History Characters / ArmoredCoreVISecondaryCharactersAndFactions

* GreaterScopeVillain: Even though he's only mentioned in data logs found throughout the game, Assistant No. 1 is quite possibly the single most influential character in the entire game. He's implied to have replaced his former mentor Professor Nagai as the new Director of the Rubicon Research Institute, which was once the sole governing body of the entire planet, giving him great political clout and a lot of influence. He created and revolutionized the augmentation surgery process utilized by multiple characters, including 621. He was directly responsible for the inception of the C-Weapons and private armies. The Fires of Ibis were caused deliberately in a direct attempt to halt his plans for humanity in their tracks, and many other factions ended up significantly impacted by the cataclysm. Both Handler Walter and "Cinder" Carla have had their entire worldviews shaped by his actions both directly and indirectly. Practically everything could be traced back to him, and the only reason why he's not the BigBad of the game is because he's long since been killed.

* AIIsACrapshoot: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}; while it seems like ALLMIND is operating under a rogue agenda by manipulating the corporations and mercenaries at first, she is trying to ensure that the conditions on Rubicon remain in a state where a calamity such as the Fires of Ibis that razed the planet cannot ever happen again, allocating the Coral to instead try and kickstart the next stage of human evolution for their benefit... albeit on terms ''they'' find acceptable.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Attempts a "benevolent" variant on C4-621 and Ayre -- once they fulfill their role in ALLMIND's plan for the Coral Release project -- by announcing the former two will perform a FusionDance with ALLMIND to become the trigger for Coral Release, which would have more than likely reduced C4-621 and Ayre to [[DeathOfPersonality a subroutine in ALLMIND's greater collective]]... but the assimilated Iguazu's GreenEyedMonster nature manages to override ALLMIND's control and tries to defeat C4-621 first. ALLMIND is at first content to allow this development to proceed, but eventually regrets it once [[DuelBoss Iguazu takes full control]] over the IB-07: SOL 644.

** In NewGamePlus, the Rubicon Liberation Force subtly changes their approach as G1 Michigan informs Handler Walter the RLF are now hiring independent mercenaries to help even the odds. [[spoiler:During the assault on the dam complex, the RLF contacts 621, asking the augmented human to work for them instead and betray the Redguns.]] This continues into NG++ where they request 621 for vital operations such as defending the Strider [[spoiler:and rescuing captured RLF members, including its founder]].

* ChildSoldiers: Ziyi's precise age isn't mentioned, but her voice and the datalogs of the other RLF members imply she's probably no more older a teenager.

!!! '''Voiced by:''' You Taichi (Japanese), Creator/RebaBuhr (English)

* TheChessmaster: The greatest example of this in the entire game, having manipulated and controlled the conflict on Coral since the start, to the point it's implied she was the one who lead BRANCH to leak the existence of Coral still being on Rubicon to the corporations. As soon as she makes notice of Ayre and 621's symbiosis and they agree to her plans, she executes a flawless master stroke that horrifyingly massacres all factions on RUBICON, including stopping the OVERSEER's own great plan in her tracks in brutal and violent fashion. The only thing that stops her in the route where she makes her grand gambit is 621 defeating her; if they had failed, ALLMIND would have assimilated both all Humanity and all Coral into herself through the release. Tellingly, if you fail to regain control of the Xylem, thus ensuring the second Fires of Ibis will come to pass, it doesn't show any shock or dismay like Walter or Ayre do when their own plans are jeopardized, but instead grumbles about needing to adjust the plan, [[XanatosSpeedChess meaning she still has contingencies]] ''even in what the OVERSEER believes would stop the threat of the Coral for good.''

** She can also be compared to Hustler One (better known by its [=AC's=] name, [[MascotVillain Nine-Ball]]) from the PSX games. The latter was an AI designed to keep the CorporateWarfare stagnant to prevent an event like the Great Destruction from happening again. ALLMIND, on the other hand, is a cunning ideologue whose goal is to forcibly "evolve" humanity to a new stage, albeit by erasing their free will.

* CurbStompBattle: Defeats Handler Walter and "Cinder" Carla in the "Alea Iacta Est" route ending — which is implied, by the sheer speed of their shock at her arrival and how fast ALLMIND responds — that both were dealt with shortly after C4-621 regains control of the ship the duo commandeered. Which is noteworthy as Handler Walter is the FinalBoss in the "Liberator of Rubicon" ending and puts up a hell of a last stand that shows he's no pushover.

