Normal

General information
Classification	Vehicle
Appearances	Armored Core 4 Armored Core: For Answer

Normal ACs, usually shortened to Normals, are, in essence, the first generation of Armored Cores within the Armored Core 4 Universe. Unlike in earlier Armored Core games, Normals are relatively low cost, mass produced, and non-customizable mechanized units, similar to General Purpose Armored Cores. They are used as the primary ground forces of most armed forces, usually deployed alongside conventional units. They saw widespread use in the National Dismantlement War especially, where they formed the bulk of both Corporate and national armies alike.

Unlike NEXTs, Normals do not use Kojima technology. Consequently, they have proven to be mostly ineffective against NEXTs, unless deployed in massive numbers. However, even with a numerical advantage, they can still fall easily to an experienced Lynx.

Additionally, there are Normals which use previous-generation parts, as seen with the Saphirus Force's AZ series, which also incorporated several NEXT features, like Primal Armor, though it was localized to a shield armament and didn't cover the entire body.

List of known Normals

• 044AC
  • 047AC-F
  • 048AC-S
• 051AO70-AK
• 051AO80-AK
• GA03-SOLARWIND
• GOPPERT-G3
• SELJQ
  • SHAHID
• TYPE-ARGINE
• TYPE-DULAKE
• ZENIGAME

Trivia

• Armored Core 4's reveal trailer at the 2005 Tokyo Game Show features Armored Core Nexus'/Last Raven's starter AC frames engaged in combat with Noblesse Oblige.
  • It could be assumed that these old-gen ACs are stand-ins for Normals, whose designs may not have been finalized in time for the trailer's debut.

    

    A "Normal", as depicted in Armored Core 4's reveal trailer at TGS 2005