User blog comment:SlyCooperFan1/ACZ Canon Ace Style?/@comment-4503347-20120819190122

OFNIR actually appears in Soldier style. Apart from that the named planes that appear in Mercenary style of Mayhem (with Ace difficulty) do go well with what is described in AC5.

It's hard to say whether there really is a canon ace style for Cipher, as I don't recall Namco ever stating one, just like with a lot of things that they deliberately left open for fans to debate (e.g. Is PJ really dead?).

I personally think that soldier fits him the most; this mostly comes from the perspective of gameplay though, as it is not easy trying to balance which neutral targets to strike and which not to, whereas mercenary and knight are relatively easy to achieve. It's hard to pick out what style he "should" belong to by listening out the interviews, which in theory makes any of the 3 seem probable. However, as mercenaries hunt for money and medals, soldiers fight for battle outcomes, and knights seek pride and honour in battles, I feel that battle outcomes is what may go well with Cipher the most, as he did have an impact on the Belkan War itself, and that the dialogues in mission for soldier is the most neutral one, which does reflect on his seemingly lack of emotion or calmness (as stated by some aces in the interviews). That's just my opinion though.

Just read on twitter that you've thoroughly completed all Ace Combat games on the PS2! Good job! What will you plan to go for next? :o