SPOILER WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Proceed at your own discretion.
This is a list of the named aces featured in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. They are also referred to as named aircraft.
Aces only appear when replaying campaign missions on Normal or higher difficulty, in either campaign mode or Free Mission mode. Although their aircraft are not more durable than other enemies, they will be more skilled and may take longer to shoot down. Shooting down named aces will also provide double the points than other enemy aircraft of the same type. Like previous games in the Ace Combat franchise, shooting down named aces unlocks the "Special" aircraft skin for the player to use.[1]
Shooting down all named aces awards players with the "Bird Of Prey" achievement and the "Special" skin for the X-02S Strike Wyvern.
MiG-21 PYRO |
Captain Huang Xuan Tai (40) Erusean Air Force 72nd Air Division 19th Reconnaissance Squadron |
Mission 01: "Charge Assault" Destroy the third wave of enemies with the 4AAM, 6AAM, or 8AAM. PYRO spawns in the northwest at the same time as the fourth wave of bombers. |
MiG-21 PYRO | |
Captain Huang Xuan Tai (40) Erusean Air Force 72nd Air Division 19th Reconnaissance Squadron |
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Mission 01: "Charge Assault" Destroy the third wave of enemies with the 4AAM, 6AAM, or 8AAM. PYRO spawns in the northwest at the same time as the fourth wave of bombers. |
MiG-29 JESTER |
Major Joe Barker (39) Erusean Air Force 148th Air Division 21st Reconnaissance Squadron |
Mission 02: "Charge the Enemy" After destroying all RADAR VEHICLEs, destroy the TGT-marked CTRL.TOWER before the UAVs spawn. JESTER spawns on a taxiway near the base after the UAVs spawn. |
MiG-29 JESTER | |
Major Joe Barker (39) Erusean Air Force 148th Air Division 21st Reconnaissance Squadron |
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Mission 02: "Charge the Enemy" After destroying all RADAR VEHICLEs, destroy the TGT-marked CTRL.TOWER before the UAVs spawn. JESTER spawns on a taxiway near the base after the UAVs spawn. |
F-16C BAYONET |
Lieutenant Colonel Rosie Lucas (37) Erusean Air Force 229th Air Division 15th Reconnaissance Squadron |
Mission 03: "Two-pronged Strategy" Shoot down all enemies in the first part of the mission in less than 90 seconds (the timer must pause at 18:30:00 or higher when the missile alerts happen). BAYONET spawns in the northwest corner of the map.[2] |
F-16C BAYONET | |
Lieutenant Colonel Rosie Lucas (37) Erusean Air Force 229th Air Division 15th Reconnaissance Squadron |
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Mission 03: "Two-pronged Strategy" Shoot down all enemies in the first part of the mission in less than 90 seconds (the timer must pause at 18:30:00 or higher when the missile alerts happen). BAYONET spawns in the northwest corner of the map.[2] |
F-15J RONIN |
Lieutenant Colonel Florent Nollet (39) Erusean Air Force 501st Air Division 23rd Fighter Squadron |
Mission 04: "Rescue" Fly under 200 meters (650 feet) until radio silence is lifted and you reach the space elevator. RONIN spawns in the northeast after the first cutscene. |
F-15J RONIN | |
Lieutenant Colonel Florent Nollet (39) Erusean Air Force 501st Air Division 23rd Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 04: "Rescue" Fly under 200 meters (650 feet) until radio silence is lifted and you reach the space elevator. RONIN spawns in the northeast after the first cutscene. |
F-15C FANG |
First Lieutenant Sebastian Koch (29) Erusean Air Force 556th Air Division 1st Fighter Squadron |
Mission 05: "444" Endure at least 75% damage while your weapons are disabled. FANG spawns in the middle of the map after shooting down the first three bombers.[3] |
F-15C FANG | |
