Holovids - Wing Commander IV

This page links to a complete collection of cutscenes which appeared in Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom as well as a variety of behind the scenes and marketing material.

Cutscenes

Main Plot

Series A - Nephele System

Series A - Nephele System
Introduction
	Space, Great Assembly, Cantina Bartender: you meet all kinds here; Veteran: buy a vet a drink?
	Choice A Help him out.		Choice B Straighten him out.
	Cantina Maniac: earthworm or an eagle; Seether: shoves a man against a wall
	Choice A This pisses me off. Maniac: you've been recalled		Choice B Ain't my business. Maniac: you've been recalled
Nephele A1
	Space Bluepoint station destroyed
	Space, Tolwyn's Office, Flight Deck Maniac: who was that?; Tolwyn: it's a sign of the times; Maniac: I could tell you, but I’d have to kill you
	Flight Control Eisen: a few things have changed

Series B - Hellespont & Tyr Systems

Series B - Hellespont & Tyr Systems
Hellespont B1
	Officer's Lounge Vagabond: game of cards
	Briefing Room Eisen: briefing
Hellespont B2
	Flight Control Catscratch: meet Catscratch
	Choice A I like this kid.		Choice B What's this kid want from me?
Hellespont B2A
	Briefing Room Eisen: mission briefing
Hellespont B2B
	Briefing Room Eisen: mission briefing
Tyr B3
	Officer's Lounge Vagabond/Maniac: are Border Worlds behind this?
	Briefing Room Eisen: mission briefing
Tyr B4
	Eisen's Cabin Eisen: Eisen hides what he's doing on the computer.
Tyr B4A
	Briefing Room Eisen: mission briefing
Tyr B4B
	Briefing Room Eisen: mission briefing

Series C - Masa System

Series C - Masa System
Masa C1
	Flight Deck Eisen/Paulsen: orders from Regional Command
	Flight Control Public Address
	Briefing Room Tolwyn: asks how the situation is via communique
	Officer's Lounge Maniac: female scientist; Catscratch: asks about Paulsen
	Choice A New brass — pain in the ass.		Choice B Kid asks too many questions.
	Briefing Room Paulsen: where's Eisen, mission briefing
Masa C2
	Officer's Lounge, Tolwyn's Office Maniac: puts the moves on the scientist; Newscast: Union of Border Worlds declares independence
	Officer's Lounge Maniac/Vagabond: debate over newscast
	Choice A Confed’s abusing their authority.		Choice B Vagabond Confed needs to damp down.
	Eisen's Cabin Eisen: old man's looking forward to new challenges
Masa C3
	Briefing Room Paulsen: mission briefing
	Flight Control Public Address
	Briefing Room Tolwyn: communique, response to previous comm
	Officer's Lounge Catscratch: he's from the Border Worlds
	Choice A The kids got a point ...		Choice B Who’s he to question Confed?
	Eisen's Cabin Eisen: our ultimate duty
	Flight Control Maniac: invites you to a drink as you are ordered off deck
	Choice A I need to see what’s going on.		Choice B I don ’t feel like spending time in the brig.
	Officer's Lounge Maniac: Maniac buys you a drink
	Flight Control & Officer's Lounge Public Address
	Briefing Room Paulsen: mission briefing. Captain Eisen has stolen a shuttle

Series D - Silenos System

Series D - Silenos System
Silenos D1
	Space, Launch Deck Panther/Hawk/Eisen: I recognize those names
Silenos D2
	Launch Deck Pliers: meet Pliers
	Choice A Bet this old coot knows what he ’s doing.		Choice B Here s a guy they should have put out to pasture.
	Galley Sosa: Confed's got a lot of skeletons in its lockers
	Galley Maniac: a long, hard road ahead
	Chart Room Eisen/Panther/Hawk: I think this ship needs a captain
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing
Silenos D3
	Hangar Bay Pliers: I stripped your ship for parts
	Choice A Well, he is resourceful.		Choice B I knew this guy was trouble.
	Storage Hold Vagabond/Catscratch: I don't know what the rules are anymore
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing
	Space Lexington destroyed.		Space Lexington disabled.
	Shuttle Seether/Paulsen: you're getting reassigned	File:SC 1200D.png	Shuttle Seether/Paulsen: you're getting reassigned

