This is why I love GA's doctrine and design philosophy of making NEXTs that low AMS LYNX can pilot. Ultimately LYNX are still humans and susceptible to dumb trivial things like fatigue, stress, sickness and death. It doesnt matter when you have the second coming of Berlioz, Strayed, Joshua O'Brien and the Raven put together when they get taken out of the fight because of food poisoning. Even if your larger pool of LYNX suffer casualties, those that survive and gain tremendous combat experience can train new LYNX and so on
I actually clapped when first time i played ACFA, i checked the Collared Ranking and Roadie name is on the top 5 ranking there, from the joke of an Next in AC4 to become a well respected and a freaking baddass pilot in ACFA is just amazing for me and he deserved it
He may be ranked low and described as such but he spanked me harder then any other NEXT in 4 (Red Rum comes close but that's in FA). I have to wonder if that was common with players and his promotion in FA was an acknowledgment of that.
@@InternetHydra i have to thank roadie for the idea of using arm bazookas, they carried my ac4 playthrough until vero nork gave me the idea of using her as missile arms. I was suprised roadie was able to be top 5 in 4A
I always consider Roadie to be a good showcase of the way FS tells their stories. He isn't even a Lynx we would meet in AC4, yet the mere fact he somehow managed to become the top-dog in ACFA is enough to intrigue us to no end about the man and his stories. It's one of the better minimalism storytelling we see out there and it's way before the collective infection, for which the symptom is the incapability of shut-up about Dark Souls.
I'll add that From Software repeat themes in their series. The nobody > champ theme was prevalent between Nexus > Last Raven. Some stayed at the top, Like Jack-O and Crow, while others rose up quite a lot in the rankings and challenge, like Bolt, Omega, and Caspian.
I'll be honest, I did remember that he was in the orginal AC4, but I never realised how high he had climbed in the ranks. Though definitely humble, and knowledgeable. Knowing your limits and fighting within them are definitely not what many lynx were known for.
One of the better Dudes in AC FA world. I think the lack of info on satelite cannon made him a bit more neutral stanced afterwards towards the orca vs league war. The fact He didn't join up with otsdarva, roy and wynne d kinda makes me wonder whats going on as he could've help the league on the Orca ending being one of the last in collard top 5 after lillium and gerald passed but somehow didn't. but he shows up on the destruction path, which imo kinda proof that Collared top 5 club are ussually in touch with each other for major events and further proof that Wynne D could've contacted him than roy but somehow he might have decided not to show up. If his emblem is actually based on himself irl, would hang out with him, as he seems like the anime cool uncle equivalent of Kasumi that will train you like a shonen anime mentor. Plus who better to teach you to climb the rank than the dude that survived all the way from rank 36 to 5.
Roadie is definitely one of the 'good guys' if you can say that. Still its my belief that looking over roadie that his loyalty to GA is what made him stay put and out the battle in the orca ending. As you say he seems to take a more neutral stance on the war so i think if Wynne D did call him the older lynx had an idea about what would happen to her and anyone who joined her. That or he knew his life style of being a corporation lynx would be at risk if he helped Wynne and did not want to lose that.
@@armoredcorelore i think he probably understood a few thing going this far: Don't be a hero, and No matter how good you are Age is going to kill you. He know this better than anyone since he lived long enought to witness the rise and fall White Glint 1st and 2nd, thus he understood that if he intervene he will just be another kill count stencil, but he also understand that even the best pilot fall to their age and corporate interest. And he knows his place, the fact he made it to the top is not because the amount he kills, but the amount of pilot that survived the Lynx War him being one of the few that survived when all the Top Ranker Lynxs clashed with each other. But still him showing up in destruction path is proof he can give a damn when he needs to, where as the Orca Vs League war isn't it.
i will have to say. Roadie in AC4 wasnt a joke of a pilot to fight at all for me as i decided to start at AC4. I tired just bumrushing like i did in the last fights in the arena with no avail as i got stunlocked by his cannons and avoided. That was how it went until i noticed that if i keep circling him i could react intime of his cannon shot by quick boosting in the other direction befor continuing my barrage of attack. Roadie was my first Aha moment in a Armored Core Game of realizing something that was just amazing and satisfying to pull off
And its memories like this that make armored core special. Roadie certainly was quite the wall for a few lynxs and in for answer came out as a real pain in the last mission, but i am happy to read how this encounter made you feel as in know i have felt the same with other lynxs.
