Torres: Oh? You're approaching us? Instead of running away you're flying straight to the Alicorn? Trigger: I can't trample on your bed sheets without getting closer.

Man, the guy who voice acts for Torres must've had so much fun with his role.

Wiseman: "Operation is complete." *_everyone is about to celebrate_* Wiseman: "Your next mission is in 32 hours." *_insert TF2 stalemate sound here_*

“It fired!” “It’s okay, the shell will miss” And hit some other poor populated area but at least it’s not Oured

"Three Strikes in the sky is a sign of an ill omen...!" Quite literally at that; *"I l l" o m e n*

Missiles: loaded Systems: green Launch preparations: A-OK Crisp white sheets: *D I R T I E D*

Count : how many story you have for your son? Jaeger : YES

Like a true maniac, Torres laughs his way into death. Honestly I’m surprised his crew didn’t mutiny when all hope seemed lost in the climax

What were the guys in Project Aces eating to make this mission? We got an escort mission against good enemy aces and very annoying hard-to-hit drones, while giving you a feeling of being with a big allied squadron that protects each other and cheers when you down an enemy and saving them Then it shifts to the breath holding moment to detect the Alicorn with the MAD with the sense of urgency to find it as fast as you can nagging at the back of your head. The moment you do, you find out the enemy KNOW how you're going to look for them and disappeared, running away. That part is heart dropping alone, and then you have to do it again with enemies on your back, hoping that your allies that you always know to be less skilled then you to cover you. Since most people tend to shoot things down themselves in Ace Combat, this really tore you between finding the Alicorn ASAP or shoot down the enemies first. And then, the Alicorn, the very thing that you've been chasing for three missions appeared in front of you, unleashing INSANE amount of fire, the first time you see what it can do, even sinking allied ships so easily. Watching the flurry of AA fire, missiles, fighters, UAVs, the railguns AND the shield drones will show you that you're facing a really, REALLY dangerous enemy. I don't think there's another enemy in Ace combat where you have to pay so much attention to different things to dodge. The moment the Alicorn surrenders really felt like a 'you know he's guilty, but you can't arrest him' moment. I think it's just me, but knowing how unpredictable Torres is, I actually think that he won't attack again and find out some other way to do it. The part when you have to stop the railgun through the shield drones gave me a feeling similar when everything goes into slow motion and you have to shoot a precise target in mere seconds. That final part is just plain madness, not just from Torres himself. The entire submarine felt like it's a madman that just got shot and bleeding, but they still swing a knife wildly and spraying bullets everywhere. Add the fact that the railgun turrets keeps firing in a high rate of fire when you have to go REALLY close to it to hit the main railgun. Also, I like Torres' story about how he 'managed to hit one out of the two shots'. It's an ominous foreshadowing that even against a harsh condition, he will not miss, but if he somehow does, the next shot WILL hit. Ironically, this applies to Trigger too, when he didn't manage to destroy the railgun at first, he'll destroy it the second time. When Torres said 'landing a shot on a difficult target is elegant and true beauty', that ALSO applies to Trigger trying to hit the railgun. Finally, when it's over, when Strider and Cyclops just fly together in a straight line, sighs of relief are made as the adrenaline dies down. You did it. It was really tough, but you did it. Pretty nice that the mission didn't end immediately. I'm gonna say it: This is the best boss battle in the Ace Combat series ever by a LARGE margin. No other opponent gives you that much adrenaline or that many emotions coursing through you.

"Would be so much easier if they could sing and let us know where it was." DID COUNT MAKE A "HUNT FOR RED OKTOBER" REFERENCE?! XD

1. So this is what Trigger and his colleagues did before midnight mission for capturing Erusea's airfield on September 16. 2. Unfortunately, that computer is about to be shut down; due to worldwide telecommunications disruption. 3. Don't you see, Captain Torres? This is the salvation for you!

Alicorn: *exist* Blaze: Ah shit, here we go again.

Captain Torres:"I am inevitable!" Trigger:"I am.....Three Strikes!"

The CIWS on the Alicorn stands for both "Close-In-Weapon-System" and "CrIsp-White-Sheets" 😂

“He leads the way.” That single line just solidifies my opinion of Trigger being the best ace in the entire series. Blaze was a squadron leader Cipher was a demon Mobius was a lone wolf Trigger is a SYMBOL of hope, sticking with him and you’ll live to see another day

The choir on the song everytime the Alicorn is mentioned or appears reveals that, even when used in Erusean hands, it's still a proud son of Yuktobania

Other players: spamming missiles Zap: casually shoots MG with less than 10 seconds on the clock

David North: "We jammed your guidance system over Oured, your shot will miss the mark." Matias Torres: "Am I a joke to you?"