Series E - Orestes System

Series E - Orestes System
Orestes E1
	Combat Information Center Eisen/Sosa: we're going on a scavenger hunt
	Galley Panther: something better to do than killing
	Choice A Yeah ... You’d think ...		Choice B She's dreaming ...
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing
Orestes E2
	Hangar Bay Pliers: Pliers shows his "toys"
	Hangar Bay Pliers: Pliers shows his "toys"
	Choice A This thing could be very useful ...		Choice B I can ’t trust this guy.
	Galley Maniac/Vagabond: Vagabond loses card game
	Combat Information Center Hawk: didn't you enjoy blasting cats
	Choice A Gotta admit. I did.		Choice B This guy’s bloodthirsty.
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing
	Comm Station Sosa/Vagabond: see Vagabond get hit
	Launch Deck Blair: Vagabond's funeral (immediately after mission)

Series F - Silenos System

Series F - Silenos System
Silenos F1
	Flight Deck Paulsen/Seether: the traitor will pay
	Officer's Lounge Catscratch: I don't understand it, sir
	Briefing Room Paulsen/Seether: mission briefing
Silenos F2
	Officer's Lounge Paulsen: I heard no mention of honor. Captain
	Officer's Lounge Catscratch: Seether has taken over Eisen's cabin
	Choice A What a self-important bastard.		Choice B Everything's going to hell.
	Eisen's Cabin Seether: we've seen each other
	Briefing Room Paulsen/Seether: mission briefing
Silenos F3
	Flight Deck Seethe: who do you think actually runs this ship?
	Briefing Room Paulsen: mission briefing
	Launch Deck Panther/Hawk: I recognize those names

Series G - Orestes & Pasqual Systems

Series G - Orestes & Pasqual Systems
Orestes G1
	Tolwyn's Office Tolwyn/Paladin: the great hero has defected
	Chart Room Sosa/Eisen: is comm data what you wanted?
	Chart Room Eisen/Maniac: I tried to blow you both away
	Galley Maniac: aces kept coming my way
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing
Pasqual G1
	Combat Information Center Eisen/Melek: we've been harassed by unknown forces
	Galley Panther/Catscratch: is Eisen making the right call?
	Choice A Straighten this kid out.		Choice B Do I look like I have all the answers?
	Galley Melek: what is this word "payback"?
	Storage Hold Hawk: I fought those animals in the war
	Storage Hold He’s missing the point ...		Storage Hold Bitter guy.
	Combat Information Center Eisen: he'll be acting commander
	Hangar Bay
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
Pasqual G3
	Galley Catscratch/Sosa: I helped straighten him out
|	Version A Catscratch/Sosa: I helped straighten him out	|	Version B Catscratch/Sosa: I helped straighten him out
	Storage Hold Dekker: we re ready to go to work
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing

Series J - Peleus System

Series J - Peleus System
Peleus J1
	Space, Combat Information Center Sosa/Maniac: all the screens go dead
	Combat Information Center Wilford: taped message from Admiral
	Control Bay Pliers: ship advice		Control Bay Pliers: ship advice
Peleus J2A
	Hangar Bay Panther/Hawk/Vet: interrogate the prisoner
Peleus J2B
	Hangar Bay Panther/Hawk/Vet: interrogate the prisoner
Peleus J2A & J2B
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	J2A Blair: mission briefing		J2B Blair: mission briefing
	Space Combat Information Center Dekker: sees spacelab, takes off in his shuttle
	Control Bay Maniac: you'll never believe it
	Storage Hold Tolwyn: am I your prisoner of war
	Choice A I owe him ...		Choice B I owe him nothing.
	Launch Deck Tolwyn leaves the Intrepid
	Control Bay Talking to Dekker about Tolwyn		Control Bay Maniac freed Tolwyn
	Control Bay Public Address
	Combat Information Center Blair: live feed from Wilford, mission briefing; Hawk/Panther: save innocents or get weapons

