How it started: we're approaching Rubicon, wake the dog up How it ended: earn the credits... undo the surgery... be normal again

@HulgoLuis5585

9 ай бұрын

Walter always treat 621 good, he also ask V.II show some respect on 621

I played this on NG+ full knowing Walter was the final boss--but the deeper context evaded me. So when i finally went up against Walter, I really felt sad thay Walter was not truly fighting of his own violition here. What truly broke me was "Look at you 621...You've found... a friend"

@PBart7

10 ай бұрын

Same. I was already spoiled knowing this fight would happen but the full context is heartbreaking

@mochamadalianwar9674

10 ай бұрын

Same dude 😭😭😭

@Pampersbombber

9 ай бұрын

Actually that ending was more positive than the other one. He was brainwashed by Arquebus and he was still convinced that burning the Coral had to be done, but finally he put 621's life above all that. To him, 621 has become like a child to him that he began to love unconditionally. And when he found out that 621 made its own choices and found a friend (Ayre), he finds closure and let go of his mission.

@Rathadude

8 ай бұрын

I've heard people say that Ayre is the only one who truly cares for Raven, but I feel like this ending disproves that. Hearing the last line from Walter only makes me happier that I carried out his will in the first ending.

@watcherman222

7 ай бұрын

For me, the lines that broke me were "You earned all the credits. Undo the surgery.. Be normal again." He really was looking out for you from the start. :(

3:13 The "Raven, Walter, this has to stop!" really hurts

@shaym.9737

10 ай бұрын

Ayre just wants to live. Wants to save Rubicon and her brothers and sisters to live. She doesn't wanna see Raven and Walter killing eachother like this.

@d0nat136

10 ай бұрын

@@shaym.9737 That makes it hurt even more. That line is probably my favorite voice acting performance in the game.

On the theory that there's no 2nd phase because he doesn't want to fight.

@user-ii5nb1zx3f

9 ай бұрын

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@Void_Drip

8 ай бұрын

True

@Studmuffin001

6 ай бұрын

It would make sense with him pointing the gun and then lowering it as well, as if he’s fighting whatever they did to him cause he’s clearly not in a right state of mind

What I think is the saddest thing is the fact that, despite trying to genocide her species, Ayre is super mortified by what was happening here.

@bunkle932

3 ай бұрын

that screamed "This has to stop!" was haunting

@ausburnesdumbaltaccount9676

Ай бұрын

she *is* linked to our neural system and has been with us on nearly our entire journey so she'd know

Look how they lobotomized my boy

@vonzarooz2829

10 ай бұрын

Who lobotomized him

@armak7774

10 ай бұрын

@@vonzarooz2829 V.II Snail

@Rupcoris

10 ай бұрын

@@vonzarooz2829 It's implied that V.II Snails sends him to Re-education after he stuns you in the Ibis fight.

@piratekingthaszar7912

7 ай бұрын

Worlds saddest lobotomite

This really is a heart breaking fight. FS is able to make touching stories without a single face being shown.

@hadriasholyspear.4004

7 ай бұрын

And let's take in account the voice acting. It's amazing.

@muazadam983

7 ай бұрын

FS really are dominating "World with no hope" genre

@brunoflores9388

6 ай бұрын

the entire cast! @@hadriasholyspear.4004

@Dasistrite

2 ай бұрын

@@muazadam983 Their stories are more realistic.. Life and world is not black and white. AC6 for example has no good or bad endings per se. For example we will all die, so is there no hope? According to the scientists our sun will eat our homeworld? No hope there??

"did not have the best loadout for this fight" Genuinely thank u for this. I'd rather weaken my build but give him an honorable fight than have a cheese build to kill him in

@xviii5780

9 ай бұрын

I'm here because I accidentally chainsawed him in like 5 seconds on my playthrough xdd He couldn't even finish his first line

@Dreznin

9 ай бұрын

@@xviii5780 Yeah, I'm here for a similar reason - dual gatling + dual stun needles chunked him so hard that he never healed and was dead during his opening dialogue. It happened so fast that I was thinking there was surely a second phase and then it just ended... It's a very sad moment with a lot of emotional impact, I'm glad people posted it since I feel like my build cheated me out of this.

@vivaangupta969

9 ай бұрын

Bro same dual earshots expunged him from existence in one cycle

“Undo the surgery… be normal again..” 😢

Walter and Rusty are the only fights in the whole game I refuse to cheese in any way. These two truly earned the right to a fair fight where it comes down to actual skill. Anyone else feel this?

