History YMMV / AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''[[SuperPersistentPredator WILL]]''' hear the "Missile Alert" siren throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN's TLS. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneLevel: 7C, Time Limit! You are tasked with dumping antidote bombs on nerve gas outlets that have been released on Santa Elva by the Hamlet terrorist unit of Leasath, just like Mission 12 of Ace Combat 5; however, the antidote bombs in ACX are VERY unstable, meaning too much G-force from your plane (such as accelerating too quickly or doing really sharp turns) will detonate them and kill you, making your mobility and speed (combined with the aforementioned time limit to clear the toxic gas before it kills any civilians which fails the mission) very limited. Hard enough? No?! Here, have some enemy planes not only hunting you down whilst you are trying to clear the gas, but [[IShallTauntYou make fun of your flying]] because it sucks whilst you try not to get killed by your bombs! Thankfully, after getting rid of all the gas, your bombs automatically empty out, allowing you to [[WhosLaughingNow slaughter the mouthy enemy pilots]]. And the mission is skippable (and non-canon).
* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''[[SuperPersistentPredator WILL]]''' hear the "Missile Alert" siren throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' TLS. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* SequelDifficultySpike: X is generally seen as a harder game in the series, with harder missions and, via StoryBranching, [[UpToEleven the ability to make said missions even harder]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''[[SuperPersistentPredator WILL]]''' hear the "Missile Alert" siren throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Diego Gaspar Navarro]] is the [[InsaneAdmiral commander of the Leasathian army]]. [[WarForFunAndProfit Eager to build a new attack aircraft and strengthen the country's military]], Navarro stole the funds donated from Aurelia during a Leasathian civil war. He later persuaded Leasath into believing that Aurelia manipulated and took advantage of them during the civil war. When Leasath declared war on Aurelia, Navarro used all of the Leasathian military forces to annihilate most of the Aurelian forces, and even permitted them to attack civilian locations. After Aurelia gradually regains their independence and takes back their capital city, Navarro flees to a series of islands as Aurelian forces pursue him. He later launches the attack aircraft to destroy the Aurelian pursuers and broadcasts it to the public just to show off the aircraft's power.

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Diego Gaspar Navarro]] is the commander of the Leasathian army. [[WarForFunAndProfit Eager to build a new attack aircraft and strengthen the country's military]], Navarro stole the funds donated from Aurelia during a Leasathian civil war. He later persuaded Leasath into believing that Aurelia manipulated and took advantage of them during the civil war. When Leasath declared war on Aurelia, Navarro used all of the Leasathian military forces to annihilate most of the Aurelian forces, and even permitted them to attack civilian locations. After Aurelia gradually regains their independence and takes back their capital city, Navarro flees to a series of islands as Aurelian forces pursue him. He later launches the attack aircraft to destroy the Aurelian pursuers and broadcasts it to the public just to show off the aircraft's power.

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''[[SuperPersistentPredator WILL]]''' hear the [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert"]] siren throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''[[SuperPersistentPredator WILL]]''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert"]] siren throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''[[SuperPesistentPredator WILL]]''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert"]] siren throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser obscenely quick]], fast enough to fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily and agile enough to dodge even the [[SuperPersistentMissile QAAMs]], as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most, if not the hardest game in the series]].). He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Keep in mind that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most difficult games, if not, the hardest, in the series?]]). He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane within seconds and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature [[SuperPrototype XFA-27]]. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Need we remind you that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most difficult games, if not the hardest, in the series?]]) He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: '''[[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]]''' in "Operation X", flying his signature XFA-27. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Need we remind you that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most difficult games, if not the hardest, in the series?]]) He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss: [[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]] in Operation X, flying his XFA-27. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Need we remind you that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most difficult games, if not the hardest, in the series?]]) He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss [[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]] in Operation X, flying his XFA-27. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Need we remind you that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most difficult games, if not the hardest, in the series?]]) He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. That's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the FALKEN target/s' [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss [[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]] in Operation X, flying his XFA-27. The Z.O.E Commander in the same fight is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the entire game (Need we remind you that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the most difficult games, if not the hardest, in the series?]]) He is [[LightningBruiser extremely fast and manueverable]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down easily, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you '''WILL''' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound "Missile Alert" siren]] throughout the entire fight. And that's on top of trying not to get [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] by the {{FALKENs'}} [[FrickinLaserBeams TLS]]. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss entirely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss [[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]] in Operation X, flying his XFA-27. The Z.O.E Commander is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the game (Need we remind you that ''Skies of Deception'' is [[NintendoHard one of the hardest games, if not the hardest, in the series?]]) He is extremely [[LightningBruiser fast]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you ''WILL'' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound Missile Alert siren]] throughout the entire fight. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss completely optional]].

* ThatOneBoss [[VideoGame/AceCombat2 Scarface One/Phoenix]] in Operation X, flying his XFA-27. The Z.O.E Commander is only slightly harder than the four FALKEN targets. Phoenix, however, is the hardest enemy in the game ([[NintendoHard And need we remind you that 'Skies of Deception' is the hardest game in the series?) He is extremely [[LightningBruiser fast]], able to quickly fly behind your plane and shoot you down, as well as [[TheBerserker extremely aggressive]] to the point where you ''WILL'' hear the [[MostAnnoyingSound Missile Alert siren]] throughout the entire fight. He's damn near impossible on Ace Difficulty, though thankfully, defeating him is [[BonusBoss completely optional]].

* FakeDifficulty: Whilst this may well be one of the [[NintendoHard hardest AC games in general]], this is only worsened by the dropping frame rates, awkward PSP controls compared to those of consoles and some ship enemies have ''invisible hitboxes''!

* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Diego Gaspar Navarro]] is the commander of the Leasathian army. [[WarForFrunAndProfit Eager to build a new attack aircraft and strengthen the country's military]], Navarro stole the funds donated from Aurelia during a Leasathian civil war. He later persuaded Leasath into believing that Aurelia manipulated and took advantage of them during the civil war. When Leasath declared war on Aurelia, Navarro used all of the Leasathian military forces to annihilate most of the Aurelian forces, and even permitted them to attack civilian locations. After Aurelia gradually regains their independence and takes back their capital city, Navarro flees to a series of islands as Aurelian forces pursue him. He later launches the attack aircraft to destroy the Aurelian pursuers and broadcasts it to the public just to show off the aircraft's power.

* ThatOneLevel: 7C, Time Limit! You are tasked with dumping antidote bombs on nerve gas outlets that have been released on Santa Elva by the Hamlet terrorist unit of Leasath, just like Mission 12 of Ace Combat 5; however, the antidote bombs in ACX are VERY unstable, meaning too much G-force from your plane (such as accelerating too quickly or doing really sharp turns) will detonate them and kill you, making your mobility and speed (combined with the aforementioned time limit to clear the toxic gas before it kills any civilians which fails the mission) very limited. Hard enough? No?! Here, have some enemy planes not only hunting you down whilst you are trying to clear the gas, but [[IShallTauntYou make fun of your flying]] because it sucks whilst you try not to get killed by your bombs! Thankfully, after getting rid of all the gas, your bombs automatically empty out, allowing you to [[WhosLaughingNow slaughter the mouthy enemy pilots]].

* MoralEventHorizon: The Hamlet unit's use of a biochemical agent to attack Santa Elva makes it quite difficult to sympathise with Leasath's military. So does the Gleipnir captain attempting to use his Shock Cannon to blow up Santa Elva just to spite Gryphus One.

* MoralEventHorizon: The Hamlet unit's use of a biochemical agent to attack Santa Elva makes it quite difficult to sympathise with Leasath's military.