Ace Combat 8 Database

Medals

The 29 campaign medals, in the game's order, with the requirement the game shows once earned.

Career

Earned over time, across the whole campaign.

Bronze Ace

#1

Awarded for destroying 1,000 enemy hostiles.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Count >=1000.

Silver Ace

#2

Awarded for destroying 2,000 enemy hostiles.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Count >=2000.

Gold Ace

#3

Awarded for destroying 3,000 enemy hostiles.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Count >=3000.

Bronze Marksman

#4

Awarded for shooting down 50 enemy aircraft with machine guns.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Count >=50, WeaponID MgAll, Type Air.

Silver Marksman

#5

Awarded for shooting down 100 enemy aircraft with machine guns.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Count >=100, WeaponID MgAll, Type Air.

Gold Marksman

#6

Awarded for shooting down 200 enemy aircraft with machine guns.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Count >=200, WeaponID MgAll, Type Air.

Iron Wings

#7

Awarded for completing all missions on PILOT or higher difficulty with an S-rank.

Details

Game data: CompleteLevel, MissionId AllBase, Difficulty >=Easy, Rank >=S.

Bronze Wings

#8

Awarded for completing all missions on VETERAN or higher difficulty with an S-rank.

Details

Game data: CompleteLevel, MissionId AllBase, Difficulty >=Normal, Rank >=S.

Silver Wings

#9

Awarded for completing all missions on ELITE or higher difficulty with an S-rank.

Details

Game data: CompleteLevel, MissionId AllBase, Difficulty >=Hard, Rank >=S.

Gold Wings

#10

Awarded for completing all missions on Ace difficulty with an S-rank.

Details

Game data: CompleteLevel, MissionId AllBase, Difficulty >=Ace, Rank >=S.

Raze The Roof

#11

Awarded for destroying 1,500 enemy surface targets (excluding ships).

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Type Land, Count >=1500.

Ship of Liberty

#12

Awarded for sinking 100 enemy ships.

Details

Game data: DestroyTarget, Type Sea, Count >=100.

Mission

Earned by completing a special objective in one mission.

Tunnel Specter

#13

MISSION 04 The Fall of the Numbered Fleets

Awarded for flying through the tunnel in Operation Elder Hand.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for navigating a narrow space in Operation Elder Hand.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Proud Shoulders

#14

MISSION 05 Retaking of Theve

Awarded for evacuating four or more LCACs in Operation Long Shot.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for protecting many friendly units in Operation Long Shot.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Aegis Penetrator

#15

MISSION 09 The Land Battleship Blockade

Awarded for destroying all ten Land Aegis ships in Operation Ogre Pitfall.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for eliminating specific enemy forces in Operation Ogre Pitfall.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Rapid Dragon Slayer

#16

MISSION 12 An Island in Darkness

Awarded for destroying the Rapid Dragon before the cruise missiles were launched in Operation Worker Bee.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for rapidly destroying specific enemy forces in Operation Worker Bee.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Skillful Escapee

#17

MISSION 14 Two on the Run

Awarded for completing Operation Homing Pigeon without being acquired by radar even once.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for avoiding all radar detection in Operation Homing Pigeon.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Quick Weasel

#18

MISSION 17 Land Battleship No. 3

Awarded for destroying all targets with only Joker Flight during the primary mission of Operation Broncobuster.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for eliminating all targets using only Joker Flight in Operation Broncobuster's primary mission.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Intact Princess

#19

MISSION 21 The Star-Bound Bird

Awarded for launching the shuttle in undamaged condition during Operation Dawn Rising.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing Operation Dawn Rising without causing any damage to the escort target.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Land Piscivore

#20

MISSION 23 The Destruction of Expo City

Awarded for destroying all land ships in Operation Rumbling.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for eliminating specific enemy forces in Operation Rumbling.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Fire the Load

#21

MISSION 25 The Battle of Rocky Island, Day 2

Awarded for destroying all Podarges in Operation Paint it Blue.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for eliminating specific enemy forces in Operation Paint it Blue.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Titan's Fall

#22

MISSION 27 Fatsia, The Ocean Fortress

Awarded for destroying one Megafloat column with a direct hit in Operation Rootbreaker.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for destroying large numbers of enemy units in a large-scale chain reaction in Operation Rootbreaker.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Perfect Guardian

#23

MISSION 30 Song of Wings

Awarded for intercepting all of the Triumphant's anti-ship missiles in Operation Showdown.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for intercepting all threats against the escort target in Operation Showdown.

Game data: no condition in the unlock data (the mission awards it).

Campaign challenges

Earned by finishing the campaign under a restriction.

Night Owl

#24

Awarded for completing the campaign while only using attackers.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing every campaign mission (that allows aircraft selection) using only attackers.

Game data: GainStats, PlaneCategory Attacker.

Raging Falcon

#25

Awarded for completing the campaign while only using fighters.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing every campaign mission (that allows aircraft selection) using only fighters.

Game data: GainStats, PlaneCategory Fighter.

Blazing Griffin

#26

Awarded for completing the campaign while only using multirole aircraft.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing every campaign mission (that allows aircraft selection) using only multirole aircraft.

Game data: GainStats, PlaneCategory Multirole.

Bloody Chiropteran

#27

Awarded for completing the campaign while only using EW aircraft.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing every campaign mission (that allows aircraft selection) using only EW aircraft.

Game data: GainStats, PlaneCategory Electronic.

Not a Scratch

#28

Awarded for completing the campaign without ever taking any damage.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing the campaign without taking any damage.

Game data: GainStats, NoDamage true.

Machine Gun Maniac

#29

Awarded for completing the campaign using only machine guns.

Details

Hint before earning: Awarded for completing the campaign using only machine guns (including MGP).

Game data: GainStats, MachineGunOnly true.