Feedback could really sent you to a world of hurt, for start his arms has a huge knockback effect and can stun lock you if you’re not careful, secondly Roadie likes to flank the put his side boost to good use, thirdly he’s a midweight and surprisingly fast for a GA next
05:15 "hundreds of innocent people" dude, try hundred millions, strayed was a godamnded maniac in the mass murderer path. Edit: This comment dissapeared before, don't know why
I actually bought his model kit and had to paint it cuz it didn't look as matte as it does in-game. I love the design so much! I wish they would remaster these games
I never understood how Roadie jumped up in ranks so fast, when an Original (Ms. Theresia, IIRC) actually fell in rank, especially since he was reported to have such a low AMS aptitude. And how does tuning work? Not sure if it's a sign of AMS aptitude, or was it never explained in game? Also, headcanon: I sometimes wondered what'd happen if there was some type of ultra-low AMS program, similar to New Sunshine, that would fully bridge the link between Normals and Nexts. Imagine having to face off against elite squads of semi-standardized machines or enhanced Normals that were piloted by people who had AMS aptitude just below what it takes to pilot a Next. There was something like that, with the Bharat Squadron from Eqbal, or BFF's Silent Avalanche. I think it would have been more dramatic to have to fight such groups (or receive their aid) in certain missions. It would have fit in with the lore; Irbis Ornstein was in the Bharat Squadron before piloting a Next.
Your pretty much on the money there with Tuning as for Roadies rise to power, call it skill and being able to outlive the better GA pilots. Taking the use of schematics in ac4, a lynx would require a certain amount of frs to be able to even use a next like White Glint. The Lynxs with high AMS basically can be more in tune with thier next parts unlike say roadie who may have struggled to move a next arms smoothly as such give him weapon arm bazookas and he can focus more on the other parts. Oh see now i like that head cannon because as you said we had the Bharat Squad who managed to pump out two lynx Irbis Ornstein and Anil Hassan. Silent Avalanche is said to have repelled almost all attacks so far on them but I think however that the corporations would have gone this route but with more nexts like the sunshine.
I loved this guy. He was my favorite Lynx to work with by far. He also kinda reminds me of the Autobot Ironhide. And the Next's stocky shape and cannon arms definitely resemble Ironhide as well.
As much as Roadie was my nemesis in Occupation of Arteria Carpals, I like his honesty in spite of my felling of the cradles. I wish you were able to take him on more missions besides Destroy Anti-Satellite Batteries, so much wasted potential...
Hey, I was thinking while watching this (and forgive me if this is something you’ve already done, I’ve had kind of a long day on little sleep so I’m a bit spacey) that it would be cool if you did a video on…common AC lore terms. Stuff like Ravens, Lynxes, NEXTs, etc etc. Just to help contextualise and clear up some of the stuff your content is covering for those of us who, while being AC fans in general, may not have played an AC game in quite a while. Just a thought :) As always, great video - I think your editing is getting a lot better, too. Not to say that it was ever bad, but it’s definitely gotten smoother and both clearer and more concise.
Hmm i have never thought about to be honest. But i like the idea =) Might have to chew it over a bit to see how i would like to present it. And thank you but i believe i still have much to learn too.
Had one of those on most AC builds I made, unless it was PVP. I think their best moment was in 'Support the Red Beret Assault', where you escort implicitly suicidal transports through a sprawling GA-held highway network. The enemies were clumped up close enough that 2 Ogoto shots could down groups of 3-5 normals/vehicles.
