This line hits hard because of how helpful and important Rusty is compared to every other character in this game. Most have various beliefs but you never feel like anyone really cared about their cause beyond Rusty and Walter. I dunno why though but his AC design and importance in this game seems alot like Ostrava from For Answer
That 'Hope or Despair' dialogue should paint a lot more obvious doubt into his character has it had not been cut. A shame that lots of people see him as one-note just because they choose the [Fires or Raven] and his dialogue is full-on confidence of our threat, like ... duh? He has his doubts and it has been proven, Do we need to spell everything out for you like elementary school lessons?? They didn't even bother to account how grateful he was when he got us as allies in [Liberator of Rubicon] route, giving us every trust he had and even confidence that we could easily keep up with him or even out-fly him on a whim. Licking us all over like a dog got its new friend, he couldn't be even more grateful than that knowing the threat he might have to face, is now on his side.
"Licking us all over like a dog got its new friend" I absolutely love when people compare the AC pilots, especially Rusty, to dogs in a positive way instead of derogatorily.
rusty has a different voiceline in ng+ if you defeat him last and trigger the arm exploding cutscene, something along the lines of "find your purpose, then we'll finish this"
Oh yeah, forgot that scene was slightly different, kinda just blocked it out mentally I guess since this was so long already and that scene takes awhile.
@@GreyCaliberyes, since you take the RLF missions from the very start and the interference of Flatwell, Rusty is still hopeful of Raven instead of talking about "power without purpose".
7:55 is The NG++ quote after you beat him. "Something changed Since the last time (NG and NG+ ?), but you still haven't found a purpose " made me think rusty and everyone involved in allmind plan is kept on a perpetual cycle
With all the "enemy ACS is down" lines implying a slower paced game with breaking ACS being a huge deal, I love the concept of Rusty pulling that "MOVE, Steel Haze!" and actually moving way sooner than he should have been able to. They of course managed something similar with his slow-mo "I won't quit!" terminal shield, which is always cool as fuck.
If you go long enough in the original fight without fighting back, Rusty actually will call you out on it. I tried a pacifist run, going through 2 medical kits while just doing my best to dodge him and get him to stop shooting at me, before he called me out on it. It's been some time since I played, but it's a bit that no one else seems to have picked up on yet.
"Tell me, buddy. What drives you?" TO SERVE WITH MICHIGAN IN A FULL ON BALAM ROUTE AS A PERMANENT RED GUN. BUT NOOOOOOO WE CANT HAVE THAT SHIT SMFH FROMSOFT
I can sort of see why they mostly cut the involvement of the RLF in NG++ because outside of Father Dolmayan, the RLF in general isn't really important to the third route.
Yeah, after bazookas patch, I blew up Steel Haze before Flatwell arrived but after he had spawned in, and Rusty just vanished instead of a cut scene playing, still had to kill Flatwell too
I was always confused about Flatwell tbh. Bro entered, told Rusty to stop, then immediately started attacking the player anyway. I was really hoping he was coming to our aid instead. Also we don't learn why he's damaged I don't think, but I could be mistaken
If there's anything I can think of to answer your question, he most likely attacks us since him and Rusty are friends/ flat well is most likely his mentor and because rusty is a undercover agent for the RLF due to that. The reason he's damaged is probably because of the route you take he fights V.V and V.8 himself and proceeds to this point
@@Juggernaut1782 Yet he loses to either V.V or V.VIII if you take too long in the actual mission lol. Jokes aside I think it’s more likely he encountered V.III on his way down considering where that mission takes place
Yeah there isn't, I tried it out too when I played. Guess they didn't expect anyone to die to his half beaten light AC with no repairs. It's pretty much just an MT.
@@belldrop7365 Weird, considering the effort they put into all the possible outcomes in "Defend the Dam Complex". Even a simple "whoops" would've been nice.
I swear I’ve gotten that “hope or despair” line twice out of my 9 story runs so far. Both times it triggered in battle while fighting him. I’m not sure what does it, but I know 100% I’ve heard it at least twice because it stood out to me as “either it happens in NG++, or I didn’t trip it in my 1st playthrough.” Both times it happened in the middle of the fight towards 50%. Not sure how many heals he had used and such, but that’s where I remember his health being around.
You know thats bothers me? That on NG+ (and NG++ for that matter) both Rusty and Middle Flatwell double-team you in the bossfight. Why the hell Flatwell even fights you in the first place?! (unless there's some cut dialogue which explains it be by being a test of sorts or FCS being dumb)
There's an explanation on one of the lore AC/MT corpses you find in the mission - a damaged RLF mech with a note to Flatwell, trying to bring him the news that Furlong has agreed to help Elcano with building Rusty's new AC, meaning there was no more need for Rusty to keep working with the corporations undercover (and therefore take the mission to fight Raven in the Depths). That's why Flatwell rides out on NG+ missions, to try to stop Rusty but it's already too late.
