# THE ISLAND NEEDLE

Mitsubishi A6M Zero silhouette · find the gap.

Character · Fictional · Established

Stable ID: `margin-aces-ace-5` · Revision 1 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-ace-5/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-ace-5/record.json)

## At a glance

- The Island Needle makes small gaps feel important. Its light silhouette sits among scattered coastlines, so patience and a measured change of position matter more than a long chase.

- Fictional NPC · not a historical pilot, commander or combat record.

## Appearances

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/) (context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/))

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- Which parts of this entry are historical, and which belong to the game? The Mitsubishi A6M Zero is a historical aircraft design. This named ace, its page assignment and its two-phase attack pattern are fictional.

## Sources

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/)

## Portrait

![A blue-ink Mitsubishi A6M Zero viewed from above, labelled THE ISLAND NEEDLE.](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-boss-models-margin-aces-ace-5-card-v1-1200.webp)

Native Mitsubishi A6M Zero sprite assigned to THE ISLAND NEEDLE, Page 5. THE ISLAND NEEDLE is a fictional game opponent.

[Download original](/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-boss-models-margin-aces-ace-5-card-v1.png) · [Margin Aces native aircraft sprite](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/) · v1 · SHA-256: `769593042179db1b6b324029eaf6d90b14cb0e8a2463443ceb122dc1a227a3f8`