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{{Character
{{Pilot
 
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|name=Patrick James Beckett
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| name = Patrick James Beckett
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| image = [[File:PJ B7R Flyby 4.jpg]]
|homeland=Possibly [[Republic of Ustio]]/[[Osean Federation]]
 
 
| gender = Male
|callsign=Crow 3, later Galm 2
 
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| aka = PJ<br/><s>Crow 3</s><br/>Galm 2
|gender=Male
 
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| birth = 1973 or 1974{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
|age= 23
 
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| death = December 31, 1995{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}<br>[[Operation Point Blank]]
|vehicles=[[F-16C Fighting Falcon]]
 
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| nationality = [[Osea]]n{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
|death= December 31st, 1995 (presumed)
 
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| relatives = Unknown father<br/>Unknown mother<br/>Unknown sister{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
|notable=Help Allied Force in [[Operation Battle-Axe]]<br>Number 3 of [[4th Air Force Unit]]<br>Number 2 of [[66th Air Force Unit]]
 
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| rank = Second Lieutenant{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
|affiliation= [[Ustio]], [[4th Air Force Unit]], [[66th Air Force Unit]], [[Ustio Air Force]]
 
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| number = 020{{Ref|PJ-F16-ACI|[[F-16C -PJ-]] {{InfinityStars|4}}, ''[[Ace Combat Infinity]]''.}}
|era = [[The Belkan War]]|image = [[File:F-16c_pj.jpg|300px]]|aka = PJ
 
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| equipment = [[F-16C Fighting Falcon]]<br>''[[F-16C -PJ-]]'' {{InfinityStars|4|small=yes}}
|envoiceactor = [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]}}<br />
 
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| affiliations = [[Allied Forces]]<br>[[Ustio Air Force]]<br/><s>[[Crow Team]]</s><br/>[[Galm Team]]
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| appearances = ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''
 
| voiceactor-en = [[Johnny Yong Bosch]]
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| voiceactor-jp = [[Masakazu Morita]]
 
}}{{Quote|I fight for peace, that's what I'm up here for.|PJ during [[Operation Battle-Axe]]}}
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Second Lieutenant '''Patrick James Beckett''', TAC name{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}} and common nickname '''PJ''', was an [[Osea]]n [[mercenary]] pilot who served in the [[Belkan War]]. He was originally assigned to the [[Ustio Air Force]] [[6th Air Division]]'s [[Crow Team]]; however, following [[Operation Ravage]], he was officially transferred to the [[Galm Team]].
   
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As part of Galm Team, PJ flew under the position of "Galm 2" with [[Cipher]] as his flight lead. He was killed{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}} by [[Larry Foulke]] on December 31, 1995 over the [[Avalon Dam, Belka|Avalon Dam]] during [[Operation Point Blank]].
{{quote|I fight for peace, that's what I'm up here for|PJ}}
 
   
'''Patrick "PJ" James''' was a 23 year old pilot flying for the [[4th Air Force Unit|4th Air Force Unit Crow]], hired by the [[Ustian]] government to fly against the [[Belkan Air Force]] during the [[Belkan War]]. He was the only Ustian pilot known to fight for peace. It is unknown how skilled his piloting ability is but he was never shot down during the [[Belkan War]]. He flew an [[F-16C Fighting Falcon]] with a white heart painted on the right side. He was usually teased by his squadmates in the [[4th Air Force Unit|Crow Team]] about his personal life, especially about his girlfriend. James' character appears to resemble those of the [[Wardog Squadron]], especially [[Hans Grimm]] from the war 15 years after than those of his fellow mercenaries, proclaiming that he is "fighting for peace" and is often at odds with [[Larry Foulke]] over the nature of the war.
 
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
===Belkan War===
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===Early life===
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Shortly after graduating high school in 1991, PJ embarked on a journey across [[Osea]] on a motorbike. While on this journey, he met a highly renowned [[Osean Air Defense Force]] pilot who was about to retire. Inspired by this pilot, PJ immediately applied to be a mercenary and entered flight school upon returning from his trip.{{Ref|ACZ-PGB-175|''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Perfect Guide Book]]'', page 175.}}
Out of a desire to help end the war, Patrick joined the [[Ustio Air Force]], becoming part of the mercenary Crow Team. He first fought alongside the [[Galm Team]] in May 23, 1995 during the [[Battle of Tauberg]], where he assisted them and the other Allied aircraft in destroying the Belkan superweapon [[Excalibur]]. Once the tower itself came to grief and broke into two, [[AWACS Eagle Eye]] sarcastically commented "PJ, don't get too excited and crash, buddy!" as the latter replied with a war cry.
 
   
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By December 1994, PJ had officially joined [[Crow Team]], which was stationed at [[Valais Air Base]] in [[Ustio]] at the time. Here he met his future girlfriend, who had been stationed at the base for a year. PJ's first recorded flight was during an unknown conflict on December 31, 1994.{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
Two weeks later, in June 6, 1995, Crow and Galm Team were dispatched to assist friendly ground forces in an assault at the city of [[Sudentor]], flying on their way through the [[Waldreich Mountains]]. As they passed through the middle of the mountain range, they came across a Belkan bomber formation carrying nuclear weapons en-route to Ustio, and intercepted it. All [[BM-335]] units involved were destroyed, and the nuclear threat seemingly averted. Several seconds later, however, [[Northern Belka nuclear detonations|seven nuclear warheads]] detonated in Belkan soil, causing a shellshocked Solo Wing Pixy (whose views on Allied morality were changed a day before during the [[Battle of Hoffnung]]) to go renegade and attempt to kill [[Cipher]], his flight leader, before escaping to northern Belka, nowhere to be found.
 
   
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===Belkan War===
Following the "Seven Pillars of Belka" incident and the "official" end of the Belkan War, PJ was transferred to Galm Team, becoming Cipher's new wingman. A day after the incident, the reformed Galm Team launched in several operations to clean out Belkan elements refusing to surrender at [[Mount Schirm]] and [[Anfang]]. In Christmas that same year, [[Valais Air Base]] came under attack from the insurgent group [[A World With No Boundaries]], who had comandeered a prototype Belkan heavy command cruiser, the [[XB-0 Hresvelgr|XB-0 "Hresvelgr"]], and Galm was promptly sent to hunt down and destroy the ship hours later. The Hresvelgr and her escorts fell at the Waldreich Mountains, while a late Solo Wing Pixy passed over the falling XB-0, sending an encrypted message to the mercenary pilots, a shocked PJ exclaiming "It's...!" after decoding the message.
 
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At the outbreak of the [[Belkan War]], PJ―along with the rest of Crow Team and Valais Air Base―was assigned to the [[Allied Forces]]. It is likely that PJ took part in battles throughout the conflict, but his first known battle in the war was assisting Galm Team in destroying the [[Excalibur (Strangereal)|Excalibur]] laser weapon during [[Operation Judgment]].{{Ref|ACZ-M09|[[Sword of Annihilation]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}}
   
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Crow Team was later called to assist the Allied Forces during their [[Operation Battle-Axe|offensive into Area B7R]]. PJ reported that he had "''never been in an aerial battle of this scope before''."{{Ref|ACZ-M10|[[Mayhem]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}} As the battle progressed, he pronounced that eventual peace was his desire for fighting, although [[Larry Foulke]], then serving as Galm 2, ridiculed his contradictory belief that peace could be achieved through killing others.{{Refcall|ACZ-M10}}
[[File:PJ_getting_shot_down.png|thumb|left|276px|PJ's sacrifice]]
 
   
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On June 1, PJ was involved in the carpet bombing of [[Hoffnung]], where he verbally clashed with Foulke over the Allied bombers' indiscriminate attack.{{Ref|ACZ-M11|[[The Inferno]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}} On June 6, PJ―along with Crow and Galm Teams―was dispatched to assist the Allied siege of [[Sudentor]]. The mercenaries stopped a Belkan bomber squadron armed with nuclear weapons, but failed to prevent [[Operation Ravage|seven nuclear detonations]] along the [[Waldreich Mountains]]. PJ survived the blasts and withdrew from the airspace with the rest of Crow Team.{{Ref|ACZ-M12|[[The Stage of Apocalypse]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}}
Days later, in December 31, PJ and Cipher launched in their final sortie towards [[Operation Point Blank]], an Allied assault at the AWWNB stronghold at [[Avalon Dam]] to stop the launch of a [[V2]] MIRV. After engaging the coup d'etat's leaders in a duel at [[Airspace B7R]], Galm Team arrived at Avalon, flying through the Mund Valley's ravine as Allied aircraft fell around them. After reaching the dam and destroying the V2's launch control systems inside Avalon itself, Cipher & PJ remained at stand-by in the skies of Mund while Eagle Eye analyzed the situation. While awaiting for orders, [[ADFX-02 Morgan|an unknown blip]] approached Avalon at high speed. A laser came from the horizon towards Cipher, and PJ sacrificed himself by diving into the beam's way, exclaiming "Damn
 
   
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===Postwar insurgency===
it!" as it pierced through his [[F-16C]]'s cockpit.
 