29:31 The perfect ending, and what a way to end it off "Go trigger's way, you'll make it".

"Go Trigger's way, you'll make it. He leads the way." "Really" "Significance is high" >The end of Lighthouse and beginning of Dark Blue happens.

That stray shot from the Alicorn is going to be the origin story of another villain.

I can't be the only one getting some MGS4 vibes from all of this. Both games have impractically large submarines with railguns targeting high-value targets which, if destroyed, will bring about a swift victory in the war for the enemy. Both fights take place at either sunrise or sunset. In MGS4, the submarine _Outer Haven_ engages in battle with the _Missouri,_ an Iowa-class battleship. In AC7, it is explained that Torres was in command of the _Tanager,_ also an Iowa-class battleship, before taking command of the _Alicorn._

Unbelievable... Who eats a burger with a knife and fork?

The narrative director for the 3 SP missions was one of the writers for The Belkan War no wonder they were more enjoyable than base AC7

So, having learned through KZfaq comments that both the Scinfaxci and Hrimfaxi (sp?) were based on Norse mythology, I decided to google "Alicorn." And this goes way back. According to ancient Assyrian mythology, Alicorns are a hybrid of a Pegasus (winged horse) and a unicorn. They were commonly mentioned as being along side winged bulls. According to the exact legend, either the Alicorn itself is seen as evil or they are seen as good counteracting the bulls' evil. Fits in perfectly with Ace Combat. The Eurusians saw it as a weapon to justly strike Osea while the Oseans saw it as a terrorist's weapon.

Those railgun shots are like the Excalibur trying to shoot you down.

I just noticed at the end that it has text saying that Trigger "Participated"/"Did not participate" in pictured operations along with the "In operation attrition rate". The level of detail this game has reflects very well on its creators!

_"Similar pilots have existed in the past"_ ... You don't say. There is a whole bunch of them.

Erusian Pilot: “Cut the wings off that degenerate!” Trigger: “THE FUCK YOU JUST SAY TO ME YOU LITTLE SHIT?!”

The sense of desperation during this entire mission is great.

Oh my, the whole "Murder the Hero" thing reminds me of Black Ops 1.

The soundtrack, the gameplay, the narrative... The main campaign should have been like the DLC missions and they would have absolutely nailed it. Still, vanilla AC7 is a good AC game, but boy are SP missions better than the main missions.

September 19th, Happy birthday SkyEye! "And to the pilots that fought in the past before Trigger, this one's for you" That's basically Project Aces message to us.

It's been nearly a month now, but the shot of the Alicorn surfacing at 16:33 still gives me shivers.

11:07 the way he gets cut off

That space elevator theme in the starting cutscene is so good. Unsettling and ominous. Lol @10:00 - it's only fitting to have a reference to Hunt for Red October

11:10 That enemy Rafle M says "Shit, enemys got a lock on me." then is cut just short by the impact of the missle.

After this mission comes out for a while, I come to appreciate your run much more~ You're one of the few players that didn't destroy the Alicorn's railguns, and didn't strip most of it's defenses. Not to mention you used the Raptor instead of the superplanes that just use TLS or the massive AOE specials.

Now with the DLC complete, the only thing left to do is to retrace our steps back at the beginning and follow the timeline of the Lighthouse War from beginning to end at Ace difficulty. Love the debriefing. It's almost like Wiseman is saying: "To be continued in Operation Werewolf"

When Alex "hehehe" That made my day

"can we celebrate now?" "yeah good work" **unenthusiastic sarcastic woohoos**

Others got S-ranks but this gameplay has the most suspense of em, well done!

25:21: The Alicorn suffered the same fate as her ancestors Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi but split herself into two parts just like HMS Hood during her engagement with the German battleship Bismarck.

I am blown away. This was the climax of the war.

The music used in this mission is truly a feast to ones ears, just in time for Thanksgiving!

You had seconds, mere seconds to deliver that final hit, I was sitting on the edge of my seat thinking you weren't going to make it.

Finishing up just in the nick of time. Now that's elegant.

15:39 that perfect timing when the music hits after he found the alicorn

"Stick with Trigger and you'll make it!"

Great mission, but would’ve loved to see wiseman flying with us

29:34, So I guess "Stick with Trigger, and you'll make it," is official Osean military protocol now. Also, I can't wait for the full soundtrack release so we can get that version of the main theme.

Did no one gonna talk about that 3×3 EML Salvo madness on final phase of Battle? 23:19

It was on that day, the Ribbon'd Reaper's debt was paid in the lives of 300 souls. It was the Osean Hound of three strikes upon his back, that ensured Torres was sent to his Abyssal Grave.

Amazing that Alex agrees. Stick with Trigger and you will always make it.

