SC 3630A

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SC 3630A
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Production Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Type Gameflow
Series Losing Endgame 1
Disc CD1, 2 & 6 (PC), CD4 (PSX), Both Sides (DVD)
Run Time 2:26s
Scenes 363-364
Locations Admiral Tolwyn's Office, Nephele III Bar



SC_3630A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It is the losing endgame if you fail while still serving the Confederation. The second portion of the cutscene with Blair at the Nephele III bar is missing from the DVD version.

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Transcript

ADMIRAL GEOFFREY TOLWYN: Your performance is not what I counted on, Colonel.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Yes, sir.

ADMIRAL GEOFFREY TOLWYN: Perhaps the time away from the cockpit has taken its toll, perhaps there are other reasons. I wouldn't know.�

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: None that I'm aware of, sir.

ADMIRAL GEOFFREY TOLWYN: Well, you understand that I have no choice here. A fighter craft is a very valuable piece of equipment. It has to be under the command of someone who can fit into it like a glove. The glove hasn't been fitting, has it Colonel?

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Perhaps some more time in the flight sim, Sir.

ADMIRAL GEOFFREY TOLWYN: Little too late for that. I'm afraid I have to take far more drastic steps. I am stripping you of your commission. Your days in the Space Force are over You're no paperpusher, so I won't insult you by offering you a desk job. It wouldn't do for the great hero of the Kilrathi war to have sunk to such depths. I think it's best to make a clean break, sever all ties. Thank you, Colonel.

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COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: So you're back again, huh?

CANTEEN BARTENDER: Yeah, looks like for good this time.

DVD

The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.

PlayStation

Translations

Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.

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PlayStation

German

PC

PlayStation

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.

LOSING ENDGAME 1:

MIDGAME: TOLWYN'S OFFICE

A GRIM-FACED BLAIR IS USHERED IN...
TOLWYN GAZES OUT THE WINDOW AT THE SUPER-CARRIERS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION....

AT LAST HE TURNS TO LOOK AT BLAIR...

TOLWYN
Your performance is not what we
counted on, Colonel.
BLAIR
Yes, sir.
TOLWYN
Perhaps the time away from the
cockpit took its toll, or perhaps
there are other factors...?

HE RAISES AN EYEBROW...

BLAIR

None that I'm aware of, sir.

TOLWYN
You understand that I have no
choice here. A fighter craft is
a valuable piece of equipment.
It must be under the command of
someone who can fit into it like
a glove. The glove hasn't been
fitting, Colonel.
BLAIR
Perhaps some time in the
flightsim, sir.
TOLWYN
It's a little late for that. I'm
afraid I must take a much more
drastic step. I'm stripping you
of your commission. Your days in
the Space Force are over.

BLAIR REMAINS STOIC.

TOLWYN
You're no paper-pusher, so I
won't insult you with an offer
of a desk job. It wouldn't do to
see the great hero of the
Kilrathi war sunk to such
depths... Best to make a clean
break and sever all ties. Good
luck, Colonel.

BLAIR EXTENDS HIS HAND TO SHAKE, BUT TOLWYN HAS ALREADY
TURNED HIS BACK.

STUNG, BLAIR LEAVES...

MIDGAME: BLAIR'S FARM

BLAIR POUNDS AWAY WITH A WRENCH AT THE STUBBORN
TERRAFORMING MACHINE.

HE HITS A SWITCH, PULLS SOME LEVERS. THE MACHINE COUGHS
BACK TO LIFE... BUT ONLY FOR A MOMENT, THEN DIES.

BLAIR LOOKS UP AT THE PITILESS SUN, DIRECTLY OVERHEAD, AND
WIPES THE SWEAT FROM HIS BROW. NOW HE'S EARTHBOUND FOR
GOOD...

CREDITS ROLL... THE END.

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.

University of Texas