@leo-shun

8 ай бұрын

Ayre

@PrimeCypher

8 ай бұрын

I didn’t cheese any fights, but no. Rusty I fought out of respect. Walter…I ended his suffering fast.

@mikejalloh5537

7 ай бұрын

Same here.

@SonekR

7 ай бұрын

How do you cheese

@bryanpeshka9965

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@SonekRdouble melee is the ultimate cheese. Equip Basho arms. For left arm weapon Laser Lance and left back weapon put Pile Bunker on the weapon bay. Do some damage with your right side weapons, then use Laser Lance for the stagger break and immediately switch to Pile Bunker and charge it

I've done this fight a dozen times. It can't make me cry. "You found...a friend..." GOD DAMN YOU, ONION NINJAS!

621: papa, now I will never be forever maidenless :') Walter: That's my boy (goes off, loudly).

Probably the greatest story-based boss of any Fromsoft game.

god i feel bad for walter, throughout the fight he sounds like he’s in pain, and possibly on the verge of tears.

The voice actor for Walter is the voice actor for English Dubbed “Endeavor” from MHA

@goodlordyogurt

10 ай бұрын

Also Shao Kahn

@fullmetalanarchist6521

10 ай бұрын

He's also DIO in jojo.

@Scholar_Varius

9 ай бұрын

He's also Patch the Good Luck in Armored Core For Answer! :D

@johngavin3180

9 ай бұрын

​@@goodlordyogurtand scorpion, MKX

@darkusomegaX

9 ай бұрын

That makes the need to burn things here a little tongue in cheek va joke

The arena, the soundtrack, the dialogue, and it all works in tandem to bring a tear to my eye

Man this fight is actually really emotional I wish I didn’t end it so damn fast

@Dreznin

9 ай бұрын

I wish I had seen all the dialogue, I didn't realize there was so much because my build chunked him so hard the first time I broke his stagger that he never healed... I saved the footage and the whole fight was done in 17 seconds. I ended up looking up this video just so I could see all the dialogue and what the fight was supposed to be like, I honestly feel like I cheated myself a little by building too optimally since I missed out on such a dramatic and emotional end battle.

dude doesn't stagger and cancels his own animations to dodge. another brilliant boss fight.

@drjcup3228

10 ай бұрын

And reads your inputs. Truly brilliant.

@weatherman1504

5 ай бұрын

Coral weapons may pierce all defense, but emotional damage is unblockable.

God i wish Walter had a second phase. This fight is so satisfying.

@marselo1316

6 ай бұрын

Top comment here said there’s none bcuz Walt didn’t want to fight anymore. He’s happy that 621 found a purpose, freedom, and a friend

@piratekingthaszar7912

6 ай бұрын

@marselo1316 I know WHY but I want to face walter at his best. I want him to go all out because he respects 621's strength and ability.

@marselo1316

6 ай бұрын

understandable@@piratekingthaszar7912

@marselo1316

6 ай бұрын

@@piratekingthaszar7912understandable

I gunned him down with 2 miniguns. And all I felt was sad. I don't think his boss is truly meant to be the most difficult as a Final boss. Cause all he is.. Is a man forced to fight. In a new state of being that clearly isn't an easy transition. And to think all we hear are character's voices.. But I care more about faceless voices then most game characters.

So glad this was unspoiled. The minute I heard “621…” my jaw hit the floor

Walter: *Shows up in a red AC* Everyone who's played Master of Arena: Oh no.

That 1hp moment had me clench

@logion567

10 ай бұрын

Terminal Armor baby

@VentaBlackPrime

10 ай бұрын

@@logion567 I don't use Tears Of Denial.

@blunderingfool

10 ай бұрын

​@@VentaBlackPrimeHey, if Rusty can pull it out of his glove compartment...

I was playing decisive battle (vs zero) from mega man x5 in my head during this.

Personal theory, he sounds weakened because he went through augmentation surgery to pilot the AC. Also explains how he can see Ayre.

