3 when he says "see you on the other side, Rusty" but I don't think this means Rusty is dead. Other pieces of fiction have said "see you in (name of afterlife realm here)" right before the character saying that dies. So I am not sure if Rusty is dead in the Allmind ending, hopefully with DLC if it is after the Allmind path we see Rusty again. The only other character I know that calls you "Buddy" is that crazy doctor from Outlast.

[@MCisverygood]

also, that mission is right before you fight rusty

[@drehasthebestbeats2874]

I believe Rusty was incorporated into Allmind's mech. You can hear a voice that resembles Rusty's when Allmind-Iguana is speaking.

[@DarkstarArchangel]

@@drehasthebestbeats2874 Hmmmm, I have not noticed that, it is probably the cold monotone of Iguazu's voice.

[@GreyKingZero]

Given how many mysteries are in AC 6 I expect another Gen 6 game or Expansion DLC in the hopeful near future.

[@armoredcorelore]

I hope so or a lore book. I'll take it fromsoftware, here's my wallet.

[@GreyKingZero]

@@armoredcorelore Would you also like more weapon and frame parts as well as characters, its optional? And before you ask, in this business everything is optional.

[@armoredcorelore]

@@GreyKingZero Well lets be frank here its more a case of is it going to make profit? I'd love more parts and characters, but the fact is its costs a small fortune to pay for VA's, the designers, the modelers, the writers and so on.

[@kevingame3198]

I think it might be out after Elden ring DLC before from software next game spellbound that game has been already leaked the cover art and gameplay details and setting we might see a standalone DLC of armored core 6 after spellbound

[@austinwinstead6543]

You beat V.II Snail with only 0001 AP left. Hell yeah

[@armoredcorelore]

Ha ha yes i did. i shall keep this clip for as long as i need to talk about ac6.

[@InternetHydra]

...thanks to this I learned that you can fight O'Keefe in the pit, I just assumed every time it was out of bounds for that mission. Mildly disappointed. The nature of the arena with it's narrow platforms and his hover-based AC made it pretty unique.

[@cam_i_corn2994]

I assumed it was too. It was very fun falling down onto lower ranks trying not to run out of boost. It felt like mustafar lol.

[@obrasilius6733]

"I wont miss"

[@diamondwings3733]

8:44 man the bug/glitch tho

[@armoredcorelore]

Gotta love them

[@ju5t1ce33]

Rusty just reminds me of Larry Foulke from Ace Combat Zero. A good natured down to earth dude.

[@armoredcorelore]

I have read others say the same thing. I do need to check out ace combat past watching reviews.

[@matthewanderson9754]

This playlist is missing every one that you covered that I need in here to listen to for a couple hours over and over again bro.

[@Jason_1000_5]

8:50 what the hell happened Love your videos

[@armoredcorelore]

Rusty only needed his core, the rest was limiting his true power and thank you.

[@Anonimous000]

Rusty is alive by the time you fight O'Keeffe, since that mission happens right before the one where you fight Rusty and Flatwell.

[@armoredcorelore]

yes he is which means when i said they have already killed him or plans to kill him i think i covered my bases there.

[@OtepRalloma]

One of my personal favorite Rusty theories is that he's actually 617. Considering he's potentially named after the painting Rusty 617, in the same way Snail and Freud are named after Salvador Dali saying "Freud's brain is a Snail", as well as Rusty understanding the danger of someone with power but no purpose (which seems apt for Walter's hounds)

[@armoredcorelore]

Again with fromsoftware leaving a lot of things hanging, i am not going to say any theory is wrong at the moment plus s i say lore's fun but sometime a head cannon make a game more fun.

[@Ikcatcher]

Now I may be a man, but Rusty leaves me fawning

[@armoredcorelore]

Man crush. I get that.

[@themanthemyth4522]

Its worth noting that the manufacturer of a pilot's weapons can say a lot about them. For example every pilot we see using Allmind parts has some tie to Allmind as a spy, or how V1 Freud uses Balam parts to get the best performance possible from his AC. Its interesting that Rusty gets his ballistic weapons from BAWS, a publicly neutral company, that secretly suports the RLF.

[@armoredcorelore]

Very true and i do speak on this in further videos.

[@blagojpejov4155]

Nice work on Rusty

[@armoredcorelore]

Thank for the kind words.

[@goosemanVEVO]

My favorite part of Rusty's story was when he said: "Its Rustying time" and then Rustyd all over the place.

[@florentineeffect]

15:34 that 00001 health is crazy.

[@armoredcorelore]

That be the terminal armour saving my hide.

[@AntarcF20C]

He wont miss

[@bigfatbucko012]

Love your vids bro.

