In a stunning final shot, Asset pilots his crippled AC directly into the hangar holding the new AI core, detonating his reactor. He doesn't destroy the AI—that would be illogical. He simply delays it. He proves that a messy, emotional, desperate human pilot is still worth the maintenance cost, if only for one more mission.
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As the Vulture’s pilot screams over the open comm—“Do you know how much this frame costs?!”—621 responds with the episode’s only piece of dialogue: “Not my asset.” Secret Level S01E08 Armored Core Asset Manageme...