OP
UbeOne
Daydreaming CPU
- Location
- Philippines
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Aces High in the Sky
A reporter's voice could be heard. It's the Belkan War researcher, Brett Thompson.
"Rei Schmitz, Lilith Berlichingen and Alice Heiligwolke. Former members of the Belkan Air Force. 7th Air Division, 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Their unit name was 'Apfel'.
"Out of all the pilots and Aces I've had the pleasure of interviewing in my chase of the Demon Lord, I've never met a more colourful squadron in my life. Their flying styles, I gathered, were completely at odds with one another yet they were remarkably in sync…
"A Knight whose noble spirit shines through, a Soldier who has experienced countless battles and a Mercenary who ruthlessly pursues after her desires.
"After the Belkan War, unlike many of their former, fellow Aces, these three had stuck together and in a fit of irony, found themselves working as mercenaries much like he was. They never left that sky behind them. Today, they fly for the ISAF."
INTERVIEW #77
"The Squadron"
APFEL 1 / APFEL 2 / APFEL 3
BELKAN AIR FORCE / 7TH AIR DIVISION / 77TH TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON
One can see three women in their colorful flight suits, their ISAF and name patches clearly visible. Around them is a tidy room with three bunks, with a yellow, black and white clay model of an F-22 Raptor in the background.
Alice speaks up first. "We heard tales about him from Grun, Rot and Indigo, but it never really felt real until we saw him in action above the Round Table. The Belkan War had its fair share of Aces but there was something distinctive about the way he flew."
Rei follows. "The Belkan Air Force were wary of this man. Our pilots were top notch even if they weren't Aces. They were highly skilled and experienced but that singular pilot rendered it all moot the second he entered the furball. Back then, he wasn't the Demon Lord..."
And Lilith describes the Ustian ace at the time. "More like an imp."
"Exactly!" Alice concurs.
"Back then," Rei narrates, "he wasn't the Demon Lord, but he certainly had a fearsome reputation. It was only a matter of time until he earned his moniker."
"As fate would have it," Lilith continues, "it would be in that battle that we truly called him a Demon. He dismantled our entire operation, piecemeal. If I weren't on the receiving end of that missile, I'd have called it a wonderful sight. It must've been for those Oseans we were tearing apart."
One could see a montage of the furious aerial combat above Area B7R, the infamous Round Table. Focus is given on Cipher, dancing in the sky within a distinctive F-15C Eagle.
[IF CIPHER'S STYLE IS MERCENARY]
Lilith describes his ruthlessness in battle, much like her own. "The way he flew, it was relentless. A rabid dog endlessly chasing its prey. In that furball at the Round Table, our pilots lost their will to fight in what must've been an instant. Our stronger pilots had missiles up their tailpipes before they could even blink. Our weaker pilots, they fled, but even they couldn't escape the wrath of the Demon. If you told me back then that he was just a young nugget, I wouldn't have believed you. What sort of nugget could cut a swath of terror across our frontline like that? Yet, there he was. Not only was he intimidating but he was ruthless, he didn't stop until anything with a Belkan insignia was destroyed. He killed and shot down so many that I wonder if he had any regrets. To be honest, I felt a little bit of fear watching him go."
Another montage of Cipher's aerobatic flying could be seen. The view shakes as many Belkan planes meet their explosive ends, including the ones trying to flee. He is pretty much a predator chasing his prey.
[IF CIPHER'S STYLE IS SOLDIER]
Alice talks about his pragmatism, similar to hers. "He was a young nugget back then. I didn't even realise. The way he flew, it was like he had been doing it all of his life. Every maneuver that he and his wingman performed, it was precise and calculated. The furball collapsed almost instantaneously as he concisely picked off our squadron leaders, the chain of command collapsing. I've never seen our Air Force crumble like that before, yet, it happened. He harnessed the chaos of the furball and subdued it, made it his own, reading and simultaneously changing the tide of battle to his favour all at once. He was pretty good… to be able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat like that. It really made me wonder where the hell he came from."
There's also a montage of Cipher's aerial antics, complete with shaking camera, but this time, some Belkan planes live to tell the tale.