[@armoredcorelore]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@aidanbraski]

another great video!

[@armoredcorelore]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@chaosakazero]

Great video about my buddy .Buddy

[@irystocrattakodachithatmooms]

Calling him everyone's favorite quickly reminds me of how much IRyS hates him. Seriously, she despises the guy for abandoning her, not talking to her for long periods of time then trying to kill her. I just hope her opinion gets turned around by the Liberator of Rubicon ending some.

[@armoredcorelore]

Umm can i ask who this Irys is? I am guessing a v tuber, but never heard of her.

[@irystocrattakodachithatmooms]

@@armoredcorelore She's a member of Hololive English, part of Holo Promise, the combination Holo Council and Project Hope. She's actually the one in my pfp, but that is the old design.

[@armoredcorelore]

@@irystocrattakodachithatmooms Ah ok.

[@DrazenX195]

Hey, buddy.

[@alexanderminas28]

Always remember to Fly hiiiiiiiigh!

[@armoredcorelore]

Only i can fly high enough. Dam Rusty you be the main character if it wasn't for 621

[@Reaperwing47]

So from a "Gundam" comparison, Rusty kinda sounds like the "Char" of AC6. Awesome lol

[@armoredcorelore]

True but the day i hear Rusty say Raven come stop me. I'm about to do something very bad. Then i will nod and say yep a char through and through.

[@zanderexmercury2509]

Video on G1 when lol and love the content

[@armoredcorelore]

Thank you and well i mean i feel like i covered all the red guns in there own video. Plus i am thinking of taking a break from ac6.

[@divineterabyte5181]

The best waifu

[@armoredcorelore]

Agreed.

[@alastor8091]

Rusted Pride. Rusty's pride as a Rubiconian tarnished by the tears he no doubt shed having to kill his fellow RLF brothers and sisters to keep his cover in the Vespers. All this on the planet Rubicon, named after a River which represents a line that, once crossed, cannot be uncrossed. Rusty is my favorite From character.

[@armoredcorelore]

He is a cool buddy.

[@framesjanco117]

Does anyone have an idea of why the Ice Worm diverts its attention away from Rusty and 621? What was the greater imperative that lead the institute relic away?

[@slowjamsliver7006]

Likely it is the Coral Convergence. With the Ibis series made to prevent Coral disasters it is likely the Worm had the same directive. With the Coral Convergence happening in institute city, it moved to defend the entrance. They only hint at it at the end of Attack the Old Space port mission as Ayre doesn't know for sure, and they don't yet know that institute city is buried there, at least Ayre and 612 don't.

[@framesjanco117]

⁠​⁠@@slowjamsliver7006 ​​⁠​⁠​⁠you could say the Coral Convergence is “what” lead the Ice Worm away. Although the Convergence Point is the Vascular Plant which 621, Ayre and Rusty are unaware of. I wouldn’t say the Worm is drawn to that. As you stated before, “it moved to defend the entrance” such was the orders from the PCA and not necessarily an Ibis series objective (to prevent Coral disasters) I think instead of “what” drew its attention, you could say “who” drew its attention. Arquebus busy with the assault on the PCA bases; Balam is an unlikely choice (cuz Redguns sUcKS lol jk) or even independent merc groups. I believe the Ice Worm was defending the entrance from AllMind, as you could find a destroyed Ghost Mech in the lower Depths of Watch Point Alpha. What is a greater imperative than stopping a meticulous A.I from siphoning all the Coral for Release?

[@OK-zo3cq]

I like how he questions the ice worm and not rusty's floating torso

[@armoredcorelore]

I mean the ice worm question has a good answer, the floating rusty core. A little more difficult to explain lore wise ha ah.

[@framesjanco117]

#FloatingRustyCore #VaatiDeepestLore

[@dakushirosaki9235]

Also for many that don't know this, but on the mission to destroy the Ice Worm, not only was Rusty firing a massive rail cannon, he was firing this cannon from across an OCEAN. The level of aim and precision he demonstrated was unreal. Not only that you can legit see how much energy that cannon was packing as well, as we can see how bright it was from that far away. Rusty is just built different.

[@beijingmagician]

A zoolie the witch video shows Rusty actually fired from the fuelling station, the one we took from PCA for Aquebus early on which is just a couple miles away. And hell yeah Rusty did put 99 points in Dex. Both his ACs r freaking fast and heavily "PVP oriented" because his goal demands him to focus on neutralizing key ACs over blasting MTs.

[@MarvinT0606]

@@beijingmagicianone good way to test STEEL HAZE is to use it for the Intercept the Redguns mission. You'd be surprised how effective it is, provided you watch the ammo on the pistol.