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After Foulke's disappearance, PJ was transferred out of Crow Team to serve as [[Cipher]]'s new wingman.{{Ref|ACZ-M13|[[Lying in Deceit]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}} One week later, on June 13, Galm was dispatched to engage the Belkan remnant forces massing near [[Mount Schirm]]. During the operation, PJ spotted an immense, empty hangar at a facility near the mountain.{{Ref|ACZ-M13|[[Lying in Deceit]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}} The following week, PJ and Cipher flew to Belka's northeast coast of [[Anfang]] to eliminate the remaining Belkan resistance forces. Although the operation was a success, the overall strength of the Belkan forces Galm Team encountered led PJ to surmise that they were not part of any remnant resistance movement, and that the "''war [was] not over yet''."{{Ref|ACZ-M14|[[The Final Overture]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}}
   
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On December 25, the terrorist organization [[A World With No Boundaries]] attacked Valais Air Base with the commandeered [[XB-0 Hresvelgr]] gunship. Despite significant damage to Valais' runway, PJ and Cipher took off and intercepted the XB-0 over the Waldreich Mountains. After they shot down the XB-0, PJ received an encrypted transmission from Foulke himself, reacting with shock upon realizing the message's sender.{{Ref|ACZ-M15|[[The Talon of Ruin]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}}
PJ is seen again in the ending of ''[[Ace Combat Zero]]'', where a shot at Avalon Dam in 2005 shows a shard of metal with the Crow Team logo on it, alongside a tombstone and some flowers.
 
   
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On December 31, exactly one year after his first battle, PJ accompanied Cipher on what would be their final confrontation with A World With No Boundaries. At approximately 1100hrs, Galm Team entered [[Area B7R, Belka|Area B7R]]'s airspace and engaged an elite fighter squadron that was allied with the terrorists. Despite stormy weather conditions, Galm shot down all of the hostile fighters and continued on towards [[Avalon Dam, Belka|Avalon Dam]].{{Ref|ACZ-M16|[[The Demon of the Round Table]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}}
==Trivia==
 
*To date, PJ Beckett remains the only plot-important wingman in the ''[[Ace Combat]]'' series whose face has not been revealed.
 
*If you look closely at the [[Tactical Laser System|TLS]] hitting PJ, you'll notice what seems to be glass shreds flying off of his canopy, meaning the beam went directly through the bottom of the nose of his [[F-16C Fighting Falcon]], entering the cockpit and exiting via the canopy. Whether or not the laser went through his body is unknown. Another possibility is that PJ bailed out and the glass from the canopy is from that, as the TLS seems to hit the tail of his aircraft.
 
*PJ's actual fate after the events of "ZERO" is a known source of speculation. Although the probability of PJ surviving the attack is extremely small, the data regarding all pilots in the game lists him as "Missing in Action" as opposed to "Killed in Action." This is supported by the fact that it is possible to see his plane still flying after the attack, plus his plane is only seen trailing thick gray smoke (which indicates "Neutralized") as opposed to flaming (which indicates "Destroyed") after it was hit, which means he could have survived. A combat pilot's status is only changed to "K.I.A." in which either his death has been confirmed, or the situation would be very unlikely for him to survive; some (but not all) Belkan aces shot down by Cipher during the First Battle of Waldreich Mountains who had ejected there were believed to have died either from radioactive poisoning or injuries sustained before or after ejecting, and thus they were considered "K.I.A." All that was found was a piece of sheet metal from PJ's plane. Assuming he was dead, someone (probably his girlfriend) painted his initials on the shard and propped it at the base of a tree, where it remained ten years later. However, some have speculated that PJ escaped the battle to live a life of anonimity.
 
   
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===Death===
*PJ is a Polo player, the only AC character to say which sport he plays. This also indicates that PJ comes from a wealthy family because polo is considered an aristocratic game in which the care for the horses and field which to play it on requires a substantially above-average income.
 
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[[File:PJ getting shot down.png|thumb|250px|PJ tries to dodge Larry Foulke's laser fire]]
 
{{Quote|I got a girlfriend back at the base. I'm gonna propose to her when I get back. I even bought flowers.|PJ to Cipher{{Refcall|ACZ-M17}}}}
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Upon reaching the dam, PJ and Cipher flew through the valley and destroyed the V2 missile's control systems, preventing the weapon's launch. As PJ prepared to depart alongside Cipher, Foulke entered the airspace with the [[ADFX-02 Morgan]] and fired his [[Tactical Laser System]] at the two mercenaries. PJ attempted to break away from the beam's path to no avail; the laser struck his aircraft.{{Ref|ACZ-M17|[[The Valley of Kings]], ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}} It is unclear if the laser killed PJ instantly or if it crippled the aircraft to prevent his ejection, but by the time the aircraft crashed on the ground, PJ had died.{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
   
