"Nineball Seraph has two." Yes and that's why I'm twice as afraid of it. (I had to rerun that mission so many times...)

It'll be interesting to see what form it takes in 6 with how colorful it's history has been.

FromSoft's iconic blade from the very beginning. My personal bit of headcanon for AC2's Moonlight given its design language being a fair bit different to the corporation design languages is that the blade is Martian in origin and like the player, Belena found the blade while excavating Martian ruins, reverse engineered it, and peddled copies as their own product.

Ah the Legendary *MOONLIGHT.* From Software's most iconic blade. The weapon may vary from game to game, many would use this without fail due to it's raw power that can down many foes in quick succession. Nothing better than finding this Legendary weapon via a hidden location or trying to unlock it with tough conditions that many will easily accept the challenge!!! The legacy of this weapon will inevitably continue with Armored Core 6 on the horizon. The *MOON* awaits. Great video!!!!

I always thought it was cool when part names actually could be broken down into full acronyms, seems they stopped doing this as consistently once we get to Nexus, but up to AC3 you can see these designations being pretty consistent. A good example would be the iconic "gun in chest" core from AC2. It's called the ECM-XR00, which stands for Emeraude (Manufacturer) Core (Part Category) Medium (Part Weight Class) - XR00 (Model Name) For the moonlight for example: AC1-MR LS-99-MOONLIGHT -> Laser Sword - 99 - Moonlight AC2-AA LS-MOONLIGHT -> Laser Sword Moonlight AC3-SL MLB-MOONLIGHT -> Mirage Laser Blade - Moonlight Seems they brought this back in V and VD, tho I haven't played them myself.

Such extreme stats, including the energy drain. Wielding 2 moonlights was fun, as was watching my energy meter.

With KRSW and MOONLIGHT expected to show up as usual, I'm mildly hopeful that we'll get to see other legacy weapons in 6. It'd be nice to see a new FINGER after all this time.

Ahh, my truest mentor, my guiding moonlight!

An iconic laser blade that cuts down foes like butter. I hope in AC6 that melee combat is very viable, fun and easy to use since I'm kinda suck at using them.

Ah, you were at my side all along. My true mentor. My guiding Moonlight.

About time this finally showed up...

Ever since I saw Angu rock a moonlight on her right arm I've been doing the same for most of my builds using this blade.

Ah yes, Moonlight Blade, the sword that I wanna use but my build said no and commit overweight... gotta carry those missiles somewhere. Now I demand the history of Missile :DD

Dude! Since I discovered your channel, this was the most anticipated video from you ever!!! The Excalibur of armored core series.

This, the Karasawa, and the Zio Matrix videos have made me a sub. This is the channel I’ve been wanting to see. Lore for the AC verse.

Ah the Moonlight Blade, my dad used to use this weapon from the days of PS1 up to his last AC Game which was AC4 & FA. Sometimes he’d pass this moonlit torch upon me and I’ll be honest, it was an exhilarating experience as a child. Slashing through both MTs, Armored Cores and even Normals. Like a hot knife through butter, maybe in AC6 I can pick up that mighty blade again and use it as good as my father once did if not better after a decade! ❤ Im eager to return to AC after so long and use such an iconic weapon~! Hopefully its on a stone alter, like King Arthur pulling Excalibur from its stone I will claim my crown by dawning this blade in the Arena!

My baby Hey ACL, a lot of Armored Core KZfaqs are mentioning you in their videos and putting your channel in their description cuz you provide crazy amounts of info. Keep up the good work dude!! Love your videos.

Yeeeeeesss! I’ve been waiting for this one for months, I’m so psyched to check it out :D Between our power finally coming back on (we’ve been in the dark since 2AM Tuesday due to a massive ice storm) and now this, you absolutely made my day!

When all else has been nerfed across the series, can always rely on this thing to blow through enemies. Especially in 4 when it somehow levels city sized forts by touching them lol. Very nice video again, ACLore. My personal favorite one is the AC2 one, just looks sick.

I liked lasers and plasma. A seeking boom rocket for groups, and the Moonlight for AFs. I can't say I ever killed any NEXTs with it, but it has saved me a lot of bullets and time against Arms Forts. Getting it in AC4 was dangerous in such a confined space, but it was the coolest blade.

"Keeping the energy sector in business, one swing at a time!"

A weapon as legendary as the game itself. Excellent video!

The Moonlight blade has returned in Armored Core 6 in style, with a major focus on the wave attack that could only be performed by Human Plus and OP Intensify users from back then. The wave has a good width and long distance, and you can send out a second wave if you attack twice. However, the way melee works now with cooldowns means said waves will be more interspersed in the rest of your arsenal. Additionally, charging the melee attack sends out a long straight wave that can catch multiple foes at once. The IA-C01W2 Moonlight has a base attack power of 615, which is much less than you would anticipate of the legendary blade, and the impact and accumulative impact both of 495. However, the double attack you can perform will increase the total damage to 1230, which is more like it. The charge attack deals 2010 damage, which is more like it, but it takes a bit longer to execute, with 910 impact to its name. Much like Armored Core 5 and Verdict day, this legend would see an upgrade via Coral injection, dubbed the ML-Redshift. It has greater attack power and stun than the standard Moonlight, but as a tradeoff, the charge attack takes a hit to those same stats. The IA-C01W7 ML-Redshift's base attack power by comparison is a good clip higher than the Moonlight at 727, with an upgraded impact of 530, with the double swing netting you 1454 damage. As noted, however, the charge attack takes a dive, suffering a power drop to a mere 1614, and reduced impact to 820, making this blade more suitable for taking on high-ranking enemies (including ACs) instead of the usual MT rabble. Side note: the ML-Redshift also has better direct hit tracking than the Moonlight.

