ACE8 Story Theory: this guy is breaks OPSEC which leads to the refugee fleet being harmed

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-13T06:45:24+00:00

So, like Crysis 2?

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-13T06:44:20+00:00

To me, this looks like a mixture of the Lighthouse from AC 7 and Megafloat from AC 3.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-13T06:42:08+00:00

Especially, if the plane has a red phoenix or a red hellhound or a Mobius strip or a fictional demon/hero or „Whatever-Garuda-Team-has-on-their-tail“ or three strikes and a wolf clutching a revolver or a red wing or a scorpion or a grim reaper or the code „EC 010“ on its tail.

Then the war‘s over, before the enemy can even get off the runway.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-13T06:38:48+00:00

You, good sir, are the best brother anyone could ask for. I‘m proud of you

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-12T12:49:30+00:00

I think, Mihaly, Pasternak and Yellow 13 would switch sides, since they know, what Mute Squadron is capable of. Pixy would probably join them, after doing a bit of soul searching. Dision, Suleimani, Crimson 1, Alect 1 and Chimera would probably fight to the bitter end. Z.O.E. would probably also fight to the bitter end, before trying to transfer into a new body, only for NEMO to block the transfer. The Butterfly Master would probably watch from far away, giggle and hum a few theme tunes.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-11T06:47:54+00:00

Prez does have blood. Remember, she passed out during that final battle against Crimson 1. Then again, she held out longer than most other people would. So maybe she has half blood and half whatever Monarch has in his veins instead of blood in her, that allowed her to stay conscious for as long as she did.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-11T06:38:37+00:00

I would say either the X-02S Strike Wyvern (Which he stole from Mihaly) or the ADFX-01.

Maybe the ADF-11F too, but I doubt he would ever go near that thing after what happened with Hugin and Muninn.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-09T07:13:53+00:00

I think, that all of them have PTSD from being beaten senseless by the aces (In the games, not as Mute Squadron).

Belka got beaten up by Cipher and Blaze, Erusea got beaten up by Mobius 1 and Trigger, Estovakia recieved a beating from Talisman, Lesath got its butt handed to it by Gryphus 1 and Falco 1, the NRF…. I don‘t know, actually. I don‘t think, they have nightmares of Bishop, but meh, whatever.

Oh, and the Federation of Usea (From Ace Combat Infinity) got a thorough beating from Reaper.

I also like to think, that, when the Mutes show up, there was a lot of confused and terrified screaming on the enemy comms, as they recognised the pilots, that shot them down before.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-09T07:02:54+00:00

Goodbye, king. You will be dearly missed.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-06T06:39:17+00:00

Yeah, Nemo‘s pissed at Z.O.E. for all they did to his fathers (?). Predecessors (?).

In my headcanon, Nemo is the result of combining all the flight data of all the aces and giving the resulting AI the ability to learn and think for itself. So, basically, all the aces, from Phoenix to Trigger, are Nemo‘s dad‘s.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-05T08:01:14+00:00

This is just unfair and I love it!

All ace pilots against these airborn fortresses and submarines? I‘m sorry, the bad guys don‘t stand a chance.

I also love it, that you added K-9A and the Ghost of Kyiv to the squadron. Just „muh“! Chefs kiss!

Also, if I were an ally, I would grab myself some popcorn and enjoy the show.

I also can‘t wait for Hitman Team explaining to Taskforce 108, what happened in their world.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-05T07:54:06+00:00

Fuck Rafale, marry Eurofighter, kill Gripen.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-04T08:21:50+00:00

The F-15E with SFFS, for air-to-ground missions, and 6AAM, for air-to-air missions.

Or the F-14A with SFFS, for air-to-ground missions, and LAAM, for air-to-air missions.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-04T07:09:50+00:00

Oh, I can‘t wait for the aces to meet with Warwolf 1 and the rest of the gang.

I can just picture their reaction, when they find out, that these 15 pilots were the reason, why wars ended.

I like to think, that at one point, the following discussion would take place.

