absolute cinema
Baltaeus from Armoured Core 6
Final boss and all of his phase changes in Black Myth Wukong
Renoir on a technicality from Expedition 33
I’d like to submit my two favorite buddies from AC games for consideration.
Rusty from Armoured Core VI, especially the final fight against him in Breach The Karman Line. With that backdrop and his sweet ass AC sliding to a stop while you can hear the pure venom in his voice “Here we are… buddy…” as Steel Haze starts playing.
And then we have Ace Combat Zero, having just prevented the V2 launch, flying back to base when your wingman gets one shot by a fucking laser, and you see your former wingman, Pixy, in a hitherto unseen aircraft and hear the flamenco accompanied by that voice: “So, have you found a reason to fight yet… Buddy?”.
Similar themes across both, and both are absolutely iconic.
Maybe it’s just the nostalgia of it, but the flying through the tunnel while andross monologues at you, then the tunnel ends and this evil dude, who you’ve never seen as anything but a disembodied face, he just appears as a disembodied face for starfox 64 was fantastic. https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=BSUW2Rsej7I
Spoiler for the forest:
spoiler
The little girl, with everything in the game building up the tension and discovering just what the hell is going on… and then you slowly walk up behind her and she looks at you, giggles, and explodes
Alright, the truth then. You’re right about one thing… I do need capital. And votes. Wanna know why? “I have a dream.” That one day, every person in this nation will control their OWN destiny. A land of the TRULY free, dammit. A nation of ACTION, not words. Ruled by STRENGTH, not committee. Where the law changes to suit the individual, not the other way around. Where power and justice are back where they belong: in the hands of the people! Where every man is free to think – to act – for himself! Fuck all these limp-dick lawyers and chicken-shit bureaucrats. Fuck this 24/7 Internet spew of trivia and celebrity bullshit. Fuck “American pride”. Fuck the media! Fuck all of it! America is diseased. Rotten to the core. There’s no saving it – we need to pull it out by the roots. WIpe the slate clean. BURN IT DOWN! And from the ashes, a new America will be born. Evolved, but untamed! The weak will be purged, and the strongest will thrive – free to live as they see fit, they will make America GREAT AGAIN!
What the hell are you talking about?
You still don’t get it. I’m using war as a business to get elected… so I can end war as a business! In my new America, people will die and kill for what they BELIEVE! Not for money, not for oil! Not for what they’re told is right. Every man will be free to fight his own wars!
Senator Armstrong for President 2028,
He’s not as bad as what we’ve got!Reported as:
Spam or abuse
Context to explain why this isn’t spam/abuse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWQd8zhEg4
Leaving up.
“CONTEXT? I MADE IT THE FUCK UP!”
Thank you. I didn’t think Senator Armstrong wouldn’t be recognized on the games community.
I never played that game, and without that context, it is genuinely scary how hard it is to tell whether it not this is a real thing a real politician actually said. God damn, Kojima saw it coming.
It’s crazy that the Japanese parodies of US politics are more accurate than any other portrayals from that era. They even got MAGA slogan dead on!
Yeah it is scary to hear make American great again before Trump ever campaigned in the 2016 election
Exactly what I came looking for and your post did not disappoint
I had you all wrong, you’re not greedy… you’re batshit insane!!
The titans in god of war (3 I think)
Sarah Kerrigan in StarCraft 2.
I am the Swarm. Armies will be shattered. Worlds will burn. Now at last, on this world, vengeance shall be mine. For I am the Queen of Blades.
Mic Drop!
Psycho Mantis as they can read my mind!
oh shit i forgot about him, yeah he’s probably the coolest one intro wise ngl
The descent of the Moon Presence in Bloodborne is still one of my favorite intros ever.
I was going to say Ludwig for mine, but this one is epic too
Dark souls 3 Abyss Watchers live rent free in my head.
Oh man, and the environmental component hearing the clash of metal get louder as you approach the arena. FromSoft has always been good at it, but that was really peak environmental design and story telling.
Replying to myself because I remember the og Artorias and Sif intros. That series is full of cool ones though.
Saren, in Mass Effect.
The Clovis monologue in the Destiny 2 Deep Stone Crypt. Its not really an intro to a fight and more like the mastermind behind the situation introducing itself halfway through the raid. So doesnt quite fit this post but i loved it so much so im sharing it anyways.
Idgaf what anyone says, DSC was dope
Such a tragedy what bungie has become. The game would have so much potential in the right hands.
Anyone in Metal Gear Rising: Revengance of course!
Elden Ring, the Lord of Madness. Intro, and the mid fight phase change gave me goosebumps with the music
