History Awesome / AceCombat7SkiesUnknown

** Much like the destruction of the Chandelier, the eighth and final turret of Stonehenge shutting down ''finally'' puts to rest the last of the Ulysses-era superweapons.* Mission 15: Trigger and the Oseans launch a furious operation to take back the Erusean capital of Farbanti. Then comes the second encounter between Trigger and Mihaly, where Wiseman volunteers to [[NervesOfSteel serve as a decoy]] to help Trigger out, even thought it [[SenselessSacrifice ends poorly]].

** Much like the destruction of the Chandelier, the eighth and final turret of Stonehenge shutting down ''finally'' puts to rest the last of the Ulysses-era superweapons.

* Mission 15: Trigger and the Oseans launch a furious operation to take back the Erusean capital of Farbanti. Then comes the second encounter between Trigger and Mihaly, where [[spoiler: Wiseman volunteers to [[NervesOfSteel serve as a decoy]] to help Trigger out, even thought it [[SenselessSacrifice ends poorly]].]]

*** Mihaly shows that his flying skills are nothing to laugh at either. He is well into his twilight years, and his body is way past his prime, yet he is still a superior pilot than Champ. Best demonstrated when he pulled off a Kulbit immediately after Champ's Pugachev's Cobra.

** Much like the destruction of the Chandelier, the eighth and final turret of Stonehenge shutting down ''finally'' puts to rest the last of the Ulysses-era superweapons.

* Mission 15: Trigger and the Oseans launch a furious operation to take back the Erusean capital of Farbanti. Then comes the second encounter between Trigger and Mihaly, where [[spoiler: [[NervesOfSteel Wiseman volunteers to serve as a decoy to help Trigger out]], [[SenselessSacrifice even thought it ends poorly]].]]

** If Trigger manages to take out the ''Alicorn'''s two railgun turrets, Torres gets '''''royally''''' pissed off, ordering the ''Alicorn'' to ''specifically target Trigger'' and ignore all other aircraft. That's right. Every SAM, every VLS, every CIWS, ship gun, and AA gun left on the vessel is now pointed directly at '''you''' as you charge the beast head-on.

** And when he's backed into a corner, he attempts to fake out a surrender, only for David to call his 'bluff', noting that the guidance system for the nuke had been disrupted. Torres continues forward regardless, regaling the LRSSG with a story about [[ImprobableAimingSkills how he hit a ship thirty kilometers away in a storm,]] forcing Trigger into crippling the massive central railgun before it fires on Oured. [[{{Determinator}} And the man still refuses to give up,]] even sinking part of the ''Alicorn'' in order to finally see his plan to fruition. A mad visionary to the end.

* And it ends with SP Mission 03, "Ten Million Relief Plan." It's a frantic search for the ''Alicorn'' as [=SACS=] pilots try to destroy the patrol planes launching bouys to designate the position of the sub, interrupted by jamming devices and a even more frantic flight to catch it before it escapes. When it surfaces, Torres' crew starts putting their all in to shoot down every single Osean aircraft against them, using everything from [=UCAVs=] and the main railguns themselves, all the while Torres' mad speech fills the radiowaves.
** And when he's backed into a corner, he attempts to fake out a surrender, only for David to call his 'bluff', noting that the guidance system for the nuke had been disrupted. Torres continues forward regardless, regaling the LRSSG with a story about [[ImprobableAimingSkills how he hit a ship thirty kilometers away in a storm,]] forcing Trigger into crippling the massive central railgun before it fires on Oured. [[{{Determinator}} And Torres still doesn't give up,]] even sinking part of the ''Alicorn'' in order to finally see his plan to fruition. A mad visonary to the end.

--> '''Alex:''' [[SurvivalMantra Go Trigger's way, you'll make it.]] [[TheHero He leads the way.]]

* Húxiān giving Brigadier General Clemens a much needed punch in the face during the debriefing for SP Mission 02 when it's revealed that Clemens is a traitor. "Quick fists" indeed.

** The timing of Operation Hush, starting at 7:00 AM, is also symbolic in its own right; either the coalition shuts down Hugin and Munin right then and there, or else it will be humanity's final dawn. Fortunately, Trigger, after a heated fight against the twin drones while basking in the morning sun and a pursuit leading all the way up to the Lighthouse's nigh-stratosphere, saves humanity's future. For now.

* Húxiān giving Brigadier General Clemens a much needed punch in the face during the debriefing for SP Mission 02 when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Clemens is a traitor]]. "Quick fists" indeed.

* Húxiān giving Brigadier General Clemens a much needed punch during the debriefing for SP Mission 02 when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Clemens is a traitor]]. "Quick fists" indeed.

* Húxiān giving Brigadier General Clemens a much needed punch during the debriefing for SP Mission 02 when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Clemens is a traitor.]]

* Húxiān giving Brigadier General Clemens a much needed punch when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Clemens is a traitor.]]

* Huxian giving Brigadier General Clemens a much needed punch when it's revealed that [[spoiler:Clemens is a traitor.]]

