Armored Core 6 | Full Story & Endings Explained [Lore]

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In this Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Lore video we explain the full story and lore of the game, including all three endings. We will try to answer questions such as; What is Coral? Who was Sulla working for? What is Allmind's Plan? What is Ayre? Who are Walter and Carla? Who are the Branch? Who is Raven? and what happened at the Rubicon Institute?

Intro: 0:00
Rubicon & the Institute: 0:17
Factor: 15:35
Forged in Ash: 16:50
Coral and Augmentation: 29:30
Overseer & the PCA: 39:58
The Branch: 45:28
Rusty & Corporate Schemes: 53:08
Endings Explained: 1:01:46
ALLMIND and Coral Release: 1:15:12
Questions Remain: 1:32:57

This is an extremely expansive video that discusses all facets of Armored Core 6 lore including: ALLMIND, Handler Walter, 621, Sulla, The Observers, Overseer, The Branch, Raven, Carla, Cinders, Dosers, The RLF, Rubicon 3, The Coral, Ayre, Father Dolmayan, Rusty, Arquebus, Snail, Balam, The PCA and much more!
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[todd]

i think freud isn't an augmented human? he's rumored to be because of his high mission success rate, but instead he's just good at building the right ac for the right missions. that's why his ac is called locksmith, being able to create the right "key" for the right "lock".

basically the representation of an ac player

[kakurius]

my favorite detail about Rusty, with ending B when Rusty joins you, his emblem changes from the dog not having the muzzle anymore, which shows he was double agent and its epic af at the same time

[toomuchrandy]

"Allmind is here for all mercenaries", has a different vibe after you get that last ending 💀

[IntrusiveThot]

My favorite part of the Liberator ending is the Walter fight. Even through all the crazy mind altering surgery and coral exposure, when he can finally see Ayre, and realizes that humans can befriend and live with the Coral, he shuts down his gun.

[Mercure_q]

One point I’d like to make is that in the mission “Grid 135 cleanup” you can return to the point where you landed in the opening cutscene. When you do return you will find one of those ‘invisible mechs’ most likely an AllMind machine meaning she has been watching us from the VERY start of the game

[littletoast]

Working on S ranking every mission now for 100%. This whole game has been such a blast from the past. Im really hoping the success of the game shows that there is still a massive interest in this series.

[samwalters]

A piece of evidence about Rusty being RLF from the start that you appear to have missed is that Rusty entered the Vespers through Schneider while Middle Flatwell, the second in command and practical leader of the RLF is said to have significant influence in Schiender's HR department.

[Pine]

Something cool in regards to the "ringing" Iguazu hears often and how it connects to Coral Contact or hearing the voices of the coral is that you can also hear said ringing in the background when Ayre speaks. It's just barely noticeable when she talks but scenes like 34:21 it's quite easy to hear at the end of her sentences. Hearing this noise without the voice with it would drive anyone insane and Iguazu was no different.

[Posaydal]

The 4th member of branch is Raven's operator, who is sketched by STV in sketch 6 alongside Chartreuse and King (he captioned there are four members and one serves as operator, which accounts for the current memebers).

[joshuamagruder]

I love this games story for many, many reasons. But one of the main ones is the characters. Particularly Ayre and Walter. For the first two endings, it pained me to go through with either one. On the one hand, Ayre is supportive, and even if you may make decisions she disagrees with, shes unwavering in that regard and seems to genuinely care for you and your wellbeing. Even in the end, shes not angry with you. Shes upset that youve chosen not to walk with her, and shes clearly just hurt by your choice. Her actions are as much a representation of how much she cares for 621 and how much she cares for her coral siblings.
Then theres Walter. Initially a cold pupetteer, he seems to only care about making money, and exploiting the current coral situation. But as the story unfolds, he starts to also show a caring side for 621, telling others to show you respect, making sure you get rest after tough missions, and sounding genuinely concerned for your wellbeing when fighting tough enemies like coral weapons. Ultimately, he comes to trust us. Thinking of us as more than just a hound, a trustworthy companion to share his story with, and ultimately paas his torch onto. In the end, having been defeated and realizing the voice was a sentient being, he remarks that we had finally found a friend and submits. Willing to completely abandon his life goal after seeing us grow close to someone in a genuine way.
And it hits really hard because the more interactions we got with Walter, the more i came to really think of him as our friend as well.

