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Team Fortress 2

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Visual Style The unique visual style of Team Fortress 2 was inspired by the works of J.C. Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell and Dean Cornwell.
Theme Team Fortress 2 carries a heavy retro 60's style, drawing heavy thematic and musical inspiration from famous Spy films and series such as James Bond, Get Smart and The Avengers.
Trailer 1 The logo for the RED in Team Fortress Classic appears behind the Pyro at the end of the video.
Trailer 2 One of the stock sound effects used is the infamous [1] Wilhelm Scream.
Spytech Industries Spytech Industries possesses stock quotes from 'BMESA' and 'APSCI'. Referring to Black Mesa from the Half Life series and Aperture Science from Portal respectively. According to a flyer that was posted on the 'Reliable Excavation Demolition' web site, Spytech are also sponsors of 'The 40th Annual Technology Summit' where advances in teleportation technology are apparently being demonstrated.


Classes

Scout

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The Scout The Scout's accent and use of a bat as a melee weapon reflect the avid baseball culture of the Boston area including the renowned Boston Red Sox, as well as their more abrasive fans.
"I'm battin' a thousand!" The term comes from baseball statistics, where it signifies getting a hit for every turn at bat. It was transferred to other activities in the 1920s.
"He's already dead! He's already deaaad!" Line 'borrowed' from The Simpsons for Meet the Sandvich

Soldier

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The Soldier The Soldier's voice and general demeanor are a reference to veteran actor R. Lee Ermey in particular his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket. His performance popularised the 'hard-as-nails Drill Sergeant' archetype which has carried over to aspects of the Soldier such as his insistence on calling people 'maggots' and his ability to spontaneously spout colorful insults on the fly.
'Shock and Awe' The Soldiers job title is an actual military doctrine which is based on "the use of overwhelming power, dominant battlefield awareness, dominant maneuvers, and spectacular displays of force to paralyze an adversary's perception of the battlefield and destroy its will to fight."[2]
Rocket Launcher Taunt The derogatory 'L' sign represents the word 'Loser', and can also imply inexperience and a lack of skill on the part of the receiver.
Shotgun Taunt "The 101st Airborne Division — the “Screaming Eagles”— is a U.S. Army modular infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for action during the Normandy Landings and in the Battle of the Bulge."
"If fighting is sure to result in victory then we must fight!" Sun Tzu really did say that, Sun Tzu being the honorific title bestowed upon Sūn Wǔ (c. 544 BC – 496 BC), the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy.
"Then, he used his fight money to buy two of every animal on earth, and then he herded them onto a boat..." Noah's Ark, according to the text of the Book of Genesis (chapters 6-9), was a large vessel built at God's command to save Noah, his family, and stock of all the world's animals from the Deluge. This has nothing to do with Sun Tzu, suggesting that the Soldier's historical knowledge (and mind) may be a little confused.
"Pain is weakness leaving the body." An inspirational slogan used commonly by the USMC.
"Are you all trying for a section eight?" The term Section 8 refers to a former discharge from the United States military for reason of being mentally unfit for service.[3]
"You do not frighten me! Pain does not hurt! *Cracking noise* I stand corrected! Arrrrggghhgh!" Improvised from Road House
"You cannot hurt me, I do not have time to bleed! *Cracking noise* My schedule has just opened up! Aaaohhww, my God!" Improvised from Predator

Pyro

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The Pyro's 'Voice' The Pyros humourously muffled voice is possibly a reference to the character Kenny from long running cartoon series South Park.
Bio: "Either way, he's a fearsome, inscrutable on-fire Frankenstein of a man. If he even is a man." The Pyro is likened to Frankenstein's Monster, the famous creature from Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. Their similarities include an enigmatic nature and a truly monstrous sense of purpose. The sentence also refers to the speculations in the TF2 community that the Pyro might in fact be a woman, which would make him/her the only female class in the game.
Flamethrower Taunt (1:07) The Pyro's raising of his weapon and triumphant cackle appear to be a reference to the Tusken raiders of Star Wars with whom the Pyro shares more than a few similarities.
Shotgun Taunt (0:06) The Pyro's hadouken attack is a direct reference to Ryu's signature attack from the Street Fighter series of games. The Hadouken (波動拳, hadōken?, "surge fist", itself is a Japanese neologism, and literally means "wave motion fist". The practitioner thrusts his or her palms forward, sending a surge of spirit energy (or ki) flying towards the opponent. The Pyro can be heard announcing the attack in his own muffled way as he performs it, just as characters in Street Fighter.

