Arkbird - Ace Combat Strangereal History

During the Cold War, Osea came up with an idea to counteract Yuktobania’s Scinfaxi-class submarines. Just after Ulysses Day, that idea would become the Arkbird.
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Information retrieved from Acepedia. Links to the articles used for this video.
Arkbird: acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Ark...
Cold War: acecombat.fandom.com/wiki/Col...
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Big thank you to fellow KZbinr Net-Zone for making the Strangereal History animation intro and both of the original OSTs “New Frontier” and “Behind Closed Doors.” Go and subscribe to his channel.
Link to his channel: / @net-zone
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Links to my other Strangereal History videos:
Planetfall & Aftermath: • Planetfall & Aftermath...
Preparing for Ulysses: • Preparing for Ulysses:...
Nordennavic:
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The Rectan Conflict: • The Rectan Conflict: A...
Gleipnir: • Gleipnir - Ace Combat ...
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Music Used:
Paint - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon OST
New Frontier - Fan-made OST by Net-Zone • Solutus Eversol Strang...
Scinfaxi - Ace Combat 5 OST
Behind Closed Doors - Fan-made OST by Net-Zone
White Bird Part II - Ace Combat 5 OST
Menu Theme - Ace Combat 5 OST
Result - Ace Combat Zero OST
#StrangerealHistory

[@titanjakob1056]

Nagase: the ark bird is a symbol of hope Belka: hippitty hoppitty it’s now our property

[@xnomdfrost1938]

Belka again: it's free real estate

[@BlueflagAlpha]

And now , she must try to shoot it down

[@jasonbelstone3427]

@@BlueflagAlpha Nagase: aw, COM'ON!

[@champagnegascogne9755]

Also Nagase: Harling will build another one for us Erusea (and Belka also probably): hippitty hoppitty it’s now our property

[@Andrecio64]

Edge: im in attack position, awaiting orders.

[@noivern8869]

Strangereal nation: builds a super weapon to save the world from the Ulysses asteroid Erusea, Belka and Estovakia: *Hand rubbing*

[@cesarfelipe7138]

Literally every single one of them.

[@berserkboi1217]

Le happy belkan scientist

[@Cobra-King3]

Belkan Scientists: **Happiness Noises**

[@chriskopp1361]

At least Estovakia showed restraint.

[@ArkaSaurusRex218]

Also Leasath.

[@razgriz501]

"Ave Belka" = Strangereal "Hail Hydra" confirmed

[@jacobszymczak9323]

"They beat us in one war, we'll start 2 more in its place"

[@jasonbelstone3427]

I think its heartwarming to realize that Belka and Erusea made good friends in the end. That's my theory, anyways.

[@kevintang2605]

“Ave Belka” “Hail Hydra” Captain America, Ace Combat Civil War

[@ZR117]

Git the avengers and shield helo caerer and ncc 1701 enterprise and hiydra doomed

[@IshijimaKairo]

Ave Belka

[@jacobszymczak9323]

I think it also shows how much trust the other countries had in Osea that they allowed the G7 summit to be on the Arkbird. I mean, launching your country leaders literally into space to have a meeting takes balls and trust to go through with that

[@RicardoD957]

Small wonder why Erusea started kicking off with Osea when they started building the Space Elevator.

[@yapflipthegrunt4687]

@@RicardoD957 The Grey Men.

[@chriskopp1361]

Space is good meeting ground because no one owns it.

[@Loppoz56]

@@chriskopp1361 yeah

[@toptiergaming6900]

Especially considering they are all in the same SSTO

[@Shiinamo]

Blaze: hey Arkbird guess what. Arkbird: what? Blaze: *VIBE CHECK* btw great video solutus

[@ShahjahanMasood]

This is just incredible. Strangereal is my favorite fictional world of all time and the fact that there are people dedicated to making videos on it just brings a tear to eye. This community is awoseme

[@xnomdfrost1938]

Osea: iTs nOt a wAePoN oF wARz! Osea again: * modded the arkbird with lazorz *

[@jasonbelstone3427]

(Erusea rolls eyes) Osea: But muh peas full perperzes!

