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* DesignatedHero: The Area 88 mercenaries, who engage in war for pay. Despite being the protagonists, they're deliberately shown to be morally grey or even evil (i.e., [[SociopathicSoldier Nguyen]]).
* DogFightingFurballs: The series is built around the massive air battles.
* DogFightingFurballs: The series is built around the massive air battles.
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A arcade ShootEmUp featuring Shin, Mickey, and Greg was made by {{Capcom}} and later ported to the SNES. The game was released Stateside as ''U.N. Squadron'' and shares very little with the series (although it did use bounties as a way for the player to buy {{Power Up}}s between levels). The arcade version had fixed planes for each character: Shin flew the F-20, Mickey the F-14, and Greg the A-10. The SNES version differentiated characters by how quickly they leveled up the main weapon and how quickly they recovered from damage; all characters started with the F-8E Crusader, and could buy other planes as he game progressed.
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A arcade ShootEmUp featuring Shin, Mickey, and Greg was made by {{Capcom}} and later ported to the SNES. The game was released Stateside as ''U.N. Squadron'' and shares very little with the series (although it did use bounties as a way for the player to buy {{Power Up}}s between levels). The arcade version had fixed featured three different types of planes assigned for each character: Shin flew the F-20, Mickey the F-14, and Greg the A-10. The SNES version differentiated characters by how quickly they leveled up the main weapon and how quickly they recovered from damage; all characters started with the F-8E Crusader, and could buy other planes as he game progressed.
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* CoolBoat: In manga issues that did not make it stateside, Asran government forces acquire an aircraft carrier. Mickey is right at home.
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* ElaborateUndergroundBase: In manga that did not make it stateside, Area 88 is abandoned after Farina's nuclear weapon detonates nearby. (It's reoccupied later.) The pilots and staff are relocated to a subterranean base inside a mountain.
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** In the manga, Sawa is heartbroken when Taeko turns down his marriage proposal and slaps him.
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** In the manga, Sawa is heartbroken when Taeko turns down his marriage proposal and slaps him. him.
* LoweredRecruitingStandards: The Asran foreign legion is desperate for fighting men, so it tends to overlook flaws in potential mercenaries, such as inexperience, criminal backgrounds, or psychopathology.
* LoweredRecruitingStandards: The Asran foreign legion is desperate for fighting men, so it tends to overlook flaws in potential mercenaries, such as inexperience, criminal backgrounds, or psychopathology.
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* MilitaryMashupMachine: In the manga, the Mafia builds an aircraft carrier on tracks that can submerge itself in the desert sand. The arcade game features the land carrier and a couple of {{Airborne Aircraft Carrier}}s.
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* MilitaryMashupMachine: MilitaryMashupMachine / BaseOnWheels: In the manga, the Mafia builds an aircraft carrier on tracks that can submerge itself in the desert sand. The arcade game features the land carrier and a couple of {{Airborne Aircraft Carrier}}s.
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** Saki also qualifies. He lost his mother when he was a little boy, but that's just for starters. As an adult, he was betrayed by his father, compelled to fight in a brutal civil war, targeted for assassination attempts, attacked by one of his most trusted men ([[spoiler, Shin]]), and forced to endure the slow deterioration of his eyesight. [[spoiler: No wonder he commits suicide at the end of the manga.]]
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** Saki also qualifies. He lost his mother when he was a little boy, but that's just for starters. As an adult, he was betrayed by his father, compelled to fight in a brutal civil war, targeted for assassination attempts, attacked by one of his most trusted men ([[spoiler, ([[spoiler: Shin]]), and forced to endure the slow deterioration of his eyesight. [[spoiler: No wonder he commits suicide at the end of the manga.]]
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** MrFanservice: Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and Mickey. Mickey is often shown with his shirt or flightsuit partially open.
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** MrFanservice: Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and Mickey. Mickey is often sometimes shown with his shirt or flightsuit partially open.unbuttoned.
