History VideoGame / VectorThrust

** With the amount of aircraft to choose from, there are too many to count. Examples can include the Su-47, Su-27, F-14, [[UsefulNotes/RedsWithRockets MiG-29]], F-15 and F-22. There are variants of each plane that are even cooler though, like the F-22X Alvaraptor, which is a F-22 with ''forward swept wings'', the F-15J Kai+ from ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'', and the Su-37 "Terminator".

** The [[Anime/{{Patlabor}} F-15J Kai+]] is flyable. The F-15Z, in turn, bears a heavy resemblance to another fictional aircraft inspired by the Kai+, ''Ace Combat 2''[='=]s F-15S.

* WeaponOfChoice: The Legion almost always fights in their black-and-gold liveried Berkuts. Canonically every ace or player character has a certain aircraft they are portrayed as flying.

* CivilWar: Mentioned in lore is the 2007 Juushin Civil War. The Combined Arms Scenario actually takes place during this, where you play as one of the F-14s of Dragon Squadron who are loyal to the Shogunate, against rogue military groups and rebels wanting to set up TheRepublic by force.

* SilentProtagonist: UpToEleven. Ash isn't just silent because he doesn't have lines like the protagonists of Ace Combat, [[spoiler:it's his actual legitimate nature. In the campaign cut-scenes, he never says a word, and the best answer anyone can get out of him is a shrug.]]

* TriumphantReprise: Strike Force is one of these to the Dreamers' theme, and then the Vector Thrust Main Theme is one to the triumphant reprise of Strike Force while having a [[UpToEleven triumphant reprise to itself]] in the same song.

* NGOSuperpower: Several companies and PMCs, such as APEX Solutions, Samson, CRADLE, and Cerin Defense have large and effective armies that get the job done, complete with tanks, logistics, navy, air force, and even a few superweapons as trump cards. Special mention goes for Sigsawa Heavy Industries, who designed and built the EOS series of weapon platforms such as the EOS-01 Ziz and EOS-04-1 Leviathan, and put them to good use against their competitors when the need arose.

''Vector Thrust'' is a [[CelShading cel-shaded]] action-arcade [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot flight]] [[SimulationGame simulator]]. Made by studio Time Symmetry, mostly consisting of various community members from around the world, it aims to be an "airborne adventure that offers something for everyone." Notable is its rather [[ArtificialBrilliance brutal AI]] as well as an increasingly ridiculous [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters amount of playable aircraft]]. ''Vector Thrust'' was designed from the ground up with the intent for moddability; since its release as an Alpha years ago, many fans have developed a variety of mods and add-ons with varying complexity, ranging from additional aircraft paint schemes and HUD redesigns to even completely new aircraft models. Also worth noting is the game's striking similarity to the classic ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' and ''VideoGame/AirForceDelta'' video games - indeed, both Time Symmetry and the fans see it as a SpiritualSuccessor to those two franchises.

** AceCustom: Possible, and encouraged. [[note]]Textures in the game work a lot like they do in ''VideoGame/{{HAWX}}'', except each plane's folder has an unpainted template version of the texture, and with the addition of a text file you can ''add'' your skins to the game rather than simply overwriting the default one as in ''HAWX.''[[/note]]