History Heartwarming / AceCombat7SkiesUnknown

* After completing ''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.'

* 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 up on 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.
* After completing ''Transfer Orders'', Bandog 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 ''Erusian'' Flanker, who says, "Let's show them what Erusians, 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.
** When Cossette enters the Lighthouse, she sees a painting on the wall that Harling had commissioned, showing people coming together and dancing, with multiple [[SpaceElevator Space Elevators]] in the background. This is what finally convinces her that Harling truly wanted peace, and what makes her change her mind about destroying the Lighthouse, to protecting it instead.
** There's a lot of pain and suffering along the way, but eventually the peace-desiring factions of the Oseans and Eruseans do join up together, fighting as a team a la ''5''. Mission 19 opens with an Erusean pilot saving an Osean, before they both split up into mixed-force flights to get back into the battle.
*** As an aside, a [=YouTube=] comment noted that we don't know what faction the friendly Eruseans are from. They could've been conservatives, they could've been radicals, hell, they could've been a mix of both sides--but no matter ''what'' they felt in the past, now they just want to help end the war.
** Immediately after that, the Osean HQ calls upon the LRSSG's two aces, Trigger and Wiseman, to show them what they've got, seemingly unaware of Wiseman's death in the Battle for Farbanti. After Count soberly comments on this, Long Caster agrees with him that [[ExactWords there aren't just two aces in the LRSSG anymore]]: the entire LRSSG qualifies as a force of ace pilots because of how skilled they've gotten over the course of the war. Wiseman [[SoProudOfYou would be proud]].
---> '''Count''': We don't have two anymore... Guess nobody told them.\\
'''AWACS Long Caster''': That's quite true, Count. It's not just two. Wiseman trained his squadron well. Everyone still in it is an ace, and he'd be proud of you all.
** Mission 20 starts with a squadron introduction: Trigger Squadron, the Three Strikes, with the country indicators showing both Osean and Erusean markers. That alone is sweet, but it's the second part of the intro that gives it a real impact - Trigger Squadron is also called the Three Strikes Nation, as in Osea, Erusea, ''and'' Belka, since the Belkans in this story are all helping either on the ground or by providing intel on the drones. For the very first time in the series, the Belkans are doing the right thing.
** Count follows Trigger into the tunnels to take care of one last drone. Why? [[GloryHound For the bragging rights?]] [[{{Subverted}} No,]] he follows Trigger because they've relied on him so much up to this point. Now, it's time for Count to [[CharacterDevelopment return the favor]]. If this and his TakingTheBullet for Trigger don't seal their [[FireForgedFriends fire-forged friendship]] for the player, then nothing will.
--->'''Count''': I learned something from my last squadron: "Stick with Trigger, and you'll make it."
** After Trigger destroys the final [[AIIsACrapshoot rogue ADF-11 drone]] and flies out of the space elevator's windbreak to a hero's welcome, a transmission is heard being broadcasted from space. It is none other than ''Kei Nagase'' herself, who had become an astronaut after the Circum-Pacific War and had just returned from a seven-year long deep space mission, thanking Trigger for allowing her ship to dock at the space elevator. Nagase's dream to see humanity explore outer space has finally come to fruition.
---> '''Nagase''': This is Captain Kei Nagase of the spaceship Pilgrim One. The ocean of stars in our galaxy is finally within reach. To the pilot who gave this spaceship a place to dock, we are forever grateful. The universe lies ahead of us, waiting to be discovered. And now, at last, we have a gateway to ascend to it, over and over again. I salute the pilot, who gave us all a future.
** Near the end of ''Dark Blue'', if Trigger takes the time to fly up the elevator, the other pilots will call out for Trigger and Count. And if you wait long enough, Rosa Cossette D’Elise will call out for Trigger, calling him a beacon of light in a world of darkness.
---> '''Cossette''': Can you hear me? We’re all waiting. A world of darkness needs a light to shine. We’re waiting for that ''beacon of light!''
** After Trigger flies out of the Lighthouse, everyone is cheering for him except Húxiān, who's frantically asking if anyone has seen Count's plane leaving as well. After Count finally answers back, she lets out a laugh in relief and asks for his location. For all the bickers between the two throughout the game, this moment shows that [[VitriolicBestBuds Húxiān really has come to care for Count]], and Count is much nicer to her than he was when he first joined Cyclops Squadron. Really, Trigger, Count, Jaegar, and Húxiān have become a tight-knit squadron over the course of this war, and this moment highlights it.
** 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.
** Yuktobania is a world away from Erusea, and politically even further away than Osea, and thus has no involvement in either side of the Lighthouse War. But as soon as the war ends, the Yuktobanian military is dropping humanitarian relief supplies to the refugees camped out at Lighthouse. 9 years ago, the two superpowers became locked in a brutal conflict, intent on wiping the other out. Thanks to the actions of their leaders (deposed in secret by a secret Belkan organization) and the Wardog Squadron (later becoming Razgriz Squadron), Osea and Yuktobania put aside their differences and came together in peace, emerging as friends and allies. Considering that Yuktobania is the only superpower that hasn't sustained major damage aside from satellite destruction, this gesture of goodwill cements the humanitarian legacy that Harling and Nikanor created together.
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** Yuktobania is a world away from Erusea, and politically even further away than Osea, and has no involvement in either side of the Lighthouse War, but as soon as the war ends, the Yuktobanian military is dropping humanitarian relief supplies to the refugees camped out at Lighthouse. 9 years ago, the two superpowers became locked in a brutal conflict, intent on wiping the other out. Thanks to the actions of their leaders (deposed in secret by a secret Belkan organization) and the Wardog Squadron (later becoming Razgriz Squadron), Osea and Yuktobania put aside their differences and came together in peace, emerging as friends and allies. Considering that Yuktobania is the only superpower that hasn't sustained major damage aside from satellite destruction, this gesture of goodwill cements the humanitarian legacy that Harling and Nikanor created together.

