Pincer

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Pincer is the forty-ninth offline mission and the fifty-second online mission in Earth Defense Force 2025 and the fifty-first offline mission and the fifty-fifth online mission in Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair.

Objective[]

2025:

4.1: Emergency report: A Hector squad has approached, and there is another to the rear. We must hide in the valley! If you have to fight any Hectors with their shields equipped, try to target areas outside of cover, like their left arms.

Storyline[]

4.1 Changes[]

Allies[]

2025[]

4.1[]

Enemies[]

2025[]

Wave	Spawn	Enemy	Amount	Notes

4.1[]

Wave	Spawn	Enemy	Amount	Notes
1st	At the beginning of the mission.	Hectors	2	Both Hectors are equipped with two Plasma Cannons.
1st	At the beginning of the mission.	Blue Hectors	4	One blue hector has two Particle Gatling Guns, another has a shield and a Gatling gun, and the last two have a shield and a spark launcher.
2nd	Around 15 seconds after the mission starts.	Black Ants	26-28

Online Limits[]

Strategy[]

4.1[]

Levels: *Earth Defense Force 2025*
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 • Anchored • Silver City • Crimson • High-Speed • Brute Force • Charge Phase 1 • Charge Phase 2
31-40	Charge Phase 3 • Thunder • Infiltration • Convergence • Inferno • Starship • Dense • Crossing • Search • Waterside Bugs
41-50	Annihilation • Natural Calamity • Steel Beast • Void Ship • Blue Fighters • Earth Defenders • Mountain Pass Trap • Fortress Frenzy • Pincer • Ravages of War
51-60	Air Mobilization • Bug Invasion • Transport Ship Surprise Attack • Bug King • Crazy Skies • The Fleet Below • Bad Premonition • City of Horror • Mountains Ablaze • Breaking Through (2)
61-70	Bug Tower • Fortress Attack • Mountain Liberation • Sniper Attack • Towering Beast • Teeth of the Universe • Giant Ship • Spearhead • Tower Siege • Den of Thieves
71-80	Death Queen • Machine Squad • Monster Party • Labyrinth of Light • City Flaws • Monster Camp • Fallen Flagship • Heaven's Army • Encircling • Divine
81-85	The Threat • Battle to the Death • Massive Mobilization • Scorching • Star Eaters

Levels: *Earth Defense Force 2025 Online*
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

Levels: *Earth Defense Force 2025 DLC*
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

Levels: *Earth Defense Force 4.1*
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 • Anchored • Silver City • Crimson • Assault • High-Speed • Brute Force • Charge Phase 1
31-40	Charge Phase 2 • Charge Phase 3 • Thunder • Infiltration • Convergence • Inferno • Starship • High Density • Dozing Beast • Crossing
41-50	Search • Waterside Bugs • Annihilation • Natural Calamity • Steel Beast • Void Ship • Blue Fighters • Earth Defenders • Mountain Pass Trap • Fortress Frenzy
51-60	Pincer • Ravages of War • Crash • Air Mobilization • Bug Invasion • Transport Ship Surprise Attack • Bug King • Crazy Skies • The Fleet Below • Ill Omen
61-70	City of Horror • Mountains Ablaze • Breaking Through (2) • Bug Tower • Fortress Attack • Mountain Liberation • Battle of Giants • Sniper Attack • Towering Beast • Teeth of the Universe
71-80	Giant Ship • Spearhead • Tower Siege • Den of Thieves • Death Queen • Machine Squad • Monster Party • Labyrinth of Light • City Flaws • Monster Camp
81-89	Fallen Flagship • Heaven's Army • Encircling • Divine • The Threat • Battle to the Death • Massive Mobilization • Scorching • Star Eaters

Levels: *Earth Defense Force 4.1 Online*
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

Levels: *Earth Defense Force 4.1 DLC*
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