StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Tychus Findlay:
[upon boarding the Hyperion] Damn Jimmy... You've been holdin' out on me.

Jim Raynor:
Tychus... What have you done?

Tychus Findlay:
I made a deal with the devil Jimmy, She dies... I go free.

Jim Raynor:
We all got our choices to make.

Tychus Findlay:
Damn shame...

Gabriel Tosh:
You guys did good. Now me and my Spectres will finish the job. We'll kill Mengsk, and burn his Dominion to the ground.

Matt Horner:
Overthrowing Mengsk is just the start. This is about building a better tomorrow. Don't you see? We just released every scientist, philosopher and free thinker that ever challenged Mengsk's rule. That was our real victory today.

Gabriel Tosh:
You really that naive? Tomorrow there'll be a new Mengsk. And another one after that. Your great shining dream of the future is just an illusion.

Jim Raynor:
So if it's all so bleak, why are you here Tosh? What do you get out of all this?

Gabriel Tosh:
Same thing as you brother. I don't quit 'till Mengsk is dead

Matt Horner:
Vengeance doesn't factor into this. Our revolution is about freedom.

Jim Raynor:
You'll see that better future, Matt.

[turning to Tosh]

Jim Raynor:
But it ain't for the likes of us.

Arcturus Mengsk:
They say a man never really knows himself until his freedom's been taken away. I wonder... how well do you know yourself?

Adjutant:
Prisoner, step forwards onto the platform.

Arcturus Mengsk:
Convict 626. Murderer. Pirate. Traitor. Today... you go free. But as you'll soon learn... even freedom has a price.

Adjutant:
Combat suit sealed and locked.

Arcturus Mengsk:
You'll carry your prison with you. That armor will be your new cell. Make no mistake, war is coming. With all its glory... and all its horror. Mr. Findlay - your freedom awaits.

Tychus Findlay:
Hell... it's about time.

[after beating Tychus]

Jim Raynor:
I don't wanna have to have this conversation again. And fix my damn jukebox!

[Raynor exits, leaving Tychus alone in the now-empty cantina. Tychus tries to rise, but his armor is dead]

Tychus Findlay:
Uh... a little help here? Anybody?

General Warfield:
The Xel'Naga artifact's been assembled. I hope to God it does what we think it does.

Tychus Findlay:
Damn straight. Bettin' our asses on some alien piece of crap don't sit right with me.

Jim Raynor:
I hear ya, Tychus. But I was bankin' everything on that I'd be quit already. 'Cause here we are in the mouth of hell, an' we made it this far by leanin' on each other.

General Warfield:
Whether it's blind luck or damn-fool courage - in all my years, I've never seen anything like what you two jokers have pulled off.

Jim Raynor:
That thing may be the key to stopping the Queen of Blades - but it's our sweat and blood that'll make it happen. After everything we've been through, past all the fire and fury... the one thing I know - is that we can count on each other to get the job done. Or die trying, if that's what it takes.

Jim Raynor:
[It stops raining and everyone is bathed in sunlight]... because some things are just worth fighting for.

Egon Stengmann:
Zerg are so fascinating. I wish we knew more about their physiology.

Tychus Findlay:
I know all about 'em. Put a bullet in 'em, they die.

Matt Horner:
I've been looking for an encryption expert so we can access the adjutant we recovered. No luck so far.

Jim Raynor:
Colonel Orlan at Deadman's Port can crack anything... Haven't been back there in awhile. Say, didn't you end up gettin' married last time we were there?

Matt Horner:
I told you before - If I knew what the prize was, I never woulda' joined that card game!

Jim Raynor:
There's just something about a lovers' reunion that chokes me up.

[Horner sighs]

Jim Raynor:
You meet Dr. Hanson yet?

Tychus Findlay:
Sure did. I asked that sweet thing if she'd like to give me a physical. No harm in askin', right? I think she's got her eye on some pansy-ass though.

Jim Raynor:
Yeah? Who might that be?

Tychus Findlay:
Oh I dunno, some white knight kinda guy, came charging down to save her colony, maybe? Damn, Jimmy - you never could read the ladies.

Kate Lockwell:
Sir, do you still stand by the sentiment that selfless devotion to the people is the basis of your rule?

Arcturus Mengsk:
Well, of course! I was called upon to serve the greater interest of humanity! Personal power was never my goal!

Kate Lockwell:
Then how would you characterize this statement?

Arcturus Mengsk:
[recording]... I will not be stopped. Not by you or the Confederates or the protoss or anyone! I will rule this sector or see it burnt to ashes around me...

Arcturus Mengsk:
I... I won't STAND for this! You jackals think you can come in here and question ME? This interview is OVER!

