Planetfall & Aftermath: Ace Combat Strangereal History 

Usea: Lets make a super advance railgun system that can accurately destroy asteroids. Emmeria: *hole*

I feel like I’m watching Simple History Ace Combat Edition.

"I was just a child when the stars fell from the skies. But I remember how they built a cannon to destroy them. And in turn how that cannon brought war upon us. War was an abstract idea, nothing more than a show on TV. As a child, I only saw it as something that happened in a far away land... Until that final day of summer.."

I think Emmeria might be one of few genuinely GOOD nations of Strangereal, along with the Aurelians

So the end of this video is literally *Mobius 1 has joined the game.*

I'm pretty sure that it's no coincidence that the gun used in AC7 to destroy the Arsenal bird is the one that got its power supply hit. It would make sense as it wouldn't have been targetted during AC4 as it was offline and not a threat. That's why there are so many power-supplying trucks outside of it and why it only had one shot.

Oh boy, what an oversight. Stonehenge wasn't programmed as a high priority defense objective - the computers considered Stonehenge the same priority as empty countryside...

And people wonder why I prefer countries like Belka and Erusea over places like the Useans. I hope one day we get to play for one of these 'aggressor' nations in Ace Combat, if only to see their perspective of the entire conflict.

That moment you realize the rest of Usea flooding Erusea with refugees caused the war in Ace Combat 04.

One has to wonder how the course of Strangereal history would change if turret #3 was never hit. Especially after AC7 was released.

Holy cow, i never clearly understood the lore behind the Ulysses, but this is just crazy.... Damn...

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="622">10:22</a> Oh God... The teddy bear on the memorial wall, holding a picture of a little girl with that same teddy bear (and the parents weeping before it)... Rest in peace little angel... ;_;

The memorial part hit me hard... 😥 Even though it's merely an illustration, one can't help but feel for those poor souls... 😔 Erusea's actions, while condemnable and terrible, is absolutely understood. "Lest We Forget"

That part with Stonehenge firing is amazing... But I wished Stonehenge offensive was playing when it was opening fire, it felt fitting. But seriously that presentation is amazing!

I've got a theory: Stonehenge reloads from the back of the gun and the feeding mechanism is on the back of the cannon in the round disc on which the cannon stands. That's why we see the gun pointing straight up so often, because it needs to move to vertical position to reload.

AC04 was my first introduction into Strangereal. I’ve spent years trying to digest the intricate histories of each nation and their role we played in the games. Your dedication and effort has clarified SO MUCH in the wikia. Please keep up your AMAZING work. I hope that one day we get a visual documentary from Project Aces. Don’t get me wrong. Flying is amazing. But the world they created EASILY surpasses what what done so far in gameplay. 🙌🙌

This. Is. Absolutely. Stunning. Thank you for making this. Absolutely amazing. Unbelievable how much you can get out of paint... Time to play AC04 and AC6 again now...

The biggest problem with stone henge is it's power supply normally backup power plant should be there so if the main generator is disable the back up generator should keep the guns firing.

These two videos really helped me understand these events. I started with Ace combat 4 so I never knew anything about the meteor fall other than it happened. Playing the games you see signs of it in craters here or there and of course in 4 you take on Stonehenge but I never had any clue about the other super weapons, the panic before the fall, or the absolute destruction of an entire nation and many major cities. I always thought Stonehenge did a bang up job of protecting the whole world and a only a few fragments got through.

I loved that use of Assault Horizon's music as Ulysses started raining down

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="129">2:09</a> "Belka did nothing wrong" lol so true

Wasn't Stonehenge's range limited by the horizon and planet curvature? I would think range extension wasn't physically possible without building additional geographically separated facilities.

Later on in 2019, as Max0r once said. "What once killed asteroids *Now kills assholes!* "

It's weird to think that Stonehenge didn't have any localized defense systems to protect itself like Megalith did. Also, I feel like a lot of damage could've been mitigated if Belka hadn't wasted Excalibur during the War.

So the number 3 turret was the one that was non operational at the time of Ace Combat 4 when ISAF sent Mobius 1 and other squadrons to destroy Stonehenge. Therefore that turret survived the attack and would later be repaired prior to Ace Combat 7, where it fires one last shot in order to shoot down one of the Arsenal Birds before collapsing.

