"A World With No Boundaries"
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"A World With No Boundaries" is a multi-national liberation group who's goal was to reform the world through destruction. They are only seen in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War. This group formed during the Belkan War and surfaced soon after the war's official end.
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[edit] History
This organization, known as “A World With No Boundaries” was brought together as the Belkan War had begun to take steps into its final days. About mid-way through the conflict military personnel from both the Allied Forces and the Belkan Federation had begun to tire of the continuing aggression and both sides' reluctance of surrender or treaty.
Individuals from the Belkan, Osean, and Sapin Air Forces had secretly decided to gather and speak of what they should do next. It was decided that they had to act against the individuals in the vital governments in order to effectively stop the war.
“A World with No Boundaries” is believed to be founded by Commander Anton "Dr." Kupchenko of the Belkan Air Force’s 18th Air Division, 5th Tactical Fighter Squadron, known as the Gault. He was responsible for being the head director of "Project Pendragon" which produced most of Belka’s super weapons. Because of his position, he was most likely the informant which supplied the organization with the locations for the XB-0 Hresvelgr and the V2 at Avalon Dam.
Immediately after their formation, two Osean Squadrons had also joined “A World with No Boundaries”. They were known as the Sorcerer Squadron and the Wizard Squadron; each shared the same designation as the 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 8th Air Division of the Osean Air Force. With their entry "A World With No Boundaries" had gained Captain Joshua "Lucan" Bristow and 1st Lieutenant Anthony "Bedivere" Palmer. Joshua Bristow is believed to have been the Co-Founder of the group along side Anton Kupchenko. Also, beside these Ace Squadrons joining their cause, many Enlisted Pilots in the Osean, Belkan and Sapinish Air Forces also had joined under their own accord. At least five Yuktobanian pilots, for unknown reasons, also joined the coup and fought far from their homeland.
"A World With No Boundaries" base of operations became the Hresvelgr, the Belkan super aircraft. Despite it’s costs to operate and maintain, it was a critical weapon available to their arsenal. The Sapin Air Force 9th Air & Land Division, 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron known as the Espada, including 2nd Lieutenant Marcela "Macarena" Vasquez, was tasked with guarding the Hresvelgr.
The first step of “A World with No Boundaries” was to eliminate any imposing threats to their reign. Their first true operation was conducted on the day of the Belkan nuclear explosions. Galm Two, known as Larry “Solo-Wing Pixie” Foulke; Galm One's wingman, had taken to the cause of "A World With No Boundaries" and attacked Galm One. He fled the combat area soon afterwards and seemingly disappeared. On the edge of the radar during that time a single aircraft was orbiting just outside the combat area, this was believed to be Wizard One who then escorted Pixy back to "A World With No Boundaries'" HQ.
After this, the organization continued operations despite the outcome. The Hresvelgr was launched in order to counterattack the advancing Allied Forces, before they could finish their final preparations to launch a worldwide offensive against their "natural" enemies. The Hresvelgr then attacked the City of Lumen, where the Belka and the Allies had signed the Peace Accord. It then attacked Valais Air Force Base on it’s way towards North Belka.
However, the XB-0 was engaged by the 'new' Galm Team consisting of pilots Cipher and PJ, formerly Crow Three. The only squadron defending the Hresvelgr at the time was the 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Espada". The Galm Team managed to shoot down Espada, the Hresvlgr's remaining aerial defense forces, and the Hresvelgr itself before any other damage could be dealt to the Allied Forces.
"A World With No Boundaries" operations downscaled greatly, but they had already completed their initial preparations for their final plan and pressed on. Their plan was to use the Belkan Vengeance Weapon II (V2), a Multiple-Independent Re-entry Vehicle equipped with high-powered nuclear warheads. The Allied Forces rapidly discovered their plans and moved to stop them.
Their primary base of operations was Avalon Dam. Among the Allied Forces assigned to attack the base was the Galm Team. On the way to the dam the Allied Forces had to cross through The Round Table. Here "A World with No Boundaries" had moved to engage and destroy the whole of the Allied attack force before they could reach Avalon.
