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{{infobox Cutscene
| name            = 1560
| titlecard       = File:WCP_Cutscene_1560.png
| production      = [[Wing Commander Prophecy]]
| type            = Plot
| series          = H - H'rissith
| disc            = CD3
| runtime         = 5m6s
| scenes          = 156-162
| locations        = [[Rec Room (TCS Midway)|Rec Room]], [[Ready Room (TCS Midway)|Ready Room]], [[Briefing Room (TCS Midway)|Briefing Room]], [[H'rissith|Space (H'rissith)]], [[Kilrah|Space (Kilrah)]]
}}

[[1560 (Wing Commander Prophecy cutscene)|1560]] is a cutscene from [[Wing Commander Prophecy]]. It plays after [[1536 (Wing Commander Prophecy cutscene)|1536]].

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== Transcript ==

<blockquote>
<B>MANIAC</B>: You see, you don't know. You don't know, because Blair would fly on MY wing. Okay? Because Tolwyn,  Eisen, they always... they'd check with the Maniac. You a Border Worlder? Come here for a second. Casey! My only friend. My only friend. Come here. Come here. Let's celebrate. Let's celebrate. 

<B>CASEY</B>: What are we celebrating? 

<B>MANIAC</B>: My voluntary demotion. I am no longer a squadron commander. 

<B>CASEY</B>: But I thought you always dreamed of running your own squadron? Dreamed? 

<B>MANIAC</B>: Yeah. Ha! It's more like a nightmare! Pilots whining all day about stats. You got the CAG screaming for results. It's all pain, no gain. Here. Let's toast! Let's toast. Maniac and Casey! All right. To the free, and easy life, of the Wing Commander. 

<B>ANDERSON</B>: [loudspeaker] Lieutenant Casey. You are wanted in the ready room, at once! 

<B>MANIAC</B>: They got that medal for you, kid, huh? Well, give the CAG a kiss for me, all right? 

<B>CASEY</B>: Are you going to be all right? I'm the 

<B>MANIAC</B>: Maniac. Of course I'm going to be all right. Listen. Hey, Casey, listen. You take my advice, all right? They're giving you the medals. You rake them in. When they want you to be squadron commander you tell them to shove it! All right? All right. Chalk up another one for the Maniac. 

-

<B>WILFORD</B>: Attention! Congratulations, Lieutenant. Its not every day a member of my command receives the Confed Flying Cross. Wear it with pride. Its well deserved. 

<B>CASEY</B>: Yes, Sir. Thank you, Sir. 

<B>CAG</B>: Assembly dismissed! Good job. 

<B>CASEY</B>: Thank you. 

<B>BLAIR</B>: Well done. 

<B>CASEY</B>: Thanks! 

<B>STILETTO</B>: A Confed Flying Cross and a promotion to the Midway's newest "Bad Ass" squadron. Not a bad day's work. 

<B>CASEY</B>: Hey, you guys got promoted to the Wolf Pack with me. 

<B>MAESTRO</B>: Where we will no doubt be hopelessly lost in your shadow. Let's celebrate! 

-

<B>FINLEY</B>: I downloaded these files from the data banks of the Ship Killer we just captured. 

<B>CAG</B>: So, you're saying the wormhole these Aliens are using as their invasion point is artificial? 

<B>FINLEY</B>: Well, artificially induced over a potential anomaly in their system which allows them access into Confed space. It took massive planning to pull this off, even with their technology. Here, look. After also analyzing the data from the beacon, Tactical thinks that the Aliens' initial foray into this system was recon only. I don't think that they expected to find us here. In any case, they didn't bring their whole fleet in. 

<B>CASEY</B>: There's more?

<B>FINLEY</B>: Look closer at their structure. They're clearly reinforcing it for a permanent passage. 

<B>CASEY</B>: And those plumes? 

<B>FINLEY</B>: Judging from the IR emissions they could be the equivalent of cooling towers for the power array. The amount of heat generated to hold open a physical anomaly this size must be massive. 

<B>CASEY</B>: So, what would happen if we took those out? 

<B>FINLEY</B>: It could cause an overload... but I don't yet know enough about their technology to be sure. It might not matter. Judging from this, the towers appear heavily shielded. Probably take a full-on torpedo hit. We need to find a way to shut the whole array down. And soon. 

<B>CASEY</B>: No problem. We have our new Plasma Weapon. 

<B>FINLEY</B>: Yes, problem. Even if we worked around the clock to get this thing to even work with our technology-- which I'm not saying we can-- I'm not sure we won't blow ourselves to Kingdom Come the first time we try to use it. 

