Does this get me out of doing an update video ha ha.

@@armoredcorelore from what i've seen it's very popular among laser tank builds, take AC: ANGEL by Oroboro, showcased in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qt9_ZNZ-xsjFgY0.html.

Guess I'll have to do a moonlight video too then.

@@armoredcorelore that's a long video friend

@@armoredcorelore That sword doesn't just jump universes. It jumps whole game franchises.

@@armoredcorelore No Moonlight video?

@@YukitoOnline I'm saving it till i get to AC2AA.

Truth!

Yeah during my second playthrough I had to search up where to find the weapon so i could try to build the AC from the opening cutscene loved it so much

AC2 is one of my Favs this gun made me unbeatable

Or you could cheat and do the negative money deal a few times 😂. You'll get the ability to stand while using bigger shoulder weapons. Also I love the Moonlight in that era too. It had the ability to fire an energy disc as well. Hold forward, boost and blade attack.

@@Niever that’s the human enhancements I’m talking about in my comment. The reduced energy consumption and the weight limit removal enhancements would let you build a ridiculously busted AC. But then again, all the top 10 arena opponents were just as busted since they had all the enhancements too

Nothing else just screams power.

You forgot the final part of the combo: the biggest bloody generator you can fit into your AC.

AC6 gives a couple more options this time around. The Nebula plasma rifle slaps.

I build my mech around that beautiful piece.

Mech, huh? Yikes!!

Ah which ending is a very much a debate at this point. As for 4 to 5 there is a many links including the fallen cradles, J believed to be clone of Joshua and perhaps even anatolia's mercury, the towers as well. But then we have the idea of aliens, that the cradles were simply reused assists. I of course will not rest until i am very sure myself as for the video it was just an easier way to break them down.

@@armoredcorelore Honestly, it could be any of them given that all three endings would end with the fall of the Cradles (with the League ending only prolonging this event). And I think there was a point in VD that they mentioned the pockets of radiation you come across in V and VD being caused by the prolific use of NEXTs and KP tech during Lynx War and ORCA Uprising. On top of that, N-WGIX was either created from the wreckage of White Glint II (and given its appearance, it's possible they also salvaged Stasis and combined the two to get a complete unit) or built it from leftover data taken from Line Ark remnants. The line during the battle from the Foundation stating "These machines have brought destruction upon the world in the past" would also suggest that J is piloting a machine derived from NEXT technology (side note: you can also see Spirit of Motherwill's wreckage in the background of that fight).

@@Mobius_118 you can also fight a partially rebuilt spirit of motherwill in verdict day, the song that plays when you fight n-wgix is a remix of remember from for answer, and the wg in n-wgix is probably for white glint (with the ix being 9)

@@spark9189 I recommend you look at my comment/theory on the Spirit class Moving Fortress on AC-lore's Motherwill lore Vid (there was 2 Spirit AF Husks in the Background of ACVDs final Mission and another 2 in the Defeat NWGIX/v Special sortie and 1 Spirit AF under construction, bringing the Total up to 5 in ACVD). As for the music, I was not aware of Mechanized Memories was a Remix of an FA soundtrack, do you know which one it is?

@@Duke_of_Petchington mechanized memories is a remix of remember, and i’ve heard that it also has some of panther and fall)

Thank you for your kind praise.

Should the day come i ever get to visit fromsoft, i will make it my goal to get all the history from them.

@@armoredcorelore umm, maybe you'd have more luck going after Kenichiro Tsukuda of First Studio or Toshifumi Nabeshima... wherever he works at nowadays. Getting Armored Core history out of current Fromsoft members would be hard.

@@TheRibbonRed Hey guess who I ran into here!

Current key persons at Fromsoftware that have experience working on Armored Core franchise. Would interesting to listening them talking about Armored Core : Hidetaka Miyazaki. Current president of Fromsoftware, father of soulsborne genre. First job on Fromsoftware is being coder & designer Armored Core Last Raven on 2004. He directed 4 & For Answer. Naotoshi Zin. Founder & 1st president of Fromsoftware that produced & supervised every Fromsoftware games. Still working on company, He's currently supervisor & producer on Elden Ring. Kota Hoshino. Main composer of all armored core music. Still working on Fromsoftware. He currently mostly being sound director on all souls games & currently on Elden Ring. Honorable mention is Tsukasa Saitoh. Co-composer along with Kota Hoshino. Currently composer on Elden Ring.

@@nineballseraph6986 yet they somehow cannot talk about the future of Armored Core for the past 8+ years. I'm confident the people spearheading Armored Core titles have left. Miyazaki was only deeply involved in 4th Gen AC, Naotoshi Zin takes the supervisor/representative role more than being in charge of development, Kota Hoshino makes banger music but doesn't have big say on what games they're making next.

