Annihilation is the fourty-first offline mission and the fourty-fourth online mission in Earth Defense Force 2025 and the fourty-third offline mission and the fourty-sixth online mission in Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair.
The mission name does not really cover the intent of the Japanese phrase: it is supposed to be implying that the enemy forces are the ones being annihilated, as with the counterpart mission "Mop Up Duty" in Global Defence Force.
Objective[]
Both Vesions: Attack the enemy transports seen in the mountain area.
Storyline[]
Storm Team arrives to a routine mission with two Transport Ships dropping ants. While they are fighting enemies, another cryptic transmission, similar to the ones from the previous mission, comes in about, once again, being swallowed, but this time from Scout-10 of the local EDF branch. HQ asks to specify what is swallowing what, to which the scout infuriatingly says that the Ravagers are swallowing the Earth whole, as if this is helpful information. HQ tells off Scout-10 for claiming such a thing and asks them again, but can't get much more. The Tactics Officer then, because apparently no one else thought to when Sydney and Hawaii was attacked, checks the EDF's satellite images, discovering something that is too big to be a ship flying above Scout-10's location.
More reports can be heard as large hexagonal objects descend above Storm Team's position and start connecting to each other, slowly darkening the sky. After the Transport Ships are destroyed some of the hexagons start to drop a new type of smaller UFOs, while more panicked radio chatter is heard.
When the vehicles are destroyed some of the hexagons start shooting and new types of Transport Ships appear out of nowhere and drop more giant insects. HQ orders to ignore the flying enemies and concentrate on the others.
Aurora Situation Report then reports the situation and doing much better job than the trained soldiers, who tried before. When the giant insects are killed the mission ends.
4.1 Changes[]
The mission is mostly the same. The only difference is the added Ranger and Wing Diver teams added and that the second transport ship now drops Crimson Ants instead of Black Ants.
Allies[]
2025[]
No allies on this mission.
4.1[]
- A team of 3 Rangers equipped with Assault Rifles appears near the players at the beginning of the mission.
- A team of 3 Wing Divers equipped with Lances appears near the players at the beginning of the mission.
Enemies[]
2025[]
| Wave | Spawn | Enemy | Amount | Notes | |
| 1st | Appears at the begining of the mission. | Transport Ship | 1 | ||
| Black Ant | 19 | ||||
| Transport Ship | 1 | Starts Dropping when the other one is destroyed. | |||
| Black Ant | 23 | ||||
| 2nd | Appears after a certain amount of time. | Earth Eater | No weapons on basic types. | ||
| Earth Eater Cannon | 10 | ||||
| Earth Eater Hangar | 3 | Only drop once. Two more hangars appear that don't drop anything. | |||
| Flight Vehicle | 5 each | ||||
| 3rd | Appears when the first wave and the Flying Vehicles have been defeated. | Large Transport Ship | 1 | The ships are invincible and only drop once.
They disappear after som time. | |
| Black Ant | 10 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Black Ant | 13 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Crimson Ant | 14 | ||||
| 4th | Appears after a certain amount of time, during the third wave. | Large Transport Ship | 1 | The ships are invincible and only drop once.
They disappear after some time. | |
| Hornet | 10 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Hornet | 13 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Hornet | 14 | ||||
4.1[]
| Wave | Spawn | Enemy | Amount | Notes | |
| 1st | Appears at the begining of the mission. | Transport Ship | 1 | ||
| Black Ant | 19 | ||||
| Transport Ship | 1 | Starts Dropping when the other one is destroyed. | |||
| Crimson Ant | 23 | ||||
| 2nd | Appears after a certain amount of time. | Earth Eater | No weapons on basic types. | ||
| Earth Eater Cannon | 10 | ||||
| Earth Eater Hangar | 3 | Only drop once. Two more hangars appear that don't drop anything. | |||
| Flight Vehicle | 5 each | ||||
| 3rd | Appears when the first wave and the Flying Vehicles have been defeated. | Large Transport Ship | 1 | The ships are invincible and only drop once. | |
| Black Ant | 10 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Black Ant | 13 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Crimson Ant | 14 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Hornet | 10 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Hornet | 13 | ||||
| Large Transport Ship | 1 | ||||
| Hornet | 14 | ||||
Online Limits[]
Armor Limit
There's no limit for Inferno difficulty.