[IF CIPHER'S STYLE IS KNIGHT]
Rei narrates his inspiring aura, mirroring hers. "There is no greater glory than vanquishing the evil within. I was determined to stare down the terror and challenge of the furball and emerge victorious but… from the heavens, 'he' appeared. I couldn't sense any emotion in the way he flew. He was terrifyingly empty. Even so, when he arrived, it was as if a divine being had blessed the Allied Forces. Casualties screeched to a halt, their morale soared and they flew as if the angels were singing their prayers. He focused on our more dangerous pilots first and worked their way down which must've spared the Allies many casualties. I don't know how many kills he got that day, but I heard word that the Allied Forces had just as many. They called him a Demon Lord, but every single one of them cheered at his presence as if he were some sort of Saint.
"On a side note, you wouldn't believe how salty my sister was, when we were shot down by him over Hoffnung. She was my squadron's engineer."
Unlike the other two montages, this one shows Cipher as more of a team player, expertly coordinating with aircraft from Osea, Ustio, Yuktobania and Sapin, as Belkan planes, one after another, fall victim to their symphony of fire. Many of them, however, are able to flee the battlefield, their lives spared.
Clips of the action over Hoffnung are shown as well, with focus on the aerial duel above, rather than the burning city below.
"Demon Lord was fitting for that man."
"A pilot like him... they would usually call an Ace."
"But him? He was more like… an Ace of Aces."
"Rei Schmitz, Lilith Berlichingen and Alice Heiligwolke. Former members of the Belkan Air Force. 7th Air Division, 77th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Their unit name was 'Apfel'.
"Out of all the pilots and Aces I've had the pleasure of interviewing in my chase of the Demon Lord, I've never met a more colourful squadron in my life. Their flying styles, I gathered, were completely at odds with one another yet they were remarkably in sync…
"A Knight whose noble spirit shines through, a Soldier who has experienced countless battles and a Mercenary who ruthlessly pursues after her desires.
"After the Belkan War, unlike many of their former, fellow Aces, these three had stuck together and in a fit of irony, found themselves working as mercenaries much like he was. They never left that sky behind them. Today, they fly for the ISAF."
INTERVIEW #77
"The Squadron"
APFEL 1 / APFEL 2 / APFEL 3
BELKAN AIR FORCE / 7TH AIR DIVISION / 77TH TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON
One can see three women in their colorful flight suits, their ISAF and name patches clearly visible. Around them is a tidy room with three bunks, with a yellow, black and white clay model of an F-22 Raptor in the background.
Alice speaks up first. "We heard tales about him from Grun, Rot and Indigo, but it never really felt real until we saw him in action above the Round Table. The Belkan War had its fair share of Aces but there was something distinctive about the way he flew."
Rei follows. "The Belkan Air Force were wary of this man. Our pilots were top notch even if they weren't Aces. They were highly skilled and experienced but that singular pilot rendered it all moot the second he entered the furball. Back then, he wasn't the Demon Lord..."
And Lilith describes the Ustian ace at the time. "More like an imp."
"Exactly!" Alice concurs.
"Back then," Rei narrates, "he wasn't the Demon Lord, but he certainly had a fearsome reputation. It was only a matter of time until he earned his moniker."
"As fate would have it," Lilith continues, "it would be in that battle that we truly called him a Demon. He dismantled our entire operation, piecemeal. If I weren't on the receiving end of that missile, I'd have called it a wonderful sight. It must've been for those Oseans we were tearing apart."
One could see a montage of the furious aerial combat above Area B7R, the infamous Round Table. Focus is given on Cipher, dancing in the sky within a distinctive F-15C Eagle.
[IF CIPHER'S STYLE IS MERCENARY]
Lilith describes his ruthlessness in battle, much like her own. "The way he flew, it was relentless. A rabid dog endlessly chasing its prey. In that furball at the Round Table, our pilots lost their will to fight in what must've been an instant. Our stronger pilots had missiles up their tailpipes before they could even blink. Our weaker pilots, they fled, but even they couldn't escape the wrath of the Demon. If you told me back then that he was just a young nugget, I wouldn't have believed you. What sort of nugget could cut a swath of terror across our frontline like that? Yet, there he was. Not only was he intimidating but he was ruthless, he didn't stop until anything with a Belkan insignia was destroyed. He killed and shot down so many that I wonder if he had any regrets. To be honest, I felt a little bit of fear watching him go."
