Expendable
Expendable is the seventh episode of Wing Commander Academy aired and the sixth produced.
| Expendable | |
|---|---|
| |
| Episode Number | 1x07 |
| Production Code | 74706 |
| Story | Mark Edens |
| Writer(s) | Ted Pederson & Francis Moss |
| Air Date | November 9, 1996 |
| Run Time | 20m53s |
| Animation Studio | Koko |
| Theme | Version 1 |
| Previous | Chain of Command |
| Next | Recreation |
Summary
Act One
| Terran Confederation | Empire of Kilrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 3 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighters | 1 Jump Buoy | |
| Losses | ||
| 1 Jump Buoy destroyed | ||
Act Two
| Terran Confederation | Empire of Kilrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 2 CF-131 Broadsword bombers | 5 Sartha light fighters 3 Grikath heavy fighters 2 Fralthi destroyers | |
| Losses | ||
| 1 Broadsword destroyed | 1 Sartha, 2 Grikath and 1 Fralthi destroyed | |
Act Three
| Terran Confederation | Empire of Kilrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 15 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighters 1 CF-131 Broadsword bomber 1 Bengal class strike carrier |
7 Dralthi medium fighters | |
| Losses | ||
| 7 Dralthi destroyed | ||
Characters
Speaking
Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn
Commander Nelson
Major Arnold Blair
2nd Lt. Christopher "Maverick" Blair
2nd Lt. Gwen "Archer" Bowman
2nd Lt. Todd "Maniac" Marshall
2nd Lt. Hector "Grunt" Paz
2nd Lt. Lindsay "Payback" Price
Communications Tech
Doctor Guthrig Andropolos
Ship's Address
Prince Thrakhath nar Kiranka
Lord Gharal nar Hhallas
Destroyer Captain
Dralthi Pilot
Nonspeaking
2nd Lt. Yulan "Hyena" Chang
Bridge Crew (4-5)
Ground Crewman
Fauna
Space Pig
Locations
Tiger's Claw
Flight Deck
Bridge
Briefing Room
Sick Bay
Agan Ras Sivar
Throne Room
Initial System
Pulsar Node
Seti Beta System
Pulsar Node
Jumpspace
Icarus Colony
Icarus Colony
Cockpits
Scimitar
Broadsword
Dralthi
Grikath
Ships
Terran Confederation
Fighters
Capital Ships
Empire of Kilrah
Fighters
Capital Ships
Vehicles
Terran Confederation
Broadsword Ejection Pod
Recovery Vehicle
Trivia
Animation Errors
Credits
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Story by | Mark Edens |
| Written by | Ted Pederson |
| Francis Moss | |
| Producer | Larry Latham |
| Executive Story Editors | Mark Edens |
| Michael Edens | |
| Executive Consultant | Ralph Sanchez |
| Executive Story Consultants | Richard Hilleman |
| Adam Foshko | |
| Starring | Mark Hamill (Maverick, Communications Tech) |
| Tom Wilson (Maniac) | |
| Malcolm McDowell (Tolwyn) | |
| Dana Delany (Archer) | |
| Also Starring | Lauri Hendler (Payback, Maya) |
| Kevin Schoen (Thrakhath) | |
| Pat Fraley (Grunt, Gharal, Ship's Address) | |
| Music by | Alexander Van Bubenheim |
| Voice Direction and Casting | Susan Blu |
| Pre-Production Sound by | Screenmusic Studios, Inc. |
| Pre-Production Sound Mixer | Pete Elia |
| Recording Assistant | Mark Caballero |
| Storyboards | Dan Nosella |
| J.C. Ponce | |
| Dave Williams | |
| Storyboard Cleanup | Judy Nielson |
| Timing Directors | Mike Milo |
| Tim Walker | |
| Zeon Davush | |
| Bill Reed | |
| Brian Ray | |
| Donna Mouliot | |
| John Cataldi | |
| Carole Beers | |
| Character Design | Larry Latham |
| Tim Eldred | |
| Prop Design | Lee Go |
| Background Design | Derek Carter |
| Background Color Key | Kathryn Yelsa |
| Computer Color Key | Cynthia McIntosh |
| Studio Production Manager | Alex Johns |
| Production Manager | Patty Jausoro |
| Production Coordinator | Estrella Capin |
| Production Assistants | Aaron Justman |
| Scott Huml | |
| Manuel Cano | |
| Monte Alexander | |
| Junior Gonzalez | |
| Danik Thomas | |
| Executive in Charge of Post Production | Barbara Beck |
| Editors | Jay Bixsen |
| Paul D. Calder | |
| Assistant Editor | Michael Trueba |
| Track Reading | Glenwood Editorial |
| Negative Cutting | Executive Cutting |
| Post Production Video | Unitel Video, Hollywood |
| Post Production Sound | West Productions Inc. |
| Supervising Sound Editor | Rick Hinson |
| Re-Recording Mixers | Harry Andronis |
| Stuart Calderon | |
| Overseas Animation Studio | Koko Entertainment Co., Ltd. |
| Produced in Association with | USA Network |
Transcript
Act One
SCENE - Flight Deck
Ship's Address: Attention all personnel, prepare to exit jump space. brace for node deceleration.
