Couple of things:
1. There is some ancient evil buried underneath the Waiapolo Mountains.
2. It has it's IFF turned on.
3. The Sotoan Land Battleship is trying it's damnedest to kill it, to the point of completely ignoring me throughout the mission.
Fuck this place man.
"On second thought, ace. We decided not to go over the promised land. We're gonna keep you company instead."
"I hope you'll enjoy our stay, Wings."
Rex:
>> NO
>> NO
>> NO
Ace Combat is pure hopecore. It's so damn earnest it might as well be Kingdom Hearts. It requires legitimate going all in on to accept. You either vibe with it or you don't and the people who do REALLY do.