<B>CAG</B>: Be sure. This may be the only chance we've got. 
</blockquote>


Casey, Maniac, Stiletto, Wilford, Decker, Stiletto, Zero, Masetro, Blair, Finley

== Characters ==

=== Speaking ===

* Commodore [[Christopher Blair|Christopher "Maverick" Blair]]
* Captain [[Daniel Wilford]]
* Commander [[Patricia Drake]]
* Major [[Todd Marshall|Todd "Maniac" Marshall]]
* Lieutenant Commander [[Aurora Finley]]
* 1st Liuetenant [[Liam Anderson]]
* 1st Lieutenant [[Lance Casey]]
* 1st Lieutenant [[Jean Talvert|Jean "Stiletto" Talvert]]
* 2nd Lieutenant [[Max Garrett|Max "Maestro" Garrett]]

=== Non-Speaking===

* 1st Lieutenant [[Terrence O'Hearn|Terrence O'Hearn]]

== Vehicles ==

* [[TCS Midway]]
* [[Wormhole Gate]]
* [[Tiamat]]

== Translations ==

Wing Commander Prophecy's cutscenes were dubbed for the German release.

===German===

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== DVD ==

A [[Wing Commander Prophecy (DVD)|DVD version]] of Wing Commander Prophecy was developed but not released. It contained almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release. [[Mark Day]] has provided a copy.

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== Script ==

=== Shooting Script ===

A [[Wing Commander Prophecy Absolute Very Last Ultimate Final Draft Script]] dated April 30, 1997 and used during the game's shooting has been provided by [[Adam Foshko]].

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<blockquote><tt>
INT. REC ROOM

Maniac sits at a table, drinking, a bottle on the table before<br>
him. Holds up his glass to Casey as he comes in.

:::::CASEY
:::Maniac!

:::::MANIAC
:::::(tipsy)
:::Casey! Casey, my only friend.
:::Let's celebrate.

Casey joins Maniac, who pours him a shot

:::::CASEY
:::What are we celebrating?

:::::MANIAC
:::My voluntary demotion. I am no
:::longer a sauadron commander.

:::::CASEY
:::I thought you always dreamed about
:::running your own squadron?

:::::MANIAC
:::Dream? Ha! More like a nightmare
:::Pilots whining to me about their
:::stats. The CAG screaming for
:::results. All pain, no pleasure.
:::Nothing but headaches... (beat) A
:::toast. To the simple, free and
:::easy life of a Wing Commander.

He drinks the toast. Then we hear...

:::::PAVO
:::Lieutenant Casey. You are wanted
:::in the Ready Room, at once.

:::::MANIAC
:::They're all ready to give you that
:::medal, Kid. KISS THE CAG FOR ME,
:::WILL YA?

:::::CASEY
:::Are you going to be alright,
:::Maniac?

:::::::::(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

:::::MANIAC
:::Sure, Sure. Hey, Kid, take my
:::advice. Rake in their medals, but
:::they offer you a squadron...tell
:::them to shove it!

For just a moment, the mask falls away, and we see the pain<br>
beneath. Then Maniac smiles, returns to his bottle.

INT. READY ROOM

::::::::::(PLAYS)

The CAG, Spyder, Stiletto, Maestro, Zero, Blair, and many PILOTS<br>
are all present, all standna, at attention as Captain Wilford<br>
hands him an ornate black box.

:::::CAPTAIN
:::Congratulations, Lieutenant. It's
:::not every day a member of my
:::command receives the Confed Flying
:::Cross. year it with pride. It's
:::well deserved.

:::::CASEY 
:::Thank you, sir.

They exchange salutes.

:::::CAG
:::Assembly dismissed.

The CAG shakes Casey's hand and exits with the Captain. The<br>
remaining PILOTS fall out and surround Casey. Adlibs all<br>
around: great work, kid. Attaboy, Casey, etc. Most leave.<br>
Finally, Stiletto and Maestro have a moment with our hero.

:::::STILETTO
:::A Confed Flying Cross and a
:::promotion to Midway's Newes: Bad
:::Ass squadron. Not a bad day's
:::work.

:::::CASEY
:::Hey, you guys got promoted to the
:::Wolf Pack with me.

:::::MAESTRO
:::Where we will no doubt be
:::hopelessly lost in your shadow.
:::Let's celebrate!

They exit. Blair looks after them.

EXT. THE MIDWAY (CG)

The big carrier moves off into deep space.

EXT. KILRATHI SPACE

MEANWHILE: Wormhole is completed and comes to life. A huge<br>
Dreadnought, folded, comes through. Unfolds and screams past.

