Kings - Jose Pavli | Project Wingman Soundtrack (2020)

[@creeperx204]

"Monarch," you use the name of a king, but what do you rule over, the dead?!" has to be the hardest quote of all time from villian

[@Han_Solo6712]

The best part is “Monarch” actually refers to the monarch butterfly. Look at his symbol closely and you’ll see it’s a fucking butterfly with two wings that look like crowns.

[@carved6749]

When I played Kings, I played on Hard And when his Health went down Mine went down with so it was we were fighting on the same. Then on his final stage I lowered him and Lowered Him until I was 10 health and he was very low and I hit one of those lazer things and die. 2nd Time I had more health than him until he gets to his third stage and thats when we got to the same health (because I had experience fighting him, then I in the final stage me and Crimson literally Traded and we both destroyed each other (Game counts it as a Game over so I had to restart) “he says Predicable while he’s literally about to blow up.” In the 3rd Same as 2 but I had a little more health then him even on 3rd stage and on the fourth stage we reach the same level of health. I finally shot him down. My Plane barley flying and that was the End of Project wingman for me. (I was flying a Su 37)

[@joaoborgesrodriguesalves6554]

The Federation fought for peace,and you denied them that!

[@alphaenterprise2232]

​@@carved6749 I have beat him by a 6 try on hard mode cockpit view only by a smidge with only 18hp left.The first,second phase are easy but 3rd and 4th can easily eat up all that health you have preserved.

[@Become-Eggplant]

Monarch: I just like butterflies..... Crimson: Are you telling me I've been fighting a butterfly...... ALL THIS TIME!?!?!?!

[@linkmariokirby7373]

"You don't even know what you're fighting for!" "My plane is a one seater this time. Take a guess who I'm fighting for."

[@JustaDan-su5ox]

Crimson 1: * self-destructs his PW Mk.1 *

[@seantaggart7382]

*pulls THE HARDEST G'S*

[@karlwikman3874]

That's actually hard as fuck. Imagine if that was Monarchs only voiceline

[@Aw-ev1mv]

Crimson 1: *breaks the cease fire with a fucking NUKE and destroys the entire city, then turns and looks at Monarch all like* "You, solely, are responsible for this."

[@-thepatriot-9719]

No, the man just straight up started a second calamity.

[@abloodraven3856]

@@-thepatriot-9719 That was earlier in Prospero, and he was under orders to do it. Him nuking Presdia into a crater was literally just so he could have a 1v1 fight with Monarch.

[@coffeetext]

@@abloodraven3856 “A’ight, war’s just about over, so if we’re ever gonna do this thing, it’s here and now, during a mutually-agreed ceasefire that I will drop nukes in the middle of.”

[@sandakureva]

He's an abusive partner. "You made me do this. If you'd only done what I said, none of these people would have been hurt. This is YOUR fault." Really, people joke about Crimson 1 being a shallow villain, but I think he's the first villain in a while that genuinely made me angry. He wasn't a worthy foe. He wasn't the final boss I feared to fight. I just hated him. In spite of his kinda cheezy dialogue, he was a really effective bad guy.

[@pentaboss1351]

Sigma male grindset be like

[@Eleven217]

Crimson 1: *kills the entirety of Presidia* Also Crimson 1: Why would Monarch do this?

[@caav56]

Then, there's the implication, that it was Crimson One, who murdered the Federation Commander to get the launch codes for cordium-tipped cruise missiles...

[@calamitousenigma9052]

@@caav56 It was not. It was Crimson's CO, not Crimson 1 himself. They have different voices and are identified differently in both the files and the subtitles.

[@ThompsonExpress]

imagine this You're a member of the Colossus Squadron of the 86th Cascadian Air Force, the main squadron of your pilot in Project Wingman 2. You're "Wild 1", Leader of Wild Team, and the silent protagonist of the game. During the game, you fought the remains of the dying Federation, dealt with their finals aces. The whole game, they were on their knees, scraping the bottom of the barrel, their ultra-nationalist vision and ultra-patriotic indoctrination of their pilots are slowly fading away. At some point, a whole Federation Squadron literally switches side mid-mission because you're team is absolutely fucking them hard. They are THAT scared of you and completely demoralized. The enemy, both on the skies or land, actively think you're only there to avenge the fallen from Cascadia, a vengeful spirit hell-bent on taking down the Federation. You gain the nickname "the Vengeful Ghost of Cascadia" or simply "The Ghost" While you're fighting the final boss, the main ace antagonist panics, literally terrified of you, yells in the coms "Why are you doing this! We are losing! You're shooting a dead horse! Let us surrender!" And your silent protagonist talks for the first time. He answers in a calm, yet extremely furious "Say that to Crimson 1" The enemy ace freezes and says nothing. "This is for my home Presidia. May the Federation suffer the same fate" The ace answer in a terrified and shaking voice "Oh no..." The battle isn't about the ace trying to shoot you down, he's actively trying to run away, trying to avoid the fate of so many of his friends and fellow soldier. He shoots at you only in defense, trying to out-manoeuver you and escape. But you? You're out there for blood. There will be no survivor, no prisoner, no one to tell the tale. Wild 1 and Colossus Squadron will strike the federation down for their crime. For him, Hell isn't hot enough for their sins.

[@IshijimaKairo]

We don't talk about P*ospero, they deserved it for naming the city that.

[@IshijimaKairo]

@@ThompsonExpress and let me guess, you have a couple cordium nukes with you to blow the living hell outta them?

[@Xavagery]

>Drops nuke >Says its your fault >Gives probably the best boss fight in the history of flight sims >Refuse to elaborate further >Explodes

[@Krymch4k]

that's not a flight sim though

[@Krymch4k]

@@Lle_Bbobby_Sur flying arcade I would say

[@JLuna-lf9fd]

I respect your opinion but i think Cipher vs Pixy (Ace combat franchise) it's the best.

[@chasetoyama8184]

Not a flight sim. It’s better than DCS.

[@Sangheili_Rawr]

@@Lle_Bbobby_Sur this game is more along the lines of arcade. A true flight sim game would be Microsoft flight simulator

[@anormalphantom130]

Other games: War is hell Project Wingman: War is orange

[@Asdtable]

*ARGHHH THE ORANGE!!!, WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES ALL I SEE IS ORANGE!* lmao but they did patch it so is all good

[@thekingofspoons1027]

Orange is hell

[@anormalphantom130]

@@thekingofspoons1027 This game has more orange than hell does

[@anormalphantom130]

@@delayed_control refer to the statement above

[@LNgKhoi]

This is a PTSD shade of orange, I tell you.

[@alexdemoya2119]

Zero is an honorable duel. Kings is a goddamn knife fight

[@brianmateo8041]

Zero is fight between Knights, Kings is a coup

[@myankoZuluTango3613]

Like how the game also portrays jet jousting similar to Zero and other ace combat games. They also make the soundrack more mixed depending on what the pilots view the player, may it be dark, full of pride, disgusted or anger. It represents their emotion as they always see time and time again how you, the player always felt superior to them in every way.

[@AiRPasternak]

@@myankoZuluTango3613 Crimson 1 on the other hand just keeps relentlessly shooting everywhere and deploying those energy balls that explode into railgun shots + massive barrage of non stop missiles hoping to have a lucky shot to take you down. All of that while pulling some insane maneuvers.

[@ladywaffle2210]

Megalith Agnus Dei is a deifying chant that states, clearly and without hesitation, that you are the savior of your side and the nightmare of the other. Zero is a fencing match between grim friends, moving fast as lightning, fully aware of the other's next move and fighting not just the other, but a part of themself within the other. Archangel is a sky-bound dance between winged saviors, each legends in their own right, with everyone around knowing that the survivor of this fight will take the title of "Ace of Aces." Daredevil is a triumphant charge against all odds, a single arrow arcing down from the blue sky that hits the enemy champion in the forehead and signifies that, at long last, the tide has turned. Kings is a knife fight as the world burns around you. There is nothing honorable or kind or gentle or godly. It's damage control, putting down a mad king. Nothing more.

[@myankoZuluTango3613]

@@ladywaffle2210 say, what can you share about Razgriz's theme in the final mission of unsung war, or Gracemeria's liberation in AC6, or assault horizons' hostile fleet and AC infinitys final theme? Those games were favorite even assault horizon was not even officialy a part of the AC universe. What can you share about their Osts.

[@elHBKid]

"From how many AC villains do you want to draw inspiration for your antagonist?" RB-D2: "Yes"

[@josevictorionunez9312]

Let's see here. Crimson 1 is Pixy, Pasternek, Mihaly, Torres, Rot 1, Sulejmani and Rage combined

[@CrystalKingdomGeneral4942]

@@josevictorionunez9312 Also a bit of the AC5 villain squadrons. Remember how Grabacr and Ofnir were motivated by wounded patriotism? (One of them says as they start their final battle against Razgriz squadron: We will restore the pride we had 15 years ago!) Crimson 1 was as well.

