Admiral Winfield quotes from Exosquad

In war, the deadliest weapon of all is brain. Exofleet's secret weapon is Professor Algernon. Algernon is so brilliant that sometimes, even a war isn't enough to hold his interest. His mind roams far beyond the battlefield, beyond the confines of the Solar System, always searching for the unknown.

All exotroopers had to undergo a psychological evaluation. In Wolf Bronsky's evaluation, the psych-tech concluded that inside Bronsky, there was a shy, frightened little boy. Beside that, somebody wrote "Yeah, because Bronsky ate him". Somebody told Bronsky about it, Bronsky said: "Psych-techs don't fly E-frames".

Her family was the most important thing in Lt. Nara Burns' life... until the Neosapiens came. Now the exosquad is the only family she has. Some people say she lacks experience, that she isn't ready to lead an exosquad... That's not what the Neosapiens say.

I have once asked Cpt. Avery Butler what was the hardest thing about commanding a jumptroop platoon. He said, a platoon leader sends a personal message to the family of every trooper lost in action - that's the hardest thing. With the Neos in control of the Earth, there is no way to contact the families but Avery Butler still records the message...

Alec DeLeon grew up on the streets of Paris. He grew up fast... and alone. He joined Exofleet the way men once joined the French Foreign Legion - to escape the past. He told me once that for the first time in his life, he's found peace.

Marsala was one of last rebels captured at the end of the First Neosapien War. This time, he is on our side. Marsala and Phaeton were created together, in the same brood. If they were Terrans, we'd call them "brothers".

People fly in their dreams, but what they are really dreaming about is freedom. For J.T. Marsh, flying doesn't mean freedom - but responsibility. Responsibility for the lives of the men and women in his exosquad. J.T.'s dream is that someday, the war will be over and there will be open sky again.

Cpl. Vince Pellegrino comes from a long line of soldiers. If they were still around, he'd drive them all crazy. He is undisciplined, un-military, unpredictable. And also, a born fighter.

Graduation Day at the Exofleet Academy is the proudest moment in a young officer's life. On the day that Colleen O'Reilly graduated, the Neosapien War began. Only a few cadets from her graduating class survived to join the Exofleet. Lt. Colleen O'Reilly will never forget the ones who didn't make it.

There was no man in Solar System more feared than Simbacca, the leader of the Pirate Clans. But that was before Phaeton. Now Simbacca is the captain of Resolute II, flagship of the new Exofleet. I've joined with the man who was once my enemy to fight an evil that threatens both of us. Someday, perhaps, we'll unite with the Neosapiens against an enemy more terrible than Phaeton.

If Exofleet supply could build troopers the way we build E-frames, Sgt. Rita Torres would be standard issue. For the soldiers as good as Torres, it's easy to forget that there is a human being inside the uniform. It's the same as to forget what's going on inside a reactor... until it explodes.

They are cut off, Admiral! They can't get through!

Admiral Winfield

Not if I can help it... Attention all E-frames! Standby for the activation of the GRAF Shield!

But, Sir! The GRAF Shield is not operational.

Admiral Winfield

The Neos are monitoring this channel, trooper... On my mark: five, four, three, [the Neosapien forces retreat rapidly] two, one... mark!

Wolf Bronsky

Hey, they are running! Remind me never to play poker with the Admiral...

Jonas Simbacca

You are a brave man, Admiral, to sacrifice yourself for our escape. But it will not be necessary.

Admiral Winfield

You are a devious man, Simbacca. I like that.

You propose to save this man's life with light?

Well, yes if you put it that way.

Admiral Winfield

Do you really think this is going to work?

If my theory about Dark Matter Syndrome is correct, it will.

Admiral Winfield

And, if it isn't correct?

That never occurred to me.