[ShadowGorrath]

In the Bastion cutscene, in FS2, the pilot conversation is between Alpha wing. It seems to me that we hear Alpha1's voice. I mean, one pilot replies to another Alpha wing pilot as "sir", and the only one with high enough rank in the wing to be called "sir" is Alpha1.

Command: One thousand metres to go, thirty seconds and counting
Pilot 1: We've got incoming Alpha, at four o'clock
Pilot 2: Target acquired, I'm locked on
Command: Twenty-five seconds. Get more fighter cover on the Bastion, pilot. We're almost there. Standing by to initiate detonation sequence.
Pilot 3: I got him. I got him. Oh Yeah. Bandit down
Pilot 1: Beautiful kill, sir!
Command: 10, 9...
Pilot 1: Bastion's all clear, Command.
Command: ..8..7..6..5..4..3..Remote detonation sequence initiated. Stage 1....Stage 2....Stage 3....Remote detonation sequence complete

Any thoughts? Or has this been discussed already?

[Snail]

Check the mission, it might be that one of the other fighters has that voice actor and persona (Wingman 4 or 5, not sure).

[ShadowGorrath]

It's Alpha wing. And the only person who can be called a sir is Alpha1, as he's the leader of the 70th Blue Lions.

[Snail]

It's Alpha wing. And the only person who can be called a sir is Alpha1, as he's the leader of the 70th Blue Lions.

I don't think Alpha 1 would be mouthing off saying "YEAH GOT THAT BASTUD" when he says nothing in every other mission, but that may be something else. Personally I don't think that was Alpha 1.

[Herra Tohtori]

It's Alpha wing. And the only person who can be called a sir is Alpha1, as he's the leader of the 70th Blue Lions.

Not necessarily. Regardless of being in the same flight (or wing in FreeSpace terms), fighter planes usually operate in pairs of lead and wing plane. A wing pilot could call the lead pilot "sir", though callsign would be more likely used.

Also, if the pilots in Alpha wing had different rank, a lower ranking pilot could call higher ranking pilot "sir", though again callsign would be more sensible and likely in "reality".

[BengalTiger]

I'd actually say that Pilot 3 is a wingman, and Pilot 1 is Alpha 1, and he's just polite calling #3 'sir'.

[Snail]

I'd actually say that Pilot 3 is a wingman, and Pilot 1 is Alpha 1, and he's just polite calling #3 'sir'.

Yeah, he's the one who is saying the most important stuff (enemy incoming, informing command of the situation)

[TrashMan]

what about the ending cutscene..I'm sure that's Alpha 1 narating

[Kie99]

what about the ending cutscene..I'm sure that's Alpha 1 narating

We're talking about FS2

[ShadowGorrath]

In FS1 I too think we hear Alpha1 narrating the ending cutscene.

And for the Bastion cutscene, as I said, I really think that Alpha1's voice is in there. And yes, it could be the Pilot1. But I'm confident that one of the voices is Alpha1's.

[Snail]

what about the ending cutscene..I'm sure that's Alpha 1 narating

I agree, it was likely Alpha 1 since he had experienced everything.

[AlphaOne]

Well there is a definitive posibilaty that in FS1 we do indeed hear alpha1's voice . About what you said in FS2 that was also something that has always bothered me but never gave it much thought untill now.

Also since most pilots in and Elite fighter squadron are already pretty high up in ranks and they tend to get a long rather fast calling everyone higher then you sir means youre gonna salute a lot of ppl every day.

Now the only one you would actualy be calling "sir" is your wing leader since he is usualy the highest ranking officer of the squadron or rather not necesaryly the highest ranking officer but has the highest authority job. therefore he could be a corporal but if hes your wing leader then youre gonna call him sir cuz he outranks even a colonel or something like that asigned as a pilot of the wing.

Does anyone understand what im attempting to talk about here?

Also there is also the posibilaty about the good shot sir thing that he was indeed refering to alpha1 . Since well i dont think anyone else could of killed the bloddy bastard besides alpha1  could there?

[Mars]

I think the general consensus is that it could have been any number of pilots

[ShadowGorrath]

Eitherway, Alpha1 is the squadron leader of the 70th Blue Lions, so that means that he's the highest ranking officer/pilot in there. So other wings have to refer to him as 'sir'.

[Killer Whale]

Could be a girl, i'm sure some women play FS2, i'm the only person i know who plays it though... (only person i know who plays it, not only girl i know who plays it, i'm not a girl!!)

[ShadowGorrath]

Probably

[castor]

That discussion sounds quite informal to me, sir.

[Killer Whale]

Funny, i wonder if anyware it says "You got em ma'am"?

[Snail]

Well in BSG they still call women sir, IIRC.

[Thanatos45]

It's Alpha wing. And the only person who can be called a sir is Alpha1, as he's the leader of the 70th Blue Lions.

I don't think Alpha 1 would be mouthing off saying "YEAH GOT THAT BASTUD" when he says nothing in every other mission, but that may be something else. Personally I don't think that was Alpha 1.

Also, I don't think killing off Shivan #164 is special enough anymore to get all excited about it.

I think Pilot 1 is A1 as he is clearly the operation overseer.