Farewell, Buddy - Steel Haze Ortus Dialogue | AC 6 Breach the Karman Line

[@figgy808]

"You flew just out of reach...buddy" this duel is designed to be the most heartbreaking and yet the most moving at the same time. Rest well buddy.

[@NG_v1]

Walter's was more effective for me, but this is a very close second

[@venanreviews]

That line has so many implications too. He could've saved you from taking this path but also you were just a little too fast for him to take down here. Or maybe whatever this resolve you have is so far beyond him he can't catch up. Loved this fight, love our buddy. ❤

[@seasons1745]

@@venanreviewsonly he could ever fly high enough yet you flew just out of his reach

[@Null-iq5rj]

fly high... buddy

[@themightyalpaca313]

Him and Ayre. Both broke my heart, yet I felt I had no choice. The Coral was too dangerous.

[@avtechnick5845]

Me on every ending: "What have I done?!"

[@QuanPham-ty2xl]

"The hardest choices required the Strongest Will" -Thanos-

[@ronangoss4904]

You don't make any enemies sitting on the sidelines, or friends

[@CyberDagger003]

Fires of Raven: "What have I done?" Liberator of Rubicon: "What have I done?" Alea Iacta Est: "No, seriously. What the fuck have I done? Someone help me out here, because I'm lost."

[@dshrecksBW]

Fires of Raven - Walter and Carla helped form Overseers to right the wrongs of creating Coral. They were part of the Institute and Walter in particular had a major hand in making Coral, which was a pseudo-psyonic bacteria that allowed full human-robotics integration. Coral grew a life of its own, however, and Walter's Friend decided to "scorch the skies" with the Fires of Ibis to kill off the Frankenstein's monster they created and which threatened to redefine humanity. Walter, having regret for the loss of his Friend and the monster he released upon the world, trains "hounds" until he can return to Rubicon with a decent AC and a competent pilot to find the Institute's base on Rubicon and "scorch the skies" like his friend had done to put an end to the Coral taking over the entirety of Space and Humanity. Liberator of Rubicon - 621 discovers Ayre when hit with a blast of concentrated Coral. Ayre reveals that Coral is a sentient hive-mind of "souls" of Rubiconians trapped in the psyonic-energy bacteria. Corporations are unaware of this, but the Rubiconians like Dolmayan and Flatwell know that Coral is conscious, with Dolmayan having communicated with his own Ayre-like lifeform. He's a failed you, who went on to form a religion surrounding the Coral. Eventually, 621 takes up the mantle of the Raven, whose goal is to spread freedom and independence, therefore liberating the Coral from Corporate control, dismissing the oath Walter made to his friend, and permitting Coral to spread naturally throughout Space where it will eventually consume and integrate all of Humanity, connecting everyone in ways never thought possible before and basically opening up avenues for full robotic augmentation and even limited telepathy using Coral entities like Ayre as messenger-like angels. Alea Lacta Est / Coral Release - AllMind is a sentient AI which has gone full SkyNET on humanity. It has established its own imperatives and decided that the best outcome for all mercenaries and humanity to survive the endless corporate wars is through FULL Coral integration. To do this, it plans to collapse all the Coral into a singularity which then will explode and instantly spread throughout all of Space, forcing every living being to undergo Coral augmentation. Those who fail to augment, like the many generations of AC pilots over the last 50 years, will die or become lobotomites similar to 621. Those that "survive" will find themselves incorporated into the Coral mass and able to control ACs like ghosts possessing robotic puppets. AllMind sees this as the final form of Human Evolution, as a state in which we have escaped the mortal coil and the limitations of a biological host. With everyone's consciousness incorporated into the Coral mass all across the Universe, AllMind will have guaranteed human survival no matter what events may come to pass, as humans embrace their new incorporeal "bodies" that use disposable AC avatars to interact with the world. @CyberDagger003

[@12Raven21]

@@CyberDagger003 Don't ask me, I'm as lost as you here.

[@devidevil888]

The fact Rusty never stops trying to get thru to you is the worst part

[@silverredwing20]

The dialogue at 2:00 hit deeper😢

[@jay-vg5eg]

I hate/love how ayre and rusty say bassicaly the same things just with different phrasing and emotions.

