[00:00] The Ace Combat series has woven an epic historical narrative set in Strange Reel, an alternate world resembling our own. Let's take a look back at the history leading up to Ace Combat 8, Wings of Thieves.
[00:17] Set in 1995, Ace Combat 0, The Belkan War, redefined Strange Reel's international borders, introduced advanced superweapons, and reshaped political alliances across the continent.
[00:29] in Ace Combat 4, Shattered Skies. The 1999 Ulysses asteroid impact devastated Eusea. In the Continental War of 2003, pilots rose to reclaim the skies and destroy the Stonehenge
[00:42] super weapon. The future surged forward. Set during the Circum-Pacific War of 2010, Ace Combat 5 followed a rookie pilot's rise marked by advanced submarines, low-orbit spacecraft, and the global conflict between Eusea and
[00:57] Yactobania. War only grew larger in Ace Combat 6, Fires of Liberation. Between 2015 and 2016 pilots fought to push the nation back from the brink of collapse during the Emyria war And the skies never fell silent In 2019 Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown saw a
[01:19] Rusi technologically advance with unmanned drones, networked battlefields, and control of space-based infrastructure. Across every entry, Strangereal remains the battleground. And time and again, it's up to you to defend
[01:33] its people, its nations, and its future. Ace Combat 8 takes place in July 2029. The Federation of Central Eusea has been suddenly invaded by the neighboring Republic of Setoa,
[01:46] a swift assault that captures the FCU capital city of Thieve. With most of the country under occupation and its main forces lost, the FCU military has been scattered. Playing as a pilot rescued from the sea by the FCU's aging aircraft carrier, the Endurance,
[02:02] you find yourself aboard a dilapidated vessel that had withdrawn from the front lines whilst carrying refugees, having seen its home navy all but wiped out. This is where your story begins.