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Harvey Randall

No ammo, 40 seconds, all fury—series vet earns the title 'The Fireworks of Shibuya' at an Armored Core 6 preview event when he punches an airship out of the sky

A mech from Armored Core 6 engages its boosters in an industrial locale.

If you were asked to get up on stage and play an unreleased game in front of a whole crowd, do you think you'd be able to keep your cool? A player by the name of Fireworks certainly did, etching his name into the series' storied history.

Earlier this month, PlayStation Japan hosted a pre-release event. During which a player was selected (by raffle) to play through a never-seen-before mission from Armoured Core 6. A man from Shibuya (a special ward in Tokyo) was selected to get behind the pilot seat. Going by the name "Fireworks", he revealed during a brief interview that he was an Armored Core vet and had played every game in the series prior.

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