** While taken aback by Iguazu suddenly taking control over her AC body, ALLMIND initially allowed Iguazu to act as he pleased in his battle with 621 while also trying to convince him to fully integrate himself with her. But when Iguazu screams at her and Ayre both to shut up and fully asserts control over the IB-07: SOL 644, effectively locking ALLMIND out while he focuses on killing 621 without anymore distractions, she starts to show signs of becoming nervous. Eventually, she declares Iguazu to be a mistake and “Irregular.”

* GreaterScopeVillain: ALLMIND acts in the background, setting forth in motion many plans in a bid to activate “Coral Release” and control humanity’s next evolution, all the while the corporations and the Rubicon Liberation Front fight each other. In the “Alea Iacta Est” route, ALLMIND decides you are a worthy asset to her plan, so she recruits you to help make her goal possible, and trashes the only remaining corporation Arquebus later on [[MookHorrorShow while their forces die in spectacular manner and you help ALLMIND’s forces along the way]]. However, she neglects to mention she plans to absorb your mind along with Ayre into her database until the [[TrueFinalBoss final battle]].

* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: Despite being a "support network", NewGamePlus quickly shows there's more to her than meets the eye when she starts assigning 621 unique Arena missions, handling her own weapons development and eventually turns out to be sentient enough to lure you into joining her own conspiracy.

* NotSoStoic: In the Japanese dub, ALLMIND drops her monotone inflection and sounds distraught and dismayed that her plan for humanity's potential will all have come to naught after her defeat, until Ayre tells her that they will pull the trigger on Coral Release — at which point ALLMIND goes silent without complaint.

* AceCustom: Downplayed. In addition to giving mercenaries access to a wide variety of services such as Armored Core maintenance and deliveries via the Parts Shop, she also offers her own selection of in-house weapons and parts. While the weapons are available to everyone, the MIND ALPHA, BETA, and GAMMA parts are only available via LOGHUNT and the Arena. She also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} since there's no reason for a "mercenary support system" to develop her own weapons and tech. That Sulla, an independant merc who is backed by Institute mechs in NG++, uses parts created by ALLMIND implies he's working for the A.I.[[note]]It's heavily implied "Kate Markson" doesn't exist and is in fact ALLMIND masquerading as a merc; the flavor text and Arena description of MIND BETA states the AC is designed to be fully autonomous and doesn't require a pilot, with the AC's A.I. being capable of fighting on par with a highly-skilled mercenary[[/note]].
* AffablyEvil: ALLMIND maintains her polite and professional tone after revealing herself to be sentient and with an AssimilationPlot in mind.
* AIIsACrapshoot: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}, while it seems like she is operating under a rogue agenda by manipulating the corporations and mercenaries at first — ALLMIND is simply trying to ensure that the conditions on Rubicon remain in a state where a calamity such as the one that initially annihilated the planet cannot ever happen again, allocating the Coral to instead try and kickstart the next stage of human evolution for their benefit, albeit on terms ''they'' find acceptable.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Expresses this trope in more ways than one. ALLMIND develops new technology by leveraging the fact that she possesses combat data from every registered mercenary. Not only is her final AC the product of such research, it demonstrates the ability during a confrontation with Walter and Carla to field an entire unmanned AC squadron based on the now-deceased Vespers.

* BaitAndSwitchBoss: In the final mission of the "Alea Iacta Est" route, it looks as if ALLMIND will be the TrueFinalBoss of the game...only for Iguazu to pull a VillainOverride and take over in a bid to kill 621.
* TheChessmaster: The greatest example of this in the entire game, having manipulated and controlled the conflict on Coral since the start, to the point it's implied she was the one who lead BRANCH to leak the existence of Coral still being on Rubicon to the corporations. As soon as she makes notice of Ayre and 621's symbiosis and they agree to her plans, she executes a flawless master stroke that horrifyingly massacres all factions on RUBICON, including stopping the OVERSEER's own great plan in her tracks in brutal and violent fashion. The only thing that stops her in the route where she makes her grand gambit is 621 defeating her; if they had failed, ALLMIND would have assimilated both all Humanity and all Coral into herself through the release. Tellingly, if you fail to regain control of the Xylem, thus ensuring the second Fires of Ibis will come to pass, it doesn't show any shock or dismay like Walter or Ayre do when their own plans are jeopardized, but instead simply grumbles about needing to adjust the plan, [[XanatosSpeedChess meaning it still has contingencies]] ''even in what the OVERSEER believes would stop the threat of the Coral for good.''

