Special Thanks to Kubrick
WTF
"I really should stop getting my qoutes from fight club"
-Jack's Lack of Imagination
Ever heard of 2001: A space odyssey?
shareand the relation to starcraft?
shareThe Terran Wraith pilot is voiced like a character from 2001.
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There are other voices in the game from movies. I can't remember all of them but I do recall that the voice of the transport pilot for the space marines is from Aliens. Even one of the lines "We're in the pipes, 5 by 5"? Something like that.
shareIt's "In the bus, bye, bye, bye."
share"In the pipe, five by five." – direct quote from Cpl. Ferro (the dropship pilot) in "Aliens"
There are several in-game quotes from that movie. Someone has claimed that every dropship pilot quote (except the 'joke' quotes) is from "Aliens", and this may be true. Personally I recommend renting "Aliens" and trying to capture all the quotes yourself, as it is an excellent movie in its own right.
Other "Aliens" quotes in "StarCraft":
"How do I get out of this chickens**t outfit, anyway?"
"I vote we frag this commander!"
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by the way, you can google for the phrase: "in the pipe, five by five" for more information about it.
To clarify on the wraith pilot: his voice inflections and speech mannerisms are exactly like Mission Control in 2001 (during the Jupiter mission).
trivia: the wraith's comment/quote: "Everyone's gotta die some time, Red," is a direct quote of Sgt. Barnes in Platoon.
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Well 2001 was a huge influence to anyone interested in SCI-FI, so i guess thats the reason. If i would made a SCI-FI video game i would probably thanks Kubrick too :)
sharehttp://www.sclegacy.com/encyclopedia/unitquotes.php#marine
the page lists quotes and when appropriate which movie they come from.