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==Books and Comics==
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Due to the comedic style of ''Team Fortress 2'' and [[Valve]]'s humor, the game includes '''references''', usually in a humorous fashion. There are many sources, including games, movies, and music; even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the [[Heavy]] class. Many of these refer to topics relating to the USSR or communism in general, as the Heavy hails from the Soviet Union, a former communist superpower.
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==Achievements==
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Borscht Belt}}
  
===Crime and Punishment===
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[[w: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.
  
''Achievement: Crime and Punishment''
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[[w:Borscht|Borscht]] is a vegetable soup that can be found in many Eastern European countries, including Russia.
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
 
  
==Games==
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Class Struggle}}
  
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[[w:Class struggle|Class struggle]] is the active expression of a theoretical [[w:class conflict|class conflict]] looked at from any kind of [[w:socialist|socialist]] perspective. ''[[w:The Communist Manifesto|The Communist Manifesto]]'' suggested a course of action for a working-class revolution to overthrow the bourgeois social order and to eventually bring about a classless and stateless society.
  
===Sinistar===
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Run cowards!}}
 
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|I live!}}
 
  
These quotes are from the 1982 arcade game Sinistar. Where the gigantic antagonist taunts the player with said phrases
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Communist Mani-Fisto}}
  
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The name of this achievement is a portmanteau of "communist manifesto" and "fist".
  
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===Portal===
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Crime and Punishment}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Moist and delicious! Hehaha!}}
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''[[w:Crime and Punishment|Crime and Punishment]]'' is a novel by Russian author [[w:Fyodor Dostoevsky|Fyodor Dostoevsky]].
  
  
<div>{{youtube|3iTmJy1u1B4|align=right|width=300}}</div>
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Crock Block}}
  
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"Crocket" is an abbreviation for a critical rocket.
  
''(2:13)'' This is a reference to a line from the ending song in Portal, 'Still Alive' (It's so delicious and moist).
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The term also derives from the expression "cock block", a term for blocking a man's advance on a woman in some way.
  
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Division of Labor}}
  
===Punch-Out!! (NES Version)===
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[[w:Division of labour|Division of labour]] is the specialisation of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks. Historically, an increasingly complex division of labour is closely associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of the complexity of industrialisation processes.
  
<div>{{youtube |OWFkMGwgtqM|align=right|width=300}}</div>
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Don't Touch Sandvich}}
  
''(0:09)'' The [[Heavy]]'s [[K.G.B.]] taunt animation is a homage to Mr. Sandman's warm-up technique from the NES version of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tyson's_Punch-Out!! Punch Out!!]
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This is a reference to ''[[Meet the Scout]]'', where the RED [[Scout]] ate the BLU Heavy's Sandvich after a fight. The requirement to use Natascha may be due to Natascha's slowdown properties.
  
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===Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64)===
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Factory Worker}}
  
<div>{{youtube|KxeY7yfLjrk|align=right|width=300}}</div>
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The reference of this achievement alludes to Russia's industrialization during the 1920s, in which the majority of Russian workers took jobs in factories. This would also apply to the Heavy's location of origin, the Soviet Union, which the majority of 1920s Russia was ruled by.
  
  
''(0:15)'' One of the [[Heavy]]'s [[Shotgun]] taunt phrases was inspired by Gregg the Grim Reaper, a hilariously small reaper who initially appeared to Conker as a giant shadow uttering this phrase, until he came into view and it was revealed he was tiny and using a megaphone (his real voice sounds as if he's ingested helium).
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Five Second Plan}}
  
==History and Politics==
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The [[w:Five-Year Plan (USSR)|Five-Year Plans]] for the National Economy of the USSR were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union.
  
===Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin===
 
  
''Achievement: Pushkin the Kart''
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Gorky Parked}}
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushkin 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.
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[[w:Gorky Park (Moscow)|Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure]] is an amusement park in Moscow, named after Soviet author [[w:Maxim Gorky|Maxim Gorky]], a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.
  
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Gorky Park is also the name of a 1981 [[w:Gorky Park (novel)|crime novel]] written by Martin Cruz Smith set in the Soviet Union. It follows an investigator who is assigned a case involving three corpses found in Gorky Park. It was adapted into a [[w:Gorky Park (film)|well-received film]] in 1983.
  