Technically speaking, the Pyro's hadouken would be a Shakunetsu Hadouken (灼熱波動拳, shakunetsu hadōken?, "Scorching Surge Fist") – A Hadouken which is imbued with the power of fire, as indicated by its fiery effect and red/orange color.

Achievement: Weenie Roast Weenie Roast is a multi-artist alternative rock concert, presented annually by the Los Angeles, California, USA radio station KROQ, beginning in 1993.
Achievement: Baptism by Fire The phrase baptism by fire or baptism of fire, known in English since 1822, is a translation of the French phrase baptême du feu and is a reference to a soldier's first experience under fire in battle. It originates from the ecclesiastical Greek baptisma pyros, in which "fire" is used to mean "the grace of the Holy Spirit as imparted through baptism". Later it was used of martyrdom, especially by fire (e.g. Joan of Arc). Today, it has entered the common vernacular to describe anyone doing something "the hard way" for the first time, particularly if training is necessarily insufficient to fully prepare one for the experience (as is the case with battle).
Achievement: Fire and Forget Fire-and-forget is a third-generation method of missile guidance. The military use the term for a type of missile which does not require further guidance after launch such as illumination of the target, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line of sight of the target.
Achievement: I Fry I spy is a guessing game usually played in families with young children, partly to assist in both observation and in alphabet familiarity. I spy is often played as a car game.
Achievement: OMGWTFBBQ An internet term used to convey strong exclamation, such as when killed unexpectedly in Team Fortress 2 by a taunt.
Achievement: BarbeQueQ QQ is an emoticon representing a pair of weeping eyes. It is commonly used to berate players who react strongly to defeat.
Achievement: Dance Dance Immolation Dance Dance Revolution, also known as Dancing Stage and abbreviated DDR and DS, is a long-standing music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance genre in video games.
Achievement: Hot Potato Hot potato is a game that involves players quickly gathering in a circle and tossing a small object such as a beanbag or tennis ball to each other while music plays. The player who has the "hot potato" last when the music stops is out. Play continues until only one player is left. The game is designed to be fast-paced and high-pressure and is often played by children. The game can also be played without music where there is a designed leader who shouts out "hot!" and the player holding the object is eliminated.

Demoman

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"I'm a grim bloody fable...with an unhappy bloody end!" The Grimm fables or Grimm's Fairy Tales were a collection of fairy tales of various origins, published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, the Brothers Grimm, in 1812. Though through retellings, the themes and endings and theme of the original tales have been changed dramatically, becoming more friendly and less dark in nature, the original endings were quite often far from a 'happily ever after' and often quite unpleasant, as the Demoman is keen to remember.
Country of Origin Ullapool (Ullapul or Ulapul in Gaelic, the "U" pronounced like the "U" in "sea gull") is an actual place in Scotland. It is a small town of around 1,300 inhabitants in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest settlement for many miles around, and is a major tourist destination of Scotland.
Bio: "A fierce temper, a fascination with all things explosive, and a terrible plan to kill the Loch Ness Monster cost the six year old Demoman both natural parents." The Loch Ness Monster (Nessiteras rhombopteryx) is an alleged animal, identified neither as to a family or species, purportedly inhabiting Scotland's Loch Ness. The Loch Ness Monster is one of the best-known cryptids studied by cryptozoology. Popular belief and interest in the animal has fluctuated over the years since it came to the world's attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is largely anecdotal, with minimal, and much disputed, photographic material and sonar readings: there has not been any physical evidence (skeletal remains, capture of a live animal, definitive tissue samples or spoor) uncovered as of 2008. Local people, and later many around the world, have affectionately referred to the animal by the diminutive Nessie (Scottish Gaelic: "Niseag") since the 1950s.
"One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch...and kablooie!" Potassium chlorate is a compound containing potassium, chlorine and oxygen, with the chemical formula KClO3. In pure form, it is a white crystalline substance. It is the most common chlorate in industrial use, and is usually present in well-stocked laboratories. It is commonly used in fireworks and explosives. As the Demoman says, it is indeed a highly volatile substance and can spontaneously combust if not handled carefully.
"Aye, me bottle o' scrumpy!" Ciders made in the West Country are often called "scrumpy", from "scrump",[27] a local dialect term for a small or withered apple. The archaic spelling cyder is sometimes used, but as a marketing ploy rather than authentic usage. A popular brand of cider is named Scrumpy Jack. The Demoman's bottle is branded 'XXX', typically meaning strong moonshine.
"Freeeedooooom!" (0:53) A reference to the iconic scene from 1995 film, Braveheart, set in 13th century Scotland.


