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'''War of Wits: The Sale''' is a commercial for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' released on [[2017|February 9, 2017]]. It depicts a comedic duel of wits between Captain [[James Cutter]] and [[Atriox]] over a modern day car sale.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBOrxRsWh7s '''YouTube''': ''War of Wits: The Sale'']</ref>
'''War of Wits: The Sale''' is a commercial for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' released on [[2017|February 9, 2017]]. It depicts a comedic duel of wits between Captain [[James Cutter]] and [[Atriox]] over a modern day car sale.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBOrxRsWh7s '''YouTube''': ''War of Wits: The Sale'']</ref>


==Transcript==
==Transcript==
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''Open on a modern day parking lot. Captain James Cutter, in UNSC naval dress, is standing by a used car at a car dealership. The salesman is the [[Jiralhanae]] Atriox, wearing a tie and carrying a clipboard.''
''Open on a modern day parking lot. Captain James Cutter, in UNSC naval dress, is standing by a used car at a car dealership. The salesman is the [[Jiralhanae]] Atriox, wearing a tie and carrying a clipboard.''


*'''Atriox''': This may be yours for 6K. Do we have a deal?
*'''Atriox''': This baby's yours for 6K. Do we have a deal?


*'''Cutter''': Three.
*'''Cutter''': Three.


*'''Atriox''': Six!
*'''Atriox''': SIX!


*'''Cutter''': I ''will'' get this car for 3K, and this is how...
*'''Cutter''': I ''will'' get this car for 3K, and this is how...
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*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') I'll open with a strategic withdrawal.
*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') I'll open with a strategic withdrawal.


*'''Atriox''': Wait. Whoa, wait, hold on.
*'''Atriox''': Wait, wait. Whoa, wait, hold on.


*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') You counter with a disinformation campaign.
*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') You counter with a disinformation campaign.
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*'''Atriox''': Just a little longer...
*'''Atriox''': Just a little longer...


''Cut to Atriox's POV, as he watches Cutter on his security screen. Cut back to Atriox.''
''Cut to Atriox's POV, as he watches Cutter on his security screen while he hums to himself. Cut back to Atriox.''


*'''Atriox''': I'm talking to no one.
*'''Atriox''': I'm talking to no one.
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''Cut back to outside. Atriox is back by the car with Cutter.''
''Cut back to outside. Atriox is back by the car with Cutter.''


*'''Atriox''': Great news. He said we could do 599...9.
*'''Atriox''': Great news! He said we could do 599...9.


*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') Then, I'll bait you with psychological warfare.
*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') Then, I'll bait you with psychological warfare.
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''Cutter pulls out his phone and begins recording Atriox while the Brute continues to rant.''
''Cutter pulls out his phone and begins recording Atriox while the Brute continues to rant.''


*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') You will attempt a verbal assault.
*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover that overlaps Atriox yelling which makes it illegible'') You will attempt a verbal assault.


*'''Atriox''': I will tear your head off!
*'''Atriox''': I will tear your head off!
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*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') ...with collateral damage.
*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') ...with collateral damage.


*'''Atriox''': Oh no... sorry. Came out wrong.
*'''Atriox''': Ohhhhh no... sorry. Came off wrong.


*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') The evidence of which will not look good in my online review. And that's how I'll get this car for 3K.
*'''Cutter''': (''voiceover'') The evidence of which will not look good in my online review. And that's how I'll get this car for 3K.
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''Fade cut back to the present, which Cutter having executed his plan. Atriox hangs his head in defeat.''
''Fade cut back to the present, which Cutter having executed his plan. Atriox hangs his head in defeat.''


*'''Atriox''': Well played. How about a w-
*'''Atriox''': Well played. How about a warran-


''Cutter, in the driver's seat of the car, hands Atriox's clipboard back to him.''
''Cutter, in the driver's seat of the car, hands Atriox's clipboard back to him.''
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''Cutter tosses the pen behind him and starts to drive away.''
''Cutter tosses the pen behind him and starts to drive away.''


*'''Atriox''': (''speaking rapidly'') All-sales-final-no-takebacks-no-substitutions-no-trades.
*'''Atriox''': (''speaking rapidly'') All-sales-are-final-no-takebacks-no-substitutions-no-trades.


''The car's rear bumper falls off. Cutter stops as the engine begins to smoke. Atriox laughs to himself.''
''The car's rear bumper falls off. Cutter stops as the engine begins to smoke. Atriox laughs to himself.''
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