@@armoredcoreloreI hope they put this weapon in armored core 6 even so it looks magnificently and beautifully powerful and I hope they make it into a secret weapon when you unlock it from the hardest difficulty setting
@@sniffermovies1122 its probably not gonna be an ultimate reward. a late game item, sure, but given how iconic of a weapon it is for fromsoftware, theres little chance theyre gonna lock it behind a difficulty wall. even in ACFA you get it just from beating the last mission on the "good guy" path, and in dark souls a boss you have to fight tends to have it
@@armoredcorelore I'm hoping that since it's stated that they're expanding on melee, we'll have some of gen 5's handheld blades in addition to the classic forearm mounted blades.
FromSoft's iconic blade from the very beginning. My personal bit of headcanon for AC2's Moonlight given its design language being a fair bit different to the corporation design languages is that the blade is Martian in origin and like the player, Belena found the blade while excavating Martian ruins, reverse engineered it, and peddled copies as their own product.
Ah the Legendary *MOONLIGHT.* From Software's most iconic blade. The weapon may vary from game to game, many would use this without fail due to it's raw power that can down many foes in quick succession. Nothing better than finding this Legendary weapon via a hidden location or trying to unlock it with tough conditions that many will easily accept the challenge!!! The legacy of this weapon will inevitably continue with Armored Core 6 on the horizon. The *MOON* awaits. Great video!!!!
I always thought it was cool when part names actually could be broken down into full acronyms, seems they stopped doing this as consistently once we get to Nexus, but up to AC3 you can see these designations being pretty consistent. A good example would be the iconic "gun in chest" core from AC2. It's called the ECM-XR00, which stands for Emeraude (Manufacturer) Core (Part Category) Medium (Part Weight Class) - XR00 (Model Name) For the moonlight for example: AC1-MR LS-99-MOONLIGHT -> Laser Sword - 99 - Moonlight AC2-AA LS-MOONLIGHT -> Laser Sword Moonlight AC3-SL MLB-MOONLIGHT -> Mirage Laser Blade - Moonlight Seems they brought this back in V and VD, tho I haven't played them myself.
I loved the simple nomenclature they had up to Silent Line, it made it so easy to understand what a part was at a glance. Even if the later versions gave the parts a more defined link to their corporations, it just made things more confusing - good luck trying to recognize a particular Crest part from Nexus/Last Raven at a glance. About the V gen, in those games corporations are absolutely gone (thankfully they're returning in ACVI), and nomenclature seems to be a bit all over the place, with only mini-series of equipment like the Moonlights or Karasawas having similar names and serial numbers, but that's about it.
With KRSW and MOONLIGHT expected to show up as usual, I'm mildly hopeful that we'll get to see other legacy weapons in 6. It'd be nice to see a new FINGER after all this time.
I miss the damn finger too! It was from PP right? I remember trying it out on the boss. I ended up using the slow moving missile the one that goes "goodbye f****r!" when it hit.
An iconic laser blade that cuts down foes like butter. I hope in AC6 that melee combat is very viable, fun and easy to use since I'm kinda suck at using them.
I'd hate to pay that bill. Still i suppose it better then them running on huge double AA batteries and having to tap it against an mt or a building to get that last bit of energy out of it.
Ah the Moonlight Blade, my dad used to use this weapon from the days of PS1 up to his last AC Game which was AC4 & FA. Sometimes he’d pass this moonlit torch upon me and I’ll be honest, it was an exhilarating experience as a child. Slashing through both MTs, Armored Cores and even Normals. Like a hot knife through butter, maybe in AC6 I can pick up that mighty blade again and use it as good as my father once did if not better after a decade! ❤ Im eager to return to AC after so long and use such an iconic weapon~! Hopefully its on a stone alter, like King Arthur pulling Excalibur from its stone I will claim my crown by dawning this blade in the Arena!
@@armoredcorelore The only suggestion I have is showcasing the blade in action and show how devastating it can be fighting an ac equipped with Moonlight.
@@shisterX Noted. However the reason for me not showing off the blades is the fact i am a terrible with them. I hit the air more times then i hit a foe, honestly the little arena fight i show with my ac and the moonlight in ac2 even i admit is not the best showcase of how a blade should be used.
Yeeeeeesss! I’ve been waiting for this one for months, I’m so psyched to check it out :D Between our power finally coming back on (we’ve been in the dark since 2AM Tuesday due to a massive ice storm) and now this, you absolutely made my day!
Ah dam i am sorry to hear about the power cut, but I'm glad to hear the power is back on for you and that my video is helping as that makes me smile too.