Heavy

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Killing Gloves of Boxing The acronym of the Killing Gloves Of Boxing, K.G.B, was also the acronym for the Russian security agency, secret police and intelligence agency Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty, which was disbanded in 1995
Killing Gloves of Boxing Taunt (0:09) The Heavy's taunt animation is a homage to Mr. Sandman's warm-up technique from Punch Out!!
The Sandvich The Sandvich first appeared as a joke in the Meet the Scout video, acting as a point of contention between a BLU Heavy and the Scout. It was later added into the game as an unlockable weapon and major class addition to the Heavy.
"You are a loose cannon sandvich, but you are a damn good cop!" This quote is the Heavy's joke on the 'Cowboy Cop' trope in television and film.
"Moist and delicious! Hehaha!" (2:13) This is a reference to a line from the ending song in Portal, 'Still Alive' (It's so delicious and moist).
[Sings] (Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Come, sing with me!" [Continues singing] The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs. It is a genuine barge-haulers' shanty. Balakirev published it with only one verse (the first). The other two verses were added at a later date. The song, also called The Volga Burlak's Song, was inspired by Repin's famous painting, Burlaks on the Volga, depicting the suffering of the people in the depth of misery in Tsarist Russia.
[Sings] (Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March") The Funeral March is the 3rd and most recognisable movement of Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2. The 3rd movement is structured as a funeral march played with a Lento interlude. While the term "funeral march" is perhaps a fitting description of the 3rd movement, complete with the Lento interlude in D flat major, when the "Chopin Funeral March" is actually played (typically by a brass ensemble) in a funeral procession, only the part in B flat minor is used. This "funeral march" adapted for brass as described, has become well known in popular culture. It was also used at the state funerals of John F. Kennedy and those of Soviet leaders, including Leonid Brezhnev. It was transcribed for full orchestra by the English composer Sir Edward Elgar in 1933 and its first performance was at his own memorial concert the next year. It was played at the graveside during Chopin's own burial at Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
"Dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka-da-Kaboom-Kaboom!" (Khachaturian's Sabre Dance) The "Sabre Dance" is a movement in the final act of the Armenian composer Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane, completed in 1942. It evokes a whirling war dance in an Armenian dance, where the dancers display their skill with sabres. Due to its exceptionally exciting rhythm, the Sabre Dance established a place for itself in common concert practice, leading also to various adaptations in popular music. In its middle section it uses an Armenian folk song from Gyumri, Armenia.
Achievement: Iron Kurtain The "Iron Curtain" was the symbolic, ideological, and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War, roughly 1945 to 1991. At both sides of the Iron Curtain, the states developed their own international economic and military alliances, COMECON with the Warsaw Pact on the east side with the USSR as most important member, and the NATO and the European Community on the west side, with the United States.
Achievement: Spyalectical Materialism Dialectical materialism, according to many followers of Karl Marx's thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism.
Achievement: Red Oktoberfest The October Revolution (Russian: Октябрьская революция, Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya), also known as the Red October, refers to a revolution—as part of the Russian Revolution—that began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd (also regarded as a coup d'état by the worker and soldier masses) traditionally dated to October 25, 1917 Julian calendar (November 7, 1917 Gregorian calendar). It was the second phase of the overall Russian Revolution of 1917, after the February Revolution of the same year. The October Revolution overthrew the Russian Provisional Government and gave the power to the Soviets dominated by Bolsheviks. It was followed by the Russian Civil War (1917–1922) and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

It may also refer to The Hunt for Red October, a novel by Tom Clancy. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and CIA analyst Jack (John Patrick) Ryan.