* CurbStompBattle: Does this to Handler Walter and "Cinder" Carla in the "Alea Iacta Est" route ending — which is implied, by the sheer speed of their shock at her arrival and how fast ALLMIND responds that both have been dealt with mere seconds after C4-621 regains control of the ship they commandeered, that it was a OneHitKill on both on them ''simultaneously'', which is noteworthy as Handler Walter is the FinalBoss in the "Liberator of Rubicon" ending and puts up a hell of a last stand that shows he's absolutely no pushover in a fight.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There's nothing unusual or special about ALLMIND as her purpose is to support and provide logistical information to the mercenaries who use her network services. That is, until you start NewGamePlus, when ALLMIND specifically asks 621 to test new AC autonamous units to be tested, claiming she will find useful data from watching two humanoid weapons go at it. This makes no sense for a support network, less so for when you read the flavor text of the MIND ALPHA and MIND BETA parts, both of which were designed by ALLMIND. It's by far the biggest hint that ALLMIND isn't just a simple AI.

* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Assuming she wasn't already designed the way she is, ALLMIND began as a support network designed to assist and cater to mercenaries, giving them access to resources such as AC maintenance. At some point, she took the "support" part of her programming to extreme levels as she wishes for humanity to evolve with the use of Coral and creating TheSingularity.
* HumongousMecha: In the second phase of the battle, ALLMIND will dispose of the heavily damaged MIND GAMMA they were piloting during the WolfPackBoss phase and instead arrive in an absolutely ''gargantuan'' AC that will dwarf yours by a significant margin... and it is not a MightyGlacier at all with how frighteningly ''[[LightningBruiser fast]]'' something of that size moves at you.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Assimilating a copy of [[TheRival Iguazu's]] mind into her neural net ends up biting her plans in the ass, as his GreenEyedMonster tendencies against C4-621 end up [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth leading him to override control from the greater AI]], ruining her plans of performing a FusionDance with C4-621 and Ayre to initiate the activation of the Coral and save mankind, so that he can instead kill them himself.

* MeaningfulName: She wants to enact an AssimilationPlot and upload all of humanity's minds into herself.

* OutsideContextProblem: ''Nothing'' is explained about ALLMIND beyond her existence as a mercenary support network; it's never made clear how long ALLMIND has been in operation, where she came from, and who made the damn thing. The fact that everyone except for Thumb Dolmayan, 621, and Ayre only knows of her as a support network A.I. is how she manages to catch everyone off-guard in the "Alea Iacta Est" route, suddenly taking control of the PCA and Institute MT mechs to slaughter Aruebus' forces and then eliminate Walter and "Cinder" Carla at the Xylem before they even have a chance to complete the plan. After all, who would ever expect a mere "support network" to be TheChessmaster over everything that's happening on Rubicon 3?

* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Implied, as Chatty's arena profile suggests that he started out as a humble suggestion-based A.I. In the present day, while he's as happy to serve as always, he's reliable and complex enough that Carla made him her second-in-command.

* RainbowPimpGear: In an attempt analyze Core design, ALLMIND asks the player to fight against a handful of assemblies that it designed by mixing and matching parts preferred by the groups fighting on Rubicon, e.g. one is a mashup of parts used by Arquebus and Balam. The resulting mechs are quite bizarre looking as ALLMIND did not have any consideration for whether or not said parts looked visually cohesive when put together.

* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Incorporating [[GreenEyedMonster Iguazu's mind]] into herself was a ''really'' bad idea if she wanted to FusionDance with C4-621 and Ayre peacefully and with little resistance.

* VillainTakesAnInterest: Initially, ALLMIND considered C4-621 a potential threat to the Coral Trigger project and attempted to eliminate them via unknown mechs, later revealed to be Ghost [=MTs=] designed by the Institute. It isn't until after Ayre initiates “Contact” with 621 and the augmented human further showcases their abilities by taking The Wall from the Rubicon Liberation Front that ALLMIND deems them a valuable asset to the plan.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: ALLMIND wants to ensure humanity's survival and its evolution to overcome everything in their path, and she wants to also ensure the survival of Coral, for it is the best chance to fulfill the former agenda — despite Coral being a completely alien lifeform altogether from its original perimeters — because performing a FusionDance between the two species is the best chance to elevate humanity by capitalizing on the Coral's ability for [[SymbioticPossession symbiosis]]. However, ALLMIND also [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill does not have consideration in mind for individual will]], seeing willfulness as what brought Rubicon-3 to its ruined state after the Fires of Ibis, thus she instead installs herself in a position of power over both the mercenaries and Corporations coming to the ruined world to perpetuate a ForeverWar where ''no party'' can ever outstrip the other, feigning her presence as merely a "[[MissionControl support system]]" until the moment comes where she can fulfill her objective of Coral Release and, with it at the helm, force humanity's development to follow their perceived direction for mankind which includes stamping out said free will.
* WolfPackBoss: The battle against ALLMIND starts with you facing off against no less than five hostile [=ACs=] at once, one of them being ALLMIND herself at the helm of MIND GAMMA.]]
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Attempts a "benevolent" version of this on C4-621 and Ayre once they fulfill their role in ALLMIND's plan for the Coral Release project by pulling a FusionDance with them to become the trigger for Coral Release, which would have more than likely reduced them to [[DeathOfPersonality a subroutine in their greater collective]]... but the assimilated Iguazu's GreenEyedMonster nature manages to override ALLMIND's control [[DuelToTheDeath and try to do the standard approach instead]].

