In Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Assault Records are a showcase of all the best of the enemy pilots that you’ve shot down during the campaign. The first 52 belong to special units you’ll meet in the campaign, mostly from the 11th Tactical Squadron known as Lux Lunae. They will appear automatically during the mission on all difficulties, and for the most part don’t require you to do anything special to trigger them. The exception is the appearance of Lux Lunae 22nd Unit in Mission 28 “A Thousand Points of Light” (Operation Locust Purge) which require you to have killed Shadow 24 in Mission 18 “Moonlight and Shadows” (AKA Operation Branching Path).
The remaining 31 are enemy aces who will only appear on Veteran difficulty or higher (Elite / Ace), and have specific conditions you have to meet to trigger their appearance. Downing them will also unlock unique paint schemes for the type of aircraft they pilot, for your use in campaign mode.
The list below is arranged by mission, including the conditions required to make them appear (if any).
Mission 01 “Joker’s Wild” (Operation Seabird)
Tac Name: Gigas
Aircraft: Mirage 2000-5
Conditions: Appears when all non-TGT enemy aircraft are destroyed)
Mission 02 “Nomad” (Operation Falling Sparks)
Tac Name: Crematio
Aircraft: A-6E Intruder
Conditions: Appears when 4 or more enemy aircraft are destroyed within 3 minutes of mission start.
Mission 03 “Purple Magic Takes Flight” (Operation Frostwave)
Unit: Lux Lunae 160th Unit
Tac Names: Gladiator, Captor, Domitor, Praedo
Aircraft: MiG-29A Fulcrum
Conditions: Automatic
Tac Name: Raia
Aircraft: F/A-18C Hornet
Conditions: Appears when all bombers are destroyed before they come within a certain range of White Valley Base
Mission 04 “The Fall of the Numbered Fleets” (Operation Elder Hand)
Tac Name: Auster
Aircraft: Gripen E
Conditions: Appears when you fly into the tunnel.
Mission 05 “Retaking of Theve” (Operation Long Shot)
Tac Name: ?
Aircraft: ?
Conditions: Appear when all LCAC survive.
Mission 06 “Attack on the Drinwich Airfield” (Operation Redouble)
Tac Name: Flamma
Aircraft: MiG-31B Foxhound
Conditions: Appears when 5 or more TGTs are destroyed within 3 minutes of mission start.
Mission 07 “A Lifeline in the Desert” (Operation Squeeze)
Tac Name: Orcus
Aircraft: EA-6B Prowler
Conditions: Appears when the Land Aegis is destroyed by a chain reaction.
Mission 08 “Retaking of Theve II” (Operation Gut Shot)
Unit: Lux Lunae 150th Unit
Tac Names: Aranea, Luscinia, Vespa, Cerambyx, Lucanus, Locusta, Libellula, Gallus
Aircraft: F-16C Fighting Falcon
Conditions: Automatic
Unit: Lux Lunae 77th Unit
Tac Names: Novacula, Talus
Aircraft: F-15E Strike Eagle
Conditions: Automatic
Unit: Lux Lunae 180th Unit
Tac Names: Patriota, Tormentum
Aircraft: Mirage 2000-5
Conditions: Automatic
Tac Name: Tessera
Aircraft: MiG-21bis Fishbed
Conditions: Appears when all non-TGT surface weapons are destroyed.
Mission 09 “The Land Battleship Blockade” (Operation Ogre Pitfall)
Tac Name: Judex
Aircraft: MiG-29A Fulcrum
Conditions: Appears when the land battleship’s secondary tread armor is destroyed before it reaches the second slowdown line.
Mission 10 “Over the Rainband” (Operation Raincoat)
Tac Name: Vorago
Aircraft: F-15C Eagle
Conditions: Appears when an airship is destroyed within 70 seconds after laser targeting begins.
Mission 11 “Maximum Payload” (Operation Gaffed Card)
Unit: Lux Lunae 55th Unit
Tac Names: Lacerta, Aspis, Vipera, Salamandra
Aircraft: MiG-31B Foxhound
Conditions: Automatic
Tac Name: Larus
Aircraft: F-14D Super Tomcat
Conditions: Appears when all Shadows are eliminated before the Podarge is eliminated
Mission 12 “An Island in Darkness” (Operation Worker Bee)
Tac Name: Imber
Aircraft: F/A-18F Super Hornet
Conditions: Appears when all LCAC are destroyed within 3 minutes of takeoff
Mission 13 “The People of the Lost Country” (Operation Twin Birds)
Tac Name: Sicarius
Aircraft: Su-47 Berkut
Conditions: Appears when five or more radar towers on the map are destroyed before the transport lands
Mission 15 “Wings of Wax” (Operation Deal Cards)
Tac Name: ?
Aircraft: ?
Conditions: Appears when 1 Ladon is destroyed (Must kill ace before destroying second Ladon)
Mission 16 “Singer” (Operation Lighthouse Lady)
Tac Name: Currus
Aircraft: F-16C Fighting Falcon
Conditions: Appears when the UAVs are launched
Mission 17 “Land Battleship No. 3” (Operation Broncobuster)
Tac Name: ?
