0510 (Wing Commander Prophecy cutscene)

0510
Production	Wing Commander Prophecy
Type	Plot
Series	C - G'wriss
Disc	CD1
Run Time	3m30s
Scenes	51
Locations	Rec Room

0510 is a cutscene from Wing Commander Prophecy. It plays when you click "Talk to Zero" in the Rec Room before G'wriss C3a or C3b.

• Download: 0510.mp4

Transcript

ZERO: Can't a man commune quietly with his drink?

CASEY: I didn't see the "Do Not Disturb" sign, sorry.

ZERO: What was it like? What was what like? Being the Iceman's son. You must have had a free ride straight through the Academy.

CASEY: I never had a 'free ride.' Not to the Academy. Not anywhere.

ZERO: Get off it, Casey! Your old man was a great war hero.

CASEY: Yeah, he was a hero all right! One of the most decorated pilots of the Confederation. So good they named a flight maneuver after him. Only problem is he died when I was just a kid. I think my mother got his last medal when I was in diapers. No, having a hero for a father was no help to me, if anything I spent my career trying to live up to the reputation of a man I never knew. Every time I fly, I feel like I'm flying against him.

ZERO: You're probably better off. My Father was alive but you never would've known it. He was a cultural anthropologist. Then Confed Intel got ahold of him and put him to work in the Kilrathi war. He spent years studying the Kilrathi-- their history, their technology-- 'to get an edge,' he used to say. And then, he couldn't even talk about it. Funny, I wanted to be just like him.

CASEY: Well, maybe you are. So, what do you think we're up against here, Zero? What about the Kn'thrak?

ZERO: Well, my father was the real expert. I heard the word Kn'thrak once or twice before and it was in relation to some ancient Terran biblical text and a race called "Nephilem." I thought it was a fairy tale really. I can remember being so scared that I had to sleep with the light on for days. Ah, what the hell. It doesn't matter anyway.

CASEY: You know, we're alike, you and I. We both fly to outrun our father's shadows.

Characters

Speaking

• 1st Lieutenant Terrence "Zero" O'Hearn
• 2nd Lieutenant Lance Casey

Translations

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

German

• Download: 0510.mp4

DVD

A 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.

• Download: 0510.mp4

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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INT. REC ROOM

Casey ENTERS with his ICIS and a drink to find Zero playing a
coin over his knuckles. Casey deposits the ICIS on the table.

ZERO

Can't a guy quietly commune with

his drink?

CASEY

Sorry, I didn't notice the Do Not

Disturb sign.

Casey sits, then stares glumly at his own drink...Zero sneaking
him looks. Finally, Zero can't help himself--he has to ask the
question that's been bugging him for days.

ZERO

...What's it like?

CASEY

What's what like?

ZERO

Being the Iceman's son. I bet you

got a free ride straight through

the Academy?

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED

Zero has struck a chord.

CASEY

I never got a "free ride." Not to

the Academy. Not anywhere.

ZERO

Get off it, Casey. Your old man

was a great war hero.

CASEY

He was great alright. Highly

decorated by the Confederation

during his illustrious career--

and, of course, posthumously. My

mother received his last medal

while I was still in diapers. If

anything, being his son made it

harder because I had to live up to

the reputation of someone I never

really knew.

Zero digests this. Slowly nods.

ZERO

God. Maybe you were better off.

My Dad was alive...but you never

would've known it. He was a

cultural anthropologist, at least

before Confed Intel got ahcld and

put him to work during the Kilrathi

war. He spent years studying the

Kilrathi; their history and

technology--"to give us an edge",

he used to say. And then, he could

never really talk about it. Funny,

I wanted to be just like him.

CASEY

Maybe you are.

Zero raises his glass in acknowledgment of Casey's observation

CASEY (CONT.)

Zero, what do you think we're up

against here? What about the

Kn'thrak?

ZERO

My father was the real expert.

heard the word Kn'thrak only once

or twice before...

(MORE)

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED: (2)

ZERO (Cont'd)

and that was in relation to an

ancient Terran Biblical text and a

race called the Nephilem. I

thought it was a fairy tale really.

I can remember being so scared that

I had to sleep with the light on

for days.

Zero stops his musings when he sees Casey looking lost.

ZERO (CONT.)

Oh, what the hell. It doesn't

matter anyway.

CASEY

Yes it does, Zero. We're two of a

kind, you and I. We both fly to

outrun our father's shadows.

Zero reacts to the tone in his voice. And softens.

ZERO

And those shadows can be damn long.

They clink classes and slam their drinks down.

12/18/96 Draft

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

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INT. MIDWAY REC ROOM (REQUIRED: HOLD AND PLACE)

Casey ENTERS to find Zero staring at the bottom of a glass. As Casey takes
a seat he turns and glares at Casey.

ZERO

A guy can't quietly commune with his

drink?

CASEY

Sorry. I didn't notice the do not

disturb sign.

Casey stares glumly at his own drink; Zero sneaking him looks. Finally, he
can't help himself; he has to ask the question that's been bugging him for
days.

ZERO

So what's it like?

CASEY

What's what like?

ZERO

Being the Iceman's son. I bet that got

you a free ride straight into the

Academy. (to Casey's silence) Me, I had

to work my up through the ranks.

Casey is stung. Years of resentment well up out of him.

CASEY

I never got a "free ride." Not to the

Academy. Or anywhere else.

ZERO

Get off it. Your Dad probably held your

hand every step of the way...

CASEY

(cutting him off)

I never knew my Dad. He died when I was

still in diapers. I had to work my way

through the Academy. I could have used

my Dad's help, but he wasn't there.

(CONTINUED)

CONTINUED

Zero digests this. Slowly nods.

ZERO

Maybe you were better off. My old man

stayed home. And stayed drunk. Until

he beat me half to death.

Casey is moved by this revelation.

CASEY

I'm sorry... I didn't know...

ZERO

Yeah. My old man was a great guy.

Inspired me to run away from home at

sixteen. That's how I wound up in the

service.

(beat)

What the hell. None of that's important

now.

CASEY

It is to me.

Zero reacts to the tone in his voice. And softens.

ZERO

Next time we meet up in Pilot

Country... I owe you a drink...

Casey grins and get up from the table to leave.

Shooting Schedule

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

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