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  "id": "margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter",
  "name": "Line fighter",
  "aliases": [],
  "type": "character",
  "reality": "fictional",
  "loreStatus": "established",
  "summary": "An ordinary aerial opponent that commits to a narrow firing line.",
  "traits": [
    "Line fighters are the notebook’s punctuation: small, repeated threats whose aim can be read. Their aircraft silhouette changes with the page roster. The role is a behavior, not a nationality, historical squadron or exact aircraft model.",
    "Fictional arcade role · generic illustration, not a documented unit or person."
  ],
  "style": [],
  "collections": [
    "margin-aces"
  ],
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    "id": "catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter-v1",
    "url": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter-v1.png",
    "previewUrl": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter-v1-480.webp",
    "alt": "Line fighter in the original game artwork.",
    "caption": "Authored game sprite, frame frame-0. The complete frame silhouette is preserved; transparent margins are removed only for display.",
    "status": "approved",
    "version": 1,
    "sourceLabel": "Margin Aces authored unit sprite",
    "sourceUrl": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/assets/2d/bf109-propeller.png",
    "sha256": "dd1edfd6307960327b8cd2cde22cfae66ef36b6af92b0976b106d82ff7e70456",
    "selectedUrl": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-patrol-fighter-v1-1200.webp",
    "selectedSha256": "75c005db6a7bbdb6b41563c6bc0bc655ec26d6d323328f78d5cf02a77f74c5cc"
  },
  "variants": [],
  "appearances": [
    {
      "title": "Margin Aces encyclopedia",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/",
      "collectionId": "margin-aces"
    }
  ],
  "relationships": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "margin-aces-encyclopedia",
      "title": "Margin Aces encyclopedia",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "text": "Added from the named source to the Field Guide."
    }
  ],
  "spoilers": [],
  "questions": [
    "Does a Line fighter always represent the same real aircraft? No. It is an arcade role assigned to the page’s artwork. Consult the related aircraft entry for the actual design’s history."
  ],
  "references": [],
  "revision": 1,
  "updated": "2026-10-30"
}