@thelonelystankmuncher8879

8 ай бұрын

Some people said that snail lobotomized him

@ernestoperez8240

8 ай бұрын

There is some info Logs in the game that vaguely tells what happened with the prisoners that Arquebus take Most go into slave labor and those who seem capable of piloting or fighting go to the reeducation camp But those who don't break there Got send to the Factory This is probably what happened with Walter Those people get surgically augmented and torture They removed the humanity from them One log says that some text subjects are only a head and torso connect to the AC I'm afraid that there isn't much Walter left inside that AC He seem to struggle trying to talk and even if he managed to remember 621 He is still trying to kill us because that's the corporation order That ending is mercy killing him Snail is a sick bastard

This was the saddest moment. Walter was the only one who treated you right and doesnt belittle you. When he got sent to get reeducated/brainwashed, it was sad to have to face the one person who stuck by you through thick and thin. Even defending you as a someone while the others treated you like an object. Rusty was another one that was just an amazing character overall. Man... this route hit hard.

Mission briefing: time to fight dad

just got to this. i see what the reeducation was

Nice moonlight finish there very badass

I actually think that 621 was crying at 5:16

Just completed this fight and its such a bittersweet ending you fight for a better tomorrow on rubicon but at the loss of your handler and one of your few friends.

62...1....

Throw in It Has to Be This Way, and it feels even more satisfying.

Ngl had to watch this vid for his dialogue becuase i ended up pilebunkering this man to oblivion.

so everyone how many tissues did you burn through

@ne0n188

2 ай бұрын

3 or 4

That was a pretty good show down.

Waltuh... Don't make me do this, Waltuh... :, (

Armored plin plin plon

@thelastpersonyoudexpecttoe4681

Ай бұрын

You can parry Gwyn, but you can't parry the Coral Oscillator.

bro you almost died in this 3:33

spoilers for the other endings its such a shame that walter doesnt get a happy ending. realistically, there was never gonna be one for him - basically someone who forces augmented humans into indentured servitude for the purpose of killing an entire world. but even still, seeing that he has the capacity to understand the potential of coral and humanity together makes me wish for a world where walter could fight with you for the good of everyone. instead, this is the best he gets - understanding where he went wrong before he dies.

@f687sNFM

7 күн бұрын

And the other one he gets torn apart with carla

sadge :(

Does anyone want to discuss maybe he’s not accepting his fate, it’s actually a remark of some sort “youve found a friend” The way he says it and just immediately dies after, I don’t think he’s happy And that’s going to be part of my evidence for a thesis to a video essay I’m making on this game

@GravitonLance

4 ай бұрын

he accepted that his mission was over and was glad that we had found our own mission

Dude got hit down to *1* hp that's insane (Other ending spoilers below) Also, I find this fight way, way, *way* more sad then the one against Ayre. Especially with context...

So wait, Walter with such a badass AC couldn't have done all of that BS that he had Raven do himself?

@tacotony3274

7 ай бұрын

Arquebus put him inside that war casket and lobotomized him, he was normal before

@utoro5

6 ай бұрын

That wasn't really his AC, and he wasn't really a pilot by himself.

@xxSturdyWingsxx

6 ай бұрын

@@utoro5 I’m not sure to what degree this was or wasn’t his AC considering he has it in the third ending when he was not captured by arquebus. I think he must have found it while we were in institute city.

@fusioncell7669

6 ай бұрын

@@xxSturdyWingsxx Based on Allmind's analysis entry for HAL 826, I think its more likely that Walter already has the AC but is holding it in reserve as a trump card. When Arquebus captures Walter they also confiscate the AC.

@dollmaker6599

5 ай бұрын

@@fusioncell7669 Based on the events that happen after your capture its shown that this AC was among the things discovered by Arquebus, they even show the AC on the visuals. If i had to guess, its probably Walter managed to get his hands on it on the third ending due to Arquebus control falling apart due to Allmind's interference and most of the Vespers being killed.

I still can believe Rusty kill by him, you know......Rusty are fast

@freedeoxide

9 ай бұрын

What

@HulgoLuis5585

9 ай бұрын

@@freedeoxide can't believe* miss click

Stun-needles and dual Zimmermans also trivialized this fight.

@NoOne-us9xv

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like every single fight in the game

@kerbodynamicx472

9 ай бұрын

Sure, it gets the job done, but keeping your opponent stun-locked really is no fun.

@de_showstep

6 ай бұрын

​@@kerbodynamicx472 speak for yourself lmao

@scoopitywoop5665

2 ай бұрын

this but with songbirds

He even said he wanted you to have a normal life again. Man this game is fucked up

@NotChris03

9 ай бұрын

Welcome to armored core I guess😢

@bruvathroatpuncher500

8 ай бұрын

The Entire Armored Core series is fucked up. Okay... ALL of From Software's games are fucked up.