Armored Core 6; spoilers
@Koi I need to confirm, but I have a feeling his personality became a lot more whiny as translated from the original Japanese.
I can see what they were trying to do with it (set up an awesome confrontation with a persistent rival over the terms of who gets to transcend and why), but it fell flat for me compared to how Ayre or Walter confront you over their own convictions in the other two routes.
re: Armored Core 6; spoilers
@Koi But I have a feeling that in the original Japanese, the hot blooded youth that constantly aspired to surpass 621 and be his own free mercenary lands a lot better as a character.
In a series where they're trying to constantly reinforce fighting for what you believe in, that works very well as a conclusion to the complete game.