#g4 volta

[joh-a-umeko]

#ac6 #g5 iguazu #g4 volta #g1 michigan #armored core 6

[clouds-above-rubicon]

Ants carrying the head of a beetle...

#armored core #armored core 6 #ac6 #fires of rubicon #g5 iguazu #g4 volta

[arctic-mizikio]

I want to be properly insane about my armored core 6 headcanons and explore more ideas and whatnot and yadda yadda but COLLEGE. IS KILLING MY FREE TIME.

Anyways, have my (human) design for Volta! (The concept art for it at least snif)

#armored core #armored core 6 #armored core vi #g4 volta #armored core volta #concept art #character design #volta is a river in ghana and i remember seeing someone headcanon that the redguns came from the places of their river name #and i thought that was super cool and fun to think about #+ that means iguazu is brazillian and ill never waste a chance of making a character brazillian #every day i go insane over armored core and character headcanons #and i want to share so much of it #at first i wasnt sure if i would do proper human designs but this is being really fun #hopefully ill manage to post more later... #also im impulse posting this minutes before having to leave for college bc ive been pondering on whether to share it or not for days

[smorgasbort]

Iguazu: Everyone, therapy’s been going really well for me and I’m feeling a lot less angry. I want to turn my life around 180 degrees. And to reflect that, I’m renaming my AC.

Volta: Iguazu-

Iguazu: it will no longer be known as Head Bringer. Instead-

Volta: Iguazu, no-

Iguazu: From this day forth it will be known as Head Giver, a name that reflects the new me.

#armored core 6 #g4 volta #g5 iguazu #Whenever Iguazu gets embarrassed he goes into full rage meltdown #I imagine he would climb right into Head Giver and try to hunt down C4-621 to blow off some steam #my memes #armored core vi

[mangopooding]

#armored core #armored core 6 #ac6 #g5 iguazu #g4 volta #v.viii pater #v.iv rusty #c4 621 #mangopooding

[skeleetrom]

Yeah there's some yaoi shit going on here

#armored core vi #armored core #ac6 #g5 iguazu #g4 volta #yaoi

[tamariasykes-art]

Do you ever think about the fact that Volta wasn't mad at Iguazu for going AWOL? Do you ever wonder when or how Iguazu received this message? Were they sending messages back and forth, did Iguazu know right in this moment that Volta had died. Or did he only find out much later when he finally listened to the message? Did he go back to Balam's base without even listening to it, did he expect Volta to be there only to find out that he was never coming back again.

How does Iguazu even deal with this?? Deep down he probably feels responsible for it, the realization that if he had been there with Volta things might have turned out different is probably eating away at him. And who can he even turn to talk about, no one. There no longer is anyone he can turn to for support and comfort, because his only friend is dead

#my post #armored core 6 #g5 iguazu #g4 volta #where is that posts that says #if I had to listen to voltas last message as iguazu i would probably go insane too #yeah i would go insane too #voltas death is such an insignificant thing in the grand scheme of things #if someone doesnt pay attention they would probably miss it #all of this made iguazu feel probably more insignificant #he probably ends up balming michigan for this out of anger #he thinks that if volta is expendable to michigan #the he probably wont hesitate to throw iguazu to the dogs too #this is driving me insane

[amored-core-hotties]

Attention, mercenaries. The second round of side A is now public. Who is the hottest Armored Core character?

How has Iguazu gotten this far....?

IGUAZU

toxic yaoi, anyone?

his hate boner for you is so big he kinda loses his mind

hates you hates you hates you

enemies with benefits

actually annoying

what a brat. i want to punt him into a wall

full-on obsessed with you. cant get you out of his mind. cant get killing you out of his mind.

complicated feelings of ENVY and LONGING and YEARNING? SOLUTION: JUST FUCKING KILL THEM

VOLTA

he's one of these two, probably

put up with iguazu for over seven years (We are interested in studying this.)

mean because he likes you

FIGHT

#ac6 #armored core #armored core 6 #armored core fires of rubicon #allmind #acvi #armored core vi #iguazu #g5 iguazu #volta #g4 volta

[kivaember]

ac6 drabble: locker room talk

neeeeeext prompt idea is "iguazu/volta like make it gay" from @steelhazeortus this is for you buddy

locker room talk

"Wait- I said wait!"

