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WOLFGAG BUCHNER
- AKA: Peter N. Beagle; Huckebien the Raven



Personal information:
Name: Wofgang Buchner (a.k.a. Peter Beagle)
Rank: Colonel (Belkan Air Force) 1st Lieutenant (OADF)
Call Sign: Huckebien the Raven
Nationality: Belkan
Age: 56
Sex: Male
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 161 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eyes: Blue
Blood type: B
Status: Alive

Biography:
Wolfgang Buchner was born to a family of Belkan aristocrats in the mid 20th Century. Wanting to prove himself, he entered the Belkan Air Force without using any political connections. Due to his proficiency in combat, he quickly rose through the ranks, becoming a Colonel. His skill earned him the titles "Huckebien the Raven", or simply "The Colonel". During the Belkan War of 1995, Buchner was ordered to participate in a nuclear attack on his homeland, but he refused and deserted. Schwarze Squadron was sent after him, but they were intercepted and destroyed by the Galm team. Huckebien was eventually shot down by a young Belkan ace named Ashley Bernitz, who also managed to shoot down an Osean pilot named Jack Bartlett before he himself was shot down by the Galm team. Huckebien and Bartlett returned together to the Osean's lines, where Bartlett convinced them that Wolfgang (possibly already using the Alias Peter N. Beagle) was his squadron leader.

Afterwards, Wolfgang (now known as Peter N. Beagle, or simply 'Pops') joined the OADF, and transfered into the 703rd Maintenance company (A company attached to Bartlett's unit, the 108th Wardog Squadron) and the life of a mechanic. He came to know four young pilots when he was stationed at Sand Island Air Base in 2010.

During the Circum-Pacific War, Pops survived both attacks on Sand Island by Yuktobania, while always maintaining the quality of its aircraft. When Wardog uncovered the conspiracy behind the war, 'Pops' confronted Perrault, who accused Pops of being a spy. Branded as a traitor alongside Wardog, they all tried to escape by Pops' training jets, but were all shot down over the Solo Islands. Although officially declared Killed in Action by the OADF, Pops and Wardog Squadron survived. Pops would assist the newly formed Razgriz Squadron from the Intelligence Vessel, Andromeda, and was a vital asset in stopping the Belkan conspiracy.

Not much is known about what happened to 'Pops' after the Circum-Pacific war, although it is known that he survived and at least returned to Sand Island once with his adopted dog, Kirk.



SOURCE:
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Official Ace Combat 5 Website
Namco CH Ace Combat 5 Website

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Official Ace Combat Zero Website
Namco CH Ace Combat Zero Website


ACCREDITATION:
sbeniga for rank info


*Originally posted by Ayre*

[Grastens 7]

Interstingly, 'Huckebein' is the name of a crow in German cartoons (WWII-era) that always stirred up trouble for other people. I guess 'Pops' was no exception.

[Traben]

Here's what doesn't make sense to me. How did Bartlett convince military personnel that somebody that was never in the records that Buchner was his squadron leader? Wouldn't they ever bother to, um, check the papers? This is the military we're talking about, here.

[Wing Zero]

Well, Orson Perrault mentioned in the Sand Island fiasco about all the information about Jack Barlet's sqadron, along his base was destroyed by a belkan elctro-magnetic pulse weapon, and Barlet being the only surbrivor of his sqadron in operatin Batle Axe in the area B7R, those where the best cicunstance to made a convicent cover for Wolgang, "replacing" Wolfgang "hukebein" Buchner, Belkan Air Force Coronel ace, with Peter N."Pops" Beagle, Osean Air Defence Force Special Forces Second Liutenant.

[Grastens 7]

Likely then, that name was one of another member of Bartlett's squadron, which could possibly explain how Bartlett was able to convince the military that Pops was the squadron leader. After all, Captain Jack was the only member of his squadron to survive at B7R.

[Wing Zero]

True

[Ribbon-Azure]

Thing is, how does a 2nd Lieutenant get put in charge of a captain?

[Traben]

Well, technically it was a colonel in disguise. Either way, all the personnel have photographs with their papers, anyway, so the original Peter Beagle almost definitely did not look exactly like Pops.

I forgot about the pulse weapon... that pulls everything together.

[Ribbon-Azure]

Perhaps...

But I don't think it was a EMP weapon... it was the EMP from the nukes.

[Grastens 7]

Does it ever receive formal mention in the series? Of the superweapons so far, none of them are EMP.

[Traben]

Well, it would make sense since they were definitely within range of the aftershock of one or more nukes when they were shot down. That probably wiped more than just the data off the face of the earth.