Dude, your videos are amazing. I really hope the project that FromSoftware is working on really is another addition to the AC series. I think it would be cool to see you possibly cover more lore that they would add in with that game. Just found this channel the other day and had to sub. AC is easily in my top 5 game franchise list. The universe in the game is so cool and checks off all my boxes when it comes to what interests me in a sci-fi world. Just finished playing AC4 and ACFA again after years of not playing an AC game. Best mech game series off all time imo. Super underrated.
Thank you for your kind praise. Oh i would like to speculate on the lore in a further game, but i still have some much to cover as the goal is to cover the whole series of armored core. I admit like you ac just ticks my boxes on what i want, the world is full of interesting people and events, not only that but armored cores can be so personal too, its like peeking into a persons soul. Its why i like to see other designs and see how they play. But i am glad to hear your love for AC as it makes me want to keep going. So thank you and i hope we both can continue to enjoy this very underrated series.
i wonder if Dark Souls and Elden Ring lore channels would start doing videos on Armored Core politics if AC6 ever gets announced? always love all your lore videos btw!!
Thank you for your kind words and well i can't really say anything as i don't know much about the lore of elder ring and dark souls. But i always want to see more armored core content.
An extremely in depth and concise report, excellent job! Though I have a question. I doubt there's enough info to do so, but is there any chance you plan on doing videos for Ay Pool(Vero Nork) or May Greenfield(Merrygate)? I'm simply asking as they're my favorites among the Allies you get. Regardless of the answer, have a good day and great vid
Great video, but I'm gonna go out of topic a bit. I'll give you word of advice, try making a good thumbnail for your video, even the simplest like ymfah's thumbnail with the thing you talk about on the right (in this case, Roadie's NEXT) and text like this in the left... Armored Core Lore Roadie The Man Who Climb His Way To Top 5 Instead of just his emblem. I can work out one thumbnail example if you want. It has higher chance of drawing attention toward your audience and AC fans in general, and they're more likely goes "Oh yeah, Roadie is such a badass. Gonna listen to this." Or "Damn, what a guy." I will wait for your answer.
I have noticed something in your videos. When it comes to a next, you state their speed in mph, not km per h. Also, in armored core 4 and for answer. Speeds are measured in kilometers per hour.
Your right i do and you make a good point in pointing that out. As the reason i defaulted to that was that is how speed is measured over here in the UK. But that is no excuse as such in the next ac video i shall state it in both measurements to correct this.
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This is why I love GA's doctrine and design philosophy of making NEXTs that low AMS LYNX can pilot. Ultimately LYNX are still humans and susceptible to dumb trivial things like fatigue, stress, sickness and death. It doesnt matter when you have the second coming of Berlioz, Strayed, Joshua O'Brien and the Raven put together when they get taken out of the fight because of food poisoning.
Even if your larger pool of LYNX suffer casualties, those that survive and gain tremendous combat experience can train new LYNX and so on
Man, even if the world is ruined by constant wars with giant machines, Queen is still remembered as legends of music.
Got to having something to listen to while I'm stomping mts.
I actually clapped when first time i played ACFA, i checked the Collared Ranking and Roadie name is on the top 5 ranking there, from the joke of an Next in AC4 to become a well respected and a freaking baddass pilot in ACFA is just amazing for me and he deserved it
It is quite the climb and for a pilot with low ams. It just shows that the skill of a lynx is not always tied to thier ams compatibility.
Even in AC4 Roadie was not to be fucked with.
@@cybertron1000s yeah he fucked me up a good few times if I'm honest
He may be ranked low and described as such but he spanked me harder then any other NEXT in 4 (Red Rum comes close but that's in FA). I have to wonder if that was common with players and his promotion in FA was an acknowledgment of that.
@@InternetHydra i have to thank roadie for the idea of using arm bazookas, they carried my ac4 playthrough until vero nork gave me the idea of using her as missile arms. I was suprised roadie was able to be top 5 in 4A
I love the few noble heroes of armoured core that work with what they got leaving a legacy among many of the pilots
They certainly make good characters to study.
