Aero Fighters/Characters

Alex and Pictus
"Species: Human and Cat Planes: Westland Whirlwind (Aero Fighters 3)"

Angela/Steve
"Species: Human Planes: Dassault Rafale (Aero Fighters 2, Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), Dowoitine D520 (Sonic Wings Special)"

A flamboyant effeminate Frenchman.


 * Ambiguous Gender
 * Bishie Sparkle

Blazers
"Species: Human Planes: P61 Black Widow (Aero Fighters 3), F-14 Tomcat (Aero Fighters Assault), A-10 Thunderbolt II (Aero Fighters Assault)"

Bobby
"Species: Human Planes: Sea Harrier FRS 2 (Aero Fighters 2)"

Chaika and Pooshka
"Species: Human Planes: IL-2 Sturmovik (Aero Fighters 3 and Sonic Wings Special), IL-102 (Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special)"

Ellen and Cindy/Cincia
"Species: Human Planes: F-14 Tomcat (Aero Fighters 2 and Sonic Wings Special), Fairey Swordfish (Aero Fighters 3, Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special)"

Hien
"Species: Ninja Planes: Mitsubishi F-2 (Aero Fighters, Aero Fighters 2, Sonic Wings Limited, Sonic Wings Special and Aero Fighters Assault), Mitsubishi A 6 M Zero (Aero Fighters 3), Nakajima J 1 N Gekkou (Sonic Wings Special)"

The main hero of the game series. He shoots out giant shuriken and kunai from his planes.


 * Bad Boss: His boss forces him to keep on performing missions all the time.
 * Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja
 * Wave Motion Gun

Keaton
"Species: Human (Aero Fighters), Cyborg (all subsequent games) Planes: F-18 (Aero Fighters), F-117 (Aero Fighters 2, Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), F 4 U Corsair (Aero Fighters 3 and Sonic Wings Special)"

An American pilot who was turned into a cyborg.


 * Hollywood Cyborg: In the sequels, most of his body has been replaced with cybernetics.
 * Make My Monster Grow: His bomb in Aero Fighters 3 makes himself grow really large.

Keith Bishop
"Species: Human Planes: F-14 Tomcat (Aero Fighters)"

Kowful
"Species: Viking Planes: Saab 37 Viggen (Aero Fighters, Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), Ju-87 Stuka (Aero Fighters 3 with River, Sonic Wings Special)"


 * Horny Vikings: Wears a horned viking helmet in place of any sort of pilot's helmet.

Malcolm
"Species: Human Planes: Do 335 Pfeil (Aero Fighters 3)"

Mao-Mao
"Species: Human Planes: F-15 Eagle (Aero Fighters, Aero Fighters 2, Sonic Wings Limited, Sonic Wings Special and Aero Fighters Assault), Aichi M 6 A 1 Seiran (Aero Fighters 3 and Sonic Wings Special)"

A policewoman and idol singer.


 * Awesome Yet Practical: In Assault, you have to beat the game in order to unlock her (or use a cheat), but she's worth it. She has a "regular" gun, the best missile type (Phoenix), good Chaff, and the Ninja Beam. Her plane is also quite fast, so while it does require a bit of good maneuvering, it is excellent for staging hit-and-run attacks, as well as the defense special missions.
 * Secret Identity: Nobody knows that she flies in a plane and fights evil.
 * Time Stands Still: She has a special move that freezes enemies in time, allowing her to wail on them while they are incapacitated.
 * Wave Motion Gun: Her special weapon in Assault.

River
"Species: Human Planes: Panavia Tornado (Aero Fighters), Ju-87 Stuka (Aero Fighters 3 with Kowful), AV-8 Harrier II (Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), Boulton Paul Defiant (Sonic Wings Special)"

Silver
"Species: Human Planes: A-10 Thunderbolt II (Aero Fighters 2, Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), P-61 Black Widow (Sonic Wings Special)"

Spanky the Dolphin/Whity
"Species: Dolphin Planes: Northrop YF-23 Gray Ghost (Aero Fighters 2, Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), Polikarpov I-16 (Aero Fighters 3), Henschel Hs 129 (Sonic Wings Special), Grumman X-29 (Aero Fighters Assault)"

The first dolphin pilot to have ever lived. He usually shoots out water-themed shots. Since he is a dolphin, he hates dry and hot places.


 * Difficult but Awesome: In Assault, his plane is rather slow and has difficulty turning properly. His main gun also has very short range, despite being a laser, meaning he has trouble effectively tailing enemy aircraft. However, that gun does almost as or as much damage as most regular Special Weapons (except the Ninja Beam), and because it's the main gun, it has infite ammo! His plane also has the best missile type (Phoenix), and the Chaff is Air Mines. About the only thing unspectacular in his arsenal is his Special Weapon, the rather cumbersome Fae, which is still good against bosses. This makes Spanky the best boss killer in the game. Makes sense since you have to fully beat the game to unlock him. Or use a cheat. To make him even more awesome, this means the little guy's awesome in the "Air Battle" and "Fortress levels!
 * Engrish: "I never thought I'd be frying over a jungle."
 * Extreme Omnivore: He tries to eat Martian food as well as Martians themselves.

T.B. A-10
"Species: Robot Planes: Saab JAS-39 Gripen (Aero Fighters), F-104 Starfighter (Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), Brewster F 2 A Buffalo (Sonic Wings Special)"

Villiam
"Species: Human Planes: AV-8 Harrier II (Aero Fighters)"

Volk the "No Dead"
"Species: Undead Planes: Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark (Sonic Wings Limited and Sonic Wings Special), Mi G-3 (Sonic Wings Special), Sukhoi Su-35 (Aero Fighters Assault)"


 * Incendiary Exponent: In Assault, all of his weaponry is themed on fire.