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"Zone of Endless" is an elite fighter squadron featured in Ace Combat 2 and its remake, Ace Combat 3D: Cross Rumble. Led by a pilot known only as the "Z.O.E. Commander", it is a flight of five aircraft painted in distinctive bright red colors, and is characterized for their superior flight skill compared to normal pilots.

HistoryEdit

The Z.O.E. were designed to take the place of humans during the Usean Rebellion. Confirmed planes loaded with the Z.O.E. program were the F-14D Super Tomcat, F/A-18E Super Hornet, YF-22 Lightning II, F-15S and the experimental fighter ADF-01 Falken ZOE. The planes equipped with the Z.O.E. system were painted red to distinguish them from other aircraft. The program underwent modifications every time it flew in combat and, later in the war, the Z.O.E. could perform advanced air combat maneuvers, such as the Pugachev's Cobra, albeit this has been only witnessed with the ZOE General and ZOE Commander.

PilotsEdit

There are five Z.O.E. A.I.:

The Captain (F-14D Super Tomcat) in Sledgehammer
The Major (F/A-18E Super Hornet) in Seagull
The Colonel (YF-22 Lightning II) in Power Play
The General (F-15S) in Kingpin
The Commander (ADF-01 Falken ZOE) in Fighter's Honor

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon LegacyEdit

The Z.O.E. aircraft return in Assault Horizon Legacy, albeit with minor changes.

The Captain instead appears in Midnight Assassin
The Colonel flies the YF-23 Black Widow, and appears in Green Bird
The General flies the F-15S/MTD

All of the aircraft are capable of performing advanced maneuvers such as the Kulbit from the initial encounter. In addition, the F-15S/MTD and ADF-01 are capable of producing a jamming signal that not only temporarily disrupts the HUD, it will also create bogus targeting boxes onscreen similar to the jamming effects from Ace Combat 5's mission "Blind Spot".

The ADF-01 in Z.O.E. colours also features in Extra Missions 2 and 4.