Choppers Death

Ace Combat 5 Lt. Davenport aka Chopper last moments. One of the many great scenes in Ace Combat 5: Squadron Leader, which I think is still the best in the series.

[@crisscrosszx]

>End this mission >Save the game >Shut down the PS2 >Lie down >Try not to cry >Cry a lot

[@TheHGOThere]

This was the first time a video game story made me cry as a child.

[@Prince_of_Games]

*The final step*

[@alvinadityarenaldi1564]

I really miss chopper so much after long time 😢😢

[@kennymccormick9973]

>Boot up the game >Cry Some More

[@lMobiuscidl]

*The silence just after the crash...* The moment all of us were in shock

[@II-ei8xd]

I flew by the stadium a couple times looking at the crash. then took off showing no mercy to those bastards.

[@CardboardSliver]

The first time I ever played this, I paused my game and set my controller down in shock.

[@nandamoorali1559]

@@CardboardSliver i actually cry lmao

[@kingghostgaming3285]

First time I played this I cried so hard and I still do knowing that there isn’t anything I can do to save him it’s heartbreaking

[@davecrupel2817]

​@@CardboardSliverI didn't pause the game. But I did sit there and shock and almost got shot down. Is almost like an autopilot reflex got me out of the last missile that would have got me... Never before had a video game gotten me to cry over the loss of a virtual friend. That's why this game will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@tennoshenaniganizer9234]

Enemy planes: "Shoot that plane, we'll kill a demon!" **ends up releasing a demon within the player**

[@Prince_of_Games]

*My sleep paralysis demon giving me a hug while I was crying because of this*

[@federalcasemaker]

@@Prince_of_Games my sleep paralysis demon playing the game for me

[@davecrupel2817]

"you didn't kill a demon... You brought it to life."

[@PunchyDonk]

Did anyone else saluted Chopper at the end? I feel like I wasn't the only one :'(

[@Blackheartrises]

didn't salute him...I should have...was a overly pissed at the time... chased every plane down that I could and RAMMED a few...., you'll have to excuse me lol.

[@sargentshadow]

yep, with tears streaming down my face.

[@z3r0s_and_1s]

T^T in memory of chopper he will never be forgotten......

[@Undertaker4ev]

i did....and i still do every time i see this...R.I.P Chopper....gone but never forgotten

[@s-094cam5]

I didn't salute. I just cried. Cried a blood thirsty war cry as I slaughtered EVERY SINGLE STINKING YUKE OUT OF THE SKIES!! I cried tears of pain after that. I guess I get a little over-attached with my game characters :/

[@Belkan_Ace]

As a military aviator, I know how it is to lose a comrade. As a human, I know how it is to lose a friend.

[@Zephyr_Phoenix76]

LIAR YOU NEVER KNOW YOU HEARTLESS CHOPPER MURDER

[@ilvagabondosolitario8700]

Your words stabbed me right in the heart, i can’t imagine the pain, really.

[@Zephyr_Phoenix76]

Belka is evil

[@TheWorldsOkayestUSMarine]

You haven't flown a paper airplane, lol.

[@thesaltysailor8035]

I like to imagine that the enemies get a small gloat of victory for finally downing a "demon" and that the whole squadron is is just flying slowly in awe, and looking at Chopper's wreckage. Thunderhead cues in that there are more enemies to shoot down, and the planes just get taken over, the engine scream nothing but afterburners and Wardogs planes yank so hard to reengage they nearly tear the wings off. And the Yukes get absolutely slaughtered.

[@davecrupel2817]

The last thing those you've ever learned in this life... Was why the demons of razgriz got their name.

[@sebicmiel4221]

this is one of those moments where you just want to kill everyone responsible for the death of your teammate even if you know it wont bring him back :/

[@timur5241]

Even though it was a fictional character and his death was a part of the story

[@sebicmiel4221]

@@timur5241 woah thank you for your reply dude😳 It really means a lot to me right now💪🏼 I hope you're doing good🖤🖤

[@Robdc89]

Blaze rage mode engaging

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

he becomes the Demon of Razgriz

[@andrewbolten2988]

MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!

[@koala_guest_rbx8344]

Still can't save Chopper

[@RonJeremy514]

>Select YES

[@eracer166]

I guess you could say you were, blazing with emotion.

[@jacobmoriancumer7588]

I hear them crying in the background; the sound of three pilots wishing through tears, bullets, and missiles for the end of a pointless conflict...

