Rayleonard

	Rayleonard
	General information
Other name	レイレナード (Japanese)
Classification	Corporation
Headquarters	Exavil, Canada
	Affiliation and corporate information
Affiliations	Akvavit; GA Europe
Specialty	High-speed, Close-Range Combat
Products	AC generators; NEXTs
Known employees	Berlioz; Anjou; Aabye; Zanni; Shinkai
Locations owned	Exavil; Levanteer Facility; Ehrenberg Anti-Satellite Cannons
Eras present	National Dismantlement War; Lynx War
Notable battles	Battle at the Abandoned City
	Real world information
Appearances	Armored Core 4; Armored Core: For Answer (mentioned)

Rayleonard was an energy based startup that was eradicated during the Lynx War.

Overview[]

A rising energy corporation and major source of AC generators. As the leader in the field of Kojima technology, they specialize almost exclusively in ACs in their military development. Rayleonard's engineers are known for their ambitious designs and consistent ability to think outside the box. Despite distributing NEXT parts to a variety of other Companies, Rayleonard keeps its industry secrets tightly under wraps. Akvavit is currently Rayleonard's closest working partner.

History[]

Rayleonard pioneered the super high density hydrogen storage alloy and utility fuel cells and first generation Kojima Technology equipped to Armored Core NEXTs, thus giving the machines a critical advantage needed to crush the sovereign nations in less than a month. After the National Dismantlement War, Rayleonard would come to dominate Canada, their home base, and regions where their subsidiary, Akvavit, had interests, including parts of Europe. This caused some friction with Global Armaments, who dominated the Central and Southern Pacific Rim.

Armored Core 4[]

In Armored Core 4, Rayleonard was working with Akvavit to develop more powerful Kojima Technology. During this time, they were also attempting to break into solid weapons manufacturing by aligning with GA Europe. However, these efforts (despite GAE's enthusiasm for such an alliance) were being blocked by GA America, who was skeptical of Rayleonard's motives, and had interests in keeping them from diversifying, since it could result in a challenge to GA's hegemony in the Greater Pacific Rim.

After GAE decided to leave the larger GA Group for Akvavit, taking their technology with them, GA America sent Anatolia's Mercenary in to destroy prototype technology (including what appear to be Sol Dios prototypes) housed at the Hedje Arsenal. This action resulted in GA and Rayleonard declaring war on each other.

Rayleonard would linger in the background during the first phase of the Lynx War, allowing GA and BFF to battle one another in the first phase (Chapter 4 of AC4). After BFF was essentially decapitated by GA, Rayleonard moves to the forefront when they launch an attack on Anatolia, although it fails due to the intervention of Anatolia's Mercenary. Afterward, Rayleonard and GA (alongside its allies in the Rosenthal/Omer group) engage in numerous battles, which culminates in a one-on-one battle between Anatolia's Mercenary and Anjou, with the former emerging as the victor, as well as the Battle at the Abandoned City. Berlioz and his team are all defeated in this battle, and Rayleonard's Canadian HQ Exavil is subsequently destroyed by Anatolia's Mercenary.

Armored Core: For Answer[]

Although Rayleonard was destroyed, their legacy would live on in the form of the Closed Plan, which was taken up by Maximillian Thermidor during the course of Armored Core: For Answer. Additionally, Otsdarva, the Rank One Lynx in For Answer, would claim that he originated from Rayleonard.

However, a confirmed survivor of Rayleonard's destruction would come forward in the form of Shinkai, who was ranked at #33 during the Lynx War, and would later serve in ORCA.

After the company collapsed, many of their engineers were recruited by Omer Science.

Products[]

Rayleonard manufactured a variety of high-energy parts for Nexts over the course of its existence. Their impressive lineup of quick-firing guns and blades maximizes attack power with the shortest possible delay. Specializing in instantaneous movement, Rayleonard's NEXTs, such as the AALIYAH were designed with high-speed close-range combat in mind.

