Keanu Reeves is somehow an even more perfect sci-fi dirtbag in Secret Level's Armored Core adaptation than he was in Cyberpunk 2077
The premiere of Secret Level, Amazon Prime Video's anthology series adapting video game franchises, is almost here. In the weeks leading up to the debut on December 10, the studio behind the animated show has been steadily dropping teasers for each episode of the season.
Today, we got a deeper look at the episode focusing on Armored Core, which stars Keanu Reeves as the central character. In addition to a trailer posted on social media that gave a broad look at the action-packed mecha combat, Prime Video also shared a secret teaser for the episode, which requires viewers to put in a unique code to watch on the official site.
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In this teaser, we see a day in the life of Keanu Reeves' character, a nameless mercenary and mech pilot who gets ready for a mission. He's also speaking with his AI companion, who offers playful banter as he prepares to suit up in his AC. He has a similar cadence and prickly attitude as Johnny Silverhand, yet Reeves delivers his lines as more of a person stuck in a dangerous job with nowhere to turn – which is totally on brand for the bleak setting of Armored Core.
What's interesting about the upcoming episode of Armored Core for Secret Level is that it'll offer what is, so far, the most character-focused storytelling that FromSoftware's series has seen yet. While the AC series features some intriguing storytelling and some fascinating – and bleak – lore, it's never been entirely about the characters in that world and more about how the world and larger universe have turned to using pilots in mechs to confront the growing conflicts skirmishes between civilizations.
2022's Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon presented the most developed plot of the series, but even then, it still left its character mainly in the background to its larger plot. So it'll be interesting to see just how the episode will work when it's not focused on
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