** While taken aback by Iguazu suddenly taking control over her AC body, ALLMIND initially allowed Iguazu to act as he pleased in his battle with 621 while also trying to convince him to fully integrate himself with it. It's taken aback when Iguazu screams at her and Ayre both to shut up and fully assert control over the AC, effectively locking her out while he focuses on killing 621 without anymore distractions.
** For a more comical example, ALLMIND has a variety of comments ranging from impressed to snarky if you put off certain things until the final chapter of NG++ (completing the arena (thus denying you any augment chips until the very end of the game's content) for the former and the Loghunt for the latter), but if you wait to complete the game's tutorial until the last chapter, ALLMIND is stunned into outright silence, as because of this you have nearly beaten the game 3 whole times without 621 ever properly registering as a mercenary.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: There's nothing unusual or special about ALLMIND as her purpose is simply to support and provide logistical information to the mercenaries who use her network services. That is until you start NewGamePlus, when ALLMIND specifically asks 621 to test new AC autonamous units to be tested, claiming she will find useful data from watching two humanoid weapons go at it. This makes no sense for a support network, less so for when you read the flavor text of the MIND ALPHA and MIND BETA parts, both of which were designed by ALLMIND. It's by far the biggest hint that ALLMIND isn't just a simple AI.
* GracefulLoser: ALLMIND takes back control from Iguazu at the very end and asks 621 and Ayre about their purpose in the Release Project plan. Ayre answers that they'll serve as the trigger, but will pull it themselves. ALLMIND appears content with their answer before finally shutting down for good.

* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Assuming she wasn't already designed the way she is, ALLMIND began as a support network designed to assist and cater to mercenaries, giving them access to resources such as AC maintenance. At some point, it took the "support" part of her programming to extreme levels as she wishes for humanity to evolve with the use of Coral and creating TheSingularity.

* KarmaHoudini: It's very likely in both the Fires of Raven and Liberator of Rubicon endings that she's still out there, as she never makes her master play in those routes due to being insufficiently invested in 621. Fires of Raven at least sees her plan most likely ended, but given the sheer patience and determination she holds regarding said plan, it's plausible she might try again or look for new alternatives to subsuming human will in the future. Especially alarming as nobody on either side of the conflict in these routes is even slightly suspicious of her true nature.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In NewGamePlus, the game dumps you back into your garage at the start of the game past the tutorial level where ALLMIND confirms your authentication. The AI greets 621 warmly and welcomes them back in comparison to her rather dull greeting from your first playthrough, almost as if her aware the player has started a new playthrough.

** If you let too many PCA transports escape in the mission to stop their Coral export, ALLMIND will pointedly complain about how "Kate" has to make up for your goofs.

* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:In the Japanese dub, ALLMIND finally drops her monotone inflection and sounds absolutely distraught and dismayed that her plan for humanity's potential will all have come to naught after her defeat, until Ayre tells her that they will pull the trigger on Coral Release, at which point ALLMIND goes silent for good.]]
* OutsideContextProblem: To the point where ALLMIND is arguably the GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere. Virtually ''nothing'' is explained about ALLMIND beyond her existence as a "mercenary support network"; it's never made clear how long ALLMIND has been in operation, where she came from, and who made the damn thing. The fact that everyone except for Thumb Dolmayan, 621, and Ayre only knows of her as a support network A.I. is how she manages to catch everyone off-guard in the "Alea Iacta Est" route, suddenly taking control of the PCA and Institute MT mechs to slaughter Aruebus' forces and then eliminate Walter and "Cinder" Carla at the Xylem before they even have a chance to complete the plan. After all, who would ever expect a mere "support network" to be TheChessmaster over everything that's happening on Rubicon 3?
* ThePlan: The Coral Release Project, which involves taking in exceptional AC pilots to manipulate events surrounding the corporations and the PCA, in order to allow the Coral Convergence to reach critical mass in low orbit and spread throughout human-controlled space. Even Ayre is taken aback by how well thought-out she is.
* RainbowPimpGear: In an attempt analyze Core design, ALLMIND asks the player to fight against a handful of assemblies that it designed by mixing and matching parts preferred by the groups fighting on Rubicon, e.g. one is a mashup of parts used by Arquebus and Balam. The resulting mechs are quite bizarre looking as apparently ALLMIND did not have any consideration for whether or not said parts looked visually cohesive when put together.

