00:03The Ace Combat series has woven an epic historical narrative set in Strange Reel,
00:09an alternate world resembling our own.
00:11Let's take a look back at the history leading up to Ace Combat 8, Wings of Thieve.
00:16Set in 1995, Ace Combat Zero, the Belkin War, redefined Strange Reel's international borders,
00:23introduced advanced superweapons, and reshaped political alliances across the continent.
00:28In Ace Combat 4 shattered skies, the 1999 Ulysses asteroid impact devastated Eusea.
00:35In the Continental War of 2003, pilots rose to reclaim the skies and destroy the Stonehenge superweapon.
00:43The future surged forward.
00:45Set during the Circum-Pacific War of 2010, Ace Combat 5 followed a rookie pilot's rise,
00:51marked by advanced submarines, low-orbit spacecraft, and the global conflict between Osea and Yuktobania.
00:59War only grew larger in Ace Combat 6, Fires of Liberation.
01:04Between 2015 and 2016, pilots fought to push the nation back from the brink of collapse during the Emyria-Estovakia
01:11War.
01:12And the skies never fell silent.
01:15In 2019, Ace Combat 7, Skies Unknown, saw Arusi technologically advance with unmanned drones,
01:22networked battlefields, and control of space-based infrastructure.
01:26Across every entry, Strange Reel remains the battleground.
01:30And time and again, it's up to you to defend its people, its nations, and its future.
01:37Ace Combat 8 takes place in July, 2029.
01:41The Federation of Central Usea has been suddenly invaded by the neighboring Republic of Satoa,
01:46a swift assault that captures the FCU capital city of Thieve.
01:50With most of the country under occupation and its main forces lost, the FCU military has been scattered.
01:57Playing as a pilot rescued from the sea by the FCU's aging aircraft carrier, The Endurance,
02:02you find yourself aboard a dilapidated vessel that had withdrawn from the front lines whilst carrying refugees,
02:08having seen its home navy all but wiped out.
02:12This is where your story begins.
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