Gryphus 1

Gryphus One is the player character in Ace Combat X. He is the most famous pilot in his home country Aurelia. Not much more is known about him except that he hates warm weather.

Beginning of Leasath-Aurelia War
Leasath forces took over 95% of Aurelia in just 5 days (thanks to the Gleipnir airborne fortress). When a B-52 Stratofortress squadron was sent to Aubrey Air Force Base, the Gryphus Squadron was sent to intercept the bombers. After the bombers were destroyed, the Gleipnir appeared and fired an SWBM missile. All except Gryphus One and Five were destroyed.

The remaining Aurelian pilots headed to Puna Airbase. There, they attacked the parked bombers, two C-5 Galaxy planes, and the base headquarters.

Gryphus One headed for the city of Port Patterson. There, he attacked the oceanic forces landing in the port. They mainly consisted of landing ships. After the fleets were destroyed, the city was retaken.

The Route to Santa Elva
If the player heads for Kingshill (Last Line of Defense), Gryphus One attacked the Miller Unit on it's way to retake Port Patterson. There were plenty of aircraft there as well. After destroying most of the units (which consisted of M1A1 Abrams tanks, SAMs, AA guns and vehicles), the 3rd Artillery Division appeared. Gryphus One destroyed the division, saving Port Patterson.

If the player heads for either two locations (Stand Canyon/Terminus Island) without doing Last Line of Defense, the Miller Unit takes over Port Patterson (Captive City). Gryphus One was sent to the port. Once there, he attacked the unit, which was hiding within the port's fuel storage tank complex. After most of the unit was destroyed, the 3rd Artillery Division entered the city. Unlike the others, the 3rd Artillery Division was not prepared. After the unit was wiped out, Port Patterson was re-re-retaken.

If the player chose to do Captive City, a unit of C-5 cargo planes were over Kingshill (False Target). Gryphus One was to attack the transport aircraft. One of each squadron would conceal more weaponry for the Gleipnir during the battle over Santa Elva. However, because there were many decoy aircraft, Gryphus One had to use his own eyes to find the real transport. It appeared that the real transports were those flying very low (the payload exceeded the Maximum Takeoff Weight), and couldn't gain altitude. The decoys got to Santa Elva, but the real planes never did because they were shot down.

If the player heads for Stand Canyon (Rolling Thunder), Gryphus One found himself trying to protect the allied Davis Unit, which broke off from the main unit while heading to Santa Elva.

Post-Leasath-Aurelia War
After the war Gryphus 1 went back to Aubrey Air Base at Cape Aubrey. As this base is at a secret location (not confirmed if it was revealed to the Aurelian public after the war) it could have been the very first test site for the Fenrir on Aurelian soil, with Gryphus One as the pilot. This will have made him the only Aurelian to have flown the Fenrir. Results of this possible test flight are as yet unconfirmed and indeed the whole Aurelian Fenrir project is wide open to speculation.