@@armoredcorelore Ok, so I just finished watching this and while it was certainly up to your excellent usual standards, there's only one thing missing that I would've liked to see. Unlike the other iconic weapon (the Karasawa), which is specific to AC, the Moonlight sword is more a hallmark of From's games in general, and I think it would've been cool to see a little reference to that, maybe just noting how it first appeared in the King's Field games, all the way through AC, and finally the Souls games as well. Just to place it in a larger historical context as regards From's work. But that's a very minor quibble. All in all, another excellent video!
When all else has been nerfed across the series, can always rely on this thing to blow through enemies. Especially in 4 when it somehow levels city sized forts by touching them lol. Very nice video again, ACLore. My personal favorite one is the AC2 one, just looks sick.
Thank you very much and ah yes the answers to next, oh wait you mean it fell over to a rocket or a blade. They should have been so much more ha ha. I admit while i like the effects of ac5 ones, i think ac4 moonlight is one that is my favourite. Just due to its backstory.
Ah yes, Moonlight Blade, the sword that I wanna use but my build said no and commit overweight... gotta carry those missiles somewhere. Now I demand the history of Missile :DD
My baby Hey ACL, a lot of Armored Core TH-cams are mentioning you in their videos and putting your channel in their description cuz you provide crazy amounts of info. Keep up the good work dude!! Love your videos.
I liked lasers and plasma. A seeking boom rocket for groups, and the Moonlight for AFs. I can't say I ever killed any NEXTs with it, but it has saved me a lot of bullets and time against Arms Forts. Getting it in AC4 was dangerous in such a confined space, but it was the coolest blade.
Armsforts really did not stand up well to rockets and blades and Anjou ah such a nail biting fight. When she knocked out your targeting system, you either shot blindly, took the fight to her or ran around the space waiting for your chance.
@@armoredcorelore I forgot about that detail. I was always lift thinking, "why did my targeting turn off?", I thought it was me misclicking for so long XD. Getting hit once by the Moonlight was usually enough to indicate you didn't want to be hit again.
The Moonlight blade has returned in Armored Core 6 in style, with a major focus on the wave attack that could only be performed by Human Plus and OP Intensify users from back then. The wave has a good width and long distance, and you can send out a second wave if you attack twice. However, the way melee works now with cooldowns means said waves will be more interspersed in the rest of your arsenal. Additionally, charging the melee attack sends out a long straight wave that can catch multiple foes at once. The IA-C01W2 Moonlight has a base attack power of 615, which is much less than you would anticipate of the legendary blade, and the impact and accumulative impact both of 495. However, the double attack you can perform will increase the total damage to 1230, which is more like it. The charge attack deals 2010 damage, which is more like it, but it takes a bit longer to execute, with 910 impact to its name. Much like Armored Core 5 and Verdict day, this legend would see an upgrade via Coral injection, dubbed the ML-Redshift. It has greater attack power and stun than the standard Moonlight, but as a tradeoff, the charge attack takes a hit to those same stats. The IA-C01W7 ML-Redshift's base attack power by comparison is a good clip higher than the Moonlight at 727, with an upgraded impact of 530, with the double swing netting you 1454 damage. As noted, however, the charge attack takes a dive, suffering a power drop to a mere 1614, and reduced impact to 820, making this blade more suitable for taking on high-ranking enemies (including ACs) instead of the usual MT rabble. Side note: the ML-Redshift also has better direct hit tracking than the Moonlight.
Might probably be one of the longest standing legendary weapons in games ever. Considering just how popular it's spiritual sucessor in the Souls series is, I would kinda put it in the same realm of stuff like the Master or Buster Sword.
Ah Moonlight, as a newbie to AC, I’m a Dark souls veteran. I loved the Moonlight Greatswords then, and you bet your sweet ass I’m gonna be using Moonlight in AC6.
in 4 / FA the stats are not necessarily accurate, due to the fact that the ARMS have a stat called ENERGY SUPPLY. This multiplies the attack power of energy weapons by the amount. This can be improved by FRS memory and stats vary based on Regulation File.
Learning something new everyday. Still I base all the videos on reg one information, so as you say if anyone is using different regulations or frs then they will be different.
Gen 2 and 4 model wise are my favorite, but I like the gen 5 effects (the energy blade, not the model). I hope they build off the effect that's in 5 in 6, cause it is very cool to look at imo.
I do like 5 effects as i said is like you engulf your foe is this sea of blue flames. Its quite cool still as a pilot who can't use blade well i tend to not use blades and i am sure it shows.
