1997
Todd, a highly trained and emotionless soldier, is raised from infancy to be a killing machine, enduring brutal training and combat throughout his life. After being deemed obsolete by the introduction of genetically superior new soldiers, Todd is severely wounded in a test fight and dumped on a junk planet, presumed dead. He is discovered and nursed back to health by a community of peaceful pioneers, particularly Sandra and her family, who teach him about humanity and compassion. When Colonel Mekum's new soldiers arrive on the planet to eliminate the pioneer settlement, Todd uses his forgotten combat skills to defend the community, engaging in a desperate battle against his former comrades. Todd ultimately defeats the new soldiers and their officers, saving the pioneers and finding a new purpose as he and his veteran comrades commandeer a spaceship to find a new home for the survivors.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Soldier follows a manufactured soldier, Todd, from his brutal childhood programming through his survival on a junk planet and eventual redemption as he protects a pioneer community from his own kind.
Open full beat sheetTODD is listed as Veteran Soldier. A highly trained, emotionless soldier with numerous battle scars and tattoos. In the parsed data, TODD is connected to 59 scenes, 24 dialogue lines, 31 text mentions, first appearing around scene 28.
59 scenes / 24 dialogue linesSANDRA is listed as Pioneer. Mace's wife, a natural beauty with intelligence and dignity. In the parsed data, SANDRA is connected to 23 scenes, 48 dialogue lines, 52 text mentions, first appearing around scene 37.
23 scenes / 48 dialogue linesCHURCH is listed as Captain. Gray, fat, and soft officer in charge of the outpost. In the parsed data, CHURCH is connected to 22 scenes, 46 dialogue lines, 46 text mentions, first appearing around scene 20.
22 scenes / 46 dialogue linesRUBRICK is listed as Lieutenant. A thirty-five-year-old officer. In the parsed data, RUBRICK is connected to 22 scenes, 32 dialogue lines, 32 text mentions, first appearing around scene 20.
22 scenes / 32 dialogue linesSLOAN is listed as Lieutenant. A thirty-five-year-old woman officer, dark and moderately attractive. In the parsed data, SLOAN is connected to 21 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 21.
21 scenes / 18 dialogue linesRILEY is listed as Veteran Soldier. A muscular redhead, fellow veteran soldier. In the parsed data, RILEY is connected to 14 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.
14 scenes / 5 dialogue linesNATHAN is listed as Child. Mace and Sandra's two-year-old son. In the parsed data, NATHAN is connected to 14 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 90.
14 scenes / 2 dialogue linesCAINE 607 is listed as New Soldier. A blond Nordic giant, highly skilled soldier. In the parsed data, CAINE 607 is connected to 13 scenes, 16 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.
13 scenes / 16 dialogue linesJIMMY PIG is listed as Pioneer. A clean-shaven, burly-looking pioneer. In the parsed data, JIMMY PIG is connected to 13 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
13 scenes / 12 dialogue linesMEKUM is listed as Colonel. Bright-eyed blond colonel, commanding officer of the new soldiers. In the parsed data, MEKUM is connected to 12 scenes, 38 dialogue lines, 41 text mentions, first appearing around scene 21.
12 scenes / 38 dialogue linesMACE is listed as Pioneer. A muscular, bearded pioneer, Sandra's husband. In the parsed data, MACE is connected to 12 scenes, 28 dialogue lines, 31 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
12 scenes / 28 dialogue linesSLADE is listed as Pioneer. A grizzled, outspoken pioneer. In the parsed data, SLADE is connected to 10 scenes, 14 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
10 scenes / 14 dialogue linesMELTON is listed as New Soldier. A husky, muscular new soldier. In the parsed data, MELTON is connected to 10 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 26.
10 scenes / 6 dialogue linesELLEN is listed as Child. A ten-year-old pioneer child. In the parsed data, ELLEN is connected to 8 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 53.