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===Collectivization===
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Heavy Industry}}
  
''Achievement: Kollectivization''
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The description of the achievement might be referring to an often-quoted line from ''[[Meet the Heavy]]'', in which the Heavy, while talking about his minigun, Sasha, explains that "it costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon...for twelve seconds."
  
Collectivization was a policy of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin Joseph Stalin] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ussr Soviet Union] whose goal was to gather individual land and labor into collective farms. This can be seen as an implementation of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_economy Command Economy], also known as Planned or Directed economy, during the rapid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrialization_in_the_USSR#Industrialization_in_practice Industrialization of the USSR] in the late 1920s to 1940s.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collectivization_in_the_USSR]
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Soviet industrial policy, and Soviet propaganda, placed great emphasis on the development of [[w:Heavy industry|heavy industries]] such as steelmaking.
  
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Icing on the Cake}}
  
===Dialectical Materialism===
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The term "icing on the cake" refers to additional touches or perks that make something that was already regarded as quite good become even better.
  
''Achievement: [[Spy]]alectical Materialism''
 
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialectical_materialism Dialectical materialism], according to many followers of Karl Marx's thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism.
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Iron Kurtain}}
  
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The term "[[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]]" was coined by [[w:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill]] and refers to 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. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the states developed their own international economic and military alliances, [[w:COMECON|COMECON]] with the Warsaw Pact on the east side with the USSR as most important member, and [[w:NATO|NATO]] and the European Community on the west side, with the United States.
  
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===Five-Year Plans===
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Kollectivization}}
  
''Achievement: Five Second Plan''
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Collectivization was a policy of [[w:Stalin|Joseph Stalin]] in the [[w:USSR|Soviet Union]]; its goal was to gather individual land and labor into collective farms. This can be seen as an implementation of a [[w:Command Economy|Command Economy]] during the rapid [[w:Industrialization in the USSR#Industrialization in practice|Industrialization of the USSR]] from the late 1920s to the 1940s.
  
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-Year_Plan_(USSR) 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.
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Konspicuous Konsumption}}
  
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[[w:Conspicuous consumption|Conspicuous consumption]] is lavish spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying a person's wealth. It can also refer to a propensity towards overeating.
  
===Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin===
 
  
''Achievement: Rasputin''
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Krazy Ivan}}
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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[[w:Crazy 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.
  
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.
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Lenin A Hand}}
  
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[[w:Lenin|Vladimir Ilyich Lenin]] was a Russian revolutionary, communist politician, the main leader of the [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]], the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and 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.
  
===Joseph Stalin===
 
  
''Achievement: Stalin the Kart''
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Marxman}}
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalin 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.
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[[w:Marx|Karl Heinrich Marx]] was a German philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary, who was known as the Father of Communism.
  
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|0wn the Means of Production}}
  
===Karl Heinrich Marx===
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"[[w:Means of production|Means of Production]]" 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 [[w:Karl Marx|Karl Marx]].
  
''Achievement: Marxman''
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"0wn" is an Internet slang term used to refer to defeating someone in a game.
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx 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.
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Permanent Revolution}}
  
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"[[w:Permanent revolution|Permanent revolution]]" is a term within [[w:Marxist|Marxist]] theory, established in usage by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels by 1850.
  
===Means of production===
 
  
''Achievement: 0wn the Means of Production''
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Photostroika}}
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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[[w:Perestroika|Perestroika]] is the Russian term for the political and economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader [[w:Mikhail Gorbachev|Mikhail Gorbachev]]. Its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet economy. Perestroika is often argued to be one reason for the fall of communist political forces in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and for the end of the [[w:Cold War|Cold War]].
  
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Purge}}
  
===Perestroika===
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The [[w:Great Purge|Great Purge]] was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by [[w:Joseph Stalin|Joseph Stalin]] from 1936 to 1938.
  
''Achievement: '''Photostroika'''''
 
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perestroika Perestroika] is the Russian term (now used in English) for the political and economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet economy.
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Pushkin the Kart}}
  
Perestroika is often argued to be one reason for the fall of communist political forces in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and for the end of the Cold War.
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[[w:Pushkin|Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin]] was a Russian Romantic author who is widely 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.
  