In the first gen of AC, if the player has Human Plus, the waveblade of the Moonlight is more than likely the single most devastating weapon in the game when it comes to single shot prowess. The proof is in the pudding, in that if Nineball Seraph hits the player with one of these waveblades, the player might as well call it quits at their AP is torn to shreds with such an attack.
I hope they bring back some notable AC's for the arena. Mostly I'd like them to bring back Ace from AC3. That's the main game I played and he was suuuuuper hard to beat, for me. Also his AC imo looks the coolest :)
@@armoredcorelore You know I will be waiting to hear this from you especially because I know once you do, I strongly believe you'll change everyone's perspective on the 5th gen! ^-^
New moonlight is simply a wave blade. Like the earliest version, without the melee, it is simply a ranged attack with two consecutive back to back wave attacks at range, or a charge attack that makes a really big wave with longer range. Fun fact: The AC6 version of the Moonlight can attack through walls!
I think Darkmoon was a change specific to ER, but I could be wrong. Just because Ranni uses dark moon spells and it's the weapon she gives you, so it makes sense to reflavour it slightly.
5:40 you made a oopsie with the late 3rd gen moonlight. 2048 isn't the attack power its the discharge heat. 1772 is the attack power. On a side not elf 3 is amazing. Lightest fastest high attack power blade best heat attack of the blades and a disproportionately powerful blade wave that when fired on the ground out damages all other blades damage with the exception of Very specialized poke builds.
As a long-time player of Armored Core, the best versions of the Moonlight are the original, when enhanced by Human Plus, wrecks anything, whether you are close to it or not. Armored Core 2 and 2 Another Age for its design. Armored Core For Answer
The MLB-LS/003, not really to be honest. I've had a look in my copy of armored core last raven perfect manual and Silent line one to check and the only real lore is the a name change to WL01LB-ELF and that it suffered like many parts a major rise in Discarded heat.
There is a hidden blade in the last raven that I THINK* is a moonlight blade or something like it, all I know is I kept using it till the end of the game, this was a big deal because its in the second or third mission of the entire game, hidden all the way up on top of a dam near the mid point of the level. Correct me if im wrong armoredcorelore! :D
Had to get out the walkthrough for this question but this would not be the rasetsu parry blade you talking about would it? It is found in the third level of last raven or are we talking about the YWL16LB-ELF3, the crwlo6lba or the YWLO3LB TAROS as all these are hidden blades within LR. And there is a moonlight in last raven, but its given as a reward for completing Destroy AC Vigilance and its the WL Moonlight
@@armoredcoreloreNot only is there the moonlight, but there's also an alternate version of it - ML-Redshift. If I recall correctly, it's obtained via a rather spoilery arena battle available mid chapter 4 of NG++
@@milesnevills5534 you still need to adapt to its movement in attack pattern, because modern from software bosses have different attack pattern and movement in the player had to adapt to the situation. This applies to Armored Core 6
@@armoredcorelore I have some weird idea. How about a video about the starter AC of each games? Dive into the lore and possible reasons of why the starter of each games come with those parts!
I don't think you mentioned this, the Moonlight can shoot a wave attack out of it if you do a special input. I think it is the most defining characteristic of the blade.
From AC1 to ac3 blade waving can be done with any blade as long as the raven is a human plus. But from nexus till last raven any blade could produce a blade wave by using the blade while boosting. It was not something only the moonlight could do.
Sure its first appearance was in the kings field series. But the moonlight blade is seen in a lot of fromsoftwares games and each one has developed its own history within these worlds.
@@armoredcorelore always have to comment twice, algorithm likes interactions. Lol. And thank you! It took way too long for me to catch that btw... lol. I didn't even notice. Funny enough Ace is my favorite enemy from AC3 besides Painkiller.
"Nineball Seraph has two."
Yes and that's why I'm twice as afraid of it. (I had to rerun that mission so many times...)
Me too ha ha. I should have never taken my tank ac in there.
@@armoredcorelore bruh, I killed 9ball with moonlight when he was rushing at me, he staggers at each hit. The fight was so anti climactic XD
@@armoredcoreloreI hope they put this weapon in armored core 6 even so it looks magnificently and beautifully powerful and I hope they make it into a secret weapon when you unlock it from the hardest difficulty setting
@@sniffermovies1122 its probably not gonna be an ultimate reward. a late game item, sure, but given how iconic of a weapon it is for fromsoftware, theres little chance theyre gonna lock it behind a difficulty wall. even in ACFA you get it just from beating the last mission on the "good guy" path, and in dark souls a boss you have to fight tends to have it
It'll be interesting to see what form it takes in 6 with how colorful it's history has been.
