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| image              = Taunt Buy A Life.png
 
| image              = Taunt Buy A Life.png
 
| used-by            = [[Spy]]
 
| used-by            = [[Spy]]
| released          = {{Patch name|6|18|2014}}<br>([[Love & War Update]])
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| released          = {{Patch name|6|18|2014}}
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| released-major    = Love & War Update
 
| availability      = {{avail|drop-expired|purchase|audition-reel|directors}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|drop-expired|purchase|audition-reel|directors}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
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| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
   | prefix          = Taunt:
 
   | prefix          = Taunt:
   | item-kind        = Special Taunt
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Special Taunt}}
   | item-description = Spy Taunt
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   | item-description = {{item description|Buy a Life}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy'''|Here. Go buy a nicer hat.|sound=Spy kill taunt 13.wav}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Spy'''|Here. Go buy a nicer hat.|sound=Spy kill taunt 13.wav}}
  
The '''Buy A Life''' is a [[Taunts#Special taunts|special taunt]] for the [[Spy]].
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The '''Buy a Life''' is a [[Taunts#Special taunts|special taunt]] for the [[Spy]].
  
When the player selects it from the taunt menu, the Spy brings out a wad of [[Mann Co.]] dollars from his suit's pocket and takes a few bills from it while saying [[Spy taunts#Spy-exclusive|a voice line]]. He then tosses the bills into the air in front of him and puts the wad back into his suit's pocket before returning to his default position.
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When activated, the Spy brings out a wad of [[Mann Co.]] dollars from his suit's pocket and takes a few bills from it while saying [[Spy taunts#Buy a Life|a voice line]]. He then tosses the bills into the air in front of him and puts the wad back into his suit's pocket before returning to his default position.<!--
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The taunt's duration is approximately 5 seconds.-->
  
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
== Update history ==
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== {{heading|Update history}} ==
'''{{Patch name|6|18|2014}}''' ([[Love & War Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|6|18|2014|major=Love & War Update}}'''
 
* The Buy A Life was added to the game.
 
* The Buy A Life was added to the game.
  
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* Fixed some taunt sound effects that were clipping the [[Responses#Class responses|character lines]].
 
* Fixed some taunt sound effects that were clipping the [[Responses#Class responses|character lines]].
  
'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #2'''
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'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015|num=2}}'''
 
* {{Undocumented}} Special taunts no longer drop for [[Account types|Premium account]] players.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Special taunts no longer drop for [[Account types|Premium account]] players.
  
== Bugs ==
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'''{{Patch name|10|9|2025|major=Scream Fortress 2025}}'''
* Doing this taunt while holding the [[Spy-cicle]] causes the wad of cash the Spy pulls from his jacket to have the frosty particle effect from the weapon.
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* Updated several strings with consistency fixes.
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** {{Undocumented}} Changed name from "Taunt: Buy A Life" to "Taunt: Buy a Life".
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== {{heading|Bugs}} ==
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* Doing this taunt while holding the [[Spy-Cicle]] causes the wad of cash the Spy pulls from his jacket to have the frosty particle effect from the weapon.
  
== Trivia ==
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== {{heading|Trivia}} ==
* The animations for Buy A Life and several other taunts added in the [[Love & War Update]] were added to the game in the [[Scream Fortress 2013]] event, as shown in this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPx_VlX2n-8 video uploaded on November 1st, 2013].
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* The animations for Buy a Life and several other taunts added in the [[Love & War Update]] were added to the game in the [[Scream Fortress 2013]] event, as shown in this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPx_VlX2n-8 video uploaded on November 1st, 2013].
 
* An image of a [[Mann vs. Machine]] [[Tour of Duty#Available Tours of Duty|tour badge]] can be seen on the face of the dollar.
 
* An image of a [[Mann vs. Machine]] [[Tour of Duty#Available Tours of Duty|tour badge]] can be seen on the face of the dollar.
  
== Gallery ==
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== {{heading|Gallery}} ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Buy A Life Cashwad.png|The cashwad model used in the taunt.
 
File:Buy A Life Cashwad.png|The cashwad model used in the taunt.

Latest revision as of 11:04, 18 October 2025

Here. Go buy a nicer hat.
The Spy

The Buy a Life is a special taunt for the Spy.

When activated, the Spy brings out a wad of Mann Co. dollars from his suit's pocket and takes a few bills from it while saying a voice line. He then tosses the bills into the air in front of him and puts the wad back into his suit's pocket before returning to his default position.

Demonstration

Update history

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

  • The Buy A Life was added to the game.

June 23, 2014 Patch

January 27, 2015 Patch

February 11, 2015 Patch 2

October 9, 2025 Patch (Scream Fortress XVII)

  • Updated several strings with consistency fixes.
    • [Undocumented] Changed name from "Taunt: Buy A Life" to "Taunt: Buy a Life".

Bugs

  • Doing this taunt while holding the Spy-Cicle causes the wad of cash the Spy pulls from his jacket to have the frosty particle effect from the weapon.

Trivia

Gallery