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Rasputin}}
  
===Red October===
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[[w:Rasputin|Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin]] was a Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the later days of the [[w:Tsar Nicholas II|Tsar Nicholas II]]. Rasputin had often been called the "Mad Monk", while others considered him a religious pilgrim and even a faith healer. He reputedly survived being stabbed, poisoned, shot, and beaten, after which he finally died from exposure after being thrown into an icy river. In addition, his body was to be cremated, only for several muscles in his body to contract during the cremation, causing his corpse to stand up, creating panic that he was still alive during the burning.
  
''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.
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Rationing}}
  
It may also refer to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October 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.
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The controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services is called [[w:rationing|rationing]]. An individual's allotted portion of the resources is called their ration, and is distributed to them on a particular day or at a particular time. Rationing is often used to minimise a county's dependence on imported goods during wartime.
  
Red Oktoberfest is a combination of Red October and the name of the German festival [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oktoberfest Oktoberfest], as obtaining this achievement requires the collaboration of a [[Medic]] and a [[Heavy]]
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Redistribution of Health}}
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[[w:Redistribution of Wealth|Redistribution of Wealth]] is the transfer of income, materials, and/or property, usually from the rich to the poor. Because of this, the policy is usually associated with [[w:Communism|Communism]].
  
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===Show Trials===
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Red Oktoberfest}}
  
''Achievement: Show Trial''
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The [[w:October Revolution|October Revolution]], also known as the "Red October", refers to a revolution that began with an armed insurrection in [[w:Petrograd|Petrograd]]. The October Revolution overthrew the [[w:Russian Provisional Government|Russian Provisional Government]] and gave the power to the Soviets dominated by Bolsheviks. It was followed by the [[w:Russian Civil War|Russian Civil War]] and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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It may also refer to ''[[w:The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red October]]'', a novel by [[w:Tom Clancy|Tom Clancy]]. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and CIA analyst Jack Ryan.
  
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.
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Red Oktoberfest is a combination of Red October and the name of the German festival [[w:Oktoberfest|Oktoberfest]], as obtaining this achievement requires the collaboration of a [[Medic]] and a [[Heavy]].
  
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.
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Show Trial}}
  
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The [[w:Show trial|show trials]] were a significant part of [[w:Stalin|Stalin]]'s regime. If defendants refused to admit guilt for their alleged and mostly fabricated crimes, they did not go on public trial, but suffered execution nonetheless. The [[w:Moscow Trials|Moscow Trials]] of the [[w:Great Purge|Great Purge]] period in the Soviet Union are characteristic of this.
  
===The Communist Manifesto===
 
  
''Achievement: Communist Mani-Fisto''
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Soviet Block}}
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_manifesto 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.
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During the Cold War, the term "[[w:Soviet bloc|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).
  
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Soviet Union}}
  
===The Iron Curtain===
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The [[w:Soviet union|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]] (USSR), also called the Soviet Union, was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
  
''Achievement: Iron Kurtain''
 
  
The term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_curtain "Iron Curtain"] was coined by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_churchill Winston Churchill] and refers to 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.
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Spyalectical Materialism}}
  
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[[w:Dialectical materialism|Dialectical materialism]], according to many followers of [[w:Karl Marx|Karl Marx]]'s thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism.
  
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===The Soviet Bloc===
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Stalin the Kart}}
  
''Achievement: Soviet Block''
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[[w:Stalin|Joseph Stalin]] 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 [[w:Stalinism|Stalinism]]. He gradually consolidated power and became the [[w:de facto|de facto]] party leader and dictator of the Soviet Union.
  
During the Cold War, the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_bloc 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).
 
  
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Supreme Soviet}}
  
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The [[w:Supreme Soviet|Supreme Soviet]] of the USSR 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 [[w:Presidium|Presidium]], formed the Soviet government and Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR.
  
===The Soviet Union===
 
  
''Achievement: Soviet Union''
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{{Show achievement|Heavy|Vanguard Party}}
  
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_union 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.
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A [[w:Vanguard party|Vanguard party]] is a political party at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution.
  
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==Weapons==
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Apoco-Fists}}|Turn every one of your fingers into the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! That's over nineteen Horsemen of the Apocalypse per glove! The most Apocalypse we've ever dared attach to one hand!|Item icon Apoco-Fists.png}}
  
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The Apoco-Fists are based on the "Apoca-Fist", a weapon in ''[[Saints Row: The Third]]''.
  