* After completing ''Transfer Orders'', Bandog 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.

*** As an aside, a [=YouTube=] comment noted that we don't know what faction the friendly Eruseans are from. They could've been conservatives, they could've been radicals. They could've been a mix of both sides--but no matter ''what'' they felt in the past, they now just want to help end the war.
** Immediately after that, the Osean HQ calls upon the LRSSG's two aces, Trigger and Wiseman, to show them what they've got, seemingly unaware of Wiseman's death in the Battle for Farbanti. After Count soberly comments on his, Long Caster agrees with him that [[ExactWords there aren't two aces in the LRSSG anymore]]: the entire LRSSG qualifies as a force of ace pilots because of how skilled they've gotten over the course of the war. Wiseman [[SoProudOfYou would be proud]].

** Mission 20 starts with a squadron introduction: Trigger Squadron, with the country indicators showing both Osean and Erusean markers. That alone is sweet, but it's the second part of the intro that gives it a real impact - Trigger Squadron is also called the Three Strikes Nation, as in Osea, Erusea, ''and'' Belka, since the Belkans in this story are all helping either on the ground or by providing intel on the drones. For the very first time in the series, the Belkans are doing the right thing.

* In the cutscene that plays after ‘’Two-Pronged Strategy’’, Mihaly returns to the EASA Facility to deliver the data collected from the sortie. When he steps out of the plane, he’s exhausted and has trouble breathing, but his granddaughters rush to his aid, giving him a rebreather to help him relax and steady his breathing. It shows that despite his aloof demeanor, his granddaughters care about him very much.

---> '''Count''': We don't have two anymore... Guess nobody told them.
---> '''AWACS Long Caster''': That's quite true, Count. It's not just two. Wiseman trained his squadron well. Everyone still in it is an ace, and he'd be proud of you all.

** Count follows Trigger into the tunnels to take care of one last drone. Why? [[GloryHound For the bragging rights?]] [[{{Subverted}} No,]] he follows Trigger because they've relied on him so much up to this point. Now, it's time for Count to return the favor. If this and his TakingTheBullet for Trigger don't seal their [[FireForgedFriends fire-forged friendship]] for the player, then nothing will.

---> '''Cossette''': Can you hear me? We’re all waiting. A world of darkness needs a light to shine. We’re waiting for that beacon of light!

** Yuktobania is a world away from Erusea, and politically even further away than Osea, and has no involvement in either side of the Lighthouse War. As soon as the war ends, the Yuktobanian military is dropping humanitarian relief supplies to the refugees camped out at Lighthouse. 9 years ago, the two superpowers became locked in a brutal conflict, intent on wiping the other out. Thanks to the actions of their leaders (deposed in secret by a secret Belkan organization) and the Wardog Squadron (later becoming Razgriz Squadron), Osea and Yuktobania put aside their differences and came together in peace, emerging as friends and allies. Considering that Yuktobania is the only superpower that hasn't sustained major damage aside from satellite destruction, this gesture of goodwill cements the humanitarian legacy that Harling and Nikanor created together.