It's already the most sought after weapon in AC6 and it hasn't even been released lol.

"Ah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor. My guiding WL-MOONLIGHT"

Might probably be one of the longest standing legendary weapons in games ever. Considering just how popular it's spiritual sucessor in the Souls series is, I would kinda put it in the same realm of stuff like the Master or Buster Sword.

Ah Moonlight, as a newbie to AC, I’m a Dark souls veteran. I loved the Moonlight Greatswords then, and you bet your sweet ass I’m gonna be using Moonlight in AC6.

Can't wait to see this channel blow up when the new one drops

i like how 6 gives it a sword beam

now its a ranged damage "meelee" weapon with a charged wide arc. its certainly interesting in AC6

in 4 / FA the stats are not necessarily accurate, due to the fact that the ARMS have a stat called ENERGY SUPPLY. This multiplies the attack power of energy weapons by the amount. This can be improved by FRS memory and stats vary based on Regulation File.

I was waiting for this!

My favorite melee weapon has finally been cover feels good

This was a lot of fun. Didn't know it made it to fifth Gen. Guess I have a reason to dust those off after all

When i was childhood those pesky top 20 ACs(human+) who equipped moonlight that always kills me after i challenge on arena in project phantasma

i do hope that in 6 it will be an energy shield and blade.

The Holy Moonlight Blade truly is a game spanning Blade

Some people thought the Moonlight was taken from Souls games, mostly those who don't know any better.

Gen 2 and 4 model wise are my favorite, but I like the gen 5 effects (the energy blade, not the model). I hope they build off the effect that's in 5 in 6, cause it is very cool to look at imo.

Ac2 version is my favorite although it was only recently i noticed the ac3 version had 30 more attack power.

Can't wait for more armored corelore

Armored core 6 has the moonlight blade

Ah yes, AC5, where they took the name a bit too literal.

I hope they bring back some notable AC's for the arena. Mostly I'd like them to bring back Ace from AC3. That's the main game I played and he was suuuuuper hard to beat, for me. Also his AC imo looks the coolest :)

Its so cracked in For Answer I love it

I go out of my way too main the Moonlight in every armored core I can't help it... ever since I was a kid on the PS1 Moonlight all the way

By any chance, can you cover the story of Armored core 5 and Verdict day? I find such interest in the huge difference from gen 4 and gen 5 ACs

Nice work on the moonlight blade man

In the first gen of AC, if the player has Human Plus, the waveblade of the Moonlight is more than likely the single most devastating weapon in the game when it comes to single shot prowess. The proof is in the pudding, in that if Nineball Seraph hits the player with one of these waveblades, the player might as well call it quits at their AP is torn to shreds with such an attack.

armored core 6 has 2 moonlight blades, a blue one and a red one. i havent found canopus/kurosawa yet....

New moonlight is simply a wave blade. Like the earliest version, without the melee, it is simply a ranged attack with two consecutive back to back wave attacks at range, or a charge attack that makes a really big wave with longer range. Fun fact: The AC6 version of the Moonlight can attack through walls!

No love for the short yellow blade in AA? That bad boy was awesome….

The moonlight was always able to throw energy waves from the 1st ac

Why are we getting so much new armored core content all of a sudden?

this is gonna need updating....

At long last!

In AC: VD there was combo of two sword strikes at once? Like this "X" - shaped moove.

As a long-time player of Armored Core, the best versions of the Moonlight are the original, when enhanced by Human Plus, wrecks anything, whether you are close to it or not. Armored Core 2 and 2 Another Age for its design. Armored Core For Answer

5:40 you made a oopsie with the late 3rd gen moonlight. 2048 isn't the attack power its the discharge heat. 1772 is the attack power. On a side not elf 3 is amazing. Lightest fastest high attack power blade best heat attack of the blades and a disproportionately powerful blade wave that when fired on the ground out damages all other blades damage with the exception of Very specialized poke builds.

Finally~

Favorite

if its a from soft game you gonna find that moonlight blade

I wonder if in AC6, it keeps the moonlight title or if it changes to Darkmoon to reflect its change in elden ring

Wild... cat.

Of course it wouldn’t be a Fromsoft game if it didn’t have a moonlight blade in it

Having a sword fight with Anjou is quite a challenging.

probably in 6, we will hv MOONLIGHT series of melee weapon, not just Laser Blade...

AC6 Moonlight Blade Main here.

There is a hidden blade in the last raven that I THINK* is a moonlight blade or something like it, all I know is I kept using it till the end of the game, this was a big deal because its in the second or third mission of the entire game, hidden all the way up on top of a dam near the mid point of the level. Correct me if im wrong armoredcorelore! :D

Love this weapon! I don't remember it's name but there's an Energy blade in the 3rd Gen games that shoots out spinning energy. Any lore on that one?

"I like, sword!" "That's a personal weapon."

Would it not be something if in 6 its blood red?

You should update this for AC6, the blade is acquirable but only in ch4.

Me when I hear moonlight blade: me: Yess!!!!!!!

Look like this video need an update!!!

Frighteners on Mars! No!

Gen4 Moonlight is best designed Moonlight.

I don't think you mentioned this, the Moonlight can shoot a wave attack out of it if you do a special input. I think it is the most defining characteristic of the blade.

I hated the one in gen 5 so much.

Ah, but Moonlight is *not* Armored Core history.

but uhhhhhhhhh Why does it suck in AC6? I must be using it wrong..

"the muuun-light blade" I love the videos man, but WTF is this guy's accent? British?

I love how no one ever talks about how the arms you use with a laser blade effects the way it swings, the damage given, and the energy use….

Definitely excited for this one..... oooohhhhh yeah buddy.

YEEAAAHHHH