===The Supreme Soviet of the USSR===
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The name is a play on [[w:apocalypse|apocalypse]], a term for the end of the world.
  
''Achievement: Supreme Soviet''
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The description references the [[w:Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]], depicted in Christian theology as the harbingers of the Last Judgement.
  
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_soviet 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.
 
  
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Dalokohs Bar}}||Item icon Dalokohs Bar.png}}
  
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"Dalokohs" is "shokolad" (шоколад), the Russian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian word for chocolate, spelled backwards.
  
===Vladimir Ilyich Lenin===
 
  
''Achievement: Lenin a Hand''
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Eviction Notice}}||Item icon Eviction Notice.png}}
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin 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. His body is currently preserved and on display in Moscow.
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Eviction is the act of forcibly expelling someone from a property. The term is used as a euphemism for murder by the [[w:Mafia|Mafia]].
  
==In-Jokes==
 
  
===Meet the Heavy===
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Family Business}}||Item icon Family Business.png}}
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The phrase "Family Business" often refers to [[w:crime families|crime families]] operating within the Mafia.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Fists of Steel}}||Item icon Fists of Steel.png}}
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The weapon's name is a reference to the Heavy's line "My fists, they are made of steel!" which is in turn a reference to [[w:Duke Nukem|Duke Nukem]]'s line "I've got balls of steel!"
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Gloves of Running Urgently}}||Item icon Gloves of Running Urgently.png}}
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[[G.R.U.]] is a Latin romanization of the Russian acronym [[w:GRU (Soviet Union)|ГРУ]] which means Главное Разведывательное Управление (Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye). The GRU was the foreign military intelligence agency of the Soviet Union, directly translating to "Main Intelligence Directorate", and is still used to refer to the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Holiday Punch}}|Be the life of the war party with these laugh-inducing punch-mittens.|Item icon Holiday Punch.png}}
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[[w:Punch (drink)|Holiday punch]] is a drink commonly made during the holiday season.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Iron Curtain}}||Item icon Iron Curtain.png}}
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The term "[[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]]" was coined by [[w:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill]] and refers to 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.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Killing Gloves of Boxing}}||Item icon Killing Gloves of Boxing.png}}
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The acronym of the Killing Gloves of Boxing, [[K.G.B.]], was also an abbreviation for the Russian security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency [[w:KGB|Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty]], which was disbanded in 1995.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Tomislav}}||Item icon Tomislav.png}}
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The name "Tomislav" is derived from the Slavic verb ''tomiti'', meaning "to suppress." It is also a play on "Tommy gun", a well-known name for the [[w:Thompson submachine gun|Thompson submachine gun]].
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==Cosmetic Items==
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{{Achievement|{{item link|All-Father}}|Throughout the history of civilization, the white beard has come to symbolize wisdom and status. Show the world it’s possible to be bearded AND stupid with this Heavy- and Soldier-specific face-nest. Shove it, civilization!|Item icon All-Father.png}}
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"All-Father" refers to [[w:Odin|Odin]], the chief god of Norse myth and one of the folkloric origins of the modern [[w:Santa Claus|Santa Claus]] figure.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Apparatchik's Apparel}}|Toting around a 150-kilogram minigun gives those forearm muscles a nice workout. Show them off with these rolled-sleeve shirts, in your choice of argyle, lumberjack, rugby stripe or vertical pinstripe.|Item icon Apparatchik's Apparel.png}}
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"Apparatchik" is the Russian word for an operator of a mechanical device, as well as slang for a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
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The item's description refers to ''[[Meet the Heavy]]'', in which the Heavy states that [[Minigun|Sasha]] weighs 150 kilograms.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Aqua Flops}}|While the rest of your body's at war, why not treat your feet to a little taste of the tropics?|Item icon Aqua Flops.png}}
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This item resembles the flip-flops worn by the character Carl Brutananadilewski from the TV show [[w:Aqua Teen Hunger Force|''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'']].
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Brock's Locks}}|The first time the sun glints off of this manly mane of teased, tousled trusses, you'll wonder why you didn't get hair implants from your lower back and buttocks years ago.|Item icon Brock's Locks.png}}
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This hat resembles the hairstyle of the character Brock Samson from the TV show [[w:The Venture Bros.|''The Venture Bros.'']]
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Capo's Capper}}||Item icon Capo's Capper.png}}
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A Capo is a high-ranking member of a Mafia family, who usually serves as a direct aid to the Mob boss.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Carl}}|Action stars like Bruce Willis and Vin Diesel have shown us the unstoppable power of baldness. On the other hand, Nic Cage's long flowing hair was pretty great in Con Air. This male pattern baldness wig solves the problem of what (if any) hair to have, by giving you the best of both worlds. Comes with free moustache!|Item icon Carl.png}}