Zeratul:
The final piece of the prophecy. It speaks of one who shall "... break the cycle of the gods..."

Karass:
Most ominous. But if the Queen of Blades seeks this prophecy, we must keep it from her.

Zeratul:
The rest is obscured... what?

Sarah Kerrigan:
You might peel away the prophecy's layers, Zeratul - but you cannot outrun the doom that awaits us all!

[Kerrigan's minions unburrow]

Zeratul:
We cannot prevail against so many!

Karass:
I will stand against the Queen of Blades while you escape with the fragments!

Zeratul:
I will not abandon you!

Karass:
This prophecy is more important than either of us! Reveal its secrets, Zeratul! The future rests on it!

Arcturus Mengsk:
Valerian! I've just received a report you've taken half the fleet! Care to explain yourself, boy?

Valerian Mengsk:
Father, I am about to accomplish that which you never could. Today I will defeat the Queen of Blades and secure peace throughout the Dominion. By this act the people will finally know that I am a worthy successor to you.

Arcturus Mengsk:
I love your gumption, son, but you're in way over your head. What makes you think you have the experience to...

Jim Raynor:
He ain't alone, Arcturus!

Arcturus Mengsk:
Raynor. I don't know what gutter my son fished you out of, but even you've got to realize that treacherous b*tch cannot be saved... And neither can you.

Jim Raynor:
We'll see about that, and when this is over, you and me got a score to settle.

General Warfield:
Mayday! Mayday! This is General Warfield. My ship is taking terrible... terrible damage!

[Warfield's ship crashes]

General Warfield:
...is Gen... Warfield. To any Dominion ship in... range, my ship is down... nd we've sustained heavy losses. We're holding position but we need support... soon.

Jim Raynor:
We're on our way General! Just hold on... Damn, he can't even hear us. The only way we're gettin' to Warfield is straight through those Nydus worms.

Sarah Kerrigan:
Some invasion.

Matt Horner:
We should mobilize everything we've got and try to break through to Warfield.

Sarah Kerrigan:
Warfield won't be alive for very much longer. My pets will be drawn to his fear and that of his men. There's absolutely nothing you can do.

Jim Raynor:
You're sure talkin' a lot, Kerrigan. Maybe the fear you smell is your own.

Tychus Findlay:
I gotta' know - just what was it went down between you and Mengsk? Seems you boys were tight once.

Jim Raynor:
I used to think Mengsk'd be a force for change. I fought alongside him right up until Tarsonis. That's where he crossed the line by using zerg to murder the whole planet. He left Kerrigan there to die 'cause she called him out on it. Turned out he was just as rotten as the Confederacy ever was.

Tychus Findlay:
Damn. You sure know how to pick your friends, Jimmy.

Tassadar:
Greetings, brother. I speak to you... from the Beyond.

Zeratul:
Tassadar! But... you died... slaying this cursed Overmind!

Tassadar:
I have never tasted death, Zeratul - nor shall I. But that is a tale for another time. I have come to tell you of this creature's... courage.

Zeratul:
Courage? It was an abomination!

Tassadar:
Not always. The zerg were... altered. A single over-riding purpose was forced upon them: the destruction of our people. The Overmind was formed with thought and reason... but not free will. It screamed and raged within the prison of its own mind.

Zeratul:
Who did this? Why?

Tassadar:
I know not. But the Overmind found a way to resist its all-consuming directive. It created a chance... a hope of salvation. The Queen of Blades.

Zeratul:
Madness!

Tassadar:
Only she can free the zerg from slavery - and in so doing, save all that is... from the flame.

Zeratul:
I do not understand, brother.

Tassadar:
Forget what you know, Zeratul. The Overmind saw a vision... the end of all things. And now you must see it too.

Zeratul:
No! This vision! I cannot bear it, stop!

Matt Horner:
That's funny, convict, I don't recall giving you access to our database.

Tychus Findlay:
Just keeping up on current events, 'captain'. Seems this 'Queen of Blades' got everybody running scared. She don't look so tough.

Matt Horner:
You have no idea who she is, do you, Tychus?

Tychus Findlay:
Don't matter to me none.

Matt Horner:
Well it matters to Jim. They were... close once.

Tychus Findlay:
...Wait a minute... you're tellin' me they were shacked up?

Matt Horner:
Apparently she was something else... Before the zerg took her. Turned her into that.

Tychus Findlay:
And Jimmy feels responsible.

Matt Horner:
Honestly, if we have to face her again I don't know what he'll do.

Tychus Findlay:
Woman like that... there's only one thing to do.

Jim Raynor:
You ain't gonna believe this, but I just saw Zeratul on the ship.

