Armored Cyborgs are a tougher varient of Cyborg that tends to carry a large sword similar to the one that Raiden carries. They are far more adept at melee combat and need to have their armor removed through regular combat before they can be destroyed. Compared to the darker colors worn by most cyborgs, the Armored Cyborgs tend to wear a lot of white colors and stand slightly taller.
Their melee prowess is greatly enhanced. They are capable of stringing together multiple attacks in quick success to form a combo that can be hard to recover from once it has been started. When they attack, Raiden can counter their attack but an Armored Cyborg is capable of deflecting and returning the counter in their own right, allowing for Raiden and an Armored Cyborg to exchange several counters before one lands.
The armor that covers their body protects them from being killed instantly using Blade Mode. You'll have to engage them in regular combat to knock off pieces of their armor first. During combat, armor will fall off of their limbs first, allowing you handicap them severely even if you can't instantly kill them.
While Armored Cyborgs are stronger, tougher, and generally more dangerous than normal Cyborgs, it's usually advised that you get rid of any minor cyborgs with ranged weapons before engaging Armored Cyborgs.