Well done and for the Crater you can see it in Mission 15 Ace combat 7. Turret 3 is what was used in Mission 12 Ace combat 7

This was so powerful, despite the art and jokes. I honestly teared up a little when you were describing the crisis Erusea was coming to terms with. Excellently done, video :'D

I like how simple, yet very informative these videos are. I'm a fairly new comer to the series, only playing Ace Combat 7 for the first time a bit over a year ago. Since then, I bought every Ace Combat game for every console I own, and beat all of them at least twice each. But I still think my knowledge on the history of Strangereal is lacking. This series will help me rectify that.

That was Spine tingling, think I just found my new StrangeReal history teacher. My last teacher was great but his accent would prevent me from hearing some key moments.

Wait... so you're saying that ISAF was full of assholes trying to make Erusea take one for the team? wow can we get a game where we play as Yellow 13?

The part during the fragment fall was epic,like a movie! i hope that you'll keep do these lore videos,they're amazing! :D

I knew something felt off when SkyEye said “That’s a complete victory for the good guys” after we destroyed Stonehenge and shot down Yellow Four

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="755">12:35</a> and thats when the best ace combat game starts.

Man if Namco funds more money into Project Aces, they can expand the series from different points of views. One from pilots (Ace Combat) and another one from soldiers (FPS title). FPS in Strangereal would be an interesting concept.

I've always appreciated the ace combat series. I started with Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War, but was always interested in the lore/history of Strangereal, even though I hadn't played the previous games. Thank you for the amazing videos! Keep up the great work!

The more I learn the lore, the more I knew how complex it is. Project aces is nuts! Thank you for the explanation

Wooh! Lol, onward from <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="530">8:50</a> is how Estovakia were getting Salty to Emmeria

I like how all the bad things in Strangereal could be traced back to both the Belkan war and the Ulysses asteroid

When the sky fell, a new era began. Great lore video Sol👍

So hown many nations make up Urusea. It seems like there's loads of small nations we know nothing about

With Osea being so willing to partner with Usea in the past you think they would offer to take in some refugees. Screw Osea lol, would love to fight them one of these games. Love your videos btw.

So all this war happened because Erusea was told to do something they couldn’t do?

I dont even play ace combat but this video got me shook on my seat

I'm very late to the party but this whole series, narration, and goddam amazing Paint.exe drawings is mind-blowing. Thank you so much for putting this whole thing together. The amount of work and love you out into this definitely shows. I subbed right away!

This video is fantastic! All of us here probably played the AC games over and over again but your presentation about this old tale actually got me a little emotional. You and these videos that you make are one of the reasons why Ace Combat is still alive today! Definitely liking and subbing

Awesome! Please make more of these!

I don't care what you say, your drawings (especially Stonehenge) are AMAZING! Good work!

Stonehenge firing on the fragments would make an awesome arcade game...

The soundtrack on Ulysses day and editing is awesome

you know what? you got a new subscriber. and I like these history stories.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="582">9:42</a> Small correction: Saint Ark was hit by an asteroid fragment that erased its air base from the face of Usea and crippled both the city's defense capabilities and the main roads' viability. The impact was recorded as "the most devastating of all the Ulysses fragments to strike urban areas".

This guy is really good at telling a story... I'M SO GLAD I WENT LOOKING FOR ACE COMBAT LORE & HISTORY VIDEOS, & it recommended your channel.. this is the first video I watch on your channel but I'm going to subscribe after this because this was a real treat 👍 keep doing stuff like that I'll keep watching......

I just found your channel and I’m so incredibly impressed. You put so much work into these animations and it really shows. Thank you for creating content man, you deserve way more subs

I wish there was a movie about planetfall, even if it didn't focus on the Ace Combat side of the lore

Wow these videos are so cool. I never realized how close in the timeline the Ulysses incident was to the plot of the games.

Great Video Series! As someone who currently replaying Ace Combat 4 I now have more Sympathy for Eurasia.

Stonehenge 2 online! Stonehenge 3 through 7 online! Stonehenge 8 on-offline! Preparations complete, ready f-ooooooh, nooooo.

"they were sitting ducks" I loled*

We need a TV series about this Ace Combat History stuff.

So thats why the city in Battle for Farbanti is underwater, AC is so magical

Ace Combat 04 is the BEEESST

I appreciate the amount of work put into this, good job.

Estovokia limping from economic depression and civil war Estovokian government: let’s make a 6th-gen jet without foreign help!

That cannon really had it out for Erusea. First it failed to defend Farbanti, then it proved pivotal to halt their invasion of the continent.

How have not seen this channel yet? Love me some Ace Combat Lore!

Man I've been a fan since the first game, and this video gave the feels and everything. Fantastic video, I hope you keep making content dude!!!

Attention all aircraft! Incoming from Stonehenge confirmed! Descend to 2000 feet!

