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| type              = action taunt
 
| type              = action taunt
 
| image              = Taunt Kazotsky Kick.png
 
| image              = Taunt Kazotsky Kick.png
| used-by            = [[Classes|All]]
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| used-by            = [[Classes|All classes]]
 
| released          = {{Patch name|7|2|2015}}<br>([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
| released          = {{Patch name|7|2|2015}}<br>([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
| availability      = {{avail|purchase}}
 
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| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level            = Level 1-100 Special Taunt
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  | prefix          = Taunt:
   | item-description = All Class Taunt<br>Party it up with this Eastern European inspired dance<br/>Other players can join you by activating their weapon taunt<br/> <br/>Press the taunt slot key to toggle<br/> Use Forward and Back keys to move<br/> and the Strafe keys to rotate as you dance
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  | item-kind        = Special Taunt
  | loadout-name    = Taunt: The Kazotsky Kick
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   | level            = 1-100
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   | item-description = All Class Group Taunt<br>Party it up with this Eastern European inspired dance<br>Other players can join you by activating their weapon taunt<br><br>Press the taunt slot key to toggle<br>Use Forward and Back keys to move<br> and the Strafe keys to rotate as you dance
 
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{{Quotation|"'Gun Mettle Update Page - Kazotsky Kick Blurb"'|When you think of the Soviet Union, you think of one thing: the freedom to laugh and love and sing and dance!}}
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{{Quotation|'''Gun Mettle Update Page - Kazotsky Kick Blurb'''|When you think of the Soviet Union, you think of one thing: the freedom to laugh and love and sing and dance!}}
  
 
The '''Kazotsky Kick''' is an [[Taunts#Action taunts|Action taunt]] for [[Classes|all classes]].
 
The '''Kazotsky Kick''' is an [[Taunts#Action taunts|Action taunt]] for [[Classes|all classes]].
  
When the player activates the taunt, they will begin performing a traditional Ukrainian "Gopak" dance. The dance they perform will vary depending on what class is dancing. While in the taunt, the player can remain still, or move freely in any direction.
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When the player activates the taunt, they will begin performing a traditional Ukrainian "Hopak" dance set to [[Media:Cossack sandvich.wav|a fast-paced folk tune]]. The dance they perform will vary depending on what class is dancing.
  
Similar to the [[Conga]], any other player (Including Bots) can join in regardless of team or if they own the taunt.
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While in the taunt, the player can remain still, or move freely in any direction.
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Any other player (Including [[Bots]]) can join in regardless of team or if they own the taunt.
  
 
== Video ==
 
== Video ==
 
{{youtube|QDCPKBF7a1Q}}
 
{{youtube|QDCPKBF7a1Q}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration|taunt=1}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
 
'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}}''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}}''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
* The Kazotsky Kick was added to the game.
 
* The Kazotsky Kick was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|11|3|2015}}'''
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* Updated taunts to prevent movement during the pre-round period when players are frozen.
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'''{{Patch name|2|29|2016}}'''
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* Fixed the Taunt: Kazotsky Kick not hiding the Heavy's weapon.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*The name of this taunt is a play on the word Kazatsky, which is a name for a Ukrainian dance known as the ''Hopac''. Another name for this dance is the "Cossack Dance", a term which is commonly misused to describe the type of Russian folk dance this taunt is parodying.
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* The name of this taunt is a play on the word Kazatsky, which is a name for a Slavic dance known as the "[[w:Kozachok|Kazachok]]". Another name for this dance is the "Cossack Dance", a term which is commonly misused to describe the type of Slavic folk dance this taunt is parodying.
*The kicking move featured in this taunt is called ''prisyadka'' in Russian, which translates roughly to "knee-bending".
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* The kicking move featured in this taunt is called ''prisyadka'' in Russian, which translates roughly to "knee-bending".
*The Kazotsky Kick was an [[Unused content#Taunts|unused taunt]] titled "Taunt_Russian" ,which has been in the game files since [[Scream Fortress 2013]].
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* The Kazotsky Kick had been included in the game files since [[Scream Fortress 2013]] as an [[Unused content#Taunts|unused taunt]] for the Heavy titled " "Taunt_Russian". Animations for the rest of the classes were prematurely teased in January 2015.
**The Heavy, Soldier and Sniper versions of the Kazotsky kick are the only ones that were modified when it was made an official taunt, all other class variants remain unchanged.
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* This music is labeled in the files as "Cossack Sandvich". A longer version is included in the soundtrack as [[Soldier of Dance (Soundtrack)|"Soldier of Dance"]]
* This music ([[Soldier of Dance (Soundtrack)|Soldier of Dance]]) was first heard in the [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]] map {{code|de_train}}, coming from a small radio in a cafe upstairs to the right of the Terrorist team's spawn area. It differs from the Team Fortress 2 version in that it is at a slower tempo, and has fewer instruments and no vocal chanting. Due to coming from a radio, it is muffled and has a narrower range of treble and bass.
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**A variation of the song was first heard in the [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]] map {{code|de_train}}, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXSIgFUqmA coming from a small radio] in a cafe upstairs to the right of the Terrorist team's spawn area. However, it differs from the Team Fortress 2 version with a slower tempo, fewer instruments, and no vocal chanting.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
 
* [[Conga]]
 
* [[Conga]]
 
* [[Soldier of Dance (Soundtrack)]]
 
* [[Soldier of Dance (Soundtrack)]]

Revision as of 07:30, 12 September 2019

When you think of the Soviet Union, you think of one thing: the freedom to laugh and love and sing and dance!
Gun Mettle Update Page - Kazotsky Kick Blurb

The Kazotsky Kick is an Action taunt for all classes.

When the player activates the taunt, they will begin performing a traditional Ukrainian "Hopak" dance set to a fast-paced folk tune. The dance they perform will vary depending on what class is dancing.

While in the taunt, the player can remain still, or move freely in any direction.

Any other player (Including Bots) can join in regardless of team or if they own the taunt.

Video

Demonstration

Update history

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

  • The Kazotsky Kick was added to the game.

November 3, 2015 Patch

  • Updated taunts to prevent movement during the pre-round period when players are frozen.

February 29, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed the Taunt: Kazotsky Kick not hiding the Heavy's weapon.

Trivia

  • The name of this taunt is a play on the word Kazatsky, which is a name for a Slavic dance known as the "Kazachok". Another name for this dance is the "Cossack Dance", a term which is commonly misused to describe the type of Slavic folk dance this taunt is parodying.
  • The kicking move featured in this taunt is called prisyadka in Russian, which translates roughly to "knee-bending".
  • The Kazotsky Kick had been included in the game files since Scream Fortress 2013 as an unused taunt for the Heavy titled " "Taunt_Russian". Animations for the rest of the classes were prematurely teased in January 2015.
  • This music is labeled in the files as "Cossack Sandvich". A longer version is included in the soundtrack as "Soldier of Dance"
    • A variation of the song was first heard in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive map de_train, coming from a small radio in a cafe upstairs to the right of the Terrorist team's spawn area. However, it differs from the Team Fortress 2 version with a slower tempo, fewer instruments, and no vocal chanting.

Gallery

See also