Invisible Enemy
Invisible Enemy is the tenth episode of Wing Commander Academy aired and the eighth episode produced.
| On Both Your Houses | |
|---|---|
| |
| Episode Number | 1x11 |
| Production Code | 74708 |
| Story | Mark Edens |
| Writer(s) | Richard Mueller |
| Air Date | December 7, 1996 |
| Run Time | 20m54s |
| Animation Studio | Madhouse |
| Theme | Version 1 |
| Previous | On Both Your Houses |
| Next | Price of Victory |
Summary
Act One
| Terran Confederation | Empire of Kilrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 3 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighters | 3 Grikath heavy fighters | |
| Losses | ||
| 1 Grikath destroyed | ||
Act Two
Act Three
| Terran Confederation | Empire of Kilrah | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighter | 1 CF-105 Scimitar medium fighter | |
| Losses | ||
| 1 Scimitar destroyed | ||
Characters
Speaking
Commodore Geoffrey Tolwyn
2nd Lt. Christopher "Maverick" Blair
2nd Lt. Gwen "Archer" Bowman
2nd Lt. Todd "Maniac" Marshall
2nd Lt. Alan "Blizzard" Getz
Dr. Branwyn Sing
Dr. Kevin Rivera
Robot 3
Grilg
Nonspeaking
Pilots (2)
Scientist
Robot
Locations
Tiger's Claw
Briefing Room
Greenhouse
Environs
Orbit
Sky
Landing Site
Kilrathi Crash Site
Research Outpost
Dining Room
Archer's Quarters
Swimming
Laboratory
Walkway
Storage
Cockpits
Scimitar
Grikath
Ships
Terran Confederation
Fighters
Capital Ships
Empire of Kilrah
Fighters
Capital Ships
Vehicles
Terran Confederation
Scimitar Ejection Pod
Small Arms
Empire of Kilrah
Knife
Trivia
Animation Errors
Credits
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Story by | Mark Edens |
| Written by | Richad Mueller |
| 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) |
| Tom Wilson (Maniac) | |
| Malcolm McDowell (Tolwyn) | |
| Dana Delany (Archer) | |
| Also Starring | Lauri Hendler (Payback, Maya) |
| Jim Cummings | |
| Pat Fraley (Grunt, Guthrig) | |
| 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 | Ian Freeman |
| Kuni Bowen | |
| Rick Estrada | |
| Storyboard Cleanup | Judy Nielson |
| Flammarion Ferriera | |
| Timing Directors | Tim Walker |
| Al Wilsbach | |
| Zeon Davush | |
| Bill Reed | |
| 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 | Madhouse Animation |
| Overseas Animation Director | Masao Maruyama |
| Produced in Association with | USA Network |
Transcript
Act One
Act Two
SCENE - Dining Room
SCENE - Landing Site
Maniac: Eh, you check the fighters Maniac, make sure they're allright with the storm coming on. Yeah, right, just wants me out of the way so he can make a move on...
Sing: Todd.
Maniac: Ow! Oh, oh, Dr. Sing! Hi! I didn't expect to see you here. I thought you'd still be talking to Maniac.
Sing: Branwyn, please. Actually I just had to get a closer look at your ships. All we get here are supply shuttles twice a year. What kind are they?
Maniac: Scimitars. They're fighters.
Sing: Oh! I've always been interested in flying. It must be wonderful being a pilot.
Maniac: Well it's wonderful being the best pilot.
Sing: Then you must have the best ship.
Maniac: Well, they're all pretty much the same. I mean, you know, of course mine's the best.
Sing: Then with that Kilrathi pilot in the area maybe I should order one of my robots to guard it.
Maniac: The Kilrathi would need to know my enabling code to even warm up the engine.
Sing: Enabling code?
SCENE - Crash Site
Grilg: Grilg to any Kilrathi vessel, come in. REquest emergency evacuation at these coordinates. Respond. Grilg to any Kilrathi vessel...