Rusty is a double agent for the RLF. Flatwell intervened because 621 is a monster of a pilot and he had seen 621's skills first hand, so it's only logical that he joined in to protect Rusty.
7:47 Rusty basically ask if you are IRyS or Monokuma *Cultured* Edit: Welp, you got your answer. As of this edit, IRyS is streaming AC6. *Hope* it is, Rusty xD
I was using the WLT 001 since its pretty good overall. Close quarters one would be a bit better, but I think Rusty was just going full dodge mode with all the turret spam.
![[AC6] V.IV Rusty - 'Steel Haze (Rusted Pride)' MV [CC Lyrics]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3nLrkkl6mtU/mqdefault.jpg)
When he asks what drives you, I always just picture a german shepard with bandage wraps and either Ayre or Walter next to them with a tenis ball.
Funny. Thats deadass some artwork lol
@@jay-vg5egpretty sure I saw some on pixiv lul
"What drives you?"
Money, war crimes, the lady in my head who calls me studmuffin, and money.
This line hits hard because of how helpful and important Rusty is compared to every other character in this game. Most have various beliefs but you never feel like anyone really cared about their cause beyond Rusty and Walter. I dunno why though but his AC design and importance in this game seems alot like Ostrava from For Answer
Nachtreiher frame parts have similar gremlin aura.
Odstarva is objectively an evil character, Rusty is an inversion of Odstarva.
You're a threat, too powerful!
An AC1 reference. "Those who wield too much power..."
N I N E - B A L L
@@Sindri_Myr *Menacing piano starts playing as PTSD of all Nineball Variants flood in*
He's also rank 9 in the arena...
@@apophis7712Also with the letter B.
OH GOD
7:47 - 8:07 This is totally the Armored Core 6 version of "So, have you found a reason to fight yet? Buddy.".
By now I just accepted the headcanon that rusty is a descendant of the solo wing.
@@A_annoying_rodent its a known fact AC is just AC with mechs
“My first impression was… He had potential.” -Larry Foulke
That 'Hope or Despair' dialogue should paint a lot more obvious doubt into his character has it had not been cut.
A shame that lots of people see him as one-note just because they choose the [Fires or Raven] and his dialogue is full-on confidence of our threat, like ... duh? He has his doubts and it has been proven, Do we need to spell everything out for you like elementary school lessons??
They didn't even bother to account how grateful he was when he got us as allies in [Liberator of Rubicon] route, giving us every trust he had and even confidence that we could easily keep up with him or even out-fly him on a whim. Licking us all over like a dog got its new friend, he couldn't be even more grateful than that knowing the threat he might have to face, is now on his side.
"Licking us all over like a dog got its new friend" I absolutely love when people compare the AC pilots, especially Rusty, to dogs in a positive way instead of derogatorily.
rusty has a different voiceline in ng+ if you defeat him last and trigger the arm exploding cutscene, something along the lines of "find your purpose, then we'll finish this"
Oh yeah, forgot that scene was slightly different, kinda just blocked it out mentally I guess since this was so long already and that scene takes awhile.
@@GreyCaliberyes, since you take the RLF missions from the very start and the interference of Flatwell, Rusty is still hopeful of Raven instead of talking about "power without purpose".
@@GreyCaliber Specifically, you get that one in NG++ towards the Alea Iacta Est path. Despite that line, you don't see Rusty again, so there you go.
"Who needs you?"
-Your mom
7:55 is The NG++ quote after you beat him. "Something changed Since the last time (NG and NG+ ?), but you still haven't found a purpose " made me think rusty and everyone involved in allmind plan is kept on a perpetual cycle
That feels like all of this is a simulation with no way out, until the third ending.
Walter seems reluctant to make 621 fight Rusty. He only orders you "get through this alive."
1:40 The desire to violate the Geneva Convention and commit war crimes for the funny
With all the "enemy ACS is down" lines implying a slower paced game with breaking ACS being a huge deal, I love the concept of Rusty pulling that "MOVE, Steel Haze!" and actually moving way sooner than he should have been able to. They of course managed something similar with his slow-mo "I won't quit!" terminal shield, which is always cool as fuck.
If you go long enough in the original fight without fighting back, Rusty actually will call you out on it. I tried a pacifist run, going through 2 medical kits while just doing my best to dodge him and get him to stop shooting at me, before he called me out on it. It's been some time since I played, but it's a bit that no one else seems to have picked up on yet.
you never fail to impress, Grey
"What is it that drives you?"
Forgetting to take my schizophrenia pills.
"Tell me, buddy. What drives you?"