Honestly i expect it either to be a reward part for beating a certain ac or in the parts shop to buy. But currently anything is possible.

Probably a reward for a specific boss, I’m betting on a 10-20 round reserve with an optional charge-up.

Log hunt 12 reward, won't spoil you further.

It's three damage subtypes in one: laser, plasma, wave

​@@armoredcoreloreunfortunately it's a reward for getting logs.

And thank you for your comment. It was a fun topic to look into.

Ha ha that is a cool name. I could see it as a new blade in ac6, the car saw that puts the moonlight to shame.

Thank you for your kind praise.

in 4 and 4A the Canopus is actually really solid. in 4 specifically it is a monster of a gun in the midrange, as even rifles (best weapon class in the game) struggle with this thing. It just ignores way too much PA. In For answer though, it is definitely worse, but for a hit and run gun it is surprisingly effective. In ACFA and AC4 the most oppressive builds were those that forced you into the mid range using either the MARVE or a machinegun, and a rifle or laser rifle. You literally could not outgun them up close without getting shredded, and you couldn't beat them in the midrange because laser rifles (Or a Bernard and Felix rifle) dominated the mid range. The only other combos that matched this were in ACFA using a combination of the highest ammo Assault rifle and the Omer version of the Marve, as that combo destroyed PA and had insanely high velocity and DPS. I consistently beat some of the best players on Xbox 360 with those combos, and these players were by no means slouches, as we would be using all the tech. 2nd stage, 3rd stage, 4th stage Quickboost and all. Another strong combo was machinegun-missile launcher/grenade launcher for punishing the mid range/long range and forcing into CQB

Thank you for your kind words.

I don't know, but got to admit its a talent.

Oh i know notepads at the ready. But yes i hope so too as there is a lot for people to really get thier teeth into if they look.

It is a pretty cool intro.

If i still had this script i might be able to confirm this.

Sweet.

Thank you for kind praise. Yes i did miss talking about a few points, however i shall learn and try to make the moonlight video even better. When i get to it.

@@armoredcorelore Hey, you did a fantastic job on this video nonetheless! I forgot how many variants of the Karasawa there were in ACV and Verdict Day, and you also brought to my attention that the original designer of the weapon went on to make some of my favorite Gundam designs, so as far as I'm concerned, you did a great job covering the actual lore of the weapon! Definitely subscribing to watch more!

@@AeridesEntertainment Ha ha thank you again. You'll have to forgive my answers as sometime as they make me sound like I'm crying in a corner. I'm not but I've learn to always aim higher, reach for the stars as they say!

@@armoredcorelore Why limit yourself to the confines of the Cosmos that you see? Dare to reach further than the stars, Raven.

@@AeridesEntertainment Nice.

Thank you very much.

Thank you for sharing this and yes I'm afraid i did not mention the stun effect. However i thank you for drawing attention to this, so that others will be aware.

I wouldn't say nerfed, Heat is incredibly deadly in the final PS2 Gen/PsP gen, and it applies a looooot of heat.

@@Kizen. in AC3 it definitely was pretty weak. in the last games when it reappeared as linear rifle it probably was S tier

@@ShakeITyEA We meant the Linear gun. The MK2 in Ac3 and Silent line portable was a powerhouse. It had incredible rate of fire and solid damage for it's weight.

The lore of the moonlight and karasawa are quite wild, mind you i am getting a feel a lot of people feel its losing out to its coral counter part.

Thank you for your kind words.

@@armoredcorelore Absolutely my friend. This series was a massive influence on me growing up . It’s refreshing to know others have such a passion for it . Really gives me hope for the future.

Fromsoftware just like to make my research harder.

@armoredcorelore is it a laser is it a plasma we don't know but you'll find out

There is.

Ah thank you for sharing this. Its comments like this that really do show how much a weapon can mean to people and i admit i too have to thank the Karasawa for helping me blaze through the game again for this channel.

It has been suggested quite a few times. I'm sure i will get around to it.

Thank you for your kind words.

I think i covered that in the video.

Your are right these are based on regulation 1, but this was done as i felt it was the best for anyone who picks up a copy today and can't update to new regulations. Along with the my belief that the first regulation was the best to use as a base for lore.

Thank you.

Yep a neat way to get the weapon, mind you i think the coral weapons are going to be the new hit.

@armoredcorelore Sadly yeah, really captivating colors and power And that power comes with less penalties as the AC6 Karasawa is vastly heavier than the counterpart

​@user-hu9rc6el4v and the karasawa has no ammo

@contemptordreadnought didn't notice that

@@Cephiraxite need the heaviest lifting arm to carry 2 of them...

Crossing fingers. Oh wait that means I'll have to update this video.

Can't wait for AC6

Sounds like a fair assessment to me.

I do need to catch up on gundam.

ac6 krsv is laser gun and plasma gun strap together xD.

