Blue Fighters is the fourty-fifth offline mission and the fourty-eighth online mission in Earth Defense Force 2025 and the fourty-seventh offline mission and the fiftieth online mission in Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair.
Objective[]
2025: A large Ravager transport ship is located over the city, and is dropping Hectors. The report says that this is the same new type as that seen in Europe yesterday. The troops sent in were defeated. It is protected by an electromagnetic shield, so it is not easy to defeat. Good luck.
4.1: A large Ravager transport ship is located over the city, and is dropping Hectors. The report says that this is the same new type as what was seen in Europe yesterday, and the troops initially sent in were all defeated. It's protected by an electromagnetic shield, so it won't be an easy target. Good luck!
Storyline[]
Storm Team and a Ranger team are on top of a hill overlooking to a town, with two Large Transport Ships above it. They start dropping Hectors and a soldier reports it.
The Tactics Officer then tells that some data was sent from Command Headquarters (not HQ) that says that the new type of Hectors have an electromagnetic shield that protects them. She says that it's not as strong as the Shield Screen, but the new Hectors are still harder to destroy.
When the ground troops destroy one of the ships two more Hectors appear carrying a shield on their right arm. The TO explains that it's a small shield screen and is impenetrable. HQ then advices his soldiers to flank the Hectors since the shields only protect them from the front.
A second Ranger team appears on the battlefield and when HQ reminds them about the shields they offer to be bait so Storm Team can attack the Hectors from behind. HQ then reminds people of his strategy a few times just to make sure everybody heard his spark of genius.
Once only one Hector remains Aurora Situation Report can be heard reporting about the Earth Eaters. When Storm Team destroys the last machine the mission ends.
4.1 Changes[]
No changes.
Allies[]
Both Versions[]
- A team of 3 Rangers with Rocket Launchers appears at the beginning of the mission near the players.
- A team of 6 Rangers with Rocket Launchers appears during the second wave on the road leading up to the hills near the players' spawn point. They cannot be recruited.
Enemies[]
Both Versions[]
| Wave | Spawn | Enemy | Amount | Notes | |
| 1st | Appears at the begining of the mission. | Large Transport Ship | 2 | ||
| Blue Hector | 2 each | With two Solid Particle Gatling Guns | |||
| 2nd | Appears when the ships are destroyed. | Blue Hector | 2 | With Power Launchers and Shields | |
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 | 955 | 955 | 527 | 527 | 1194 | 1194 |
| Hard | 2257 | 2510 | 1178 | 1305 | 2821 | 3138 |
| Hardest | 3505 | 4258 | 1802 | 2179 | 4381 | 5322 |
Weapon Level Limit
| Game | Easy & Normal | Hard | Hardest | Inferno |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 | 62 | - |
| 4.1 | 13 | 38 | 65 | - |
Approximate Weapon Drop Rate
| Game | Easy | Normal | Hard | Hardest | Inferno |
| 2025 | 6-10 | 8-12 | 23-35 | 5-60 | 15-75 |
| 4.1 | 6-10 | 8-13 | 25-35 | 1-61 | 16-76 |
Strategy[]
Both Versions[]
Bring high damage weapons preferably with high rate of fire that are accurate enough to shoot down the ships and hit the uncovered areas of the shield bearer Hectors. A decoy might be useful to make the machines show their back, but not necessary.
The top of the hill where you spawn provides a good vantage point, so try to stay there unless you want to go to loot or get overwhelmed. Concentrate your fire on the ship and it's passengers that is closer to you first and then destroy the other ship. The Hectors are the same as before just with more health and they deal more damage.
The shield wielding ones are new, however. They carry a yellow oval shaped screen in front of them that protects them from attack. Just like when they are holding other guns they can move their arms to "aim" at their enemies and can slightly rotate their hips to make hurting them from the sides more difficult. However they can still be hit from the front as their other arms and their feet usually sticks out from under the shield.
If you want to attack them from the back in single player, let them approach the second wave of Rangers and flank them in a wide area so they prioritizes them over you.
| 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 |