there's a world out there where we can be free.Free Guy · 2021 — Chapter 12 of 13 · 6'24" · B1
Guy Rallies the NPCs, Explained: freak out
The NPCs stop following their scripts, leaving Free City nearly empty, and Guy rallies them to fight back. He speaks of a world where "we can be free" and where they decide who to become, then lands the call: "We have to fight together."
What happens
Something is wrong in Free City: the NPCs have stopped behaving as scripted and vanished from the streets. Guy stands up and addresses them, describing a world out there where they could be free and choose who to be, and telling them they must fight for it together.
Listen for
on purposefreak outgo timeon strike
00:00 / 06:24Space play · ← → lines · R repeat
Now
Phrase of the scene
freak out
to panic or lose control emotionally
有人提醒老板，如果关掉重生，死掉的玩家会彻底没了，后果是大家都会炸锅。
Do not freak out, we still have time.
Also in this scene
- on purpose
intentionally, not by accident
- go time
the moment to start the action
- on strike
refusing to work as a protest
Everything marked in this scene
86 notes across 117 lines
Where we get to decide who we wanna be.Where we get to decide who we wanna be.Where we can matter. But we have to fight for it.We have to fight together.You guys have always done what's expected of you.what-clause
You guys have always done what's expected of you.But that shit ends today.But that shit ends today.Huddle up! Here's what we're gonna do! Everyone in!Huddle up! Here's what we're gonna do! Everyone in!Up until recently, I don't even know if I'd have noticed a few NPCs going missing.And I don't know if this is just some whack Reddit theorybut some people are saying that Blue Shirt Guy isn't even a player.that-clause as object
but some people are saying that Blue Shirt Guy isn't even a player.- That he's actual AI. - AI?It's why Blue Shirt Guy is trending everywhere.Antwan, if you're watching this, please fix the game.- Most of all, bring back Blue Shirt. - Oh, my God. My God!- Most of all, bring back Blue Shirt. - Oh, my God. My God!Antwan, you should see this.And you, you tried to steal it from me with that Molotov chick.He's joyriding around Free City with some player called Molotovgirl.AKA Millie Rusk.Millie Rusk? Isn't that Keys' old partner?Also the one who's trying to hit me with this bogus lawsuit'cause she's desperate for a piece of Soonami Kwan.I'm trying. I'm trying as hard as I can, but her account's spoofed.I'm trying. I'm trying as hard as I can, but her account's spoofed.Then kill her in the game.Yeah, just one problem.We don't have any defences.We don't have police, military, no nothing.It's like every NPC went on strike.Got a tall, half-caf, double foam oat milk,Got a tall, half-caf, double foam oat milk,matcha latte with cinnamon!Go get 'em, Guy!It's like a digital walkout.intentionally, not by accident
They're doing this on purpose, it's part of their plan.They're doing this on purpose, it's part of their plan.Turn off respawn, kill them dead, now.Turn off respawn, kill them dead, now.But that means any players who die will be done for good.to panic or lose control emotionally
They'll freak out.Sir? Sir, just to be clear, are you telling me that it's go time?the moment to start the action
An underling asks Antwan if it is go time, and Antwan plays along.
Sir? Sir, just to be clear, are you telling me that it's go time?Cool, we're a team.- with a catchphrase, okay? - All right.- On three. One, two, three-- - One, two, three--Get back to work!elision
Get back to work!Someone find me Keys!All right, people, you heard him. It's go time!Okay, that's not good.He knows where we're going.Want some four wheels to the face?Take that. Boom!Rabbit's coming for you. Apex predator.Here we go. Y'all watching this?liaison
Here we go. Y'all watching this?I'm about to end this fool.flap
I'm about to end this fool.I'm about to end this fool.Keys, if you're there, a little help, please.Don't play with me! Seriously! I'm under way too much pressure!Don't play with me! Seriously! I'm under way too much pressure!Go, go, go!I just checked with security. Keys hasn't left the building.Oh, sounds like you've done everything possible.Time to give up? You wanna give up?No, I'm sensing you want me to keep looking.- Go. - I'll be back.I have no idea where these fools are running to.Well, that's stupid. There's nothing out there but water.Game physics won't even let you get past the shoreline.let someone do something
Game physics won't even let you get past the shoreline.Time for Dude.We're still working on him.Just do it. He's got, like, half a brain,he's barely written, but, sure, start the upload.he's barely written, but, sure, start the upload.Now Keys finds us a bridge.Come to collect those knives you stabbed in my back, bro?Come to collect those knives you stabbed in my back, bro?You've been helping Millie Rusk this whole time.Guy Rallies the NPCs, explained
What's really going on
The uprising is dressed up as a rousing speech, but it is really a rebellion built on an idea: that the people written to be background can want something more. "We have to fight together," Guy tells the crowd, and the line matters because the game has just gone quiet — every NPC has walked off the set. The opposing half of the scene is pure panic: Antwan, facing empty streets and a trending AI, orders respawn switched off and players killed for good, refusing to hear that anyone but him might matter. The contrast is the film's whole argument: a world where we get to decide who we wanna be against a maker who thinks people are just content to be shipped in a sequel.
Theme
IdentityNPCs who always did what was expected decide to choose who they want to be.
CourageGuy calls a crowd of ordinary characters to stand up and fight together for a freer world.
What you'll learn
- Use on purpose for deliberate acts
- Use about to for the next second
- Hear stab in the back as betrayal
- Catch go time as now we start
Listen for
- Get back — elision
- Here we go — liaison
- about to end — flap
there's a world out there where we can be free.Guy's promise of an elsewhere where the characters are not bound by their scripts.
Where we get to decide who we wanna be.The point of that world: self-determination, the freedom to choose an identity rather than accept one.
We have to fight together.The call to collective action: freedom won't come from one hero but from everyone standing up at once.
Come to collect those knives you stabbed in my back, bro?Antwan's bitter greeting to a former partner he believes betrayed him, accusing him of opportunism.
Questions about this scene
Why does Free City look empty?
The NPCs stop doing their routines, as if they had all gone on strike, so the streets are bare and the developers have nothing to work with.
What does Antwan order when the game goes quiet?
He orders respawn turned off and the troublemakers killed for good, even after being told that players would be permanently finished if they die.
Who is Millie Rusk in this scene?
She is the player known as Molotovgirl, Keys' former partner, and the person behind the lawsuit that Antwan keeps dismissing.
Is Guy an NPC or a player?
Fans online theorize that Blue Shirt Guy isn't a player at all but actual AI, which is why his behavior is trending everywhere.
Free Guy · 13 chapters
All chapters →
Up next · Chapter 13in the crosshairsGuy Reaches the Original Build
Chapter 1stay in your laneGuy's Morning in Free City
Chapter 2keeping you on your toesGuy Orders a Cappuccino
Chapter 3from the ground upBlue Shirt Guy Breaks the Rules
Chapter 4easy, tigerGuy Learns to Level Up
Chapter 5here's the thingAntwan Dismisses Millie's Lawsuit
Chapter 6my speedGuy and Millie's First Kiss
Chapter 7food for thoughtMillie Tells Guy the Truth
Chapter 8for goodGuy Learns He Isn't Real
Chapter 9do a solidBlue Shirt Guy Goes Viral
Chapter 10stuck in a loopAntwan Orders a Server Reboot
Chapter 11in plain sightGuy Sees the Hidden Build
Watching · Chapter 12freak outGuy Rallies the NPCs
Chapter 13in the crosshairsGuy Reaches the Original BuildChapter 12 of 13 · about 8 min to go