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Originally Posted by Renegade334
Shouji Gatou only provided us with the names for ARX6 and upwards. Nobody ever said it started at '6'...just that the information for the most recent ARXes is around, possibly for the sole purpose (as a footnote, afterthought or mere anecdote for the story, probably) to say that all attempts to create a working ARX prototype failed before Take number 7, AKA Arbalest, reached (more or less) its completion and showed signs of long-awaited success.
The other ARXes were probably either a complete failure, were never fielded as operational unit (with or without the Lambda Driver testbeds and prototypes, if that's what the ARX programs were meant for) or uninteresting enough to be overlooked and not be given further thought. It's not like we truly need their names. A few only (and the most recent, please) will suffice. Moreover, since pretty much everything related to black technology is wreathed in shadows, it's normal for the information not to arise, especially if it's of no consequence (and even more so if, according to the aforementioned pieces of information, all previous ARXes were quickly trashcanned).
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yeah, who in their RIGHT mind would announce the existance of past failures?
i can understand why they'd be swept under the rug.