[@kagendranusantara]

That's just how it is

[@bluecaptainIT]

ISAF: superweapon?! What's that again?

[@grimkaizer8417]

Osea forever. Now lets glass Eursea and annex Belka.

[@Christopher0184]

Dr. Samuel Hayden commenting on the Arkbird: "That is a defensive weapon, not a nuclear delivery system."

[@phantomwraith1984]

I love how the strangereal cold war is just a friendly dick measuring contest of the two sides trying to one up each other. Then the pseudo Germans get a bit upset and blitz everyone, and the 2 superpowers are like: **MANSHAKE** "Let's do this, brother!" I also like country relationships in Strangereal, where basically NOT-Russia and NOT-America are best of friends after the belkan war. At least until the grey men started causing shit

[@JohnSmith-yc6uv]

Kinda like real life.

[@D9fjg]

​@@JohnSmith-yc6uv it's just a different earth, timeline will be similar but still pretty strange and unfamiliar

[@thepolishtech1552]

Earth: makes ISS with rocket that land like planes Strangereal: *inhales*

[@ouroboros7459]

I just love how greatly the Stonehenge railgun is animated at 4:25 (and love that camera angle)

[@All_Mighty672]

Ouroboros I think it was based off of AC7’s cutscene of the weapon being fired.

[@GodittoC]

69 likes, make a wish!

[@ROBOHOLIC1]

the upgrade in quality is amazing

[@cpl.yuminagumo6754]

This is completely false. We all know that Grendel Squadron destroyed the Ark Bird

[@scarecrow108productions7]

*Ace Combat: Northern Wings*

[@Luci_the_Demon]

Are you being serious rn?

[@cpl.yuminagumo6754]

@@Luci_the_Demon I could be

[@undeadjohnmarston4661]

So i must thank Grendel instead (wait,am i right)

[@trentonayershandsoffire3620]

L

[@ArnyWar]

Bro When I heard "Ragriz, launch!" a tear came to my eye. The Unsung War is my favorite game of ALL time. Great job

[@SolutusEversol]

Hello pilots! If you really liked this lore video of the Arkbird, please share the video with the Ace Combat community. I put a lot work into making this video the best one. Also don’t be afraid to leave a comment on what you thought and what you would like to see next. Update: Net-Zone uploaded the first fan-made ost New Frontier on his channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHfYhpyDiap_aa8 Sol out!

[@JackofNothingess]

Loved the history of the Arkbird. I take it you're going to do the SOLG down the road? Oh, I'm still looking forward to your dossier on Larry Foulke, aka Pixy, as well as PJ. I'm going to miss that guy...

[@stevebutters306]

Awesome

[@zorzerother]

It is the best one yet mate, keep up the great work!

[@retro_44]

history of indigo or the conflicts they were in would be nice, but i don't know if there'd be enough material for that

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Very informative

[@nathanlynch9634]

What I find interesting about the ace combat universe is that it mirrors our universe in some ways.

[@HazardHowie8492]

I grew up playing AC5 and AC0 over and over. Years go by and I find this channel who’s illustrations mimic the cutscenes to a perfect T. Memories come flooding back and then I hear “Razgriz, launch!” And boy oh boy do I wanna break out the ps2 again. Excellent video and you just earned another subscriber!

[@Well_Razgriz]

9:59 AVE BELKA! Great job, mate ❤️

[@Luci_the_Demon]

Strangely enough both the Arkbird and the Arsenal Bird have the same type of supply unit held underneath

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

They are both Osean, so it would make sense that they have things in common

[@afterburner94]

Loved the "Ave, Belka" scenes of Bella grey men spies. This is straight up "Hail, Hydra" vibes and I love it! Dude you are killing it.

[@Arik33241]

I always wonder... How did Osea launch SOLG and Arkbird into the space?

[@tipoima]

SOLG was likely launched by several rockets and assembled in space (like IRL space stations), while Arcbird was probably launched from the water. Not sure if actually has enough fuel to get into orbit on its own tho. Could be some kind of assisted launch

[@Kubadaniels]

@@tipoima bassat mass driver might have been able to send arkbirds modules into space in pieces

[@tipoima]

@@Kubadaniels You don't really *do* that tho. I can't imagine a spaceplane being modular.