Series K - Circe System

Series K - Circe System
Circe K1
	Choice A Panther's right.
	Circe V, Space Circe V: a fierce ground war is being fought in the trenches
	Galley Maniac/Dekker: I'll kick your ass
	Choice A Maniac's gonna get creamed.			Choice B This I gotta see ...
	Combat Information Center Blair: live feed from Wilford, mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Loading screen
	Combat Information Center Mission A briefing		Combat Information Center Mission B briefing		Combat Information Center Mission C briefing
	Combat Information Center Mission selection
Circe K2
	Storage Hold Panther: your friend with the overactive glands
	Choice A Tempting, but I can t let that happen.			Choice B Maniac's on his own.
	Combat Information Center Blair: choose second mission, mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Loading screen
	Combat Information Center Mission A briefing		Combat Information Center Mission B briefing		Combat Information Center Mission C briefing
	Combat Information Center Mission selection
Circe KB
	Space Escorting shuttles
Circe K3A & K3B
	Galley Catscratch/Maniac: name on gold watch or coffin
	Combat Information Center Sosa: Circean comm data
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Hangar Bay Blair: Catscratch's funeral
Circe K3A
	Hangar Bay Maniac/Catscratch: you saved my life
	Hangar Bay Warning Maniac about Panther
	Hangar Bay Catscratch is grounded.
Circe K4A & K4B
	Control Bay Pliers: you wanna try my new cloaker?
	Choice A Who needs wingmen?			Choice B I prefer a wingman.
	Version A Sosa: it will make you feel better			Version B Sosa: it will make you feel better
	Combat Information Center Panther/Hawk: how long since Eisen left
	Choice A There's always hope ...			Choice B We die trying ...
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Choice A Shut down the supply line.			Choice B Send Dekker in.
Circe K4B
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing

Series L - Speradon System

Series L - Speradon System
Speradon L1
	Choice B Hawk's right.
	Space Shipyard shot of busy Confederation Shipyard
	Galley Maniac/Dekker: I'll kick your ass
	Choice A Maniac's gonna get creamed.			Choice B This I gotta see ...
	Control Bay Pliers: you wanna try my new cloaker?
	Choice A Who needs wingmen?			Choice B I prefer a wingman.
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing		Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing		Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
Speradon L2
	Storage Hold Hawk: your friend's really pissing me off
	Storage Hold Time to be a captain.			Storage Hold What a whiner.
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing		Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing		Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
Speradon L3A & L3B
	Galley Catscratch/Maniac: name on gold watch or coffin
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Hangar Bay Blair: Catscratch's funeral
Speradon L3A
	Hangar Bay Maniac/Catscratch: you saved my life
	Hangar Bay Warning Maniac about Hawk
	Hangar Bay Catscratch is grounded.
	Version A Pliers: want extra punch?			Version B Pliers: want extra punch?
	Control Bay I could use the extra firepower.			Control Bay I got a need for speed.
Speradon L4A & L4B
	Version A Sosa: it will make you feel better			Version B Sosa: it will make you feel better
	Combat Information Center Panther/Hawk: how long since Eisen left
	Choice A There's always hope ...			Choice B We die trying ...
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Choice A Collect weapons.			Choice B Collect fighters.
Speradon L4B
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing

Series M - Telamon, Callimachus and Axius Systems

Series M - Telamon, Callimachus and Axius Systems
Telamon M1A & M1B
	Hangar Bay Pliers: what the heck is this
	Hangar Bay Pliers: I ain’t gonna cannibalize these babies
	Choice A Let me at these babies.		Choice B They could be death-traps.
	Combat Information Center Sosa: something terrible has happened on FT957
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	M1A Planet FT957: the genetic ax		M1B Planet FT957: the genetic ax
	Telamon Planet FT957: the genetic ax
	M1A Planet FT957: the genetic ax		M1B Planet FT957: the genetic ax
Callimachus M2
	Storage Hold Sosa: light a candle
	Combat Information Center Maniac: message from Admiral Wilford
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
Axius M3
	Axius Tolwyn/Seether: meet the Black Lance; Brody: I know a way

