User blog:SlyCooperFan1/ACZ Canon Ace Style?

I've been giving this a lot of thought. When we remake the mission and operation articles for Ace Combat Zero, we have to take into consideration the three different Ace Styles, and determine which one is really canon. What do you guys think? In the game's actual story, was Cipher a mercenary, soldier, or knight?

I say Mercenary. Why? In Mission 10, Mayhem, Bartlett, Pops, "GRABACR," and "OFNIR" all show up only under Mercenary (on Ace mode), and according to AC5's canon story, Bartlett and Pops were shot down by Ashley Bernitz (he says so in The Unsung War). If you leave them alone and go after the Schwarze Squadron only, GRABACR will shoot down Bartlett and Pops.