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* GermanicDepressive: Hoover Kippenburg in the manga, who blamed himself for the accidental deaths of several pilots during a training exercise back in Europe. Subverted somewhat in that he's shown to have a pleasant demeanor.
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* GermanicDepressive: Hoover Kippenburg in the manga, who blamed himself for the accidental deaths of several pilots during a training exercise back in Europe. Subverted somewhat Played with in that he's shown to he can have a pleasant demeanor.
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** Ryoko and Taeko as well.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Shin, who was betrayed by his best friend, forced to give up his lifelong dreams, torn from his girlfriend, forced to kill on a daily basis to survive, and the victim of multiple jet crashes and injuries. No wonder the poor guy has issues!
** Saki also qualifies. He lost his mother when he was a little boy, but that's just for starters. As an adult, he was betrayed by his father, compelled to fight in a brutal civil war, targeted for assassination attempts, attacked by one of his most trusted men ([[spoiler, Shin]]), and forced to endure the slow deterioration of his eyesight. [[spoiler: No wonder he commits suicide at the end of the manga.]]
** Saki also qualifies. He lost his mother when he was a little boy, but that's just for starters. As an adult, he was betrayed by his father, compelled to fight in a brutal civil war, targeted for assassination attempts, attacked by one of his most trusted men ([[spoiler, Shin]]), and forced to endure the slow deterioration of his eyesight. [[spoiler: No wonder he commits suicide at the end of the manga.]]
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* DrowningMySorrows: It's hinted in the TV series that Shin does this privately. In manga issues that did not make it stateside, [[spoiler: Shin drinks heavily to cope with his war trauma after leaving Area 88 and returning to Paris.]]
** In the manga, Greg does this once after the deaths of several fellow pilots.
** In the manga, Kanzaki gets drunk after a Yamato Airlines plane crashed into Tokyo bay.
** In the manga, Greg does this once after the deaths of several fellow pilots.
** In the manga, Kanzaki gets drunk after a Yamato Airlines plane crashed into Tokyo bay.
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* FanService: Ryoko gets a nude scene in the OVA, not to mention several nude scenes in the manga. Several other female characters, including Taeko, have fan service scenes in the manga too.
** Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and Mickey.
** Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and Mickey.
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* FanService: Ryoko gets a nude scene in the OVA, not to mention several nude scenes in the manga. Several other female characters, including Taeko, have Taeko and Sela, deliver fan service scenes in the manga too.
** MrFanservice: Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin andMickey.Mickey. Mickey is often shown with his shirt or flightsuit partially open.
** MrFanservice: Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and
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* Fanservice: Ryoko gets a nude scene in the OVA, not to mention several nude scenes in the manga. Several other female characters, including Taeko, have fan service scenes in the manga too.
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* Fanservice: FanService: Ryoko gets a nude scene in the OVA, not to mention several nude scenes in the manga. Several other female characters, including Taeko, have fan service scenes in the manga too.
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* Fanservice: Ryoko gets a nude scene in the OVA, not to mention several nude scenes in the manga. Several other female characters, including Taeko, have fan service scenes in the manga too.
** Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and Mickey.
** Several male characters have [[{{ShirtlessScene}} shirtless scenes]] in the manga, namely Shin and Mickey.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: Used in the manga and OVA to denote serious injury among the pilots.
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--> Kanzaki (OVA): You're not a child. You know what I want.
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: After the Vietnam War, Mickey never got professional help for his war trauma, making it difficult for him to adjust to civilian life.
** In the OVA, war trauma left Shin distracted and emotionally disconnected [[spoiler: after he left Area 88 and returned to Paris. In the manga, after leaving Area 88 and taking up residence in Paris, Shin drinks heavily to cope with his war trauma.]] In neither case did he think to seek professional help.
** In the OVA, war trauma left Shin distracted and emotionally disconnected [[spoiler: after he left Area 88 and returned to Paris. In the manga, after leaving Area 88 and taking up residence in Paris, Shin drinks heavily to cope with his war trauma.]] In neither case did he think to seek professional help.
