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Normally, ace customs reflect their user's combat style -- a pilot preferring [[Fragile Speedster|high-speed combat]] will boost their engine output, a [[The Gunslinger|gunslinger]] with [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] will add [[Gun Accessories|scopes and bipods]] for increased accuracy, etc. This may allow them to be [[Weak but Skilled]], if their equipment doesn't has as much raw power as their opponent's, but it's so tuned to their strengths that they can compete anyway.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' has a number of unique mecha, but of particular not are [[The Four Gods|the Four Generals]], each of which has a custom mech despite their minions using basic [[Mecha Mook]] Grappals.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' features several ace customs. The Knights of the Round are an elite, 12-person ace custom squad piloting highly personal, one-of-a-kind mechs, including the [[Transforming Mecha]] Tristan. The Japanese side has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2s_EeYBqJI Shinkiro] and the Zangetsu as their ace customs.
* Admirals on both sides in ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' get ace custom flagships, which tend to be slightly more powerful than their factions' regular fleet ships and serve as Ships of the Line in their [[Standard Sci
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== Video Games ==
* The [[Original Generation]] mecha of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' is ''overloaded'' with Super Prototypes and Ace Customs, there's far too many to mention.
* ''[[Ace Combat]]'' occasionally has custom paint jobs used by enemy [[Ace Pilot|Ace Pilots]]. Frequently, you can use their paint job if you [[You Kill It, You Bought It|defeat them]].
** ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II (Video Game)|Valkyria Chronicles II]]'': throughout series there are [[Ace Custom|weapons that the Aces use]]; defeating them either earn you the blueprints for said weapons, or the weapons themselves.
* Getting technical, any of the titular mecha from ''[[Armored Core (Video Game)|Armored Core]]'' are ace customs. Each one is a specially built engine of destruction that accommodates the pilot's fighting style and can wield an astounding array of weaponry. Also, when Armored Core 4 appeared, mass production models of Cores appeared as [[Mooks]]-- Normals. The newer NEXTS now being the weapon of choice for Ravens, err Lynx.
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