Matt Horner:
Ah. How much did you have to drink tonight, sir?

Jim Raynor:
[Tosh's dead body slumps to the floor] Cold and efficient. Reminds me of someone I know. Makes me glad to know you're not after me.

Nova:
Not today, at least. I'll be seeing you around, cowboy.

Matt Horner:
[to Jim] Don't you ever meet any normal girls?

Tychus Findlay:
Multiple air bogies detected! ETA: Right the hell now!

Dark Voice:
The zerg performed their function as I planned... My Hybrid are proof of this. Now, the last of the protoss will fulfill their function... In death!

Arcturus Mengsk:
There's only one man arrogant enough to think he can get away with this - Raynor!

Jim Raynor:
Hah. Just for once Arcturus, this really is all about you. I hope you enjoy our show.

Arcturus Mengsk:
I knew it. Warfield! Get your men down there. I want Raynor's head, you understand? Him and all his terrorist friends!

Kate Lockwell:
Emperor, the threat of a new zerg invasion is still very real - but instead of expanding our fleets, you've squandered trillions on hunting down has-been rebels like Jim Raynor!

Arcturus Mengsk:
Jim Raynor represents a clear and present threat to this Dominion! He is an unscrupulous, lawless revolutionary bent on spreading fear and dissention across the sector! He and his ragtag band of miscreants have instigated open rebellion across six separate worlds - and stolen vast amounts of Dominion weapons and hardware! I assure you, this criminal will be brought to justice... very soon.

[Raynor aims his revolver at the TV]

Jim Raynor:
It ain't over till it's over, you son of a b*tch.

[Raynor shoots the TV]

Tychus Findlay:
We spent a lot of time huntin' down all them pieces. Now 'it's all together, this thing gives me the willies somethin' awful.

Jim Raynor:
I know what you mean. When I look at it, it's... it's like I can hear voices in my head... Sooner we're done with this thing, the better.

General Warfield:
Agreed. Right now this artifact is the most important weapon in the universe and we're going to use it.

Tychus Findlay:
I just wish the damn thing came with an instruction manual. For all we know we could be upsettin' the entire space-time continuum!

Jim Raynor:
Easy, Tychus. This ain't science fiction.

Graven Hill:
Guess you heard the news by now, Raynor. Looks like you're back in business.

Jim Raynor:
That I am, Mr. Hill. An' fightin' the zerg and Dominion all at once is gonna take its toll on my standing forces. You got any guns for hire?

Graven Hill:
Well y'know the invasion makes it a sellers' market right now. Still, your bartender over there makes a hell of a Mai Tai... So sure - I've got some mercenary contracts you might be interested in.

Jim Raynor:
You're all heart, Mr. Hill.

Tychus Findlay:
So what's the plan now, Commander? Trash them bases right? Uh Jimmy?... Pardner? Can ya hear me? Well if you ain't going to tell me not to have a little fun... I'm going to have a little fun hehe. Here I go!

[last lines]

Sarah Kerrigan:
Jim?

Jim Raynor:
It's okay. I've got you.

Jim Raynor:
[after beating Tychus] You think he's right? That I'm just gonna run out on you all?

Ajendarro Ybarra:
You got us working for the Dominion now, Commander. Taking us back to Char. It's like you're gone already.

Jim Raynor:
This ain't about the Dominion. [he helps Swann to his feet] Our war has always been about saving lives. If the Zerg wipe everyone out, it's all been for nothing. So I'm going back to Char. If you're with me, it's your choice. Just like it's always been.

Ajendarro Ybarra:
[grins] Now *that's* the Commander I've been waiting on.

Jim Raynor:
[after blasting a Hydralisk off Warfield] Heard you boys could use a little help. We came as fast as we could.

Tychus Findlay:
Ain't no time to be lying down on the job, General.

General Warfield:
[laughs] You magnificent son of a b*tch! You're the last guy I expected to see.

Tychus Findlay:
Boys, I hate to interrupt, but, uh... the natives are getting restless.

[a swarm of Zerglings are charging across the plain at them]

General Warfield:
Thanks for the rescue, but I hope it ain't just the two of you.

Jim Raynor:
General, you know I've always got a card to play.

[a flight of Banshees howls overhead, bombing the incoming Zerglings. Warfield pulls a Hydralisk spine out of his arm with a grunt]

General Warfield:
You might be a damn pirate, Raynor, but whatever happens, you saved my boys today. And I won't forget that.

Jim Raynor:
All in a day's work, General.

Mira Han:
[after conversing with Raynor] And say hello to Matthew for me. Ask him why he never calls.

[Matt, standing offscreen, waves a hand and mouths, "NO!"]