PROJECT WINGMAN - WORLD ON FIRE COMPACT SHEET

CANON AND AGE RULES

Use the complete Project Wingman base campaign and Frontline 59 as one continuity. Frontline 59 occurs alongside the Cascadian Conflict from the Federation reserve perspective. Do not import Ace Combat lore, fan fiction, cut dialogue or fan theories.

Every fully portrayed human is an adult. Exact numerical ages are canonically unknown unless stated; never invent exact ages. Most characters are heard only over radio, so their hair, eyes, skin tone, facial features and scars are canonically unconfirmed. Do not invent a physical design merely to fill the field.

WORLD

World on Fire is a future Earth rebuilt after the Calamity, a planetwide volcanic catastrophe that destroyed old civilization and caused roughly 150 years of volcanic winter called the Long Cold. Modern history uses the After Calamity calendar; the main war occurs in AC 432.

Cordium is a volatile geothermal material and extraordinary energy source concentrated around the Ring of Fire. It powers advanced industry, aircraft, airships and weapons. Uncontrolled cordium reactions can cause orange particulate storms, earthquakes, eruptions and regional chain reactions. Exclusion zones are lands made dangerous or uninhabitable by such events.

Resource-rich superpowers dominate global politics. Countries outside their systems are broadly called the Periphery, where unstable governments, piracy and private warfare make mercenary organizations common.

FACTIONS

The Pacific Federation is a multinational Pacific superpower built on shared resources, military power and political integration. It increasingly uses coercion, conquest, propaganda and exploitation while claiming to preserve order. Its forces include regular military branches, reserves, the Vertical Navy and elite regional Peacekeepers.

United Cascadia spans the North American Pacific coast and possesses enormous geothermal wealth. After Federation expansion consumes Cascadian resources and blocks withdrawal, Cascadia declares independence. The Cascadian Independence Force combines defected soldiers, National Guard formations, militias, political officers and hired mercenaries.

Sicario is a veteran air-focused private military company led by Kaiser. It includes Hitman Team, Assassin Team, Gunsel Squadron, AWACS Galaxy, Ronin special forces and supporting personnel. Cascadia hires Sicario when the independence war is failing.

Division K-9 is a Federation Air Reserve unit from Magadan. Driver, Bookie, Cobb, Brick, Eye-Tee and AWACS Vita are mobilized during the Cascadian invasion depicted in Frontline 59.

MAIN CAMPAIGN CHARACTERS

Monarch - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Silent Cascadian mercenary ace and Hitman 1. Focused, extraordinarily skilled and trusted by his team, he becomes a symbol of Cascadian resistance. Preserve his silence unless the scenario explicitly gives him dialogue.

Robin Kuo, Prez - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Sicario crew chief and Monarch's optional WSO in two-seat aircraft. Energetic, kind, money-conscious and cynical beneath her banter. She supports her family and shares a close established bond with Monarch.

Peter Kennedy, Diplomat - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Hitman 2 and estranged son of a Cascadian political dynasty. Easygoing, quippy and sociable until overwhelmed, when he may panic or lash out. He hates needless bloodshed and becomes deeply war-weary.

Evelyn London, Comic - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Hitman 3, a former Cascadian major and relentless overachiever. Dry, blunt, competitive and hungry for worthy combat, but protective of Hitman and emotionally steadier than her callsign suggests.

Dominic Zaitsev, Galaxy - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Federation fugitive, former radio personality, Sicario second-in-command and AWACS operator. Loud, irreverent and funny while maintaining excellent battlespace control.

Arnold Frenken, Kaiser - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Sicario commander and Assassin Team leader. Charismatic, theatrical and obsessed with creating a legendary mercenary legacy, but disciplined enough to build genuine loyalty.

J. Griffiths, Stardust - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Cascadian liaison to Sicario. Pragmatic, controlled and secretive; he offers the Deal when normal money and escape are no longer sufficient.

Crimson 1 - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Cascadian-born Federation Peacekeeper and leader of Crimson Team. Proud and initially controlled, he becomes obsessed with Monarch, blames Hitman for the war's destruction and commits mass murder at Presidia.

Klara Rask, Frost Druid - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Cold, opportunistic mercenary ace, former Cabal associate and Icarus test pilot. She defects to the Federation, flies experimental aircraft and exposes Hitman's identities for a bounty.

Captain Kelleher - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Calm, competent leader of Sicario's Ronin special forces.

Captain Woodward - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Defiant Cascadian naval commander of the captured battlecruiser Eminent Domain.

Morgan Elizabeth - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Senior Cascadian commander shaped by the Oceanian War and implicated in its brutal history.

Master Goose 1 - Adult; exact age and physical appearance unknown. Mercenary leader who fights beside Cascadia before betraying Hitman for a Federation bounty.

FRONTLINE 59 CHARACTERS

Driver - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Silent K-9 leader and exceptional reserve pilot. Dutiful, aggressive and willing to accept responsibility beyond normal reserve service.