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This hat resembles the hair and mustache worn by the character Carl Brutananadilewski from the TV show [[w:Aqua Teen Hunger Force|''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'']].
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Champ Stamp}}|Show Chinese organized crime gangs who's boss by wearing their cool tattoos without actually participating in any of their totally illegal criminal conspiracies! Note: DO NOT actually show your new tattoo to ANYONE in a Chinese organized crime gang.|Item icon Champ Stamp.png}}
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The name is a reference to the term "[[w:Tramp stamp|Tramp stamp]]", referring to a tattoo which a woman places on her lower back.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Chicken Kiev}}||Backpack Chicken Kiev.png}}
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[[w:Chicken Kiev|Chicken Kiev]] is an Eastern European dish of boneless chicken breast pounded and rolled around cold garlic butter with herbs, then breaded and either fried or baked, similar to Chicken Cordon Bleu.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Dread Knot}}|Crybabies cower; At the approach of fat man; With terrible hair.|Item icon Dread Knot.png}}
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The name is a reference to the [[w:dreadnought|dreadnought]], a type of 20th Century battleship with tremendous firepower. The word itself literally means "fear nothing".
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The name also refers to the [[w:chonmage|top-knot]], a traditional hairstyle worn by samurai and sumo wrestlers.
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The description is written in traditional Japanese haiku form of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|FrankenHeavy}}||Item icon FrankenHeavy.png}}
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The name of this set refers to ''[[w:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'', a horror novel about a scientist who creates a monstrous creature out of body parts. The items in the set give the Heavy a likeness to Frankenstein's monster.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Gym Rat}}|Let's get physical. Physical.|Item icon Gym Rat.png}}
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A [[w:gym rat|gym rat]] is a person who spends a disproportionate amount of time working out.
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The hat's description is a reference to the song ''[[w:Physical_(Olivia_Newton-John_song)|Physical]]'' by Olivia Newton-John.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Heavy Duty Rag}}|It costs $400,000 to wear this bandanna for 12 seconds.|Item icon Heavy Duty Rag.png}}
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The description of this hat is based on "It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds," a phrase from ''[[Meet the Heavy]]'' that is frequently referenced and parodied.
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The name is a portmanteau of "heavy duty" and [[w:Do-Rag|Do-Rag]], a name for a piece of cloth used to cover the head.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Hound Dog}}|Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.|Item icon Hound Dog.png}}
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This hairstyle was popularised by [[w:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]], who also wrote the song ''[[w:Hound Dog (song)|Hound Dog]]'', after which the hat is named. The description refers to the lyrics of another of Elvis's songs, ''[[w:All Shook Up|All Shook Up]]''.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Hunger Force}}|Let your enemies know you're a loose cannon by showing them how little you care about your own appearance. You've let yourself go, and have absolutely nothing to lose. Terrifying!|Item icon Hunger Force.png}}
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This item resembles the tank top worn by the character Carl Brutananadilewski from the TV show [[w:Aqua Teen Hunger Force|''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'']].
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Mad Mask}}||Item icon Mad Mask.png}} {{Achievement|{{item link|Road Rage}}||Item icon Road Rage.png}} {{Achievement|{{item link|Road Block}}||Item icon Road Block.png}}
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This item is based off the mask worn by Lord Humungus, the main antagonist of ''[[w:Mad Max 2|Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior]]''. The Mad Mask's name is also a pun on "[[w:Max Rockatansky|Mad Max]]", the main protagonist of the [[w:Mad Max|series of the same name]].
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Nuke}}||Item icon Nuke.png}}
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This item is styled after the ''[[w:Duke Nukem|Duke Nukem]]'' series' eponymous character.
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Officer's Ushanka}}|This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.|Item icon Officer's Ushanka.png}}
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The description of this hat is a reference to one of the Heavy's [[Media:Heavy_meleedare05.wav|responses]].
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This hat, alongside the [[Gentleman's Ushanka]], are references to the 1982 romantic drama film [[W:An Officer and a Gentleman|''An Officer and a Gentleman'']].
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{{Achievement|{{item link|One-Man Army}}|You send that many men against a bandanna like this, don't forget one thing: A good supply of body bags.|Item icon One-Man Army.png}}
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This hat gives the Heavy a striking resemblance to [[w:John Rambo|Rambo]]. The description is a reference to a quote from ''[[w:First Blood|Rambo: First Blood]]'', which is spoken by Rambo's commanding officer to the chief of police, with the word "man" replaced with "bandanna".
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Purity Fist}}||Item icon Purity Fist.png}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|I am Heavy weapons guy, and this is my ''new'' weapon.}}
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''Purity First'' is the name of a radical anti-augmentation group in the game ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]''.
  