Their next engagement against the Galm Team was over Airspace B7R "The Round Table”. However, while this managed to slow the Allied Forces they had failed to destroy the Galm.
The Allied Force had finally reached the Avalon Dam, which was heavily defended by AA and multiple fighters. The Galm Team spearheaded the attack on the dam at low level, flying through the valley leading to Avalon, known as the "Valley of Kings". A large portion of the Allied fighters flew in above the valley in range of the radar net in order to keep the defense system confused long enough for Galm to destroy their target: the V2. The V2 was housed deep within the dam and was entering it's final phases of launch.
Galm had entered the dam multiple times, destroying each of the V2 control stations. A final sweep would result in the destruction of the V2 control system, and the war was thought to be officially over.
But there was one final obstacle to overcome. On the way back to base, Galm Team was attacked by an airborne tactical laser fitted to the ADFX-02 Morgan, piloted by the coup-allied Solo Wing Pixy. An upgrade to an existing Belkan prototype aircraft, his fighter was controlling the secondary V2 launch controller, which could be stopped only if the ADFX-02 was shot down. The ensuing dogfight was fought between Galm One and Pixy. After each fighter sustained much damage it was finally found out that the only way to destroy Pixy's Morgan fighter was to lock-on to the Morgan's front engine intakes. The final conflict resembled that of a medieval joust. Each fighter attacked one another head on multiple times, each missing one another by mere feet. But Cipher emerged as the victor; Pixy was shot down and the V2 was destroyed before it could do any harm.
" A World With No Boundaries " disappeared soon after this conflict. Some members continued to operate as terrorists, but were caught years later by Osean Officials. Many were killed in action during the last days of the Belkan War, but most had receded into the shadows in order to one day attempt to finally create “A World With No Boundaries”.
[edit] Actions After the Conflict
After the Belkan War many of the members of “A World With No Boundaries” had either been killed in action, were missing in action or had disappeared completely.
Anton "Dr." Kupchenko, thought to be the creator of “A World With No Boundaries” was killed in action during an engagement over B7R on December 31st, 1995. At his grave his Headstone reads: “"The gate to the new world has been opened. My soul shall be the wind that enters the gate. When the sleeping king awakes, My body, too, shall surely rise." Of his wingmen in the Gault Squadron, many had then taken their parts in society, while two others were also killed along with him.
Espada Two, Marcela Vasquez had returned to her home country of Sapin. There she teaches Dance and continues to live her life in Gran Rugido. Though she still regrets losing her flight leader for personal reasons, she does not blame anyone.
The Sorcerer Squadron members for the most part had disappeared. Their flight leader, Anthony Palmer had became an Insurance Salesmen in Oured, Osea, and continues to live their life there today.
The Wizard Squadron, however, had a much larger plan in mind. The remaining six members had all gathered in Oured, Osea. The Osean Police Enforcement in the city had heard many reports or had sightings of these members, but they were never able to catch them. Also, seen in the city was Lorenz Riedl, Gault Seven but it was not confirmed if he had anything to do with the Wizard’s upcoming ‘mission’. The Wizard had planned an assassination of the Osean President. Unfortunately, before it could be put into play, Kevin Shore leaked information to Osean Police. When Osean Officials hear of this a Special Forces Team is sent in to apprehend them. A Fire Fight breaks out. By the end of the conflict Ethan Button and Evan Carey are killed in the Firefight. The rest of the Members are arrested and put into confinement. Lucan Bristow is found to be the leader of this planned attack and is put into a Maximum Security Prison, but does not regret anything he has done.
Egon Strauss, in that same year was found to be the leader of a group which had attacked the OWC Communication Company. Eight men had taken Nine hostages and demanded the release of 135 Belkan Personnel. After a 35 Hour standoff he is shot and killed by an Osean Special Operations team and minutes later the crisis is over.
