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| production      = [[Wing Commander Prophecy]]
| production      = [[Wing Commander Prophecy]]
| type            = Plot
| type            = Plot
| series          = [[G'wriss]]
| series          = C - G'wriss
| disc            = CD1
| disc            = CD1
| runtime        = 3m30s
| runtime        = 3m30s

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0510
WCP Cutscene 0510.png
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.


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

Translations

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

German

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.

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.

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.

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.