| Difficulty | Ranger & Air Raider | Wing Diver | Fencer | |||
| 2025 | 4.1 | 2025 | 4.1 | 2025 | 4.1 | |
| Easy & Normal | 908 | 910 | 504 | 505 | 1135 | 113 |
| Hard | 2192 | 2428 | 1146 | 1264 | 2741 | 3035 |
| Hardest | 3461 | 4196 | 1780 | 2148 | 4327 | 5245 |
Weapon Level Limit
| Game | Easy & Normal | Hard | Hardest | Inferno |
| 2025 | 12 | 36 | 61 | - |
| 4.1 | 23 | 37 | 64 | - |
Approximate Weapon Drop Rate
| Game | Easy | Normal | Hard | Hardest | Inferno |
| 2025 | 5-9 | 7-11 | 21-33 | 3-58 | 13-73 |
| 4.1 | 4-9 | 6-11 | 22-37 | 0-60 | 13-73 |
Strategy[]
Bring a weapon that can deal with a swarm of insects from both land an air. And a weapon to destroy the Transport Ships. Most Air Raider support bombardments still function beneath the giant Civilization Game Board that covers the sky, the only exception to this being the Nothung satellite support.
Go in and deal with the ships then wait for the second wave. The flying hexagons, or the Earth Eaters as they will be called later, are mostly invincible. The red hangars and the big cone shaped cannons are the only exceptions, but similarly to the Transport Ships they can only be damaged when they are open.
It's not necessary to destroy them as the cannons will shoot straight down and can be easily avoided, while the hangars only drop enemies once during this mission. However if the player is quick enough and has a good weapon one of the hangars can be destroyed before it has a chance to drop their load.
Focus on the new Flight Vehicles that appear from the hangars. These are a bit more dangerous than the usual drones as their attack is much more difficult to avoid.
The Large Transport Ships on this mission are invincible, so concentrate on the bugs they drop. They fly pretty low so Wing Divers can get on top of them where only the Hornets can reach them. The same is true to the original Transport Ships from the beginning of the mission, however those have to be shot down which can be problematic from the top.
Trivia[]
Both versions[]
- This mission has the shortest description of the base games with only 10 words.
| 1-10 | Reconvene • Spreading Disaster • Winged War Goddess • Setting Sun • Wind Break • Underground Cave • Eruption • Retaliation • Beach Fear • The Return |
| 11-20 | Air Force • Day of the Demons • Takedown • Preventing Landfall • Land Collapse • Fortress Siege • Valley Shadows • Artillery • Breaking Through • Shining Stronghold |
| 21-30 | Into the Depths • A Trap • Giant Robots • Summit Ship • Anchored • Silver City • Crimson • High-Speed • Bloody Mountain • Brute Force |
| 31-40 | Charge Phase 1 • Charge Phase 2 • Dark Prisoner • Charge Phase 3 • Thunder • Infiltration • Convergence • Inferno • Starship • Dense |
| 41-50 | Crossing • Search • Waterside Bugs • Annihilation • Natural Calamity • Steel Beast • Void Ship • Blue Fighters • Earth Defenders • Fleet Attack |
| 51-60 | Mountain Pass Trap • Fortress Frenzy • Pincer • Ravages of War • Air Mobilization • Bug Invasion • Transport Ship Surprise Attack • Bug King • Crazy Skies • The Fleet Below |
| 61-70 | Bad Premonition • City of Horror • Mountains Ablaze • Breaking Through (2) • Bug Tower • Fortress Attack • Mountain Liberation • Sniper Attack • Mountain Giants • Towering Beast |
| 71-80 | Teeth of the Universe • Giant Ship • Spearhead • Tower Siege • Den of Thieves • Death Queen • Machine Squad • Monster Party • Labyrinth of Light • City Flaws |
