Pulse Armor Core Expansion
Pulse Armor is a defensive technology in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON.
"Creates a pulse barrier that trails the AC, dramatically increasing defensive performance until it exceeds its durability or time limit."
General[]
Pulse Armor is emitted from the object using it, creating a spherical energy barrier that follows them and defends against all attacks. This energy field has limited durability and duration, and will collapse when enough damage has been dealt to it, or when its duration expires.
Expansion[]
Players have access to Pulse Armor as an Expansion part, unlocked from OS Tuning. When activated, it generates a pulse barrier that can absorb up to 3,300 damage for 10 seconds. At maximum level, Pulse Armor can hold two charges in a single mission, though they can be replenished by a Supply Sherpa.
| Level | OST Chips | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Install | 3 | Unlocks: Pulse Armor |
| Level 1 | 5 | Additional Charges: Pulse Armor |
Enemies[]
Many enemy Armored Cores can use the same Pulse Armor as the player, with the exact same characteristics.
Certain enemy MT's and bosses can also use Pulse Armor, notably:
Unlike with the standard AC Pulse Armor, the Pulse Armor on bosses have no time duration, however if their Pulse Armor is broken they will enter a staggered state, making them vulnerable to follow-up damage.
Vulnerabilities[]
Certain weapons can possess the "P.A. Interference" stat, which increases the damage said weapons deal against Pulse barriers. Ranged Pulse weapons, namely the HI-16: GU-Q1, HI-18: GU-A2, and the KRANICH/60Z have the highest P.A. Interference stats and are thus most effective against Pulse Armor. However, Coral weapons and most melee weapons also have P.A. Interference as well, though not to the same degree as Pulse guns do.
Users[]
- V.VII Swinburne (GUIDANCE)
- Ring Freddie (CANDLE RING)
- V.V Hawkins (RECONFIG)
- Rokumonsen (SHINOBI)
- V.III O'Keeffe (BARREN FLOWER)
- G2 Nile (DEEP DOWN)
- Chartreuse (UMBER OX)
- V.I Freud (LOCKSMITH)
- Kate Markson (TRANSCRIBER/MIND BETA)
- 51-013 BE (CORPORATION)
- G5 Iguazu (MIND GAMMA)
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- If an AC is using a Coral generator like the IA-C01G: AORTA, the color of the Pulse Armor will change from bluish-green to a bright red.
- Pulse Armor can be likened to Primal Armor from Armored Core 4 and Armored Core: For Answer, also being spherical energy shields that absorb enemy fire. However, whereas Primal Armor only reduces damage, Pulse Armor completely negates it at the cost of having less durability and duration.