It will as i admit playing through the games again, i have come to really like the X100.
@@armoredcorelore I'm hoping that since it's stated that they're expanding on melee, we'll have some of gen 5's handheld blades in addition to the classic forearm mounted blades.
I kinda hope it looks a bit like it did in 3. I loved how fat and heavy the hilt looked, really sold the power of it.
It looks l8ke a mantis blade
curve power blade
FromSoft's iconic blade from the very beginning.
My personal bit of headcanon for AC2's Moonlight given its design language being a fair bit different to the corporation design languages is that the blade is Martian in origin and like the player, Belena found the blade while excavating Martian ruins, reverse engineered it, and peddled copies as their own product.
Nothing to say not, I'd go with it. Besides they must have left something else besides disorder units.
Ive always felt that way about it and the karasawa with Zio matrix
Ah the Legendary *MOONLIGHT.* From Software's most iconic blade. The weapon may vary from game to game, many would use this without fail due to it's raw power that can down many foes in quick succession. Nothing better than finding this Legendary weapon via a hidden location or trying to unlock it with tough conditions that many will easily accept the challenge!!! The legacy of this weapon will inevitably continue with Armored Core 6 on the horizon. The *MOON* awaits. Great video!!!!
Thank you and i eagerly await to see where fromsoftware take this blade next.
I like how it is referenced in the souls games as well.
I pissed on the MOON
I always thought it was cool when part names actually could be broken down into full acronyms, seems they stopped doing this as consistently once we get to Nexus, but up to AC3 you can see these designations being pretty consistent. A good example would be the iconic "gun in chest" core from AC2. It's called the ECM-XR00, which stands for Emeraude (Manufacturer) Core (Part Category) Medium (Part Weight Class) - XR00 (Model Name)
For the moonlight for example:
AC1-MR
LS-99-MOONLIGHT -> Laser Sword - 99 - Moonlight
AC2-AA
LS-MOONLIGHT -> Laser Sword Moonlight
AC3-SL
MLB-MOONLIGHT -> Mirage Laser Blade - Moonlight
Seems they brought this back in V and VD, tho I haven't played them myself.
I loved the simple nomenclature they had up to Silent Line, it made it so easy to understand what a part was at a glance. Even if the later versions gave the parts a more defined link to their corporations, it just made things more confusing - good luck trying to recognize a particular Crest part from Nexus/Last Raven at a glance.
About the V gen, in those games corporations are absolutely gone (thankfully they're returning in ACVI), and nomenclature seems to be a bit all over the place, with only mini-series of equipment like the Moonlights or Karasawas having similar names and serial numbers, but that's about it.
It is cool.
I loved that about playing 3 and Silent Line because that's how manufactures actually label products
Such extreme stats, including the energy drain. Wielding 2 moonlights was fun, as was watching my energy meter.
I admit i would always panic with energy so these stats did not help.
With KRSW and MOONLIGHT expected to show up as usual, I'm mildly hopeful that we'll get to see other legacy weapons in 6. It'd be nice to see a new FINGER after all this time.
Oh the finger, now that would be neat. Costly on the old ammo budget but neat.
I miss the damn finger too! It was from PP right? I remember trying it out on the boss. I ended up using the slow moving missile the one that goes "goodbye f****r!" when it hit.
It was indeed in Project Phantasma.
Task and a half to get, but it's so fucking busted.
@@ACFoxeye I only find it useful in Arena. Hehe. Such a gamebreaker!
R-Arm named finger
An iconic laser blade that cuts down foes like butter. I hope in AC6 that melee combat is very viable, fun and easy to use since I'm kinda suck at using them.
Me too, i was never good with a blade i hit more air and walls then anything else.
Ahh, my truest mentor, my guiding moonlight!
Oh how the worlds of fiction Criss Cross
Ah, you were at my side all along.
My true mentor. My guiding Moonlight.
and i still need to play this game.
@@armoredcorelore Bloodborne is my favorite non ac fromsoft game
@@procow2274 Has to be chromehounds for me.
Ever since I saw Angu rock a moonlight on her right arm I've been doing the same for most of my builds using this blade.
She does handle it well, i even have a next based off her style. But it does not see much use.
"Keeping the energy sector in business, one swing at a time!"
I'd hate to pay that bill. Still i suppose it better then them running on huge double AA batteries and having to tap it against an mt or a building to get that last bit of energy out of it.
Fancy meeting you here 🐄
@@procow2274 What are the odds?!
About time this finally showed up...