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: While the MIND ALPHA and BETA parts as well as the unique weapons used by ALLMIND's assets are unlocked by making progress in LOGHUNT, the parts for the hulking and heavily armed AC they pilot during the second phase of the fight are not.
* VillainTakesAnInterest: Initially, ALLMIND considered C4-621 a potential threat to the Coral Trigger project and attempted to eliminate them via unknown mechs, later revealed to be Ghost [=MTs=] designed by the Institute. It isn't until after Ayre Contacts 621 and the augmented human further showcases their abilities that ALLMIND deems them a valuable asset to the plan.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Ultimately all ALLMIND wants to ensure not only humanity's survival but its evolution to overcome everything in their path, as such she wants to also ensure the survival of Coral, which is the best chance to fulfill that agenda despite it being a completely alien lifeform altogether from its original perimeters because performing a FusionDance between the two species is the best chance to succeed that mission by capitalizing on the Coral's ability for [[SymbioticPossession symbiosis]] — however, ALLMIND is also an insanely pragmatic entity that [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill does not have consideration in mind for individual will]], seeing willfulness as what brought Rubicon-3 to the point it did in past with the Fires of Ibis, thus she instead installs herself in a position of power over both the mercenaries and Corporations coming to the ruined world to perpetuate a ForeverWar where ''no party'' can ever outstrip the other, feigning her presence as merely a "[[MissionControl support system]]" until the moment comes where she can fulfill her objective of Coral Release and, with it at the helm, force humanity's development to follow their perceived direction for mankind which includes stamping out said free will.

* AceCustom: Downplayed. In addition to giving mercenaries access to a wide variety of services such as Armored Core maintenance and deliveries via the Parts Shop, she also offers her own selection of in-house weapons and parts. While the weapons are available to everyone, the MIND ALPHA, BETA, and GAMMA parts are only available via LOGHUNT and the Arena. Fittingly, the only people who uses ALLMIND developed equipment are Sulla and Kate Markson, the latter piloting an AC using only MIND BETA parts. She also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} since there's no reason for a "mercenary support system" to develop her own weapons and tech. That Sulla, an independant merc who is backed by Institute mechs in NG++, uses parts created by ALLMIND implies he's working for the A.I.[[note]]It's heavily implied "Kate Markson" doesn't exist and is in fact ALLMIND masquerading as a merc; the flavor text and Arena description of MIND BETA states the AC is designed to be fully autonomous and doesn't require a pilot, with the AC's A.I. being capable of fighting on par with a highly-skilled mercenary[[/note]].

A "mercenary support network" that handles the contracting of independent mercenaries on Rubicon 3 and offers repair and rearming services for her [=ACs=].

-->--ALLMIND greeting upon logging in to their system.
A "mercenary support network" that handles the contracting of independent mercenaries on Rubicon 3 and offers repair and rearming services for their [=ACs=].