I always consider Roadie to be a good showcase of the way FS tells their stories. He isn't even a Lynx we would meet in AC4, yet the mere fact he somehow managed to become the top-dog in ACFA is enough to intrigue us to no end about the man and his stories. It's one of the better minimalism storytelling we see out there and it's way before the collective infection, for which the symptom is the incapability of shut-up about Dark Souls.
I'll add that From Software repeat themes in their series. The nobody > champ theme was prevalent between Nexus > Last Raven. Some stayed at the top, Like Jack-O and Crow, while others rose up quite a lot in the rankings and challenge, like Bolt, Omega, and Caspian.
I'll be honest, I did remember that he was in the orginal AC4, but I never realised how high he had climbed in the ranks. Though definitely humble, and knowledgeable. Knowing your limits and fighting within them are definitely not what many lynx were known for.
Well there is always an exception. But we could also put it down to luck too.
@@armoredcorelore Ah the old I lived long enough to rise the ranks XD
One of the better Dudes in AC FA world. I think the lack of info on satelite cannon made him a bit more neutral stanced afterwards towards the orca vs league war.
The fact He didn't join up with otsdarva, roy and wynne d kinda makes me wonder whats going on as he could've help the league on the Orca ending being one of the last in collard top 5 after lillium and gerald passed but somehow didn't.
but he shows up on the destruction path, which imo kinda proof that Collared top 5 club are ussually in touch with each other for major events and further proof that Wynne D could've contacted him than roy but somehow he might have decided not to show up.
If his emblem is actually based on himself irl, would hang out with him, as he seems like the anime cool uncle equivalent of Kasumi that will train you like a shonen anime mentor. Plus who better to teach you to climb the rank than the dude that survived all the way from rank 36 to 5.
Roadie is definitely one of the 'good guys' if you can say that. Still its my belief that looking over roadie that his loyalty to GA is what made him stay put and out the battle in the orca ending. As you say he seems to take a more neutral stance on the war so i think if Wynne D did call him the older lynx had an idea about what would happen to her and anyone who joined her.
That or he knew his life style of being a corporation lynx would be at risk if he helped Wynne and did not want to lose that.
@@armoredcorelore i think he probably understood a few thing going this far: Don't be a hero, and No matter how good you are Age is going to kill you.
He know this better than anyone since he lived long enought to witness the rise and fall White Glint 1st and 2nd, thus he understood that if he intervene he will just be another kill count stencil, but he also understand that even the best pilot fall to their age and corporate interest.
And he knows his place, the fact he made it to the top is not because the amount he kills, but the amount of pilot that survived the Lynx War him being one of the few that survived when all the Top Ranker Lynxs clashed with each other.
But still him showing up in destruction path is proof he can give a damn when he needs to, where as the Orca Vs League war isn't it.
Roadie's underrated struggler story is my favorite AC character arc. Finally YT recommended something beautiful.
𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.
Oh i know, he's one of these characters that just shows ams was not everything and knows he place among lynxs.
i will have to say. Roadie in AC4 wasnt a joke of a pilot to fight at all for me as i decided to start at AC4. I tired just bumrushing like i did in the last fights in the arena with no avail as i got stunlocked by his cannons and avoided.
That was how it went until i noticed that if i keep circling him i could react intime of his cannon shot by quick boosting in the other direction befor continuing my barrage of attack. Roadie was my first Aha moment in a Armored Core Game of realizing something that was just amazing and satisfying to pull off
And its memories like this that make armored core special. Roadie certainly was quite the wall for a few lynxs and in for answer came out as a real pain in the last mission, but i am happy to read how this encounter made you feel as in know i have felt the same with other lynxs.
Feedback could really sent you to a world of hurt, for start his arms has a huge knockback effect and can stun lock you if you’re not careful, secondly Roadie likes to flank the put his side boost to good use, thirdly he’s a midweight and surprisingly fast for a GA next
A very deadly foe indeed.
