Bad Premonition (renamed to Ill Omen in 4.1) is the fifty-seventh offline mission and the sixty-first online mission in Earth Defense Force 2025 and the sixtieth offline mission and the sixty-fourth online mission in Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair.
It introduces the Dragons, the "final evolution" of the giant insect breeds as foreshadowed in Mission 20: Shining Stronghold.
Objective[]
2025:
4.1: The transport ships we shot down managed to drop a large number of insects, and they're now all over the city. We need to conduct a thorough search and destroy operation. Success can only be achieved by completely annihilating the giant insects.
Storyline[]
4.1 Changes[]
Allies[]
2025[]
4.1[]
- A team of Rangers with Assault Rifles appears near the player at mission start
- A team of Wing Divers appears near the player at mission start
Enemies[]
2025[]
| Wave | Spawn | Enemy | Amount | Notes |
4.1[]
| Wave | Spawn | Enemy | Amount | Notes |
Online Limits[]
Strategy[]
4.1[]
Bring any weapon capable of defeating a large amount of weak enemies, preferably either homing, wide horizontal spread, or a large magazine. Simply destroy 2 groups of Ants, then 2 waves of dragons. The mission is complete once all enemies are defeated
| 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 |
| 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 |