[@federalcasemaker]

@@CrystalKingdomGeneral4942 He's definitely the nearest to Pixy, Torres and Grabacr-Ofnir Team in terms of personality. Of course, he's more Torres and Grabacr in this scenario

[@arjusarauis9901]

Also we can tell he have something in common with Markov from Assault Horizon by going rogue, if Crimson successfully get to nuke a entire city with whole bunch of heavy ordnances when compared to Markov’s only one remaining tactical nuke.

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

And AC6’s Generals: using a weapon of mass destruction to obliterate the enemy capital after officially losing the war out of pure spite.

[@gracecalis5421]

"Zero but the guy likes borders this time"

[@caav56]

Pixy: "Can you see any borders from here? What has borders given us?" Crimson 1: "How does it feel to not have a country? To not have borders to define yourself against the world?"

[@lacucaracha111111]

With only one nation borders also cease to exist

[@Ikuconodule]

Wtf I love borders now

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

So you could say... *They're opposite sides of the same coin*

[@RoomRa1dersmilsim]

B o r d e r s

[@kotorandcorvid4968]

Prez: *passes out because of Monarch's inhuman G-maneuvers* Monarch to Crimson 1: "You, solely, are responsible for this."

[@spirz4557]

"You dare use my own spells against me, -Potter- Mercenary ?"

[@tomimn2233]

Crimson 1: I DIDN'T DO SHIT!

[@mubassirzaman7202]

Oh im pretty sure every body vvould of had more hatred against him if he actually said that

[@seantaggart7382]

Prez passes out Monarch: *SNAPS*

[@britishneko3906]

@@seantaggart7382 I can see an F-14 suddenly doing a move so bone to the steel the F-14 should be a prop plane

[@soleed7138]

>be me >fights Crimson 1 in an F-14 >Mercenary >fights through all three phases >phase 4 awaits >crash into the mountain >”Predictable”

[@By-s]

>Be me >Fight Crimson 1 in an Su-30 (unreleased 2 seater jet enabled through a mod) >Beat Crimson 1 while keeping the camera locked on his jet to hear his last words and watch him turn himself into an orange >Loses the peripheral sight and crash into the ground >Crimson 1 on his last breath: "Predictable"

[@reinfields]

@@By-s i wish youtube have haha react

[@By-s]

@@reinfields I beat him on 1st try, the crashing into the ground was just me replaying the final boss fight, at least I didn't play this game in VR for 8 hours straight on hard difficulty, and had my retina burning from the Glorious Orange and asked for a dance with the angels, only to find myself back to square 1 "looking at you Rimmy - downunder gaming"

[@s2korpionic]

@@delayed_control "good luck aiming at a literal housefly with the shitty xbox controller stick" Sure. I personally find both a HOTAS setup and the Xbox controller to work equally well in this game.

[@kaiserepsilon4011]

@@By-s You yeet 'em Now they skeet 'ye.

[@darkspire91]

How the hell did an indie team this small afford to hire a composer of this caliber? Whatever they paid you, it wasn't enough.

[@raptors222222]

I heard they offered a deal he could never refuse. They simply called it "The Deal"

[@justascarecrow6988]

@@raptors222222 It happened in a cutscene that we will never see.

[@Raptor747]

They offered him a briefcase. What it contained, no one can say...

[@monsterhunterdarksouls6229]

Well you'll be even more surprised to see what inverted studio do with their upcoming DCS Campaign project RISING SQUALL, they can even get the legendarry Keiki Kobayashi as their main composser for their DCS campaign

[@monsterhunterdarksouls6229]

@Mau Kin Yau aside from the controversiality shit or any whatever it is, its still impressive how the newly build studio can hire the notable people in their studio in this case the composser, lets imagine it what if rather Keiki was joining Sector DB2 studio to make PW ost instead Jose Pavli, i think it would be far awesome although we know all jose's compossed song are awesome too

[@By-s]

>Be me >Fight Crimson 1 in an Su-30 (unreleased 2 seater jet enabled through a mod) >Beat Crimson 1 while keeping the camera locked on his jet to hear his last words and watch him turn himself into an orange >Loses the peripheral sight and crash into the ground >Crimson 1 is on his last breath >"Predictable"

[@solarisengineering15]

Do you get the Prez voice lines if you use the Su-30?

[@By-s]

@@solarisengineering15 Yep.

[@solarisengineering15]

@@By-s Thanks, that's awesome. Is the mode just available on steam?

[@By-s]

​@@solarisengineering15 it's on moddb www.moddb.com/games/project-wingman/downloads/playable-unreleased-planes or nexus mods but the latter requires signing up which I recommend since it's one of biggest mods library for alot of games like Skyrim and Fallout. I also recommend multi standard missiles mod which allows firing more than 2 standard missiles if you add more to your plane, www.nexusmods.com/projectwingman/mods/36 Mods installation: go to Project Wingman\ProjectWingman\Content\Paks and create a folder named ~mods and put the mods files that have the extension .pak there, which is how most UE4 mods are installed. There are a lot of great mods on nexus, mostly planes skins, but careful about some gameplay changing mods since they modify the same files which only enables some of them if placed together. For instance, all weapons on all planes mod doesn't stack up with this mod that enables all planes, so experimenting is a needed.

[@redstonewatcher6651]

HE TURNED HIMSELF INTO AN ORANGE FUNNIEST SHIT I’VE EVER SEEN

[@coyote47713]

I have to say, Crimson 1 is one of the only bosses in history to use gaslighting as an attack

[@marrqi7wini54]

And if Presidia is any indication, he's very effective at using that WMD.

[@xRaalx]

makes diplomat telling him to just shut up EXTREMELY satisfying and so much more hilarious

[@YoshiTheyosh123]

Is he? While Crimson 1 is a spectacular example, I feel like "This is your fault, you MADE me do this!" Is pretty common

[@DarkSpyro707]

@@YoshiTheyosh123 Crimson 1 is by far the absolute worst offender of this though. He literally just takes everything he is and does applies is to you, aka projecting.

[@SentientKhrushchyovka]

His greatest weapons weren't railguns and missiles but instead schizophrenia, projecting and gaslighting

[@jbeverley67]

I never thought I'd be fighting a dark souls boss in an airplane. This ost is absolutely phenomenal.

[@RainCloud123]

[@caav56]

Crimson 1: "How does it feel to not have a country? To not have borders to define yourself against the world?"

[@RainCloud123]

@@caav56

[@caav56]

​@@RainCloud123 Crimson 1: "You're a slave to history. Even after Calamity, you fight against the only order that can guarantee the safety of your people. You, solely, are responsible for this."

[@electrohalo8798]

what perfection have i walked into

[@murkywateradminssions5219]

The Morgan vs the PW MK1 would be funny if someone made a mod with a functioning ADFX Morgan lol

[@someguy120100]

Steam wouldn't let me nominate Project Wingman for best soundtrack for some reason in the 2020 Awards for Best Soundtrack. Just know I will forever be chapped against Steam for that one. This track is clear proof of it deserving the award. "Steam will answer for this" - Monarch.

[@brytonwhitforddeazevedo1013]

It'll be available for 2021 Game awards cut off nominations at Nov 30th as that's the end of the "Game release year" as it's called

[@someguy120100]

@@brytonwhitforddeazevedo1013 Ah, I wasn't aware of the November 30th cut off. That is a shame. But I will definitely be gunning for Project Wingman in 2021.

[@loneenvoyyale5259]

@@someguy120100 send me whatever it is i need to help vote on this

[@jacknottellinggoogle5732]

His only 5 words ever

[@adlibbed2138]

and Steam Awards nominated NFS Heat of all games on their last year's "Best Soundtrack Award" shows they're just as out of touch as the last year's TGA as the final icing on the cake

[@absolutechaos8204]

Poor Prez, couldn't handle the sheer power and intensity of this track. Definitely one of my favourites of all time.

[@osakanone]

Hypoxia's a bitch: Given that she passed out, she's experiencing apneustic respiration patterns and intermittent tachycardia -- meaning she's probably experiencing intermittent hypoxia ... 10 minutes of this caused by G-loc will probably cause: Short term symptoms: - Intermittent memory loss - Intermittent coma - Hyperoxia induced Avascular necrosis (severe burning pain in her legs and feet, possible requirement for amputation) Long term (probably life-long) symptoms: - Trouble moving her body - Hyperoxia induced nerve damage in legs and feet (basically, the burning pain remains) - Reduced comprehension - Reduced attention span - Reduced spacial reasoning - Possible agnosia (inability to recognise things or stimuli due to brain damage) - A "drunkenness", and problems making serious decisions And now the scary ones: - Severe repeat-onset bruising and sores in her legs (caused by the hyperoxia of blood running to her feet and staying there) - Early onset dementia - Seizures (which are probably going to kill her in the long run if not managed properly) You cripple her. It probably would have been better for her if she had just died. And you did this to her. Much of this is surprisingly livable for a decade or so before it gets catastrophically awful. The thing is I don't know if she can actually do her job with these injuries, but given the role she fills in PW, she probably can? In fact, given that hypoxia is actually a shockingly effective painkiller and its VERY addictive due to drop of arterial CO2 causes a peak of extracellular glutamate resulting in anoxic depolarization of neurons, she's PROBABLY addicted to flying with you for exactly the same reason there are so many autoerotic fatalities. Given most people addicted to hypoxia don't KNOW they're addicted to states of hypoxia, she probably doesn't know why she's compelled to climb into the cockpit and is probably making excuses about why she HAS to be YOUR WSO. She won't stop unless you go out of your way to not allow her to continue. But hey, all you wanted was a cute WSOfu, right?