Series N - Ella, Talos and Sol Systems

Series N - Ella, Talos and Sol Systems
Ella N1A & N1B
	Space, Vesuvius Bridge Seether/Tolwyn: there has been a security breach
	Control Bay Dekker/Pliers: what did you find?
	Combat Information Center Panther/Hawk: should we use the Flash-pak ?
	Choice A Panther's right. We can't kill civilians.		Choice B Hawk's right. This is war.
Ella N1A
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Space Ella destroyed.
Ella N1B
	Combat Information Center Blair: mission briefing
	Space Ella avoided.
Talos N2
	Space, Combat Information Center, Vesuvius Bridge Tolwyn: the Intrepid is closing in; Sosa: he's turning around
	Space, Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing (via hologram)
Sol N3
	Space Jump to Sol
	Hangar Bay Pliers: I can rig the Flash-pak
	Hangar Bay Its now or never.		Hangar Bay Too risky.
	Combat Information Center, Vesuvius Bridge Tolwyn: I'm the one who's invincible (via hologram)
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing (via hologram)
	Version A Eisen: mission briefing (via hologram)		Version B Eisen: mission briefing (via hologram)

series O - Sol System

Series O - Sol System
Sol O1
	Combat Information Center Eisen: mission briefing
	Space Final encounter with Seether
Sol O2
	Space Lance enters atmosphere
	The Great Assembly, Space Tolwyn: If there is a cancer amongst us, let us cut it out.
	Choice A Seize the moment.		Choice B Careful. Fools rush in ...
	The Great Assembly Tolwyn: Do you really believe that this chamber is that ignorant?
	Choice A You're not sucking me in.		Choice B Two can play that game.
	The Great Assembly Tolwyn: Please continue. Colonel.
	Choice A Dance around him ...		Choice B Confront him.
	The Great Assembly Tolwyn: Harmony is maintained through control.
	Choice A He'll trip himself up.		Choice B He's power mad.
	The Great Assembly Paladin (to Tolwyn): What are these "Black Lance" forces he's referring to?
	Choice A Winning		Choice B Losing
	The Great Assembly Tolwyn: Effective soldiers require effective tools.
	Choice A Like Bioweapons?		Choice B Like secret, unmarked fighters?
	Choice A Tell them more ...		TChoice B Attack Tolwyn.
	The Great Assembly Winning Endgame
	The Great Assembly, Prison Cell Winning Endgame
	Space, Hangar Bay Winning Endgame
	Tolwyn's Office Winning Endgame
	The Great Assembly Losing Endgame
	The Great Assembly Losing Endgame

Gameflow

End Games

End Games
	Tolwyn's Office, Cantina Losing Endgame 1
	Space Banshee		Space Ejection Pod		Space Hellcat V
	Flight Deck Losing Endgame 2
	Prison Cell Losing Endgame 2
	The Great Assembly Losing Endgame 2
	Prison Cell Losing Endgame 2
	Space, Vesuvius Bridge Losing Endgame 2

Transitions

Transitions
	Living Entering Officer's Lounge
	Living Leaving Officer's Lounge		Living Level Leaving Officer's Lounge
	Flight Level Entering Flight Control		Flight Level Entering Flight Control
	Flight Level Leaving Flight Control		Flight Level Leaving Flight Control
	Corridors Checking Eisen's Cabin

Ejections

Ejections
	Space Confederation ejection
	Space Confederation ejection
	Space Border Worlds ejection
	Space Border Worlds ejection

Space Transitions

Space Transitions
	Space Lexington jumps out		Space Lexington jumps in
	Space Intrepid jumps out		Space Intrepid jumps in
	Space Hellcat enters atmosphere		Space Hellcat exits atmosphere
	Space Vindicator enters atmosphere		Space Vindicator exits atmosphere
	Space Lance jump transition

Other

Other
	Chief Technician Comments
	ORIGIN Origin logo
	DOLBY Dolby Surround Logo
	Lion Logo Lion Entertainment Logo

Communications

Plot

• A - Nephele
• B - Hellespont & Tyr
• C - Masa
• D - Silenos
• E - Orestes
• F - Silenos
• G - Orestes & Pasqual
• J - Peleus
• K - Circe
• L - Speradon
• M - Telamon, Callimachus & Axius
• N - Ella & Talos
• O - Sol
• Cut Videos