[@Kubadaniels]

@@tipoima it engines and laser systems looks like were added later

[@ravencookie5141]

The SOLG was launched with rockets and assembled in space similar to IRL space stations and the Arkbird was launched Via Mass driver (probably was modified to support its weight) And for the record the arsenal bird was launched from the mass driver at tyler island supported with rocket boosters

[@SiliconChipCookie]

"...it, too, was destroyed..." by the elite Grendel squadron who, after, flew back home straight to Nordennavic! DUN DUN DUUUUUUN!!

[@the_director_vinsanity]

Buddy, you put so much into your videos, there isn't anything to say that your efforts dont say for themselves. Regardless, thank you for your contributions to this community.

[@voltgaming2213]

Wow you made this renders and animation for a niche KZbin video,respect man

[@aureusknighstar2195]

Damn, the thumbnail, and the new stonehenge animation sequence really revitalized this video for me. Good job Mr. Sol, glad to see your animatios getting better everytime

[@kimarykorlumiose7728]

ooh, animations! fancy. also, love the work. keep it up! edit: that chibi-looking Arkbird at 3:37 is adorable

[@zerox8413]

I think Arkbird and Elsa of Xenosaga a bit similar kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHfHi3eXfcl7mtk

[@Net-Zone]

Great work buddy, I enjoyed this one!!

[@SolutusEversol]

Thank you! Your fan made OSTs fit perfectly with the scenes.

[@tinyboxtim6663]

Are you ever going to upload the tracks you made for this video, Net-Zone?

[@Net-Zone]

@@tinyboxtim6663 I have to ask Solutus Eversol First. If i get the green light then i will post them for ya guys : )

[@RedBaronAce0207]

A new Strangereal history video is always something interesting to watch.

[@blaze5452]

>YES

[@spiritofthewolf15x]

"Black bodies, that emblem... It's them! The 'Ghosts of Razgriz!' The survivors from the Ofnir Squadron told me about 'em!" - Adler

[@ChristopherGriffin-ee2ol]

Valkyrie pilot: reaching JU-990 docking port, opening docking port JU-990 pilot: opening ventral docking port, permission to dock? High Command: High Command to JU-990, permission granted Valkyrie: *docks with JU-990, and begins supplying the JU-990 with supplies* JU-990 Pilot: alright, we're going to wait a while

[@Ikcatcher]

The pinnacle of wacky Ace Combat tech

[@Samuel-eu6jo]

3:03 Oh look! The Scinfaxi is smiling!

[@Razgriz0ne]

Man, this video made me cry. Man, just made relive my childhood. You deserve so much more

[@SolutusEversol]

Ah thank you :)

[@leyvonnewashlv4096]

Dude I just found your channel. You explained so many things I didn’t realize, for 15 years about this game. Great illustration. You are the champ! Subbed!

[@AxisCorpsRep]

love this illustrative style hopefully you carry on progressing with your channel m8, really good work

[@galacticalliance4801]

The quality of the art on this video is insane

[@iandolzhanskii2908]

Your drawings have improved dramatically, that’s awesome!

[@ComfortsSpecter]

Amazing Work Incredible Addition Bringing Life to This Universe Beautiful Art Thank You

[@azzayoba]

This is your best video yet! You did a great job covering my favourite Strangereal super-weapon.

[@scarecrow108productions7]

4:26 *FIRE!* 4:27 *Hit, dammit!*

[@JackofNothingess]

Yes! Beautifully rendered pictures... Amazing job Sol!

[@princesscadance197]

Imagine some boss rush mode where the player has to face off against each of the superweapons throughout the series one after another. Or some kind of master mode where the player has to face off against all of them at once.

[@montanajc1880]

These videos are amazing good job! Also I like the improvement of the visuals.

[@nathanisjesuschrist1175]

THIS IS SO WELL DONE DUDE!