[@osakanone]

Who knows. There's a nickname pilots have, when you wake up out of G-loc; when oxygen hits your postcentral gyrus boots up, polls your brainstem and your somasensory evokation potentials (SEEPs) go "Holy shit our CO2 is through the roof" and you gasp intensely, almost always with a look of surprise as your O2 saturation sky-rockets back to normal. You might have heard the phrase "saved by the bell"; it originates in pilots and chimes "ohm". kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpmskpiDnrFrbqs Unfortunately, not every pilot gets to hear it: the cerebral hypoxia interferes with your auditory cortex: usually a sign that the damage has been done. I... I don't think Prez ever got to hear the bell. I don't think she will ever again.

[@andreipasecinic1215]

@@osakanone went from "oh cool medical stuff" to "oh shit, this is dark" really quickly. I just started medical school as an 18yo and man, this stuff is really interesting .

[@RedRocky54]

@@osakanone -To be fair, her cutting out might not necessarily have been her passing out, but could've simply her cutting her mic as she couldn't resist the Gs and perform her WSO duties at the same time, and instead spent the rest of the fight focused entirely on fighting the Gs.-

[@gluever54]

@@RedRocky54 yeah no, she passed out you can see her model slumped in the cockpit

[@Phoenix8492]

Crimson 1 is one of few villains I have come to despise, not simply because he is responsible for countless deaths, but to his end he is convinced that YOU made HIM use cordium WMDs on his country, all the while claiming to be a loyal Cascadian while pretending not to be wholly loyal to the Federation, unable to see HIS country in any condition except for under Federation slavery. Crimson 1 is pure evil in a way that few villains come close.

[@Themultiroleman]

Not to mention his contempt for mercenaries came back to bite him in the ass big time. MoTMantle? Crimson dismissed the victory as a fluke. Then in M11, Crimson loses 3/4 of his squadron just to fight Monarch. M18 was where he BLAMES Monarch for everything, even though we can see who the real perpetrators and how he hollowly justifies himself. Kings too. And not to mention that after his last stunt, imagine how many people will react to C1's nuking of Presidia as a perceived act of treachery. Weakened Federation + International Outcast? All caused by his nuking of Presidia. Oh, and many nations began to leave the bloc too.

[@leon4000]

@@Themultiroleman And as a final blow, Cascadia became a haven for mercenaries, and all nations opposing the Federation now have far more reasons to see The Federation cease to be. Crimson 1 is rolling in his nonexistent grave knowing that he caused this to happen. The days of the Federation Peacekeepers are over. The rise of the Mercenaries begins. (Well it already had, but they are a lot bigger now).

[@ahmadrahman456]

@@leon4000 which is true if not some federation members want the peacekeepers disbanded because crimson 1 slaughter hundreds of thousands of federation servicemen and women along with federation supporters in presidia also practically any cascadian who supported federation have stop supporting them after presidia . Not to say their will be reprisals attack and mob violence in the following days as cascadian who still supports the federation will be targeted by partisan and CIF. No to say thousands of federation pow will either be excecuted or sent to forced labour.

[@odsts6658]

Crimson one wasn't egotistical asshole and every single time he got beat by a mercenary is ego got shattered which slowly drove him insane I tried no respect for him unlike other villains in the ace Combat series such as Pixie and mihai I can understand why they did what they did but Crimson one he's just an egotistical maniac who couldn't accept the fact he got bested by a mercenary

[@HarmonicVector]

Worse than buying wonder bread?

[@Mausso]

I love the fake out at the beginning. Jose sets you up into thinking that you're in A-minor, pulls the rug out from under you and BAM! C-minor, baby! Brilliant!

[@battub7384]

Then goes to E minor during the climax part....

[@ryanwimberley2164]

Yes! Another music nerd!

[@chubbysolaireeaterofpussy3192]

i dont get it but that deos sound cool!

[@dimaskr2000]

And it goes to E major for a bit in 3:55!

[@Shaquiifa]

Why do I hear Dare Devil at the beginning?

[@kaiserepsilon4011]

AC villains discussing their warcrimes in hell: Pasternak: "Went rogue." Pixy: "Used weapons of mass destruction in combat." Entire Sol squadron: "High treason." Captain Torres: "ONE MILLION LIVES." Crimson one: *"Predictable..."*

[@NikkOcello17]

Problem: Sol team survived (except for Wit but you can actually save him in AC7 M20 if you're fast enough) And both Pixy and Torres tried but never committed them, moreover Pixy's still alive for what we know

[@kabob0077]

@@NikkOcello17 And Pixy seemingly hasn't been arrested or hunted down for his role in AWWNB.

[@banzeyegaming2234]

Everyone else: “What did you say!?’ Crimson One: *”Predictable.”*

[@redstonewatcher6651]

Sol redeemed themselves and fought for their country. The Kingdom of Erusea pretty much didn’t exist anymore and they didn’t do anything too bad. Pasternak saved his comrades from sure death to talisman and gave them a chance to flee.

[@joshuabean7167]

Sol squadron didn't do any war crimes thay just followed orders until the communication went down where they deserted so they could take back there land that was forcefully taken away from them

[@BigYabai]

Crimson 1 is bizzarro Pixy. They both want world peace, but Pixy wants peace through anarchy while Crimson 1 wants peace through world domination. Pixy launches a nuke, Crimson 1 lands one. Pixy loses his laser and airburst as he takes damage, Crimson 1 gains them. And both have iconic fights.

[@SeraphoftheRoundTable]

Crimson 1 also reminds me of Captain Hamilton from Ace Combat 5 where he wanted to use V1 tactical nuclear weapons to "terrorize both sides into ending this foolish war!" Except in this instance Hamilton succeeded.

[@caav56]

In short: Pixy: "Can you see any borders from here? What has borders given us?" Crimson 1: "How does it feel to not have a country? To not have borders to define yourself against the world?"

[@SeraphoftheRoundTable]

@@caav56 Crimson 1 and Pixy are also at the same time ideologically opposed.

[@michaelmaryn5718]

@@SeraphoftheRoundTable except he didn't, he never did terrorize both sides into ending the war. The war had ended... he just wanted to be something he wasn't, a hero.

[@NuclearFalcon146]

@@caav56 I think that line might have been a direct reference to Pixy in an inverted way, perhaps even a "response" to that statement from Pixy. Now I can see someone reskinning the F-15C (since we don't have Morgan) for a Pixy vs Crimson 1 showdown.

[@09flinch]

The beauty of this bossfight, probably one of the best ones I’ve had in literally years. It’s not preventing the disaster, it’s ending it before it gets worse, I feel this game takes a more realistic approach at modern total war... and it’s a symphony of death

[@Krystalmyth]

My girlfriend was watching me do the fight and she asked... "So you're both psychotic killers, and are trying to kill each other because everyone else is dead." "Yeh...." - "That's, really dumb. This is a dumb, pointless fight that didn't have to happen, and has no real merit or goal in mind. It isn't even to punish or get revenge, but just two egos existing in the same space." - "Isn't that kind of epic?" - The sheer madness of it just kind of floored her.

[@Doc_Paradox]

I felt like it was more of the fact that you now truly see how deep of a cliff he fell off when he lost his mind. The only thing you're fighting for now is to take revenge on a monster. There's no war to stop anymore and it's too late to prevent the tragedy he's just unfolded all there's left to do is to get revenge.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@Krystalmyth That woman knows what she's saying, and for that, I somewhat commend her.

[@Leetmonkey33]

@@Krystalmyth I feel it goes a little bit beyond that. After all, it's been talked about in game how Hitman Squadron is all Cascadian, which would mean Hitman 1 is as well. He was a merc, doing the job and when the war ends he stops fighting. Crimson 1 was delusional beyond all belief by the end of it and tried to duck the responsibility of his actions, blaming you for them, just try and get to you. The rest of Crimson Squad? Well...war is hell and they knew the risks. She is correct in the fact that it was a fight that didn't have to happen though. In the later missions, you can hear Comic and Diplomat wondering why Federation soldiers refuse to surrender when they are so clearly beaten and wishing they would surrender. For Hitman 1 and their squad, it may have been a little personal by the end...but not nearly as personal as Crimson 1 made it when he forces your hand by destroying Presidia all because he thinks your the villain.