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Every year since, on the anniversary of his death, PJ's girlfriend visits his crash site and leaves a bouquet of flowers.{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}{{Ref|ACZ-Cut11|Cutscene 11, ''[[Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War]]''.}}
   
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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PJ B7R Flyby.jpg
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PJ B7R Flyby 2.jpg
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PJ B7R Flyby 3.jpg
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PJ B7R Flyby 5.jpg
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PJ B7R Flyby 6.jpg
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F-16C -PJ EMBLEM-.jpg|[[F-16C -PJ-|F-16C -PJ EMBLEM-]] in ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]''
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</gallery>
   
==Quotes==
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==Trivia==
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*PJ's parents run a bakery.{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
{{Quote|"And by the way, PJ stands for Patrick James."|PJ explaining what his name stands for.}}
 
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*PJ is a {{Wp|polo}} player{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}{{Refcall|ACZ-M13}} (the only ''Ace Combat'' character to mention a sport they play). Polo is typically considered an aristocratic game, due in part to the costs of caring for the horses and fields.<ref name="PoloRich">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/magazines/Polo--Why-its-the-rich--mans-sport/1248928-1318810-vq3ro9/index.html |title=Polo: Why it's the rich man's sport |author=Wainainah, Doreen |website=Business Daily |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=5 July 2018}}</ref> As such, it is possible that PJ came from a wealthy background.
 
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**Polo is nicknamed "the sport of kings" due to the high costs involved,<ref name="PoloRich"/> which ties in with the Arthurian references featured in ''Ace Combat Zero''.
{{Quote|It's an honor to fly as Galm's number two.|PJ introducing himself in "Lying in deciet"}}
 
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**PJ's other hobbies include tinkering with bikes and collecting vintage comic books.{{Refcall|ACZ-PGB-175}}
 
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*PJ's aircraft is available in other games:
{{Quote|And I like to play polo. You know, the game with the horses? Maybe we should get going now.|PJ talking about himself in "Lying in Deceit".}}
 
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**The [[F-16C -PJ-|F-16C -PJ EMBLEM-]] was available as free DLC for ''[[Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation]]'', but has since been removed.
 
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**The [[F-16C -PJ-]] {{InfinityStars|4}} [[Special Aircraft]] was made available to top participants in a [[Team Deathmatch]] [[Ranking Tournament]] in ''[[Ace Combat Infinity]]''.
 
 
*As of ''[[Ace Combat Infinity]]'', PJ remains the only plot-important wingman in the ''[[Ace Combat]]'' series whose face has not been revealed.
{{Quote|Hurry, but keep your cool!|Introduction of "The Talon of Ruin"}}
 
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*Similar to the [[Hangar]] in ''[[Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War]]'', PJ's unused lines of dialogue within the game files indicated that he would ask the player questions such as "Cipher, what should I equip with?" and "Cipher, should I fly a sortie with this equipment?" when the player selected PJ's special weapon and prepared to sortie, respectively.
 
{{Quote|Galm 2, is there a problem with your craft?|The Stage of Apocalypse}}
 
 
''{{Quote|Avalon. This is the final destination.|The Valley of Kings}}''
 
 
{{Quote|Galm 1, this is PJ. I will now join you as Galm 2. I`ll be flying under your command now. Give me orders at any time.|Lying in Deceit}}
 
 
''{{Quote|Now the war is finally over. I've got a girlfriend back at the base. I'm going to propose to her when we get back. I even bought flowers!|PJ after The Valley of Kings}}''
 
   
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Revision as of 00:39, 24 July 2018

"I fight for peace, that's what I'm up here for."
― PJ during Operation Battle-Axe

Second Lieutenant Patrick James Beckett, TAC name[1] and common nickname PJ, was an Osean mercenary pilot who served in the Belkan War. He was originally assigned to the Ustio Air Force 6th Air Division's Crow Team; however, following Operation Ravage, he was officially transferred to the Galm Team.

As part of Galm Team, PJ flew under the position of "Galm 2" with Cipher as his flight lead. He was killed[1] by Larry Foulke on December 31, 1995 over the Avalon Dam during Operation Point Blank.