Well as one arms-fort commander said "Kept you waiting huh."
@@armoredcorelore
I hope ACVI references Metal Gear or other mecha-based games/TV series
Ah the Moonlight Blade, my dad used to use this weapon from the days of PS1 up to his last AC Game which was AC4 & FA. Sometimes he’d pass this moonlit torch upon me and I’ll be honest, it was an exhilarating experience as a child. Slashing through both MTs, Armored Cores and even Normals. Like a hot knife through butter, maybe in AC6 I can pick up that mighty blade again and use it as good as my father once did if not better after a decade! ❤ Im eager to return to AC after so long and use such an iconic weapon~! Hopefully its on a stone alter, like King Arthur pulling Excalibur from its stone I will claim my crown by dawning this blade in the Arena!
This is cool. Thank you for sharing.
So did you go get it yet?
Dude! Since I discovered your channel, this was the most anticipated video from you ever!!! The Excalibur of armored core series.
No pressure then ha ha. Well i hope i did it justice then.
@@armoredcorelore The only suggestion I have is showcasing the blade in action and show how devastating it can be fighting an ac equipped with Moonlight.
@@shisterX Noted. However the reason for me not showing off the blades is the fact i am a terrible with them. I hit the air more times then i hit a foe, honestly the little arena fight i show with my ac and the moonlight in ac2 even i admit is not the best showcase of how a blade should be used.
Yeeeeeesss! I’ve been waiting for this one for months, I’m so psyched to check it out :D Between our power finally coming back on (we’ve been in the dark since 2AM Tuesday due to a massive ice storm) and now this, you absolutely made my day!
Ah dam i am sorry to hear about the power cut, but I'm glad to hear the power is back on for you and that my video is helping as that makes me smile too.
@@armoredcorelore Ok, so I just finished watching this and while it was certainly up to your excellent usual standards, there's only one thing missing that I would've liked to see. Unlike the other iconic weapon (the Karasawa), which is specific to AC, the Moonlight sword is more a hallmark of From's games in general, and I think it would've been cool to see a little reference to that, maybe just noting how it first appeared in the King's Field games, all the way through AC, and finally the Souls games as well. Just to place it in a larger historical context as regards From's work.
But that's a very minor quibble. All in all, another excellent video!
When all else has been nerfed across the series, can always rely on this thing to blow through enemies. Especially in 4 when it somehow levels city sized forts by touching them lol. Very nice video again, ACLore. My personal favorite one is the AC2 one, just looks sick.
Thank you very much and ah yes the answers to next, oh wait you mean it fell over to a rocket or a blade. They should have been so much more ha ha. I admit while i like the effects of ac5 ones, i think ac4 moonlight is one that is my favourite. Just due to its backstory.
Ah yes, Moonlight Blade, the sword that I wanna use but my build said no and commit overweight... gotta carry those missiles somewhere.
Now I demand the history of Missile :DD
See no missiles in this video and your here. As for the history of missiles, I'd be creating a movie and last raven already has my movie spot ha ha.
A raven after my heart.
My baby
Hey ACL, a lot of Armored Core TH-cams are mentioning you in their videos and putting your channel in their description cuz you provide crazy amounts of info. Keep up the good work dude!! Love your videos.
Thank you for the kind words and neat I'll have to thank them and go show some support to thier channels too.
A weapon as legendary as the game itself. Excellent video!
Thank you.
I liked lasers and plasma. A seeking boom rocket for groups, and the Moonlight for AFs. I can't say I ever killed any NEXTs with it, but it has saved me a lot of bullets and time against Arms Forts. Getting it in AC4 was dangerous in such a confined space, but it was the coolest blade.
Armsforts really did not stand up well to rockets and blades and Anjou ah such a nail biting fight. When she knocked out your targeting system, you either shot blindly, took the fight to her or ran around the space waiting for your chance.
@@armoredcorelore I forgot about that detail. I was always lift thinking, "why did my targeting turn off?", I thought it was me misclicking for so long XD. Getting hit once by the Moonlight was usually enough to indicate you didn't want to be hit again.
"Ah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor. My guiding WL-MOONLIGHT"
Well just don't close your eyes while piloting or you'll hit the air more then anything else.
Can't wait to see this channel blow up when the new one drops
Thank you for your kind words and well we'll see.
@@armoredcorelore if you get a mic, you'll be prepared for the influx of newbies
@@randomname8587 I think i just need to fix my audio issue first.
It's already the most sought after weapon in AC6 and it hasn't even been released lol.
I can already see the builds now.
Hehe. I'd love to dual wield it..