Lynx Employed (Lynx, NEXT)[]

Lynx Name	Next Name	Rank	Original	Current Status	Appearances
Aabye	Memento Mori	11	Yes	Unknown, presumed to be KIA	AC4
Anjou	Orleans	3	Yes	KIA, killed by Anatolia's Mercenary in Jardin de Chavalier	AC4
Berlioz	Supplice	1	Yes	KIA, killed by Anatolia's Mercenary in Marche Au Supplice	AC4
Otsdarva	Stasis	1	No	KIA, killed by Strayed in Attack on Arteria Cranium	AC:FA
Shinkai	Split Moon	33 -> 5	No	KIA, killed by Strayed in Defend Arteria Cranium	AC4, AC:FA
Zanni	Roughcut	12	Yes	KIA, killed by Anatolia's Mercenary in Battle at the Abandoned City	AC4

NEXT Schematics Made by Rayleonard[]

NEXT Schematics Utilizing Rayleonard Parts[]

LINSTANT - Akvavit (AALIYAH's core, main booster, back booster, and modified side booster)
- MADNESS - Akvavit (AALIYAH's core, main booster, back booster, and modified side booster)

Parts[]

Introduced in Armored Core 4[]

Head[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Cost	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/H	260,000C	390	1270	Shop	Multi-eyed for good PA and high mobility combat.

Core[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Cost	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/C	575,000C	2480	2940	Shop	Lightweight part for PA use designed for speedy combat.

Arms[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Cost	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/A	415,000C	2460	2800	Shop	Part designed to optimize mobile combat abilities.

Legs[]

Part ID	Price	Leg Type	Weight	EN Cost	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/L	415,000C	Biped	4960	5730	Shop	Mid-weight Biped legs for PA handling and mobility.
04-ALICIA/L	430,000C	Reverse-Joint	4770	4560	Shop	Low-impact, reversed legs for unconventional combat.

Generators[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Output	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/G	695,000C	904	32545	Shop	Middleweight high-powered part with high PA and EN output.
S08-MAXWELL	665,000C	1211	33091	Shop	High-end heavyweight part based on the AALIYAH/G.

Main Booster[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Drain	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/M	440,000C	355	458	Shop	A part with maximized output for high-speed combat.
S04-VIRTUE	740,000C	198	288	Jardin de Chavalier (Hard Mode)	A part focused on QB to close in on foes instantly.

Back Booster[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Drain	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/B	210,000C	300	500	Shop	Middleweight high-output part for high-speed mobility.

Side Booster[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Drain	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/S	280,000C	351	155	Shop	An output-heavy part for instantaneous thrust.
S02-ORTEGA	260,000C	250	80	Shop	This lightened AALIYAH/S retains its high output.

Over Booster[]

Part ID	Price	Weight	EN Drain	Unlocked	Notes
03-AALIYAH/O	435,000C	505	663	Shop	A power-centric part with amazing spontaneous thrust.
S01-V3	415,000C	644	839	Shop	An external-use part with heightened efficiency.

Arm Weapons[]

Part ID	Price	Weapon Type	Weight	EN Cost	Unlocked	Notes
01-HITMAN	100,000C	Machine Gun	753	421	Shop	A standard machine gun, well suited to close-range combat.
02-DRAGONSLAYER	200,000C	Laser Blade	524	1064	Shop	An aggressive weapon with a short but intense blade.
03-MOTORCOBRA	1,000,000C	Machine Gun	1015	411	Finish NDP-E001 ROS-OME Data Pack	An upgraded machine gun with improved firepower.
04-MARVE	405,000C	Rifle	928	342	Shop	A high-powered assault rifle with instantaneous firepower.
07-MOONLIGHT	1,500,000C	Laser Blade	716	1666	Jardin de Chavalier (Normal Mode)	An oversized laser blade with amazing attack power.

Shoulder Weapons[]

Part ID	Price	Weapon Type	Weight	EN Cost	Unlocked	Notes
09-FLICKER	1,300,000C	Flash Rocket	293	297	Jardin de Chavalier (Normal Mode)	Temporarily disables camera function with intense light.

Stablizers[]

Trivia[]

The company's name, Rayleonard, could perhaps be a reference to boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. This makes even more sense when taking into account that this company specializes in high speed, close ranged combat; very similar to boxing and other hand to hand/close combat martial arts.