The Lore of Rubicon — Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Walkthrough

Master all three endings in Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. Learn how to achieve Fires of Raven, Liberator of Rubicon, and the secret Alea Iacta Est ending with our expert walkthrough.

Hey there, pilot! So you're diving into Armored Core VI and want to know how to see all the different ways this story can shake out? Awesome! This game has three main endings, and they really change the fate of 621, humanity, the Coral, and Rubicon 3 itself. Let's break them down. ## Fires of Raven This is one of the two endings you can get on your first playthrough. To trigger it, you'll need to choose the mission "Intercept the Corporate Forces" in Chapter 5. This leads you down a path with "Breach the Kármán Line" and finally "Shut Down the Closure Satellites." Basically, in this ending, you side with Handler Walter and "Cinder" Carla. Their goal is to wipe out the Coral for good by crashing the colony ship Xylem into Rubicon's Vascular Plant. It's a tough choice, though, because you'll end up fighting against V.IV Rusty and Ayre, who are trying to protect the Coral. After you defeat them, the Xylem hits the Vascular Plant, causing a massive cataclysm that wipes out everyone on Rubicon 3. This event becomes known as "The Fires of Raven." Afterward, the Planetary Closure Administration seals off the system, and all Coral research stops. As for 621? You disappear, and your fate is left a mystery. ## Liberator of Rubicon This is the other ending you can unlock on your first playthrough. To get here, you'll choose the mission "Eliminate "Cinder" Carla" in Chapter 5. This path includes the missions "Destroy the Drive Block" and "Bring Down the Xylem." Here, you're teaming up with Ayre to save the Coral. This means you'll have to take down "Cinder" Carla and stop the Xylem from crashing. With help from V.IV Rusty and the Rubicon Liberation Front, you manage to bring the Xylem down. However, you'll still have to face Handler Walter to make your escape. In the end, you and Ayre decide to stay on Rubicon 3, facing an uncertain future together. ## Alea Iacta Est This is the third and final ending, and it's a bit more involved. You can only access it after you've completed both the "Fires of Raven" and "Liberator of Rubicon" endings on the same save file. Once you've done that, on your next playthrough, you'll notice a change in Chapter 1. The mission "Escort the Weaponized Mining Ship" will appear alongside "Destroy the Weaponized Mining Ship." You need to pick and complete "Escort the Weaponized Mining Ship" to start down this path. Things keep changing as you progress: * Chapter 1: * "Obstruct the Mandatory Inspection" replaces "Investigate BAWS Arsenal No. 2." * In "Attack the Watchpoint," you'll face Sulla along with a squad of IA-27: GHOST units. * Chapter 3: * Thumb Dolmayan shows up as the boss in "Survey the Uninhabited Floating City," replacing the AH12: HC HELICOPTER. * You'll get a new decision mission: "Coral Export Denial," which is paired with "Historic Data Recovery." You must complete "Coral Export Denial" to stay on this route. * Chapter 4: * A new decision mission, "Eliminate V.III," appears alongside "Intercept the Redguns" and "Ambush the Vespers." You *must* complete "Eliminate V.III" to continue on the "Alea Iacta Est" path. Once you finish it, you're locked in. * In "Reach the Coral Convergence," if you've met all the requirements so far, you'll follow a specific path...