Secret Level S01e08 Armored Core Asset Manageme... Official

Cinder 7 drops from orbit. Immediately, he is swarmed by unmanned MTs (Muscle Tracers—the grunt units). Unlike the game, the short film shows how terrifying these things are. They move like spiders. The AC uses a pulse blade to cleave through three of them, but not without taking a massive round to the knee joint.

Alongside Keanu Reeves as the pilot, the cast features Temuera Morrison as "Old Salt," Patrick Schwarzenegger as "The Kid," and Steve Blum as Dispatch.

Observant fans are already asking: Is "Cinder 7" the protagonist of the game (621/Raven)? Secret Level S01E08 Armored Core Asset Manageme...

His mission is standard Armored Core fare: Infiltrate a contested industrial zone on the desolate planet Rubicon, destroy a rival corporation’s (Arquebus Corp) shipment of Coral energy weapons, and extract.

Here’s why this nine-minute short might be the most disturbingly realistic entry in the entire anthology. Cinder 7 drops from orbit

During his mission to a mountain base, Jon engages in a brutal aerial and ground battle against highly coordinated enemy ACs.

The episode was produced by (known for their work on Love, Death & Robots ) and directed by Dave Wilson . They move like spiders

For the player, Armored Core has always been about the garage. It is about min-maxing stats, swapping out generator units for better output

There is no applause. No credits roll music. Just the sound of a printer spitting out his termination notice.

"Contract fulfilled. Disposing of asset."

Liked this breakdown? Share your own theories about the Coral singularity in the comments below. And remember: On Rubicon, you are never the protagonist. You are just the line item.