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== Anime and Manga ==
* Used frequently in the ''[[Gundam]]'' metaseries, from [[Char Clone|Char's]] iconic [[Red Ones Go Faster|red]] Zaku II in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam (Anime)|Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' to Amuro's custom-build-from-scratch Nu Gundam in ''[[Chars Counterattack]]''.
* ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]'' has Maximilian Jenius and his wife, Zentradi defector, Milia Fallyna, being granted the privilege to give their mechas distinctive paint jobs for being the top pilots of the force.
** There are two ace custom Valkyries, Hikaru's that has a triangular visor, two guns and a "chin" (VF-1J), and the Skull-1, with FOUR guns on the head (VF-1S). Both have custom paint jobs as well - Hikaru's is painted in red stripes, the Skull-1 is painted with black and yellow ones, with prominent skull-and-crossbones.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* A two-episode story on ''[[Space: Above and Beyond]]'' featured "[[Red Baron|Chiggy Von Richthofen]]", a enemy [[The Ace|Ace]] capable of wiping entire squadrons of Earth fighters by itself. "Chiggy" flew a special version of the standard Chig fighter that had some kind of stealth technology making it invisible to Earth detection and targeting systems, was invulnerable to cannon fire, and in general displayed greater speed and maneuverability than any other fighter in the show. Also, its nose was painted with a human skull and the phrase [[Take That|"Abandon All Hope"]].
 
 
== Tabletop Games ==
* Done in the ''[[Battle TechBattleTech]]'' animated series, and in the world setting for the original game as well. Many "ace" Mechwarriors have unique mech variants, such as Justin Allard/Kai Allard-Liao's Yen-Lo-Wang ''Centurion'' or Natasha Kerensky's "Widowmaker" ''Daishi''.
** OmniMechs, with swappable hardpoints, were pretty much specifically invented to allow players to build their own ace customs.
* [[Warhammer 40000]]'s own Maximillion Weissman had his own custom version of a Baneblade built. Functionally however it was near-identical to a normal baneblade, except for Weissman's superior crew which gave it slightly superior stats. Commissar Yarrick also has his own version of the Baneblade, the Fortress of Arrogance, which does have more noticable modification. It was presented to him as a gift from the Adeptus Mechanicus.
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* 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.
* ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]'' tends to go the ace custom route to an extreme. Named characters' Gears tend to be ''unique'' models custom-built for the pilot (or else [[Lost Technology]] [[Magitek]] that can't be reproduced at all), while mass-produced Gears are used by [[Mooks]].
* ''[[Custom Robo (Video Game)|Custom Robo]]'' is, as the name suggests, all about ace customs.
* ''[[Sword of the Stars]]'' features an ace custom flagship, a jacked-up CnC mission fused with a barrage mission. It costs a fortune, and you can only have one at a time. Oh, and losing one hits your morale harder than having something death star a major colony.
* The main characters of ''[[Danball Senki (Video Game)|Danball Senki]]'' all use special LBX, either customized by themselves or done for them by prominent LBX producers (justified as good players are hired to test new products).
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* The e-frames given to Able Squad in ''[[Exo Squad (Animation)|Exo Squad]]'' were all modified versions of the usual models, testing new features which inevitably turn the tide in the first battle they are used in.
** Phaeton's personal Command E-Frame is capable of shrugging off direct hits that would destroy a normal E-Frame. He later has it further customized with medical equipment to help treat his automutation syndrome.
 
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