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** In the manga, Sawa is heartbroken when Taeko turns down his marriage proposal and slaps him.
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* LoveHurts: Shin and Ryoko are deeply pained at being apart. [[spoiler: Ironically, Shin abandons Ryoko in favor of returning to Area 88 in the OVA, and breaks her heart several times in manga issues that did not make it stateside.]]
** After Mickey returned from Vietnam, his then-girlfriend Tracy could see that he was not the same man. In a manga flashback scene, she delivers a tearful exposition about the tormented man he's become. They break off their engagement, and Mickey becomes a mercenary soon after.
** In the manga and OVA, Mickey feels very conflicted when he meets Tracy and her new husband, years after their breakup.
** After Mickey returned from Vietnam, his then-girlfriend Tracy could see that he was not the same man. In a manga flashback scene, she delivers a tearful exposition about the tormented man he's become. They break off their engagement, and Mickey becomes a mercenary soon after.
** In the manga and OVA, Mickey feels very conflicted when he meets Tracy and her new husband, years after their breakup.
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** In the last issue of the manga, [[spoiler: Shin kills Kanzaki in an aerial duel in his capacity as a mercenary pilot. This was fitting, since Kanzaki tricked Shin into signing a mercenary contract in the first place.]]
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* LibertyOverProsperity: In the OVA, Saki tells Shin that his grandfather was a progressive, but objected to using foreign capital to develop Asran.
** In the manga, Saki explains to Mickey that Asran doesn't export its oil because of the problems that would erupt from foreign capital.
** Abdael rejects this approach. Part of the reason why he initiated Asran's civil war was because he wanted to use foreign capital to develop Asran.
** In the manga, Saki explains to Mickey that Asran doesn't export its oil because of the problems that would erupt from foreign capital.
** Abdael rejects this approach. Part of the reason why he initiated Asran's civil war was because he wanted to use foreign capital to develop Asran.
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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: In the final issue of the manga, [[spoiler: Kanzaki dies in an aerial duel with Shin as Julianna gives birth to Kanzaki's son.]]
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* MysteriousMercenaryPursuer: The Enforcers in the manga and OVA.
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* [[spoiler: KillEmAll: Many of the characters are dead by the end of the manga, including Saki, Mickey, Sela, Greg, Warren, Kanzaki, and Abdael.]]
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* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: [[spoiler: In later manga issues that did not make it stateside, pro-monarchy and anti-government forces both drive Project 4 out of Asran.]]
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* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: In the manga, Mickey meets Rishar Vashtal, Saki's brother and a leader among Asran's anti-government forces. Rishar explains the anti-government forces' reasons for engaging in the civil war, showing that both sides of the conflict have legitimate aims. Mickey feels conflicted after meeting Rishar but remains loyal to Area 88.
--> Mickey: "I didn't want to hear his problems. It'll be harder for me to fight now."
--> Mickey: "I didn't want to hear his problems. It'll be harder for me to fight now."
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* CivilWar: Asran is in the throes of a civil war between pro-government forces led by King Zak and anti-government forces led by his brother, Prince Abdael.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Italians are not presented favorably in the manga. Farina and Julianna are both evil, and Mario is a {{Jerkass}}.
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* HumanPopcicle: [[spoiler: In manga issues that did not make it stateside, Soria (Saki's mother) was placed in a cryogenic chamber until a treatment for her blood cancer became available. The public was told that she died in childbirth.]]
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* HumanPopcicle: HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler: In manga issues that did not make it stateside, Soria (Saki's mother) was placed in a cryogenic chamber until a treatment for her blood cancer became available. The public was told that she died in childbirth.]]
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* CryogenicSleep: [[spoiler: In manga issues that did not make it stateside, Soria (Saki's mother) was placed in a cryogenic chamber until a treatment for her blood cancer became available. The public was told that she died in childbirth.]]