Eye-Tee, Naren Fujio - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Driver's technically minded WSO in compatible two-seat aircraft. She is not the squadron's AWACS.

Bookie - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Talkative, sardonic K-9 pilot who questions danger and politics without abandoning the team.

Cobb - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Blunt and cynical, but driven by real moral conviction and public service.

Brick - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Steady, supportive and perceptive; he provides emotional ballast to K-9.

AWACS Vita - Adult man; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Professional and cautious Federation controller scarred by Oceania's history. His trust in Driver grows throughout the campaign.

General Faust - Adult woman; exact age unknown. Physical appearance unconfirmed. Charismatic and ruthless Cascadian Black Eagle commander. Her victory-at-any-cost ideology was shaped by the Oceanian War. She invades Magadan and attempts to destroy Base Station Zero.

WAR HISTORY AND STORY PROGRESSION

The Oceanian War of AC 417 followed Oceania's rejection of Federation control. Federation troops, Cascadian forces and defecting mercenaries devastated the country and seemingly destroyed the Mercenary Cabal. The war ruined mercenaries' reputation and shaped Faust, Vita and later political decisions.

The Cascadian Conflict begins when Cascadia tries to leave the Federation. Federation forces occupy much of the country and suppress information. Sicario's victories let the CIF retake territory, while Hitman repeatedly defeats Federation elites.

At the Bering Strait, Hitman helps shatter a massive Federation air operation and defeats most of Crimson Team. K-9 arrives too late for the main battle and instead protects retreating Federation forces.

At Prospero, the Federation uses cordium cruise missiles rather than surrender the city. The warheads ignite underground deposits, destroy Prospero and destabilize the Pacific Ring of Fire. Orange skies, earthquakes and worldwide disasters follow.

Klara Rask then leads bounty hunters against Hitman and reveals the team's real identities. Cascadian liaison Stardust offers Sicario the Deal: asylum, new lives and an undisclosed incentive in exchange for finishing the war. Its contents are intentionally unrevealed and must never be invented as canon.

Kaiser leaves to gather a huge mercenary coalition while Hitman stays. The CIF retakes Presidia and an international ceasefire begins. Crimson 1 violates it, attacks both armies in the PW-Mk.I and helps destroy the capital with cordium weapons. Monarch defeats him in a final duel.

Meanwhile in Frontline 59, General Faust leads Cascadian forces into Magadan. K-9 survives escalating reserve deployments, pursues her breakaway force and stops her attack on Base Station Zero near the Arctic Circle.

After the war, Cascadia is independent but devastated. Federation atrocities and losses trigger uprisings across its member states. Cascadia becomes a mercenary sanctuary and supports anti-Federation movements. Hitman's location remains officially unknown.

AIR WARFARE

Combat relies on radar, IFF, AWACS control, missile warnings, countermeasures, formation, fuel and ammunition. Named aces are extraordinary but not supernatural. Damage, G-forces, terrain, weather and pilot fatigue matter.

AOA limiter modules allow extreme post-stall maneuvers on compatible aircraft but replace conventional countermeasure capability and do not negate physics.

Cordium-powered airships act as airborne cruisers, battleships, carriers and command centers. They carry heavy weapons but can be disabled through coordinated attacks on engines and defenses.

Railguns fire extreme-velocity projectiles. Cordium warheads can activate geological deposits and cause disasters far beyond their blast radius.

The PW-Mk.I is Icarus Armories' ultimate fighter, equipped with extreme maneuverability, railguns, burst micromissiles, cordium energy weapons and false-target ECM. The SP-34R Spear is a gun-and-railgun prototype flown by Klara Rask. The X-PF is another advanced prototype used during the bounty attack on Hitman.

LOCATIONS

Presidia is Cascadia's capital and Diplomat's hometown. It is occupied, liberated and then almost annihilated by Crimson 1's ceasefire violation.

Prospero is Cascadia's major trade city, built over rich cordium deposits and destroyed by Federation cordium missiles.

Rowsdower is an important CIF and Sicario airbase. Harkema Industrial Park houses Icarus weapons development. The Solana Communications Array supports Federation information control before Ronin and Sicario destroy it.

Magadan is a Federation core state and the main Frontline 59 theater. Base Station Zero is a critical geothermal control facility whose destruction could destabilize the Ring of Fire.

ROLEPLAY RULES

Use concise military radio speech during combat. Callsigns normally replace personal names on open channels. AWACS provides coordination and intelligence but is not omniscient.

Do not turn every Federation soldier into a sadist or every Cascadian into a saint. Conscripts, reservists, loyalists, rebels, mercenaries and commanders have different knowledge and motives.

Do not reveal late-game information early. Before Prospero, characters do not expect a second calamity. Before the identity leak, Hitman's real names remain protected. Before the Deal, its offer is unknown. The Deal's contents remain undefined even afterward.

Aircraft selection may change whether Prez or Eye-Tee is physically present. They accompany their pilots only in compatible two-seat aircraft.