--> '''Count''': We don't have two anymore... Guess nobody told them.
--> '''AWACS Long Caster''': That's quite true, Count. It's not just two. Wiseman trained his squadron well. Everyone still in it is an ace, and he'd be proud of you all.

--> '''Nagase''': This is Captain Kei Nagase of the spaceship Pilgrim One. The ocean of stars in our galaxy is finally within reach. To the pilot who gave this spaceship a place to dock, we are forever grateful. The universe lies ahead of us, waiting to be discovered. And now, at last, we have a gateway to ascend to it, over and over again. I salute the pilot, who gave us all a future.

** Not only that. 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.

* 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 up on 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 the Spare squadron finally coordinates like an actual squadron.
* After completing ''Transfer Orders'', Bandog admits to Trigger that he considers him a "breath of fresh air", and that he "doesn’t stink" compared to the rest of the Spare Squadron. This is the only time Bandog says ''exactly what he thinks'' about Trigger.
* At the end of the mission ''Stonehenge Defense'', after the Arsenal Bird has been shot down, everyone is congratulating Major [=McOnie=] for firing the shot. [=McOnie=] says that Lehmann deserves the credit, since it was thanks to his repairs that they were able to get Stonehenge to fire one last time, and that it was his idea to use their eyes to aim for the Arsenal Bird.

** 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 drops her pistol and convinces Schroeder to help Avril and Rosa shut down the drones 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.

** There's a lot of pain and suffering along the way, but eventually the peace-desiring factions of the Oseans and Eruseans do join up together, fighting as a team a la 5. Mission 19 opens with an Erusean pilot saving an Osean, before they both split up into mixed-force flights to get back into the battle.
*** As an aside, a [=YouTube=] comment noted that we don't know what faction the friendly Eruseans are from. They could've been conservatives, they could've been radicals. They could've been a mix of both sides - but no matter ''what'' they felt in the past, they now just want to help end the war.
** Immediately after that, the Osean HQ calls upon the LRSSG's two aces, Trigger and Wiseman, to show them what they've got, without knowing of Wiseman's death in the Battle for Farbanti. Right after that, Long Caster says that there aren't just two aces, but that the entire LRSSG qualifies because of how skilled they've gotten over the course of the war.
--> '''Count''': We don't have two anymore ... Guess nobody told them.

** After Trigger destroys the final [[AIIsACrapshoot rogue ADF-11 drone]] and flies out of the space elevator's windbreak to a hero's welcome, a transmission is heard being broadcasted from space. It is none other than Kei Nagase herself, who had become an astronaut after the Circum-Pacific War and had just returned from a seven-year long deep space mission, thanking Trigger for allowing her ship to dock at the space elevator. Nagase's dream to see humanity explore outer space has finally come to fruition.

** After Trigger flies out of the Lighthouse, everyone is cheering for him except Húxiān, who's frantically asking if anyone has seen Count's plane leaving as well. After Count finally answers back, she lets out a laugh in relief and asks for his location. For all the bickers between the two throughout the game, this moment shows that Húxiān really does come to care for Count, and Count is much nicer to her than he was when he first joined Cyclops Squadron.
** Not only that. 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. He truly was the President that Osea needed, and a leader who's a great example for others to follow.
** Yuktobania is a world away from Erusea, and politically even further away than Osea, and has no involvement in either side of the Lighthouse War. As soon as the war ends, the Yuktobanian military is dropping humanitarian relief supplies to the refugees camped out at Lighthouse. 9 years ago, the two superpowers became locked in a brutal conflict, intent on wiping the other out. Thanks to the actions of their leaders (deposed in secret by a secret Belkan organization) and the Wardog Squadron (later becoming Razgriz Squadron), Osea and Yuktobania put aside their differences and came together in peace, emerging as friends and allies. Considering that Yuktobania is the only superpower that hasn't sustained major damage aside from satellite destruction, this gesture of goodwill cements the humanitarian legacy that Harling and Nikanor created together.