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* CryogenicSleep: [[spoiler: In manga issues that did not make it stateside, Soria (Saki's mother) was placed in a cryogenic chamber until a treatment for her blood cancer became available. The public was told that she died in childbirth.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: In manga issues that did not make it stateside, Julianna was romantically involved with Kanzaki and a member of the Project 4 arms network. However, when she discovered Soria's cryogenic chamber, she could not bring herself to harm the unconscious Soria. Julianna made it appear that Soria's tomb had been burned, then fled with Soria's cryogenic chamber and abandoned Project 4.]]
** [[spoiler: Also in manga issues that did not make it stateside, Sela. Originally a Project 4 mercenary pilot, she abandons Project 4 and joins the Area 88 mercenaries, even becoming Mickey's love interest.]]
** [[spoiler: Also in manga issues that did not make it stateside, Sela. Originally a Project 4 mercenary pilot, she abandons Project 4 and joins the Area 88 mercenaries, even becoming Mickey's love interest.]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: Italians are not presented favorably in the manga. Farina and Julianna are both evil, and Mario is a {{Jerkass}}.
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* EvilCripple: Farina, who is confined to a wheelchair.
* EvilOldFolks: Farina in the manga and OVA.
* EvilOldFolks: Farina in the manga and OVA.
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* HighSpeedMissileDodge: Doesn't always work and the G forces involved wind up killing one pilot.
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* HighSpeedMissileDodge: Doesn't always work and the G forces involved wind up killing one pilot.Mario.
** In the manga, Mario was an arrogant aerobatic pilot who constantly bragged about his skill. He died while performing an outer loop for which his aerobatic training failed to prepare him.
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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: In the manga and OVA, Nguyen kills an enemy pilot who has ejected from him jet. In the manga, Rocky witnesses anti-government forces slaughter an entire Bedoin camp. When Shin and Mickey fly over the desert carnage afterwards, they're both horrified.
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* ObligatoryWarCrimeScene: In the manga and OVA, Nguyen kills an enemy pilot who has ejected from him his jet. In the manga, Rocky witnesses anti-government forces slaughter an entire Bedoin camp. When Shin and Mickey fly over the desert carnage afterwards, they're both horrified.
** In the TV series, Shin muses on his unhappy situation while in the shower.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Sawa, who first appeared in the manga as a joke character, later returns throwing assasins off a balcony and carrying a katana under his coat. He's not particularly good with it, though. For that matter, Rocky after his crash in the desert.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Sawa, who first appeared in the manga as a joke character, later returns throwing assasins off a balcony and carrying a katana under his coat. He's not particularly good with it, though. coat.
** For that matter, Rocky after his crash in thedesert.desert.
** In the OVA, Shin is not particularly good at defending himself. In the Paris bar scene, the Asran military recruiter throws him to the floor after he denies signing a mercenary contract. Later in the OVA, however, Shin not only stands up to a trio of Paris thugs, but subdues a robber by throwing a knife into his arm.
** For that matter, Rocky after his crash in the
** In the OVA, Shin is not particularly good at defending himself. In the Paris bar scene, the Asran military recruiter throws him to the floor after he denies signing a mercenary contract. Later in the OVA, however, Shin not only stands up to a trio of Paris thugs, but subdues a robber by throwing a knife into his arm.
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* DodgeByBraking and WronskiFeint
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* TheChrisCarterEffect: The full run of the manga was over 150 issues, so it took Kaoru Shintani a very long time to resolve the story. The OVA and TV series both end with [[spoiler: cliffhangers]].
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* TheChrisCarterEffect: The full run of the manga was over 150 issues, so it took Kaoru Shintani a very long time to resolve the story. The OVA and TV series both end with [[spoiler: cliffhangers]].
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* ConflictBall: In the manga, it seems implausible to have [[spoiler: Shin enter temporary psychosis because he learns that Kanzaki is flying a civilian plane in the vicinity of Asran. Nor is it plausible to have him attack said plane, then attack Saki and Mickey after he's detained back at Area 88.]]
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** Kitori may have been a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute or Bowdlerization of Sela from the manga.
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** Kitori may have been a SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute or Bowdlerization of Sela from the manga.