The last reports of anything having to do with an AWWNB Member, was in 2003 when Gregory Brown was arrested in Apito International Air Port under suspect of passport violations. Also, in 2005 Larry Foulke was found fighting in a small country during a border dispute on the Usean Continent. There he continues to fight, not for "A World With No Boundaries", but for his beliefs.
Since then, there has been no information on any of the pilots.
[edit] Noteable Units
The following units are confirmed by Allied and Belkan sources to have been a part of "A World With No Boundaries" after the Belkan War. The following list is valid as of January 1st, 1996 in the Ace Combat World. Also, other individual pilots had joined them. When information on them is found, their names will be posted here as well.
Osean Air Force 8th Air Division 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron "Wizard" Osean Air Force 8th Air Division 32nd Tactical Fighter Squadron "Sorcerer" Sapin Air Force 9th Air and Land Air Division 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Espada" Belkan Air Force 18th Air Division 5th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Gault"
[edit] Pilots and Personnel
All AWWNB Pilots are considered to be alive unless otherwise marked. The following list is valid as of January 1st, 1996, before the assassination attempt on the Osean President in the Ace Combat World. Their status is also displayed after their callsigns. All pilots were shot down, but alive unless designated by one of the following: Killed in Action [KIA] and Missing in Action [MIA]
Belkan Pilots
Andreas Reiske "Eisvogel 1" - [KIA]
- Jeffrey Bogarde "Eisvogel 2" - [KIA]
- Ulrich "Vulkan" Wagner
- Paul "Bauer" Rummenigge - [KIA]
- Rainer "Ritter" Walter
- Lars "Springer" Matthaus - [KIA]
- Larry "Solo-Wing Pixie" Foulke - Galm 2*
- Anton "Dr." Kupchenko - Gault 1- [KIA]
- Franz Speidel - Gault 2 - [KIA]
- Griswold Veiser - Gault 3
- Andrew Barry - Gault 4
- Egon Strauss - Gault 5
- Bruno Watts - Gault 6 - [KIA]
- Lorenz Riedl - Gault 7 - KIA(?)
Osean Pilots
- Joshua "Lucan" Bristow - Wizard 1
- Carlos Joaquin - Wizard 2 - [KIA]
- Lucio Morientes - Wizard 3
- Iosif Beletsky - Wizard 4
- Evan Carey - Wizard 5
- Ethan Button - Wizard 6
- Kevin Shore - Wizard 7
- Jay Porter - Wizard 8
- Anthony "Bedivere" Palmer - Sorcerer 1
- Darren Knowles - Sorcerer 2 - MIA
- Gregory Brown - Sorcerer 3
- Austin Winters - Sorcerer 4
- Mario Valdes - Sorcerer 5
- Stephen Edmunds - Sorcerer 6
- Charles Andrews - Sorcerer 7
- Todd Barry - Sorcerer 8
- Amy "Felsen" Pitt
Sapinish Pilots
- Alberto Lopez - Espada 1 - [KIA]
- Marcela "Macarena" Vasquez - Espada 2
- Fernando Perez - Gault 8 - [KIA]
- Ramos Gonzalez "Suerte 1" - [KIA]
- Ricardo Mejia "Suerte 2"
Ustian Pilots
- Blair "Turm" Winthrop
Yuktobanian Pilots
- Yuri Dashkov "Komyeta 1"
- Rusian Tolstoy "Komyeta 2"
- Viktor "Slon" Medlev - [KIA]
- Kira "Pyosnka" Alekhin
- Yakov "Kon" Saifullin - [KIA]
[edit] AWWNB Aircraft
- ADFX-01 Morgan
- B-2A Spirit
- F-14D Super Tomcat
- F-15S/MTD
- F-16C Fighting Falcon
- F-16XL
- F-35C Lightning II
- F/A-22A Raptor
- J35J Draken
- R-M01M Rafale M
- Su-32 Strike Flanker
- Su-37 Terminator
- Su-47 Berkut
- EF2000 Typhoon
- X-29A
- XB-0 Hresvelgr
- YF-23A Black Widow II
Sources
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (the game)