[@joshuagarcia4367]

That ark bird was a symbol of hope but the reason why they had to shoot it down was bc the razgriz knew that they were not what they thought they were... But the SOLG was caple of going into space like the ark bird so they knew that they had to bring both simfaxi and hirimfaxi down bc they were the only 2 that couldn't fire that high only the ballistic missle can hit up to 5,000 ft... They built that SOLG to use against the anemy but they decided to use that against them to try to win the war... ik that on the ACE COMBAT SKY'S UNKNOWN they built an arsanal bird just like the ark bird but the arsenal bird can protect it's self not the ark bird and+ not only that but the arsanal bird can be able to launch about 10-20 missles at once...

[@MyNamesFurii]

Since DLC6 for AC7 just came out, can you do a video on the Alicorn?

[@SolutusEversol]

MyNamesFurii it’s going to take awhile :p

[@MyNamesFurii]

​@@SolutusEversol Well, the more time it takes, the better the video's gonna be. So take ur time bud. ;)

[@McLeod917]

Great video, shared it with my acecombat friends.

[@triherywibiyanto9969]

Yeessssss Thx Sol for uploading this video....

[@robertleckie9697]

Strategic Defense Initiative? Did the base this on The Star Wars program in the 80s

[@MobiusLeader007]

Wow! I never noticed the similarity. That would make sense, as Osea is Strangereal's USA.

[@badbeardbill9956]

That’s the official name of Star Wars lmao

[@TacticalBaguette]

Your video's quality is only going up, keep up the good work man

[@TheGamingKiller242]

Just found your channel and watched all your videos. Subbed too. Keep doing what you're doing. You're kind of like "Strangereal Oversimplified."

[@undulycriticalobserver2510]

Literally everything in Strange real is Belka’s fault, I wouldn’t be surprised if the reason Ulysses was on course with earth was because of some Belkian witchcraft involving magnets to pull the metals in the asteroid down.

[@Antoluski]

These are awesome. Keep it up.

[@JacketedSoftPoint]

I have a feeling that the story director for Ace Combat 5 read the Tom Clancy book, The Sum of All Fears. Because the story feels heavily driven by its influence in the early 2000s.

[@edoardo7610]

Man...the quality has improved a lot from the last videos! °^° i'm super glad thatyou make this kind of videos on your own! :D Would be cool one day to see a video about another war (maybe the continental or the circum-pacific war :D) or a video about a nation,just to make people know more about a country and its famous military forces or geography/culture/cities! :D Great job and as AWACS Sky Eye would say: >

[@triherywibiyanto9969]

Almost 3K subs.... keep it up!!!

[@lt_darkseekerantique3911]

Damm, it makes me wish that the earth had an Arkbird like craft…instead of clearing asteroid fragments, it could help to clear up some of the Space junk in orbit

[@FPV-wi8fw]

love these Strangereal history videos :D

[@the_goblin2511]

I can't be the only one who sees a little face on the front of the scinfaxi at 3:04

[@razgriz1258]

excellent job solutus! i hope kono sees and likes this!

[@YoRHaUnit2Babe]

can't wait to see the Arkbird PSM

[@DELTAWOLF15]

I love this video. good job. :D

[@acfnugget7880]

Great vid, well worth the wait. 👍👍👍

[@the_abyss_hunter]

Love the tiny stonehenge gun on the desk.

[@acecombat5465]

Thanks again for doing the arkbird. Loved the video. Maybe do one for the arsenal bird?

[@fireteamdelta9108]

Obviously a lot of effort being put in explaining and animating

[@Sosorasoul]

Excellent video, can't wait for moar !

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Oh man this takes me back! Ace Combat 4 and 5 were awesome on PS2...I loved them! And now I am a real world fighter pilot! My dream job. It's hard though...obviously. But I'm so grateful and stoked. I always noticed how the roll rate was different between 4 and 5. And the jets in 4 would just fly level while inverted but in 5 they were slightly more realistic in that they would require serious nose down input to stay level while inverted. But the roll rate was slower in 5. But yea neither is realistic in any way haha. But that's why it's fun! Man a Super Hornet or Raptor with the AMRAAM equivalents in that one level in the snowstorm over the mountains? You could let off 4 AMRAAMS at once and get 4 kills. That was fun.

