Armored Core 6 first boss: How to beat the HC Helicopter
The best way you can easily take down Armored Core 6’s first boss.
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While the vast majority of the enemies you’ll come across in Armored Core 6’s opening mission are easy pickings, the HC Helicopter boss you fight at the end of it is a much different story. This massive thickly armored aircraft will quickly blow you to pieces if you don’t approach it the right way, but once you do, you won’t have too much trouble taking it down.
In this guide, we’ll go over everything you need to know about the HC Helicopter and how to beat it. This includes an overview of its attacks, details about its combat behaviors, the best way to avoid taking too much damage while maximizing your own, and more.
Armored Core 6 boss guide: HC Helicopter
Here’s what you need to know about the HC Helicopter boss fight inArmored Core 6so that you can approach it with the right tactics and mindset. Note that you’re stuck with the rifle, energy blade, and missile launcher you start the game with for this fight, so we won’t be giving any loadout advice here.
Keep up the pressure with your bullets and missiles while evasively avoiding the HC Helicopter’s machinegun and rocket fire, and you’ll eventually take down the deadly aircraft. Scoring big hits with your energy blade as much as you can is key if you want to end the fight quickly, so be aggressive and don’t be afraid to get up close and personal with the boss.
Congratulations — you’ve defeated Armored Core 6’s first boss! Plenty of tougher encounters are on the horizon, but for now, pilot, bask in the glory of your victory before you continue your fight on Rubicon 3.
Armored Core 6 is available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, PS5, and PS4. It’s one of thebest Xbox gamesandbest PC gamesof 2023, and we can’t recommend it enough.
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