*A reference to one of the Heavy's lines in [[Meet the Heavy]].
 
  
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Starboard Crusader}}||Item icon Starboard Crusader.png}}  {{Achievement|{{item link|Tsar Platinum}}||Item icon Tsar Platinum.png}}
  
*The ending of Meet the Sandvich is a direct reference to the ending of [[Meet the Heavy]], with the Heavy eating his sandvich rather than firing his [[minigun]].
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Both items are modeled after the iconic hat and coat worn by by [[w:Jotaro Kujo|Jotaro Kujo]], the primary protagonist of ''[[w:Stardust Crusaders|Stardust Crusaders]]'', the third part of the manga and anime series ''[[w:JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''.
  
  
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Team Captain}}|Our lawyers say 'YES! YES!'|Item icon Team Captain.png}}
  
===Meet the Scout===
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The appearance and description of this hat is a reference to the ''[[w:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]'' series main villain [[w:M. Bison|M. Bison]]. "YES! YES!" refers to the ''Street Fighter'' cartoon which is also a widely spread Internet meme.
  
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.
 
  
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Toss-Proof Towel}}|Make sure you never throw in the towel, even accidentally, by keeping it nice and close, where it can't run off and surrender like a coward when you're not looking.|Item icon Toss-Proof Towel.png}}
  
==Music==
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The phrase "throw in the towel" is an idiom that means to admit defeat. The phrase comes from boxing, wherein a trainer may throw a towel into the ring to signal that his fighter cannot continue.
  
===Song of the Volga Boatmen===
 
  
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{{Achievement|{{item link|Tough Guy's Toque}}|Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.|Item icon Tough Guy's Toque.png}}
  
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This hat is a possible reference to Jayne, the big, gun-toting mercenary in Joss Whedon's series ''[[w:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' and the subsequent movie, ''[[w:Serenity (film)|Serenity]]''. Like the Heavy, Jayne personifies everything it means to be a "tough guy", and has given his gun a name, Vera. Also like the Heavy, Jayne acquires a knitted cap much in this same style, of which he is irrepressibly proud. The description is also a reference to ''[[Meet the Engineer]]''.
  
One of the songs the Heavy sings as part of his cheer lines is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Volga_Boatmen%27s_Song The Song of the Volga Boatmen], 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.
 
  
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{{Achievement|{{item link|White Russian}}||Item icon White Russian.png}}  {{Achievement|{{item link|El Duderino}}||Item icon El Duderino.png}}
  
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Both the [[White Russian]] and the [[El Duderino]] are a reference to the character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski from the film ''[[w:The Big Lebowski|The Big Lebowski]]''.
  
===Funeral March===
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==Taunts==
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===Killing Gloves of Boxing===
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''Also works with [[Gloves of Running Urgently]], [[Fists of Steel]], [[Eviction Notice]], [[Bread Bite]], and [[Warrior's Spirit]].''
  
<div>{{youtube|Q5UrVdvk1Ao|align=right|width=300}}</div>
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The Heavy's [[K.G.B.]] taunt animation is a homage to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWFkMGwgtqM Mr. Sandman's warm-up technique] from the NES game ''[[w:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
  
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==Responses==
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===Other Responses===
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[[Media:heavy battlecry02.wav|'''"Run, cowards!"''']]
  
