History Characters / ArmoredCoreVISecondaryCharactersAndFactions

* AceCustom: Almost all Institute technology qualifies, but special mention goes to [[spoiler:the Ibis series of Armored Cores. These highly advanced war machines use Coral circuitry to perform feats of speed and efficiency unmatched by any other construct in the setting. Armed to the teeth with exotic Coral swarm intelligence-based weaponry, remote control drones, the ability to launch energy blades and to even transform during combat into other forms. All three Ibis-series [=ACs=] either serve as the FinalBoss of "Fires of Raven" and "Liberator of Rubicon" or a massive roadblock keeping 621 from the Coral Convergence.]]

* InvisibleToNormals: Part of the problem with knowing that the substance ''everyone'' is fighting to control on Rubicon-3 is sapient in the first place is because their only means of communication is via symbiosis, which is not a reliable method to risk — meaning without knowing what to look for, there's no reason for anyone on Rubicon-3 to believe the Coral is actually alive and is aware. It took an extreme coincidence for 621 to make “Contact” with Ayre, and part of that was getting caught in a Coral explosion, something extremely dangerous even to Armored Cores.

* AceCustom: Almost all Institute technology qualifies, but special mention goes to [[spoiler:the Ibis series of Armored Cores. These highly advanced war machines use Coral circuitry to perform feats of speed and efficiency unmatched by any other construct in the setting. Armed to the teeth with laser weaponry, remote control drones, the ability to launch energy blades and to even transform during combat into other forms. All three Ibis-series [=ACs=] either serve as the FinalBoss of "Fires of Raven" and "Liberator of Rubicon" or a massive roadblock keeping 621 from the Coral Convergence.]]

* ThemeNaming: Except Rokumonsen, all their members are named after the fingers on a human hand. Justified as Rokumonsen is an independant mercenary that sympathizes and not an official member.

* ThemeNaming: Except Rokumonsen, all their members are named after the fingers on a human hand.

* InvisibleToNormals: Part of the problem with knowing that the substance ''everyone'' is fighting about on Rubicon-3 is actually sentient in the first place is because their only means of communication is via symbiosis, which is not a reliable method to risk — meaning without knowing what to look for, there's no reason for anyone on Rubicon-3 to believe the Coral is actually alive and is aware. It took an extreme coincidence for 621 to make “Contact” with Ayre, and part of that was getting caught in a Coral explosion, something extremely dangerous even to Armored Cores.

The largest secret about Coral, [[AppliedPhlebotinum the novel substance]] that this war revolves around, is that it is [[LivingBattery alive]]. Or rather, it [[MindHive holds sapient life]]

* AmbiguousSituation: While the Coral hate being used as a LivingBattery to fuel [=C-Weapons=] like the Ice Worm and Sea Spider against their will, there are other instances of Coral being used that seem more benign in design. At least one of their kind, a sapient Coral being named Seria, didn’t mind Father Dolmayan using Coral as a drug to communicate with her, despite Dolmayan thinking he might be consuming an innocent Coral being in order to accomplish this. It’s unknown if he actually was destroying a Coral being, or simply making use of the substance that makes up Coral without harming the intelligent being in question.\\
Ayre herself uses firearms in the final fight against ALLMIND that makes use of Coral, but it’s implied the weapons “re-direct or control the flow of Coral” to achieve a weaponized effect, which means the firearms in question may only be using the substance Coral are made of, and not harming an actual Coral sapient mind in the process. Either way, as long as the sapient minds within the Coral HiveMind aren’t being destroyed, they seem to at least tolerate being used in other ways that benefit humanity, and helping them maintain “Contact.”