[Lumen_Obscurum]

As an outsider who hasn't played the game yet, I suspect Walter's Hounds in the story trailer were acting as a distraction to cover the actions of Branch. They drew out, fought, and died to the CATAPHRACT in order to buy Branch enough time to damage the closure system, which set in motion the events of Fires of Rubicon. Part of the perhaps regret in Walter's voice is that he hid the fact they were a distraction from Branch, bearing the burden of knowing they were a diversion and not coming back.

[TheMrNukeman]

The story and lore in this game shocked me. I did not expect to enjoy it as much I did, especially alternate playthroughs and endings. The gameplay was absolutely incredible, but the amazing tale told in traditional FromSoftware style was the icing on the cake for me. This game is underrated and a slightly unknown masterpiece that I hope more people give a chance and discover its greatness. Thanks for this video that I was looking forward to and for giving this community so much!

[RobTheMaverick]

Iguazu thought he was the protagonist.
I remember hearing his voice during my third ending playthrough and I thought to myself " How many times will I have to teach you that you're just a background character!?" 😂

[jfdhollow]

Something I want is that Kate Markson isn't an "agent" of ALLMIND, she IS ALLMIND. A few things point to this, she has a similar voice and is similarly polite, more so than a supposed mercenary: "I'm grateful for your support, Raven." She also has zero records anywhere, not even the arena, where Sula and O'Keeffe do. Her AC, the MIND BETA however does, and its description reads: "Drawing from the evaluations thus far, ALLMIND has updated the MIND ALPHA model. The revised model features an AI that benefits from the breadth of ALLMIND's research archives. ALLMIND anticipates that this new model, MIND BETA, can autonomously operate in actual combat at the same level as a highly skilled mercenary."

Putting this together, "Kate Markson" is just a cover identity for the few times where ALLMIND needs to contract you to do her bidding without drawing attention to herself, and to operate in the field personally when Ghost MTs won't suffice. Once ALLMIND feels comfortable interacting with you directly, Kate completely vanishes from the game, as the cover is obsolete. ALLMIND openly operates the MIND GAMMA in the endgame, the final version of "Kate's" AC. A final note, all of the MIND series ACs are marked as "Integration Subject (insert number) K"

[Shytle]

I remember there being an Ayre line about "those consumed by the fires of ibis" in reference to the coral, in like a literal sense. Like the fires of ibis didnt just incinerate everything, but took everyone into itself and have been waiting for 50 years all alone

[TheXientist]

I highly doubt that Ayre was once human and got absorbed into the coral. In the same dialogue where she calls herself a rubiconian, she says she is"born from the coral tide", which to me doesn't line up with her being absorbed into the coral. To me it is more plausible that coral, the substance that can manipulate technology and transmit information, is both able to form intelligent consciousnesses, and absorb existing ones. Perhaps a human like mind formed as a result of human minds being absorbed into the coral flow, but they were erased in the progress (or not involved at all) and the produced mind, Ayre, was a "fresh" one.

[aclaymushroomwithaberet]

I think Kate is Allmind, mostly because during your second playthrough Allmind has you do analysis and then in the 3rd playthrough, you get her, who just so happens to be wearing the fool Allmind gear, and even has an Allmind moment of "isn't Kate so cUel"but yeah from what I saw when I went through the story, and being really tired and sick at night, it's real awesome, this better blow up

[leviosdraekion]

One thing I would like to point out about the AC Ayre pilots in The Fires of Raven path. It is called IB-07 Sol 644. It has IB in its model name implying it is part of the Ibis series.

[legrindmaster]

"You seem like you lost someone too... hope I'm just imagining things" that line hit me so hard 😢 all 3 endings were so heartfelt. I can't believe i got so attached to all those people, Walter & Rusty are just 2 of the best characters. A beautifully crafted story once again by From Software.

[slicksilver]

I just realized something listening to Ayre speak, without any background noises: there is a barely noticeable ringing sound. That must’ve been the ringing Iguazu referred to throughout the game, and even accuses her of it in the allmind ending.