* The first DLC mission holds absolutely no bars. Framed as a mission to escort an Osean landing fleet to capture the massive submarine ''Alicorn,'' it quickly becomes a furball rivaling that of Operation Daredevil. Between holding off aircraft and ground targets trying to take out the fleet, you battle with pilots of all kinds, from advanced Su-57 stealth planes to Glamrock Squadron, a group of old salt "Cowboy" pilots who whoop and holler in their ancient F-4 Phantoms even as you shoot them down, and friendly ECM planes fly with you to provide a boost to targetting and missiles. And then enemy ECM planes along with [[AxeCrazy Mimic Squadron]] show up. Everyone involved, friendly and enemy alike, seems to be having the fight of their lives in this battle, even as comrades fall around them and missiles and bullets fill the skies.

* The first DLC mission holds absolutely no bars. Framed as a mission to escort an Osean landing fleet to capture the massive submarine ''Alicorn,'' it quickly becomes a furball rivaling that of Operation Daredevil. Between holding off aircraft and ground targets trying to take out the fleet, you battle with pilots of all kinds, from advanced Su-57 stealth planes to Glamrock Squadron, a group of old salt "Cowboy" pilots who whoop and holler in their ancient F-4 Phantoms even as you shoot them down, and friendly ECM planes fly with you to provide a boost to targetting and missiles And then enemy ECM planes [[AxeCrazy Mimic Squadron]] show up. Everyone involved, friendly and enemy alike, seems to be having the fight of their lives in this battle, even as comrades fall around them and missiles and bullets fill the skies.

* Another meta example is Trigger's skill. All ''Ace Combat'' protagonists are pilots extremely skilled, but Trigger takes the cake in that he managed to defeat Mihaly (the best ace in the world at the time, outclassing even legends such as Mobius 1, Blaze or Cipher) ''and'' Hugin and Mugin, who were updating themselves mid-battle to fly like him. Trigger, alone and without any of Erusea's special equipment, vanquished two machines who didn't have to care about bodily limits with his combined knowledge and Mihaly's. If there's an [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_of_aces ace of aces]] in Strangereal, Trigger is a very likely contender.

** Champ may be an egotistical ass, but you still have to give credit where credit is due; after all, he managed to pull a Pugachev's Cobra on Mihaly. Considering that the only planes capable of pulling the Cobra in Real Life are all modern planes with thrust vectoring and he was flying a refurbished old fighter that was likely older than he was, it's quite an impressive feat and a testament to his physics-defying skills. [[spoiler: Too bad he just wasn't skilled enough. Even then, however, unlike many other pilots who found themselves in Mihaly's sights, he never once showed any fear towards the ace and [[DefiantToTheEnd went down swinging]] against an opponent he had no chance of beating.]]

** Champ may be an egotistical ass, but you still have to give credit where credit is due; after all, he managed to pull a Pugachev's Cobra on Mihaly. Considering that the only planes capable of pulling the Cobra in Real Life are all modern planes with thrust vectoring and he was flying a refurbished old fighter that was likely older than he was, it's quite an impressive feat and a testament to his physics-defying skills. [[spoiler: Too bad he just wasn't skilled enough.]]
*** And Mihaly shows that his flying skills are nothing to laugh at. He is well into his twilight years, and his body is way past his prime, yet he is still a superior pilot than Champ. Best demonstrated when he pulled off a Kulbit immediately after Champ's Pugachev's Cobra.

* All four superplanes available in the game (The vanilla X-02S Strike Wyvern and the Season Pass planes, the ADF-11F Raven and the returning ADF-01 FALKEN and ADFX-01 Morgan). The first of the set is pretty great as it is, in that one of the most beloved aircraft in the series has returned with a well-deserved upgraded variant, but the ADF-11F takes the cake in that you’re essentially given the chance to fly the manned version of the two planes that almost brought down the world!
* And now we have a look at one of the [=DLC=] missions; Operation Sighthound, which features, from its apparent affiliation to Erusea, what appears to be a ''[[TheBusCameBack Dragonet-class submarine]],'' last featured in ''VideoGame/AceCombat2'' and [[VideoGame/AceCombatAssaultHorizonLegacy its remake.]]
* A meta example for Project Aces and Kazutoki Kono. The game had a very TroubledProduction throughout development, from Kono restarting development from scratch after the 2015 PSX debut trailer due to the game not meeting the standards he had in mind, to Bandai Namco at one point threatening to cancel the project altogether. It took a heartfelt plea from Kono himself to convince his superiors to let his team finish development. Furthermore, ''Skies Unknown'' also had to compete with the long-awaited ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' and the remake of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'' within the same launch timeframe. And yet, Project Aces pulled it off, with fans praising this as the best ''Ace Combat'' title since the [=PS2=] trilogy, and [[https://gematsu.com/2019/02/ace-combat-7-skies-unknown-sales-top-500000-in-asia selling half a million copies in Asia alone]].

[[caption-width-right:350:"Stick with Trigger and you'll make it."]]