[@igorpachmelniekzakuskov776]

Because he respects the fact that you have made your choice and he is smart enough to know that if you make a choice like you did in the FOR ending then you are unlikeley to change your mind.

[@gate8173]

"I won't stop!!" Never wanted somebody to beat me so badly.

[@sentientmustache8360]

If it was up to me, i’d let him go slaughter Carla and Chatty and defile Walter’s legacy all he wants

[@LunaPPK]

​@sentientmustache8360 you already cast the dye you can't run from your choice after that you really think rusty would be cool with you after all that even then

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@LunaPPK oh no i’d let him kill me

[@LunaPPK]

@@sentientmustache8360 that's a cowards death then you made a choice you might aswell see it to the end fence sitting is for the weak

[@jay-vg5eg]

​@@sentientmustache8360 only one i'd let kill me is ayre. Only because she sounds like a distraught abd betrayed lover fighting you and it HURTS

[@rgm96x49]

0:24 If you don't shoot and Assault Boost towards him at the beginning he'll do the same and you'll crash into each other, which frankly is the only proper way to start the fight!

[@maleorembrandt8324]

Did that, Mechs face to face is awesome

[@QuestionableObject]

Anime moment

[@RizkT511]

which brings my memories to that star build strike vs wing gundam fenice fight

[@wavestrider2160]

​@@RizkT511Yess precisely what i was thinking!

[@pyrefly7575]

Yeah i discovered that too hahah

[@imc347]

"You found your purpose... didn't you, buddy?!" "So, have you found a reason to fight yet? Buddy."

[@farolanramadhani7218]

[sick flamenco guitar starts playing]

[@GlennPranata]

Both are similar... Too similar

[@someboiwhogivesadamn]

​@@GlennPranata one question answer the other and vice versa

[@rahmatdicky2971]

Same story, from 2 different universe

[@thesha7447]

A really cool detail I noticed about Rusty's emblem, when using Steel Haze his decal is that of a muzzled dog, but when he switches to Steel Haze Ortus, the dog doesn't have the muzzle anymore and it's showing his teeth

[@christopherlyndsay8611]

Yeah not many people have noticed it

[@cybertron1000s]

It's a wolf, all the more proof he's no ordinary corporate hound.

[@skrath2087]

its supposed to mean hes free now

[@Did_No_Wrong]

Another thing I like is that the wolf emblem shows he's also essentially a hound like 621, depending on how the story goes the two become a pack of hounds protecting Rubicon against the Xylem or baring their fangs against to see who the stronger predator is.

[@sentientmustache8360]

Also the emblem switches from a triangular format like the vespers, to a rectangular one like the RLF

[@WEEBMUN]

I love that after he said his "I won't stop...!" bit, his Laser Slicer immediately connects with you. You can't tell me that isn't the most anime protag shit he pulled. The guy radiates so much anime protag energy that whenever I try to get some cool screenshots in this fight, every part that looks cool is when he was beating the crap out of me, even though I was winning...

[@TheRyGuy1776]

1:11 “Where did this resolve come from? You must have chosen something, sacrificed something” I sacrificed my future with coral Waifu

[@Yuvi445]

Real

[@ProfessorHeavy1]

I love how the final phase actually makes sense in the context of an AC. In the fight, that's actually his third Repair Kit, and he's using Terminal Armor. He saved the last kit for one last gasp.

[@LordKore]

no he's not using the terminal armor. He has the assault armor for the fight. he FORCED an terminal armor out that brought him seconds to use his last repair kit. It's actually an hint on why allmind wants to fuse humanity and coral. Humanity in AC6 universe can apparently to force coral to bend to its will using Haki

[@lowresolutionbunnyfeng3919]

@@LordKorehe never uses assault armor in this fight. He had it on the OG Steel Haze, but Ortus was probably built with Terminal Armor That last part is also never mentioned in game or hinted at, you just made it up

[@LordKore]

@@lowresolutionbunnyfeng3919 well you could'ved said you just got the fights mixed together instead saying I made it up.