Characters

Main Characters

• Blair
• Catscratch
• Hawk
• Maniac
• Panther
• Seether
• Vagabond

Confederation Redshirts

• Fhish
• Gambler
• Hazard
• Hippie
• Miner
• Primate
• Quality
• Scar
• Slash
• Steel
• Vero

Border Worlds Red Shirts

• Blade
• Excell
• Moose
• Tex
• Turbo
• Yeager

Other Ships

• Black Lance Capital Ships
• Border Worlds Capital Ships
• BWS Intrepid
• Confederation Capital Ships
• Dekker
• Drenghi
• Dralthi
• Kilrathi Shuttle
• Pirate Capital Ships
• TCS Lexington

Aggressors

• Black Lance Pilots
• Border Worlds Pilots
• Confederation Pilots
• Pirate Pilots

Other

Bitchin' Betty

• Black Lance
• Border Worlds
• Confederation
• Confederation (Demo)

Other

• Space Traffic Control

Missing Scenes

Missing Scenes
	Combat Information Center Full color version of Admiral Wilford's K4/L4 midflight briefing

Marketing

Trailers

Trailers
	Wing Commander IV Demo Trailer Initial Wing Commander IV trailer from the demo
	Wing Commander IV Theatrical Trailer Theatrical Wing Commander IV trailer presented in cinemas
	Wing Commander IV TV Commercial TV commercial for Wing Commander IV which aired on Sci-Fi and C-NET
	Wing Commander IV Multimedia World Live Trailer Additional Wing Commander IV trailer from Multimedia World Live magazine

Behind the Screens

Behind the Scenes

Featurettes
	PC Games Wing Commander IV featurette Featurette released by German magazine PC Games
	Origin Systems Wing Commander IV featurette Featurette produced by Origin Systems
	Blender Wing Commander IV featurette Featurette released by Blender magazine
	Interactive Entertainment Wing Commander IV featurette Featurette released by Interactive Entertainment magazine
	Multimedia World Live Wing Commander IV featurette Featurette released by Multimedia World Live magazine
	GamesMaster Wing Commander IV featurette Segment which aired on the GamesMaster television program

Interviews

Interviews
	Blender Interview with Chris Roberts Blender magazine interviews Wing Commander IV director Chris Roberts
	Blender Interview with Mark Hamill Blender magazine interviews Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill
	Multimedia World Live Interview with Mark Hamill Multimedia World Live magazine interviews Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill
	Multimedia World Live Interview with Tom Wilson Multimedia World Live magazine interviews Wing Commander IV star Tom Wilson
	The Disc Interview with Mark Hamill The Disc magazine interviews Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill

 

Radio Appearances

Radio Appearances
	Z100 Interview with Mark Hamill Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill appears on Z100
	Howard Stern Interview with Mark Hamill Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill appears on Howard Stern
	Bob and Tom Interview with Mark Hamill Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill appears on Bob and Tom
	Trash Compactor Interview with Mark Hamill Wing Commander IV star Mark Hamill interviewed by twelve year olds

Reviews

Reviews
	PC Player Wing Commander IV review Video review released by German magazine PC Player
	Interactive Entertainment Wing Commander IV review Multimedia review released by Interactive Entertainment magazine

Other

Other
	Wing Commander IV Audio Easter Egg Audio file hidden in Wing Commander IV's data files
	PC Player Wing Commander IV Fundub Redubbed Wing Commander IV comedy video published by German magazine PC Player
	Black Lance logo animation Rotating Black Lance logo created by the production and released at Origin's website
	Border Worlds logo animation Rotating Border Worlds logo created by the production and released at Origin's website
	Wing Commander IV blooper 1 A problematic door ruins a take aboard the Intrepid
	Wing Commander IV blooper 2 Another bad take aboard the BWS Intrepid
	Sci-Fi Buzz Wing Commander IV clip Footage of Malcolm McDowell filming Wing Commander IV included in a Sci-Fi Buzz segment about Alexander Siddig
	Wing Commander IV GDC loop A reel of Wing Commander IV cutscenes and behind the scenes footage created for a GDC monitor loop