To bad it sucks

And more to come!

Thank you and yes it was a little bit. Helps when your researching the game however however.

@@armoredcorelore You’re welcome. Yep. Of course we wouldn’t want to rely on it too much. 😉

Thank you for kind words.

The karasawa is fun and thank you. Ha ha i think we all have that one ac game we forget for me its another age i always miss it out.

@@armoredcorelore I started on 2. And made the cover art AC mine and hence why I have a connection to Zio Matrix. Made it my emblem in 3 and Formula Front. I played Silent Line for PSP for a bit. Then picked up Nexus and Last Raven. Skipped 4. And then played V for a bit, though my group fell apart and I just never got back into in. And now I’m enjoying 6. It is a fun series to play and I love lore videos of all the games I play. So you are doing a wonderful service.

@@armoredcorelore I started on 2. And made the cover art AC mine and hence why I have a connection to Zio Matrix. Made it my emblem in 3 and Formula Front. I played Silent Line for PSP for a bit. Then picked up Nexus and Last Raven. Skipped 4. And then played V for a bit, though my group fell apart and I just never got back into in. And now I’m enjoying 6. It is a fun series to play and I love lore videos of all the games I play. So you are doing a wonderful service.

If fromsoftware made this real, i would do a video on it.

Has to be one in every sci fi.

Hope you enjoy.

He will and glad to hear it.

It was me getting used to emulators. Happy to say its fixed.

Old habits of a raven die hard.

That sounds pretty neat to be honest.

It is, but we do have the coral guns so maybe the karasawa spotlight was being diverted a bit.

Agreed. and ammo cost is way too high for S rank runs. I don't even use it in AC6. the other energy weapons are more viable.

Well i think with ac6 the thing is that we got coral weapons now so i think they had to rework the karasawa as while the weapon does have a great history to the series. Maybe Corel is what ac6 wants to focus on. But these are just my thoughts.

or you need to quickly get footage for a karasawa video.

@@armoredcorelore I Agree 😉

@@armoredcorelore say, i also like to see the rifle used by 9-Ball, since it has 2 variants and the tri-barrel energy cannon used by tbe hero AC shown on the intro of the game, thanks 🙂

You can see the love put into these models.

Oh there is working being done behind the stage.

@@armoredcorelore nice!!

Not a weapon to build an ac around.

@@armoredcorelore how come?

@@imtherams the weapon offers high atttack power and in older games energy weapons did not cost ammo making them a nice way to save money.

I mean its worth a go. I'll see what i can come up with.

Reminds me i'll have to replay the game again for future lore video.

The opness is real. Plus i am always happy to hear people wanting to go back and play any armored core game.

If there is a desire for it, sure maybe when the moonlight is done.

Hmm it is quite the challenge of a game i admit. Some of the weapons did feel like you were firing paper balls at the acs.

Ah do take it a little bit at the time. Honestly you'll enjoy it more.

I hope so! no wait no i don't that means i would have to update the video ha ha. (crossing fingers there is)

A classic combo.

@@armoredcorelore I was disappointed the last Raven. Everything rebalance the game make it even harder to kill ACs. The MWG-MG/1000 is the craziest op, it has medium range but the ammo is impressive and CWG-MG-500. It has 500 ammo. Sadly, you can't burst attack power it's a shame! Ever since what happened the last Raven, the Op intensify is no longer required. Which means have to kneel down and shoot grenade launcher. But the opponents ACs far more aggressiveness because of high attack power we have to rely our own strategy. When ac4 came out on ps3, The back unit chaingun has whooping attack power which is better! I do hope armored core 6 is coming in 2024! Time will tell for the ravens will come!

Well for you, some ravens and lynxs it seems.

Well at least it pushed players to get creative right? The builds we see now are very helpful to newer players and has shown the skill of many ravens.

@@armoredcorelore In my opinion, it forces the players to play other weapons build to make the Karasawa nerf relevant. For me Armored core's signature is the Karasawa and Moonlight blade. Without those two the AC experience wouldnt be complete. I miss playing AC MoA and AC3SL. Great vid btw.

@@nicsivan5105 Thank you and that's fair. The pair are icon weapons you can mention and most ac players will know what they are about. Maybe AC6 will touch on systems of MOA and SL.

I mean we're getting armored core 6 this year as a new game. However from what i have read from others on the subject there is issues with remasters through publishers and rights for the games. But i am not in the know of how the industry works and maybe Fromsoft will think about it if AC6 does well like they did for their soul series.

@@armoredcorelore thanks for the heads up I really appreciate it

Its a good one, i think my favourite still has to be the first one as i can still hear the firing sound if i close my eyes.

Thank you for your kind praise.

Story? You’re writing an AC story?

