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Special Operations - Eclipse Phase: Mission 1 - Opening Gambit
Epic Boss - Dormammu/The Hood[]
Reveal[]
Dr. Strange:
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Now we face Dormammu and the Hood together. Robbins has sought new allies now that his previous partnership proved insufficient.
We too should add to our ranks. Eric Brooks? |
Blade:
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I'm along for the ride. Long as there aren't any vampires, I'll get some exercise with demons. |
Start[]
| Dr. Strange:
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Dread Dormammu, you scavenge at Mephisto's leftovers? I had thought you possessed of more pride. |
| Pride enough that your gibes do not shake me, Strange. They tell me only that you are desperate. | Dormammu:
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| Yeah, nobody's got a bigger mouth than a scared little man. | The Hood:
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| Blade:
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Desperate? Hardly. You saved us the trouble of hunting you down in the Dark Dimension. |
| Oh, you will see the Dark Dimension soon enough. I will bring it to you all... | Dormammu:
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Complete[]
| Dr. Strange:
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Dormammu, it seems, has not fully committed to your cause, Parker Robbins. |
| Go to hell. | The Hood:
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| Blade:
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What's the line from Faustus... "Why this is hell, nor am I out of it." |
| Brits. Always quoting poetry. Okay, Strange, you got me. Let's see how long you can keep me. | The Hood:
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Special Operations - Eclipse Phase: Mission 2 - Divide and Conquer (Lamia)[]
Mission Start[]
Nick Fury:
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Back in the smoke, Agent, we've got an excellent guide here to the habits and vulnerabilities of the vampire. Meet Eric Brooks, better known as Blade.
He's from London and he's half vampire, so he's going to be an asset to us in several different ways. Blade, thanks for coming in. |
| Blade:
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If you're here to kill vampires, you're in the right place. |
| Nick Fury:
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Psylocke will be leading Strike Team Lamia here in London. We'll also have Fantomex--and Blade. We don't want to waste his expertise.
Your primary task is to locate and collect The Darkhold. We know it's in London, and we suspect the Hellfire Club has it. Strange needs it to conduct the ritual that will counter what Dracula and Mephisto have done. |
| Blade:
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But along the way, we're going to kill a large number of vampires
Ready, Agent? Let's move. Dawn's not going to come if we don't find this book. |
Psylocke:
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I'll canvas Hellfire Club houses and see if we can't do this the easiest way. Sebastian Shaw is a sociopath, but even he might find a permanently nocturnal London full of vampires an inconvenience. |
Mini-Boss - Selene[]
Reveal[]
| Blade:
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Looking for Dracula, but who did I find? Selene. Seems our vampires have a little help from the Hellfire Club. |
| Nick Fury:
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Take her out. If nothing else, it'll send a message to Dracula and Shaw that friendships have consequences. |
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| Blade:
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Selene. Making friends with the bloodsuckers? |
| I don't have any friends, Blade. Dracula has... asked a favor of Sebastian. I have my own aims to pursue. | Selene:
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| Blade:
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Dracula has a deal with Mephisto. What's he need Shaw for? |
| You'll have to ask him. Or ask Sebastian. | Selene:
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| Blade:
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I'll do that, once I'm through with you. |
| Fool. No one is ever through with me, unless I decide they are. | Selene:
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Repeat[]
| Blade:
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If you're stopping me from killing vampires, that puts you on the wrong side. Bad decision. |
Complete[]
| You're quite determined. Perhaps I should give you want you want... although you might not want it once you have it. | Selene:
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| Blade:
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Enough riddles. Where's Shaw? |
| Watch me go, and I'll show you. | Selene:
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| Blade:
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S.H.I.E.L.D.: Vampires are down. Selene is gone. |
Tony Stark:
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She'll be running to tell Shaw we're looking for him. Psylocke, step up your search. |
| Psylocke:
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If you think you can do it faster, you're welcome to try. |
| Tony Stark:
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I'm just offering some gentle encouragement, and a reminder that vampires and demons are, you know, feeding on people. |
| Psylocke:
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Oh, do tell. I hadn't any idea of that. I shall hurry! |
| Nick Fury:
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What's with you two? |
| Tony Stark:
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Don't ask me. Some people don't appreciate my leadership qualities. |
Special Operations - Eclipse Phase: Mission 3 - Split the Difference (Lamia)[]
Mission Start[]
| Tony Stark:
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I should have known we weren't going to get out of here easy. |
| Blade:
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Dracula has shown his hand. He knows we have the book and he doesn't want it to get back to New York.
So he's pulled a mind-control stunt and we've got Black Knight, Union Jack and Captain Britain all standing between us and a clean getaway. |
| Nick Fury:
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MI-13 is lending us a new Quinjet, but there's a catch: They won't clear us for takeoff until we break whatever spell these three are under.
