How to Find All 24 Aces
To unlock the ‘’Bird of Prey’’ achievement in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, you will have to find and destroy 24 Aces. These professional and dangerous pilots will appear only at certain levels and only if you perform hidden tasks. There’s another condition – the storyline mission must be completed at least once before you can deal with them.
As an additional reward, you will get various skins for customizing fighters. Besides the achievement, you will receive a secret skin X-02S Strike Wyvern when you destroy all Aces.
Ace 1: Huang Xuan Tai (PYRO)
Mission: Charge Assault
You must deal with the third wave of opponents using anti-aircraft weapons (for example, 4AAM, 6AAM, 8AAM). PYRO will appear in the upper left corner of the map.
Ace 2: Joe Barker (JESTER)
Mission: Charge The Enemy
Destroy radar vehicles and then eliminate the TGT-CTRL tower. You need to do this fast before drones appear. You will find JESTER on the airbase taxiway.
Ace 3: Rosie Lucas (BAYONET)
Mission: Two-Pronged Strategy
You will need to deal with all enemies in 90 seconds before Missile Alert event is activated. You will find the Ace in the upper left corner of the map.
Ace 4: Florent Noilet (RONIN)
Mission: Rescue
At the beginning of this mission, you need to stay no higher than 200 meters above sea level. In this state, move to the space elevator. The Ace could be found in the upper right corner of the map.
Ace 5: Sebastian Koch (FANG)
Mission: 444
While your weapons are switched off, absorb at least 75% of the incoming damage. Once you destroy the bombers, fly to the center of the map where the Ace will appear.
Ace 6: Sophie Andre (KITTEN)
Mission: Long Day
Find a narrow tunnel on the western side of the base in the mountains and fly through it. The enemy will appear in the lower left corner of the map.
Ace 7: Thibault Besson (FAUCON)
Mission: First Contact
Destroy the enemies who are not marked as targets (TGT) on the map while completing the first part of the mission. Your opponent will appear at the top of the map.
Ace 8: Samuel Everest (GAZELLE)
Mission: Pipeline Destruction
Destroy oil rigs before the timer reaches zero. The enemy will appear at the top of the map.
Ace 9: Hans Weber (SPIDER)
Mission: Faceless Soldier
Destroy 50% of opponents that are not marked as targets (TGT) on the map before eliminating radar towers. The enemy will come from the east.
Ace 10: Ken Warren (LOUVETEAU)
Mission: Transfer Orders
Destroy all surface-to-air missiles as soon as possible. Your opponent will appear on the right side of the map.
Ace 11: Chris Azure (CHASSEUR)
Mission: Fleet Destruction
Destroy all aircraft in the northernmost part of the base before they are able to take off. You can use anti-aircraft weapons to destroy targets on the ground. The enemy will come from the west.
Ace 12: Matthieu Bertin (IBIS)
Mission: Fleet Destruction
There is a narrow passage on the northeast platform. Move through this passage, and the enemy will appear on the left side of the map.
Ace 13: Arnaud Durand (WALRUS)
Mission: Stonehenge Defense
Prevent damage to Stonehenge by stopping all bombers and opponents on the ground. If Stonehenge does not receive damage, the Ace will come from the upper-right part of the map (after the victory over the helicopter).
Ace 14: Kees Bakker (BUFFLE)
Mission: Stonehenge Defense
Destroy all A-10 which are not marked as targets (TGT). The enemies will come from the east, while the Ace will appear from the west.
Ace 15: Nathan Roche (FOUDRE)
Mission: Stonehenge Defense
You need to find a narrow part under Stonehenge weapons and fly through it. The enemy will arrive from the bottom of the map.
Ace 16: Owen Corwin (COMET)
Mission: Bunker Buster
Deal with missile launch facilities as soon as possible. After the checkpoint, the Ace will appear from the west.
Ace 17: Jules Martin (GADFLY)
Mission: Werewolf
Go to the end of the canyon. Do it quickly so that the enemy appears during the attack on the airbase.
Ace 18: Russel Faulkner (SERPENT)
Mission: Battle For Farbanti
Earn 5000 points above the required amount. You will find the enemy in the lower right part of the map.
Ace 19: Vincent Masson (BOGEN)
Mission: Battle For Farbanti
You need to destroy the ship with anti-aircraft guns near the base. You will find it at the end of the first part of the task, while the Ace will appear from south.
Ace 20: Emeric Pons (AXEMAN)
Mission: Last Hope
Earn 15000 MRP to find the Ace at the southern outskirts of the port town. The Ace will be marked as unknown target.
Ace 21: Olivier Perrins (MANTIS)
Mission: Homeward
You need to fly as close as possible above Mass Driver as if you were taking off from it. An enemy with a bomber will appear on the east side of the map and will be marked as Unknown.
Ace 22: Benjamin Neumann (LYNX)
Mission: Lost Kingdom
You must get rid of all opponents before flying to the castle. This must be done in less than two minutes.
Ace 23: Cyril Noiret (TEMPEST)
Mission: Lighthouse
You need to earn 20000 MRP at the beginning of the mission. After this, the Ace will appear in the lower right part of the map.
Ace 24: Paul Lebrun (CALAMITY)
Mission: Lighthouse
Earn 20000 MRP in the first part of the mission so that the Ace appears on a stealth aircraft in the southern part of the map. Go there to find the enemy on the radar.