The Story Line of Armored Core:

The last war waged among nations, known as the "Great Destruction," ended with mankind vanishing from the surface of the Earth. The echo of humanity that survived left the howling winds and radioactive dust to make their home underground.
Half a century later, the concept of the "nation" is no more. Instead, the Corporations lead and rule the populace. Thought the world is making a rapid recovery through ruthless corporate competition, social disorder resurfaces as disparities in wealth, terrorist outbreaks, and racism refuse to go away. The ruling Corporatins, seeking ever-greater power and wealth, refues to let the strife end.

It is a new world order, where lives are bought and sold in a twisted free market economy.
But there are always exceptions to every rule...

The Ravens--mercenaries who take on any mission for a price, pledge allegiance to nothing and no one and exist beyond the control of the Corporations. Hired to take out the competition, the Ravens take no sides and fight withough regard for good or evil.

The Raven's Nest:

For a price, this mercenary organization will take on any mission, be it legal or otherwise. The Ravens' Nest has no discretion with regard to the content of the mission or the requesters, and no details at all are known with respect who runs it or how it came to be.

The Ravens:

These are the mercenaries affilated with the Ravens' Nest, their private computer network is used to dispatch misions, buy or sell AC parts and the like. However, this affilation to the NEst places no restrictions on the Ravens.

Chrome:

This corporate conglomerate is based in Isaac City. It is one of the largest corporations in the world. Although they are not shy in publicizing the strengthening of their monopolistic system of exerting control over the city, few dare to speak publicly against them because of the magnitude and extent of their power. In the field of pharmaceutical research and development, they have a partnership withe the leading firm "Chemical-Dyne Co."

Murakumo Millennium:

This large corporation is mainly involved in industrial manufacturing. Their reputation is particularly strong in AC-related products, and their technical prwess is said to exceed even that of Chrome. They are also one of the few corporations who have made clear their opposition to Chrome's plans for monopolistic rule. For this reason, military confrontations frequently occur in the vicinity of Isaac City.

Guards:

The guars are security organizations in the service of each corporation, charged with maintaining public order in the regions ruled by each corporation. While their armaments differ slightly depending on their corporate parent, they seem to be somewhat at a loss when pitted against the terrorist groups who have begun running rampant lately.

MT/AC:

As mankind moved underground, on pressing societal need was to improve the efficiency and performance of machines. A rapidly developing robot technology called Muscle Trace (MT)technology permeated society. The MT technology advanced steadily until a breakthrough was achieved with teh establishment of the standard "core concept."

Centered on the bvasic chassis design called the "core" or the torso, other common standards were soon adopted for various parts to be attached to the core. WIth the birth of a standard that permitted adaption to various circumstances, the scope of activities of the MT was expanded even further.

Naturally, the first applications were adopted along military avenues.

As corporations vied for ownership of the CMT (Cored MT) and strengthened their armaments, people began calling such heavily armed and modified MTs, Armored Cores (AC).

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