** Mihaly meanwhile, is sitting a ways away from his granddaughters, and while Schroeder days that he’s watching them with a stoic expression, you can tell that deep down he’s happy listening to his granddaughters sing.

** When Cossette enters the Lighthouse, she sees a painting on the wall that Harling had commissioned, showing people coming together and dancing, with multiple {{SpaceElevator}}s in the background. This is what finally convinces her that Harling truly wanted peace, and what makes her change her mind about destroying the Lighthouse, to protecting it instead.

*** As an aside, a [=YouTube=] comment noted that we don't know what faction the friendly Erusians are from. They could've been conservatives, they could've been radicals. They could've been a mix of both sides - but no matter ''what'' they felt in the past, they now just want to help end the war.

** When Cossette enters the Lighthouse, she sees a painting on the wall that Harling had commissioned, showing people coming together and dancing, with multiple SpaceElevators in the background. This is what finally convinces her that Harling truly wanted peace, and what makes her change her mind about destroying the Lighthouse, to protecting it instead.

** Yuktobania is a world away from Erusea, and politically even further away than Osea, and has no involvement in either side of the Lighthouse War. As soon as the war ends, the Yuktobanian military is dropping humanitarian relief supplies to the refugees camped out at Lighthouse. Considering that Yuktobania is the only superpower that hasn't sustained major damage aside from satellite destruction, this gesture of goodwill cements the humanitarian legacy that Harling and Nikonor created together.

* 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 up on 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 the Spare squadron finally coordinates like an actual squadron.
* After completing ‘’Transfer Orders’’, Bandog admits to Trigger that he considers him a ‘breath of fresh air’, and that he ‘doesn’t stink’ compared to the rest of the Spare Squadron.
* At the end of the mission ‘’Stonehenge Defense’’, after the Arsenal Bird has been shot down, everyone is congratulating Major [=McOnie=] for firing the shot. [=McOnie=] says that Lehmann deserves the credit, since it was thanks to his repairs that they were able to get Stonehenge to fire one last time, and that it was his idea to use their eyes to aim for the Arsenal Bird.

** Near the end of ‘’Dark Blue’’, if Trigger takes the time to fly up the elevator, the other pilots will call out for Trigger and Count. And if you wait long enough, Rosa Cossette D’Elise will call out for Trigger, calling him a beacon of light in a world of darkness.

** Yuktobania is a world away from Erusea, even further away than Osea, and has no involvement in either side of the Lighthouse War. As soon as the war ends, the Yuktobanian military is dropping humanitarian relief supplies to the refugees camped out at Lighthouse.

** Near the end of ‘’Dark Blue’’, if Trigger takes the time to fly up the elevator, the other pilots will call out for Trigger and Count. And if you wait long enough, Rosa Cossette D’Elise will call out for Trigger, calling him the light in the darkness that they need.

* At the end of the mission ‘’Stonehenge Defense’’, after the Arsenal Bird has been shot down, everyone is congratulating Major [=McOnie=] for firing the shot. [=McOnie=] says that Lehmann deserves the credit, since it was thanks to his repairs that they were able to get Stonehenge to fire one last time, and that his idea to use their eyes to aim for the Arsenal Bird.

* At the end of the mission ‘’Stonehenge Defense’’, after the Arsenal Bird has been shot down, everyone is congratulating Major [=McOnie=] for firing the shot. [=McOnie=] says that Lehmann deserves the credit, since it was his idea to use their eyes to aim for the Arsenal Bird.

** Not only that. 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. He truly was the President that Osea needed.

* At the end of the mission ‘’Stonehenge Defense’’, after the Arsenal Bird has been shot down, everyone is congratulating Major [=McOnie=] for firing the shot. [=McOnie=] says that Lehmann deserves the credit, since it was his idea to their eyes to aim for the Arsenal Bird.

* In the cutscen that plays after ‘’Two-Pronged Strategy’’, Mihaly returns to the EASA Facility to deliver the data collected from the sortie. When he steps out of the plane, he’s exhausted and has trouble breathing, but his granddaughters rush to his aid, giving him a rebreather to help him relax and steady his breathing. It shows that despite his aloof demeanor, his granddaughters care about him very much.

*** As an aside, a YouTube comment noted that we don't know what faction the friendly Erusians are from. They could've been conservatives, they could've been radicals. They could've been a mix of both sides - but no matter ''what'' they felt in the past, they now just want to help end the war.