The Fourth Reich/Transcript

== Cutscene ==
Arthur, Polina, Wade, and Lucas grab their belongings and weapons in the sub level of the Gestapo Headquarters building. Arthur walks up to Lucas with a weapon.
Lucas Riggs: Richter thinks Freisinger killed Hitler. Yeah, he's taking the Reich underground.
Arthur hands Lucas his weapon.
Arthur Kingsley: How's he getting out?
Lucas Riggs: Templehof Airport.
An explosion rocks the building, causing dust to crumble around them.
Wade Jackson: C'mon, kids, shit's on fire out here!
The members of Task Force Vanguard enter a room with a blown-out hole in the wall.
Arthur Kingsley: Look... We can get out. Right now. Get ourselves on the first transport, be home in time for supper. Or... We can end this. Hunt down Freisinger, bury the Reich for good. We might not make it out of Berlin, but neither will the Nazis. Whatever we do, though, we do it together.
Polina Petrova: Freisinger is not leaving Berlin.
Lucas Riggs: S'pose me lamingtons can wait.
Arthur Kingsley: Wade?
Wade Jackson: Hey, it's not every day you get a chance to kill a Fuhrer. Can't turn that shit down, right?
Wade taps Polina's arm playfully and laughs. He goes through the hole first, followed next by Lucas. Arthur steps aside for Polina to pass.
Arthur Kingsley: After you... Lady Nightingale.
Polina Petrova: Just so you know... I still haven't ruled out killing you all.
Polina exits through the hole. Arthur smiles at that remark and goes through the hole last.
Cut to black.
== Gameplay ==
=== THE FOURTH REICH ===
PREVENT FREISINGER'S ESCAPE
MAY 1945
BERLIN, GERMANY
SGT. ARTHUR KINGSLEY
Fade in to Arthur's POV as Task Force Vanguard walks down the tunnel to the garage.
Lucas Riggs: These tunnels lead right to Templehof.
Arthur Kingsley: They're the fastest way with the battle overhead.
Wade Jackson: Can hardly see shit in this--
The team hears German voices, one of which belongs to Hermann Freisinger.
Polina Petrova: Shhh!
Hermann Freisinger: (in German) What are you waiting for? Drive!
Polina Petrova: That was Freisinger!
The team starts running down the tunnel and reaches a large garage. Freisinger takes off in a Kubelwagen, leaving a few German soldiers to deal with Vanguard. Molina aims down the scope of her rifle, Requiem, at Freisinger.
Wade Jackson: He's gettin' away!
Polina Petrova: He's moving too fast!
The team kills the German soldiers and spots another unused Kubelwagen. Vanguard hops into the vehicle.
Wade Jackson: I'm on it!
Lucas Riggs: Come on, Arthur!
Arthur enters the back seat with Lucas, while Wade takes the driver's seat and Polina rides shotgun. Wade turns on the ignition.
Arthur Kingsley: Can you catch up to Freisinger?
Wade Jackson: This is a tub car, not a hot rod!
Wade backs out of the driveway and drives forward at high speed down the underground tunnels to catch Freisinger.
Polina Petrova: I just need to see the back of his head.
Lucas Riggs: Tough shot, we taking bets?
Polina Petrova: How much are you willing to lose?
The team catches up behind Freisinger's vehicle as his men shoot at Vanguard.
Polina Petrova: Gah - I can't get a clear shot!
Lucas Riggs: There's plenty of other krauts to shoot at!
Arthur, Polina, and Lucas fire on the escort vehicles file with Nazi soldiers.
Wade Jackson: Gettin' a little dicey in here!
Vanguard continues chasing after Freisinger when Wade spots some Pak 38 anti-tank guns firing at them
Wade Jackson: Something big coming up! Shit! Hang on!
Wade drives and swerves to avoid hitting the rockets.
Lucas Riggs: Smooth moves, Ace!
Wade Jackson: You should see me in the air!
