F-22A -HARUKA-

The F-22A Raptor -THE IDOLMASTER Haruka- is a downloadable aircraft in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation
"She's got a bad habit of getting herself into trouble, but her friendly and positive nature hold an undeniable charm. We can't wait to see how bright this star will shine!"

- In-game description

The F-22A THE IDOLMASTER Haruka is the sixth aircraft of the THE iDOLM@STER aircraft line. It was released in March 26, 2008 with PACK 06, costing 4.99$ to download (400 MSP, pre-MSP retirement). It is centered on iM@S main character Haruka Amami. The plane is decorated with a unique, light red paint scheme, with a black paint scheme on the bottom of the aircraft. A portrait of the idol is featured in the left side of the Raptor, while the iDOLM@STER logo is featured in the right wing. A white Mobius strip can be seen in the right tailfin. The smoke trails of all fired missiles have been given a fitting red color.

The Haruka F-22A Raptor is provided with a general statistics upgrade, receiving a minor increase in all fields except defense and air-to-air. The plane's acceleration has been greatly increased, although this comes at the cost of a dangerously fast loss of speed. The basic missile ammo count is lowered from 250 to 158, whereas all special weapons are given increased payloads.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, the F-22A "THE IDOLM@STER" is the first downloadable skin of the F-22A Raptor. It was released in November 29, 2011 with DLC PACK 04, costing 4.99$ in the PlayStation Store and 400 MSP in the Xbox Marketplace. It is one of the three iM@S aircraft released to date, alongside the F-15E -THE IDOLMASTER CHIHAYA- and the Su-33 -THE IDOLMASTER MIKI-. All aircraft can be downloaded in a single skin pack, worth 9.99$ or 800 MSP.

The Assault Horizon incarnation of the aircraft is very similar in appearance to its predecessor, except for the new updated plane artwork, showing Haruka wearing a more revealing outfit, as opposed to the dress seen in the last game. There are two versions of the Haruka F-22A: the basic version and a low visibility, "monotone" variant.

Trivia

 * The dark underbelly paint on the AC6 variant of this aircraft references Haruka's darker side, Dark Haruka.