History Heartwarming / AceCombat7SkiesUnknown

* The cutscene that plays at the end of ‘Ten Million Relief Plan’, really emphasizes how important Trigger is. As Alex and David discuss how it would a bad idea to kill Trigger once the war is over, a collage of missions is presented, with the ones that Trigger took part in had lower casualty rates than ones that didn’t. During said collage, Trigger is represented as a green arrow, and as it flies along, blue arrows follow it, with more and more joining in as it flies along. It ends with Alex saying; "Go Trigger's way, and you'll make it. He leads the way with the arrows flying upwards in the shape of the Lighthouse, further establishing Trigger as a "beacon of light" that Cossette had called him in the final mission.

* In the mission ''Faceless Soldier'', when the Spare Squadron is ambushed by Erusean [=AI=] controlled aircraft masquerading as Osean Fighters, Tabloid suggests that the squadron form an element with Trigger, and for Bandog is register anyone not formed up on Trigger as an enemy. The squadron complies, and after Bandog recalibrates their [=IFFs=], the music switches to an uplifting tone, and Spare Squadron finally coordinates like an actual squadron.
* During ''Transfer Orders'', Bandog--the JerkAss ReasonableAuthorityFigure, compared to [=McKinsey=]--admits to Trigger that he considers him a "breath of fresh air", and that he "doesn’t stink" compared to the rest of Spare Squadron. This is the only time [[JerkAss Bandog]] says ''[[SincerityMode exactly what he thinks]]'' about Trigger. When Count tries to do his own usual JerkAss actions by bringing up Trigger's 'crime', Bandog outright tells Count to 'take a good look in the mirror.'

** The cutscene that plays prior to the mission has Ionela shooting the drive containing all of the flight data that Schroeder collected from Mihaly. However, despite having every reason to hate Schroeder due to the pain he put her grandfather through and for the chaos caused by his drone program and desire for revenge on Osea over Belka’s defeat, Ionela instead casts the pistol aside and convinces Schroeder to help Avril and Rosa shut down the drone production in order to end the war. The Belkans are given a chance to finally end the cycle of revenge and destruction that has plagued Strangereal since the Belkan War, and Schroeder doesn’t waste it.
** Strider's introduction to the mission is them flying into a massive furball, but one moment singles itself out in the intro cutscene. An Osean Hornet is being pursued by an enemy fighter and calls for help. Who answers? None other than an ''Erusean'' Flanker, who says, "Let's show them what Eruseans, no, what ''fighter pilots'' can do!'' and blasts the pursuing plane away. As the two planes fly in formation, with the Hornet's pilot thanking the Flanker for his support, it becomes obvious that in this battle, borders no longer matter; it's a fight between instigators of war and protectors of the peace.

* The cutscene that plays at the end of ‘Ten Million Relief Plan’, really emphasizes how important Trigger is. As Alex and David discuss how it would a bad idea to kill Trigger once the war is over, a collage of missions is presented, with the ones that Trigger took part in had lower casualty rates than ones that didn’t. During said collage, Trigger is represented as a green arrow, and as it flies along, blue arrows follow it, with more and more joining in as it flies along. It ends with Alex saying; ‘Go Trigger’s way, and you’ll make it. He leads the way.’ with the arrows flying upwards in the shape of the Lighthouse, further establishing Trigger as a ‘beacon of light’ that Cossette had called him in the final mission.

** And, strangely enough, Stonehenge firing for the last time. When the ''Ulysses'' asteroid was detected in the 90s, the people of Usea banded together to construct the battery to protect humanity from asteroid fragments, but at the beginning of the 21st century, the Eruseans captured it and used it to secure air superiority in [[VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies the Usean Continental War]], forcing the [=ISAF=] to destroy the railguns, except for the one that was knocked out by a stray meteor. Fast forward to the Lighthouse War, the Oseans repair the remaining railgun that was spared to bring down one of the Arsenal Birds, and they use a fleet of generator trucks to provide enough energy to fire [[ItOnlyWorksOnce just one shot]]. In a way, destroying the Arsenal Bird redeemed Stonehenge of the death and destruction that it has caused, and when the railgun powers down for the final time, the battery is finaly laid to rest. ''That'' is the symbolic take of RedemptionEqualsDeath if you ask me.

** The ''Aces at War 2019'' artbook reveals that Pilgrim One's mission wasn't just space exploration, it was also to intercept an incoming asteroid and prevent another Ulysses disaster. The man who sponsored Pilgrim One's mission and convinced Nagase to be the captain? None other than President Vincent Harling. Whether he was the one Osea deserved, he truly was the President that Osea needed, and a leader who's a great example for others to follow.