Check Out WC2's Imperial Guards (February 22, 2005)

ChrisReid · 02-21-2005, 15:00

Today's updates are brought to you courtesy of the year 1991. A little while back we put up a copy of the Wing Commander 2 demo, but at the time, running it may have been difficult for some people. It's not a playable demo, and if it weren't based off the WC2 cinematic engine, it would just be called a trailer. The sequence is an extended version of the Wing Commander 2 intro. Dralthi (not Drakhri!) are seen escorting Thrakhath's Bloodfang. Then you actually see the imperial guards that the Emperor dismisses before Thrakhath speaks. Additional commentary including the prince's new title as "Slave Lord of Terra" is also included, and the voices are unrefined. The sequence is runnable in DOSBox now, but the voices may be a little choppy if you use an emulator. A few screenshots have been selected below. This was one of those amazing things that PC owners showed off to their friends and family back in the early nineties. You can grab the 2 meg demo here.

A few key backgrounds were also changed. The shots on the left are from the demo. The right side is the actual WC2 intro. It's interesting that they made the decision to remove the guards and create a darker and more private mood in the final version.

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Original update published on February 22, 2005

Edfilho · 02-23-2005, 05:01

WOW! that's really, really great. The helmets with cat ears are almost cute, ehehehe.

Great pics.

Eder · 02-23-2005, 05:20

Is that a Kilrathi halberd?

Lynx · 02-23-2005, 11:04

Hehe, that Kilrathi guard looks cylon. Is this the only close up shot of a Kilrathi in metal armor? I think the WC1 ones looked different, but it's long since I've actually seen them.

Can only be a halberd, though from the way it's drawn it looks more like it'd be some panel in the background behind the stick rahter than a blade.

Malar · 02-23-2005, 11:08

It seems so and they must be knights of the cross. Hm, the demo is unquestionably a WC-"kvlt" item, but I'm happier with the final results. Even the Kilrathi in Secret Missions 2 with their human legs were looking better (the imprisonment-scene of the Firekkan).

Bandit LOAF · 02-23-2005, 13:20

Cylons, Crusaders, Boba Fetts and Kilrathi guards are all designed to reference the same kind of Medieval/Crusades helms... which is why they all look similar.

Lazy Panda · 02-23-2005, 22:30

It would be nice to frag a Drakhai pilot wearing THAT kind of helmet.

Maj.Striker · 02-24-2005, 10:36

Yeah, the guards look almost exactly like the Emperor's guards in ROTJ...

02-21-2005, 15:00	#1
ChrisReid Super Soaker Collector Administrator Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Seattle, Washington, USA Posts: 10,988	Check Out WC2's Imperial Guards (February 22, 2005) Today's updates are brought to you courtesy of the year 1991. A little while back we put up a copy of the Wing Commander 2 demo, but at the time, running it may have been difficult for some people. It's not a playable demo, and if it weren't based off the WC2 cinematic engine, it would just be called a trailer. The sequence is an extended version of the Wing Commander 2 intro. Dralthi (not Drakhri!) are seen escorting Thrakhath's Bloodfang. Then you actually see the imperial guards that the Emperor dismisses before Thrakhath speaks. Additional commentary including the prince's new title as "Slave Lord of Terra" is also included, and the voices are unrefined. The sequence is runnable in DOSBox now, but the voices may be a little choppy if you use an emulator. A few screenshots have been selected below. This was one of those amazing things that PC owners showed off to their friends and family back in the early nineties. You can grab the 2 meg demo here. A few key backgrounds were also changed. The shots on the left are from the demo. The right side is the actual WC2 intro. It's interesting that they made the decision to remove the guards and create a darker and more private mood in the final version. -- Original update published on February 22, 2005

02-23-2005, 05:20	#3
Eder Mr. Standoff Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Posts: 3,337	Is that a Kilrathi halberd? __________________ Hi, I'm Ed. You may remember me from such great fan projects as 'Standoff' and 'Unknown Enemy'...

02-23-2005, 11:04	#4
Lynx Brigadier General Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Austria. Not Australia. Posts: 1,322	Hehe, that Kilrathi guard looks cylon. Is this the only close up shot of a Kilrathi in metal armor? I think the WC1 ones looked different, but it's long since I've actually seen them. Can only be a halberd, though from the way it's drawn it looks more like it'd be some panel in the background behind the stick rahter than a blade. __________________ Stupidity - Winners never quit, and quitters never win. But those who never quit and never win are stupid.

02-23-2005, 11:08	#5
Malar 1st Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 194	It seems so and they must be knights of the cross. Hm, the demo is unquestionably a WC-"kvlt" item, but I'm happier with the final results. Even the Kilrathi in Secret Missions 2 with their human legs were looking better (the imprisonment-scene of the Firekkan). __________________ The day will come, on which humans regret their existence.

02-23-2005, 13:20	#6
Bandit LOAF It wears the skull of its dead mother on its head. When it becomes lonesome, it is said to cry loudly. Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Ashton, MD, USA Posts: 25,571	Cylons, Crusaders, Boba Fetts and Kilrathi guards are all designed to reference the same kind of Medieval/Crusades helms... which is why they all look similar. __________________ Long live the Confederation, Ben "Bandit" Lesnick, LMG. "You go, Loaf! Get some!" -JPG

02-23-2005, 05:01	#2
Edfilho Cry some more! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 3,522	WOW! that's really, really great. The helmets with cat ears are almost cute, ehehehe. Great pics.

02-23-2005, 22:30	#7
Lazy Panda Captain Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 341	It would be nice to frag a Drakhai pilot wearing THAT kind of helmet.

02-24-2005, 10:36	#8
Maj.Striker Swabbie Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Des Moines Posts: 2,067	Yeah, the guards look almost exactly like the Emperor's guards in ROTJ...

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