[@douchewagon56]

This game really gives you a close relationship with your wingmen. This truly was the saddest moment I'm video game history. I seriously hope they eventually do a fully remastered HD remake of all of the former ace combats. Thus game series is no.1 in my book.

[@eaglefighter33]

Africa Jones lets see what 7 has instore for us

[@andrewzheng4038]

Bring back wingman command

[@Angeli-Code]

To this day… I need this game remastered

[@ing8404]

"Heh... I'm gonna miss that voice"...

[@avoasemota8450]

CHOPPER!

[@squared2178]

" These guys are no demons. We can take them! " You just woke one up.

[@davecrupel2817]

Three*

[@horrorfan117]

Blaze: So you have chosen death.

[@JetDom767]

13 years on it still pains me to lose Captain Davenport. First time I played it I turned my anger on the Yuktobanian squadrons big time. R.I.P Captain Alvin H Davenport.

[@whis7952]

tought i was the only one who havent forget

[@lucagemi93]

I will never forget.

[@fikrifadillah3247]

Chopper: Shot down to death Blaze, Nagase, Grimm : *SO... YOU'VE CHOSEN DEATH*

[@larrythelobster3308]

Chopper's death is the only video game character death that made me cry.

[@seanrogers212]

For me it was Chopper, Legion and Anderson from Mass Effect

[@kellvedon7194]

ThatOneGuy97 and MGS's Bigboss death

[@Halinspark]

ThatOneGuy97 I feel you. It was weeks before I let Swordsman fly anything other than his F-14, and more months before I let him anywhere near the aircraft I had Chopper use.

[@riot2136]

Larry the Lobster PJ’s hit me in the feels, didn’t cry but..

[@forretressrex9519]

Pj’s from ace combat zero was the only one to make me cry

[@Numaticin]

I remember first playing this, I was speechless, and then I went absolutely ape shit, I was just dropping them like flies, This is probably the saddest moment in any video game ever!

[@intothecake4690]

Agreed. I almost cried

[@-LOTO-]

***** First time playing this I ran out of missiles during the main part of the mission, so I had to shoot them all down with my machine guns. I got about 10x better at using them that day.

[@mauzertm]

IntoTheCake I cried...replayed the missin 5 times until i accepted it was a cutscene

[@davecrupel2817]

I will ever forget that day....the shock....the pain....the rage.....and after it all, i was GRAVELY angry at Grabrack squadron....still am......never will forgive them....

[@Christopher0184]

I ripped and tore the enemy aircraft, until it was done.

[@StopForChildren]

By looking at the comments im glad i wasn´t the only one that felt that connection with the characters and also felt sad and angry at the same time.

[@chrisweeks22]

The Razgriz is a family man, of course you're not alone. R.I.P Chopper.

[@redrose-fo3qe]

Christopher Weeks We will all miss you.

[@briancantrell8573]

When I first played this I became infuriated with the bastards who shot him down. He was probably one of the best companions I have ever seen in the entire Ace Combat series, if not the best.

[@spencermcwilliams1049]

One of the best companions in any game...

[@briancantrell8573]

Aye, I will agree to that.

[@zaczaccaro6740]

When they do the missing man formation at end, it just hits me deep. Motormouth was the best wingman, RIP Chopper.

[@flyinryan1459]

The next mission I shut off the game because it was sad without listening to his constant quips, it was way to quiet

[@andrewbolten2988]

The crying and pain that the other characters feel, the rage of losing a loved one, the completeness of the retribution you inflict on your enemy, paint a such a real picture of war and loss

[@kojimaisgod1554]

Yuke pilot : yes! We finally killed him Also yuke pilot : oh shit we killed him!

[@saintversa356]

I love how you can hear all of the pilots choking up while icing fools.

[@latehydra7344]

this is why I believe this is the best game ever made... perfect execution... it knows how to draw you in... it's a perfect story.. I've played this countless times and this part still makes me cry...

[@sentieria]

12 years ago..... first he was an annoying character, than i realize how much he mean to me later on after all this year this scene still make me tears, it is the the mission i that i was totally in panic, run out missile run out everything and than I retry so hard and even went through ace difficulty and s rank just to hope there is alternative ending..... damn you chopper u chatter box u are dearly miss.

[@noise0757]

When chopper died I started to cry and my uncle was in my room and started laughing and said it was just a videogame I told him to shut up It's not just a video game TT_TT

[@kidfrodokid]

Has anyone played this game as much times as possible trying to change this outcome or is it only just me?

[@Arrow_118]

yeah... I tried to stick to his tail all the way hoping they would aim for me. After gaining air control, I flew along side him all the way watching his plane wobble uncontrollably.......... then............ I saw him plummet in the stadium..............R.I.P Chopper, I won't forget you.