"Ugh, c'mon, Iguazu, I've been waiting forever. I've got shit to do."

"You're like twice my size, asshole, I'm trying to brace myself here."

Now, Red wasn't the sort to eavesdrop, but even he had to stop and slowly backtrack when those muffled words drifted through the door of the Redgun's locker room.

As part of their training, every single Redgun was mandated to do at least two hours of physical training to hone their bodies alongside their AC piloting skills - another sign of G1 Michigan's acute wisdom in the art of warfare!

It was pretty well known, however, that G4 Volta and G5 Iguazu always trained together, both of them harbouring delusional dreams of getting strong enough to knock G1 Michigan flat on his back. Red didn't really judge them for pinning an unachievable dream to keep them motivated, just so long as they did the rare thing of following G1 Michigan's orders without their usual huffing, puffing and grumbling.

But this? Red had to stare at the door, unconsciously turning his head to better listen as a loud, hissing grunt sounded out.

"Nnngh, fucking hell, Volta..."

"You need to relax, Iguazu, you're way too tense."

"Yeah- gimme a moment..."

Red's eyes widened.

He couldn't believe it... he couldn't believe Wu Huahai won the goddamn betting pool! Red had been sure Iguazu would've been the one to top - he had that proud, scrappy attitude and Red always voted for the underdog! What a travesty...

Well, anyway, the rules were clear: no sexual fraternisation in the locker rooms! So.

"GUN FOUR, GUN FIVE!" he bellowed in his best imitation of G1 Michigan, kicking the locker door open. "YOU'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE LOCKER ROOM IS for... changing- hm."

Iguazu and Volta stared at him, both of them fully clothed and appriopriately touching each other. Volta was holding Iguazu's arms behind his back in a recognised stretch.

"...............I see!" Red exclaimed. "Well! Carry on."

He swiftly left.

-

"The fuck was that about?" Iguazu muttered.

"No clue," Volta said, letting go of his arms. "Anyway, you done? I wanted you to fuck me like ten minutes ago."

"Yeah, yeah."

#armored core 6 #armored core #fanfic #g5 iguazu #g4 volta #g6 red #iguazu/volta #drabble

[buguazu-a-day]

31. behind the scenes

#g5 iguazu #g4 volta #armored core #ac6 #armored core six #valentines #valentines week #thats right baby we're extra cringe this week!!! #bug bros #uh. precautionary measures. or something. #hes sleeby

[joh-a-umeko]

#armored core 6 #ac6 #g1 michigan #redguns #g5 iguazu #g4 volta

[machinedramon]

CALLSIGN: G13 Gat

AC: CARNIFEX

that emblem took me sooooo long and I'm still not 100% happy with it

I love that the redguns are like, oh, you're working with us, you're one of us now :)

you'd think if anyone could understand the concept of "independent mercenary" it would be them but no they're idiots (affectionate)

#ac6 #i need to adjust the colors on this i think #but thats for a later date #also on my second playthrough planning on going to murder g1 michigan #and then looking forward to murdering g6 iguazu and g4 volta on my next playthrough :) #bitches get stitches 💖

[epidaleacalamita]

okay after having spent the past couple of days ravenously devouring this new wave of ac6 preview content i think i have to make a prediction. i feel like i need to call this shot. obvious spoiler warning for people who don't want to know stuff until they play the game

i think ayre - the female voice who takes over as operator and apparently cuts you off from walter at the end of mission 11 - is a human consciousness that was preserved and transferred into your ac through the power of coral.

index dunham's arena profile reveals that the liberation front seek "symbiosis with coral", which might indicate that it could interact strangely with the human mind and body. also people use it in recreational drugs?

a cutscene states that coral is a "sublime substance" that serves as, among other things, a "data conduit"

ayre refers to you having received a near lethal massive dose of coral, presumably injected into your ac at some point between the sulla fight and the balteus fight

ayre says she'll synchronize with your brainwaves, which i think strongly suggests that she's not communicating remotely but actually present in the ac with you

is sulla telling walter to stay away from the watchpoint just because watchpoints are not considered acceptable targets? or is it because there's something going on inside that sulla's employers (the pca?) don't want people knowing about? maybe some crazy experiment to see if humans can be converted into digital entities through creative applications of the weird red space juice everyone's trying to get their hands on?