Series H -- Preparations

EXT. SPACE AN EMPTY STARFIELD (CG)

Hold for a BEAT. Then the Midway drifts into view. We see a<br>
makeshift gantry under construction on the bow--a partially<br>
completed Ship Killing Plasma Weapon. The crystal matrix of the<br>
stripped-out heart of this weapon glimmers in the makeshift<br>
mounts under the Midway's intakes.

INT. BRIEFING ROOM (PLAYS AS MOVIE)

ON screen as a SERIES OF FUTURISTIC BLUEPRINTS flash by.

::::: FINLEY (OS)
:::I downloaded these files from the
:::data banks of the Ship Killer we
:::just captured.

Cut to Casey and Finley as they report to Blair and the CAG.

::::: CAG
:::So, you're saying the wormhole
:::these aliens are using as their
:::invasion point is artificial!?

:::::FINLEY
:::Well, artificially induced over a
:::potential anomaly in their space
:::that allows them into access into
:::Confed space. It took massive
:::planning to pull this off—even
:::with their technology. Here look.

He pulls up another view.

:::::FINLEY (CONT.)
:::After also analyzing the data from
:::the beacon, Tactical thinks that
:::the Aliens' initial foray into this
:::system was recon only. I don't
:::think that they expected to find us
:::there. In any case, they didn't
:::bring their whole fleet in.

::::: CASEY
:::There's more?!

:::::::::(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED:

:::::FINLEY
:::: (nods)
:::Look closer at this structure.
:::They're clearly reinforcing it to
:::make it a permanent passage.

:::::CASEY
::::(pointing)
:::What are those plumes?

:::::FINLEY
:::Judging from the IR emissions, they
:::could be the eauivalent of cooling
:::towers for a power array. The
:::amount of heat generated by a
:::structure to hold open this
:::physical anomaly must be massive.

:::::CASEY
:::What would happen if we took those
:::out?

:::::FINLEY
:::It could cause an overload--but I
:::don't yet know enough about their
:::technology to be sure.

:::::BLAIR
:::It may not matter. Judging from
:::this, the towers appear heavily
:::shielded. Probably take a full-on
:::torpedo hit. We need to find a way
:::to shut the whole array down. And
:::soon.

:::::CAG
:::But destroying something this size
:::will take a lot more firepower than
:::the Midway has to offer.

:::::RACHAEL
:::No Problem. We have the big gun we
:::need...right here.

She taps a console. The IMAGE we saw in the (G3) briefing of<br>
the Ship Killer Plasma Weapon in operation comes up on the main<br>
screen. Finley frowns:

:::::::::(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2)

::::: FINLEY
:::Yes, Problem. Even if we worked
:::around the clock and could get this
:::thing to even work with our
:::technology-- which I am not saying
:::we can--I'm not sure we won't get
:::blown to Kingdom Come the first
:::time we try to use it.

::::: BLAIR
::::::(cutting in)
:::Be sure. It may be the only chance
:::we've got.

EXT. SPACE MIDWAY FLYBY- CG 

FEATURE aangway under intakes, supporting large crystalline<br>
structure.
</tt></blockquote>

=== 12/18/96 Draft ===

A [[Wing Commander Prophecy First Draft Script|Wing Commander Prophecy First Draft Script]] dated December 18, 1996 has been provided by [[Billy Cain]].

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<blockquote><tt>
INT. MIDWAY REC ROOM

As Casey ENTERS, Maniac is sitting at a table; drinking; a bottle on the <br>
table before him.

:::::MANIAC
::::(tipsy)
:::Join me, plebe. Let's celebrate.

Casey joins Maniac, who pours him a shot.

::::: CASEY
:::What are we celebrating?

::::: MANIAC
:::My voluntary demotion. I am no longer a 
:::squadron commander.

::::: CASEY
:::I thought you always dreamed about 
:::running your own squadron.

::::: MANIAC
:::Dream? Ha! Nightmare. Pilots whining 
:::to me about their stats; the CAG 
:::screaming for results. All pain, no 
:::pleasure, nothing but headaches....A 
:::toast. To the simple, free and easy 
:::life of a Wing Commander.

He drinks the toast. Then we hear...

::::: PAVO
:::Lieutenant Casey. You are wanted in the 
:::Briefing Room.

:::::: MANIAC
:::They're all ready to give you that 
:::medal, Kid. KISS THE CAG FOR ME, WILL 
:::YA?

::::: CASEY
:::See you later, Major.