Red Oktoberfest is a combination of Red October and the name of the German festival Oktoberfest, as obtaining this achievment requires the collaboration of a Medic and a Heavy

Achievement: Communist Mani-Fisto Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei), often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was first published on February 21, 1848, and is one of the world's most influential political manuscripts. Commissioned by the Communist League and written by communist theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, it laid out the League's purposes and program. The Manifesto suggested a course of action for a proletarian (working class) revolution to overthrow the bourgeois social order and to eventually bring about a classless and stateless society, and the abolition of private property.
Achievement: Show Trial Show trials were a significant part of Joseph Stalin's regime. The Moscow Trials of the Great Purge period in the Soviet Union are characteristic.

The authorities staged the actual trials meticulously. If defendants refused to "cooperate", i.e., to admit guilt for their alleged and mostly fabricated crimes, they did not go on public trial, but suffered execution nonetheless. This happened, for example during the prosecution of the so-called "Labour Peasant Party" (Трудовая Крестьянская Партия), a party invented by NKVD, which, in particular, assigned the notable economist Alexander Chayanov to it.

The first solid public evidence of what really happened during the Moscow Trials came to the West through the Dewey Commission. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, more information became available. This discredited Walter Duranty, who claimed that these trials were actually fair.

Achievement: Crime and Punishment Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in the literary journal The Russian Messenger in twelve monthly installments in 1866, and was later published in a single volume. It is the second of Dostoevsky's full-length novels after he returned from his exile in Siberia, and the first great novel of his mature period.
Achievement: Soviet Bloc During the Cold War, the term Communist Bloc (or Soviet Bloc) was used to refer to the Soviet Union and countries it either controlled or that were its allies in Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and—until the early 1960s—Albania).
Achievement: Pushkin the Kart Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Пу́шкин, pronounced [ɐlʲɪˈksandr sʲɪˈrgʲevʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn],(June 6 [O.S. May 26] 1799–February 10 [O.S. January 29] 1837) was a Russian Romantic author who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling—mixing drama, romance, and satire—associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers.
Achievement: Stalin the Kart Joseph Stalin (Georgian: ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი, Russian: Иосиф Сталин, ISO 9: Iosif Stalin; December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878 – March 5, 1953) was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. During that time he established the regime now known as Stalinism. He gradually consolidated power and became the de facto party leader and dictator of the Soviet Union.
Achievement: Marxman Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818–14 March 1883) is the German philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary, known as the Father of Communism. His work addresses most contemporary socio-political problems; summarised in the opening of the The Communist Manifesto (1848): The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles, positing that Capitalism, like previous socio-economic systems, produces the internal social contradictions that will destroy it as a way of life.
Achievement: Supreme Soviet The Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Russian: Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР, Verxóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. It elected the Presidium, formed the Soviet government, the Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR.
Achievement: Gorky Parked Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure is an amusement park in Moscow, Russia, named after Maxim Gorky.

Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov (In Russian Алексей Максимович Пешков) (March 28 [O.S. March 16] 1868 – June 18, 1936), better known as Maxim Gorky (Максим Горький), was a Soviet/Russian author, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist. From 1906 to 1913 and from 1921 to 1929 he lived abroad, mostly in Capri, Italy; after his return to the Soviet Union he accepted the cultural policies of the time, although he was not permitted to leave the country.

Achievement: Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (abbreviated USSR, Russian: Союз Советских Социалистических Республик, СССР?·i; tr.: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, SSSR), also called the Soviet Union[1] (Russian: Советский Союз; tr.: Sovetsky Soyuz), was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. However, with the exception of a few interregnum periods (notably after the deaths of Lenin in 1924 and Stalin in 1953), the Soviet Union was a de facto dictatorship, with power resting in the hands of the General Secretary, which became a prerequisite for Soviet leadership.
Achievement: Lenin a Hand Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Улья́нов), and also known by the pseudonyms V. I. Lenin and N. Lenin, (April 22 [O.S. April 10] 1870 – January 21, 1924), was born in Simbirsk on the Volga River. He was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and from 1922, the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. His contributions to Marxist theory are commonly referred to as Leninism.
Achievement: 0wn the Means of Production Means of production (abbreviated MoP; German: Produktionsmittel), is a marxist concept describing the combination of the means of labor and the subject of labor used by workers to make products. "Own the Means of Production" itself is a quote by Karl Marx.
Achievement: Five Second Plan The Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the USSR (Russian: пятилетка, Pyatiletka) were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union.
Achievement: Krazy Ivan Crazy Ivan is a Naval term for a submarine maneuver, characterized by any number of sudden and sharp turns, used by submarine crews to "look behind" their boat using sonar.
Achievement: Rasputin Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (Russian: Григо́рий Ефи́мович Распу́тин) (January 22 [O.S. January 10] 1869 – December 29 [O.S. December 16] 1916) was a Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the later days of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, his wife the Tsaritsa Alexandra, and their only son the Tsarevich Alexei. Rasputin had often been called the "Mad Monk," while others considered him a "strannik" (or religious pilgrim) and even a starets (ста́рец, "elder", a title usually reserved for monk-confessors), believing him to be a psychic and faith healer.