#edit: i haven't actually gone looking for other people's speculation so i don't know if someone else has already reached this conclusion. #if somebody beat me to it: *G4 Volta voice* Who gives a shit?

[smorgasbort]

Michigan and his poketeam of Wailord, Gyarados, Heracross, Pinsir and Kingler.

Honestly, a water/bug type team fits him really well imo.

#armored core 6 #armored core vi #g1 michigan #g2 nile #g3 wu huahai #g4 volta #g5 iguazu #g6 red #redguns #balam #my memes

[tlgtw]

//Spoilers for Everything in AC6: Fires of Rubicon//

The Meaning of the Motif of "Borrowed Wings" and how G5 Iguazu Exists to Reinforce It

What seems to fly over everyone's heads about G5 Iguazu is that the point of his character is how 'deciding upon a goal and having the willpower to strive for it, no matter what' is literally as important as the line between life and death.

You need to find a purpose for yourself that you personally believe in. Cause no matter how grand or how petty that purpose is, if you don't have one... you die!

With whether or not you actually succeed at that goal being completely irrelevant... to your conviction for it.

(Something, something, it's the ambition that you're living for, not whether or not you get the accolades at the end.)

A moral proclaiming the importance of "deciding upon a purpose of your own free will, and then pursuing that goal no matter what setbacks you encounter" is all nice and easy when you're main character e621, who experiences no setbacks because, as the player, you're necessarily going to be strongest fighter in the galaxy.

But it's pretty obvious how trite that is on its own, where your only canonical character trait is that you always win no matter what.

And so, Iguazu's purpose narratively is to show how, beyond any ounce of doubt whatsoever, that 'winning' is not a relevant part in what makes "having a purpose" so important, or so necessary.

In essence: It's what makes Iguazu live.

Start of the Game: Volta and Iguazu both want to beat up Michigan.

- Volta gives up, and then he gets sent by Michigan to die at the Wall.

- Iguazu deserts. And he does not die at the Wall.

After Gallia Dam he send you hatemail to say that the Redguns will scale the wall, but Iguazu himself doesn't even approach the Wall after this. As G4 Volta's last words reveal, he deserts before the operation is attempted.

Iguazu *himself* watches from the sidelines, costing him no less than an almost certain death like Volta's.

And the reason Iguazu changes his mind about scaling the wall with the Redguns is because, after Gallia Dam, Iguazu decides upon his purpose. His personal conviction.

Iguazu personal goal becomes -> He wants to kill you.

We love pathetic boys.

But the reason Iguazu deserts for the sake of this new goal is specifically because he wants to become stronger than 621, and not want his obligations as part of the Redguns to get in the way of this goal of his, he goes independent.

--- Correction ---

Iguazu deserts the Redguns at Watchpoint Alpha, prior to the death of G1 Michigan. He doesn't desert the Redguns at the Wall, he only goes Away WithOut Leave. The reason for which he goes AWOL being to take independent work, as we see an example of at Grid 086. Outcomes of everything are still the same, I just mixed up the order.

Also;

Volta: "Iguazu, listen, like, Michigan really like cares about us...! It's like we're part of his family, man, just give him a chance."

Volta: *Gives Michigan a chance*

Volta: *Gets killed under the leadership of G1 Michigan*

It's really funny but sad.

It's also really funny and sad how effective at Yank-bait G1 Michigan was.

But it's illustrative of how effective it is to break down someone's expectations and feelings of self-worth to legit 0, such that empty platitudes like simply saying the right words, like the names of the expendables themselves or to bring in the medical teams after a battle (as if they wouldn't have come otherwise?), will leave such an impression that they think you really do care about them--even in despite of how worthless they obviously are~!

