Andrei Markov

Colonel "Akula" Markov is a Russian fighter pilot making an appearance in the August 9, 2010 teaser of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. In said teaser, he leads a formation of Su-33 Flanker-Ds on an attack against the American city of Miami. In the latter half of the teaser, he manages to shoot down the player's F-22A Raptor, and in the very end he is shown heading right towards the defensless Bishop as he (Bishop) covers his face, with Akula apparently trying to suck him into his plane's intakes. However, the Tokyo Game Show 2010 trailer shows that Akula wasn't heading after Bishop, merely passing by him.

His nickname is Russian for "Shark", which is fitting given that his Su-35BM has a distinctive sharksmouth vinyl underneath the cockpit.