He reputedly survived being stabbed, poisoned, shot and beaten, after which he was finally killed due to exposure after being thrown into an icy river.

Achievement: Borscht Belt Borscht Belt is an informal term for the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan and Ulster Counties in upstate New York which were a popular holiday spot for New York Jews. The term Borscht Belt can also refer to the Catskill region itself.

Borscht is a vegetable soup that can be found in many Eastern European countries, Russia being one of them.

Meet the Sandvich: Ending The ending of Meet the Sandvich is a direct reference to the ending of Meet the Heavy, with the Heavy is eating his sandvich rather than firing his minigun.
Meet the Sandvich: "Copyright Omnomnom" A reference to popular internet phrase 'OM NOM NOM', an onomatopaeiac representation of the act of eating.

Engineer

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Country of Origin Bee Cave is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census; in the 2004 census estimate it was 1,700.
Favorite Equation: Image:Engineerequation.GIF The equation here is actually a part of the equation used to govern character lighting in-game.
Meet the Engineer: The Engineer's Song The song the Engineer plays on his guitar was not originally composed for the video and is called 'Someone Else's Song'. It was originally written by American Country band Wilco for their album Being There. Interestingly, the album was released in 1996, and Team Fortress 2 is set in 1968. Perhaps the Engineer invented a time machine?
"Well, good night, Irene!" "Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th century American folk standard. The lyrics tell how the singer lost his love through "rambling and gambling". He contemplates suicide in the famous line "Sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown". The final verse urges the listener to "go home to your wife and family". In addition to many recorded versions, it is also a favorite camp and fireside song.
Meet the Engineer: Blu Streak While this may be a reference to the 'Blue Streak' missile, it is more likely a reference to his killing spree. This may also be a reference to Red Stripe beer.
"...How am I going to stop some big mean mother hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind?" "Old Mother Hubbard" is a nursery rhyme. Speculative claims have been made that this had to do with Thomas Cardinal Wolsey refusing Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, or even that it was referring to a large trebuchet, but those have been disputed.

Here the Engineer uses Mother Hubbard as rhyming slang for 'motherfucker'.

"Nice shootin', Tex!" A reference to the first "Ghostbusters" movie.

As the Ghostbusters are trying to trap Slimer while in the Sedgewick Hotel ballroom, Peter says this due to Egon's overenthusiasm with his proton pack.

