SC 0340A
| SC 0340A | |
|---|---|
| |
| Production | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom |
| Type | Plot |
| Series | B - Hellespont |
| Disc | CD1 (PC), CD1 (PSX), Side A (DVD) |
| Run Time | 55s |
| Choice A | I like this kid. |
| Choice B | What's this kid want from me? |
| Scenes | 34 |
| Locations | Flight Control |
SC_0340A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It plays when the player clicks on Catscratch in Flight Control after Hellespont B1.
- Download: SC_0340A.mp4
Transcript
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Can I direct you somewhere, Lieutenant?
2ND LIEUTENANT TROY "CATSCRATCH" CARTER: Just shipped in, sir. Second Lieutenant Troy Carter. Callsign: Catscratch.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Now, you didn't just graduate from the Academy, did you?
2ND LIEUTENANT TROY "CATSCRATCH" CARTER: First in my class, sir. I just wish there were still some Kilrathi around.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: I think you're a little late on that score.
MAJOR TODD "MANIAC" MARSHALL: Hey, Colonel Blair, I gotta ask you a question.
2ND LIEUTENANT TROY "CATSCRATCH" CARTER: Oh my god! You're him.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: 'Fraid so.
2ND LIEUTENANT TROY "CATSCRATCH" CARTER: I can't believe my luck! Getting assigned to the same ship you're on. Oh man, wait 'til they hear about this back home!
MAJOR TODD "MANIAC" MARSHALL: Jeez, this kid lays it on thick, huh? Talk to you later, Colonel.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Is that true, Catscratch? Are you doing a number on me?
2ND LIEUTENANT TROY "CATSCRATCH" CARTER: Oh no, sir! I've been dreaming of a chance like this. The stuff I could learn from you, sir -- the stories you must have.
Characters
Speaking
- Colonel Christopher Blair
- Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall
- 2nd Lieutenant Troy "Catscratch" Carter
Non-Speaking
DVD
The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.
- Download: SC_0340A.mp4
PlayStation
- Download: SC_0340a.mp4
Translations
Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.
French
PC
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PlayStation
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German
PC
- Download: SC_0340A.mp4
PlayStation
- Download: SC_0340a.mp4
Script
Shooting Script
A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.
flight control - Catscratch, Maniac -b2 Blair enters to find a young pilot, carrying a duffel bag, looking a bit lost. this is 2nd lieutenant troy carter -- a.k.a. CATSCRATCH. Early 20s. full of fight, enthusiasm, and a deep desire to prove himself. he's somewhat in awe of the size of the LEXINGTON, gazing around and not really looking at Blair.
Blair Can I direct you somewhere, Lieutenant?
Catscratch (salutes) Just shipped in, sir. Second Lieutenant Troy Carter. Callsign: Catscratch.
Blair Just graduate from the Academy?
Catscratch (nods) First in my class. Just wish there were still some Kilrathi around...
blair (chuckles) Well, you're a little late on that score...
Maniac enters and interrupts.
Maniac Hey, Colonel Blair, I got a question for you--
Catscratch (stunned) Oh my god! You're ... you're him.
Blair 'fraid so.
Catscratch I can't believe my luck! Getting assigned to the same ship you're on. Man, wait 'til they hear about this back home--
Maniac can't stand it and rolls his eyes.
Maniac Jeez. This kid lays it on thick. I'll talk to you later, Colonel.
he turns and leaves. Blair smiles at Catscratch.
Blair That true, Catscratch? You trying to do a number on me?
Catscratch (earnest) Oh no, sir! I've been dreaming of a chance like this. The stuff I could learn from you... The stories you must have...
Storyboards
A collection of Wing Commander IV storyboards has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. Additional lower resolution storyboards have been preserved from Origin's Wing Commander IV website.