Wade brings their vehicle to a stop by some debris. The team exits the vehicle.
Arthur Kingsley: Find cover!
Task Force Vanguard meets fierce and heavy resistance from Nazi soldiers firing guns and rockets at them. Several German civilians are hiding from the firefight.
Wade Jackson: Holy shit - they came prepared.
Lucas Riggs: Those are Pak 38's. THey'll bring the tunnels down!
Polina Petrova: I'll cover you!
Arthur has two targets to order his team to engage.
Arthur Kingsley: Focus on that artillery!; The nest!
Wade Jackson: Moving up!; No problem!
Polina Petrova: Understood.; Changing positions!; Holding my position!
Lucas Riggs: On your flank!
The Vanguard team dispatches the Pak 38's and any enemy soldiers they encounter.
Wade Jackson: I got 'cha!
Lucas Riggs: Nice moves, Arthur.
Task Force Vanguard moves down the tunnels, past the German civilians who are hiding out.
Polina Petrova: We're losing him!
Lucas Riggs! We'll catch up! Don't worry!
The team spots Freisinger's vehicle parked further down the tunnel. More Wehrmacht and Nazi soldiers, including Jagermorders, appear and engage the team.
Wade Jackson: That's Freisinger's car.
Arthur Kingsley: And he left us a welcome party.
Polina Petrova: Drop them all.
Arthur Kingsley: Don't give them an inch!
Task Force Vanguard engages the enemy soldiers, dispatching them and pushing them back further in.
Arthur Kingsley: Keep this up!
The team continues to drive the German soldiers out of the way.
Arthur Kingsley: Forward!
Wade Jackson: Let's go. Now!
A smokescreen billows out, signaling the appearance of a Jagermorder.
Arthur Kingsley: Smoke ahead!
Polina Petrova: Jagermorder!
Wade Jackson: Jager what?
Polina Petrova: Just bring it down!
Arthur orders his team to distract the Jagermorder.
Arthur Kingsley: Focus attack on him!
Polina Petrova: On it!
Wade Jackson: Arthur, watch it!
The team works together to kill the Jagermorder and wound him heavily enough.
(If Arthur does not give a command at first...)
Wade Jackson: Arthur, what's the word?
Arthur directs his team to kill the wounded Jagermorder.
Arthur Kingsley: Finish him off!
Polina Petrova: My pleasure!
(if Arthur tries to enter the smoke...)
Polina Petrova: Keep out of the smoke!
Eventually, the team brings down the Jagermorder.
Polina Petrova: Tunnel exit is this way.
Task Force Vanguard runs up a flight of stairs leading out of the underground train system,
Lucas Riggs: I'm ready to keep moving. Anyone else?; Exit's close!
Wade Jackson: Freisinger's not gone kill himself - though that would be useful.
The four Allied soldiers run past a group of scared German civilians, all huddled together.
Polina Petrova: Freisinger abandoned his own people.
Arthur Kingsley: They're not useful to him, so he doesn't care.
The team runs up another set of stairs and finds the exit blocked by debris.
Lucas Riggs: Ceiling collapsed. That's a problem. You got any more secret bombs, Wade?
Wade Jackson: Fresh out.
Polina Petrova: We don't have time to find another way.
Arthur and Lucas lift a massive piece of debris off the ground, allowing Wade and Polina to pass under. Arthur and Lucas follow next as the team exits the subway and ascends to the surface of war-torn Berlin. 
Lucas Riggs: Fuck me dead. The Russians are wasting this place.
Polina Petrova: Good. Let's see how they like it.
Wade Jackson: I hope the runway doesn't look like this.
Arthur Kingsley: Okay, through the park, and don't stop.
Polina Petrova: Don't get distracted!
Task Force Vanguard makes their way through the park. Two Nazi columns nearby are destroyed by artillery.
Wade Jackson: It's fucking crazy out here.
Lucas Riggs: Sooner we get outta this mess, the better!