Maverick: We're coming out of jump space.
Tolwyn: We have an unknown contact near the jump node. Scramble and identify.
Maniac: Alright! Let's hit it, boys and girls.
SCENE - Jump Node
Maverick: Maverick to Maniac, I've got contact. Magnifying. It's a jump buoy. Looks like Kilrathi.
Maniac: Kilrathi for sure. Any sign of life aboard?
Maverick: No, negative sensor scan.
Maniac: Maniac to Tiger's Claw. We got a jump buoy here. Uploading sensor data now.
SCENE - Bridge
Nelson: Sir, that buoy might be useful. We could rig it track Kilrathi passage through this jump node.
Tolwyn: It's already useful to the Kilrathi. This is Tolwyn, destroy the buoy.
SCENE - Jump Node
Maniac: Yes sir. Well, you heard the man. Now Archer, you're wing, Maverick you fly backup.
Archer: Understood.
Maverick: Alright and keep your shields up, folks. Kilrathi jump buoys are equipped with automated defenses.
Maniac: Just sit back and watch the show, Maverick, maybe you'll learn something.
Archer: Probably too late for you to learn anything, Maniac.
Maniac: Hey, can the chatter Archer, we got a job to do. Oh man, I'm targeted. It's got a lock. One down, launch decoys.
Archer: My bogey took the bait. I'm clear.
Maniac: I've got two hot for my bod. Hang on, one more to go. But I can't lose it. It's almost on my tail. Aw, ejecting.
Maverick: Hang on Maniac, I've got you covered.
Archer: Continuing attack run. This time I got you.
Maverick: Nice work, Archer.
Archer: Thanks, I needed that one.
Maverick: Well now I know why you kept me in reserve, Maniac. You knew you'd need somebody to save your tail.
Maniac: (laughs) The day I need you to save me is the day I hang up my wings, Maverick.
SCENE - Briefing Room
Tolwyn: Well let's see who was paying attention in astrophysics class. We'll start with what you know. When you jump through the gravitational node of an ordinary star it takes you to a neighboring star. So, where does the supernode generated by a pulsar take you?
Archer: Uh, that depends, sir. With the right velocity and approach angle you can jump past nearby stars to a pulsar with a corresponding frequency.
Maverick: Which could put you on the other side of the galaxy.
Tolwyn: And what's the only way to discover where the supernode leads?
Maniac: You jump through, sir.
Tolwyn: Exactly. Of course the Tiger's Claw is too important to risk on a node reconnaissance. But our Broadsword bombers are jump capable.
Maniac: I'd like to volunteer, sir.
Payback: So would I.
Maverick: And me, sir.
Archer: Me too.
Tolwyn: What about you, cadet Paz?
Grunt: I learned one thing in the marines. Never volunteer.
Tolwyn: Spoken like a veteran.
Grunt: Well, thank you, sir.
Tolwyn: I'm sending two Broadsword bombers into the pulsar node. Blair will command the flight, cadet Price will be his wingman.
Maniac: Sir, I... sir, I can handle the Broadsword better than Maverick. I'd like to...
Tolwyn: Are you questioning my orders, cadet?
Maniac: No, sir. I guess not.
Tolwyn: Good. Now remember, this is a reconaissance mission. You are to avoid contact with the enemy, engaging them only if necessary. You're no good to me reduced to atoms.
Maverick & Payback: Yes sir.
SCENE - Flight Deck
Maya: These control the wing plasma guns and the quad lasers linked to your heads up computer. Now this is your real firing particle cannon. That sets your dumb fire and image recog missiles.
Maverick: (laughs) Uh, I've checked out in Broadswords before.
Maya: Sorry, but I hear you're doing the long jump. I, uh, I equipped the Broadswords with extra life support packs.
Maverick: Oh, well, thanks Maya.
Maya: I work hard to keep these things flying, you bring them back, okay.
Maverick: Downloading jump coordinates.
Maniac: (huffs) I can't believe Maverick is going on this mission, it should've been me.
Archer: I'm sure the old man had his reasons.
Maniac: Yeah, like the Blair family connections. It takes more than a silver spoon in your m outh to put silver wings on your chest.
SCENE - Bridge
Guthrig: Commodore, some of the cadets have been complaining.
Tolwyn: Cadets always complain, doctor, its their secondary mission.
Guthrig: They seem to think you're showing undue favoriatism towards Maverick.
Tolwyn: They do, eh? (laughs) Well, tell them I'm not doing Maverick any favors sending him on this mission.
Communications Tech: Sir, jump data has been transferred to the Broadswords computers.
Tolwyn: Launch the ships.
SCENE - Jump Node
Maverick: Jump coordinates locked into guidance system.
Payback: What do you think we'll find on the other side?
Maverick: Well it could be nothing. Or we could be flying into the whole Kilrathi fleet.
