Hello Aces, welcome back to another Ace Combat 7 theory, and this one is quite simple: Is
Osea (or the IUPF) replacing ISAF?
The Independent States Allied Forces, or ISAF for short, was a military alliance in Strangereal
formed in the continent of Usea just after tensions between Erusea and the members of
the Central Usea Treaty Organization started to rise in he year of 2003.
Still in that year, the war between Erusea and ISAF started.
From the very beginning Erusea seemed unstoppable when they almost conquered the entire continent
of Usea.
In September of 2004, when ISAF was facing its darkest hours, they unleashed their best
pilot, Mobius 1, who managed to change the tide of the war.
In September 2005, ISAF forces were already in Erusian soil and managed to conquer the
Erusian capital city of Farbanti.
Following the loss of their capital, Erusian forces surrendered and the war was officially over.
In the aftermath of the war, ISAF imposed a new government under its guidance to Erusea,
but in the year of 2006, members of the Erusian military rebelled under the Free Erusea movement
which had the goal of restoring Erusian independence.
This time, ISAF sent Mobius 1 alone to deal with the rebel forces and in the last battle
against Free Erusea, Mobius 1 faced some X-02 Wyverns.
After the destruction of the Wyverns, Free Erusea was officially defeated.
The X-02 Wyvern and its technology fell into ISAF hands and the X-02 was later exported
to Osea as we can see in this cutscene from Ace Combat 5 and in the airshow over November
City in the year of 2011 as I’ve mentioned in my History of Osea video.
So far these were all facts but let’s dive into the theory part now.
When Mobius 1 defeated Free Erusea there were already talks about his retirement.
So what if Mobius 1 did retire?
Would ISAF even be able to fight without Mobius 1?
More importantly, if ISAF’s goal was to counter the Erusian aggression, and they did
manage to win the war against Erusea, is there a point to ISAF’s existence now?
They surely kept on existing one year after the war, when they fought against Free Erusea,
to guide Erusea’s political transition but what about in the long term?
Would they still exist in 5, 10 or even 15 years, which is when the events Ace Combat 7 take place?
Did they keep on existing as a military alliance like NATO did after the fall of the Soviet
Union or were they like the allies of World War II who went on their separate ways?
(And yes, I know some of them formed NATO, but that was because of the Soviet Union,
not the Axis Powers)
Instead of keeping an alliance against no enemy running, why not just disband and if
those countries need help why not ask a superpower to intervene?
Because that’s exactly what happened in 1997 when some Usean countries tried to form
a military alliance with Osea.
If things didn’t work back then, why not do so now since it’s peacetime and Osea’s
government after 2010 was very into peace.
Having Osea, a Strangereal superpower, guaranteeing the independence of the small Usean nations
should be enough to prevent wars from happening there, after all, no one would want to mess
up with Osea.
Although something clearly went wrong with this idea because Erusea ended up declaring
war against Osea in the year of 2020 for an unknown reason.
Another point supporting this theory on the replacement of or cooperation with ISAF is
that ISAF soon exported the X-02 Wyvern, a product of cutting edge Erusian technology,
to Osea.
Another one is that in the arcade mode of Ace Combat 5, where we play as Mobius 1 fighting
against Free Erusea, the tanker aircraft is painted on the colours of the Osean Air Defence Force.
I know that many of you will say that Project Aces was only reusing the models because the
same thing also happens in Ace Combat X, and I totally agree with you but what if Project
Aces is using this small mistake as a hint to the story of the game?
What if Osea was helping ISAF fight with logistical support?
Of course we are only talking about a theory here so it’s all about possibilities.
Perhaps it’s not only Osea that is replacing ISAF, but the whole International Union Peacekeeping Forces.
The IUPF (which also happens to exist in the Joint Assault universe) could have been created
with the goal of protecting the ISEV, the International Space Elevator, which is also
conveniently located somewhere in the southwestern coast of Usea.
Having an international organization protecting that part of the continent should be enough
reason for ISAF to become obsolete, but of course that’s only my opinion.
So this was my theory about the end of ISAF and the replacement of the alliance with either
Osea or the IUPF.
I hope you have enjoyed this video and as always, remember to leave your thoughts and
theories in the comments.
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