SC 0730A

SC 0730A
Production	Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom
Type	Plot
Series	C - Masa
Disc	CD2 (PC), Side A (DVD)
Run Time	1m59s
Scenes	65
Locations	Captain Eisen's Cabin

SC_0730A is a cutscene from Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom. It plays when the player visits Captain Eisen's cabin after Masa C2. It is not included in the PlayStation version.

• Download: SC_0730A.mp4

Transcript

CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Enter. Ah, Colonel. I'll be shipping out soon: I just wanted to make sure that no big deal was made of it.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Yes, sir. Lately, some of the men haven't been so sure about the missions they've been flying for Confed.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Oh?

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: During the war with the Kilrathi, it was easy -- loyalty to Confed required little commitment. After all, what was the alternative? Now the war is over -- second-guessing is easy. I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be shooting down my own kind.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Humans will always vie for power, Colonel. The Confederation may be far less than perfect, but, remember, it was the driving force behind our victory. It succeeded in uniting humanity in a way that no other institution had. That's our ultimate duty, isn't it?

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Yes. The difficulty is... how best to execute it.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM EISEN: Well... Colonel, I sincerely wish you a long and happy life. It has been an honor and a pleasure serving with you.

COLONEL CHRISTOPHER BLAIR: Thank you, sir.

Characters

Speaking

• Captain William Eisen
• Colonel Christopher Blair

DVD

The DVD Version of Wing Commander IV includes much higher resolution versions of almost every cutscene from the CD-ROM release.

• Download: SC_0730A.mp4

Translations

Wing Commander IV's cutscenes were dubbed for the French and German releases.

French

PC

• Download: SC_0730A.mp4

German

PC

• Download: SC_0730A.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.

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eisen's cabin - eisen (optional) -c3 CONDITION: Scene available ONLY after Sceneÿ-C3 has played AND ONLY IF Blair said he would talk to Eisen in that scene.

eisen makes notes at his desk. he stops, looks at blair.

eisen I'll be shipping out soon. I'd like to make sure we don't make it too big a deal.

blair nods in understanding, sits opposite eisen.

blair (beat) Lately, some of the men aren't so sure of the missions they're flying for Confed.

eisen No? (beat; thoughtful) During the war with the Kilrathi, things were easy. Loyalty to Confed required little commitment -- because what were the alternatives? Now? With the war over? Second-guessing is easy.

blair Never thought I'd see the day where I'd be shooting down my own kind.

eisen Humans will always vie for power. The Confederation may be less than perfect. But don't forget it was the driving force behind our victory. It succeeded in uniting humanity in a way no institution ever had before.

blair That's our ultimate duty, isn't it?

eisen Yes... (long beat) The difficulty is in knowing how best to execute it.

blair stands up.

blair Well, sir...

he salutes. eisen extends his hand. they shake warmly.

eisen I sincerely wish you a long and happy life, Colonel. It's been a pleasure and an honor commanding you.

Storyboards

A collection of Wing Commander IV storyboards has been digitized from the collection of the University of Texas at Austin. Additional lower resolution storyboards have been preserved from Origin's Wing Commander IV website.

University of Texas

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