Biography

Early life

Shortly after graduating high school in 1991, PJ embarked on a journey across Osea on a motorbike. While on this journey, he met a highly renowned Osean Air Defense Force pilot who was about to retire. Inspired by this pilot, PJ immediately applied to be a mercenary and entered flight school upon returning from his trip.[1]

By December 1994, PJ had officially joined Crow Team, which was stationed at Valais Air Base in Ustio at the time. Here he met his future girlfriend, who had been stationed at the base for a year. PJ's first recorded flight was during an unknown conflict on December 31, 1994.[1]

Belkan War

At the outbreak of the Belkan War, PJ―along with the rest of Crow Team and Valais Air Base―was assigned to the Allied Forces. It is likely that PJ took part in battles throughout the conflict, but his first known battle in the war was assisting Galm Team in destroying the Excalibur laser weapon during Operation Judgment.[3]

Crow Team was later called to assist the Allied Forces during their offensive into Area B7R. PJ reported that he had "never been in an aerial battle of this scope before."[4] As the battle progressed, he pronounced that eventual peace was his desire for fighting, although Larry Foulke, then serving as Galm 2, ridiculed his contradictory belief that peace could be achieved through killing others.[4]

On June 1, PJ was involved in the carpet bombing of Hoffnung, where he verbally clashed with Foulke over the Allied bombers' indiscriminate attack.[5] On June 6, PJ―along with Crow and Galm Teams―was dispatched to assist the Allied siege of Sudentor. The mercenaries stopped a Belkan bomber squadron armed with nuclear weapons, but failed to prevent seven nuclear detonations along the Waldreich Mountains. PJ survived the blasts and withdrew from the airspace with the rest of Crow Team.[6]

Postwar insurgency

After Foulke's disappearance, PJ was transferred out of Crow Team to serve as Cipher's new wingman.[7] One week later, on June 13, Galm was dispatched to engage the Belkan remnant forces massing near Mount Schirm. During the operation, PJ spotted an immense, empty hangar at a facility near the mountain.[7] The following week, PJ and Cipher flew to Belka's northeast coast of Anfang to eliminate the remaining Belkan resistance forces. Although the operation was a success, the overall strength of the Belkan forces Galm Team encountered led PJ to surmise that they were not part of any remnant resistance movement, and that the "war [was] not over yet."[8]

On December 25, the terrorist organization A World With No Boundaries attacked Valais Air Base with the commandeered XB-0 Hresvelgr gunship. Despite significant damage to Valais' runway, PJ and Cipher took off and intercepted the XB-0 over the Waldreich Mountains. After they shot down the XB-0, PJ received an encrypted transmission from Foulke himself, reacting with shock upon realizing the message's sender.[9]

On December 31, exactly one year after his first battle, PJ accompanied Cipher on what would be their final confrontation with A World With No Boundaries. At approximately 1100hrs, Galm Team entered Area B7R's airspace and engaged an elite fighter squadron that was allied with the terrorists. Despite stormy weather conditions, Galm shot down all of the hostile fighters and continued on towards Avalon Dam.[10]

Death

PJ getting shot down

PJ tries to dodge Larry Foulke's laser fire

"I got a girlfriend back at the base. I'm gonna propose to her when I get back. I even bought flowers."
― PJ to Cipher[11]

Upon reaching the dam, PJ and Cipher flew through the valley and destroyed the V2 missile's control systems, preventing the weapon's launch. As PJ prepared to depart alongside Cipher, Foulke entered the airspace with the ADFX-02 Morgan and fired his Tactical Laser System at the two mercenaries. PJ attempted to break away from the beam's path to no avail; the laser struck his aircraft.[11] It is unclear if the laser killed PJ instantly or if it crippled the aircraft to prevent his ejection, but by the time the aircraft crashed on the ground, PJ had died.[1]

Every year since, on the anniversary of his death, PJ's girlfriend visits his crash site and leaves a bouquet of flowers.[1][12]

Gallery

Trivia

  • PJ's parents run a bakery.[1]
  • PJ is a polo player[1][7] (the only Ace Combat character to mention a sport they play). Polo is typically considered an aristocratic game, due in part to the costs of caring for the horses and fields.[13] As such, it is possible that PJ came from a wealthy background.
    • Polo is nicknamed "the sport of kings" due to the high costs involved,[13] which ties in with the Arthurian references featured in Ace Combat Zero.
    • PJ's other hobbies include tinkering with bikes and collecting vintage comic books.[1]
  • PJ's aircraft is available in other games:
  • As of Ace Combat Infinity, PJ remains the only plot-important wingman in the Ace Combat series whose face has not been revealed.
  • Similar to the Hangar in Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, PJ's unused lines of dialogue within the game files indicated that he would ask the player questions such as "Cipher, what should I equip with?" and "Cipher, should I fly a sortie with this equipment?" when the player selected PJ's special weapon and prepared to sortie, respectively.

References