[@dustinjones7458]

@@Doc_Paradox I guess he wanted to make you feel what he felt.

[@katanafourzeronine]

The one thing I've loved about this game is how supportive the Ace Combat community has been with regards to its launch.

[@ISAFSoldier]

Seeing the names in the credits, I recognize many of them from communities I once was apart of. It's amazing.

[@ReptilianLepton]

@@ISAFSoldier Same. Haven't spoken to any of 'em in years, though.

[@ISAFSoldier]

@@ReptilianLepton Just like this, members of the old guard coming out and supporting a fan project.

[@phoenix042x7]

Our genre is too lacking of quality work like this, so this sort of thing needs every bit of support it can get. It's quite heartening to see it, really... and I hope the momentum grows from here.

[@Chobittsu]

Pixy taught us there are no borders, and certainly not between us and a like minded creator and his love letter of a game. Project Wingman isn't a competing title, its family

[@Nicks62999]

Torres: fails to kill 1 million people using a giant railgun. Crimson 1: You amateur, o b s e r v e. *Massive Cordium blast wipes out capital city*

[@silverwing6175]

*still doesn't kill anyone*

[@caav56]

@@silverwing6175 He kills all the surrendering feds, though.

[@taufiqutomo]

@@silverwing6175 The ending should have had a majority, but not all, of your colleagues dead. That's just my opinion though.

[@josevictorionunez9312]

@@taufiqutomo well for some reason most of your allies live save for General Elizabeth which doesn't make sense cause Presidia at lest most of it got turned to molten magma. Like if getting shot down isn't gonna kill you, all the heat and toxic fumes will

[@shatteredstar2149]

Doesn't it start the 2nd calamity? So maybe all the folks living along the ring of fire are fucked again.

[@Raycevick]

Wow.

[@crozraven]

Incoming PW review? LOL

[@Ikcatcher]

So I finally played Project Wingman

[@daniyarsadykov3385]

Nice to see you here

[@naga5707]

Project Wingman Review WHEN

[@Spudtron98]

Jesus christ it's like Pixy and Pasternak slammed headlong into Torres level insanity and Rott's arrogance.

[@dakotaway2441]

Add all those together and you get Crimson 1

[@electrohalo8798]

Crimson is every single AC boss in one

[@dracule_azterozoa]

Akula(Markov): Don't forget me launch Trinity

[@soleed7138]

Mihaly’s rail gun spam too.

[@caav56]

@@dracule_azterozoa Crimson 1 does this even before the bossfight begins.

[@thekingzhaul5914]

_3 MILLION_ KINGS HAS REACHED 3 MILLION VIEWS YOU DID IT JOSE, CONGRATULATIONS KING!

[@Cosmic_407]

Are you surprised that this got 3 mil? That’s nothing compared to what it deserves

[@bore3918]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@TeeJay_D]

PICTURE IT

[@Sentuyashi]

@@TeeJay_D DELIVERANCE

[@jonathanrose7760]

*3 MILLION!!!! 3 MILLION VIEWS AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*

[@tiki5430]

Pixy: fires V2 but failed Torres: fires nuke to Oured but failed Crimson 1: Let me introduce myself

[@artificerdrachen6908]

Not only that, those were cordium nukes, turning the general area around the epicenter into radioactive lava.

[@DL-zv5xc]

@Luis Bolivar no, actually STARTING a 2nd calamity, because monarch caused it, obviously

[@primarchjackfrost8117]

@Luis Bolivar and making everything orange

[@engineer84-w8x]

@@primarchjackfrost8117 maybe Annoying Orange has something to do with it. (the rotten b*****d)

[@Anonymous-73]

You know a game is good when the Giant Doomsday Bomb isn’t the main problem, but the guy who dropped it

[@dingdawng]

You, solely, are responsible for this banger.

[@officialvisaural]

Um can i return for a third time to say. He's text painting with the keys. The piece starts in A minor, modulates to C minor, then modulates to E minor. The first (and only) three keys in the track literally spell *ACE*.

[@JosePavli]

You found the ultimate secret in Kings. 🫡

[@officialvisaural]

​@@JosePavli when you make people discover new things about your music years after you've released it that's when you know you're the🐐 ill figure a way to mention this in my kings paper

[@daniyarsadykov3385]

@@JosePavli Ain't no bloody way did Sector D2 sneaked not just one, but two ACE bombs into the game (The first one is After Calamity Era abbreviation)

[@Revver99]

@@JosePavli you know you gotta pin that now, that was an impressive catch

[@galm2pixy666]

@@JosePavli clear reference to the whole Ace Combat franchise eh?

[@TheTber123]

"You're a slave to history. Even after Calamity, you fight against the only order that can guarantee the safety of your people. You, solely, are responsible for this. What do you have to show for yourself, Merc? Blood? Gold? A broken throne? I will bury you so completely, the Earth will turn over a thousand times before your body is dug up." -Crimson One

[@azazel166]

You can't run, you can't hide! You made this decision long ago! You can't back out of this deal!

[@flapflapflapflap]

"So many ghosts... Kill me, or be killed!"

[@rustyshackle8000]

"Heh...funny...you're so pretentious you just read you're own obituary."

[@seantaggart7382]

Me: yet You fight as a coward A true warrior Lets his enemies go even if he hates them For they At cease fire shall learn to forgive and forget However its time you see WHAT IT MEANS *TO BE AN ACE* _WARNING_ _UNKNOWN CONTACT: CALL SIGN IMAGINE-1*_ YOU ARE THE REASON FOR WHY I FIGHT

[@seantaggart7382]

Me: You will turn But I SHALL VERNESHOT OUT OF THE GRAVE!

[@trollzland1337]

as Max0r put it, Crimson1 is a charcter built entirely out of projection and it is hilarious. He's a damn good villain and enemy for you in the game

[@Gavin2806]

Kings -No Mission Data Found- \\ Finish the Contract \\ August 23, AC 432 \\Error: Regional and Environmental Data Collection Module timed out\\ [System Mission Start] - - CAUTION - - \ \ CRIMSON 1 \ \

[@ryanc00p3r3]

[@DanielMak1234]

@@ryanc00p3r3 The other KZbin where Pixy was shit talking with Crimson seems like a perfect response to this line kzbin.info/www/bejne/raCVaY2ci6qWl5o

[@UltimaDoombotMK1]

@@DanielMak1234 "THIS IS MY HOME" "Are you serious? The sky is on fire!........ what a joke" *crimson 1 dies from the intensity of that roast*

[@aguywhodoesntexist]

*finish the contract*

[@phamduchieunhan8465]

@@ryanc00p3r3 You can't run, you can't hide! You made this decision long ago! You can't back out of this deal!

[@caraunio2542]

As ZUN and Toby Fox once said: You have to make the best songs for the hardest bosses, makes the player have fun no matter how many times they die.

[@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange]

I beat him with NO DEATHS, IN AN F14 I literally nearly coughed up a lung when last phase took out 70 health in the first minute tho

[@thomasglaser4922]

@@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange I just finished the game with the F14. Did you do it on normal or hard mode?

[@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange]

@@thomasglaser4922 Hard, of course! Now mercenary on the other hand, I uhh...

[@solisortus6241]

@@AVerySexuallyDeviantOrange death.

[@unowenwashere2782]

Now that's a cultured comment

[@ernestlaw8446]

Prez: Ah god...ungh...Monarch...I can't keep up...I can't...I can't...I'm...sorry... Crimson: Me and you now...no distractions...no wingmen...no war...just me and you...whoever wins is the best pilot.

[@verticalflyingb737]

This is why after my first playthrough of the mission I never take a 2 seater on this mission again.

[@phaan2856]

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That was *the* moment in which a lot of players really wanted to kill the homicidally obsessed hypocrite.

[@chibipotate]

@@michaelandreipalon359 I mean... "Whoever wins is the best pilot" Flies a next-generation super plane against whats probably a anti-ground support plane (based on previous missions heavy ground-target density) After already having lost too or failed to catch said pilot on several previous occasions... Its a little pathetic on his end honestly the egomaniac

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@chibipotate Still, we're there so to prove a point to that maniac, and by "point" we mean putting him out of his misery!

[@apeturesci]

When you hate both borders and people who ruin your crisp white sheets.

[@AuroraAustralis_]

Oh, and when corrupt governments and marred lands are no longer worth fighting to protect

[@TheRibbonRed]

Or when you get sold off as a kid.

[@VeeTOHFan]

PICTURE IT! CASCADIA, THE FEDERATION GONE! BORDERS GONE! SALVATION! MILLIONS DEAD, CALAMITY! SALVATION!

[@electrohalo8798]

BILLIONS SAVED AT THE COST OF A MEAR MILLION

[@NintendoSonic101]

DON'T YOU SEE?