[@lowresolutionbunnyfeng3919]

@@LordKore yes, you did get the fights mixed up However, you still entirely made up the last bit, no matter if you mixed up a fight

[@Sandalphon36]

He actually has 4 including the phase 2 kit. He has been seen using 3 in the main fight before phase 2 (And I've seen one where he pops a repair hit after phase 2 hits that isn't the phase 2 specific kit)

[@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles]

1:36 "I won't stop . . . !!! I'll chase the clouds from over Rubicon! Only I can fly high enough . . . !"

[@leesasuki]

"You found your purpose... didn't you, buddy?!" "AP at 30%"

[@woahmama]

The "I won't stop" is propably one of the best deliveries in his entire dialog. Such a short line but you can feel so much emotion in that. He knows he is loosing a battle and it feels like he is on a verge of cry and anger and sadness. He wants to win and save his people and even wants to save you. Every character you meet, at the end of the game feels the pressure of you and your talent. Since no one could stand in your way before, they propably will not be able too...

[@giahuytran720]

1:58 they finally understand eachother deed… through the fire of war and conflict. Truly heartbreaking

[@colorgreen8728]

Rusty would’ve been the main character if not for us

[@404_BrainDidNotLoad]

Nah, that student pilot we absolutely destroy is prime main character material.

[@colorgreen8728]

@@404_BrainDidNotLoad yes, but definitely rusty as well

[@pacosrevenge1]

I 100% agree on rusty

[@rbsalmon7895]

We need a DLC where we play as Rusty with an alternate ending. CMON FROMSOFT START COOKING

[@jay-vg5eg]

​@@colorgreen8728 bro was a gundam protag in the making lol

[@edanpino-xt1ph]

Rusty has the most thrilling dialogue ever. Every single time he speaks I get goosebumps because it resonates in my soul. How the hell can FromSoft write shit like this and people still don’t get how this gets to people

[@TheTber123]

this was the most tragic moment and I loved it Ace Combat Zero vibes with how he keeps calling you Buddy just like Pixy thanks for posting this

[@R-XI_Sulla]

When i first fought with him my mind went A Pixy with the ideals of the knight route Cipher

[@timur5219]

@@R-XI_Sulla Knight Cipher if he had a voice

[@someboiwhogivesadamn]

​@@R-XI_Sulla see that's just it, he's not pixy with knight Cipher's ideals, he IS Cipher. The roles have been reverse, this time it's you that's trying to return to Zero. this time, you are Pixy.

[@Xenphos]

Whenever i hear the word "Buddy" now its like a trigger word for my brain back to Zero lol. I knew Rusty's fate the moment he said the word, sat here the whole game wondering when our duel would happen and he did not disappoint when he finally showed up to fight for real.

[@LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit]

"I won't stop! I'll chase the clouds from over Rubicon! Only I CAN FLY HIGH ENOUGH!" If this isn't the hardest "I'm actually the protagonist of this game" energy there is, in this game. I don't know what is.

[@trifurobert1349]

Remember that one grubt you curbstomp , yeah he also wanted to be a mc

[@bobanderson1215]

I first did fires of raven first so when I did the liberator of rubicon ending in ng+, I was hoping rusty would make it. But he just had to get off-screened killed, curse you V. 2 snail and your final backup plan!!!

[@XShadowzVarcolac]

Walter technically killed rusty but even without v2's brainwashing Walter would still have killed him on his own terms

[@bobanderson1215]

@@XShadowzVarcolacbut meant Walter in that ending was his back up plan since he got Walter re-educated. But you are prob right since in ng++ he uses that ac if he thought he lost 621.

[@meddlingmage23]

Damn, he was brainwashed? I was thinking they reanimated his corpse after killing him during the jail break part.

[@DTKloves8]

@@meddlingmage23 The vespers mention "re education" a lot, seems like if they defeat a talented pilot they just kidnap and brainwash them.

[@56bturn]

I mean, that's quite possibly how they 'brainwashed' him.@@meddlingmage23

[@luthfi2486]

bro went full gundam with his AC based on Exia

[@passingrando6457]

The mech designer for Steel Haze Ortus was the same guy who designed Exia, so yeah. It checks out.

[@iloveanothermanswives4278]

@passingrando6457 Not really. Exia was designed by Ebikawa. Steel Haze Ortus was designed by Yanase Takayuki, the same guy who designed Gundam Virtue, Dynames, Nadleeh ( Gundam 00 )and Bladewolf ( Metal Gear Rising ).

