Dilemma

Dilemma is the 28th mission in the Japanese version of Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere. It is the eighth and final mission in the General Resource (I) arc, and the player can decide whether to move to the Ouroboros (I) arc or the General Resource (II) arc.

Briefing
We've had increased reports of increased submarine activity believed to be Neucom's, near the Petrol Coast. Judging from the data on these movements, we assume they have resupply docks near the coast. They must be cleverly hidden, most likely in the fjord-filled terrain. Your mission is to find these docks and destroy them.

Objectives
The mission's primary objective is to destroy all ships before they leave the port in 9 minutes. If it takes more than 9 minutes, the player's new objective is to destroy the ships before they leave the map.

After the mission ends, Dision begins to withdraw and offers Nemo a place in his organization. The player can follow him, beginning the Ouroboros (I) arc, or follow Keith, beginning the General Resource (II) arc.

Ranks

 * A: 30+ enemies destroyed.
 * B: 23-29 enemies destroyed.
 * C: 22 or less enemies destroyed.

Script
[Mission Start]

Abyssal Dision: I hope you've considered your answer.

Keith Bryan: Huh? Dision! What are you talkin' about? Just concentrate on the battle, alright? We'll be at the fjords soon.

(If the mission takes longer than 9 minutes:)

Commander: Mobile fleet launching from the docks, including submarines. Shoot down your targets at once!

(After all ships are destroyed, a cutscene plays:)

Dision: I'd like to hear that answer from you now. Alright, listen carefully. I'll now be withdrawing from this front at once. If you believe in me, then come along with me.

Keith: What the f... You've gotta be kidding me! Have you really gone crazy?! This is desertion... you okay with that?! If you withdraw, then I'll shoot you down myself.

Dision: I'm sorry, Keith. But I'm heading down the path I must take. I'm dissolving my team with you here. We've had some good times. See you ... let's go.

(Cutscene Ends.)

(If Nemo follows Dision:)

(Cutscene. Screen focuses on Nemo and Dision's planes.)

Dision: Thank you. But I believed that you'd surely come along.

(Screen cuts to a giant airship. Cutscene ends.)

Dision: That's our mothership, the Sphyrna.

(Nemo prepares to dock with the Sphyrna.)

(If Nemo follows Keith:)

Keith: That ....... Dision ... messin' with me!

(Nemo prepares to land on a carrier:)

Keith: We're landin'!

(After either sequence, the screen fades to black.)

[Mission ends]

Welcome to Ouroboros
(Plays if Nemo follows Dision)

Dision: Your resolve... I, Abyssal Dision, have surely felt it. We are Ouroboros. The name of a serpent that bites its tail, and it means "Our end is our beginning". We bring ourselves into being, marry ourselves off and destroy ourselves. We also symbolize "immortality", "eternity", and "wisdom". -Welcome to Ouroboros. Along with me, Abyssal Dision, heading for a beginning called "the end", the time has come to set off for an ending called "the beginning".

Debriefing
If Nemo follows Dision: N/A

If Nemo follows Keith:

''You destroyed Neucom's resupply docks. Their fleet's firepower has taken a proportional hit. However, Dision's actions remain unclear.''