@@andrewrogers3067 it's a story inspired in part by Armored Core. It's the biggest inspiration. Specifically AC3, Nexus, and For Answer. Other inspirations include giant monster movies like Godzilla, and Pacific Rim. Not to mention a slew of references and inspirations from other things. I do have plenty of original ideas, it's just that it's inspired by the AC games the most.

@@armoredcorelore you've earned it, working as hard as you do.

Always fun to use.

Its quite neat isn't it. Some many designs for one gun.

@@armoredcorelore yeah. I look back the weapon in AC 3 protable still get the MWG kasawa from original AC3 but never seen this old design was put in the game! Awesome!

Sure i can see where your coming from. Then again i suppose you can only have some many gun designs before things start looking similar.

Again we have a lot for and a lot against. Currently with what i have on hand it does sound like we have a fair shake at the two being linked with what we can read in the armored core verdict book which reads. In the far distant past, people created countless weapons and began to fight the final battle. The battle spread throughout the world. and repeated over and over again; at the end of both victory and defeat, new weapons and soldiers were created one after another. Then, powerful machines controlled by special pilots appeared, and the battles changed drastically. Due to the power of the machines people lost their common sense, and filth was spread around the world.　 Eventually, the era of the chosen warriors who controlled special machines was over, but the powers that be did not stop fighting and went on to create a huge weapon. There was a barbaric mass of violence that continued to destroy, overrun, and pollute the world, and the battle would end in "the destruction of the world". Hundreds of years since the Great War converged. As pollution abated, humanity gradually started to recover. But when three huge forces were created, they began to contend with one another. Will the world repeat its mistakes again? Page 6 from the armored core book VD the after However there is a section in the ACV book which suggests the records behind the events of the past are lost and that there is no way to know the definitive cause of the worlds current state. Along with this the book also suggests two theories behind the state of the world this includes war over resources and the other is it happened due to extreme weather and natural disasters . Page 4 of the book armored core v the fact.

@@armoredcorelore there are only 2 Major links from the past that the could confirm the they are linked but ACfA has Different endings, this is the result of one such ending. One Major link is the The Spirit-Class Moving Fortress, a scaled down Version of the Spirit of Motherwill. The other is the Next type AC NWGIX which I’m pretty sure that is a Abbreviation for: Next, White Glint, Model/Mark 9/IX; with the /v - Equipped with Vanguard Overboost. On a side note, when in Development of the Original AC4 or ACfA game they planned to have “Super Normal” type ACs instead of next which what are seen piloted in ACV and ACVD, most of the ACs where buried and or scavenged from Kojima Polluted Areas. I have a bit of a theory on their “Development” in the game lore

Ah so we return back to perhaps it is or maybe it is not. I'm all ears for theories.

@@armoredcorelore Corporations reason for their conception was the casualties suffered from assaults from Hired Nexts and possibly even rival’s small AFs, MTs being practically next to useless in this new age of ACs and normals started making up the Bulwark of the de facto Right Arm of Corporations Might, they needed something to bridge the gap once and for all. The super normal type ACs where developed by the Corporations in AC4/fA as a more cheaper and environmentally friendly (something that doesn't poison the earth with Kojima Particles) solution to dealing with Next pilots attacking their facilities A crack squad of 4 elite pilots in these Supers would be capable of downing all but the most Veteran next pilots, while suffering intermediate damage. The most obvious difference to the standard normal is they are far more Manoeuvrable than and modular (both in terms of parts and weapons), but does not have more advance equipment that Nexts have such Primal and Assault Armour or a Kojima Reactor for that matter, but still they have decent generator none the less. Size wise these would still be smaller than a next (As seen in ACVD) but some what larger than a standard.

It is but not the same one in lore. Still a pretty cool fight.

Honest you are pretty spot on, the only thing is it was the firing of a large space weapon named justice that forced people underground. Really though i wanna see what this TAS is all about, plus a reason to watch more ac.

@@armoredcorelore tried looking through my history for where i even got that 'over population' info now and I can't find anything so that's my B thought it was the cause for underground cities to be built in the first place but i must have misconstrued some plot lines.

@@Michael_Dominic No your right overpopulation was what made earth build the cities. However the giant weapon justice speed up the process by wreaking above ground. Really though as i said you pretty much covered it and besides it was quite the task, three years to make was it?

@@armoredcorelore there was a 1 year hiatus but otherwise ya, sometimes i'd be "one mission a day" or for longer/harder ones it would take a week or two.

@@Michael_Dominic Well my respect to you and can i say i enjoyed watching it very much.

I won't lie it feels like one after writing the script for this.

Not yet, but in the works.

All fair and the speed was already pointed out and fixed in later videos.

Thank you and the focus was really on showing off the weapon. I am also not the best ac pilot so you'll have to forgive my lack of skills.

Just the way i said it all all these years.