[@monsterfurby]

Kudos for keeping things epic without straight-up imitating Ace Combat. The PW soundtrack feels very much like its own thing, and it can definitely stand on its own. Although I'm not far enough to have encountered much of it in the game, I like that these tracks seem to have a far greater variety of distinct movements than Ace Combat's.

[@JosePavli]

Thank you. I'm glad it seems my efforts to give PW its own musical identity paid off.

[@Wolf-Nyan]

@@JosePavli I have to agree, having played a metric ton of AC games, only 1-3 of the tracks per AC game really hit it off. Sure they were good and there were definitely some amazing pieces, but not many “matched” the situation and made the gameplay that much better. a lot of them weren’t particularly ‘stand out’ mid battle, mostly just some background noise that wasn’t that noticed having finished my campaign run of PW and pushing through a conquest run, at least 80-90% of the tracks I’ve heard were phenomenal and enhanced the gameplay altogether. (And I’m sure the remaining 10-20% I missed because of the insane missile warnings, haha!) It’s no secret everyone was going to compare PWs everything to ACs everything. And In terms of music, if AC soundtracks was the bar, you could make a ladder with how many times you raised that bar. (And in terms of gameplay/effects, I’d still take PW if I’m honest) You definitely set PW apart from AC, even rivaling, and in my opinion, downright beating AC in its signature area of great soundtracks. absolutely legendary and I look forward to hearing them again and again in the upcoming dogfights.

[@juliahenriques210]

@@JosePavli Your use of the violins stands out for sure, as does your willingness to throw that unexpected instrument here and there. Also, the whole soundband of this game is packed full of sub-bass, but you've managed to use it to create uneasiness without making it get in the way of the rest of the texture. I have high hopes for whatever you'll do with a bigger budget. Keep it up! :D

[@RicochetForce]

@@juliahenriques210 That sub bass makes my subwoofers go crazy. I actually have to turn the sound effect level way down or it's too much. It's the only piece of media I've seen where I have to do that.

[@rubenlopez3364]

I love how the tracks sound like music from a Castle perfect for Monarch

[@Maverick_Zer0]

This track is amazingly haunting. Normally these themes are made to hype you up to fight the final boss in an effort to save the world. But not this time around. You've already lost. You're alone. Your allies lost or dead. It's just you, your plane and the enemy. I think this captured that feeling of sorrow, loss and ultimate futility. Fighting on the backfoot with only one goal in mind. Revenge.

[@Oclur]

This track actually hypes a lot. It feels like you're going something invincible, but at the same it feels like you can accomplish it nonetheless

[@njmksr8686]

This track complements the mood of the mission so, so well. A bitter, sorrowful rage. There is nothing left to fight for, but all there is left to do is fight.

[@fureversalty]

@@njmksr8686 One word. Desperation.

[@luciagiuliarusso5990]

there is a special cure for everyone on my talk page.

[@sandakureva]

It hypes you up, but it's sad and angry and I love it. It's a really provoking piece... which is exactly what you need for a boss fight.

[@item459]

What I love so much about this theme is how it masterfully incorporates both Monarch’s and crimson 1’s respective themes into it , as though the songs are fighting against each other here in the track , monarch’s leitmotif from Showdown can be heard most clearly at 2:57. And Crimson 1 ‘s from Peacekeeper I at 3:57. There are probably better timestamps that I’m missing because I’m tired at the time of writing lol. But I just love how the song itself is like a battle in its own right!

[@BEJOJO99]

You dropped this KING 👑

[@Eleven217]

"Hey king you dropped this" *drops cordium bomb*

[@Kay_213_]

[@solidusdrift6133]

@@Kay_213_

[@Kay_213_]

[@eldritchgod4308]

[@thecoolcario9048]

When I fought Yellow-13, I felt superior. When I fought The Grey Men, i felt wrath. When I fought Pixy, I felt betrayed. When I fought Pasternak, I felt desperation. When I fought Mihaly, it was an enigma. When I fought Crimson-1? I felt predictable.

[@nothelios8238]

The writer: "It's just a funny plane game so we need something simple" The composer: "Say no more"

[@atigerclaw]

[ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF JOSE PAVLI COMPOSING 'KINGS'] *_Picture of man on a beach playing a burning piano._*

[@kennythefirstalpha_33]

​@@atigerclawits actually a burning violin

[@leschroder7773]

@@kennythefirstalpha_33 actually a burning mac book. Since he made everything on it

[@Que.1637]

This gives me Literally every indie game musician: Vibes

[@RX0_GundamUnicorn]

My man was cooking

[@hyperdimensionbliss]

Zero: everybody gangsta 'til the nuke starts speaking flamenco Kings: everybody gangsta 'til the cordium starts speaking violin

[@paragonrobbie9270]

Cipher: "Why do I hear a Spanish guitar?" Trigger: "Why am I hearing Latin?" Monarch: "Why do I hear a pipe organ?"

[@Bruh-td7ex]

Don't forget the violins

[@baobao9476]

What's next? Saxophone? Drum? Flute? Or even a triangle.

[@vboi5697]

@@baobao9476 The idea of AC8's final boss theme being influenced heavily by jazz while staying intense (Basically like kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXfclHaQoNx4atk ) is oddly pretty good

[@modesttomato4332]

@@vboi5697 Gundam Thunderbolt has a lot of aggressive jazz. Adds to the hectic feeling as the protagonist Io is spamming missiles in the middle of a crazy battlefield scramble. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJqQan-XoduIiNE

[@baobao9476]

@@vboi5697 Staying sassy and dandy while slaying jets in the sky high doesn't sound so bad

[@bossgoji]

Torres: The death of a million is a NECESSITY! Crimson 1: Hold my beer.

[@caav56]

More like "Got you fam", honestly, if you remember those for SACS fighters, one of which carried a cruise missile with, for what it looks like, burst warhead.

[@viper7502]

you mean his crisp white sheets

[@hyperiongm330]

Radical Eruseans in AC4: You are like little babies. Watch this.

[@bluecaptainIT]

@@hyperiongm330 Mobius 1: "You watch, dead weights. I won't let you kill innocents. There are other ways of settling our differences. I'm putting a stop to this Continental War!" Radicals: "You came all this way just for that." Mobius 1: "Free Erusia... F.E.A.F.... whatever you call yourself... The Usean Continent is not gonna die here, And neither are you." ISAF: "When this is over, we'll make you submit... *Yellows*"

[@overlordvera4014]

I love that ace combat often as you be some great hero of mythic proportions, and then theres project wingman like "so basically youre a bad guy, fighting an even worse guy".

[@the_director_vinsanity]

I'm sure because of these tracks you will be compared to Kobayashi, because you really have done that great of a job.

[@alcho5544]

Dec 2020: Kings released Everyone: This is FIRE. March 2022: Live Orchestra Kings with vocals released. Everyone: Now this is CORDIUM.

[@britishneko3906]

MY RETINASSSSS!!!!!!

[@Melonist]

War is orange

[@britishneko3906]

@@Melonist war is Sun D

[@santigamerprogamer6493]

@@britishneko3906 war is fucking Fanta

[@britishneko3906]

@@santigamerprogamer6493 still orange

[@derptomistic]

Man really just did a pipe organ sound with violins and a choir And we called Crimson insane

[@marrqi7wini54]

"They used to call me obsessed. But now, they call me their solution."

[@infinite6339]

Actually he done it on a mac book by himself :)

[@wellberightbackbruh9279]

@@infinite6339 Holy shit! He really did?

[@infinite6339]

@@wellberightbackbruh9279 Yeah he posted on a reply somewhere

[@jocax188723]

1:03 Crimson One Ostinato 1:30 Monarch in the background, disadvantaged, but still fighting 2:46 Monarch Ostinato, with the same preface as Crimson; ie: matching him move for move 3:28 Hitman tritone starts up, like they’re being channeled 4:46 Crimson One again, but higher, more desperate Not saying anything, just for my reference when I come back later and marvel again at how good this track is

[@Betrix5060]

2:46 feels almost like Crimson 1’s ostinato is being overpowered by Monarch’s

[@lonewolfhero3526]

5:54 the Crimson Flames of cordium fade, the Monarch of Hell is coronated.

[@Anonymous-73]

5:38 feels like a stand-off, both combatants are on their last legs as Crimson 1 fires a Railgun while Monarch fires the last missiles he has, it’s all just a matter of who can take which hit now.

[@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436]

@@Anonymous-73 how do you use 184 missiles without killing that projecting SOB? I genuinely want to know.

[@Anonymous-73]

@@theoverpreparerlamenters3r436 nasty trigger finger. Definitely didn’t run out of missiles on my first play through because of that…

[@hello-hb1ll]

I like that this song is not crimson's theme, but rather, the battle's theme. Notice how it has mostly a terrifying tone, but sometimes also heroic, and the Monarch motif plays briefly in it too. It's like what the random guy in the bonus dialogue said: they're setting the sky on fire. It's a terrifying battle at a terrifying place. Notice how the song also gets more desperate by the end - possibly hinting at C1's mind when realizing that his PW-MK.1 was starting to break up as Monarch fired more and more missiles at him.

