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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
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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

Characters

Main Characters

Confederation Redshirts

Border Worlds Red Shirts

Other Ships

Aggressors

Other

Bitchin' Betty

Other

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