And all at the same time as your direct actions and orders lead them straight to their meaningless avoidable deaths.

What could be more cost-efficient for your employers than soldiers who're literally suicidal for you, right?

Ha!

--- ---

And not only does this decision directly lead to Iguazu not dying at the Wall, but, no longer squeezed under G1 Michigan's boots, G5 even directly improves as a fighter.

This is shown in how his AI differs between his fighting at the Gallia Dam--where he's overly defensive, constantly having his shield up, despite wielding two guns.

And then, later at the Grid--where he actually fights aggressively like his AC's loadout is built for.

The second major encounter with Iguazu is Watchpoint Alpha where he either fights you directly, and dies there. Or he hires Coldcall to kill you, and survives elsewhere. Again, this is an instance of Iguazu's legitimate determination towards his chosen goal directly separating him from life and death.

When he hires Coldcall, Iguazu focuses on his goal, and let's go of distractions like his personal pride and image.

Ridiculous, right? Iguazu letting go of his pride?

But consider how it's directly Iguazu's personal feelings that lead him to facing 621 personally. He doesn't *just* want to kill you in that instant, he wants the glory of killing you as well.

But the accolades at the end aren't what makes it worthy to pursue a chosen goal.

Iguazu wants 621 dead. And when he hires Coldcall, this is him coming to terms with pursuing his goal, regardless of his personal setbacks. Iguazu faces the fact that he personally wouldn't be able to kill you. And, because he comes to term with this setback, he finds an alternative method that would still lead towards fulfilling his chosen purpose.

To confirm, of course, Iguazu's purpose is really dumb and terrible. But it's not whether one's chosen purpose is 'a good goal' or not that the value of pursuing it comes from. The value comes from it being one you decided for yourself, as opposed to, for, for example, by a corporation's profits. (Not a coincidence narratively how Balam's forces, united most in their complete idolization of G1 Michigan, following *his* word no matter what even knowingly to their deaths, are the deadmost losers in the story.)

Unlike for example e621's chosen conviction, or Rusty's chosen conviction, (Also no coincidence narratively that G1 Michigan, who only exists as the weapon of his corporation and put out a bounty for his own assassination--expressing how he has no personal plans for the future and literally wants to die--is guaranteed to be taken out by either of these two, no matter what.)

It's not the loftiness of a goal that determines if it's of worth to decide upon one of your own free will and pursue it in the first place.

The 'value' of pursuing a goal is unrelated to what that goal itself is.

What makes pursuing a goal valuable, is the conviction.

You don't have to be smart. You don't have to be emotionally mature. You don't have to be a good fighter. You don't even have to be brave.

You just need to choose your purpose and follow it.

This is what the motif of 'wings' and 'borrowed wings' are all about in the story as well. It's about pursuing a goal that was chosen by someone else, versus pursuing a goal that was chosen by you yourself.

"They choose what to fight for, and take to the skies in flight."

"One cannot fly on borrowed wings" in this case literally meaning that if you pursue a goal not because you want it, but because someone else wants it, it will directly lead to your death.

Criticizing their "borrowed wings" is what Ayre and Rusty chastise the RLF for for solely repeating slogans and "not bothering to think [for themselves]."

And Iguazu, deciding he doesn't care about how he'd be seen by others, and only caring for the goal itself to be accomplished. Survives, where Coldcall dies in his place.

Coldcall, a far superior fighter to Iguazu. Dies, instead of Iguazu, because he was flying for Iguazu's purpose -> Fighting on borrowed wings.

Etc etc "this is hell, we're in hell!" and so on and in the Alea Iacta Est true ending of the game Iguazu, outta nowhere!, becomes the legit Final Boss of Armored Core 6.

How the hell did this 4th-gen AC pilot, otherwise a completely random nobody without a purpose not given to him by his employer, get to outer space and stuff, right?

Well, consider how the complete rando that was e621 does the same: Their personal conviction.