The team encounters Nazi soldiers in the park and engage them in a firefight.
Arthur Kingsley: We need to get inside!
Lucas Riggs: Used to know a guy who'd have loved blowing this place up!
Polina Petrova: How did Freisinger get through this?
Arthur Kingsley: Push on - we're making progress!
The team ventures further through the park, eliminating any German soldiers on the way.
Arthur Kingsley: Keep pushing towards the airport!
The team spots a German artillery cannon nearby. Arthur has the option to command his team to destroy it.
Arthur Kingsley: Destroy the artillery!; Hit that AT cannon! 
Wade Jackson: Focusing on the Pak!
The four Allied soldiers eliminate the artillery crew and destroy the cannon. They then spot a German halftrack nearby.
Arthur orders his team to fire on the half-track.
Arthur Kingsley: Get back on that half-track!
Polina Petrova: Switching to the half-track!
Wade Jackson: Keep moving!
The team eliminates the halftrack machine gunner and pushes on.
Arthur Kingsley: The airport's just ahead!; We're almost there!
The Vanguard team reaches the perimeter by the airport. The airport's courtyard is filled with German infantry, artillery, and Panzer tanks. A couple of Russian soldiers climbs onto a Panzer tank and lobs a grenade inside it, before clearing off. The tank explodes. An explosion knocks Arthur off his feet. Wade ducks into cover and Lucas helps Arthur up to his feet.
Wade Jackson: There's damn tanks!
Lucas Riggs: You're a lucky bugger.
The team takes cover behind a low wall.
Wade Jackson: Hey Riggs, can you take out those Panzers?
Lucas Riggs: Yeah, I'd love to but those MGs'll blow me to shit first...
Polina spots a building adjacent to the airport terminal.
Polina Petrova: That building over there. I can get in, find a window, clear the gunners out of the courtyard.
Lucas Riggs: I might like you after this.
Arthur Kingsley: Do it. Wade, Lucas, you're with me. Polina...
Arthur tosses a couple of ammo pouches to Polina. The camera leaves Arthur's POV and tracks with the pouches as it lands in Polina's hands. The camera moves into Polina's POV now.
Arthur Kingsley: ...we're counting on you.
Polina Petrova: As you should.
Polina readies her rifle named Requiem and proceeds across the road. She enters a trench and sees a Russian T-34 tank explode, killing a few of her fellow countrymen. Polina crawls under a tunnel and goes out the other side, where she crosses a street and climbs up the building. Polina passes through a few rooms and finds one occupied by Nazi soldiers, which she dispatches before reaching a vantage point at the windows.
Arthur Kingsley: Focus on those MG gunners!
Polina snipes the machine gunners in the halftracks and in the windows. German soldiers with flamethrowers arrive in the courtyard.
Arthur Kingsley: Flamethrowers up front!
Polina shoots the flamethrowers down, causing them to burn up. Polina aims her rifle at the last flamethrower as the camera leaves her POV.
Polina Petrova: For you, Misha.
Polina fires. The camera follows the sniper bullet as it hits the German flamethrower and ruptures his tank, causing him to burn to death. The camera goes to Lucas' POV as he waves at the windows where Polina is. Lucas gives Polina the thumbs up.
Lucas Riggs: Nice shot, Polina!
Arthur Kingsley: Lucas, I need you to take out those tanks!
Lucas Riggs: You got it, boss!
Lucas moves up to the courtyard and throws a timed satchel charge onto each of the Panzer tanks.
Wade Jackson: Use those explosives!; Blow 'em to hell, Lucas!
Arthur Kingsley: Keep throwing explosives!
Lucas destroys the first tank.
Arthur Kingsley: Bravo, well done.
Wade Jackson: Not bad at all!
Arthur Kingsley: We'll cover you! Stay on the tanks!
Lucas destroys the second Panzer tank.
Lucas Riggs: I got two of 'em!
Arthur Kingsley: Keep it up, Lucas!