[@ACE_MaoMao]

@@brandonvessell4659 Chopper's death, 9 years later who cried when Count almost died

[@Riko478]

@@ACE_MaoMao man, at that moment im just getting to like that guy. thank god he's not dead tho lol

[@ygorschuma3059]

The silence, the soundtrack immediately stops, Grimm grunting in anger, i like to think it's Blaze sobbing in the cockpit, mourning the death of his closest friend, that he would sit and listen to Puddle of Mudd all day long, then, he revealed himself as a demon, and he made rain death upon land and his enemies.

[@bork590]

i really liked how immediately after killing chopper you can fight those who killed him making you feel like a real "demon" also i have no idea why they had grimm and nagase grunt really awkwardly

[@Groza_Dallocort]

High g-forces

[@davecrupel2817]

​@@Groza_Dallocortand rage.

[@RexWort]

Funny how Ace Combat Assault Horizon had a similar scene but their like FUCK THAT!! IM SHOOTING YOUR CANOPY OPEN!!!

[@aliacf8518]

Lol ikr

[@Noblesierra]

My friends came over to my place to hang out and we were taking turns to play AC5 which we still had no idea Chopper died. When he died, all eight of us watched the screen silently... no one at a chip, no one took a sip. Two of my friends started tearing, we stared silently at the screen shocked... Chopper, probably one of the best game characters ever. Really hated it when he died...

[@connorevans4950]

All these years later and I still tear up and get chills from this.

[@rodrigogonzalez7858]

Top 3 tragic aviation deaths on fiction: 1. Goose’s death - Top Gun (1986) 2. Lightning’s death - Red Tails (2012) 3. Chopper’s death- Ace Combat 5 (2004)

[@gafylim]

I remember being so freaking mad and crying that I wasted all missiles and had to finish with just the machine gun I literary saw red too back then and even today I despise that mission

[@GrandAce]

I remember playing through this and crying as i'm finishing the mission

[@LegendRazgriz]

After having played AC5 multiple times and having cried tears of rage during Chopper's death, I decided not to let that happen again. So after finding out Metal Gear Solid V's Quiet would have the same fate, I immediately looked up how to keep her alive, and successfully prevented her departure.

[@OverlordZephyros]

+LegendRazgriz thanks for the spoiler

[@LegendRazgriz]

Supposed no one would be seeing this. It's a comment on an old as fuck video.

[@OverlordZephyros]

LegendRazgriz I deleted the insult, sorry about that. just be careful next time, you never know

[@Arrow_118]

I have never played MGS, but I see where you are getting...I'm sad too.....

[@flow5tate346]

Chopper's death brought back memories of loved ones and that feeling of helplessness over death in general. I just froze for a moment there, powerless, unable to move. The moment when Archer screamed "Urrrgh!", a surge of adrenaline kicked in, my eyes frowned, went into tunnel vision, heightened senses and hand-eye coordination, I just went cold-blood over all red contacts in sight. It could have gone on for a few minutes or hours, I just lost track of everything. When the dust settled, all that was left were heavy breathing and wet eyes. Then the Missing Man Formation. I broke down.

[@blackjester9888]

Not ashamed to admit, I nearly broke both my thumbs and broke my PS joysticks killing enemies after chopper died!

[@ChilupaKing]

This and MGS 3 got me so bad at the time. This was a good era for gaming, where you felt emotional attachment to the characters and the story. Last game I felt this investeded in the story was the recent Doom.

[@SuperGeronimo999]

MGS1 (Sniper Wolf) was probably the first time i've ever cried... because of a damn video game. They don't do em like this anymore.

[@mariocarreno95]

When you killed the boss?

[@sta5011]

@@SuperGeronimo999 Yep now its all bland and generic cod shit

[@SuperGeronimo999]

​@@sta5011 Love your Galm Avatar... Ace Combat is another great series. And one that is still alive, thank God.

[@Megalodon64]

This was just as sad as Goose's death from Top Gun.

[@mariodacostamosteiro7262]

Not really It's pretty cliche Goose's death if you think about it

[@Falco2847]

As a 14 year old playing this game in 2004 I remember this scene. I then remember viciously hunting down every single Yuktobanian plane in the air, and blowing it out of the goddamn sky. The guy was a cocky, maverick dumbass. But he was your, cocky, maverick dumbass.