TO SERVE WITH MICHIGAN IN A FULL ON BALAM ROUTE AS A PERMANENT RED GUN. BUT NOOOOOOO WE CANT HAVE THAT SHIT SMFH FROMSOFT
you trigger the inter coral line by just staring at the coral long enough. Can't remember how long though because I got it on my first playthrough
Are you on PC? I afked down there for about 10 minutes, but nothing happened. Mainly curious if its just bugged for me or tied to a random decision.
I got that line in my first and third playthrough, never waited either it just played
I can sort of see why they mostly cut the involvement of the RLF in NG++ because outside of Father Dolmayan, the RLF in general isn't really important to the third route.
Using the dual turret/dual Ransetsu build, I see. Saw someone preach its glory on Reddit, and surely enough, it shreds ACs left and right.
I used that exact build too, and it absolutely shredded the trio AC fight I was struggling with.
I am also coming, buddy
Did anybody get a weird cutscene after you defeat Rusty first before Flat
Yeah it's just going down to the bottom but fast tracked.
Yeah, after bazookas patch, I blew up Steel Haze before Flatwell arrived but after he had spawned in, and Rusty just vanished instead of a cut scene playing, still had to kill Flatwell too
I was always confused about Flatwell tbh. Bro entered, told Rusty to stop, then immediately started attacking the player anyway. I was really hoping he was coming to our aid instead.
Also we don't learn why he's damaged I don't think, but I could be mistaken
If there's anything I can think of to answer your question, he most likely attacks us since him and Rusty are friends/ flat well is most likely his mentor and because rusty is a undercover agent for the RLF due to that. The reason he's damaged is probably because of the route you take he fights V.V and V.8 himself and proceeds to this point
@@Juggernaut1782 Yet he loses to either V.V or V.VIII if you take too long in the actual mission lol. Jokes aside I think it’s more likely he encountered V.III on his way down considering where that mission takes place
Wait, what about dying to Flatwell when Rusty's already fled? I would have thought there'd be a unique line for that.
Yeah there isn't, I tried it out too when I played. Guess they didn't expect anyone to die to his half beaten light AC with no repairs. It's pretty much just an MT.
@@belldrop7365 Weird, considering the effort they put into all the possible outcomes in "Defend the Dam Complex".
Even a simple "whoops" would've been nice.
Flatwell sure is scared of us
Rusty loses his left arm here, similar to Nineball in MoA
I wonder what role was RFL was gonna be if they wernt cut off in the 3rd ending.
Another decision mission between Rubicon and ALLMIND?
I swear I’ve gotten that “hope or despair” line twice out of my 9 story runs so far. Both times it triggered in battle while fighting him. I’m not sure what does it, but I know 100% I’ve heard it at least twice because it stood out to me as “either it happens in NG++, or I didn’t trip it in my 1st playthrough.” Both times it happened in the middle of the fight towards 50%. Not sure how many heals he had used and such, but that’s where I remember his health being around.
"Yo buddy; still alive? and thanks friend see you again." -Larry Foulke
I up uphold Walter wish
But i sacrificed everyone else, that included you too, buddy
You know thats bothers me? That on NG+ (and NG++ for that matter) both Rusty and Middle Flatwell double-team you in the bossfight. Why the hell Flatwell even fights you in the first place?! (unless there's some cut dialogue which explains it be by being a test of sorts or FCS being dumb)
There's an explanation on one of the lore AC/MT corpses you find in the mission - a damaged RLF mech with a note to Flatwell, trying to bring him the news that Furlong has agreed to help Elcano with building Rusty's new AC, meaning there was no more need for Rusty to keep working with the corporations undercover (and therefore take the mission to fight Raven in the Depths). That's why Flatwell rides out on NG+ missions, to try to stop Rusty but it's already too late.
Rusty is a double agent for the RLF. Flatwell intervened because 621 is a monster of a pilot and he had seen 621's skills first hand, so it's only logical that he joined in to protect Rusty.
@@El_Naphtali Why is Rusty working for Arqebus in the first place?
@@Kurozu1991to leak information and tech
@@Kurozu1991as a double agent, to feed information to the RLF, for example, Steel Haze Ortus was made using information stolen from Arquebus
Player: Rusty, why?! I thought we were war buddies! Rusty: Not anymore, buddy. Player: 🥺💔
No line when you're killed by Flatwell?
No line at all.
oh shit those crystals are coral?! cool
what is the song at the end ?
ua-cam.com/video/JDI0cJ8rKoQ/v-deo.html
One of the garage themes not sure which one specifically
@@acastusofastora8641Hearing Things
The garage theme in chapter 5
Resolve
7:47
Rusty basically ask if you are IRyS or Monokuma
*Cultured*
Edit: Welp, you got your answer. As of this edit, IRyS is streaming AC6.
*Hope* it is, Rusty xD
The wolf cant beat a crow
You need to pick a better FCS dawg
I was using the WLT 001 since its pretty good overall. Close quarters one would be a bit better, but I think Rusty was just going full dodge mode with all the turret spam.