[Wing Zero]

maybe, but you are forgetting some simple details, operation batle axe was way too before the belkan-bomb-drooping, so it could be another if not super weapon a Belkan bombing raid in Barlet´s base along with an AWACS equiped with EMP weapon device, that´s why I think such weapon was not completley oficially mentoned in the game, I mean, IT COULD HAD BEEN JUST A FREAKIN MODIFIED AWACS FOR THE GOD'S SAKE!, and as for the rank is a SPECIAL FORCES SECOND LIUTENANT! I mean, is not a comon soldier in the standard chain of command, he may be a low rank in the special forces, but in the chain command, is something like a major or higher, just for being in that unit, IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS OR DOUBTS, THEN I REST MY CASE FOR NOW.

[Traben]

You love capital letters, don't you? Simmer down, now.

Who is to say that Bernitz shot down Buchner in B7R? If I recall, he only bugged out because he had to DROP A NUKE. Did that happen in B7R? I think not.

[Ribbon-Azure]

Yup. He was runnin' because he had to drop a nuke, and they were definately in the range of the nukes because:

1. They had to move to the allied front line
2. The allied front line was moving toward them at a faster pace
3. When they finally meet each other after a while (yes, it would be a nice long while, perhaps a few days), Bartlett had to convince the OSDF that Buchner was his squad leader.
4. This would've prompted the OSDF commander to radio the OADF about this new "squad leader"
5. However, this would've taken some time, and, by then, the nukes would've gone off.

[Grastens 7]

maybe, but you are forgetting some simple details, operation batle axe was way too before the belkan-bomb-drooping, so it could be another if not super weapon a Belkan bombing raid in Barlet´s base along with an AWACS equiped with EMP weapon device, that´s why I think such weapon was not completley oficially mentoned in the game, I mean, IT COULD HAD BEEN JUST A FREAKIN MODIFIED AWACS FOR THE GOD'S SAKE!, and as for the rank is a SPECIAL FORCES SECOND LIUTENANT! I mean, is not a comon soldier in the standard chain of command, he may be a low rank in the special forces, but in the chain command, is something like a major or higher, just for being in that unit, IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS OR DOUBTS, THEN I REST MY CASE FOR NOW.

Sorry, I didn't get much from that post.

Who is to say that Bernitz shot down Buchner in B7R? If I recall, he only bugged out because he had to DROP A NUKE. Did that happen in B7R? I think not.

It would make sense due to Bernitz's heavy involvement with the plot in AC5, and Michael Heimeroth (Ofnir) was not accounted for in any of these events. In addition, would Bartlett shoot down a pilot and then claim the pilot to be his squadron leader?

Yup. He was runnin' because he had to drop a nuke, and they were definately in the range of the nukes because:

1. They had to move to the allied front line
2. The allied front line was moving toward them at a faster pace
3. When they finally meet each other after a while (yes, it would be a nice long while, perhaps a few days), Bartlett had to convince the OSDF that Buchner was his squad leader.
4. This would've prompted the OSDF commander to radio the OADF about this new "squad leader"
5. However, this would've taken some time, and, by then, the nukes would've gone off.

A very viable theory...

[Demon Lord Razgriz]

It would make sense due to Bernitz's heavy involvement with the plot in AC5, and Michael Heimeroth (Ofnir) was not accounted for in any of these events. In addition, would Bartlett shoot down a pilot and then claim the pilot to be his squadron leader?

Ofnir did show up, he's in Mayham on Soldier.

[Grastens 7]

Yes, but you see, Grabacr and Ofnir never appear at the same time. Bernitz is also more central to the plot than Heimeroth, but that's mostly invalid. I assume that since Pops and Ashley know each other from the Belkan War that Bernitz may have shot down Buchner.

Maybe since Buchner, 'got sick of flying in the same sky with [Grabacr]', he disobeyed orders... (likely not)

[Demon Lord Razgriz]

Hmm, you got a good point there.

[Ribbon-Azure]

I think the canonized version is that Ashley shot down Pops... not Hiemerof[?].

[Traben]

I think that there is a lot to speculate about Ofnir BEFORE they were sent over to Yuktobania. I think that it is very likely that Heimeroth was up to something long before the Grey Men scheme - I would be willing to say that he had, more or less, poor relations with the colonel and prompted him and his buddy Bernitz to begin plotting before the nukes reached their destinations. Think about it - they both showed up for Operation Battle Axe, didn't they? Buchner was running away and they were eager to shoot him down (and they were successful). My guess is that it wasn't just orders they were following - they had some personal motivation behind them. Schwarze was assigned to take him out anyway, they had no other reason to hunt him like that.

This brings to mind another issue: Op. Battle Axe was May 28th. The date of the nuclear attack was June 6th. When did the decision go down to nuke Belka? It had to have undergone a considerable amount of speculation; Buchner took off nine days before impact, and it seemed to surprise at least half of Belkan forces present at the time of attack. Were all of the Belkan forces present at the moment of impact aware? It seemed to me like half of them were committed to the attack and half of them tried to stop it.