[@arcturus4762]

He recently answered in his "Making of" video that while Presidia was the game's main theme with the game's leitmotif and all, Kings was Monarch's and Crimson's theme, having both leitmotifs intertwine with different additions

[@amagimofumofu6549]

​@@arcturus4762 Kings is the Duel of Fates of the PW universe

[@Adeaddodo]

Random guy in the extra dialogue was the captain of the Eminent Domain.

[@theregalproletariat]

​@@AdeaddodoYeah, you can't slander Captain Woodward like that!

[@Dawn-Shade]

The leitmotif that plays in 3:55 always gave me hope that this long brutal fight will be over soon

[@auxityne]

This really was Ace Combat: The Line.

[@elHBKid]

Apocalypse Combat Now

[@tabloid3288]

for sure

[@mikec8086]

Feel like a hero yet?

[@banzeyegaming2234]

Is that...a B5 reference!?

[@capposalvation1208]

If you were a better person, you wouldn't be here

[@thatbritishmallard]

The first time I beat PW, the audio glitched and there wasn't any music in this mission. Up until the third phase, it was just me, my beloved Chimera, him, his insanity, his PW-Mk.1, and the sounds of missiles. It was more intense without the music, but when I replayed on my second playthrough, I already thought Kings was good. But in-game, fighting the maniac, it became so fitting that I will forever respect Josè Pavli for composing songs for a hane that would have been mediocre without them, but became as good as AC5 with them. The music told the story. The game did the action. Hats off to you, Mr. Pavli. Thank you.

[@manwiththemachinegun]

When I fought Yellow-13, I felt superior. When I fought Pixy, I felt anger. When I fought Mihaly, it was disgust. When I fought Crimson-1? UNSTOPPABLE R-A-G-E.

[@sirditley6376]

Correction: When I fought Crimson-1? *Predictable.*

[@larsfackendahl2344]

man I felt like a dick when I went bazonkers in shilage (not for the refugees though)

[@ThompsonExpress]

When I will fight PW 2 main ace antagonist? Absolute VENGENANCE

[@notazerg]

That rage was what escalated a peaceful country into a barren wasteland.

[@IshijimaKairo]

When I fought Mihaly and Crimson 1 I felt hate, immense anger, I even insulted them through the screen as I absolutely MURDERED them with my MiG-31B and F-14.

[@Fr33zy159]

"I beat him...what do I win?" "A sad feeling."

[@TheReaverUltimate]

"awww"

[@gzer0x]

It was a good level to fly off into the sunset at the end...

[@Botuilnum]

The way he sounds like he's nearly crying when his plane explodes into a mini-nuke makes you feel kinda sorry.

[@kuyakyel324]

And regret for all the lives had been lost, cities are destroyed and nothing else left to recover with

[@ryanstover8433]

@@gzer0x You mean his wreckage after the explosion?

[@skydragongaming7840]

Come to Think of it. Prez and Monacrh are the last ones left now.... Damn.

[@CrabsJohnson]

...Prez died of g-LOC, you can see her body slumped over after the fight

[@skydragongaming7840]

No. I asked yesterday specifically and i was told shes just unconcious. It wouldnt make sense if she died, because, how would Monarch survived that? I asked in the PJ W Discord yesterday and got the answer she was unconcious.

[@AuroraAustralis_]

It's like what Diplomat said in Clear Skies "Looks like it's just you and me. No big deal, right?"

[@Blueflag04]

She just passes out

[@_flyingcat_7527]

i dont think you could die from g-loc, unless it causes you to slam into the ground of course

[@gracecalis5421]

1:41 I still can't get over this part of the song. It's perfect. Absolutely epic yet sounds tragic, even melancholic. Like at this part of the fight, Monarch looks out his canopy and is frozen with utter despair and hopelessness as he sees Presidia turned into an apocalyptic hellscape. And then right after that part, his leitmotif plays, almost as if he's now even further motivated to put Crimson 1 down. It's almost like I can hear an actual narration of the events of that mission through the music, all without a single line of dialogue. Utterly brilliant

[@maybe4549]

"You defy me... as long as one of us is still alive I'll never know peace..."

[@XShadowzVarcolac]

When PW Devs decide that Ace combat games lacks bullet hell *laughs in red screen

[@mystyle_jm8997]

Or Konami Airforce Delta Strike.

[@amagimofumofu6549]

Now you have me wanting for a first person aerial combat Touhou game

[@woodenscrotum7892]

It's Itano Circus of course!

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

Two sides of the same coin, locked in combat. Two kings, giving their all, in the eternal battle. O'er azure skies... Nothing else comes close.

[@SarSaraneth]

Crimson wasn't a king, he was a whiny little bitch.

[@pututunik8748]

i more prefer crimson skies since its all i see in this mission

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

@@pututunik8748 Come to think of it, the existence of airships in the PW universe means there's probably sky pirates out there.

[@OFFICIALSOLARMY]

O'er once Azur skies, and chared emerald plains. Where freedom and justice ONCE prevailed. With what little courage and strength. We'll fight till this bitter end. For liberty in our land.

[@its-amemegatron.9521]

@@OFFICIALSOLARMY That's.. actually perfect for a PW sequel.

[@toastywhiteboy7822]

When the lightning starts speaking latin.

[@namegobrrrr7192]

“Everybody’s gangster until the screen starts speaking orange”

[@verticalitii7621]

when the sky starts speaking cordium missiles.

[@josevictorionunez9312]

When the lightning and sky begin to glow orange

[@someone._.5333]

@@katanafourzeronine yeah I was Waiting for Maxor too

[@IshijimaKairo]

You gotta love Latin and *🅱 O R A N G E*

[@rifqiyunus1233]

Keiki Kobayashi's theme is hope, that the worst outcome is preventable and we need to do everything we can to prevent it. While Jose Pavli's theme is salvation, we're far far beyond point of no return but it's not a reason to stop fighting. Love them both.

[@SolitarySpade_Davon]

ONE MILLION LIVES. CRISP. WHITE. SHEETS. DIRTY BOOTS. *S A L V A T I O N.*

[@Elma_navideña]

The ending credits of ACZ with Pixy last interview, doesn't give much hope

[@novadyaomah3168]

Torres: Did someone said "SALVATION"!!?

[@infinite6339]

@@novadyaomah3168 Beat me to it

[@prinz4279]

@@novadyaomah3168 CRISP WHITE S H E E T S

[@yousseftamer4943]

Crimson 1 ain’t causally gaslighting you, he’s competitively gaslighting you.

[@BETRvids]

Every time the song gets to 0:44, I imagine Monarch chasing Crimson into the clouds over the city while the orange lightning bursts around them. The turbulence of the plane flying through the clouds mixed with the blasts of light and Crimson constantly firing at you just really seems to match the tension and buildup in this part of the song.

[@rarebear7788]

Up there with megalith. Absolute perfection

[@JosePavli]

Thank you ! Appreciate the comparison haha

[@warhawkfan1234]

​@@JosePavli I'm kinda curious, where did you take influence from when composing the soundtrack? I thought it was awesome the soundtrack had its own leitmotif and that you managed to channel that energy throughout nearly the entire soundtrack without getting stale. I only ask since it seems like you've listened to Agnus Dei; I take it you listened to a lot of the AC soundtrack. Anyway, just wanted you to know I thoroughly enjoyed the OST.

[@JosePavli]

@@warhawkfan1234 Thank you! To be fully honest with you, AC was not so much of a reference for the soundtrack. I was obviously influenced by its music because I grew up with it, but I wanted to give PW its own identity. So, AC wouldn't even be in the top 5 OSTs that have influenced me for PW. I'd say a lot of Attack on Titans, for that "End of the World" feel, as you progress through the campaign. Hiroyuki Sawano as well was a reference for some mission tracks. NieR:Automata was also an early reference that has influenced the instrumentation I chose. Code Geass as well has been used as placeholder OST for some missions as well. Add to that all the OST I've been listening to since I'm a child, and you get all the references for PW I guess. :)

[@JingSkyJoker]

I about to write that too. I feel a hint of Megalith and Daredevil. But sorrow emotion from this song is unique. And it blends with other emotion perfectly.

[@RogueBipolarDemon]

@@JosePavli I definitely felt the Sawano, then again I think Sawano would be excellent for an Ace Combat anime so...

[@some_random_toaster]

"What do you have to show for yourself, merc?" "Blood?" "Gold?" "A broken throne?" "I will bury you so completely, the earth will turn over a thousand times before your body is dug up."