Wade Jackson: Nice aim!
Arthur Kingsley: Keep throwing explosives!
Lucas destroys the final Panzer tank.
Lucas Riggs: Arthur! Armor's down!
Arthur Kingsley: Nice work!
The team sees the terminal entrance being heavily fortified with machine guns and infantry.
Wade Jackson: Shit, they're really dug in!
Arthur Kingsley: Lucas, make us an entrance!
(If Lucas doesn't respond soon enough)
Wade Jackson: C'mon, Lucas! Get a grenade in there!
Lucas throws a grenade into a small opening above the entrance.
Lucas Riggs: Grenade out!
The camera leaves Lucas' POV and tracks with the grenade as it lands by a pile of munitions and explosives. The Nazi soldiers inside spot the grenade and frantically try to escape, only to be caught in the blast. The massive explosion rips through the whole entrance as the camera tracks with a piece of flying debris that misses Wade.
Wade Jackson: Oh, shit!
The camera enters Wade's POV as he, Arthur, and Lucas prepare to enter the terminal.
Arthur Kingsley: Wade, you're on point. We'll follow you in.
Wade Jackson: I'll make this quick.
Polina rejoins the team.
Polina Petrova: Oh, good. You're still alive.
Arthur Kingsley: We're all here. Move in!
Task Force Vanguard enters through the wrecked terminal gates and encounters more Nazi soldiers throughout the vast terminal room.
Arthur Kingsley: Get those krauts on the stairs!; Watch that upper balcony!; Enemies around the clocktower!
Wade takes point as he and his teammates proceed through the terminal, killing the German defenders inside.
Arthur Kingsley: We're pushing them back!; They're falling back!; Room's almost empty!; More coming down!; Keep moving up!
The Vanguard team dispatches the last of the German soldiers.
Arthur Kingsley: The airfield's this way!
The team runs down a hallway and comes to a door leading into the next room.
Arthur Kingsley: All you, Wade.
Wade hears German voices on the other side of the door.
Wade Jackson: Sounds like they're expecting us. Hey Lucas, you got a "banger" for me?
Lucas hands Wade a flash-bang grenade.
Lucas Riggs: Give 'em my best.
Wade primes the grenade and Lucas opens the door slightly, allowing Wade to toss the grenade in. Lucas shuts the door quickly and waits for the grenade to go off. The team bursts open the doors and shoots all the disoriented German soldiers inside the room. A Nazi soldier attempts to stab Wade with a knife, but fails and puts him in a bear hug instead. The camera circles around the room as each of the four Vanguard members kills the Nazis in their own unique way. Wade grapples with his attacker. Lucas stabs a soldier in the shoulder. Polina smashes a German's head with the butt of her rifle and shoots him. Arthur assists Wade by smashing the soldier and then helps Wade up to his feet.
Wade Jackson: If I never see Berlin again, it'll be too soon.
Polina laughs.
Polina Petrova: I can't believe I'm agreeing with you on something.
The camera now enters Arthur's POV once more as Task Force Vanguard moves on down another hallway.
Arthur Kingsley: Glad we're all getting along.
Lucas Riggs: Freisinger's ride outta here can't be far.
Arthur Kingsley: This is it. Our final innings.
Wade Jackson: Let's get this bastard, for Novak.
Arthur Kingsley: And for Richard.
Polina Petrova: This ends today.
Lucas Riggs: It's time.
The team enters a vast military hangar filled with German Stuka dive bombers and fighter planes.
Lucas Riggs: Fuck. Where is he?
Wade Jackson: He's gotta be on the runway.
A smokescreen appears, signaling the entrance of Jagermorders.
Arthur Kingsley: Smoke ahead!
Polina Petrova: Jagermorder, move fast!
Arthur Kingsley: Brace yourselves!
Polina Petrova: Arthur, he's on you!
The team works together to take down the Jagermorders.
(If Arthur doesn't give a command soon enough)
Wade Jackson: Waitin' on you, boss!