[@shinygiratina826]

2:13 I feel like this was Bandi Namco giving a loving nod to a very similar character that called us "Buddy".

[@Lone_Wandering0]

[@calvinbowman3289]

1:35 Rusty got that plot armor

[@kevingame3198]

He's using thermal armor

[@kevingame3198]

This also happened to this pvp pile bunker player kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp6vaqZ4gcekaJIsi=B2MS3px5HWhhdwhA

[@justasimplegamer129]

Most aggressive AC outside Coral powered ACs (Ibis and Ayre) You dont meet AC pilots that fight like MCs often. Rusty really had the worthy title of being the next Raven if it wernt for 621.

[@WhatNow505]

He's the true raven in my eyes

[@darnellm743]

He's our buddy.. and we had to take him out.

[@whichDude]

I think the most aggressive AC in game is dude you fight if you spare Swinburne. That dude constantly charges with kicks and whip. His weapons combo into each other very well.

[@jay-vg5eg]

​@@whichDudehes aggresive but i found rusty way more challeging to keep distance from. With the guy ur talking i chased him more than anythung

[@whichDude]

@@jay-vg5eg I forgot Rusty is pretty aggressive, but his load out isn't as in your face as Roku.

[@nomus1172]

The gundam protagonist vs the mercenary villain

[@vulnerablerummy]

2:03 *it has to be this way intensifies*

[@danialhuzri]

When the AC came, that was one of coolest looking AC i have ever seen. Closest feel to how a gundan would look, especially the leg part

[@passingrando6457]

I mean, Steel Haze Ortus was designed by the mech designer for Gundam 00, so it figures.

[@56bturn]

Too bad the ALBA parts are kinda... eh, outside of the core.

[@jay-vg5eg]

​​@@passingrando6457 indeed. Ortus was actaully designed by a gundam designer couldnt remember which one unfortunately until you reminded me

[@SnakePlissken001]

This fight felt so bad, fighting against Rusty as the villain of the storyline path. Compared to 621, Rusty's intentions were always noble. Such a great character.

[@lordpredator8855]

This is one of the hardest fights in the game. Not because of music, not because of the opponent/buddy, it's because of the watery eyes and tears running down the face.

[@wingsphoenix3484]

The BGM hits so differently from the first time that I heard it, I actually have to run the fight for a second time cuz my first build ruined the experience(double stun needle w/laser drill) by ending the fight too fast

[@totalhydration5240]

1:19 So... have you found a reason to fight yet... buddy?

[@jadewedge6082]

Genuinely, when is Terminal Armour activates, and the track shifts to that last, most tragic part of his theme, I get chills *every* single time. "I'll chase the clouds from over Rubicon! Only I can fly high enough!" Goddamn it Rusty. You were the best goddamn soul on this hellhole.

[@mathewrobson9968]

"There's only one pilot who can keep up with me"

[@Stopmotionstudiosboi]

"Buddy" that only word got me in my feels he is my buddy not only in my heart also my soul

[@TimidSylveon]

Little detail: the winning cinematic has you landing and doing the "heat ejection" depending on the core parts you're using. Meaning, canonically, the writers had it that 621 and Rusty were in the sky fighting with unlimited boost - not on the ground like most people played this fight.

[@Quanfalone]

Things will change, but ill remember you buddy :'(

[@galeforcebeach]

Only I can fly high enough

[@kevingame3198]

Unless your a tetrapod in flight mode

[@justasimplegamer129]

Found a handful of dialouges in ICE WORM mission both bringing the stun gun and not bringing it. Prolong fight than the usual 2-3 min phase 1 has multple talks between the corps.

[@ilhamadigunawan5264]

this mission breaks my heart i can't recover from it

[@rileymorgan4879]

Anyone else think alba is the coolest looking ac set

[@mmandible5470]

Absolutely but I can’t bring myself to straight up copy the whole set

[@svenornitier]

Using the Alba set, and it's the build that constantly beats CEL 240

[@user-lv8dn8gw9z]

It's the core for me tbh, it's also one of the lightest sets

[@shaym.9737]

That Vaati lore video can't come soon enough...

