Final Option

This article is about an in-game mission. For the in-universe event, see Escape from Sand Island.

"Arrest them on sight. They're spies! Shoot 'em if you have to!"

― Orson Perrault

Final Option is the 19th mission of Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Framed as spies, Wardog Squadron escape Sand Island in training jets, led by Pops.

Objectives

The mission's objective is to shake off the 8492nd Squadron and reach safety. The player must closely follow Pops as he leads them through the Solo Islands, particularly through two tunnel flights. If the player strays too far from Pops, they will fail the mission. Reaching the other side of the island completes the mission.

Enemy Lists

The player cannot attack in this mission due to a lack of ammunition.

Standard Units

Section		Unit	Points	Count	Notes
Initial		F-15S/MTD	-	4
Mission Update		F-14A "SWORDSMAN"	-	1

S Rank

The S rank is automatically awarded in this mission.

Debriefing

All planes from the Sand Island detachment were shot down by naval jets from the carrier Kestrel. Likewise, all of the pilots are confirmed dead.

Trivia

• This is the first time in Ace Combat where the player is scripted to be shot down. The only other mission where this happens is Nightmare in Ace Combat: Assault Horizon.

References

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Missions

Campaign

• Shorebirds
• Open War
• Narrow Margin
• First Flight
• Rendezvous
• White Bird (Part I)
• Front Line
• Handful of Hope
• Lit Fuse
• Blind Spot
• Chain Reaction/Reprisal
• Powder Keg/Four Horsemen
• Demons of Razgriz
• Ice Cage
• White Noise
• Desert Arrow/Desert Lightning
• Journey Home
• Fortress
• 8492
• Final Option
• Ancient Walls
• Solitaire
• Closure
• Ghosts of Razgriz
• White Bird (Part II)
• Heartbreak One
• Sea of Chaos
• ACES
• The Unsung War

Arcade

• AREA 01-A
• AREA 02-A
• AREA 03-A/AREA 03-B
• AREA 04-A/AREA 04-B
• AREA 05-A/AREA 05-B
• AREA 06-A/AREA 06-B/AREA 06-C/AREA 06-D
• AREA 07-A/AREA 07-B/AREA 07-C/AREA 07-D