Arthur orders his team to distract the Jagermorders.
Arthur Kingsley: Take down that Jagermorder!
Wade Jackson: Working on it!; I've got him!
The team manages to kill one of the Jagermorders.
Polina Petrova: One down.
Lucas Riggs: Move up!
Wade Jackson: Still got a sniper here.
Arthur directs his team to kill the second Jagermorder.
Arthur Kingsley: Take the one on the catwalk!
Polina Petrova: I have an angle!; I'll do it.
Lucas Riggs: Sniper's moving!; Crikey!
Eventually, the team manages to kill the last Jagermorder.
Lucas Riggs: I think we got the bastards!
Polina Petrova: Freisinger won't be alone.
Wade Jackson: Airfield's right out here.
Arthur Kingsley: Ready yourselves, this is it.
Task Force Vanguard reaches the hangar doors nearby. Lucas goes to open the doors but can't move them on his own.
Lucas Riggs: It's gonna take two of us!
(If Arthur doesn't move to help Lucas soon enough)
Lucas Riggs: He's gettin' away - help me with this!
Arthur helps Lucas to open the hangar doors.
Arthur Kingsley: Come on then. We've got this.
Arthur and Lucas open the doors together. Wade rushes through and tackles the Nazi guard out there. Freisinger is in a Kubelwagen with his troops.
Hermann Freisinger: (in German) Start the plane! We're leaving, now!
Polina Petrova: There he is!
The team rushes through the doors and shoots down Freisinger's men while Freisinger drives away in his vehicle.
Hermann Freisinger: (in German) Get that thing ready for takeoff!
The team follows after Freisinger on foot in the midst of several deadly explosions going off around them.
Lucas Riggs: Don't stop, just run, Arthur!
Wade Jackson: We're covering you!
Polina Petrova: Out of my way!
Lucas Riggs: Back off, wanker!
Polina Petrova: Arthur, go!
Lucas Riggs: Grab him!
Polina Petrova: The plane! He's at the plane!
Wade Jackson: Get that bastard!
Polina Petrova: Stop him!
Lucas Riggs: Arthur! He's beside the plane!
Wade Jackson: Almost got him!
Lucas Riggs: Incoming!
The team spots Freisinger as he parks his vehicle and makes a run for his escape plane. Suddenly, an explosion knocks Freisinger to the ground, allowing Arthur to catch up with him. Freisinger draws his pistol and tries to shoot Arthur, but Arthur tackles the Nazi leader on the ground. Arthur takes Freisinger's pistol and holds him at gunpoint. Lucas and Polina stand around Freisinger.
Arthur Kingsley: It's over.
Freisinger laughs.
Hermann Freisinger: You cannot kill me.
Arthur backs away from Freisinger.
Arthur Kingsley: And yet here we are.
Hermann Freisinger: Not even the Allies would leave that decision to inferiors such as yourself.
Arthur aims his pistol at Freisinger's head, but Lucas interjects.
Lucas Riggs: We need him alive, boss. The intel he's got's what we came for.
Wade Jackson: Hey. Shoot him or bring him, I'm starting this plane.
Wade walks over to Freisinger's plane to start it up.
Polina Petrova: He'll never talk.
Arthur hauls up Freisinger to his feet.
Arthur Kingsley: Get up.
Freisinger brushes off Arthur's hand and straightens out his uniform.
Hermann Freisinger: Your nations will make sure I'm well taken care of...as payment for my cooperation. A peaceful new beginning. A life of American luxury...might suit me.
Freisinger looks at Polina, leeringly.
Hermann Freisinger: Perhaps I might even start a new family.
Freisinger starts to walk to his plane.
Polina Petrova: Not for you!
Polina hits Freisinger in the back of his head with her rifle butt, causing him to tumble into a couple of oil barrels. Polina takes out her knife and stands over Freisinger.
Polina Petrova: There is no starting over.
Polina stabs the oil barrel, spilling out liquid fuel all over Freisinger. Freisinger screams and crawls away from the barrels, only for Lucas to kick him down. Polina takes out Richter's lighter and smokes a cigarette.
Polina Petrova: This is your new beginning, fashistskaya svin'ya (фашистская свинья - fascist swine).
Polina tosses the lighter to Arthur, who catches it and flicks it on.
Hermann Freisinger: Do you even know who I am? The value that I can provide?
At this point, Arthur can choose to either burn Freisinger with Polina's help or let Polina burn him herself. Either way, Arthur speaks the following dialogue:
Arthur Kingsley: You're not worth it.
Arthur throws the lighter at Freisinger and Polina throws her cigarette at him, respectively. Freisinger's body lights up in flames as he screams and writhes in agony. Freisinger burns to death as Arthur, Polina, and Lucas watch.
Lucas Riggs: Suppose that's it then.
Wade starts up Freisinger's plane.
Arthur Kingsley: Let's get out of here.
Arthur, Polina, and Lucas leave Freisinger's dead body and walk up to the plane.
The level ends.
Fade to black.
== Ending Cutscene ==
Arthur enters the cockpit, where Wade is seated as he preps the plane for takeoff.
Arthur Kingsley: How we lookin' out there?
Wade Jackson: It's gonna be dicey! Just how I like it.
Lucas notices several crates with the Phoenix symbol in the plane.
Lucas Riggs: Hey! We're back in business!
Arthur joins Lucas and Polina around the crates.
Arthur Kingsley: That's it! Let's take a look.
Arthur and Polina open a crate together, revealing stacks of folders and files from the Fourth Reich. Arthur and Polina look through the files within.
Arthur Kingsley: The Cape Verde Islands... The Bahamas... Argentina?
Polina Petrova: Even Antarctica.
Arthur Kingsley: These bastards have been plotting covert operations all around the world! Right under our noses.
Lucas shines his flashlight on a huge cache of boxes and treasures in the back of the plane.
Lucas Riggs: Hey, you lot! Give this a gander.
Arthur and Polina walk over to Lucas. Wade revs up the plane's engines and accelerates.
Wade Jackson: Here we go!
The plane speeds up down the runway from the airfield. Arthur, Polina, and Lucas look at the numerous boxes of valuable items and intel in the plane.
Lucas Riggs: We hit the bloody jackpot.
Arthur laughs in astonishment.
Arthur Kingsley: Come on. Dig in!
Arthur, Polina, and Lucas open crates full of documents and files. Lucas finds one such item in a crate.
Lucas Riggs: How 'bout this? "Projekt Nova."
Molina looks grimly at another document in her hands.
Polina Petrova: I can beat it. "Projekt Aether." Reviving the dead.
Arthur shakes his head in disgust at that idea. Lucas opens up a large crate containing gold.
Lucas Riggs: (laughing) Does anyone want some Nazi gold?
Arthur Kingsley: Looks like we're gonna be busy. Keep going. Open 'em all.
Arthur leaves Polina and Lucas to continue digging through the cache as he walks up to the cockpit and joins Wade.
Wade Jackson: There you are. I was about to try this auto-pilot and come back-
Arthur holds up a document for Wade to see.
Wade Jackson: What's "Projekt Aggregat?"
Arthur Kingsley: Secret V-2 rocket facility. You think you can fly one of those?
Wade Jackson: Ha! I can fly anything. Hang on back there!
Wade pulls hard on the controls and makes a sharp turn with the plane, causing Polina and Lucas to stumble around and a crate to fall down. Polina groans in annoyance.
Polina Petrova: Fucking Wade!
Arthur and Wade laugh. The plane flies far away from Berlin and into the dark night skies above Europe.
Arthur Kingsley (voice): Our mission was complete, but there'd be more. Forged in the fires, we were the tip of the spear. 
Cut to black.
Arthur Kingsley: We... were the Vanguard.
Credits roll.
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