The Moonlight blade has returned in Armored Core 6 in style, with a major focus on the wave attack that could only be performed by Human Plus and OP Intensify users from back then. The wave has a good width and long distance, and you can send out a second wave if you attack twice. However, the way melee works now with cooldowns means said waves will be more interspersed in the rest of your arsenal. Additionally, charging the melee attack sends out a long straight wave that can catch multiple foes at once.
The IA-C01W2 Moonlight has a base attack power of 615, which is much less than you would anticipate of the legendary blade, and the impact and accumulative impact both of 495. However, the double attack you can perform will increase the total damage to 1230, which is more like it. The charge attack deals 2010 damage, which is more like it, but it takes a bit longer to execute, with 910 impact to its name.
Much like Armored Core 5 and Verdict day, this legend would see an upgrade via Coral injection, dubbed the ML-Redshift. It has greater attack power and stun than the standard Moonlight, but as a tradeoff, the charge attack takes a hit to those same stats.
The IA-C01W7 ML-Redshift's base attack power by comparison is a good clip higher than the Moonlight at 727, with an upgraded impact of 530, with the double swing netting you 1454 damage. As noted, however, the charge attack takes a dive, suffering a power drop to a mere 1614, and reduced impact to 820, making this blade more suitable for taking on high-ranking enemies (including ACs) instead of the usual MT rabble. Side note: the ML-Redshift also has better direct hit tracking than the Moonlight.
I feel like you already have written the script for the ac6 moonlight here ha ha.
@@armoredcorelore LOL! Figured I'd pitch in now that AC6 woke up like a dog of war.
Might probably be one of the longest standing legendary weapons in games ever.
Considering just how popular it's spiritual sucessor in the Souls series is, I would kinda put it in the same realm of stuff like the Master or Buster Sword.
It is a legend in its own right and well i just think the master sword and the buster sword maybe a little more known.
This, the Karasawa, and the Zio Matrix videos have made me a sub. This is the channel I’ve been wanting to see. Lore for the AC verse.
Thank you for your kind praise. I hope to keep that lore coming with ac6 and then go back hit the other gen topics i and other want.
Ah Moonlight, as a newbie to AC, I’m a Dark souls veteran. I loved the Moonlight Greatswords then, and you bet your sweet ass I’m gonna be using Moonlight in AC6.
Hope you enjoy. Its just a sleep away for me. So hype!
now its a ranged damage "meelee" weapon with a charged wide arc. its certainly interesting in AC6
It is and still fun to use.
This was a lot of fun. Didn't know it made it to fifth Gen. Guess I have a reason to dust those off after all
Thank you, glad to hear it was fun. I would encourage it, have some fun slashing foes into a sea of blue fire.
Some people thought the Moonlight was taken from Souls games, mostly those who don't know any better.
Ah not everyone likes history and souls was such a big game that it stuck with a lot of people being thier first fromsoftware game.
i like how 6 gives it a sword beam
My favorite melee weapon has finally been cover feels good
Well i hope i did it justice.
The Holy Moonlight Blade truly is a game spanning Blade
Let's see what it does in AC6!
in 4 / FA the stats are not necessarily accurate, due to the fact that the ARMS have a stat called ENERGY SUPPLY. This multiplies the attack power of energy weapons by the amount. This can be improved by FRS memory and stats vary based on Regulation File.
Learning something new everyday. Still I base all the videos on reg one information, so as you say if anyone is using different regulations or frs then they will be different.
Ah yes, AC5, where they took the name a bit too literal.
Yes the blade is very to the point, but the effects are pretty cool.
i do hope that in 6 it will be an energy shield and blade.
Be kind of cool, a mech knight build.
Armored core 6 has the moonlight blade
It does.
Gen 2 and 4 model wise are my favorite, but I like the gen 5 effects (the energy blade, not the model). I hope they build off the effect that's in 5 in 6, cause it is very cool to look at imo.
I do like 5 effects as i said is like you engulf your foe is this sea of blue flames. Its quite cool still as a pilot who can't use blade well i tend to not use blades and i am sure it shows.
I was waiting for this!
Hope you enjoy.
When i was childhood those pesky top 20 ACs(human+) who equipped moonlight that always kills me after i challenge on arena in project phantasma
I swear they just gave it out in goody bags to these ravens.
Ac2 version is my favorite although it was only recently i noticed the ac3 version had 30 more attack power.
I think the 5th gen moonlight has recently become a fav of mine and yep my mistake. Might fix it if i update the video for ac6 moonlight.