RIP Farbanti :(

I think the most terrifying thing about this is the fact how easily this could be us. If anything this history could become us down the line since we have almost no known way of dealing with foreign objects entering our atmo. We have even had a few close calls if I am remembering right, but still, its scary to think about what could happen to our planet in this kind of situation.

Hey man only just found your channel and I absolutely love it

And people wonder why I side with Erusea

This is cool. I like this! Keep up the good work man. The art is also charming too lol

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="370">6:10</a>: I see what you did there, and I appreciate it very much. The illustrations are very pleasing and charming as well. This brings back a memory though. As a younger kid (6-7 years old) I didn't understand the nuances of the game, and I never destroyed the jammer in the middle of Stonehenge during the offensive in AC4. You better believe I took a rocket launcher and handled the turrets regardless, only to be trounced by Yellow Squadron every. Single. Time.

Why didn’t Estovakia either A. Ask other countries for help in completing the Chandelier OR B. Do what Emmeria did and act defensively against the Ulysses asteroid?

Your videos have helped me understand the strange real world. Ace Combat 5 and 7 are the only two that I've played. I hope you can do more in the future.

I was very confused in ace combat 7 why half of Eurasian’s capital was half sunk, it all makes sense now

If this means your back, I am so subscribing!

Zamn that shot at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="49">0:49</a> goes hard. Wow you are a great story teller, you have some great artistic skills aswell, might not be super detailed but it certainly gets the job done.

Really glad I found your channel, these videos are great ! Keep up the good work ! :)

Amazing and entertaining work. Really appreciate this! Thank you!

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="465">7:45</a> So that’s why that turret wasn’t a target in AC4.

Erusea were the good guys the whole time.

If Erusea was the hardest hit country of the continent, wouldn't it have been better for the others to take it easier on them regarding the refugee quota? What good would taking on more refugees do if it causes their economy to collapse? They've done their part. It just seems like the other countries just wanted to pass the buck...

This Thanksgiving I'm thankful for ace combat series and the world of strangereal

I just play Ace Combat for the actions, and finally see this, man that was sad

People say "Belka did nothing wrong", but after playing AC04, the correct answer is *ERUSEA DID NOTHING WRONG*

Absolutely Amazing video man. I love Ace combat and its history. Its so similar to are own..yet different. 👍

Even though these are hand drawn, they are stunning in detail. Congrats Solutus Eversol!

As someone who grew up on AC4 and has just recently been looking deeper into Ace Combat lore, this is sick! I love the illustrations, I've been progressing through the story recently and I was wondering why a large portion of Farbanti was sunken, well I knew about Ulysses but not that part of Stonehenge had failed, thus leaving that asteroid to strike, so that's pretty tragic.. anyways, great video! I hope to get some other Ace Combat games eventually, preferably Zero and 5 of course

I am gonna run a free ad campaign for you now. Which means I will use all my kittens to flood every comment section with your channels name

Morale of the story: Never try to fight an asteroid. You will lose. EDIT: Also, by Boycott, I think the term you seek for is Sanction or Embargo.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="519">8:39</a> i was just a child when the stars fell from the skies. but i remember how they build a cannon to destroy them. and in turn how that cannon brought war upon us. war was an abstract idea, nothing more than a show on tv. as a child i only was it as something that happened in some far away land... until that final day in the summer... one day while on my way to school, looked up into the skies. it sounded like distant thunder... in the blue skies far above me, contrails drew dizzying circles around in a crazy walts. a battle in the beautiful skies far away... i could not tear my gaze away from them water noises su-37 fly by and then a sharp silhouettes appeared, as if to graze the hills and streaked past me the fighters played a cat or the mouse in turned (1 circle battle) as they climbed swiftly into the sky. onle fleeing plane fell out of the skies, spiraling and spewing orange flames to crash by the cape. the same cape where my family lived.* more water noises* now they only live in my memories of the days past. the victor circled around to confirm the kill. and on his craft..... there was a large number 13 emblazoned in yellow. i will never forget this.

Excellent content friend!

Man... With how they handled "Shin Godzilla" the story of Ulysses Day would fit right up their alley.

If they had deliberately crashed the probe into the asteroid that would've been enough to change the course of collision. That is actually the real plan if this happens irl

This is why we fight. This is why we fly. We have so far to go. To the heavens and beyond...

man, your channel is underrated. I learned things which I never heard from other channels

Damn bro, this is tragic, even if it's fake.

Outstanding video

Now it finally makes sense why fabanti was flooded in one area in ace combat 7