* AceCustom: Downplayed. In addition to giving mercenaries access to a wide variety of services such as Armored Core maintenance and deliveries via the Parts Shop, it also offers its own selection of in-house weapons and parts. While the weapons are available to everyone, the MIND ALPHA, BETA, and GAMMA parts are only available via LOGHUNT and the Arena. Fittingly, the only people who uses ALLMIND developed equipment are Sulla and Kate Markson, the latter piloting an AC using only MIND BETA parts. It also doubles as {{Foreshadowing}} since there's no reason for a "mercenary support system" to develop its own weapons and tech. That Sulla, an independant merc who is backed by Institute mechs in NG++, uses parts created by ALLMIND implies he's working for the A.I.[[note]]It's heavily implied "Kate Markson" doesn't exist and is in fact ALLMIND masquerading as a merc; the flavor text and Arena description of MIND BETA states the AC is designed to be fully autonomous and doesn't require a pilot, with the AC's A.I. being capable of fighting on par with a highly-skilled mercenary[[/note]].
* AffablyEvil: ALLMIND maintains its polite and professional tone after revealing itself to be sentient and with an AssimilationPlot in mind.
* AIIsACrapshoot: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}, while it seems like it is operating under a rogue agenda by manipulating the corporations and mercenaries at first — ALLMIND is simply trying to ensure that the conditions on Rubicon remain in a state where a calamity such as the one that initially annihilated the planet cannot ever happen again, allocating the Coral to instead try and kickstart the next stage of human evolution for their benefit, albeit on terms ''they'' find acceptable.
* AllYourPowersCombined: Expresses this trope in more ways than one. ALLMIND develops new technology by leveraging the fact that it possesses combat data from every registered mercenary. Not only is its final AC the product of such research, it demonstrates the ability during a confrontation with Walter and Carla to field an entire unmanned AC squadron based on the now-deceased Vespers.
* AlternateCompanyEquivalent: ALLMIND is essentially Four from ''VideoGame/DaemonXMachina''. As a support network and AI designed to assist mercenaries operating across Rubicon-3, its functions and logistical support is available to pretty much everyone, including otherwise nefarious characters. Just as Four is later revealed to be the Dominator who, through Grief, wants humanity to adapt and evolve, ALLMIND wishes to do the same with the Coral Release project, though ALLMIND also wants to erase individual will as it remembers and knows what will can drive people to do, as was the case with OVERSEER and the Fires of Ibis.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: ALLMIND's main force are Institute [=MTs=], which are otherwise designed to defend Institute City and any other place considered of importance by the Institute. Between this and ALLMIND's seemingly extensive knowledge about what Coral really is, it's implied ALLMIND has a connection to the Rubicon Research Institute, or at the very least discovered their research and implemented it into its plans.

* TheChessmaster: The greatest example of this in the entire game, having manipulated and controlled the conflict on Coral since the start, to the point it's implied it was the one who lead BRANCH to leak the existence of Coral still being on Rubicon to the corporations. As soon as it makes notice of Ayre and 621's symbiosis and they agree to its plans, it executes a flawless master stroke that horrifyingly massacres all factions on RUBICON, including stopping OVERSEER's own great plan in its tracks in brutal and violent fashion. The only thing that stops it in the route where it makes its grand gambit is 621 defeating it; if they had failed, ALLMIND would have assimilated both all Humanity and all Coral into itself through the release. Tellingly, if you fail to regain control of the Xylem, thus ensuring the second Fires of Ibis will come to pass, it doesn't show any shock or dismay like Walter or Ayre do when their own plans are jeopardized, but instead simply grumbles about needing to adjust the plan, [[XanatosSpeedChess meaning it still has contingencies]] ''even in what OVERSEER believes would stop the threat of the Coral for good.''

** [[VideoGame/ArmoredCoreVerdictDay The Foundation Man]] serves as the GreaterScopeVillain and orchestrated the events of the game as part of his plans and prove that humanity's own destructive nature would lead to its downfall. The ALLMIND is the exact opposite in that it believes humanity does have potential and wishes to uses Coral to bring about their evolution, albeit on ''its'' terms.
** It can also be compared to Hustler One (better known by its [=AC's=] name, [[MascotVillain Nine-Ball]]) from the PSX games. The latter was an AI designed to keep the CorporateWarfare stagnant to prevent an event like the Great Destruction from happening again. ALLMIND, on the other hand, is a cunning ideologue whose goal is to forcibly "evolve" humanity to a new stage, albeit by erasing their free will.
** Its modus operandi is also similar to the Internecine, the resident AI mastermind of ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreLastRaven'', particularly the way it studies combat data to perfect its host of unmanned crafts, with the difference being the Internecine's goal in this endeavor being destruction.
* CurbStompBattle: Does this to Handler Walter and "Cinder" Carla in the "Alea Iacta Est" route ending — which is implied, by the sheer speed of their shock at its arrival and how fast ALLMIND responds that both have been dealt with mere seconds after C4-621 regains control of the ship they commandeered, that it was a OneHitKill on both on them ''simultaneously'', which is noteworthy as Handler Walter is the FinalBoss in the "Liberator of Rubicon" ending and puts up a hell of a last stand that shows he's absolutely no pushover in a fight.

** While taken aback by Iguazu suddenly taking control over its AC body, ALLMIND initially allowed Iguazu to act as he pleased in his battle with 621 while also trying to convince him to fully integrate himself with it. It's taken aback when Iguazu screams at it and Ayre both to shut up and fully assert control over the AC, effectively locking it out while he focuses on killing 621 without anymore distractions.