8 scenes / 3 dialogue linesHAWKINS is listed as Pioneer Leader. A sharp-faced fifty-ish woman, leader of the pioneers. In the parsed data, HAWKINS is connected to 6 scenes, 8 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
6 scenes / 8 dialogue linesTwo anonymous military men select babies from a nursery, marking cribs with X's.
Babies are loaded into a van and driven away from the hospital.
Two-year-olds watch a wolverine fight dogs in a cage.
Four-year-olds in uniforms are observed in a cement room; one kicks another.
Six-year-olds perform dexterity tests under military observation.
TODDTen-year-olds march in formation.
Fourteen-year-old Todd and comrades work out.
TODDFourteen-year-olds navigate a brutal obstacle course.
TODDSixteen-year-olds run a cross-country race; a straggler is shot.
TODDEighteen-year-olds practice target shooting.
TODD, RILEYSoldiers are tattooed with insignias.
TODD, RILEYSoldiers fight in the Bolivian War.
TODDTodd and Riley take cover during the Montana Incident.
TODD, RILEYSoldiers rest in the Saudi Campaign.
TODD, RILEYA spaceship launches.
Spaceship glides through space.
Soldiers in pressure suits are fired upon.
TODDSoldiers clear a cellar of enemy combatants.
TODD, RILEYTodd sits in the barracks.
TODDRubrick arrives at command quarters.
CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKMekum introduces the new soldiers to the officers.
MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKRiley and Caine 607 demonstrate weapon assembly.
TODD, RILEY, MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKNew soldiers demonstrate strength.
MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKTodd runs through the rain.
TODDOfficers discuss the test.
MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKMelton is sent on a run.
MEKUM, MELTONTodd and Melton run.
TODD, MELTONTodd returns from the run.
TODD, MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICK, MELTONTodd and Melton climb chains.
TODD, MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICK, MELTONA fight is ordered.
TODD, MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICK, MELTONA brutal fight ensues between the new soldier Melton and the veterans Todd, Romero, and Goines, resulting in the deaths of Romero and Todd.
TODD, RILEY, MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKBurners dispose of the bodies, but Todd is still alive.
TODDA garbage ship travels through space.
The ship dumps its waste.
Todd survives the crash and begins to explore the junk planet.
TODDPioneers discuss the arrival of the stranger.
MACE, HAWKINS, SLADE, JIMMY PIGSandra tends to Todd's wounds.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, NATHANTodd recovers and interacts with the family.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, NATHANSandra teaches Todd how to plant seedlings in the garden while discussing the dangers of local wildlife.
TODD, SANDRAPioneers eat dinner and Slade aggressively questions Todd about his past and why he is no longer with his unit.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, SLADE, JIMMY PIG, ELLENTodd experiences a traumatic flashback while working in the garden, causing him to trample the seedlings.
TODDSandra reminisces about her past and how they arrived on the planet while Todd watches her.
TODD, SANDRA, NATHANHawkins catches children watching Todd perform intense tai chi exercises.
TODD, HAWKINSTodd observes Mace and Sandra through a window before going for a run.
TODD, SANDRA, MACEMace takes Todd and other pioneers out to scavenge for metal near the spaceship wreck.
TODD, MACE, SLADE, JIMMY PIGColonel Mekum instructs Captain Church to treat the area as a hostile zone and avoid paperwork.
MEKUM, CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKThe officers bring alcohol and a small tree to the new soldiers, who remain cold and unresponsive.
CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKThe pioneers celebrate Christmas, and Todd is confused by the festivities.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, SLADE, JIMMY PIG, ELLENTodd watches the pioneers from the roof before returning to the trenches to exercise.
TODDHawkins observes children imitating Todd's martial arts movements.
HAWKINSSandra and Todd harvest vegetables.
TODD, SANDRASandra asks Todd about his feelings and what it is like to be a soldier.
TODD, SANDRA, NATHANChildren play while Will and Johnny argue about soldiers and the sick, leading to a fight.
CHURCH, RUBRICK, MELTON, CAINE 607, ELLENSandra receives a knitted scarf from Jimmy Pig for Todd.