In the first gen of AC, if the player has Human Plus, the waveblade of the Moonlight is more than likely the single most devastating weapon in the game when it comes to single shot prowess. The proof is in the pudding, in that if Nineball Seraph hits the player with one of these waveblades, the player might as well call it quits at their AP is torn to shreds with such an attack.
It is if a player can land the wave shot. As for seraph that is just overkill on that guy, i don't know how many resets i had battle him.
@@armoredcorelore try doing it blade only its fun 🙂
@@procow2274 I will give it a try then =)
Its so cracked in For Answer I love it
I go out of my way too main the Moonlight in every armored core I can't help it... ever since I was a kid on the PS1 Moonlight all the way
No problem with that, its your choice what you use in ac games, so play how you like. I just suck at blading so tend to avoid them.
Can't wait for more armored corelore
Well i am sure there is a lot more to come and not only from me either.
armored core 6 has 2 moonlight blades, a blue one and a red one. i havent found canopus/kurosawa yet....
I have =)
The KRSV is the Karasawa, you get it for collecting all logs.
I hope they bring back some notable AC's for the arena. Mostly I'd like them to bring back Ace from AC3. That's the main game I played and he was suuuuuper hard to beat, for me. Also his AC imo looks the coolest :)
Who know maybe we'll get a return of some oldies in new bodies and ace was pretty tough.
Why are we getting so much new armored core content all of a sudden?
i believe its the hype for the new game, the recent interview and that the game is now showing up on the xbox store.
By any chance, can you cover the story of Armored core 5 and Verdict day? I find such interest in the huge difference from gen 4 and gen 5 ACs
I plan too and i am working on it in the background too with translations from the acv and acvd books.
@@armoredcorelore You know I will be waiting to hear this from you especially because I know once you do, I strongly believe you'll change everyone's perspective on the 5th gen! ^-^
Nice work on the moonlight blade man
Thank you for the kind words as always.
@@armoredcorelore remember armored core is the best from software.
The moonlight was always able to throw energy waves from the 1st ac
this is gonna need updating....
I will.
@@armoredcorelore same will go for the.... kagawara? is that right?
@@jamesiewalters2360 Yep just working on an ac6 video right now.
@@armoredcorelore roger dodger.
No love for the short yellow blade in AA? That bad boy was awesome….
New moonlight is simply a wave blade. Like the earliest version, without the melee, it is simply a ranged attack with two consecutive back to back wave attacks at range, or a charge attack that makes a really big wave with longer range. Fun fact: The AC6 version of the Moonlight can attack through walls!
At long last!
It has arrived!
Having a sword fight with Anjou is quite a challenging.
Is it ever. Even now playing it as long as i have i still fear facing her.
@@armoredcorelore I admit that I get my ass beat a lot by her too, until I could give her a decent sword fight.
Of course it wouldn’t be a Fromsoft game if it didn’t have a moonlight blade in it
Got to keep that tradition.
Finally~
Kept you waiting huh.
@@armoredcorelore ♥
"I like, sword!"
"That's a personal weapon."
Who wants some wang?
@@armoredcorelore Hello?
IS your refrigerator running?
Better catch it! ha ha ha!
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Cool.
In AC: VD there was combo of two sword strikes at once? Like this "X" - shaped moove.
You are correct in V and VD you can strike with both blades at once making an x shape.
@@armoredcorelore Thats cool. I am playing V now but I didn't tried duo laser swords
Wild... cat.
if its a from soft game you gonna find that moonlight blade
AC6 Moonlight Blade Main here.
Cut them all down.
@@armoredcorelore Proceeding, sir.
I wonder if in AC6, it keeps the moonlight title or if it changes to Darkmoon to reflect its change in elden ring
Its possible and maybe some new lore behind it would be cool too.
I think Darkmoon was a change specific to ER, but I could be wrong. Just because Ranni uses dark moon spells and it's the weapon she gives you, so it makes sense to reflavour it slightly.
probably in 6, we will hv MOONLIGHT series of melee weapon, not just Laser Blade...
Who knows? Its always been a blade, but maybe we'll get a collection.
5:40 you made a oopsie with the late 3rd gen moonlight. 2048 isn't the attack power its the discharge heat. 1772 is the attack power.
On a side not elf 3 is amazing. Lightest fastest high attack power blade best heat attack of the blades and a disproportionately powerful blade wave that when fired on the ground out damages all other blades damage with the exception of Very specialized poke builds.
Its happens, ac i find is always a learning process with its parts and numbers.
As a long-time player of Armored Core, the best versions of the Moonlight are the original, when enhanced by Human Plus, wrecks anything, whether you are close to it or not.
