Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon offers a short & action-packed campaign that throws you from one cinematic boss fight into the next. Since the game has a mission-based structure, you would think it has a fixed ending. But nope, Armored Core 6 has three different endings the players can choose from.
The ending you get in Armored Core 6 depends on your decisions during chapters 1,3,4 and 5. Your decision will affect the missions you fly out on and the final boss you’ll fight. You will have to end the game thrice to achieve all endings.
Let us talk in detail about the different endings present for you to choose between in AC6 and which is the good & bad one. We will also tell you about the third (hidden) ending.
Unlocking All Endings in Armored Core 6
Armored Core 6 is a very linear, mission-based experience where players fight tough bosses at the end of all main missions. One would expect such a game to have a fixed ending since the plot was never the main focus here.
But AC6 has multiple storylines and can be chosen by playing the Decision-Making missions. These missions give players choices that shape which missions will be available to them and the ending they’ll get.
When selecting these missions from the main menu, you will be able to spot a specific branch icon in the top right corner, hinting that these missions have choices in them.
How to Get the Liberator of Rubicon Ending in AC6?
[The Good Ending] – You Side With The Coral.
In the Liberator of Rubicon ending, Raven decides to go against the Handler and Carla’s plan and side with Ayre. Ayre wants you to stop the Xylem from crashing into the Vascular Point.
The final mission for this ending would be to Bring Down the Xylem, where you’ll have to face off against Walter. The game ends rather abruptly as Ayre talks about the relationship between humans and the Coral in the upcoming era.
Here are the missions you need to choose to opt for the Liberator of Rubicon ending in AC6:
- Chapter 3: (Mission 22) – Destroy the Special Forces Craft
- Chapter 4: (Mission 32) – Ambush the Vespers
- Chapter 5: (Mission 38) – Eliminate “Cinder” Carla
Note: Opting for this ending in New Game+ requires you to complete a few additional steps:
- Chapter 1: (Mission 6) – Attack the Dam Complex [Refuse when given the choice]
- Chapter 3: (Mission 19) – Prevent Corporate Salvage of the New Tech
How to Get The Fires of Raven Ending in AC6?
[The Bad Ending] – You Betray The Coral
In the Fires of Raven ending in AC6, Raven will comply with the wishes of Walter and Carla and choose to crash the Xylem into the Vascular Point. You will oppose Ayre in this ending.
The final mission for this ending will be Shut Down the Closure Site, where you’ll fight Ayre in an epic battle. Handler will congratulate you on saving humanity from the clutches of the Coral, and the game will end.
Here are the missions you need to choose to opt for the Fires of Raven ending in AC6:
- Chapter 3: (Mission 21) – Eliminate the Enforcement Squads
- Chapter 4: (Mission 31) – Intercept the Redguns
- Chapter 5: (Mission 37) – Intercept the Corporate Forces
How to Get The Alea lacta Est Ending in AC6?
[The True Ending] – You Become One with The Coral
The Alea lacta Est ending in AC6 requires three playthroughs of the game. Players need to have achieved both endings prior to attempting this one. Once you’ve finished the game with both endings once, you can start your third playthrough.
This time around, All Mind will have a more prominent presence in the storyline, and a lot of the events will change because of him, especially in the later chapters of the game.
You will be fighting against All Mind at the end of this ending. Ayre will also support you in the fight. Once you defeat All Mind, an event will trigger, completing the human-coral symbiosis.
This was Ayre’s dream all along and is the future she talks about during the Liberator of Rubicon ending.
Here are the missions you need to choose to opt for the Alea lacta Est ending in AC6:
- Chapter 1: (Mission 6) – Attack the Dam Complex [Accept when given the choice]
- Chapter 3: (Mission 19) – Prevent Corporate Salvage of New Tech
- Chapter 3: (Mission 21) – Eliminate the Enforcement Squads
- Chapter 4: (Mission 26-B) – Coral Export Denial
- Chapter 4: Complete All Arena Fights after you’ve finished the Underground Exploration mission.
- Chapter 4: (Mission 33-B) – Eliminate V.III
Conclusion
And that’s how you get all the different endings in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. We hope this guide was simple enough for you to follow and achieve your desired ending. For more things AC6, stick with WIG!