[@BigSmoke-hk8kc]

Didn’t play the game for another month or two after this... but I tried to be strong and still play but at the same time can’t get over his death... ☹️

[@StephieStories]

The silence after was so sad, then AWACS butt in, and I'm just yelling NOT THE TIME AWACS! With tears streaking down my face T-T RIP Chopper

[@bugsy3209]

That was the only time in a game i actually felt something for a character in it T_T i was actually really sad and angry when chopper died

[@MeKaNiNjA8]

Yeah, it's a real formation too. It's called the "Missing Man Formation", it's used at funerals or memorials to symbolize fallen soldiers, pilots and sailors. It was done at Gerald Ford's funeral with 6 sqaudrons of f-15s.

[@Breadon92]

this is exactly why i love this game the most out of the entire series so far. it's got the best soundtrack esspecially the last mission, the most emotion, it's got the girl from the 4th one as your wingman XD, and the best storyline. it really immerses you into it. it's as though you ARE that fighter pilot and your not just playing the game. ever notice whenever you dive, turn, pull up, or maneuver in the game that you yourself move with it? i know i myself do, i just can't help it.

[@ratedrodwoods5716]

I own a ps2 just to ply ace combat till this day 7/19

[@Zer0.-_]

I think for me, the best part of this was how the person who was AWACS totally broke his complete and total professionalism and showed his care and concern for Chopper, even addressing him by his nickname out of endearment. Just a little thing I noticed years later.

[@andrewbolten2988]

I replayed this mission so many times. I thought I could save him. I cried so hard.

[@Wustenbewohner]

I saluted.....(chokes up)

[@redrose-fo3qe]

Let's look at a sunset every day in his memory.

[@mariocarreno95]

im 24 and I just remembered this game rn. Found this. I feel like Im 15 all over again..tearing up like a lil bitch. I tried following him and making sure no one would kill him but it wasnt possible. Rip Chopper.

[@justpazzingby13]

First time I played this, I ran out of missiles. Needless to say, I gunned down EVERY single bogey with my MG. Ain't no way the lack of explosives is gonna make me just stand by and watch Chopper go down unavenged.

[@fighter5583]

Being that this was the first game where I lost a wingman that was plot relevant to the story made me sad :(

[@WeasleFireable]

That silence, after his death captivated gamers, and when the emotional adrenaline kicks in these fucker go down hard.

[@dragontp99]

Dammit!...Chopper talk to me! Thunderhead we just lost Chopper I say again Chopper's down.

[@trigger5258]

*actual dialogue and reaction to the scene Me: CHOPPER BAIL! BAIL OUT NOW! SHUT YOUR TRAP AND BAIL *explodion* *angry rage screams* THATS IT YUKES YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE, GET YOUR MISERABLE CARCASSES BACK HERE SO I CAN TURN THOSE HUNKS OF JUNK INTO FLAMING WRECKS *enemy starts to retreat OH NO! you do NOT get off that easy!

[@douglasschultz9808]

I think this is only time I got emotional over a video game character dying him, soap, and ghost.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Unleash the despair, he may not be one of the best aces, but he's character just memorable, I don't mind being called kid

[@Akashi-13]

The first video game character whose death had me in tears

[@turnpiketyrone3465]

Same here!

[@conejo_moreno520]

shame............ i played this at 12... im 16 already, i cried like a little bitch tbh..........

[@spr3adyerbutter94]

With Ace Combat 7 literally around the corner, I thought I would come back and look at my favorite moments in the Ace Combat series, good or bad. I think what solidified our anger and sadness wasn't just the silence afterwards, but the fact his death had no sound as well. He was the annoying jokester that every group of friends have. We could think of someone like him, so we attached to him. When he died, there was no sound. Just his plane diving past and then nothing. I mean, come on, we hear the explosion of a plane from several thousand feet away and his explosion is silent? And to make matters worse, afterwards there is nothing but silence. No joke he was trying to make, no silence he would try to fill. Everything was quiet, and you realize what he meant to you, even if you saw it coming. This wasn't the greatest game I have ever played. Nor was this the saddest moment. But it sure as hell is in the top 5, that is for sure. And I swear if they pull this shit again I'm going to end up a mess because I have learned how to get more invested in games over the years to enjoy the story more, and that will get my ass crying real fast.

[@dalew.6321]

Zack Eckley, stay away from RDR2.

[@spr3adyerbutter94]

@@dalew.6321 already did. Saw it coming too

[@dalew.6321]

Zack Eckley lol

[@codylau7718]

I've been playing ac5 on PS4 more than 7 honestly. Nothing compares to 5.