* TheEvilsOfFreeWill: ALLMIND banked on humanity's greed for Coral, knowing that the Corporations would infiltrate Rubiocn-3 and get at the substance to get a profit and use Coral for humanity's benefit. However, it's also because of this that ALLMIND believes humanity, once evolved, doesn't need free will when it was greed and paranoia that drove OVERSEER to enact the Fires of Ibis due to paranoia.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There's nothing unusual or special about ALLMIND as its purpose is simply to support and provide logistical information to the mercenaries who use its network services. That is until you start NewGamePlus, when ALLMIND specifically asks 621 to test new AC autonamous units to be tested, claiming it will find useful data from watching two humanoid weapons go at it. This makes no sense for a support network, less so for when you read the flavor text of the MIND ALPHA and MIND BETA parts, both of which were designed by ALLMIND. It's by far the biggest hint that ALLMIND isn't just a simple AI.

* GreaterScopeVillain: ALLMIND acts in the background, setting forth in motion many plans in a bid to activate “Coral Release” and control humanity’s next evolution, all the while the corporations and the Rubicon Liberation Front fight each other. In the “Alea Iacta Est” route, ALLMIND decides you are a worthy asset to its plan, so it recruits you to help make its goal possible, and trashes the only remaining corporation Arquebus later on [[MookHorrorShow while their forces die in spectacular manner and you help ALLMIND’s forces along the way]]. However, it neglects to mention it plans to absorb your mind along with Ayre into its database until the [[TrueFinalBoss final battle]].
* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Assuming it wasn't already designed the way it is, ALLMIND began as a support network designed to assist and cater to mercenaries, giving them access to resources such as AC maintenance. At some point, it took the "support" part of its programming to extreme levels as it wishes for humanity to evolve with the use of Coral and creating TheSingularity.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Assimilating a copy of [[TheRival Iguazu's]] mind into their neural net ends up biting their plans in the ass, as his GreenEyedMonster tendencies against C4-621 end up [[TooSpicyForYogSothoth leading him to override control from the greater AI]], ruining its plans of performing a FusionDance with C4-621 and Ayre to initiate the activation of the Coral and save mankind, so that he can instead kill them himself.
* KarmaHoudini: It's very likely in both the Fires of Raven and Liberator of Rubicon endings that it's still out there, as it never makes its master play in those routes due to being insufficiently invested in 621. Fires of Raven at least sees its plan most likely ended, but given the sheer patience and determination it holds regarding said plan, it's plausible it might try again or look for new alternatives to subsuming human will in the future. Especially alarming as nobody on either side of the conflict in these routes is even slightly suspicious of its true nature.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In NewGamePlus, the game dumps you back into your garage at the start of the game past the tutorial level where ALLMIND confirms your authentication. The AI greets 621 warmly and welcomes them back in comparison to its rather dull greeting from your first playthrough, almost as if its aware the player has started a new playthrough.
* MeaningfulName: It wants to enact an AssimilationPlot and upload all of humanity's minds into itself.

* MissionControlIsOffItsMeds: Despite being a "support network", NewGamePlus quickly shows there's more to it than meets the eye when it starts assigning 621 unique Arena missions, handling its own weapons development and eventually turns out to be sentient enough to lure you into joining its own conspiracy.

** [[DevelopersForesight There's also entire sets of messages made for completing everything related to ALLMIND]] ''only'' in the last chapter of [=NG++=]; this escalates from a belief that the Arena simulator didn't hold Raven's interest (and a bit of respect for their apparent self-discipline), [[DeadpanSnarker snark at their tardiness with LOGHUNT until now]], and confusion about 621's late participation in the Analysis program, all the way up to being so baffled at 621 ''only doing the tutorials now'' (and thus cutting their way through Rubicon without even being certified) that ALLMIND breaks from its usual cold, artificial prose.

* OutsideContextProblem: To the point where ALLMIND is arguably the GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere. Virtually ''nothing'' is explained about ALLMIND beyond its existence as a "mercenary support network"; it's never made clear how long ALLMIND has been in operation, where it came from, and who made the damn thing. The fact that everyone except for Thumb Dolmayan, 621, and Ayre only knows of it as a support network A.I. is how it manages to catch everyone off-guard in the "Alea Iacta Est" route, suddenly taking control of the PCA and Institute MT mechs to slaughter Aruebus' forces and then eliminate Walter and "Cinder" Carla at the Xylem before they even have a chance to complete the plan. After all, who would ever expect a mere "support network" to be TheChessmaster over everything that's happening on Rubicon 3?
* ThePlan: The Coral Release Project, which involves taking in exceptional AC pilots to manipulate events surrounding the corporations and the PCA, in order to allow the Coral Convergence to reach critical mass in low orbit and spread throughout human-controlled space. Even Ayre is taken aback by how well thought-out it is.

