"Attack on Arteria Carpals" | |
General information | |
Client | ORCA |
Area | Arteria Carpals |
Objective | Defeat Enemy NEXT |
Reward | 500,000c |
Real world information | |
Game | Armored Core: For Answer |
Music | "Remember" |
"Attack on Arteria Carpals" is a mission in Chapter 3 of Armored Core: For Answer.
Briefing[]
Maximillian Thermidor here.
We're initiating the Closed Plan. Our NEXT forces will launch simultaneous attacks against core Arteria facilities.
Your target is the critical Arteria facility, Carpals. You are to take down Noblesse Oblige, who is defending the site.
The facility is protected by multiple defensive units. Effectively neutralizing them before Noblesse arrives will make things a bit easier on you.
We are the ORCA brigade, the most dangerous reactionary force in existance. And this is our grand entrance! Let's put on a show, gentlemen!
Enemies[]
- Several GABSC33-POWERSHOT fixed turrets
- Noblesse Oblige, Gerald Gendlin
- Transcend, Dario Empio (Hard Mode only)
- Four TYPE-DULAKE normals (Hard Mode only)
Dialogue[]
Serene Haze:Commence mission. Seize control of the Carpals facility. Eradicate as many defensive installations as possible before Noblesse Oblige reaches the combat zone. That should make things go more smoothly. |
Serene Haze:Enemy NEXT detected... It's closing in fast! That's him. Obliterate Noblesse Oblige. |
Gerald Gendlin:Sorry to crash the party. Little hit-and-run bandits like you know no honor. I envy your simple life. Void of responsibility. |
Gerald Gendlin:I don't believe it. Noblesse Oblige... we still have work to do! |
Serene Haze:(Hard Mode)Confirmed. Noblesse Oblige has been destroyed. |
Dario Empio:(Hard Mode)Gerald, you've failed. Unsurprisingly. All that talk of duty...just talk huh? (Laughs) Never mind. I'll clean up this mess for you. |
Serene Haze:(Hard Mode)Hmph. Reinforcements. Would have been better for them if they'd taken us two on one. Enemy NEXT, Transcend incoming. Eliminate it. It'll be tough, but you've got no choice now. Show them the error of their ways. |
Dario Empio:(Hard Mode)All those victories... they all led to this? Remember my words Lynx. Your day will come, sooner or later... |
Serene Haze:(Hard Mode)Confirmed. Transcend has been destroyed. |
Serene Haze:Confirmed. Noblesse Oblige has been destroyed. Mission complete. The Closed Plan is now underway. No regrets now. Remember, you chose this path. |
Walkthrough[]
The player is sent to eliminate the defensive emplacements of Carpals and to take control of the facility.
However, Despite the briefing, destroying the emplacements is but an optional operation. you can either ignore them and wait for Gerald to come, or you can kill time and destroy them and the Normals. Afterwards Gerald will arrive on the battlefield via Overboost using the road in front of the facility.
You can easily defeat him using dual maximum-charged Kojima cannons (or the Kojima heavy weapon arms); put yourself on the road and start charging your cannons, then fire when Noblesse will come in close.
He is overboosting, so he will not be able to dodge: if you hit, he will be immediately destroyed, otherwise purge the cannons and use a gatling cannon or machineguns or (if he's been severely damaged by the Kojima shots) even sniper rifles to take him down, just be sure to avoid his laser cannons' shots.
On Hard-Mode: After Gerald's defeat, A secondary NEXT will appear at the same location and overboosting pattern Gerald took. Meaning if you killed Gerald with the Kojima Cannon, you can repeat the action once more.