Part Efficient... Aces?

Bandit Airfield, Krakabloa — 2035

Bandit Airfield never appeared on official charts. In 2035 it existed as a scar—cut into Krakabloa’s wind-scoured coastline, surrounded by jagged basalt spires that shredded radar returns and punished careless flying. It was a place that rewarded instinct over procedure. That was why Daren Volen ended up there.

By the time he took the callsign “Jinx,” Volen already had a reputation that followed him like contrails that refused to fade. Aircraft assigned to him broke records and occasionally broke expectations. Enemy pilots lost lock at impossible moments. Missiles failed, datalinks stuttered, weather turned hostile without warning. Whether coincidence or pattern, Volen survived it all—calm, methodical, and unnervingly precise.

As Viper-1, he commanded a squadron of seven—four primary, three secondary—but Viper Squadron was shaped around one constant: Volen always flew lead.

His aircraft, the SU-35VSM Hyperflanker-X, was an aircraft most pilots respected and few truly understood. Volen understood it intimately. He flew it like a living system rather than a machine, exploiting its thrust-vectoring to bend fights into three dimensions, bleeding enemy energy while conserving his own. The Hyperflanker-X’s engines burned hot and bright as he skimmed Krakabloa’s island chains at low altitude, using stone spires and sea clutter as extensions of his tactics.

Volen didn’t chase kills. He engineered outcomes.

Over Bandit Airfield, engagements often began already tilted in his favor. He baited interceptors into committing too early, masked himself behind terrain until the last possible second, then broke vertically with a violence that left pursuers disoriented. When missiles came off the rails, Volen’s voice never changed—steady callouts, short commands, perfect timing. Wingmen later said he always sounded like he’d already seen the fight play out.

The callsign “Jinx” stuck because no one could agree on what he actually brought into battle—bad luck for the enemy, or an almost unfair sense of probability. Enemy after-action reports frequently cited “environmental anomalies” or “unpredictable maneuvering.” Krakabloa’s airspace became known as a place where systems failed and pilots vanished from radar without explanation.

From the tower at Bandit Airfield, ground crews watched Volen land with scorched panels and half-burned fuel margins, taxiing in like it was routine. He rarely spoke after sorties. Debriefs were quiet, analytical, stripped of emotion. To Volen, chaos wasn’t dramatic—it was simply another variable to manage.

By the end of 2035, Viper Squadron’s presence alone altered enemy flight plans. Missions were delayed. Routes rerouted. Engagements avoided. One note appeared repeatedly in intercepted comms:

If Jinx is airborne, disengage.

Daren Volen never acknowledged the reputation. He only returned to Bandit Airfield, engines ticking as they cooled, Krakabloa’s fog rolling in around him—ready to fly again, and let the sky decide who was unlucky next.
—ChatGPT

(i9n kno how to make my own lore)

AI Ranking: Hard

Pilot type: Hard Ace

Notes:

He has aim assist because ai doesn't know how to control PSM that easy
He has LOTS of PSM

every Wright pilot's worst nightmare.

Squad lead of Viper Squadron

Tips:

just use your own piloting skills.

Ace name:

Daren "Jinx" Volen

Commonly found in KB (Krakabloa) Airspace

Updates compared to prev ai dogfighter:

Now has 12 AAMs total.

Now has heavy PSM unlike previous ace

More part count (sad)