[@roanz84]

I was in shock even though I kinda saw it comin. As soon as I heard Grimm and Nagase crying I unleashed hell on every plane out there.

[@matth6163]

Slaughtering everyone after Chopper went down... it's basically the equivalent of Aang entering the Avatar state.

[@GoldAce27]

I used to think I was alone in my sadness, then I read through the comments of these great people that feel as I do.

[@reezlee97440]

C'est pour ça que ce jeu est magnifique, la mise en scène est géniale, la music triste pendant que le combat continue, les pleures de l'équipe à la radio... Tout simplement génial ❤ Un travail énorme

[@JesusHankChrist]

NAGASE THE FUCKING RIVER!

[@benmcccool0123]

Mr. Soviet Yeah, I'm pretty sure that we all raged from that

[@urwingman0121]

They take one of us... We take them all...

[@mohammadaffan3724]

This made my cry, ace combat keep it up

[@blackeagle041]

Every time I hear the warning alarms when Chopper talks, I get more and more sad. Plus, a Yuke fighter line that makes fucking angry:"I'll finish him off, Knavnt 4 cover me".....

[@captaindavenport6480]

I'm miss this voice... ...Sweet as a rose I tell ya

[@maxtube444]

The madlad came back to life just to leave one youtube comment. Absolute legend

[@jayt8645]

2020 and this still feels like a punch to the gut, man.

[@lordloxi]

20 years later, I still cry to this T^T

[@tokenknight5011]

I was a kid when I first played this and I cried so much at this part!

[@ajjustaj2001]

Pure hateful rage flowed through me when I played this for the first time and it’s still impossible not to feel that every replay. THIS is Ace Combat at its best.

[@clowncity202]

The missing man formation at the end gets me every time

[@ironmaidenfan66670]

its been so long since i last played this game,but i can remember every second of this tragic level like a bad dream that haunts the back of your mind. this will always be my all time favorite videogame.

[@ocelotrevs]

15 years later and this still puts tears in my eyes

[@erichklinsmann4356]

I'll look into this. Thank you for the information.

[@rasho9393]

Lets all salute to Capt. Alvin "Chopper" Davenport! -salute-

[@MigPlz91LivestreamOnly]

not gonna lie i cried after the mission was done, still do when i play this :(

[@bradknightable]

still brings a tear to my eye even after years

[@Irate_Beau]

I will always, to this day, salute at the scene of is posthumous promotion. o7

[@Tyrandex]

Lo que dolió mas, fueron las lagrimas de Nagase. Chopper murió como todo un heroe. Saludos al Capitan Davenport

[@SupremeMasterr]

Its been years but you are not forgotten

[@delta4012]

so do I...its weird, but also nice to know..that people are willing to die for a real cause, or person...it reminds you that in this hell hole of a planet, there's still good...

[@alimejbel460]

After 16 years and i still cry after I remember this mission,,

[@JDudek69]

Trying to get ready for Ace Combat 7... This mission still brings tears to my eyes...

[@odd-ov4gf]

15 years ago we lost a good man

[@naawakweoseindizhinakaaz2052]

As a kid a decade + back this made me cry pretty good I was emotionally invested in this spending a summer just playing this on the hardest difficulty. It hurt lol

[@epictorres]

The feels had got me as I had tears streaming down my eyes.

[@Jedisage909]

This hits me in the feels. Ac5 has one of the best emotional music ever

[@hughmungus5033]

My eyes watered up... it's been maybe 10-11 years since I've played this. I didn't think it would have the same effect.

[@dariushardy9766]

hearing enemies slowly realizing that they fucked up and were no match was real satisfying

[@cotocoyerakson8195]

Man, I was a kid and didn't understand english but still could feel the rage when this happened.

[@TheMetalGearKid]

"Did the demons take them over?" F*ck yeah they did, you Yuke bastards. Goodbye, Chopper. *salutes*

[@broccoligang1508]

Who else started crying as soon as chopper died

[@FallsNight]

Its been more then a decade since I've played this game. Still cry a bit even now when I see Choppers plane crash.

[@JakeTeamDagNabbit]

This and PJ's death in AC:Zero made me totally rage kill in anger/sadness. I felt like i lost a friend both times

[@andrewmontgomery5621]

Titanic made girls cry Fast And Furious made boys cry But this made Aces cry.

[@Marsproject11]

Just....that moment of silence when he finally crashes, felt like a bullet right to the chest. Then the missing man formation that flies past right at the end, and the tears just flow.

[@migiplayz91]

The soft piano playing makes it 10x more emotional. R.I.P. Captain Davenport