First Lieutenant Sebastian Koch (29) Erusean Air Force 556th Air Division 1st Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 05: "444" Endure at least 75% damage while your weapons are disabled. FANG spawns in the middle of the map after shooting down the first three bombers.[3] |
F-14D KITTEN |
Second Lieutenant Sophie André (23) Erusean Air Force 183rd Air Division 41st Fighter Squadron |
Mission 06: "Long Day" Fly through the tunnel in the westernmost base. KITTEN spawns in the southwest corner. |
F-14D KITTEN | |
Second Lieutenant Sophie André (23) Erusean Air Force 183rd Air Division 41st Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 06: "Long Day" Fly through the tunnel in the westernmost base. KITTEN spawns in the southwest corner. |
TYPHOON FAUCON |
First Lieutenant Thibault Besson (36) Erusean Air Force 148th Air Division 19th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 07: "First Contact" Destroy all non-TGT enemies in the first part of the mission. FAUCON spawns in the north. |
TYPHOON FAUCON | |
First Lieutenant Thibault Besson (36) Erusean Air Force 148th Air Division 19th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 07: "First Contact" Destroy all non-TGT enemies in the first part of the mission. FAUCON spawns in the north. |
F-15E GAZELLE |
Captain Samuel Everest (34) Erusean Air Force 301st Air Division 14th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 08: "Pipeline Destruction" Destroy all oil facilities before time runs out. GAZELLE spawns in the north with the UAVs. |
F-15E GAZELLE | |
Captain Samuel Everest (34) Erusean Air Force 301st Air Division 14th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 08: "Pipeline Destruction" Destroy all oil facilities before time runs out. GAZELLE spawns in the north with the UAVs. |
F/A-18F SPIDER |
First Lieutenant Hans Weber (33) Erusean Air Force 360th Air Division 37th Special Squadron |
Mission 09: "Faceless Soldier" Take out at least half of the non-TGT enemies before destroying all RADAR TOWERs. SPIDER spawns in the east. |
F/A-18F SPIDER | |
First Lieutenant Hans Weber (33) Erusean Air Force 360th Air Division 37th Special Squadron |
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Mission 09: "Faceless Soldier" Take out at least half of the non-TGT enemies before destroying all RADAR TOWERs. SPIDER spawns in the east. |
GRIPEN E LOUVETEAU |
First Lieutenant Ken Warren (28) Erusean Air Force 410th Air Division 64th Reconnaissance Squadron |
Mission 10: "Transfer Orders" Destroy all of the SAMs in a short amount of time. LOUVETEAU spawns with the three Mirage 2000-5s when they spawn in the east. |
GRIPEN E LOUVETEAU | |
First Lieutenant Ken Warren (28) Erusean Air Force 410th Air Division 64th Reconnaissance Squadron |
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Mission 10: "Transfer Orders" Destroy all of the SAMs in a short amount of time. LOUVETEAU spawns with the three Mirage 2000-5s when they spawn in the east. |
SU-33 IBIS |
Major Matthieu Bertin (31) Erusean Air Force 310th Air Division 6th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 11: "Fleet Destruction" Fly through the gap in the northeastern platforms. IBIS spawns in the west. |
SU-33 IBIS | |
Major Matthieu Bertin (31) Erusean Air Force 310th Air Division 6th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 11: "Fleet Destruction" Fly through the gap in the northeastern platforms. IBIS spawns in the west. |
RAFALE M CHASSEUR |
Major Chris Azure (26) Erusean Air Force 556th Air Division 12th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 11: "Fleet Destruction" Destroy all aircraft on the northern platform before they takeoff. CHASSEUR spawns in the west. |
RAFALE M CHASSEUR | |
Major Chris Azure (26) Erusean Air Force 556th Air Division 12th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 11: "Fleet Destruction" Destroy all aircraft on the northern platform before they takeoff. CHASSEUR spawns in the west. |
SU-34 WALRUS |
Captain Arnaud Durand (29) Erusean Air Force 414th Air Division 6th Attack Squadron |
