"Lorenz Riedel is one of several Belkan defectors to have helped create the Aigaion." ― Emmerian military records[1]

Lorenz Riedel was a former Belkan Air Force pilot and veteran of the Belkan War. He later joined the Estovakian Air Force and became the flight lead of the 5th Tactical Fighter Squadron in the Estovakian Central Precinct Air Force's 60th Aviation Regiment.

Riedel is one of the named aces found in Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War and Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation. He appears in Mission 16 (ACE ZERO) if played on Soldier style and Mission 9 (ACE 6) if played on Expert difficulty or higher. His livery for the aircraft becomes available for purchase after shooting him down.

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Biography

Early life

Riedel was born in Belka in 1967, and later joined the Belkan Air Force, where he was assigned to Gault Squadron as Gault 7. He flew with the unit until their sudden disappearance in the early months of the Belkan War, and later resurfaced when the leader of the squadron, Anton Kupchenko, led the A World With No Boundaries uprising in December 1995.[2]

Belkan War

On December 31, he and his unit engaged the Galm Team at Area B7R to prevent them from arriving to Avalon Dam, where the launch of the V2 missile would take place. Riedel escaped from his Su-47 and survived the engagement, only to disappear shortly thereafter. Osean special forces investigated reports of sightings at Oured, but he was never found, and was filed as "Missing in Action".[2]

Estovakian Civil War

At some point after the Belkan War, Lorenz left the Osean continent and traveled to Estovakia as one of the many "war exiles" expelled from his country. In 2007, he fought in the Estovakian Civil War as part of the Eastern Faction, and supplied Gustav Dvornik with classified Belkan research on heavy command cruiser technology, allowing them to build the P-1112 Aigaion and her escort ships, the former of which would allow them to win the war.[1]

Emmeria-Estovakia War

When the Emmeria-Estovakia War broke out, he was transferred to the Aigaion itself with the Strigon Team. On February 20, 2016, he launched with the squadron to defend the Aerial Fleet from an Emmerian Air Force attack but was shot down by Talisman, and his fate remains ambiguous.[3]

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