Sea of Blood

Sea of Blood is a mission in the fourth chapter of Armored Core 4.

Details[]

Area: Dornier Mining Station
Objective: Defeat enemy NEXT
Client: GA

Quotas

Damage: 31200 AP (33200 AP on hard mode)
Ammo Use: N/A
Mission Time: 300 seconds

Briefing[]

Let's confirm the mission.

Eliminate Aldra's NEXT, Critique, which has taken over GA's Dornier Mining Station.

Critique's pilot, Sherring, is Number 14. He's one of the 26 LYNX from the National Dismantlement War - an Original.

Sherring is a world apart from the irregulars you've faced so far. Look out for Critique's high-power energy cannon in particular.

Those are your orders...Come home to us.

Special Debriefing[]

An Original... He really was in a class of his own.

You should get some rest now. Sleep well, soldier.

Overview[]

Armored_Core_4_Sea_of_Blood — Armored Core 4 Sea of Blood

The player is air-dropped into Shanghai with the sole objective of eliminating Critique. There are other enemy forces in the area, including gun emplacements and aquatic Normals, but destroying them is not required to complete the objective. Critique's tactics employ high-powered energy weapons and heavy armor. The mission ends once Critique is defeated.

Hard Mode Differences: Part way through the battle, Joshua O'Brien will arrive to assist Sherring, forcing the player to fight two NEXTs.

Enemies[]

Numerous gun emplacements
Two naval Normals (Three on hard mode)
Sherring
White Glint (Hard mode only)

Dialogue[]

Fiona Jarnefeldt:Target fixed. That's the enemy Next, Critique. He's in the central facility. Destroy him. You're up against an Original... Be careful.

Enemy Pilot:^{(Hard Mode)} We'll go in first. There may be no leftovers for you, Sherring.

Sherring:^{(Hard Mode)} I can only hope, Nesta.

Enemy Pilot:That's Anatolia's Next, there's no mistake. We're counting on you Sherring.

Sherring:So that isn't just some antique!

Joshua O'Brien:^{(Hard Mode)}Lynx, Joshua O'Brien. Help is on the way. Hold on till I get there.

Joshua O'Brien:^{(Hard Mode)}Ugh, it's no good! I'm grounded here.

Sherring:It's just as I'd heard...

Sherring:I see... The hype wasn't exaggerated.

Sherring:^{(Hard Mode)}Today I lose.

Fiona Jarnefeldt:Critique has gone silent. The mission was a success. Good work. Please head back.

Trivia[]

A glitch occurs on the Hard Mode version of this mission where some of the enemy Normals spawn below the surface of the water. This can make them difficult to hit with non-explosive weapons, but may also cause them to fall through the map and be destroyed.