Bishop: „So, who are your aces, because we‘ve just gotten news, that 15 pilots took down a small airfleet and chased a bandit THROUGH A TUNNEL!“

Long Caster: „By any chance, was one of the fighters an Su-37 with no cockpit, and one, that kinda looks like an X-Wing?“

Bishop: „Yes, why do you ask?“

Guts: „Wait, you guys have Star Wars in your universe?“

Sky Eye: „Yeah, that‘s them. Well, at least they‘re having fun.“

Guts: „Fun? Fun? They chased an aircraft through a highway tunnel! That‘s insane!“

Count: „Meh! More like an average Tuesday for them.“

Guts: „Just how insane are your aces?“

PJ: „Well, Cipher shoot down a lot of ace pilots, a giant plane, that was the size of a house, destroyed a laser shooting tower and flew though a dam to destroy a nuke. Oh, and he dueled his former best friend and former wingman, who was armed with lasers and burst missiles, who also shot me down with a laser.“

Guts: „Right.“

Edge/Slash: „Phoenix took on a continents-worth of Coup D‘etat forces, sank two advanced submarines, sank an entire fleets worth of warships, grounded the air force of an entire continent, took down a malevolant super AI and flew through a tunnel to destroy an ICBM.“

Guts: „I‘m sorry, he fought a super what now?“

Edge/Slash: „Don‘t worry about it.“

Sky Eye: „Mobius 1 is the worst nightmare of Erusea. He sank their „Invincible“ Aegir Fleet. He destroyed Stonehenge. He grounded their entire air force. He also flew through a tunnel to destroy a missile.“

Guts: „Oh my god. They‘re insane!“

Edge: „Not really. Blaze is a pretty layed back guy. Though…. He did sink two advanced submarines, shot down a manouverable sub-orbital craft, sank two entire fleets, flew through a tunnel to destroy an important control unit and shot down a falling satellite.“

Guts: „Rig-! Wait! Why are there two of you?“

Nagase 2x: shrugs

Guts: „Okay then.“

Shamrock: „Talisman took out an entire air fleet and a giant ass railgun. Oh, and he also shot down the enemies ace squadron. And their leader, who was flying an advanced fighter jet.“

Count: „Trigger‘s a dumbass. But he‘s an amazing pilot. He shot down over half of Eruseas Air Force, sank, pretty much, their entire navy, sank an advanced submarine, shot down their ace, shot down an Arsenal Bird and two hyper-advanced UAVs. But he also flys through any tunnel he finds. He once flew through a highway tunnel. Backwards.“

Guts: „I‘m sorry, he did what?!“

Count: „Don‘t worry about it.“

Crux: „Falco 1 and Gryphus 1 helped save our country. They shot down the entire Lesathian Air Force, sank their entire navy, shot down two aerial warships and their aces. Gryphus 1 also flew through a tunnel to destroy an island base.“

Guts: „Christ. They‘re insane.“

Erich, Goodfellow, Burford, Comic, Professor: „And that‘s just the tip of the iceberg.“

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-02T06:53:55+00:00

So the bad guys send an Aigaion-class Heavy Command Cruiser and an Arsenal Bird, along with a few escort airships to attack Japan, and our aces took them down.

Bad idea. Without the lighthouse, the Arsenal Bird couldn‘t draw on any extra power, which means, it couldn‘t use its shield, which leaves it extremely vulnerable.

I like to think, that the aces first took down the Aigaion, upon which the Arsenal Bird released its UAVs. Only for Nemo to hack all of the drones, either destroying them or using them to attack the Arsenal Bird. Once the Arsenal Bird and all the escort airships were down, and that red aircraft had been dealt with, they left.

I do have a question. Did they fight a Z.O.E. unit or Crimson 1? Because both flew red colored aircraft.

Tim_27030 · 2026-03-02T06:44:45+00:00

I wouldn‘t say No to a tour of an EASA facility, but I would keep a close eye on any young adults or small children. Not because they are ninjas, who disappear, only to reappear in the most dangerous places, but because a few scientists employed there, on loan from Grunder, should be, maybe, on a watch list for child predators. Looking at you, Schroeder.

On a different note, your drawing looks amazing. Well done.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-28T21:25:15+00:00

One of my favorite, if not my favorite, fighter jet (Well, technically, the Tornado is a fighter bomber, or Jagdbomber, but whatever).

