I really like the Enviornment. Nearly each Armored Core recreation options an enviornment or at the least a rating system, and it is an opportunity to point out off a few of the greatest and most attention-grabbing pilots within the Armored Core universe. The Armored Core Enviornment made a return in the latest recreation, and I wanted to see if it had some good pilots. Oh boy, it does.
However the reality is I do not care about the most effective pilots. I care in regards to the worst. The underside-tier individuals who so clearly ought to do something aside from pilot an enormous mech and get into fight. Not everybody might be as cool as the unique Armored Core‘s 9-Ball, however I am not completely sure this batch is attempting.
Hazard – Armored Core: Challenge Phantasma
The sorta-prequel sorta-expansion to the unique recreation, Challenge Phantasma was the primary Armored Core to function an enviornment mode. It additionally options our first complete loser. Hazard is form of pathetic. His complete historical past, which is just 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 would not know how you can customise his AC. As such, Wasp is simply absolutely the fundamental 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 you must strive that someday.
No Downside – Armored Core: Grasp of Enviornment
The second and closing sorta-expansion for Armored Core was completely targeted on the Enviornment. There have been 10 completely different Arenas so that you can struggle in. Regardless of this, there’s nonetheless one dude who’s simply so unhealthy he needs to be on the backside of all these arenas. That dude is No Downside.
Do I imply you will don’t have any downside beating him? Sure, as a result of very similar to Hazard he has by no means received a match. Do I imply you will don’t have any downside together with his mech? Sure, as a result of his mech, hilariously named Angst, is simply poorly made. Do I imply his title is definitely No Downside? Sure, that is additionally true.
Hilariously, No Downside does have one factor Hazard would 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 Enviornment lore to clarify this one. Hustler One, pilot of 9-Ball, is the top-ranking pilot in Armored Core and Grasp of Enviornment. The twist is that it is really a complicated AI, and also you uncover this and kill it on the finish of Grasp of Enviornment.
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 motive 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 once you bear in mind Grasp of Enviornment‘s twist.
Good strive my man, however you are occurring the scrap heap.
Splurge – Armored Core 2
A rule of thumb: you do not wish to promote your greatest weak point. Splurge’s mech, Squanderer, is definitely effectively constructed and is a closely armored defense-focused foe you must put some work (and heavy weapons) into cracking. It is simply chances are you’ll discover one thing about this man’s pilot and mech title.
Splurge would not know how you can preserve ammo. Splurge has named himself and made his character about the truth that he would not know how you can preserve ammo. Splurge has actually named his mech after the truth that he would not know how you 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. Nevertheless, there’s one thing off about him. He is really a extremely proficient 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 no real interest in testing his ability. He simply needs to beat up one other beginner pilot and snicker about it.
He’s fairly actually a League of Legends smurf account. So certain, he wins, however deep down he is nonetheless a loser weirdo.
Wake Up – Armored Core 3
I get it: typically one thing throws you off your recreation and you’ve got bother recovering. Such is the destiny of Wake Up, pilot of Echo Head. Initially a professional, someday 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, you already know, clearly it hasn’t occurred as he is the second lowest-ranked participant in Armored Core 3. Not less than he is not within the backside! Possibly it is time to name it and discover a new pastime.
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 effectively collectively, with B serving because the tank whereas W does the precision strikes. There’s only one downside: arenas are completely 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 stress and issues between them.
So their tremendous superior grasp plan is to fail to learn the foundations so badly they find yourself ruining their household relationship. Not going to be a nice 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 (effectively, he thinks he is killing you) however to try to stall you lengthy sufficient so that you each can get hit by a missile.
His mech, Sizzling Rod, is generally targeted on pace. Not very effectively, nonetheless, because it’s susceptible to stalling out. Even funnier, he is so poorly armed that Name Restrict operating out of ammo earlier than killing you is a real chance.
Sizzling Rod is not simply described because the weakest AC within the enviornment, however really as one of many weakest enemies within the recreation, interval. Now you possibly can form of perceive why he was despatched to die.
Champion Champs – Armored Core: For Reply
First issues first, Champion Champs is a wonderful title 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 building mech. Sure, it is most certainly a reference to precisely what you assume it’s. So off to an amazing begin.
Very similar to Name Restrict, Champion Champs really ambushes you in the midst of a mission. Nevertheless, what occurs subsequent is he begins screaming. He by no means stops. Champion Champs simply has no potential to place phrases collectively, he screams and yells and makes all kinds 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 title. The bottom ranked member of the latest 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 embrace a man who admits he would not know how you can pilot an AC, a paranoid science experiment, and a literal youngster.
Rummy additionally joins the latest development of mid-mission ambushes. When he exhibits up he retains screaming his mech’s title time and again. Each the AI working with you and his personal boss speak about 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 might presumably be probably the most pathetic individual on this checklist.
I Love the Armored Core Enviornment Losers
Look, it is simple to make enjoyable of those horrible pilots and surprise why they’re even right here, however I really like them. Not everybody who brings an enormous 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 via some implausible use of Armored Core Enviornment.
Simply little weirdos doing their greatest. You are not going to hate on a little bit weirdo, are you?
