SC 2800A
| SC 2800A | |
|---|---|
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| Production | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom |
| Type | Plot |
| Series | M - Telamon |
| Disc | CD5 (PC), CD3 (PSX), Side B (DVD) |
| Run Time | 1m19s |
| Choice A | Let me at these babies. |
| Choice B | They could be death-traps. |
| Scenes | 280 |
| Locations | Hangar Bay |
SC_2800A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It plays when you click on Pliers in the Hangar Bay before Telamon M1.
- Download: SC_2800A.mp4
Transcript
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Real beauties, ain't they? Wouldn't even have to fly, I'd keep 'em around just to look at 'em.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Well, I don't think we want these to be museum pieces just yet.
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Naww, I guess not.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: What's this?
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: I don't know, yet. But, hey, get a load of this. Finally, I get to dig into something that's state of the art. Oh don't worry, I ain't going to cannibalize these babies. See those intakes? It's got a whole new power plant: matter/anti-matter, just like the ones running the cap ships. You know what that means? You don't need fuel for an afterburn! The juice comes directly from the power plant. Exactly. Of course, that means that your guns and shields might take a little drain, but for short bursts of afterburners -- imagine the speed. Just thinking about it gives me the willies. So kid, in your honor, I can have one of these prepped and ready in no time. Wanna take one up on your next op?
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Ever think the wrong side might try to shoot me down?
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Yeah! That's a small price to pay for unparalleled speed and power.
Characters
Speaking
- Colonel Christopher Blair
- Chief Tech Robert "Pliers" Sykes
Vehicles
DVD
The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.
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PlayStation
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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_2800A.mp4
PlayStation
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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.
launch deck - pliers (optional) -m1 Pliers gestures to the black lance ships as Blair approaches.
pliers Real beauties, ain't they? Wouldn't even have to fly. I'd keep 'em around just to look at 'em.
blair I don't think we want these to be museum pieces just yet.
pliers Naww, guess not.
Blair points to the strange disk.
Blair What's that?
Pliers Don't know ... yet. But get a load of this.
pliers whips out a remote and pushes a button. the black lance fighter slowly vanishes in front of us... pliers' laugh is soft and appreciative. he pushes the button again; the fighter begins to regain visibility.
pliers Finally I get to dig into somethin' that's state o'the art. (on Blair's look) Don't worry, I ain't gonna cannibalize these babies. See those intakes? It's got a whole new power plant -- matter/anti-matter -- like the ones running cap ships. Know what that means?
Blair's beginning to understand.
Pliers Ya don't need fuel for an afterburn!
Blair The juice comes directly from the power plant...
Pliers Exactly. 'Course that means your guns and shields will take a little drain, but for short bursts of afterburner ... imagine the speed... (shudders in ecstasy) Just thinking about it gives me the willies...
he pulls out some more of that awful black stuff and shoves it in his mouth.
Pliers Kid, in your honor, I can have one prepped and ready in no time. Wanna take one up on your next op?
blair Ever think the wrong side might try to shoot me down?
pliers (shrugs) A small price to pay for unparalleled speed and power.
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.