[@maki9847]

FoR ending: "What have i done?" LoR ending: "What have i done?" AIE ending: "for real, what the fuck have i been doing??? Im lost!!"

[@novafire25]

This duel is one of the big reasons I think the Fires of Raven ending is the best one.

[@user-lv8dn8gw9z]

From a thematic standpoint it's kinda hard to beat this mission in general, taking on a fleet of warships (on top of a fucking city sized ship) and then having a dual with an old friend...

[@Kazuhira2249]

keep in mind this is the strongest most advanced ac in the current age, piloted by the best ac pilot

[@TheSouthern1cross]

i neeeeeeed some dlc following Rusty from his time in the RLF to going undercover with Arqabass!

[@teo2216]

Bro is using handler Walter’s ac, pretty “kewl”

[@Bashaka104]

Carla: *breathes* Me: shut up, you have no part on this, you never had

[@nuclear816]

The way he says "I won't stop!" Tears out of your beam path with shields and immediately pops you with his shot, staggering you, is just so...

[@DracoEX]

I miss Rusty :(

[@haihuynh8772]

Did Rusty use melee cancel at the start!?

[@JackNewbie555]

Fun fact : Every moments where you see Rusty using the melee attack on STEEL HAZE, he only does the basic 1 hit attack. The moment you fight him in STEEL HAZE ORTUS where everything on Rubicon is at stake for him, he will do the full and extremely damaging 2 hits combo attack, charged heavy attack that can deflect certain hits and like you mentioned, melee cancel if he missed. My man is no longer holding back and is pulling off everything he can to stop you, even pushing his AC to fight back at 50% AP when Terminal Armor is activated, a feat that no other AC pilots or even other enemies can do in the entire game.

[@s_t_r_a_y_e_d]

yup V.I Freud also melee-cancels to close the gap

[@brittle1]

_"Must be heavy, this purpose you found"_ Little did rusty know that we as the player had no idea what Rusty was talking about at all our first playthrough 😂

[@BeAsTMoDE528]

yeah thats not a "we as the player" thing i think you were just too dumb to understand what what happening dude

[@KerbalRocketry]

just played this on my NG+ run, absolutely amazing level, replayed it multiple times to try different builds and the most fun was actually one of the least effective. basically copied the Steel Haze's build, though with double missiles rather than a weapon swap, rapid fire gun, pulse sword, and guided missiles on the back, frame was basically identical but with lighter arms for even more speed

[@samsonm2274]

I made sure to give him the best send off I could, a wave of energy from my MOONLIGHT.

[@toprakbayder6074]

This fight is my favourite thing FS has ever done

[@asllen3310]

This Armored Core is the accumulation of every Ace Combat (especially Zero) and Metal Gear Rising. Rusty is Pixy but in Cipher's scenery and Jetstream Sam.

[@underplague6344]

wait... are you using a Walter cosplay build?

[@GreyCaliber]

Yeah, I was curious how his AC does against Rusty.

[@Kozi15]

Walter killed Rusty 621 killed Rusty Then what happened to Rusty on NG++?

[@GreyCaliber]

Its not really known. He either dies to Allmind offscreen due to being potentially dangerous or he's just chilling with RLF.

[@WideSoWide]

@@GreyCaliber Considering Allmind only had 6 assimilated Vesper clones to throw at Walter and Carla it's not far fetched to say Freud and Rusty survived NG++

[@cobble3317]

Wait when did Walter kill Rusty? I thought it was Snail

[@GreyCaliber]

Its heavily implied when Balteus Snail dies as he mentions "One Last Plan..." which is a Re-educated Walter. Then shortly after, Rusty is cut off mid sentence by a laser which is followed by static and no signal.@@cobble3317

[@Boamere]

well, up until we go human instrumentality on their asses @@WideSoWide

[@colorgreen8728]

The music slaps way to hard

[@meddlingmage23]

Damn, I didnt get to the it didn't have to be this way line. I was pretty bummed out to fight him.

[@ursaber]

What is that weapon on the left hand?

[@pr_manager]

Can you do the all mind boss fight? Ive yet to see all the dialogue for it

[@ekaduckkilla9684]

Does handler Walter want us to have normal bodies again?