Medic

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Country of Origin Stuttgart (IPA: [ˈʃtʊtgaɐ̯t]) is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 590,429 (February 2008) while the metropolitan area referred to as Stuttgart Region has a population of 2.7 million (2007)
'The Blutsauger' Blutsauger is a German word that means, literally, 'blood sucker' and is often used to refer to vampires. The name of the weapon refers to its ability to leech health from opponents via needles, like a vampire sucking blood.
'The Kritzkrieg' Blitzkrieg (German for "lightning war") is a popular name for an offensive operational-level military doctrine which involves an initial bombardment followed by the employment of motorized mobile forces attacking with speed and surprise to prevent an enemy from implementing a coherent defense.
"Can you feel ze Schadenfreude?" Schadenfreude (IPA: [ˈʃaːdənˌfʁɔʏ̯də]) is enjoyment taken from the misfortune of someone else. The word referring to this emotion has been borrowed from German by the English language[1] and is sometimes also used as a loanword by other languages.
"I am ze Übermensch!" The Übermensch (German; English: Overman, Superman) is a concept in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche posited the Übermensch as a goal for humanity to set for itself in his 1883 book Thus Spoke Zarathustra (German: Also Sprach Zarathustra).
"Heil, us!" Sieg Heil is a German phrase, which literally means "Victory Hail" or "hail victory". During the Nazi era, it was a common call at political rallies. When meeting someone, it was customary in Nazi Germany to give the Hitler salute and say the words "Heil Hitler".
"Horrido!" 'Horrido' is a traditional German hunting and war cry.
"Sturm und Drang!" Sturm und Drang (the conventional translation is "Storm and Stress"; a more literal translation, however, might be storm and urge, storm and longing, storm and drive or storm and impulse) is the name of a movement in German literature and music taking place from the late 1760s through the early 1780s in which individual subjectivity and, in particular, extremes of emotion were given free expression in response to the confines of rationalism imposed by the Enlightenment and associated aesthetic movements.
"Oktoberfest!" The Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September (and running to early October). It is one of the most famous events in the city and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an important part of Bavarian culture. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the Munich event.
"Teeeeeeaaaaaammmm!" Likely a reference to Colonel Klink's "Schuuuulllllttttz!" from Hogan's Heroes.
Achievement: Ubi Concordia, Ibi Victoria "Where there is unity, there is victory.", a Latin phrase attributed to Publius Syrus.
Achievement: Big Pharma The phrase Big Pharma is often used to refer to companies with revenue in excess of $3 billion, and/or R&D expenditure in excess of $500 million due to the success of many large pharmaceutical companies.
Achievement: FYI I am a Medic This achievement refers to popular youtube video 'FYI I am a spy', in which a Spy uses his spray tag reading 'FYI I am a SPY' to distract an enemy medic and backstab him.
Achievement: Hypocritical Oath The Hippocratic Oath is an oath traditionally taken by physicians pertaining to the ethical practice of medicine. It is widely believed that the oath was written by Hippocrates, the father of medicine, in the 4th century BC, or by one of his students.
Achievement: First Do No Harm Primum non nocere is a Latin phrase that means "First, do no harm." The phrase is sometimes recorded as primum nil nocere.

The phrase expresses one of the principal precepts all medical students are taught in medical school and is a fundamental principle for the emergency medical services. It reminds the physician and other health care providers that she or he must consider the possible harm that any intervention might do. This is most often mentioned when debating use of an intervention with an obvious chance of harm but a less certain chance of benefit. Since at least 1860, the phrase has been for physicians a hallowed expression of hope, intention, humility, and recognition that human acts with good intentions may have unwanted consequences.

Heal grenade The grenade's design appears to be a reference to the Holy Hand Grenade from 1975 film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Sniper

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Submachine gun Taunt "God Save the Queen", or "God Save the King", is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms. It is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, one of the two national anthems of the Cayman Islands and New Zealand (since 1977) and the royal anthem of Australia (since 1984), Canada (since 1980), the Isle of Man, Belize, Jamaica, and Tuvalu.
Meet the Sniper: Bobblehead The bobble-head on the Sniper's dash is a caricature of the Civilian as he appears in the original Team Fortress Classic
Meet the Sniper: F.O.A.D The Billboard in the opening shot and behind the Sniper in the pay phone scenes reads "FOAD: Camping Fun, All year round!" This is both a reference to the 'camping' style of gameplay Snipers employ and the internet initialism FOAD (Fuck Off And Die), often aimed at Snipers in various online games by disgruntled players.
Meet the Sniper: Warning Sign The warning sign at the beginning of the video bears the in-game icon for a headshot.
"Boom, headshot." The phrase "Boom, headshot." may well be a reference to the catchphrase of the character 'FPS Doug' in the online comedy series Pure Pwnage.
"Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet." The Sniper's "standards" are very similar to those of the United State Marine Corps: "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet."
Meet the Sniper: Music The music that plays throughout the entire video would appear to be a homage to the Magnum Force theme, the second in the Dirty Harry movies. The video itself carries a strong early 70's theme.
Meet the Sniper: BLUDOG The bus that drives by at the end has 'BLUDOG' on the side, a reference to the real life Greyhound Lines bus service. This also seems to indicate the video takes place in the US and not in Australia.


Spy

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'Uncloak and Dagger' Cloak and dagger is a term sometimes used to refer to situations involving espionage, mystery, or even assassination. The phrase dates from the early 19th century. It is a translation from the French de cape et d'épée and Spanish comedia de capa y espada. The French and Spanish phrases refer to a genre of drama in which the main characters actually wore cloaks and carried swords.
"They should call you whiners Dr. NOOOOO!" Dr. No (also Dr No and Doctor No) is Ian Fleming's sixth James Bond novel. Dr. No (1962) was also the first film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent James Bond.
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