SCENE - Archer's Quarters
Archer: No! No! I can't! No!
SCENE - Flashback
Blizzard: Don't fire, Archer! It's me. It's alright Gwen. I'm alive.
Archer: No. No. No, I can't change anything.
SCENE - Archer's Quarters
Archer: Oh! Oh, Blizzard.
SCENE - Swimming
Sing: One lap, no cheating. Ready? Go. Good morning, did you sleep well.
Archer: Like I always do. Did your robots find the Kilrathi?
Sing: No, not yet, so we're taking a swim.It's part of my morning routine to stay in shape.
Archer: Apparently, it works.
Sing: They're very competitive, aren't they?
Archer: Well, boys will be boys. Especially when they're encouraged to be.
Sing: You're all little more than teenagers.
Archer: We're old enough.
Sing: Fighting a war is a terrible way to grow up. If only there were another way to defeat the Kilrathi. Maybe someday there will be.
Archer: What do you mean?
Sing: It's a tie!
Maniac: No way, Maverick swims like a rock.
Maverick: Oh ho ho, if Brawnwyn says it's a tie then it's a tie, she's the judge.
Archer: If Branwyn can spare you, shouldn't we go look for that Kilrathi pilot? After you dry off, of course.
Maverick: Oh. (laughs)
Sing: No need, my robots are quite capable of capturing that Kilrathi on their own. They're desigend to handle large and uncooperative specimens. Besides, I promised Chris I'd show him our lab.
Maniac: Hey, I'd like to see it too.
Maverick: Maybe somebody should be with the robots. In case they need help. You two check it out. I'll stay here to monitor communications with the robots.
Maniac: Oh yes sir. I really did win.
SCENE - Sky
Archer: We're near the coordinates where the cat went down. I don't see a place to land.
Maniac: Oh, I see a place.
Archer: Where?
Maniac: Right... there!
SCENE - Crash Site
Archer: Trajectory should've taken him this way. Dr. Sing is up ot something.
Maniac: You mean with Maverick?
Archer: With both of you. She's playing you against each other. She's making fools out of you. Not too difficult.
Maniac: Ah, you're jealous. She's getting all the attention and you're jealous.
Archer: Grow up, Maniac. That woman is hiding something I know it.
Maniac: Yeah, you know all about hiding things don't you.
Archer: I don't know what you're talking about.
Maniac: That glitch when your missile didn't launch. You didn't fire. You want to tell me why?
Archer: Don't you ever hesitate? Don't you ever think about what it means when a target disappears from the screen? What it means to the pilot? The Kilrathi pilot?
Maniac: It means I'm better than he is.
Archer: We can cover more ground if we split up.
Maniac: Oh suits me just fine.
SCENE - Laboratory
Sing: We analyze the natural compounds then test them with computer models for possible medical uses. Ironic, but we found a number of compounds that would be most effective in a species like the Kilrathi. Do you think we're wasting time researching medicines that might only benefit our enemies?
Maverick: Well they won't be our enemies forever.
Sing: I believe that, too.
Maverick: What's in that building over there?
Sing: Just storage. Chris, what you said about the Kilrathi, do you really think we can make peace with them?
Maverick: I think there's good and evil in everyone. The Kilrathi can be just as good as we can be, maybe better. Maybe better. Just like we have the potential to be like them. There isn't anything the Kilrathi have done that you can't match with Earth history.
Sing: Are there many pilots in the fleet who would agree with you?
Maverick: I doubt it. I know Commodore Tolwyn doesn't.
Sing: Maniac said I must be lonely living out here. But I htink you're the one who's lonely.
Maverick: Branwyn. Maverick, go ahead.
Archer: I found the ejection pod.
SCENE - Crash Site
Archer: No sign of the cat, though. Not even a whisker.
Maverick: Archer, be careful. The pilot probably bobby trapped that pod. I'll be there as soon as I can. Maverick out.
Archer: Hmm. Mechanical. Dr. Sing's robots. (gasps)
