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(Cleanup. Not sure if the last two points are relevant, being about the workshop description. But the workshop description is cited for the reference. Is the apperance of item itself enough to make the reference?)
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{{quotation|'''Dead'er Alive''' publicity blurb|Climb stairs! Menace the dad from "That 70's Show"! Shoot scouts in the ♥♥♥♥! Hide your windows, there's a new non-copyright infringing cybernetic sheriff in town! }}
 
{{quotation|'''Dead'er Alive''' publicity blurb|Climb stairs! Menace the dad from "That 70's Show"! Shoot scouts in the ♥♥♥♥! Hide your windows, there's a new non-copyright infringing cybernetic sheriff in town! }}
The '''Dead'er Alive''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It replaces the default Engineer head and hardhat with a robotic augmentation. The augmentation consists of team-colored lights on either side of the head, a vent with the class emblem and various hazard symbols, and a robotic joint in place of the ears, all held together by metallic plating and a wire that runs the length of the head.
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The '''Dead'er Alive''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Engineer]]. It removes the default Engineer hardhat and replaces his skull and neck with cybernetic prostheses manufactured by [[Frontier|Frontier Industries]]. The prostheses have team-colored lights on either side of the head, a vent with the class emblem and [[w:Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]]-compliant [https://www.emedco.com/removable-osha-warning-tape-cay772.html warning tape], and robotic jaw joints and ears, all held together by metallic plating and wire hoops around the head.
  
 
The Dead'er Alive was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=531677403 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
 
The Dead'er Alive was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=531677403 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*The Dead'er Alive is a reference to the movie ''[[w:Robocop|Robocop]]'', in which the main character is severely wounded and much of his body is replaced with robotic prostheses.
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*The item and publicity blurb reference the movie ''[[w:Robocop|Robocop]]'', in which the main character killed, but then is reanimated as a cyborg, much of his body replaced with robotic prostheses.
**The name itself references the line said by the main character Alex J. Murphy: "Dead or alive, you're coming with me."
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** "Dead'er Alive" references the line said by the main character Alex J. Murphy: "Dead or alive, you're coming with me."
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** Murphy's nemesis in the plot is Clarence Boddicker, portrayed by [[w:Kurtwood Smith|Kurtwood Smith]], the dad from ''[[w:That '70s Show|That 70's Show]]''.
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** Murphy's ability to "climb stairs" allowed him to escape an otherwise technically superior Enforcement Droid.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 dead'er alive thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Dead'er Alive.
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 dead'er alive thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Dead'er Alive.
File:Robocop Dead'er Alive.png|The Dead'er Alive as seen on Alex J. Murphy in ''[[w:Robocop|Robocop]]''.
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File:Robocop Dead'er Alive.png|The referenced prostheses seen on Alex J. Murphy in ''[[w:Robocop|Robocop]]''.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  

Revision as of 03:09, 6 January 2020

Climb stairs! Menace the dad from "That 70's Show"! Shoot scouts in the ♥♥♥♥! Hide your windows, there's a new non-copyright infringing cybernetic sheriff in town!
Dead'er Alive publicity blurb

The Dead'er Alive is a community-created cosmetic item for the Engineer. It removes the default Engineer hardhat and replaces his skull and neck with cybernetic prostheses manufactured by Frontier Industries. The prostheses have team-colored lights on either side of the head, a vent with the class emblem and OSHA-compliant warning tape, and robotic jaw joints and ears, all held together by metallic plating and wire hoops around the head.

The Dead'er Alive was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

  • The Dead'er Alive was added to the game.

Trivia

  • The item and publicity blurb reference the movie Robocop, in which the main character killed, but then is reanimated as a cyborg, much of his body replaced with robotic prostheses.
    • "Dead'er Alive" references the line said by the main character Alex J. Murphy: "Dead or alive, you're coming with me."
    • Murphy's nemesis in the plot is Clarence Boddicker, portrayed by Kurtwood Smith, the dad from That 70's Show.
    • Murphy's ability to "climb stairs" allowed him to escape an otherwise technically superior Enforcement Droid.

Gallery