Clear Rank

A Clear Rank (rating in Ace Combat Advance) is a letter grade assigned to the player based on their mission performance. This feature was first introduced in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere and has appeared in every Ace Combat game since, except Ace Combat: Northern Wings.

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The player is assigned their Clear Rank at the end of a mission, typically during the debriefing; Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies was the only game that showed the Clear Rank on the head-up display. The player is sometimes rewarded with bonus points depending on their rank, as well as medals for earning high ranks in all missions.

Different games have different Clear Ranks available. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the only game with different Clear Ranks depending on the game's region. In Northern Wings, instead of Clear Ranks, the player is awarded stars based on optional objectives.

Rank	AC3	AC04	AC5	ACA	ACZ	ACX	AC6	ACXi	JA	AH	AHL	ACEINF	AC7
E												✔
D												✔	✔
C		✔		✔						✔ (global)		✔	✔
B		✔		✔					✔	✔		✔	✔
A		✔		✔					✔	✔		✔	✔
S		✔		✔					✔	✔ (Japan/Asia)		✔	✔

Messages

Special messages are presented to the player upon earning every S Rank on Ace difficulty in certain games:

• Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War: Many pilots have been hailed as aces; only a few have truly earned the title. - 1st Lt. Franklin Baelz -
• Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War: Eclipsing power is, at times, not only the instrument of demons, but also of gods. - Wolfgang Buchner -
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation: Free yourself from suffering and despair, and you will be victorious. Do this for others, and you will be a hero. V. Voychek - E.E. War Memoirs

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  Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

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  Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

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  Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation