Transcript:444

This page includes a transcript of "444", the fifth campaign mission of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

Briefing
Col. McKinsey: ''All right guys, I'll let you in on some juicy info. The new guy was found guilty by the International Union Peacekeeping Force's court martial. He is the murderer of Harling in the flesh. His TAC name's Trigger. Now, as of today, he may be attached to the Osean Air Force Base 444 Squadron, but that's just some symbolic bullshit. It doesn't really matter if he's Harling's murderer or not. Every last one of you has been incarcerated for one reason or another. A few of you in the penal unit know how to fly, and HQ needs to plug the deficit in our air force. So they proposed sending you guys on a reconnaissance mission to the Waiapolo Mountains. But that idea was flat out rejected. No, you'll be atoning for your crimes right here at this base. This base is a decoy designed to draw enemy fire. And, as members of this base, you'll be taking hits from the enemy. This will allow our forces to safely prepare a counterattack.''

Osean Base: Incoming!

Col. McKinsey: ''Switch off that alarm! It's just the usual. I thought Zapland was supposed to be an isolated area.

Okay, I'm gonna need a few aircraft to scramble.''

Spare 8 Champ: Again?!

Spare 2 Count: I wonder how many we'll lose today...

Spare Pilot 1: Better than solitary.

Spare Pilot 2: How many can actually fly?

Osean Base: Enemy aircraft detected over the dummy runway.

Col. McKinsey: ''We just need to make it look like we can put up a fight. Some of those piles of junk can at least take off. Let's get the guiltiest cons in the sky first. We'll start with Harling's murderer. We don't expect you to down any bombers. But what we do want is to make them think that we've got an active base here.''

Opening Cutscene
Control Tower: Follow orders, Trigger. Taxi to the runway now. Check your altimeter and wait in front of the runway.

Spare 2 Count: Control would you kindly send me up first?

Control Tower: Spare 8! Champ! This is the control tower! You're not cleared for takeoff! Obey orders!

Spare 8 Champ: Go to hell!

Control Tower: All aircraft preparing for takeoff, watch out for Spare 8! He's forcing a takeoff!

Spare 2 Count: I'll take up command. Any objections?

Spare 11 Tabloid: That'll get decided in the skies.

Spare 2 Count: [chuckles] Touché.

Control Tower: Trigger, your call sign is Spare 15. Consider it your prisoner number for the air. Commencing deception and interception.

Mission Start

 * Control Tower: Spare 15, the runway's free! You have permission to take off! Go now!
 * Spare 8 Champ: Wooohoooo! My blood's boilin'!
 * Control Tower: Toss the chump on solitary once he gets back!
 * Spare 11 Tabloid: If he makes it back.
 * Control Tower: Spare 8, when you land, your ass is grass!

Taking Off

 * Control Tower: Spare 15, takeoff confirmed.
 * Control Tower: Altitude restriction removed. Go.
 * : So, no missiles again. The FCS is locked.
 * Spare 6 Full Band: Damn.
 * Spare 11 Tabloid: You're good.
 * Spare 8 Champ: Let's make this more interesting!
 * AWACS Bandog: Prisoners use nothing without supervision. Not even a pencil.
 * Spare 9 High Roller: Here comes Harling's murderer.
 * Spare 6 Full Band: He shot two missiles right between Harling's eyes.
 * Spare 2 Count: Always in the know, aren't you?
 * Spare 6 Full Band: [laughs] In this war, Intel is a life-or-death matter.
 * AWACS Bandog: Settle down. Excited to have another murderer with you?
 * Spare Squadron: Yeah!

Debriefing
Col. McKinsey: ''Did I say you could take down the enemy? Throw anyone who disobeys into solitary.''