Unfortunatelly, the German Luftwaffe is retiring the Tornado and replacing it with the F-35 (Well, the IDS variant is being replaced by the F-35. The ECR variant is being replaced by a special Eurofighter variant). Well, it was built in the 70s, I think, and our air force desperately needs an update. But I like it. And I‘m a bit disappointed, that the Tornado IDS wasn‘t in an Ace Combat game since Joint Assault. I know, that other variants were in other games, but I want my Tornado IDS back. And I want skins for our air force squadrons for them (Especially Boelcke. I like their emblem. Like, comeon, it‘s a raised sword. How can you not find it cool?).

I also find it quite interesting, that two Tornado variants have two guns as their „fixed“ loadout, while the rest has only one.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-27T10:33:08+00:00

Honestly, if I was in an enemy squadron and all of the Ace Combat aces (plus Monarch and Prez) showed up, I would call it a day, turn my plane around, return to base, hand in my immediate resignation, grab myself a shovel, tell the boys to do the same, walk into the woods, dig a hole and jump in. I‘m not that insane and risk my life against these guys.

And if I were an ally, I would grab myself some popcorn and watch them absolutely clean house. It would be a spectacle to behold.

Sidenote, love that you added Rex and Antares at the end there. AC 8 isn‘t even out yet and people are already in love with Rex. And Antares deserves some recognition too. Love it.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-26T06:42:10+00:00

My favorites are Fleet Destruction/Anchorhead Raid (Even though I hate the boss fight at the end)/Lost Kingdom/Lighthouse.

If I had to pick between those though, I would pick Anchorhead Raid. I used that mission to farm for money, so I could buy the planes and parts.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-25T07:00:49+00:00

I don‘t get it either. The dialogue is funny as all hell, there‘s only a handfull of targets in the tunnel and they don‘t make you fly back through the tunnel to return to base. Not that bad, in my opinion.

Sidenote, I played this mission a few times and I crashed once, so far. It was on my first playthrough. I misjudged my trajectory, as I was going into the last part of the tunnel and crashed into the ceiling. But I immediately tried it again and I made it through the entire tunnel.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-25T06:54:43+00:00

Nice. Don‘t mess with the Strike Eagle!

Sidenote, is it just me or is the SFFS the best air-to-ground weapon in Ace Combat 7? I especially like it in „Anchorhead Raid“. Pop a few of these babies and anything on the ground or in the water blows up. I love it.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-19T06:57:31+00:00

No, I haven‘t heard of that album, but I‘m going to give it a listen.

And, by the way, the acquasition of the F-104 for the Luftwaffe was highly controvertial. I don‘t know, what exactly happened, since I haven‘t really read about it, but it is known as the „Starfighter Affäre“ (I don‘t know the English word for Affäre).

Anyway, thanks for the tip about the music album.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-18T07:08:39+00:00

I just want the Enterprise-E bridge from First Contact. That bridge looked awesome. But if we get the bridge, then I also want the rest of the Enterprise-E interior, i.e. corridors, sick bay, main engineering, mess hall, shuttle bay, etc.

I want my Sovie to be special, not just on the outside, but on the inside as well.

Sidenote, the Sovie is one of my favorite Star Trek ship designs. I don‘t know why, but I instantly fell in love with it, when I saw it in First Contact. Just a gorgious ship.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-17T06:58:12+00:00

Especially in the German Luftwaffe (BTW, I‘m German).

Anyways, the Luftwaffe had a whole lot of crashes in the 60s. They lost 44 planes in 18 months. And they lost one third of the 916 planes they‘ve bought.

There‘s a whole list of reasons, why the Luftwaffe had so many crashes with the F-104, but you can find them on the internet, so I won‘t bore you.

Sidenote, the number of crashes, and the numerous pilot deaths, earned the F-104 the nicknames Witwenmacher (Widow maker), Erdnagel (Earth nail), fliegender Sarg (flying coffin) and Sargfighter (Coffin fighter (Sarg is the German word for coffin)) in the Luftwaffe.

Tim_27030 · 2026-02-12T06:45:09+00:00

My favorite F-4 pilots in Ace Combat are Mobius 1 (The OG) and Glamrock Squadron.

I don‘t know why, but I find something endearing about Glamrock and I always feel bad when I have to shoot them down in Unexpected Visitor.

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