TODD, SANDRA, JIMMY PIGFlashback of Todd saving a little girl from Red Soldiers.
TODDTodd attacks Jimmy Pig in the meeting room, then stops when he sees the scarf.
TODD, MEKUM, CHURCH, RUBRICK, HAWKINS, SLADEJohnny's parents discover his war mark tattoos.
RUBRICKMace and Sandra discuss their fear of Todd.
SANDRA, MACEFlashback of Todd fighting as a child.
TODDTodd saves Nathan from a viper.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, NATHANHawkins tells Todd he must leave the community.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, HAWKINSTodd leaves the community.
TODD, SANDRA, MACE, NATHAN, JIMMY PIGRubrick reports that civilians have been spotted and killed by the Crawler crew, leading to a discussion about the nature of the civilians and the competence of the new soldiers.
CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKHawkins attempts to communicate with the approaching Crawler, but is killed by its cannon fire, sparking panic among the pioneers.
HAWKINS, JIMMY PIG, SANDRA, ELLENCaine 607 and the gunner target Hawkins.
CAINE 607Rubrick reports the situation to Church and Sloan, who discuss the new soldiers' recklessness.
CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKSloan denies the veterans weapons.
RILEY, SLOANA new soldier attacks the pioneers with a flamethrower.
MELTONA new soldier attacks the meeting room with fire.
Sandra herds children through a corridor.
SANDRA, NATHAN, ELLENTodd intervenes and kills a soldier attacking the pioneers.
TODD, SLADESandra and the children barricade themselves in a room.
SANDRA, NATHANThe first soldier breaks into the room.
Todd saves Sandra and the children from the first soldier.
TODD, SANDRATodd engages the second soldier.
TODDTodd communicates with the Crawler via walkie-talkie.
TODDCaine 607 hears the growl.
CAINE 607Church decides to use raw firepower to finish the job.
CHURCH, SLOAN, RUBRICKDusk falls over the settlement.
Todd prepares for the final battle.
TODD, SANDRA, NATHANEven after they made the repairs, it barely got off the ground, it was an old converted mining transport, a piece of junk to start with. It just...dropped. Maybe you saw what's left of it...out there in the wind. A lot of people died. And we couldn't make any radio contact... So we were stuck here. Nobody was happy about it. A few years later, when the dumpers started coming over and dropping stuff, people tried to get their attention with explosions and fires. But it didn't work. They must be unmanned...or they just don't care. Maybe they think we're garbage too!
Listen, Sergeant, this may come as news to you, but you're not a real hot thinker! Your pitiful efforts at tactics have cost us three men already. So turn it off, that little pea brain of yours! That goes for all the rest of you mental giants too. All you have to do is go boom-boom. Understand? Boom-boom! Kill kill! Say it... Kill...kill...kill...
Piece of cake, guys! These are totally remote, totally uninhabited territories. All you do is set down, send out a patrol purely as a formality, then have those veterans of yours put up an A-Type unmanned monitoring unit. You should be on about number twenty-five by the time I get back from my vacation...
Let's everybody calm down right now! We have an injured man among us. One man. A traveler. Unarmed. We all want to do the decent thing. The decent thing is to help him. Mace's wife, Sandra, is looking after him now. Now, I'd like a vote of support on this course of action from all of you.
First off, if there's one, there's more. That's how it is, soldiers travel in bunches. Second, they don't waste soldiers on folks like us, that's for police! Training soldiers to kill weaklings like us is not what they call "cost effective."
Well, the soldiers we've got now, they've been through all kinds of heavy shit...and they've always got the job done. Now these new ones, these "hot shots" of yours...what kind of action have they seen? They are battle-tested, aren't they?
As I said, in every way. Physically and psychologically. More endurance, quicker responses, better hand-eye, improved technical training. Where the First Psychology gave you ninety-eight percent obedience, this bunch gives you 99.4.
You can't talk to a soldier no more than you can talk to a...a...bomb! Or a bullet! They're trained, they're killing machines. They got an objective and they go after that objective and nothing stops them but killing them.
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