05:15 "hundreds of innocent people" dude, try hundred millions, strayed was a godamnded maniac in the mass murderer path.
Edit: This comment dissapeared before, don't know why
TH-cam has its moment. But yes the number was in the millions.
I kinda like the design of GA Sunshine already, this pilot is another great addition to push me to try this craft lol
I had a blast with piloting Feedback, so i would say go for it.
I love Feedback, I basically used it for 90% of AC4’s arena
Feedback is pretty deadly in the arena.
I actually bought his model kit and had to paint it cuz it didn't look as matte as it does in-game. I love the design so much!
I wish they would remaster these games
Nice, those Kotobukiya Armored Core kits are super complicated though, huh
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Complicated but fun. The steps are simple but the process can be a little annoying
Oh nice. I mean a remake would be nice, but I'll take an AC6 too.
Nice to see we're getting to the popular wingmen. I assume May Greenfield isn't too far off? :>
Maybe in a few weeks.
@@armoredcorelore Based.
I never understood how Roadie jumped up in ranks so fast, when an Original (Ms. Theresia, IIRC) actually fell in rank, especially since he was reported to have such a low AMS aptitude. And how does tuning work? Not sure if it's a sign of AMS aptitude, or was it never explained in game?
Also, headcanon: I sometimes wondered what'd happen if there was some type of ultra-low AMS program, similar to New Sunshine, that would fully bridge the link between Normals and Nexts. Imagine having to face off against elite squads of semi-standardized machines or enhanced Normals that were piloted by people who had AMS aptitude just below what it takes to pilot a Next. There was something like that, with the Bharat Squadron from Eqbal, or BFF's Silent Avalanche. I think it would have been more dramatic to have to fight such groups (or receive their aid) in certain missions. It would have fit in with the lore; Irbis Ornstein was in the Bharat Squadron before piloting a Next.
Your pretty much on the money there with Tuning as for Roadies rise to power, call it skill and being able to outlive the better GA pilots. Taking the use of schematics in ac4, a lynx would require a certain amount of frs to be able to even use a next like White Glint. The Lynxs with high AMS basically can be more in tune with thier next parts unlike say roadie who may have struggled to move a next arms smoothly as such give him weapon arm bazookas and he can focus more on the other parts.
Oh see now i like that head cannon because as you said we had the Bharat Squad who managed to pump out two lynx Irbis Ornstein and Anil Hassan. Silent Avalanche is said to have repelled almost all attacks so far on them but I think however that the corporations would have gone this route but with more nexts like the sunshine.
I love this game so much! Ty for posting!
Thank you for your comment.
I loved this guy. He was my favorite Lynx to work with by far. He also kinda reminds me of the Autobot Ironhide. And the Next's stocky shape and cannon arms definitely resemble Ironhide as well.
Roadie always straight beat my arse in the Simulator and in the Old King ending.
He is brutal for a guy who could only take out normal to begin with.
As much as Roadie was my nemesis in Occupation of Arteria Carpals, I like his honesty in spite of my felling of the cradles.
I wish you were able to take him on more missions besides Destroy Anti-Satellite Batteries, so much wasted potential...
Hey, I was thinking while watching this (and forgive me if this is something you’ve already done, I’ve had kind of a long day on little sleep so I’m a bit spacey) that it would be cool if you did a video on…common AC lore terms. Stuff like Ravens, Lynxes, NEXTs, etc etc. Just to help contextualise and clear up some of the stuff your content is covering for those of us who, while being AC fans in general, may not have played an AC game in quite a while. Just a thought :) As always, great video - I think your editing is getting a lot better, too. Not to say that it was ever bad, but it’s definitely gotten smoother and both clearer and more concise.
Hmm i have never thought about to be honest. But i like the idea =) Might have to chew it over a bit to see how i would like to present it. And thank you but i believe i still have much to learn too.