Armored Core 2 and 2 Another Age for its design.
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Love this weapon! I don't remember it's name but there's an Energy blade in the 3rd Gen games that shoots out spinning energy. Any lore on that one?
The MLB-LS/003, not really to be honest. I've had a look in my copy of armored core last raven perfect manual and Silent line one to check and the only real lore is the a name change to WL01LB-ELF and that it suffered like many parts a major rise in Discarded heat.
@@armoredcorelore damn, I see. Thanks though, still good information to know. 👍
There have been dedicated wave blades since at least master of arena. The main advantage being they can throw beams in the air
Would it not be something if in 6 its blood red?
I mean sure, but how about green?
There is a hidden blade in the last raven that I THINK* is a moonlight blade or something like it, all I know is I kept using it till the end of the game, this was a big deal because its in the second or third mission of the entire game, hidden all the way up on top of a dam near the mid point of the level. Correct me if im wrong armoredcorelore! :D
Had to get out the walkthrough for this question but this would not be the rasetsu parry blade you talking about would it? It is found in the third level of last raven or are we talking about the YWL16LB-ELF3, the crwlo6lba or the YWLO3LB TAROS as all these are hidden blades within LR. And there is a moonlight in last raven, but its given as a reward for completing Destroy AC Vigilance and its the WL Moonlight
@@armoredcorelore Its been so long I cant remember the name! If its ontop of a dam/rock formation in the third level than thats it!
@@Pathfinder118 That is completely fair. I believe its the rasettu parry blade then.
The blade I used cause it's light and has the power next to moonlight, is that the blade you use?
You should update this for AC6, the blade is acquirable but only in ch4.
Yes it is. I am just playing through the game now and found it after losing to the boss for the fifth time ha ha.
@@armoredcoreloreNot only is there the moonlight, but there's also an alternate version of it - ML-Redshift. If I recall correctly, it's obtained via a rather spoilery arena battle available mid chapter 4 of NG++
@@milesnevills5534 you still need to adapt to its movement in attack pattern, because modern from software bosses have different attack pattern and movement in the player had to adapt to the situation. This applies to Armored Core 6
@@kevingame3198 I believe you may have directed that reply to the wrong person
@@milesnevills5534 sorry about that
Frighteners on Mars! No!
Looks like our work here is done.
Im detecting a unit of unknown origin a raven ...
Me when I hear moonlight blade: me:
Yess!!!!!!!
Ha ha!
Look like this video need an update!!!
Already in the works.
@@armoredcorelore I have some weird idea. How about a video about the starter AC of each games? Dive into the lore and possible reasons of why the starter of each games come with those parts!
@@deviancepurplehaze6045 I'll think on it before i add it to my ever growing to do list =)
Gen4 Moonlight is best designed Moonlight.
I don't think you mentioned this, the Moonlight can shoot a wave attack out of it if you do a special input.
I think it is the most defining characteristic of the blade.
From AC1 to ac3 blade waving can be done with any blade as long as the raven is a human plus. But from nexus till last raven any blade could produce a blade wave by using the blade while boosting. It was not something only the moonlight could do.
@@armoredcorelore yes but the gen 1 beam was absurdly strong.
Ah, but Moonlight is *not* Armored Core history.
Sure its first appearance was in the kings field series. But the moonlight blade is seen in a lot of fromsoftwares games and each one has developed its own history within these worlds.
The Moonlight has strongers ties to Armored Core than it does any of the Souls games.
@@MrPikaGammer King's Field
@@FighterDoken there was a single King's Field, on the other hand there are fifteen Armored Cores.
I hated the one in gen 5 so much.
That's fair i think everyone has that one they dislike.
but uhhhhhhhhh
Why does it suck in AC6? I must be using it wrong..
Have not had a chance to try it out yet. But i will.
"the muuun-light blade"
I love the videos man, but WTF is this guy's accent? British?
Thank you and yes i am British.
I love how no one ever talks about how the arms you use with a laser blade effects the way it swings, the damage given, and the energy use….
It's neat, but not really linked into the history of the Moonlight blade.
And also the legs and sometimes even the core
YEEAAAHHHH
Definitely excited for this one..... oooohhhhh yeah buddy.
So excited he had to comment twice. Thanks for the support ACE. Hope all is getting there your end.
@@armoredcorelore always have to comment twice, algorithm likes interactions. Lol. And thank you! It took way too long for me to catch that btw... lol. I didn't even notice. Funny enough Ace is my favorite enemy from AC3 besides Painkiller.