Scene 1 (FM3)/Transcript

The following is a transcript of Scene 1, the first mission of Front Mission 3, in addition to the dialogue before Scene 1.

First Video
??: We're closing now. Hurry up.

??: Yes, sir.

??: Is everything going according to plan?

??: No. According to our intelligence, the Japan Defense Force is on the move...

??: I understand. Say no more.

??: The plan can be modified, provided there are no more surprises.

??: Right. Let's trust in their plan. The power of our children.

Video 2
''The screen fades in to the fence on the outside of a base. A sign on the fence reads "National Research Facility" on the top, "No Trespassing" in the middle, and "USN Alaska Radiation Laboratory" on the bottom. The screen cuts to a building, which suddenly has one of its walls explode. A vehicle carrying a box and a Wanzer appear from the hole in the building's side. The vehicle is destroyed, and the screen cuts to a group of USN Wanzers, with a voice calling for the surrender of the unknown Wanzer.

Suddenly, an airplane destroys one of the base's watchtowers, with another airplane dropping unknown weapons that destroy the USN Wanzer squad. The second airplane then picks up the crate that was carried by the destroyed vehicle. A heavily damaged wanzer fires at the unknown Wanzer, knocking it down and opening its cockpit to reveal nobody inside. The two aircraft escape with the cargo.''

Video 3
Okinawa, several Months later.

Screen cuts to the Okinawa Ocean City.

Female voice: Okinawa Ocean City is the world's largest man-made island, built to support international trade.

Screen cuts to a group of buildings.

Female voice: The 5.9 km-wide city is twice the size of Yokohama Harbor and supports international trade, business, entertainment, and the everyday life of its residents.

Screen cuts to an underwater facility.

Female voice: It also features an environment-friendly purification facility to clean the waste water before it goes out to sea.

''Screen cuts to another group of buildings. Japanese characters with the words "Presented by OCU Okinawa Development Organization'' below them appear.

Female voice: Okinawa Ocean City hopes to lead the world into the future.

''The screen zooms out to reveal that the video is on the side of the truck, with a Kirishima Industries helicopter flying nearby. A sign saying "Okinawa ocean oity: 1 km" appears, with the truck and the helicopter following the road. The scene cuts to the helicopter heading towards a building, then towards a bullet train station, then towards the helicopter's path until it finally lands at a helipad.''

Before Scene Starts
''Kirishima Industry's logo appears, with Japanese characters and the company's address appearing below it. The word "Entrance" takes the place of the characters and the address, with a Female voice saying "Stand by". "TYPE_R" and "LEVEL_3" are then typed in, with progress bars for memory, system, and body/arm/leg checks appearing. More typing is heard, and the screen fades to the pilot's view, with the Female voice saying "All systems ready"''.

Scientist: System check completed. Load the pilot data into the system.

??: Roger. I'm loading the pilot data now.

''The player is prompted to enter a first and last name, which will be used for the pilot. The default first name, Kazuki, and the default last name, Takemura, will be used for all of the pilot's future dialogue.''

Scientist: Load confirmed. The final test for the SHUNYO will now commence.

''Both of the testing area's doors close. The screen focuses on the observation room.'''

Scientist: We're ready on our side. Kazuki, activate the wanzer.

The screen focuses on the wanzer.'

Kazuki: Activated.

Scientist: Activation confirmed. First, we'll check movement. Move to the designated area.

Kazuki: Roger that.

Scene Starts
Scientist: Your destination is here.

The destination is highlighted.

Kazuki: Roger.

Tutorial: Movable distance is colored in blue. Move the cursor to the desired location.

Tutorial: Once movement is finished, select END from the command menu.

Turn 1 End
Tutorial: Some terrain is hard to see. Use L1 and R1 to rotate the map. L1 will rotate left, R1 will rotate right.

Turn 3 End
Scientist: Confirming destination.

The destination is highlighted.

Destination reached
Scientist: Target location reached. We'll check the weapons now.

Scientist: That wanzer's left arm is equipped with a shotgun. You can also fight hand-to-hand with the knuckles on the right arm.

A wanzer enters the testing area.

Scientist: I need both ranged and close combat data. Use bothweapons to attack the wanzer. Auto-pilot is not set on combat mode, so you're safe.

Tutorial: After movement, select ATTACK from the command menu to attack the enemy. Attack range depends on the weapon. The shotgun's range is 3 squares. Selecting ATTACK will display the attack range in orange. Melee weapons have a range of one. Melee attacks must be made adjacent to the target. With multiple weapons, press Square to open the weapon selection menu, and hold Square, while pressing up or down to change it. Select the weapon and release Square to confirm your selection.

Wanzer attacked twice, Chongta 3 unused.
Scientist: What's wrong, Kazuki? Use the shotgun, too.

Wanzer attacked twice, Fear Fist unused.
Scientist: What's wrong, Kazuki? We need some melee attacks, too.

Tutorial: With multiple weapons, press Square to open the weapon selection menu, and hold Square, while pressing up or down to change it. Select the weapon and release Square to confirm your selection.

Wanzer destroyed
Shotgun Unused=

Scientist: Kazuki, what's wrong? You have to do this right if we hope to get any usable data.

Kazuki: Sorry.

JDF Engineer: Ah, don't get mad. Oh, by the way, I have a favor to ask.

Melee Weapon Unused=

Scientist: Kazuki, what's wrong? We can't get data like this.

JDF Engineer: Ah, don't get mad. Oh, by the way, I have a favor to ask.

Both Weapons Used=

Scientist: Good. That should do it...

JDF Engineer: Hold on a minute.

JDF Engineer: I want you to set it to combat mode and continue the test.

Scientist: Combat mode?

JDF Engineer: I got orders to obtain data that resembles real combat.

Scientist: If you need real combat data, get it after delivery. That test pilot is one of ours.

JDF Engineer: Yeah, I know. We might purchase this model based on this data.

Scientist: But still...

Kazuki: I'll do it.

Scientist: Hey, Kazuki! You know what you're getting into?

Kazuki: I'll be fine! This wanzer's better than any JDF model.

JDF Engineer: I appreciate it. Well, you've gone this far; might as well go the full nine yards.

Scientist: ...Fine. Kazuki, be careful.

Kazuki: Roger!

A wanzer appears from an open set of doors, with the doors closing behind it.

Scientist: It's older, but it's using real bullets. You can quit anytime.

Tutorial: Receiving damage in combat will reduce the HP of specific parts. When HP reaches 0, the part will be destroyed and become unusable. If the body reaches 0 HP, that unit is destroyed and removed from the map. If the arm reaches 0 HP, the weapons equipped on that arm become unusable.� the legs reach 0 HP, the unit's movement is reduced to one.

Second Wanzer Destroyed
Scientist: Good job, Kazuki. The test's over. You're done.

Kazuki: Copy that!