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

(This comment was originally posted on Ace Combat Fan’s video of Mission 21. Wanted to bring it here for everyone’s thoughts.) "Zero" romanticizes the struggle between Cipher and Pixy, a wistful tune emphasizing the old comradeship and camaraderie between them, while serving as a somber and mournful reminder of how one must kill the other to see the world the way they want to. In many ways it's almost an upbeat tune if it wasn't accompanied by the threat of nuclear horror and two mercs knife-fighting with their planes in the mountains for the fate of the world. "Kings", on the other hand, is intense and blunt from the start, and extremely dramatic and dark. I've heard it be called the anti-Zero and the anti-Daredevil (ironic because I actually found subtle similarities in its melody to Daredevil). It accentuates the visuals of an apocalyptic wasteland down below that's freshly burning- highlighting the frightening prospect that there's nothing and no one left for you to save out there. If Zero is Snake Eater, Kings has to be the The Only Thing I Know For Real. It's harsh, hardcore, yet still cries for Monarch and Crimson's fates. The main difference, I feel, besides the whole narrative of Zero's "you have to save the world!" as opposed to Kings' "what is left for me to save?" is how you're supposed to _hate_ Crimson. You never felt that connection with him as you did Pixy, and while you viewed him as a deluded asshole in previous missions the absolute terror and evil of what he just did in front of you propels him to being an irredeemable monster. In this, *Crimson 1 is the only enemy the game truly encourages you to kill,* and it hammers that point home that he more than deserves to die. There's still that notion that one must kill the other to shift the balance of the world, but it's not so much a sorrowful reminder as it is a battle cry. As opposed to Cipher and Pixy, or perhaps Naked Snake and The Boss, there has never been love or trust between Monarch and Crimson; only respect for one another's skills as a pilot. All that is left for them is their rage and hatred laid bare for them to unleash upon each other- as they cannot do anything else as Presidia, and what is assumed Cascadia itself, crumbles and melts around them. NOTE: Funny, I've never actually played any of the games I've mentioned (AC7, AC0, PW, MGS3, MGR) here.

[@JosePavli]

Thanks for sharing that amazing comment!

[@mirage7564]

@@JosePavli My *g o d* the legend himself commented

[@altbhynem4900]

Then you should get to playing them m8,i mean it's clear by your comment that at the very least they have your interest

[@michaelandreipalon359]

One. Of. KZbin's. Best. Comments. Ever.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

@@michaelandreipalon359 Man, that’s a high honor. Thanks.

[@romankaplan666]

The mad bastards did it. They gave us a final boss that's just as epic as Cipher Vs Pixy or Trigger vs Hugin and Munin, and not only that but they created a theme that goes toe to toe in terms of epicness with Zero, Unsung War, Megalith, Hush and any other AC final boss theme. I haven't been as invested in a final boss in an AC styled game as I was here since Zero. Good job devs

[@nickfury1279]

This makes Hugin and Munin feel like a turkey shoot in comparison

[@MCF2233]

Honestly this boss fight was 10 times better than any AC boss fight ive ever played even with its day 1 issues. The music is just as good (if not better), the flying is so much more satisfying, and the enemy actually flies intelligently and uses real ACM maneuvers rather than just go around in circles trying to beat you in a pure rate fight. Its so much more satisfying, and it rewards you for actually fighting instead of flying in circles.

[@NuclearFalcon146]

@@MCF2233 That is an interesting point of AI behavior that I never thought of before. Also the point of rear ACM vs just a rate fight makes sense. I notice that not just in AC games but sometimes even more serious (realistic) flight sims. I'd lie if I didn't admit that I myself tend to rate fight, but then I grew up on the Falcon series of sims and the F-16 is a big name in rate fighters.

[@bigdoggo5827]

Tbh this is miles better than almost any AC boss. Maybe fighting Pixy is comparable but Crimson 1 fight is just more epic, And I'm a big fan of AC games and PW

[@pratyushchauhan4107]

@@MCF2233 have you played Zero?

[@TheGamingKiller242]

I've never heard a song capture the feeling of despair, tragedy, and rage all at the same time so eloquently. This is genuinely one of the best composed songs I've heard in a while.

[@Crackheadcentral2188]

“Monarch, when you hear the thunder...” “…when the storm...comes for you...” “...remember me.” This mission is my favorite, not only is it a culmination of your journey, skills, and arsenal, but so is the soundtrack. I can hear other tracks(like Showdown, the theme of the mission you properly fight CRIMSON-1 in, for example) bleeding through, and it is BEAUTIFUL. Love you Jose, the dev crew, and everyone who had a hand in this game. It is great

[@VanTheMan1099]

Jose Pavli "you solely are responsible for this" masterpiece.

[@marrqi7wini54]

Plus the numerous fans, supporters, and players involved.

[@VanTheMan1099]

@@marrqi7wini54 it was a reference to a line the final boss says but ok.

[@fureversalty]

The reprisal of the intro tune at 6:24 never ceases to give me goosebumps, this track is unmatched.

[@TheNJKannushi]

"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." Tell me King of Hell, was the victor justice?

[@maeviu-twich6280]

Nice reference to Gault 1

[@spirz4557]

"If there was a justice, Presidia wouldn't be a burning crater."

[@tonyepic8]

@@spirz4557

[@NotDaender]

As a fan of Ace Combat games, you really made your own unique masterpiece that captures such an emotional and frightening battle!

[@aureusknighstar2195]

Bruh that first ten seconds of the soundtrack is pure exotic music, I listen to cool orchestras almost everyday and I haven't heard such a sound that resonated clearly in my ears that made me conclude that this is one of the best compositions to a small yet rising franchise such as Project: Wingman

[@Krystalmyth]

When the narcissist kid on your street gets mad because they lost, then leaves and takes their ball with them. By lighting it on fire and crying about what you made them do. Most satisfying splash in the game for sure.

[@nathennates1488]

Emotional Part Begins at 1:43 While Crimson 1 Bullet hell against you. I really wish if there will be another Project Wingman Game

[@alanmerino9440]

When your own health bar shows up on the hud it makes you feel alive.

[@ComradeThomas]

This is, without a doubt, one of the greatest boss battle themes of any game I have ever played. You didn't just hit a home run with this one, you knocked that ball straight into the stratosphere.

[@flapflapflapflap]

Borders Pride And everything nuke These are the ingredients to make the perfect ace pilot, but Dr. Schroeder accidentally added an ingredient *Salvation* And thus, Crimson 1 was made!

[@HarmonicVector]

*Darkness horn plays*

[@JustaDan-su5ox]

Matias Torres: WHO SAID "SALVATION"?

[@clashaccount8737]

I think you mean "and everything Orange".

[@dsdy1205]

Predictable.

[@R-XI_Sulla]

And accidentally fell a orange into the mix

[@yellowstick5087]

Let's make a list: -You keep hearing about a special pilot with a crown insignia that keeps turning the tide ever since you let that three-manned flight go. -You fight Cascadia in Bering Strait as backup with all available Peacekeepers and you still lose. You also lose a significant amount of your wingmen. Command orders you to retreat, unable to exact your revenge and frustrations. -You sense that those dogs are slowly turning Cascadia, your home country, into a mercenary haven. Those are the same people that brought torment to the Federation and perhaps some of your comrades. -After the devastating loss in Bering Strait, you are saved by yet another "lowly pilot" who is a Reservist (Frontline 59). -You hear the Cascadians invade the Federation and possibly hears that the same "lowly" Reservist halt, push them back, and foil their plans of ruining Federation Cordium reserves (Frontline 59). - Just as Cascadia is now desperate and is heavily reliant on mercenaries now, The Federation mirrors them by using reservists -- the bottom of the barrel -- to defend the motherland. You are disappointed with the fact that your duties are to only be involved in Cascadia. -Possible that you might get paranoid of being replaced or surpassed now that pilots other than you are rising in fame or infamy. -Possible pride being hurt since "The Best of The Best" is losing battle after battle. They may win some battles but, with that crowned mercenary out there, The Federation is still losing ground. -You hear from the Federation that your nemesis launched a Cordium strike towards Federation Troops and causing a Second Calamity to occur (which is a lie). -Ambushes your nemesis on an active volcano. Next thing you know is that your squadron you became close with get shot down one-by-one. And then you finally follow. -You get rescued Anakin Skywalker style. Heavily possible that his visage is deformed; burnmarks, volcanic scars and all. -The Federation presented you as the best of the best. Now you are reduced in this pathetic state. -Your Federation's best pilots beaten by "Lowly Mercenaries" twice (or thrice if Monarch decided to fight him after you raided Yellowstone Pre Bering, Prospero, and Presidian Duel). -The Federation deems that your nemesis is so overpowered that you needed a f*cking superweapon to nuke him. -Goes batsh*t insane. Casually breaks a ceasefire and literally does the worst warcrime ever, selfishly demolishing Presidia, a capital inahibted by millions, just to destroy Cascadians and, of course, his rival. -1v1 your rival in a burning world with a superjet filled to the brim with prototypes and unstable cordoum weaponry. -Still f*cking loses to a mute guy with a waifu. No wonder he lost his mind.