Another montage of Cipher's aerobatic flying could be seen. The view shakes as many Belkan planes meet their explosive ends, including the ones trying to flee. He is pretty much a predator chasing his prey.
[IF CIPHER'S STYLE IS SOLDIER]
Alice talks about his pragmatism, similar to hers. "He was a young nugget back then. I didn't even realise. The way he flew, it was like he had been doing it all of his life. Every maneuver that he and his wingman performed, it was precise and calculated. The furball collapsed almost instantaneously as he concisely picked off our squadron leaders, the chain of command collapsing. I've never seen our Air Force crumble like that before, yet, it happened. He harnessed the chaos of the furball and subdued it, made it his own, reading and simultaneously changing the tide of battle to his favour all at once. He was pretty good… to be able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat like that. It really made me wonder where the hell he came from."
There's also a montage of Cipher's aerial antics, complete with shaking camera, but this time, some Belkan planes live to tell the tale.
[IF CIPHER'S STYLE IS KNIGHT]
Rei narrates his inspiring aura, mirroring hers. "There is no greater glory than vanquishing the evil within. I was determined to stare down the terror and challenge of the furball and emerge victorious but… from the heavens, 'he' appeared. I couldn't sense any emotion in the way he flew. He was terrifyingly empty. Even so, when he arrived, it was as if a divine being had blessed the Allied Forces. Casualties screeched to a halt, their morale soared and they flew as if the angels were singing their prayers. He focused on our more dangerous pilots first and worked their way down which must've spared the Allies many casualties. I don't know how many kills he got that day, but I heard word that the Allied Forces had just as many. They called him a Demon Lord, but every single one of them cheered at his presence as if he were some sort of Saint.
"On a side note, you wouldn't believe how salty my sister was, when we were shot down by him over Hoffnung. She was my squadron's engineer."
Unlike the other two montages, this one shows Cipher as more of a team player, expertly coordinating with aircraft from Osea, Ustio, Yuktobania and Sapin, as Belkan planes, one after another, fall victim to their symphony of fire. Many of them, however, are able to flee the battlefield, their lives spared.
Clips of the action over Hoffnung are shown as well, with focus on the aerial duel above, rather than the burning city below.
"Demon Lord was fitting for that man."
"A pilot like him... they would usually call an Ace."
"But him? He was more like… an Ace of Aces."
Welcome to Aces High in the Sky! It's an Ace Combat RP, but it's closed to new players. This is because the four of us, @UbeOne, @ForgottonFuture, @Zeroth Jupi, and @AlphaD, planned and envisioned this RP as a close-knit thing between us. You're welcome to watch and comment, though.
The game starts at September 2004, at the day Erusea tried to finish off the ISAF with a bombing run of Tu-95 Bears on their airbase at North Point. Our characters were made using this jumpchain sheet as a guide: Ace Combat JumpChain
Note that the jumpchain sheet came from one of the Jumpchain Google Drives, and that some liberties were taken to better suit our chosen aircraft and desired builds. The limit to drawbacks has been ignored for that purpose.
Every RP has its house rules, and this is ours:
1. This is between friends and for fun, so powergaming is not allowed. It's not fun to be left behind. Creative ideas are encouraged though.
2. Respect each other; Be civil.
3. OOC stuff goes to the OOC, and IC stuff goes to the IC.
4. Due to the chosen perks and drawbacks, the game will have AU elements compared to canon. Lots of advanced planes, for instance, or drone tech being more advanced than in canon at this point in time. (The irony of fighting Erusea with drones!)
5. Combat is narrative and freeform, but it's closer to Ace Combat standards than to real life. This includes things like shorter combat ranges (only superweapons, cruise missiles and the like can attack from beyond visual range), easier-to-dodge missiles, flares and ECM working on all types of missile guidance, being able to take more than one or two missile hits, etc.
6. If you're uncertain about something you're writing, run it by the other players. The RP is collaborative in nature.
7. The rules can be patched as loopholes are discovered.
8. Have fun!
The player roster is @UbeOne as Rei Schmitz, @Zeroth Jupi as Lilith Berlichingen, @AlphaD as Alice Heiligwolke, and @ForgottonFuture as Eve Schmitz.
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(such a shame about your arm but that's life no?)
