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Xylem, the Floating City
General information
Japanese name ザイレム
Classification Colony ship[1]
Manufacturer Rubicon Research Institute
Affiliation Overseer
Conflicts present Coral War
Real world information
Appearances ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON

Xylem, the Floating City is a city built by the Rubicon Research Institute on the planet Rubicon 3. Once a physical representation of the prosperous future that the substance Coral could bring to humanity, the city was abandoned following the Fires of Ibis,[2] and by the time of the Coral War, it floats uninhabited in the Alean Ocean.[3]

History[]

Shortly after the Planetary Closure Administration's entry into the Coral War, the broker Handler Walter sends the independent mercenary C4-621 to survey the area while the major factions are preoccupied.[3]

Screenshot ACVI Xylem true form

The Xylem rising from the Alean Ocean as a colony ship

Late into the conflict, the organization Overseer commandeers the Xylem for use against the Arquebus Corporation. In the Xylem's true form as a flight-capable colony ship, Overseer attempts to ram it into Arquebus' growing Vascular Plant to eradicate the accumulated Coral. Multiple factions converge on the Xylem in response for various agendas.[4]

Gameplay[]

In ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, the Xylem is a stage in the following missions (arranged according to in-game Replay Mission order):

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The Xylem colony ship's city landscape resembles the SDF Megaroad-01 colony ship from Macross Flashback 2012, or less so the city section of the New Macross Class. Even the purpose of the colony ship is as same as New Macross Class, to emigrate humanity toward unknown planet.

References[]

  1. ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Mission: "Take the Uninhabited Floating City"
  2. ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Chapter 1, Fires of Ibis cutscene
  3. 3.0 3.1 ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Mission: "Survey the Uninhabited Floating City"
  4. ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Chapter 5
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON, Mission: "Breach the Kármán Line"
ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON
Characters AyreC4-621 "Raven"Handler Walter
Branch: ChartreuseKingRavenRaven's Operator
RaD: "Chatty" Stick"Cinder" Carla"Honest" Brute"Invincible" Rummy
Redguns: G1 MichiganG2 NileG3 Wu HuahaiG4 VoltaG5 IguazuG6 RedG7 Hakra
Rubicon Liberation Front: ArshileIndex DunhamLittle ZiyiMiddle FlatwellRing FreddieRokumonsenThumb Dolmayan
Vespers: V.I FreudV.II SnailV.III O'KeeffeV.IV RustyV.V HawkinsV.VI MaeterlinckV.VII SwinburneV.VIII Pater
Others: ALLMIND (liaison)ColdcallDafeng Student PilotEnforcement SystemKate MarksonMonkey GordoNosaacSullaThomas Kirk
Game mechanics and systems AC Data presetsArenaAssault ArmorAssault BoostAttitude Control SystemData LogsEmblemsEndingsLOGHUNTMissionsNestNew Game PlusOS TuningPartsPulse ArmorPulse ProtectionQuick BoostStaggerSupply SherpaTerminal ArmorTips
Glossary CoralCoral CollapseCoral ReleaseCore TheoryC-WeaponDoserFires of Ibis
Enemies GhostsMuscle Tracers
Armored Cores: ASTER CROWNASTGHIKBARREN FLOWERBITTER PROMISEBURN PICKAXECANDLE RINGCANNON HEADCIRCUSDEADSLEDDEEP DOWNDUAL NATUREECHOENTANGLEFULL COURSEGUIDANCEHEAD BRINGERHERMITIA-C01: EPHEMERAIB-C03: HAL 826INFECTIONLIGER TAILLI LONGLOCKSMITHMAD STOMPMILK TOOTHMIND GAMMANIGHTFALLOPEN FAITHRECONFIGSHINOBISTEEL HAZESTEEL HAZE ORTUSTESTER ACTSUBASAUMBER OXYUE YU
Bosses: AAP03: ENFORCERAAP07: BALTEUSAAP07A: ARQUEBUS BALTEUSAAS02: CATAPHRACTAB08: NEPENTHESAH12: HC HELICOPTERAS07: HEAVY WARSHIPEB-0309 STRIDEREC-0804 SMART CLEANERHA-T-102 JUGGERNAUTIA-02: ICE WORMIA-13: SEA SPIDERIB-01: CEL 240IB-07: SOL 644
Locations Rubicon 3
Alean Ocean: Xylem, the Floating City
Belius: BAWS Arsenal No. 2Bona Dea DunesContaminated CityGallia Dam ComplexGrid 086Grid 135Upper Grid 086, Outer ShellThe WallWatchpoint Delta
Central Ice Field: Engebret TunnelHarlov Communications BaseHjalmar MineInstitute CityJorgen Refueling BaseOld Bertram Spaceport (Old Bertram Spaceport Environs) • Unobservable AreaWatchpoint Alpha
Contaminated Zone: Grid 012
Exosphere: LOC Station 31Vascular Plant
Organizations ALLMINDArquebus Corporation (Arquebus Advanced Development Division [Arquebus ADD], Vespers) • Balam Industries (Redguns) • Belius Applied Weapon Systems (BAWS)BranchDafeng Core IndustryElcano FoundryFurlong DynamicsJunker CoyotesMeliniteOverseerPlanetary Closure Administration (PCA)Reuse and Development (RaD)Rubicon Liberation Front (RLF)Rubicon Research Institute (RRI)SchneiderTakigawa HarmonicsVice and Cohen Plasma Laboratory
Others ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON OFFICIAL ART WORKSCreditsPatch NotesSoundtrack30 Minutes Mission
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