[@dakushirosaki9235]

@@beijingmagician ah my bad, I thought it was from where Carla was at, and not from there.

[@ProffessorYellow]

I Won't Miss

[@randallmart92]

Rusty reminds me of Larry Faulke from Ace Combat Aka SoloWingPixy,

[@armoredcorelore]

Going to have to catch up on my ac lore ha ha.

[@ProTroll69]

Programing in games is a crazy thing. I walked thru virtually every arena fight, but Rusty beat me in round 1. I got him in round two but there was something especially fun about it… I was like “this mf ‘s good… Oddly good”. I’m very happy that he became a positive main character.

[@armoredcorelore]

Strange how we connect with programs right. We know there numbers, but i think its these connection that make games.

[@ProTroll69]

@@armoredcorelore I just want to know how they did it. Rusty wasn’t a big deal at the point when I fought him, but I reallyyy liked his piloting style. I was like “this one feels like a real pilot… He’s just like me”. He became a main character as the story progressed, but he was already special because of our arena fight. Crazy.

[@savant8826]

@@ProTroll69 it was really disorienting the first time I fought him in the cave bcs his arena entry was decent but I feel like he got a lot better in the cave for some reason

[@tjahajasuryadinata4432]

2:03 maeterlinck is only 2 ranks lower than rusty, the same spacing as with rusty and snail

[@kendo5721]

Bruh This video immediately appeared on the first page of my KZbin , AND I F*CK*NG LOVE IT!!!(Sorry for the curse word)

[@armoredcorelore]

Ha ha no apologies needed =). Its only me that need to be careful of swearing with the guidelines and all.

[@bigbody4202]

Hey buddy!

[@armoredcorelore]

I won't miss!

[@transgender_F-117]

she "hey, buddy" on my "got a job for you, 621" til I "EEEAAARRRGH"

[@Thereisnogreatersword]

We don't see how rusty dies (if he even dies at all) in the allmind ending, thus, this is my cannon ending, because there is a possibility he lives.

[@armoredcorelore]

No arguments from me.

[@Sabbathfaax]

buddy!

[@armoredcorelore]

Buddy! I swear i am so late answering comments this week.

[@Xcomer0]

hey buddy

[@anatoliasmercenary.]

Rusty my love and only love

[@armoredcorelore]

=)

[@GunRunner106]

Nachtreiher = Black-crowned night heron.

[@armoredcorelore]

learn something new everyday.

[@kevingame3198]

His ac reminds of fragile/x sombreo from for answer but has bigger core and arms

[@MarvinT0606]

Story-wise he's *very close* to Joshua O'Brien from AC4. A war-buddy that you end up fighting at the end. If that's the case I hope STEEL HAZE ends up being remade into something ridiculously powerful in the AC6 expansion, like how WHITE GLINT (Anatolia's Mercenary) was built from scratch and fights differently but shares the name and emblem of the original (Joshua O'Brien).

[@kevingame3198]

@@MarvinT0606 but what about Iguazu? He’s also like. Joshua o brien lost many times to the point he becomes one with allmind much like J was a clone of Joshua in verdict day

[@MarvinT0606]

​@@kevingame3198 Joshua never held an irrational grudge against Anatolia's Merc. The only time things went south between Joshua and Anatolia's Merc was the destruction of Anatolia, and even then Joshua hated it. Joshua was nowhere near as salty or as petty as Iguazu.

[@kevingame3198]

@MarvinT0606 they still ended up becoming something j was a clone of Joshua but the voice of reaper from OverWatch and Iguazu ended up fused together into allmind

[@kevingame3198]

​@MarvinT0606 but he did hold a grudge with lone mercenary and Fatman in verdict day and foundation man help him out to overthrow the 3 factions much like how g5 igauzu and almind but the difference they hate each other which we can hear in the final battle saying he only wants freelancer dead don't care about the big plan

[@unknownas9705]

EH??? 8:43 and the relation with C4-617?

[@armoredcorelore]

Just a core, i won't question it.

[@deviancepurplehaze6045]

Hey hey buddy, Rusty here!

[@TwizslurD]

I've convinced myself that Rusty's dialogue is a small nod to Happy Souls, and nothing can change my mind. It's just too "light-hearted" and out of place compared to the serious tone of the story/narrative.

[@armoredcorelore]

Fair enough.

[@bluedemion7207]

nice

[@armoredcorelore]

Nice.

[@remu_remu]

rusty my beloved

[@MidStarZero]

I wish i knew a Rusty in my life.

[@armoredcorelore]

I like to think there are plenty of rustys out there waiting to be found =)

[@user-sd7ie1zn1r]

8:43 How did you get that to happen?

