Dr. ?

Dr. ? is a Raven in Armored Core: Nexus. He is ranked 3rd in the Arena.

Biography[]

Dr ? was the Raven that was responsible for helping set up a series of ECM devices to use as a weapon against Mirage. He battled against The Raven in Desert Region 05 before being defeated. He appears in the mission Investigate Phenomenon.

AC Brainwash[]

Brainwash is a lightweight reverse-jointed AC equipped with inside decoy dispensers, side shield extensions, a linear gun, a machine gun, a sniper rifle and an overboost core. The unit is equipped with OP-INTENSIFY, allowing it fire its back mounted linear gun while moving. The unit is also overweight, but the OP-I attributes render this a nonissue.

Parts[]

Head: CR-H84E2
Core: C03-HELIOS
Arms: A07-LEMUR
Legs: CR-LRJ84M
Booster: B02-VULTURE
FCS: MIROKU
Generator: G01-LOTUS
Radiator: ANANDA
Inside: HIJIRI
Extension: CR-E69SS
Back Unit R: CR-WB91LGL
Back Unit L: WB12M-EMPUSA
Arm Unit R: WR07M-PIXIE3
Arm Unit L: WH02RS-WYRM

Gameplay[]

In-Game Information[]

A highly mobile reverse-joint design. The pilot is a skilled aerial combatant who uses the AC unit's sniper rifle to great effect.

Strategy[]

The information blurb on this pilot and AC sell it a little too high. Despite the description, Brainwash's accuracy with its sniper rifle isn't the greatest, it often shoots before it has fully locked-on and its choice of FCS grants it a tiny targeting reticule that prevents it from effectively lining it up to get a clear shot. This applies to its other weapons as well, preventing them from reaching full efficacy. With this out of the way, you now have Brainwash's next calling card: constant flying and mobility.

Brainwash's affinity for hopping and flying about constantly can make him an annoying one to target, especially since he can remain airborne for extended periods of time. Fortunately, he lacks any defensive advantages, and is vulnerable to any kind of weapon. Despite having missile decoys, Brainwash tends not to use them at all, leaving it wide open to being battered with repeated salvos of missiles.

All in all, Brainwash is at best a nuisance that you need to get past on the Arena ladder, he will not pose any threat to any Raven who knows what they're doing. You don't have to keep your distance with him, get up close to him to prevent him from being able to target you properly and blow him away.

In the mission however, the presence of ECM can complicate matters in your fight against Brainwash, especially since your lock will be disrupted continually as you engage him. While the ECM does affect Brainwash too, it has less of an effect as it has OP-INTENSIFY, so don't count on it being a handicap for him. Having high ECM resistance would be key to going about defeating him in the mission. Since Brainwash will not put up much of a fight regardless of the ECM interference, the strategies that are used for dealing with him in the Arena should work just as well.