Phoenix

Scarface One, also known as Phoenix, was a famed mercenary pilot who served in various battlefields in Usea.

History
His backstory a mystery, Scarface had a reputation as a soldier for hire in battlefields across the world. In 1995, he was hired by the FCU Army to battle a terrorist group that toppled the government of Scali Island, a region in south Usea. Leading a group of mercenary pilots, he led the Scarface team in anti-insurgency operations across the country, eventually destroying their headquarters and taking down an airship deployed in a desperate attempt to regain power.

After the operations in Scali, Scarface Team disbanded and Scarface himself retired from the frontlines, and settled down in Usea. Two years later, in 1998, he returned to service after being hired by Unified Command after the outbreak of the Usean Rebellion, where he was tasked with aiding them in battling armed forces across the continent that opposed the Osean Federation.

In other games
Following a common series tradition, references to Scarface One are made in subsequent Ace Combat games. However, such allusions are minor in number compared to other protagonists, such as Mobius One.

In Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, Phoenix appears in the special mission "Operation X" as one of the Ace Combat 2 legacy aces in an XFA-27, along with the "Z.O.E." ADF-01. The Scarface livery also appears as the Special 2 color of the Typhoon.

He also makes an appearance in the mission "Ace of Aces" in Ace Combat: Joint Assault as the 100th and final enemy aircraft. He flies a Typhoon with the callsign "Phoenix", in allusion to the insignia of the Scarface Squadron. Scarface is highly aggressive and adopts Milosz Sulejmani's flight patterns. As with the previous game, the Ace Combat 2 color is also available for the Typhoon.

Quotes
"Tower, this is Scarface One, on final approach, guide me in!" When landing. Scarface one ball guide me in.

"auto pilot off". "SCARFACE ONE roger thank you for your guidence"

Trivia

 * Contrary to popular belief, Scarface One is, indeed, the first playable character to speak. However, he only speaks once during a landing.
 * Mobius 1 is the only other character to appear in more than one game, appearing in both Ace Combat 04 and Ace Combat 5.
 * Counting Assault Horizon Legacy, Scarface One is also the only character to be confirmed playable in two games.
 * Scarface One, Falco One, William Bishop, Doug Robinson, SO Spense and Janice Rehl are, to date, the only player characters heard speaking. Other player characters like Cipher, Mobius 1, Blaze, Talisman and Gryphus 1 can't be heard speaking (though Gryphus 1 is quoted).