SC 1270A
| SC 1270A | |
|---|---|
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| Production | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom |
| Type | Plot |
| Series | E - Orestes, K - Circe, L - Speradon |
| Disc | CD2-3 (PC), CD2-3 (PSX), Both Sides (DVD) |
| Run Time | 1m10s |
| Next | SC_1270B |
| Scenes | 127 |
| Locations | Hangar Bay |
SC_1270A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It plays when the player selects "Talk to Pliers." in the Hangar Bay after Orestes E2, Circe K3A, Circe K3B, Speradon L3A or Speradon L3B. It is followed by SC_1270B if played during Series E.
- Download: SC_1270A.mp4
Transcript
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: What is this?
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: One of our MIPs.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: MIPs?
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Manned Insertion Pod... a little gimmick I stole about a year ago from some Confed testing site when no one was lookin'.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Never heard of it.
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Course not. Takes them guys forever to release new technology, what with all their red tape about safety and such.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Definitely not for claustrophobic types.
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Oh, it's a snug fit but it's just the thing for squeezin' folks into a spot where a shuttle might be too big, or attract too much attention. See that? Latches right onto the target and laser cuts a hole so the guy inside can crawl right through.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Lock and launch procedure?
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Just like firin' an ImRec. Course the fella in there has got to release the safety first. And he's pretty much on his own with minimal steerage.
COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Minimal?
CHIEF TECH ROBERT "PLIERS" SYKES: Enough to dock at the target, and then fly back out to where you can tractor him in. And it gets pulled right back to one of your hard points, so you can fire it again if you need to.
Characters
Speaking
- Colonel Christopher Blair
- Chief Tech Robert "Pliers" Sykes
DVD
The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.
- Download: SC_1270A.mp4
PlayStation
- Download: SC_1270a.mp4
Translations
Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.
French
PC
- Download: SC_1270A.mp4
PlayStation
- Download: SC_1270a.mp4
German
PC
- Download: SC_1270A.mp4
PlayStation
- Download: SC_1270a.mp4
Script
Shooting Script
A Wing Commander IV shooting script has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. A digital version (extracted below) was posted to Origin's Wing Commander IV website in 1996.
hangar bay - pliers -e2ÿÿ NOTE: IF this scene plays here in Series E, ALL three "Parts" play.
Part A.
blair sees pliers working on what looks like a hollowed-out missile. pliers notes blair's puzzled look.
pliers One of our MIPs.
blair MIP?
pliers Manned Insertion Pod. A little gimmick I stole a year ago from a Confed testing site, when no one was looking.
blair Never heard of it.
pliers 'course not. Takes them guys forever to release new technology with all their red tape about safety and such.
Blair sticks his head into the pod.
Blair Not for claustrophobic types.
Pliers Yeah, it's snug but they're just the thing for squeezin' folks into a spot where a shuttle might be too big -- or attract too much attention. (points to one end) See that? They latch right onto the target and laser-cut a hole so the guy inside can crawl right through.
Blair Lock and launch procedure?
Pliers Just like firin' an ImRec. 'Course the fella in there has to release the safety first. Then he's on his own with minimal steerage.
Blair Minimal?
Pliers (shrugs) Enough to dock at the target, then fly back out to where you can tractor him in. (smiles) And it gets pulled back to one of your hard points so's you can fire it again if you need to.
Blair's clearly impressed with pliers' ingenuity.