The clock's ticking, people. |
Mini-Boss - Black Knight[]
Reveal[]
| Nick Fury:
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Black Knight's just disabled MI-13's flight control facility. He's got vampires with him. We're not going to get far with them running MI-13's air traffic. |
| Blade:
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I'm ready. Vampires shouldn't be much trouble, but I don't want to hurt Dane any more than I have to. |
| Nick Fury:
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Is there any special technique to break mind control? |
| Blade:
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Other than killing the vampire who did it? Not really. Couple of sharp blows to the head works sometimes. |
| Nick Fury:
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Then give that a try. |
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| Blade:
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Dane. You in there? |
Black Knight:
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Hand over the book and live... at least, as long as Dracula permits it. |
| Blade:
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Dane, I'm trying to-- |
| Black Knight:
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Hand over the book. |
| Blade:
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Never mind. We'll do this the hard way. |
Repeat[]
| Blade:
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Thought you were in your right mind again... but I guess you need a little extra help. |
Complete[]
| Blade:
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You got your head on straight again? |
| Black Knight:
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Much appreciated, mate. |
| Blade:
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You can pay me back by helping out with Dracula. |
| Black Knight:
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Done. |
Mini-Boss - Captain Britain[]
Complete[]
Captain Britain:
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Well done, Betsy. Let's go get the bastard. |
| Psylocke:
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Sounds good to me. |
| Nick Fury:
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Hold on. If you're going to take Dracula on directly, you might want to make sure the rest of Excalibur is in their right minds. |
| Blade:
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Or we can take the shortcut and restore them by putting a stake through Dracula. |
| Nick Fury:
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That's another option. I'm just saying, think it through. |
| Tony Stark:
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But fast. We need to get the book to Strange. |
Mini-Boss - Malefactor Ductus[]
Reveal[]
| Tony Stark:
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Blade, it's your lucky day. There's a group of vampires right on your tail. If you don't stake them, or feed them garlic or something, they're going to get to the Quinjet before we do. |
| Blade:
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Done. |
Start[]
| Blade:
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One, two, three... good. Lots of targets. |
Repeat[]
| Blade:
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More. Good. |
Lose[]
| Blade:
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I can only kill them so fast, Stark. Where's the backup? |
Complete[]
| Blade:
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Now that's what I was put on earth to do. |
| Nick Fury:
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Any other mind-controlled allies out there? We can't take off until everyone's accounted for. |
| Blade:
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And until I've accounted for Dracula. |
| Tony Stark:
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That would be great. Let's make that happen. |
Boss - Dracula[]
Reveal[]
| Blade:
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Dracula himself. I keep a stake sharpened just for him. Maybe today's the day I get a chance to use it. |
| Tony Stark:
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Watch out for his mind-control thing. If he can do it to Captain Britain, he might be able to do it to any of us. |
| Blade:
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It's called a glamor. |
| Tony Stark:
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What's called a glamor? |
| Blade:
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That vampire mind control. |
| Tony Stark:
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Oh. Well, don't get glamored, then. |
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| I imagine you're having quite the time, vampire hunter. When was the last time you had so many targets to choose from? | Dracula:
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| Blade:
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I like to keep busy. |
| If that's so, you won't want to kill me. What would you do then? | Dracula:
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| Blade:
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Retire someplace quiet where the dead stay dead. |
| What a charming idea. | Dracula:
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Complete[]
| Blade:
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I had him and he knew it. |
| Tony Stark:
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That explains the vanishing in a puff of smoke. |
| Blade:
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Fog, Stark. He turns into fog. |
| Tony Stark:
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Looked like a puff of smoke to me, but I'm no expert. |
| Nick Fury:
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Get to the Quinjet. If Dracula skipped out on this fight, he'll be waiting for us in New York. Count on it. |
| Tony Stark:
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On the plus side, our Excalibur buddies aren't glamored anymore. They'll sweep up any vampire mess we have to leave behind. |
Mission Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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All right. We've got the book and our UK pals are out from under Dracula's glamor. Let's get out of here. Has team Expurgo in New York finished collecting demon parts? |
| Nick Fury:
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We'll find out when we get there. Psylocke is on board. Let's go. |
| Tony Stark:
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Blade, you fancy a ride to New York? Probably lots of vampires there. We also think that's where Dracula is headed. |
| Blade:
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I brought my passport just in case. |
| Tony Stark:
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What, no comment about my correct idiomatic usage of fancy? |
| Blade:
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When do we leave? |
Special Operations - Eclipse Phase: Mission 4 - Consolidated Power[]
Mini-Boss - Mafioso Ductus[]
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Morbius:
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Should one of us comment on the irony that we're fighting together against other vampires? |
| Blade:
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I don't do irony. |
Repeat[]
| Blade:
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There's always more vampires to kill. Gives me a reason to live. |
Lose[]
| Blade:
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Get up, Morbius, before I add you to the pile. We're not done yet. |
Complete[]
| Tony Stark:
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Blade, give us a sit-rep. How were those super-vampires? |
| Blade:
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They die just like all the rest. |
| Morbius:
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Only not as easily. |
| Tony Stark:
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Then let's make sure Strange doesn't have to deal with them while he finishes doing whatever he's doing in there. |
Mission Complete[]
Agent Coulson:
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Strange is completing the ritual... |
Maria Hill:
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The moon. It's moving! It worked! |
| Dr. Strange:
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Yes. It worked. It was always going to work, Agent Hill. We have answered a dire challenge, and restored the natural order of day and night. |
| Nick Fury:
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So the sun's going to come up tomorrow. |
| Dr. Strange:
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It will. |
| Tony Stark:
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That's the best news I've heard in weeks. I didn't want to book another session at the tanning salon.
But Morbius, you better get used to hiding out during the day again. At least until we can do something about your condition. |
| Blade:
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I'll do something about his condition. |
| Tony Stark:
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Come on, there, Sir Stake-a-lot. Morbius chalked up a lot of demon and vampire kills. He's officially a good guy now. |
| Morbius:
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S.H.I.E.L.D. techs are getting the serum optimized. I'm... I can control my hunger now. Time to get along. |
| Tony Stark:
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Hey, look at that. I think it's about to be dawn. Man, I've never been so happy to find out I stayed up all night. |