[@mill2712]

Also just letting you know, F59 is out on steam now. It's 5 dollars I think.

[@LtCWest]

​@@mill2712You serious?! *Checks Steam Holy shit, you are!!!!

[@NoahDoyle-k5n]

1:43 it feels like your in space hearing this part

[@Captain_Torres]

"Project Wingman's story is not a homeric epic. It's not very realistic, nor is it reasonable on any level. But standing over the ruins of everyone that I hate, the SunD flashing before my eyes, I come to the realization: above all, Project Wingman is fun. None of the disparate parts of this schizophrenic game work by themselves. The combat is not devil may cry. The lore is not tolkien. And we are not going to overcome our pride and prejudice. When you make a list, the game doesn't really seem that impressive. But like a chef, if we mix our ingredients well, cook at thermonuclear temperature and add enough rat poison, we will create a spicy blend that's so out of this world, so balls to the wall, that it makes everything taste perfect. The motivation of our final boss makes no fucking sense. His arc is schizophrenia and his obsession with you is fucking funny. I've never seen someone write a character based exclusively off of projection. But standing where I am now, there's no one I'd rather fight. He's the perfectly goofy antagonist for a game mostly comprised of clown behavior. The music, the drama, the retinal damage. This fight is as ridiculous as the rest of the game... *...and I wouldn't want it any other way"*

[@leogradius1]

-Max0r

[@realname6781]

SALVATION

[@leogradius1]

crimson one nukes again

[@d.olivergutierrez8690]

Everyone always talks about grey villains with “simpatetic” motivation but once in a while its cool to fight a total black sheep to clarify that no matter how low hopes we have in ourselves there’s always going to be some one that will make you look like a saint

[@kabob0077]

Crimson 1 was like a mix between Rage and Scream and Torres, he's absolutely insane and is just projecting so fucking hard that Dip just fucking SNAPS.

[@Aurik-Kal-Durin]

_"You're a slave to history. Even after Calamity, you fight against the only order that can guarantee the safety of your people. _*_You, solely, are responsible for this."_*

[@loverofjesusMKII]

5:38 - 5:54 I'm just now realising this is Peacekeeper 1 Intro A

[@xiomary5480]

I love how the music pumps up, Shows the full strength of your opponent, his advantage over you. Then the player removes 1/3 of his health and the music shows that the player has taken control of the situation, that HE is now in charge. In the last phase, the music shows the anger of the villain, unleashing everything he has on the player. Great music for a great battle. Sorry for the English. Using translator

[@bluesrike]

"You're a slave to history."

[@sxgbln5868]

Now that's a phrase for history

[@scarecrow108productions7]

@@sxgbln5868 **cue mission titles** *KINGS* *NO MISSION DATA FOUND* *DAY 203 OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT* *\\ERROR: REGIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION MODULE TIMED OUT\\*

[@phamduchieunhan8465]

Even after Calamity, you fight against the only order that can guarantee the safety of your people. You, solely are responsible for this.

[@risingsun9595]

"And you never learned from it."

[@trigger5258]

Headcanon Monarch responses: “And you’ll be forgotten by it.” “And you refuse to learn from it.”

[@Survivor00]

Those opening strings (and their later use in the song) really harkened me back to the beginning of Megalith's Agnus Dei, gave me same kind of chills. Dunno if that was intentional, but it really set the same sort of desperate feel for the whole thing, and the rising sense of triumph. Incredible work on the soundtrack, José, every one of these songs has been a banger.

[@JosePavli]

Thank you so much. Glad you liked the direction we took !

[@s0LLagal]

Frankly, that opening ~30 seconds of Kings with the fade-in to the display of what Crimson-1 has done will forever be ingrained in my fucking memory. Not often do game OSTs make me actively feel something, but holy shit this makes me *feel*

[@ResonantTonalityMusic]

I just listened to this song on Spotify by an automatic recommendation for three months and have only now found out what it's from. That's neat.

[@theohibbs]

3:55 is the most amazing turn. It keys back to most if not all themes that all have that same drop in them. Just for a moment you feel at home and on top of the fight!

[@antoncabotta5364]

PICTURE IT! ONE MILLION VIEWS!!!

[@-infiniteaddie-1597]

The moment I heard @0:18... that's how I knew PW was my new favorite game, and that these OSTs were my new favorites. Thank you

[@samathsek3199]

«No distractions, no wingman, no war. Just me and you whoever win is the best pilot.»

[@cosmozone271]

Watching Jose's "Making Of" videos, I found my own interpretation of this track. There really isn't much of a "story" in a traditional sense, but listening closer after the making of videos, you can hear every leitmotif of every character or group, the throat singing throughout the entire track reflecting the devastation below (the leitmotif for cordium itself), and the main track itself shifts from the various leitmotifs, starting with Crimson's, then the Federation's, then as the music takes a change, Monarch's ostinato can be heard, and the instrumentation changes for a while, from the industrial beats of the Federation to the open violins of Cascadia and the Independence Force. Hitman's ostinato and bits of the CIF's leitmotif and the sky are also heard. From what I can interpret, the track tells that there is widespread devastation, no answer and no end in sight to it, and it doesn't matter if they're Cascadian, or Federation, everyone was touched by this war, the destruction below. To quote the scientist in mission 15, what happened did not discriminate between Federation or Cascadian.

[@V2_ULTRAKILL]

"Monarch, when you hear the thunder" "When the storm comes for you" "Remember me" Best line in the game

[@Mercenary_Dog]

Monarch's ostinato is one of the most empowering moments in video game history for me. A game rarely gives the protagonist their own 'theme' and this one here just makes you feel like a genuine threat and a badass. Well deserved, Monarch.

[@readytopay6969]

I always believed this theme represented the chaotic madness of crimson-1, where his emotions rapidly changed from sadness to happiness, from calmness to fury and etc

[@Mercenary_Dog]

​@@readytopay6969Crimson 1's Ostinato plays at 2:06 while Monarch's kicks in at 2:50 . Crimson's does represent his anger and hatred towards a lowlife mercenary that beat him several times, and Monarch's sounds like Monarch is desperately fighting back with an inferior plane to deliver vengeance.

[@rebesin4564]

This is gonna be a long one but I wanted to put my heart out for this song in particular. MAN, what can I say about this masterpiece? This beautiful work of art? It's musical genius. I only played and finished Project Wingman last December to early January of this year and I enjoyed every last song that you've made for this game. Every song always captured the feel and the essence of the situations the player would be partaking in for each mission. Many songs like Rea Sea, Consequence of Power, and Fire and Dust (just to name a few because I could name damn near the entire soundtrack) would not be as powerful of a moment without your music. By the time, I got to this song.... this Moment. It was and still is one of my favorite experiences in this game. This soundtrack stayed on the backburner while I was experiencing Now, Kings. With the moment of Crimson 1 taking what was supposed to the grand finale of Project Wingman where both factions initiate a ceasefire and are promptly stopped by his madness through the Cordium missiles, it immediately subverted my expectations coming from someone who had just finished AC7 and was a bit disappointed on how that game ended. It's a fantastic game but what had happened didn't stick with me. THIS has stuck with me. Kings on its own was already a wonderful song to a final encounter. Strong, intense, but also melodramtic enough to make it (especially at 1:44) and it, with the combination with Coronation after left a permanent mark on my mind that turned a 8/10 game to a 10/10 game to me. I wasn't aware of the many, many leitmotifs that were present throughout the game so Kings was a song that I vibed with more off the feel of the music. After completing the game, I was obsessed with your music. Bought the soundtrack off of bandcamp, listening to it daily for months and months. Specifically, I listened to Kings more than did the other songs. It's just that good. Then, I watched both of your "Making the Soundtrack" and learned about the leitmotifs, different uses of instruments and the inspiration of why you made the soundtrack this way. I started listening to the music differently and it only made me love it even more. The duality of both Crimson's and Monarch's ostinatos, the Freedom motif, Hitman team's, etc. The usage of these motifs made every track feel authentic from each other while also using those motifs to tell a emotion set in the story. That's what makes Kings one of my all time favorite songs from you. It's the ultimate mixture of what you have been building up to. Using many different segments throughout the soundtrack to create this extreme moment between our two fighters battle over the Crown over Hell. Congrats on reaching 3 Million, Jose! I believe this deserves way way more views. I also wanted to ask if at 1:44 is that a motif to Peacekeeper I but in a more somber sounding melody?

[@JosePavli]

Hi there, thank you so much for your message. I really appreciate it, it means a lot! 🙏🏻 Here’s to more music coming soon! As for your question, it’s not really related to Peacekeeper 1. It is an extension of the first few notes that play during the intro. If you listen carefully you will recognize the same notes played during the first few seconds opening. Thank you again for your support. 🫶🏻