| 81-90 | Monster Camp • Fallen Flagship • Heaven's Army • Encircling • Divine • The Threat • Troubled Valley • Battle to the Death • Massive Mobilization • Legion of Monsters |
| 91-94 | Scorching • Demon Army • Surrounded! • Star Eaters |
| DLC 1: Special Forces | Exploration • Giant's Advance • Silver Camp • Citadel • Floating Fleet |
| DLC 2: Mutant Rampage | Advance • Mountain Assault • Enemy Camp Infiltration • Underground Advance • Giant Robots • Battle Species • Beast Mountain • Dark Arena • Gathering Around • Armored Species • Iron Wall • Mountain of Change • Whirlwind of Death • Bugged City • The Tough • Golden Darkness • True King • Final Impact • Into Destruction • Ship of Dragons |
| DLC 3: Beyond Despair | Tracking • Underground Complex • Blocked Pass • Close Formation • Dragon Ship Fleet • Heavy Artillery • Bloody River • Dangerous Goldmines • Beast Mobilization • Total Protection • Aerial Bombing • King of Armor • Cannon Defenders • Traps Behind • Four Kings of Nightmares • Resistance Against the Twilight • Shivering Nexus • Three Giants • Crimson Lotus • Starry Prison |
| 1-10 | Reconvene • Spreading Disaster • Winged War Goddess • Setting Sun • Wind Shear • Underground Cave • Eruption • Retaliation • Beach Fear • The Return |
| 11-20 | Air Force • Day of the Demons • Takedown • Preventing Landfall • Land Collapse • Fortress Siege • Valley Shadows • Artillery • Breaking Through • Shining Stronghold |
| 21-30 | Into the Depths • A Trap • Giant Robots • Summit Ship • Anchored • Silver City • Crimson • Assault • High-Speed • Bloody Mountain |
| 31-40 | Brute Force • Charge Phase 1 • Charge Phase 2 • Dark Prisoner • Charge Phase 3 • Thunder • Infiltration • Convergence • Inferno • Starship |
| 41-50 | High Density • Dozing Beast • Crossing • Search • Waterside Bugs • Annihilation • Natural Calamity • Steel Beast • Void Ship • Blue Fighters |
| 51-60 | Earth Defenders • Fleet Attack • Mountain Pass Trap • Fortress Frenzy • Pincer • Ravages of War • Crash • Air Mobilization • Bug Invasion • Transport Ship Surprise Attack |
| 61-70 | Bug King • Crazy Skies • The Fleet Below • Ill Omen • City of Horror • Mountains Ablaze • Breaking Through (2) • Bug Tower • Fortress Attack • Mountain Liberation |
| 71-80 | Battle of Giants • Sniper Attack • Mountain Giants • Towering Beast • Teeth of the Universe • Giant Ship • Spearhead • Tower Siege • Den of Thieves • Death Queen |
| 81-90 | Machine Squad • Monster Party • Labyrinth of Light • City Flaws • Monster Camp • Fallen Flagship • Heaven's Army • Encircling • Divine • The Threat |
| 91-98 | Troubled Valley • Battle to the Death • Massive Mobilization • Legion of Monsters • Scorching • Demon Army • Surrounded! • Star Eaters |
| DLC 1: Time of the Mutants | Air Offensive • Giants Advance • Recon • Dust Town • Defense Line • Underground Advance • War Breed • Mountain Assault • Enemy Camp Infiltration • Dark Arena • Beast Mountain • God's Army • The Gathering • Armored Species • Iron Wall • Silver Base • Shifting Mountain • Whirlwind of Death • Bugged City • Toughness • Golden Darkness • True Sovereign • Final Impact • Floating Fleet • Into Destruction • Ship of Dragons |
| DLC 2: Extreme Battle | Tracking Bogeys • Underground Complex • Blocked Pass • Close Formation • Dragon Ship Fleet • Heavy Artillery • Overflight • Dangerous Goldmines • Beast Mobilization • Total Protection • Bombs Away • King of Armor • Cannon Defenders • Bloody River • Three Giants • Traps from Behind • The Four Horsemen • Cross the Line • Facing Off • Crimson Lotus • Shivering Nexus • Last Bastion • Starry Prison |