"But Iguazu only got to become the final boss out of dumb luck," right? ALLMIND chose him for little else but that he was the only old-gen Augmented Human that was still alive. If ALLMIND wasn't there, he couldn't have accomplished anything, so obviously it can't actually be meaningful.

But how would 621 have escaped Institute City without being rescued by Carla? How would we have escaped Arquebus re-education without the AC that Handler Walter secretly assembled left for us?

And, most relevantly here since this is the Alea Iacta Est route itself: How would 621 have known about V.II Snail planning to ambush you in Institute City without ALLMIND herself's very assistance?

C4-621 is, at a glance, just as much a recipient of dumb luck as Iguazu.

But thematically, it's not pure happenchance.

It's the results of the both of these characters continuing to fight for a cause they chose to believe in, no matter what.

So Iguazu survives. He survives the hijacking of Watchpoint Alpha by ALLMIND. And he even goes so far as to survive the hijacking of his own brain by ALLMIND, taking over the final boss even after being assimilated.

"What essential difference made ACs superior to unpiloted craft?"

The answer is simple -> One cannot fly on borrowed wings.

Unpiloted craft can never have a purpose that is actually their own. They exist only for the person who's wings they borrow--who's purpose they serve--who built them.

That's why piloted ACs are better. *Not* on borrowed wings, in this case, they can fly higher.

For C4-621, that chosen goal is to achieve Coral Release. (Since it's is still the mission you yourself choose that finally puts you on the Alea Iacta Est route or not, it fits within the theme of free will. Even though, as a videogame, there's an obvious limit to just *how* much free will the player is actually able to express. Within the story, however, when 621 chooses the mission to begin the path to an ending, that's them deciding for themselves 100% that's that the goal they want to achieve, no matter what.)

For Iguazu, that chosen goal is to kill you. (The goal he wants to achieve, no matter what.)

And so, because he was not flying on borrowed wings. Iguazu survives fucking everything. Stupid wings, yeah. But that just shows: What matters is only that they were his own.

Even against the most powerful super duper AI mastermind that ALLMIND was, the biggest loser on Earth, G5 Iguazu, survived.

Where even she is made to give way to Iguazu's conviction -> Killing e621.

Hammering this point home is why "I'm only here for what *I* want! I don't care about ALLMIND's goals, just my own!" is basically the only thing Iguazu says across like 2 entire 3rds of the final boss.

Iguazu's chosen goal is not ultimately successful.

But it wasn't whether or not Iguazu ultimately killed 621 in Rubicon's exosphere that lead to him not dying at the Wall like G4 Volta, or at Watchpoint Alpha like G1 Michigan and Coldcall, or upon the destruction of his physical body by ALLMIND.

It was his conviction that lead him past those things. His WINGS!

He chose what to fight for, and he fought for it.

On the wings of his free will, Iguazu flew above even the very clouds of Rubicon itself.

And that's why he was the Final Boss.

The only thing able to finally kill him being the person with a conviction even greater, C4-621.

(As a sidenote; Taking account of the main moral of Armored Core 6 really puts into perspective how many trillions of times it gets repeated explicitly across the game lol.

VS Rusty, VS Rusty when he calls you "power without a purpose," VS Cinder Carla, VS Handler Walter, Ayre's description of what the name "Raven" is literally supposed to mean, etc.

They all talk about how you've chosen your path and you'd made sacrifices to get this far and you finally have a conviction that is your own and how big a deal that is and so on.)

#tlgtw ooc #g5 iguazu #my boyfriend who hates me g5 iguazu #armored core 6 #armored core 6 spoilers #alea iacta est #armored core lore #g1 michigan #it is way late at night and I am stressed out about computer problems and the only way for me to feel better #is to get as many thoughts out of my brain as possible. I'm not even really sure if this is coherent or not #but that's okay #as far as I'm concerned anyway e621's conviction is just seeing G5 Iguazu again gehehehehhehehe

[foreverumbra]

I'm curious

Disclaimer options are mostly based off what I've seen the most of, and a little bit my own bias. But, I got curious as I still largely see 621/Raven ships around.

#Armored core 6 #Ac6 #Armored core #Armored core vi