[@underplague6344]

Because the early gen augmentations screw with you. Look at the other early gen augmented humans. Sulla feels nothing anymore and now only gains any feelings pleasure through hunting people. O'Keefe is just miserable and depressed in general, partially due to coral induced brain damage (but still heavily values what is left of his humanity). And then there's Iguazu, who is just a complete mess.

[@Giselle652]

what's wrong ..... just shoot and finish it.

[@Kiribandit]

Sorry Rusty, you where in my way

[@kaladinstormblessed8790]

I CAN FLYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@lemao1590]

I just realized that rusty ac looked like a gundam

[@BeAsTMoDE528]

they all do you ditz

[@Boamere]

You gotta make the worst sacrifices to get the best ending for the galaxy at large

[@LunaPPK]

Lol best ending

[@Boamere]

yep , it's either get rid of the threat to the universe by burning the planet, kick the can down the road and continue the fight over the planet, or turn everyone into evangelion soup and transfer their conciousness into robots. Gotta do a dark souls and end the cycle @@LunaPPK

[@kevingame3198]

First play trough i used brute forcer method hes no match for my tank ac dual gaulting guns and dual stun needles

[@swarmml8338]

How do I get that melee weapon, I have been looking everywhere

[@thePontiffsSnickerdoodles]

collect all the combat logs

[@solowingpixy_2077]

Solo Wing Pixy and V:IV RUSTY ahare the same soul

[@流れる理牌]

They may share the same soul, but their thoughts on borders seem different.

[@todd3143]

waltuh vs rusty

[@alexcebollero]

I still disagree how the community has labeled this as the “evil ending”. To me you’re removing the blood diamond of this universe

[@seinfelb6851]

You have no guarantee that it actually works, though. Yes it’s a bigger explosion this time but the Coral might just come back in 50 years again.

[@angsa91]

I mean sure, you are removing the blood diamond which happens to be sentient while blowing up the mines that have innocent people inside. Meanwhile the corps that abused them just go somewhere else to do their business.

[@underplague6344]

​@@angsa91i mean that's true of every other ending. In liberator, while the forces on rubicon were defeated, with the pca gone there's nothing stopping the corps from just coming back later with a better plan. In the "true" ending, while yes everyone seems to have been turned into coral, I doubt that would really hinder the corps that much. They were already willing to kill for coral, the process of harvesting is just more direct now.

[@alexcebollero]

@@angsa91 look if you want to have Casper living inside a giant mech suit with an ending that says “now the real fight begins” you can have that.

[@fahholliday5374]

ALLMIND makes clear that Fires of Raven didn't even end her plan if you fail "Regain the Control of the Xylem", so if you want to burn an entire planet to dust without even dealing with the actual mastermind you can have that.@@alexcebollero

[@ShikiKairagi]

Rasict

[@trifurobert1349]

"Buddy" you don t get to call me buddy ya glint wannabe. OLDking is my buddy and I burn Rubicon in his name

[@Gabrielfrota]

I think that i´m the only one that didn´t feel bad killing Rusty, few missions back he didn´t think twice about killing me. "Rubicon still needs me but... who needs you?... buddy." Even when Middle Flatwell tries to stop him he still wants to kill raven. So yeah, no remorse exploding his mecha anime MC wannabe ass lol.

[@underplague6344]

I honestly liked him more after that encounter. It was proof he was willing to do the difficult thing for the greater good, just like Raven is in the Fires ending. So when we finally both fought each other on the xylem, it was two people who respect each other but with different ideals fighting each other for said ideals.

[@LowIntSpecimen]

"So buddy. Who needs you?" He's genuinely asking you there. The RLF still needs him, he's their best shot at saving Rubicon. At that point, you're still just a mercenary without any ideals.

[@Gabrielfrota]

@@LowIntSpecimen He could try to recruit raven, even Middle Flatwell wanted to recruit raven but Rusty was like "nah i'm gonna kill him" Now compare to how Walter treats raven even when you betray him, sorry compared to walter rusty is just lip service.

[@fahholliday5374]

walters response to you betraying him is to sicc a billion hacked Ghost MTs on you source: true ending route@@Gabrielfrota

[@Haos51]

@@Gabrielfrota Keep in mind you both were under contract to kill each other, and Rusty didn't know he didn't have to keep fighting for the Vespers. That's why he keeps fighting.