[@armoredcorelore]

Honestly i play on ps4 and after playing for a while on the game for recording i did this mission and it just happened.

[@user-sd7ie1zn1r]

Floater Core

[@justagamethrower]

Rusty be like: _D I E S_

[@armoredcorelore]

Poor guy.

[@alastor8091]

Didn't happen. He's alive in my heart.

[@ethanarmstrong7929]

More more plz :)

[@kendo5721]

Don't worry Buddy let him Cook

[@armoredcorelore]

Its a coming.

[@VanceAsagi]

The pixie of Armored Core

[@armoredcorelore]

Needs pink daggers if i am thinking about the right one.

[@Marleyjr00X]

He absolutely is.

[@lelagrangeeffectphysics4120]

So someone driven by the war crimes he commited to become a maddened schizo dedicated to an idealistic if foolish idea with debatedly stronger weapon?

[@justinkemp4019]

sad he died

[@brianquint6126]

He fucked around and found out that 8th Gen isn't a match for 4th Gen.

[@Marleyjr00X]

It's never really confirmed he died. I'm pretty sure he'd be able to eject.

[@ga-america5030]

Elcanto?

[@armoredcorelore]

Yep because i miswrote it as elcanto in the script not elcano.

[@E36Variance]

"Elcano" doesn't have a "t" in it.

[@armoredcorelore]

Yep your right.

[@absurd.gaming]

Best Waifu 😅

[@armoredcorelore]

That list will come some day. Also best husbando ha ha.

[@rattled6732]

What a shitty game! We can’t even marry Rusty!

[@armoredcorelore]

Well i know there is a armored core dating sim being made out there.

[@kiithsomtaaw2433]

no not red rum

[@WarBirdGhost]

Isn't 617, the original Raven?

[@Cretaal]

That's the agreed on speculation, but not confirmed.

[@armoredcorelore]

Again more speculation then proof at this point.

[@naxergss2625]

@@Cretaal Raven existed before 617. Raven leaked info about Rubicon prior to discovery of the coral so walter probably didnt have hounds at that time yet

[@uncleweirdbeard86]

I know him only as Friend

[@armoredcorelore]

And perhaps that is the best way to see Rusty.

[@sturmgewehr3812]

First and I'm going to say it, since no one else will, Iguazu was a SIGMA Y'all just couldn't recognize it

[@FearlessVid1]

I can sympathize with Iguazu a bit more after having done all the endings. He's just a guy who wants a good life, but he lost a big bet, was augmented, is constantly picked on by the Redguns (even though they actually like him, and even respect him), and trained hard to get G5 just to be beaten out by some random merc over and over. Everything he wants and worked so hard to achieve (in his eyes) is constantly taken from him. He's a skilled pilot who just happened to run into an even more skilled merc, the merc who had it all. With all that said, he's still a walking salt mine 😂

[@sturmgewehr3812]

@FearlessVid1 lmao. There's only one number one in anything on this planet and most of us ain't HIM. We're all Iguazus in a 621 world...

[@MarvinT0606]

funny way of saying 'loser'

[@sturmgewehr3812]

@MarvinT0606 yeah, man. Rank 5 of 13 of a select group is a "loser". Mmkay

[@MarvinT0606]

@@sturmgewehr3812 he made it to rank 5 because no one was good enough to stop him- until 621 that is. Then he went so far as to desert the Wallclimber mission and hire a merc (Coldcall) to take out 621. Plus he's been whining so much about Michigan that he doesn't realize he's being trained and led. G.6 calls 621 the Curse of the Redguns but that title really belongs to Iguazu for ditching the Redguns at a time when they needed every skilled pilot on their side.

[@mauauauauaua14]

From software's version of LGBT representation in gaming is just making the coolest male character all the male players are now gay for him

[@oniadapt]

I wonder how difficult it was for Rusty to exist in the Vesper and stay undercover. Obviously, it's a game and almost all the coding of enemy AC pilots are coded the same, but I mean more lore wise. I wonder if he was worried about going too strong sometimes to really make Rusty stand out too much in Arquebus. He's clearly a better pilot than Snail but even during the SnailTEUS fight, he puts respect on Snail's piloting abilities. I do really wish we got so much more when it came to more background lore when it came for AC6. Perhaps I care too much though, I do love this game a lot.

[@armoredcorelore]

See now its that sorta stuff that makes a character human. I like to think rusty would worry, someday he'd have sleepless night, when attacking the front members and someone recognises him he panics and goes straight for the kill. As for his skill i think rusty would worry but i think flatwell had taught him well about the plan and how to act. It was a well thought out plan but sadly i think o keeffe was always one step ahead even at the start. But he had his own issues and perhaps allmind holding him back to really act early.