Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War: Difference between revisions

* [[Badass Back]]: Gelb Squadron's Su-37's can fire missiles backwards, as can {{spoiler|[[Bonus Boss|Mobius One]]'s F-22A Raptor}}. [[Truth in Television]]: Some of the latest AAMs, like the Python 4/5 or AA-11/R-73, have a 360-degree targetting capability.

* [[Badass Boast]]:''"This is our turf and we'll fly how we please!"'' - Schnee One

* [[Badass Crew]]: The Galm Team (more-so {{spoiler|before the nuke}})

* [[Badass Spaniard]]: Espada frikkin' One and Two. Suerte Squadron? Not so much. On a different level, the hispanic instruments in "Zero" are part of what makes it one of the most badass, if not ''the'' most badass, tune in the series.

** Named enemy pilots whose defeat is not required include: Hariman Reinhardt, who had to retire due to vision problems; Dietmar Wolf was dubiously tried as a war criminal (though the charges were dismissed); Yuri Dashkov's own wingman testified against him after their capture; and there's Daniel Bierofka the car salesman...

** On the other hand, the narrator later says that "They always had a slight smile on their faces" whenever they talked about the Demon Lord. Perhaps the point of the interviews is to say that the only glory in war is to live long enough to see its end. In fact, the final line in the trailer of ''Zero'' is "There is only one rule in war: Survive".

* [[The Empire]]: Belka.

* [[Episode Zero the Beginning]]

* [[Old Save Bonus]]: You can unlock the X-02 Wyvern and ADF-01 FALKEN superfighters more easily if you have save data from ''[[Ace Combat 04|Shattered Skies]]'' and/or ''[[Ace Combat 5|Unsung War]]'', respectively. Players with save data from both games need only complete Mission 1 to unlock ''both'' superfighters for purchase.

* [[Ominous Latin Chanting]]: ''"Zero"''.

{{quote| ''"Head Operations has recognized you as '''an indispensable component in this war.'''"''}}

* [[One World Order]]: Joshua Bristow and {{spoiler|Pixy}} want to see this happen.

* [[Surprisingly Sudden Death]]: How {{spoiler|Solo Wing Pixy}} makes his return.

* [[Taking the Bullet]]: {{spoiler|It looks like PJ does it, but he was actually just trying to shift into the proper wingman position after hearing that another enemy is coming and ''by pure chance'' took the blast aimed at that very moment at you.}}

* [[Title Drop]]: "We'll start over from 'zero' with this V2..." (complete with quotations in the subtitles).

** Pixy even emphasizes "zero" a bit.

** Also [[Meaningful Name|Solo Wing]] Pixy keeping his plane in the air after losing a wing.

* [[Vestigial Empire]]: Belka.

* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: Taking the Mercenary Ace path revolves around intentionally gunning down retreating planes, destroying civilian/unarmed ground targets, and refusing to spare enemy pilots whose weapons have been taken out of commission. On the plus side, you get more money; on the downside, you face harder enemy ace squadrons.

* [[Video Game Cruelty Punishment]]: Aforementioned facing of harder enemy ace squadrons.

* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Espada squadron. Espada One flies a freaking J35J Draken, one of the ''starting'' planes, you probably have something much better, and he can still kick your ass. On the other side of the coin, you versus the superfighters. Then we get to the [[Cherry Tapping]]...

** From the same game, Silber One, who uses an F-4E Phantom II and is much more skilled than everyone else in his squadron, despite them using F-16C's.

** Though even he has his limits - he's appalled by the Allies' indiscriminate bombing of Hoffnung. {{spoiler|Unsurprisingly, he defects to A World With No Boundaries in the next mission.}}

* [[Wide Eyed Idealist]]: Patrick James Beckett or "PJ", much to the annoyance of Pixy.

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