Mission 12: "Stonehenge Defensive" Prevent Stonehenge from getting damaged even once. WALRUS spawns in the northeast with the helicopter force |
SU-34 WALRUS | |
Captain Arnaud Durand (29) Erusean Air Force 414th Air Division 6th Attack Squadron |
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Mission 12: "Stonehenge Defensive" Prevent Stonehenge from getting damaged even once. WALRUS spawns in the northeast with the helicopter force |
MIR-2000-5 FOUDRE |
First Lieutenant Nathan Roche (38) Erusean Air Force 267th Air Division 54th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 12: "Stonehenge Defensive" Fly underneath any of the Stonehenge railguns. FOUDRE spawns in the south. |
MIR-2000-5 FOUDRE | |
First Lieutenant Nathan Roche (38) Erusean Air Force 267th Air Division 54th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 12: "Stonehenge Defensive" Fly underneath any of the Stonehenge railguns. FOUDRE spawns in the south. |
A-10C BUFFLE |
Second Lieutenant Kees Bakker (28) Erusean Air Force 336th Air Division 18th Attack Squadron |
Mission 12: "Stonehenge Defensive" Destroy the three A-10C Thunderbolt IIs coming from the east. BUFFLE spawns southwest of Stonehenge. |
A-10C BUFFLE | |
Second Lieutenant Kees Bakker (28) Erusean Air Force 336th Air Division 18th Attack Squadron |
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Mission 12: "Stonehenge Defensive" Destroy the three A-10C Thunderbolt IIs coming from the east. BUFFLE spawns southwest of Stonehenge. |
MIG-31 COMET |
Second Lieutenant Owen Corwin (21) Erusean Air Force 493rd Air Division 42nd Fighter Squadron |
Mission 13: "Bunker Buster" Destroy the MISSILE SILOs in a short amount of time. COMET spawns flying away towards the west in the Mission Update. |
MIG-31 COMET | |
Second Lieutenant Owen Corwin (21) Erusean Air Force 493rd Air Division 42nd Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 13: "Bunker Buster" Destroy the MISSILE SILOs in a short amount of time. COMET spawns flying away towards the west in the Mission Update. |
SU-47 GADFLY |
Second Lieutenant Jules Martin (32) Erusean Air Force 212nd Air Division 3rd Special Squadron |
Mission 14: "Cape Rainy Assault" Fly through the canyon in a short amount of time. GADFLY spawns with the Su-35S Flanker-E reinforcements in the north. |
SU-47 GADFLY | |
Second Lieutenant Jules Martin (32) Erusean Air Force 212nd Air Division 3rd Special Squadron |
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Mission 14: "Cape Rainy Assault" Fly through the canyon in a short amount of time. GADFLY spawns with the Su-35S Flanker-E reinforcements in the north. |
SU-37 SERPENT |
Second Lieutenant Russel Faulkner (22) Erusean Air Force 364th Air Division 40th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 15: "Battle for Farbanti" Earn about 5,000 points higher than the requirement in the first part of the mission. SERPENT spawns southwest of the southeastern group of enemy aircraft. SERPENT may be difficult to spot among all the other aircraft, so shoot down some of them before engaging the ace. |
SU-37 SERPENT | |
Second Lieutenant Russel Faulkner (22) Erusean Air Force 364th Air Division 40th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 15: "Battle for Farbanti" Earn about 5,000 points higher than the requirement in the first part of the mission. SERPENT spawns southwest of the southeastern group of enemy aircraft. SERPENT may be difficult to spot among all the other aircraft, so shoot down some of them before engaging the ace. |
F-2A BOGEN |
Major Vincent Masson (32) Erusean Air Force 183rd Air Division 3rd Attack Squadron |
Mission 15: "Battle for Farbanti" Destroy the Aegis Ashore near the GHQ at the end of the first phase of the mission. BOGEN spawns south of the Aegis Ashore and will attempt to escape southward. |
F-2A BOGEN | |
Major Vincent Masson (32) Erusean Air Force 183rd Air Division 3rd Attack Squadron |