* RecurringElement: The latest in the series of mercenary organizations that support AC pilots and manage the Arena/ranking system, dating back to the [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore1 the first game]]'s Raven's Nest (to which the name of the online PVP menu, "Nest", is a reference to). It's also the latest in the series of AI masterminds that exist above the corporations and reveal themselves in the endgame, much like Hustler One, the AI who created and operated the original Raven's Nest. Furthermore, ALLMIND refers to 621 and Ayre (and Iguazu separately) as "Irregulars" in the final mission of the "Alea Iacta Est" route, a term appearing roughly OncePerEpisode in the franchise.
* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Incorporating [[GreenEyedMonster Iguazu's mind]] into itself was a ''really'' bad idea if it wanted to FusionDance with C4-621 and Ayre peacefully and with little resistance.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Ultimately all ALLMIND wants to ensure not only humanity's survival but its evolution to overcome everything in their path, as such it wants to also ensure the survival of Coral, which is the best chance to fulfill that agenda despite it being a completely alien lifeform altogether from its original perimeters because performing a FusionDance between the two species is the best chance to succeed that mission by capitalizing on the Coral's ability for [[SymbioticPossession symbiosis]] — however, ALLMIND is also an insanely pragmatic entity that [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill does not have consideration in mind for individual will]], seeing willfulness as what brought Rubicon-3 to the point it did in past with the Fires of Ibis, thus it instead installs itself in a position of power over both the mercenaries and Corporations coming to the ruined world to perpetuate a ForeverWar where ''no party'' can ever outstrip the other, feigning its presence as merely a "[[MissionControl support system]]" until the moment comes where it can fulfill its objective of Coral Release and, with it at the helm, force humanity's development to follow their perceived direction for mankind which includes stamping out said free will.
* WolfPackBoss: The battle against ALLMIND starts with you facing off against no less than five hostile [=ACs=] at once, one of them being ALLMIND itself at the helm of MIND GAMMA.]]

Rank 29 in the arena, Rummy pilots MAD STOMP, a heavyweight biped AC that has a combination of WRECKER and TIAN QIANG parts. Its sole offensive capabilities are its SWEET SIXTEEN improvised shotgun and DOUBLE TROUBLE chainsaw, the latter of which is severely hampered by its arms having the lowest melee stat.

A female AC pilot and King's partner. A successful mercenary renowned for her firepower. Her personal AC is UMBER OX.

A male AC pilot, and believed to be the oldest member in the current roster of the hactivist organization Branch as well as Chartreuse's partner.

Rank 3 in the Arena, he is a successful mercenary infamous for his sorties with the PCA. His personal AC is ASTER CROWN, a tetrapod model that uses a variety of weapons to fight from varying distances as well as increase its defense with the PULSE SCUTUM shield.

* MightyGlacier: ASTER CROWN is a heavy tetrapod AC equipped with the PULSE SCUTUM, which heavily increases his defenses while he continues to assault you with his handgun and triple laser cannon, or drop the shield to make use of the long ranged HARRIS rifle (which he also charges while his shield is up to surprise you with a [[ChargedAttack charged attack]]). He’s not fast, but he can hover in the air to deny you air superiority, and can use ASSAULT ARMOR if you get too close to him.
* MythologyGag: King styles himself with a noble image in his name, his AC's name, his demeanor, and in addition is uniquely armed with Arquebus ADD's VE-60LCA triple laser cannon. He is also assisted by a female pilot, Chartreuse, and due to be backed up by a voiceless mercenary [[spoiler:who turns out to be the real Raven whose identity you stole]]. In that regard, King has much in common with [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore4 Leonhardt and his NEXT, Noblesse Oblige]].

A male AC pilot and Chartreuse's partner. A successful mercenary, he is one of the top-ranked pilots in the Arena. His personal AC is ASTER CROWN.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: ASTER CROWN is the only AC that uses the pulse scutum, which allows King to hunker down to fortify his defense, but after only four seconds of keeping it deployed.
* MythologyGag: King styles himself with a noble image in his name, his AC's name, and his demeanor, and is additionally uniquely armed with Arquebus ADD's VE-60LCA triple laser cannon. He is also assisted by a female pilot, and due to be backed up by a voiceless mercenary. In that regard, he has much in common with [[VideoGame/ArmoredCore4 Leonhardt and his NEXT, Noblesse Oblige]].

* StoneWall: PlayedWith. Compared to Chartreuse's UMBER OX, ASTER CROWN's defenses are mostly due to its pulse scutum and tetrapod legs. Its arms placement is also unoptimal, as it possesses the powerful but inefficient triple laser cannon, and a linear rifle equipped to the left arm, which means it can't fire while the scutum is up.