* AmbiguouslyHuman: The RLF believes that sapient Coral entities like Ayre are actually the souls of dead humans imprinted on the Coral. This is plausible - especially considering how humanlike their personalities are by the standards of StarfishAliens - but never outright confirmed, mainly because Coral sapience is such a fresh and poorly-researched field of study even before you bring Doser ghost stories into it.
* AssimilationPlot: Walter believes them to be enacting one on humanity and wants to start another Fire to destroy them. [[RightForTheWrongReasons he's mostly right, but the Coral aren't the ones plotting it.]] They're just the key tool for it. Not to mention that the Coral themselves is entirely benevolent on the matter and have no problems performing a FusionDance instead of [[TheEvilsOfFreeWill a complete submersion of human will]] as those parties want to achieve.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: However, they aren't naive. Ayre implies the Coral are controlling [=IB-01=] CEL 240, and by further implication the other [=C-Weapons=] you've been fighting, and Ayre herself will do what it takes to kill you on the Fires of Raven route to save her people. The Coral may want peace with humanity, but they are prepared to fight to defend themselves if need be.
* InnocentAliens: They simply want to talk to humanity via SymbioticPossession, and [[HumansAreBastards despite them getting hurt by humans in so many ways]] they still want to make FirstContact even after all that.
* InvisibleToNormals: Part of the problem with knowing that the substance ''everyone'' is fighting about on Rubicon-3 is actually sentient in the first place is because their only means of communication is via symbiosis, which is not a reliable method to risk — meaning without knowing what to look for, there's no reason for anyone on Rubicon-3 to believe the Coral is actually alive and is aware. It took an extreme coincidence for 621 to Contact Ayre, and part of that was getting caught in a Coral explosion, something extremely dangerous even to Armored Cores.
* ItCanThink: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yes]], the AppliedPhlebotinum of the setting is very much alive and a conscious, sentient entity — and it has had a very ''[[TraumaCongaLine rough]]'' time dealing with humans.
* LivingBattery: Coral for intents and purposes is what the [[{{Literature/Dune}} Spice Melange]] would be like if it were ''sentient''.
* MadeOfExplodium: Exaggerated. They aren't just made of Explodium, they are Explodium. Any time a machine they fuel blows up, 621 has to get clear or get blown to pieces too. The Fires of Ibis incident was what happened when almost all of them detonated, scorching the entire solar system they were in. While there are wrecks left they are burned out to the point of being completely uninhabitable and inoperable.
* MindHive: Rather than a collective consciousness, Coral is more akin to a collective of sentient ''individuals'' swirling amidst the substance.
* StarfishAliens: Coral as a ''[[ItCanThink sentient]]'' lifeform is about as far as you can get from the human definition of it. They're [[AppliedPhlebotinum a harvestable substance]], which means their physical activity is minimal to nonexistent, [[TheNeedless needing little in the need of sustenance of any kind]] (which proved vital on ''why'' Coral was able to manage re-emerging on a planet en mass that was functionally dead with no life to sustain their redevelopment after the Fires of Ibis nearly wiped out their entire species). The conscious ability of Coral is actually very difficult to track, much less understand, as it requires [[SymbioticPossession an active symbiosis]] to monitor its existence, as it can otherwise be easily mistaken for abnormal brain wave activity. It doesn't help that it shows a preference for controlling autonomous vehicles — with everyone mistaking Coral's side effects as the autonomous craft having [[AIIsACrapshoot their AI goes schizo]] instead of being piloted by an alien organism. This made FirstContact with an actual Rubiconian within the substance virtually impossible before the events of the game, as there was no reason to suspect Coral was actually alive.

* CreatorInJoke: STV and STK are named after real-life artists who have worked on ACVI's development, them being '''St'''e'''v'''en Wen and Daisuke '''S'''a'''t'''a'''k'''e respectively.

* BadassBoast: Loudly declares that 621 and the Redguns will be "going home in armored coffins". Unfortunately it doesn't prevent him from being more than a roadblock in their way.

Rank 5 in the arena, Dolmayan pilots ASTGHIK[[note]]Pronounced: Ahs-treek[[/note]], a BASHO frame AC that uniquely comes with a coral generator, making it beneficial for the AC to redline to regenerate properly. It's also the only BASHO frame to utilize a melee weapon, the Takigawa Pulse Blade, making use of the frame's inherent melee specialization.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Hiroki Yasumoto (Japanese), Creator/DaveBMitchell (English)

* MacrossMissileMassacre: His AC's specialty (and in a way [[MeaningfulName its namesake;]] see ShoutOut below). [[spoiler:Especially noticeable in 621's duel against him and Carla, as Chatty will stay on the high ground and provide firing support until Carla is dead or he's attacked.]]

* MacrossMissileMassacre: His AC's specialty. [[spoiler:Especially noticeable in 621's duel against him and Carla, as Chatty will stay on the high ground and provide firing support until Carla is dead or he's attacked.]]

The orphaned daughter of ill-fated prospectors who attempted to illegally enter Rubicon, Ziyi was raised by the RLF's Uncle Flatwell, and grew up to become one of the RLF's elite Coral Warriors. Her AC is called YUE YU.

One of the RLF's Coral Warriors. Ring Freddie is the personal attendant and paramour to the RLF's Father Dolmayan. He pilots the CANDLE RING.

The ''de facto'' military leader of the RLF and second in command to Father Dolmayan. His AC is named TSUBASA.

A former blue collar worker involved in the construction of the Grid who was inspired by Father Dolmayan's ideals to join the RLF and fight for a Rubicon free of corporate domination as one of their elite Coral Warriors. He pilots the BURN PICKAXE.

A former military commander and founder of the Rubicon Liberation Front and the Coral centric mysticism practiced by his followers. His AC is called ASTGHIK[[note]]Pronounced: Ahs-treek[[/note]].

An independent mercenary who allied himself with the RLF, he pilots the AC SHINOBI.

A pair of [[FamedInStory famed artists]] whose hand-drawn portraits can be found as collectibles throughout Rubicon. STV is a masked battlefield correspondent, whereas STK appears to be more of a civilian type. Their illustrations provide glimpses of what the various named characters in the game may look like outside of their [=ACs=].

* PetTheDog: For all of her dark humor, during [[spoiler:the Fires of Raven route]] Carla does (partially) drop her lighthearted tone and talks more sincerely with 621. [[spoiler:After Chatty's "death" she even empathizes with Raven enough to realize they "lost" someone too, despite never interacting with Ayre herself.]]

* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Played with. The NG+ mission "Prisoner Rescue" has Father Dolmayan is rescued by the RLF with 621's assistance. It's made abundantly clear his time with Arquebus has not been pleasant and is rather cynical, stating they will only become embers and cinders. [[spoiler:Later, during the NG++ ALT version of "Survey the Uninhabited Floating City", he shows up to destroy 621 at Xylem; he's only doing it, however, because 621 does not realize what ALLMIND's intentions for humans and the Coral really are.]]

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Based on a costumed Karl Urban’s appearance in front of NIGHTFALL for his promotional spot, Raven’s appearance inside the cockpit is heavily implied despite remaining invisible in the game.
* TheDreaded: In NG++ while taking on the PCA with Kate the PCA scoffs at the idea of Raven being alive. Once you start to stomp them into the dirt one of them begins to believe 621 really is Raven with notable terror in his voice. Whoever Raven is, it's clear that the PCA specifically wanted them dead long before 621 took up the mantle. Such is the degree of absolute terror that Raven inflicted on the PCA that they were still conducting patrols around the site of NIGHTFALL’s wreckage by the time 621 finds it as if to make absolutely sure the pilot is dead.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "ALLMIND exists for all mercenaries."

* DidntSeeThatComing: 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 is fully aware of this trope, and in fact uses it to its advantage as it 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 factor 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.

* NotSoAboveItAll: 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.

* OddNameOut: Kate unique in that she simply goes by her full name as opposed to a callsign like practically every other AC pilot in the game [[spoiler: an early hint that she isn't actually a pilot]].

* OddNameOut: Kate unique in that she simply goes by her full name as opposed to a callsign like practically every other AC pilot in the game [[spoiler: an early hint that she isn't act a pilot]].

!!! '''Voiced by:''' Shinya Fukumatsu (Japanese), JB (English)

* AddledAddict: Due to his coral habits, Rummy has come to delusionally believe himself to be an invincible demi-god.

->'''AC Name:''' YUE YU
->'''Rank:''' 24/E

->'''AC Name:''' CANDLE RING
->'''Rank:''' 21/D

->'''AC Name:''' TSUBASA
->'''Rank:''' 13/C

->'''AC Name:''' BURN PICKAXE
->'''Rank:''' 28/F

* TheUnfought: Like Little Ziyi, fighting Index Dunham is entirely optional unless you want to collect all the Combat Logs. [[spoiler:If you accept the RLF's request to betray the Redguns and protect Galia Dam instead, Index will instead being an ally for the mission.]]

->'''AC Name:''' ASTGHIK
->'''Rank:''' 04/A

->'''AC Name:''' SHINOBI
->'''Rank:''' 18/D

->'''AC Name:''' FULL COURSE
->'''Rank:''' 11/B

->'''AC Name:''' CIRCUS
->'''Rank:''' 14/C

->'''AC Name:''' MAD STOMP
->'''Rank:''' 29/F

->'''AC Name:''' MILK TOOTH
->'''Rank:''' 08/B

A former associate of [=RaD=] who betrayed Carla at some point prior to the events of the game, stole critical supplies and blueprints, then retreated to one of the decaying grids on Rubicon; always out of reach for Carla, but never out of sight. When you need to go secure a rail gun for an operation, Carla calls you in to take him down and reclaim them.

Brute uses a fully [=RaD=] supplied AC called MILK TOOTH, who specializes in using a flamethrower and grenade salvos to open up for his chainsaw.

->'''AC Name:''' UMBER OX
->'''Rank:''' 05/A

->'''AC Name:''' ASTER CROWN
->'''Rank:''' 03/S

->'''AC Name:''' NIGHTFALL
->'''Rank:''' --/F

A low-ranking AC pilot and freelance mercenary. Their AC wreck is discovered at the start of the game and their license and identity is taken by C4-621 in order to continue operating on Rubicon 3 without arousing suspicion. Their personal AC unit is named NIGHTFALL.

** The circumstances behind Raven losing their AC is unknown, as is what battle they lost in the first place. It's heavily implied by a PCA Captain that Raven was fighting them for having leaked intelligence that led to the Corporations gaining a foothold on Rubicon 3.

->'''AC Name:''' ENTANGLE
->'''Rank:''' 15/C

->'''AC Name:''' DEADSLED
->'''Rank:''' 10/B

->'''AC Name:''' BITTER PROMISE
->'''Rank:''' 26/E

A freelance AC mercenary who sought to exploit the corporate warfare on Rubicon in order to make some easy credits. His most noticeable trait is a rather self-centered belief that the funds of the various factions are his to exploit; as such, he feels that there's no need for him to repay any loans he takes on because the money was supposedly his anyway. While this attitude ''has'' given him access to the parts to build a top-of-the-line AC, it's also (unsurprisingly) gotten him in hot water with those to whom he owes debts.

->'''AC Name:''' TRANSCRIBER
->'''Rank:''' Unregistered