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Mission 15: "Battle for Farbanti" Destroy the Aegis Ashore near the GHQ at the end of the first phase of the mission. BOGEN spawns south of the Aegis Ashore and will attempt to escape southward. |
SU-35S AXEMAN |
Lieutenant Colonel Emeric Pons (46) Erusean Air Force 25th Air Division 6th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 16: "Last Hope" Earn about 10,000 points. AXEMAN spawns above the southeastern part of the city, but will be marked as UNKNOWN until confirmed as an enemy. |
SU-35S AXEMAN | |
Lieutenant Colonel Emeric Pons (46) Erusean Air Force 25th Air Division 6th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 16: "Last Hope" Earn about 10,000 points. AXEMAN spawns above the southeastern part of the city, but will be marked as UNKNOWN until confirmed as an enemy. |
F-35C MANTIS |
First Lieutenant Olivier Perrin (44) Erusean Air Force 48th Air Division 28th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 17: "Homeward" Fly above and very close to the mass driver rail in the first part of the mission. MANTIS spawns with the bombers and other fighters to the east, but will be marked as UNKNOWN until confirmed as an enemy. |
F-35C MANTIS | |
First Lieutenant Olivier Perrin (44) Erusean Air Force 48th Air Division 28th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 17: "Homeward" Fly above and very close to the mass driver rail in the first part of the mission. MANTIS spawns with the bombers and other fighters to the east, but will be marked as UNKNOWN until confirmed as an enemy. |
YF-23 LYNX |
Major Benjamin Neumann (36) Erusean Air Force 93rd Air Division 11th Special Squadron |
Mission 18: "Lost Kingdom" Destroy all enemies and reach Shilage Castle in about two minutes and thirty seconds. LYNX spawns slightly north of the castle about the time that the AV-8Bs take off. |
YF-23 LYNX | |
Major Benjamin Neumann (36) Erusean Air Force 93rd Air Division 11th Special Squadron |
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Mission 18: "Lost Kingdom" Destroy all enemies and reach Shilage Castle in about two minutes and thirty seconds. LYNX spawns slightly north of the castle about the time that the AV-8Bs take off. |
SU-57 CALAMITY |
Second Lieutenant Paul Lebrun (24) Erusean Air Force 93rd Air Division 32nd Fighter Squadron |
Mission 19: "Lighthouse" Earn about 17,000 points in the first phase of the mission. CALAMITY spawns far southeast of the space elevator and flies south and will eventually hold position outside of the map edge, but within range of long range weaponry, such as the EML. Since the Su-57 is stealth, CALAMITY will not appear on radar unless you get close to him. |
SU-57 CALAMITY | |
Second Lieutenant Paul Lebrun (24) Erusean Air Force 93rd Air Division 32nd Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 19: "Lighthouse" Earn about 17,000 points in the first phase of the mission. CALAMITY spawns far southeast of the space elevator and flies south and will eventually hold position outside of the map edge, but within range of long range weaponry, such as the EML. Since the Su-57 is stealth, CALAMITY will not appear on radar unless you get close to him. |
F-22A TEMPEST |
Second Lieutenant Cyril Noiret (29) Erusean Air Force 410th Air Division 7th Fighter Squadron |
Mission 19: "Lighthouse" Earn about 20,000 points in the first phase of the mission. TEMPEST spawns southwest of the space elevator and will begin engaging allied aircraft, but will prioritize Trigger if he is within about 30,000 feet. |
F-22A TEMPEST | |
Second Lieutenant Cyril Noiret (29) Erusean Air Force 410th Air Division 7th Fighter Squadron |
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Mission 19: "Lighthouse" Earn about 20,000 points in the first phase of the mission. TEMPEST spawns southwest of the space elevator and will begin engaging allied aircraft, but will prioritize Trigger if he is within about 30,000 feet. |