Who remembers the ogoto shoulder mounted grenade launcher
My best weapon with the EC-O307AB combo in AC4, soloing Marche Au Supplice in hard mode never been that fun :D
Ah yes the "I Don't care about ammo budget because i need s rank" back cannon.
Had one of those on most AC builds I made, unless it was PVP. I think their best moment was in 'Support the Red Beret Assault', where you escort implicitly suicidal transports through a sprawling GA-held highway network. The enemies were clumped up close enough that 2 Ogoto shots could down groups of 3-5 normals/vehicles.
Dude, your videos are amazing. I really hope the project that FromSoftware is working on really is another addition to the AC series. I think it would be cool to see you possibly cover more lore that they would add in with that game. Just found this channel the other day and had to sub. AC is easily in my top 5 game franchise list. The universe in the game is so cool and checks off all my boxes when it comes to what interests me in a sci-fi world. Just finished playing AC4 and ACFA again after years of not playing an AC game. Best mech game series off all time imo. Super underrated.
Thank you for your kind praise. Oh i would like to speculate on the lore in a further game, but i still have some much to cover as the goal is to cover the whole series of armored core. I admit like you ac just ticks my boxes on what i want, the world is full of interesting people and events, not only that but armored cores can be so personal too, its like peeking into a persons soul.
Its why i like to see other designs and see how they play. But i am glad to hear your love for AC as it makes me want to keep going. So thank you and i hope we both can continue to enjoy this very underrated series.
I was today years old that i noticed the logo was not supposed to be
kernel mustang from full metal alchemist ...
its freddy mercury
I mean i like that, but yes roadie is more based off musical band subjects.
i wonder if Dark Souls and Elden Ring lore channels would start doing videos on Armored Core politics if AC6 ever gets announced? always love all your lore videos btw!!
Thank you for your kind words and well i can't really say anything as i don't know much about the lore of elder ring and dark souls. But i always want to see more armored core content.
roadie used to clap my cheeks
a comment befitting that pfp
I see Argyros's schematics for a second or two at the end of the video. Any plans to do a video on that model? Definitely one of the cooler heavies.
Yes i do. Next weeks video is all about the Argyos.
Yes.
lovely video as always :D
Thank you.
An extremely in depth and concise report, excellent job! Though I have a question. I doubt there's enough info to do so, but is there any chance you plan on doing videos for Ay Pool(Vero Nork) or May Greenfield(Merrygate)? I'm simply asking as they're my favorites among the Allies you get. Regardless of the answer, have a good day and great vid
Thank you for your kind words and I mean there is little info, but that won't stop me. They are on my list to make videos about.
@@armoredcorelore that's great to hear and has just made my morning lol
Great video, but I'm gonna go out of topic a bit.
I'll give you word of advice, try making a good thumbnail for your video, even the simplest like ymfah's thumbnail with the thing you talk about on the right (in this case, Roadie's NEXT) and text like this in the left...
Armored Core Lore
Roadie
The Man Who Climb His Way To Top 5
Instead of just his emblem. I can work out one thumbnail example if you want. It has higher chance of drawing attention toward your audience and AC fans in general, and they're more likely goes "Oh yeah, Roadie is such a badass. Gonna listen to this." Or "Damn, what a guy."
I will wait for your answer.
Thank you for the kind praise and I'll give it a go on the next video just to see what happens.
Roadie - the road from Nobody to Top-gun
A catchy title
I have noticed something in your videos. When it comes to a next, you state their speed in mph, not km per h. Also, in armored core 4 and for answer. Speeds are measured in kilometers per hour.
Your right i do and you make a good point in pointing that out. As the reason i defaulted to that was that is how speed is measured over here in the UK. But that is no excuse as such in the next ac video i shall state it in both measurements to correct this.
3:19
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Wait, what does AMS stand for, I keep getting it confused for anti missile system
Allegorical Manipulation System
@@armoredcorelore Thanks!
What a glow up, from noob to pro ♡
That's roadie.