29:09 wait, did David just mimic Pops' voice?

And so, the most evil man in all of Strangereal's history, has fallen. His pride, arrogance, and delusion were ultimately what brought his demise.

The picture of oured in the briefing brings so many memories. And that area looks like the same sea where we sent the aigaion down in 6

32 hours till next sortie, give them a break when they just takedown a psychotic man

“Stick with Trigger and you’ll make it,” huh? That was great; it was absolutely awesome hearing the rest of the squad at the end of the mission. Dialogue has been top notch, along with everything else in this trilogy. Hope they do more, I don’t think I’m ready to say goodbye to Strider squadron just yet!

That final battle was so intense! Well-played! Well you're pretty fast in all missions - it's very satisfying to watch you wipe enemies off the map. It's just so .... ELEGANT!!

"they've no need for living heroes, just dead ones" So Osea kills, or attempts to kill their Aces. Makes sense why they suddenly disappear or go into hiding after every story.

Remember! Stick with t Trigger and you'll make it!!

2:04 the ost gave me chills and as well how good of a villain Matias Torres is

Trigger has finished what mobius started

"It's okay, the shell will miss" Dude, don't think that shell will be miss when it has a 3,000km of blast radius

Actually I was expecting Torres to shout out SALVATION at the destruction of the submarine... Strangely he didn't mentioned it (or rarely mentioned as I didn't noticed) in this mission.

Really love the transition in the music between the "analyst briefing" and "military briefing" 4:03

Oh god, Longcaster really is eating on that plane.

(29:31-30:24) I hope PA had a full version of that track. We need an extended version.

Very awesome gameplay, loved it a lot 😄👍

By far the best, most enjoyable and tense mission since Ace Combat Zero. That's how good it is. And for me, Zero is an unbeatable game in terms of soundtrack and the sheer scope of it all, and is why it is my all time top favourite Ace Combat game, period.

HOLY FUCK you almost failed the mission but actually clutched it with the last missile

Dude, that was f-ing close mate! good one!~

I dont know what it is about the alicorns main railguns but hearing them firing in a burst like that sounds really fucking good

Thanks wiseman ya ruin everything XD Also I like how this dlc implies triggers the ace of aces

the coolest thing in this video was when you flew through the railgun shots multiple times! that was amazing 23:30 - 23:50

Rip white bed sheets

25:11 anybody else notice that the Alicorn is basically disintegrating from the massive amounts of power needed to fire the main gun. Even small railguns IRL need massive amounts of power. Imagine a 600mm caliber railgun’s required power.

This is freaking awesome. this mission is epic

I loved David's speech. But I almost wish that when David said "but there are others" it was alluding to a mission series of tracking down and stopping individuals who were truly evil and threatening the state of an already unstable Strangereal. Going around with David saving the world in a "villain of the week" mission series.

At least Wiseman got some break from action before his grand finale.

"It's okay, the shell will miss!" Uh, yeah, it's still gonna ruin SOMEONE'S day REAL bad.

29:40 Operation Balance took place in COMBERTH HARBOR ! WHAT ? !

The destruction of the railgun ignites both the railgun & the Alicorn explodes.

Project aces in 2004: "wanna see me almost nuke Oured?" Project aces 15 years later: *"wanna see me do it again??"*

You know what they say never Mess With The Three Strikes

Next ace combat series i hope to play as the Yukes for the main player nation. It would be lovely to see them finished this Alicorn class (Maybe further improved) unknowingly for the other nations and the player squad launching from it, performing deep strike missions to the targeted nation from the cause of a world with no boundaries starting an international accident that triggered a war with them.

Torres: "Shoot down those missiles!!! Engage the CIWS!!!" Trigger: "lol okay have fun with this SFFS cluster"

So, this is wrapping up 'dirty boot camp' tour... that was a good ride though. ;)

Less than 2 seconds left!! Bravo!

20:17 Did I hear Huxian said "What are they, a suicide squad? Fuck, I'll make their death wish come true!"

I can only hope all aces in the Ace Combat series come together in the new Ace Combat soon

Ace combat 8, Alicorn really hit some, they want revenge plot.

Oof, with two seconds to spare. Zap knows what true beauty is

*Alicorn was burned to ashen* *Top 10 epic fails of salvation for ten million*

Aw man I was hoping you get a new plane or weapon. At least you get an awesome gameplay.

That was intense! I'm a little disappointed we didn't get closure on Scream and Rage, as well as the IUN-PKF

I can imagine trigger saying “ya got something to say Long caster?” In case you didn’t hit the barrel of the rail gun in time

When I started the mission: Time to trample on some C R I S P W H I T E B E D S H E E T S

What a sight to see a fleet of Destroyers