Aircraft: ?
Conditions: Appears when all TGTs are destroyed before the B-1B reaches the halfway point
Mission 18 “Moonlight and Shadows” (Operation Branching Path)
Unit: Lux Lunae 140th Unit
Tac Names: Safitta, Arcus
Aircraft: Su-47 Berkut
Conditions: Automatic (Arrive with Shadow 22 & 24)
Tac Name: Curis
Aircraft: F-15J Eagle
Conditions: Appears when Shadow 24 is destroyed (near the launch pad, during the launch)
Mission 19 “Clearing the Lighthouse” (Operation Silver String)
Tac Name: Aleator
Aircraft: F/A-18E Super Hornet
Conditions: Appears when all Su-47s are destroyed.
Mission 20 “Escort Orbiter” (Operation Migration Keeper)
Unit: Lux Lunae 100th Unit
Tac Names: Corvus, Ulula, Picus, Cygnus, Hirundo, Grus
Aircraft: F-14D Super Tomcat
Conditions: Automatic
Unit: Lux Lunae 99th Unit
Tac Names: Tigris, Lynx, Panthera, Vulpes
Aircraft: F-22A Raptor
Conditions: Automatic
Tac Name: Periodus
Aircraft: Su-35S Flanker-E
Conditions: Appears when at least 1 B-2 is destroyed
Mission 21 “The Star-Bound Bird” (Operation Dawn Rising)
Tac Name: Alienus
Aircraft: EA-18G Growler
Conditions: Appears when all enemy ships are sunk
Mission 22″”Pursuing the HSCA” (Operation Patch of Blue)
Tac Name: Caligo
Aircraft: Rafale M
Conditions: Appears when you get close to the Celaeno without being spotted.
Mission 23 “The Destruction of Expo City” (Operation Rumbling)
Tac Name: Milvus
Aircraft: A-10C Thunderbolt II
Conditions: Appears when all Lux Lunae ace units are destroyed within 3 minutes of their appearance.
Mission 23 “The Destruction of Expo City”” (Operation Rumbling)
Unit: 8th Pastoral Air Wing, 1st Fighter Squadron
Tac Names: Niveus, Pruina
Aircraft: Su-35S Flanker-E
Conditions: Automatic
Tac Name: Cantrix
Aircraft: FA-36 Game
Conditions: Appears when all Lux Lunae ace units are destroyed within 3 minutes of their appearance.
Mission 24 “The Battle of Rocky Island, Day 1” (Operation Coastal Hammer)
Tac Name: ?
Aircraft: ?
Conditions: Appears in when all LCACs reach land
Mission 25 “The Battle of Rocky Island, Day 2” (Operation Paint it Blue)
Unit: Lux Lunae 33rd Unit
Tac Names: Monoceros, Siren, Larva, Mors
Aircraft: Typhoon
Conditions: Automatic
Unit: Lux Lunae 44th Unit
Tac Names: Poeta, Tempestas, Vorticosus, Malacia
Aircraft: Su-33 Flanker-D
Unit: Lux Lunae 120th Unit
Tac Names: Athleta, Gladius, Flagrum, Lancea
Aircraft: Gripen E
Tac Name: Cinis
Aircraft: F-15E Strike Eagle
Conditions: Appears when the land destroyers and Land Aegis are all destroyed.
Mission 25 “The Battle of Rocky Island, Day 2” (Operation Paint it Blue)
Tac Name: Silacrum
Aircraft: EA-36 Barricader
Conditions: Appears when you fly between the floating Podarges and the ocean surface.
Mission 26 “Crossing Fleets” (Operation King Tide)
Tac Name: Lucidius
Aircraft: F-2A
Conditions: Appears when all the enemy surface units on Cima Island are destroyed
Mission 27 “Fatsia, The Ocean Fortress” (Operation Rootbreaker)
Tac Name: Stiria
Aircraft: Typhoon
Conditions: Appears when you fly through gaps in the Megafloat spokes
Mission 28 “A Thousand Points of Light” (Operation Locust Purge)
Unit: Lux Lunae 22nd Unit
Tac Names: Doctus, Salatrix, Acrobates, Anteros, Ares
Aircraft: Su-57 Felon
Conditions: Shadow 24 has been destroyed in Operation Branching Path.
Tac Name: Harmonius
Aircraft: F-35C Lightning II
Conditions: Appears when 5 bombers are destroyed within 5 minutes of mission start.
Mission 29 “Selene” (Operation Lunar Eclipse)
Unit: Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing
Tac Name: Selene
Aircraft: X-40 Nightmare
Conditions: Automatic
Tac Name: Prudens
Aircraft: Su-57 Felon
Conditions: Appears when you fly under an urban highway bridge.
Mission 30 “Song of Wings” (Operation Showdown)
Tac Name: Tegimen
Aircraft: F-22A Raptor
Conditions: Appears when 3 or more submarine-launched swarm missile dispensers are destroyed before the missiles are released.
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