::::: MANIAC
:::Sure. Hey, Kid,take my advice. Rake in 
:::their medals, but they offer you a 
:::squadron... tell them to shove it.

::::: PAVO
:::All Pilots report to the Briefing Room...

For just a moment, the mask falls away, and we see the pain beneath. Then <br>
Maniac smiles, returns to his bottle. Casey EXITS through the Ready Room <br>
door.

INT. MIDWAY BRIEFING ROOM

The CAG, Spyder, Stiletto, Maestro, Zero, Blair, and many pilots are all <br>
present, all standing at attention as Captain Drake hands him a black box. <br>
He opens it and looks at it (we do not see it)

:::::CAPTAIN
:::Congratulations, Lieutenant. It's not 
:::every day a member of my command 
:::receives the Confed Cross of Valor. 
:::Wear it with pride.

:::::CASEY
:::Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

They exchange salutes. The Captain EXITS.

:::::CAG
:::Assembly dismissed.

Everyone falls out, surrounds Casey. Adlibs all around: great work, kid. <br>
Attaboy, Casey, etc. Finally, Stiletto and Maestro have a moment with our <br>
hero.

:::::STILETTO
:::A Confed Cross and a promotion to 
:::Midway's top squadron. Not a bad day's 
:::work.

:::::CASEY
:::Hey, you guys got promoted to the Wolf 
:::Pack with me.

:::::MAESTRO
:::Where we will no doubt be lost in your 
:::shadow.

They both laugh and EXIT. Casey is about to follow, when Blair approaches <br>
him.

:::::BLAIR
:::You deserve it, Casey. Just don't start 
:::thinking of it as shield.

:::::CASEY 
:::I won't, sir.

:::::::::(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED::

:::::BLAIR
::::(after a beat)
:::Your old man would be proud.

He walks off.

INT. MIDWAY REC ROOM 

The room is filled with pilots trying to relax from a hard life on the <br>
front lines. Casey ENTERS via the Ready Room Door. Joins Maestro and <br>
Stiletto at a table.

:::::MAESTRO
:::I think this is where we get drunk and 
:::celebrate.

:::::STILETTO 
:::In that order.

Spyder ENTERS and crosses to their table.

:::::SPYDER 
:::Casey. Have you got a second?

They move aside for some privacy.

:::::SPYDER
:::Our Combat Air Patrol just brought in a 
:::Confed distress beacon.

:::::CASEY
:::Source?

:::::SPYDER
::::(shrugs)
:::It's jump capable; could have come from 
:::anywhere. Finley and the Chief are 
:::taking a look at it, but it's in pretty 
:::bad shape. It might provide us with 
:::some additional intel... just thought you 
:::might like to know.

EXT. THE MIDWAY (CG) 

As the big carrier moves off into deep space...

ACT THREE--SERIES H PREPARATIONS

EXT. SPACE AN EMPTY STARFIELD (CG) 

Hold for a BEAT. Then the Midway drifts into view. We SEE a makeshift <br>
gantry under construction on the bow; a partially completed Ship Killing <br>
Plasma Weapon. OFF this amazing image...

INT. MIDWAY BRIEFING ROOM (OPTIONAL) 

ON screen as a SERIES OF FUTURISTIC BLUEPRINTS flash by.

:::::FINLEY (OS)
:::I downloaded these files from the data 
:::banks of the Ship Killer we just 
:::captured.

PULL BACK TO INCLUDE Casey and Finley as they report to Blair and the CAG.

:::::CAG
:::You're saying the wormhole these aliens 
:::are using as their invasion point is 
:::artificial!?

:::::FINLEY
::: (pointing at screen)
:::Held open by four ion shielded, 
:::intermagnetically linked towers. 
:::Destroy those towers...

:::::CASEY
:::And you close the wormhole and stop the 
:::invasion.

:::::BLAIR
:::God knows it's worth a try.

:::::CAG
:::But destroying something this size will 
:::take a lot more firepower than the 
:::Midway has to offer.

:::::RACHAEL
:::No Problem. We have the big gun we 
:::need... right here.

She taps a console, and that IMAGE we saw in the (G3) briefing of the Ship <br>
Killer Plasma Weapon in operation comes up on the main screen. Finley <br>
frowns:

:::::FINLEY
:::Yes, Problem. I'm not sure we can 
:::recreate the alien's plasma weapon, 
:::Commander.

:::::BLAIR
::::(cutting in)
:::Be sure. It may be the only chance 
:::we've got.
</blockquote></tt>

== Shooting Schedule ==

A [[Wing Prophecy Green Schedule]] from the Origin Museum has been archived by Dominik Reichardt.

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