[@khordad1216]

Subbed .. wow what a quality !

[@westoneieos]

Very well done Solutus, really worth the wait

[@slapshotgaming1525]

One of the best ace combat videos

[@xx0xMADDOGx0xx]

Finally!! Home run content 💪🏼

[@niccage16]

Scinfaxi all smiling in drydock. Last tike it was happy

[@ChrisGuzmanS]

This video helped me with some small details i got wrong about the arkbird

[@melatonin1371]

Ok but Stonehenge irl would be pretty fucking useful

[@Razer_-fe9mo]

Excellent video!

[@andreicringus254]

This documentary is amazing!I like Arkbird

[@inVaydor]

Great video

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

We ever gonna get lore about the Ace Combat protagonists? Cipher Mobius 1 Blaze Talisman Trigger Falco 1 Nemesis Phoenix

[@jesterknight3837]

Warwolf?😀

[@ItsRawdraft2]

Gryphus 1?

[@ProfessionalNamielleLewder69]

@@ItsRawdraft2 Gryphus 1 is Nemesis.

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Arkbird attempts to drop nuke on a city, its a Salvation

[@ColonelFrontline1152]

All I want to know is what happened to *Leasath* after *Ace Combat Skies of Deception.*

[@rostundradau3442]

Stunning video

[@User-ee2ky5tz6l]

Kestrel: Razgriz, Launch! Blaze: Razgriz Take Off!

[@S00FU]

The ace combat music is making me want to play again

[@RealGracefulGoose]

Looks a hell of a lot like an Arsenal Bird.

[@Nanorisk]

This channel is like Military history visualized for AC, the only thing missing is the funky German accent.

[@stuntman45666]

Looks like the plane in ac3 that neucom had del Clarkson's flight was in

[@djdimension13]

What a Beautiful Aircraft 😢❤✈️

[@yukioyamoto3494]

In the beginning of the video i was waiting for: after the "Passing checkpoint 3" LUL Very nice video with beautiful pictures and even includes the SOLG my favorite superweapon because i like Satellite Cannons. But the Nugget fall was missing at the Scinfaxi battle. LUL Nevertheless RIP ex president Harling and Nuggets in the Scinfaxi mission. o7

[@simunator]

man what id give to have infinity come back. I'd be okay for just the campaign mission. I miss that game so much

[@TycoonTitian01]

When you blow up the ssto transport but the. It explodes blue in the clouds

[@TycoonTitian01]

Wait they used the same resupply system for arsenal bird

[@brentc2411]

I really wish they'd make DLC missions for AC7 that are remastered AC4 and AC5 missions, like Stone Henge, Megalith and Arkbird

[@ravencookie5141]

That was AMAZING you did it again sol Thats another lore video done Whats next (other than the belkan war vid) SOLG ? That video was a special one for me since AC5 was the first game that I’ve ever finished Thank you!

[@MurasameLigerGZ]

😎The animation is impressive😎

[@Fudgeoff6628]

So this question is posed to not only the channel’s team, but to all AC fans as well. Here goes: “How do you pronounce Strangereal?” Me personally i have yet to hear any official way, but I always pronounced it as “Strange-re-al” and was wondering if i was alone or not in this in regards to it being such a strange word to work. Just a random thing I know but im an inquisitive type of guy. Thanks for reading, stay safe out there.

[@MortuusMachina]

The Eternal Belkan

[@InfinityUSEA]

this must take forever to make

[@Majima_Nowhere]

I have the beginning dialogue from White Bird II ingrained into my mind.

[@Eboreg2]

Wait... so if the original Arkbird was used to clean up the orbital debris from the Ulysses event, could Osea build a second Arkbird to clean up the orbital debris from the Kessler event of the Lighthouse War?

[@geoffhatch4996]

Potentially. Perhaps an Ace Combat 8 could involve the hijacking of another Arkbird.

[@caustic4874]

How the hell have I just found this guy