One of the songs the Heavy sings as part of his cheer lines is the 'Funeral March', the 3rd and most recognisable movement of Chopin's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Sonata_No._2_in_B_flat_Minor_(Chopin) 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.
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[[Media:heavy battlecry06.wav|'''"I live!"''']] ''- at round start''
  
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These quotes come from the 1982 arcade game ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-XEINagmaU Sinistar]'', in which a gigantic antagonist taunts the player with said phrases.
  
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[[Media:Heavy sandwichtaunt02.wav|'''"Moist and delicious! Hehaha!"''']] ''-after eating a [[Sandvich]]''
  
===Sabre Dance===
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This is a reference to a line from the ending song in ''[[Portal]]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iTmJy1u1B4 Still Alive]'' (It's so delicious and moist).
  
{{youtube|gqg3l3r_DRI|align=right|width=300}}
 
  
One of the songs the Heavy sings as part of his responses is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabre_Dance "Sabre Dance"], 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.
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[[Media:Heavy specialweapon01.wav|'''"My fists! They are made of STEEL!"''']] ''- after a kill made with the [[Fists of Steel]]''
  
==Organizations==
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This phrase is a reference to [[w:Duke Nukem (character)|Duke Nukem's]] quote "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjPQYdTYmKM I've got balls of steel!]"
  
===Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye===
 
  
[[G.R.U.]] is also the acronym for the Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye, the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, (formerly the Red Army General Staff of the Soviet Union). GRU is actually an English transliteration of the Russian acronym ГРУ, which stands for "Главное Разведывательное Управление", meaning Main Intelligence Directorate. The GRU is Russia's largest foreign intelligence bureau, deploying 6 times as many agents as the SVR (The KGB's intelligence successor) and commanded as many as 25,000 'Spetznaz' Special Forces Units in 1997.
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[[Media:Heavy specialweapon07.wav|'''"I am Heavy weapons guy, and this is my ''new'' weapon."''']] ''- after using the "battle cry" voice command while holding an unlockable weapon or spinning up an unlockable weapon''
  
===Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty===
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This is very similar to one of the Heavy's lines in ''[[Meet the Heavy]]''.
  
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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty], which was disbanded in 1995.
 
  
==Places==
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[[Media:SandwichEat09.wav|'''"Nom nom nom, om nom."''']] ''-while eating a [[Sandvich]]''
  
===Borscht Belt===
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The Heavy's distinctive Sandvich-devouring noise is a reference to popular internet phrase "OM NOM NOM", an onomatopaeiac representation of the act of eating believed to have been coined by [[w:Cookie Monster|Cookie Monster]] from the children's educational television series ''[[w:Sesame Street|Sesame Street]]''. "Copyright Omnomnom" is also seen on the ending card of ''[[Meet the Sandvich]]''. The phrase is often misspelled as "nom nom nom".
  
''Achievement: Borscht Belt''
 
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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[[Media:Heavy cheers08.wav|'''"Da da da da. Da da da da. Come sing with me! Da da da da da." (Volga Boatmen)''']] ''- "Cheers" command''
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borscht Borscht] is a vegetable soup that can be found in many Eastern European countries, including Russia.
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[[Media:Heavy singing01.wav|'''(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen)''']]
  
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[[Media:Heavy singing03.wav|'''(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "C'mon!"''']]
  
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[[Media:Heavy singing04.wav|'''(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Push!"''']] ''- pushing Payload cart forward''
  
===Gorky Park===
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[[Media:Heavy sandwichtaunt08.wav|'''(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Saww-ndvich, sandwich!"''']] ''- after eating a [[Sandvich]]''
  
''Achievement: Gorky Parked''
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[[Media:Heavy singing02.wav|'''(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen)''']]'' - After eating [[Dalokohs Bar]] or [[Fishcake]]''
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorky_Park_(Moscow) Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure] is an amusement park in Moscow, Russia, named after Maxim Gorky.
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[[media:Cm heavy pregamefirst_09.mp3|'''(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Da di da da. This is morale song!"''']] ''- Starting the first round of Competitive Mode under Casual Mode''
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.
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[[Media:Cm_heavy_pregamewonlast_05.mp3|'''"Da dun dun...ha ha ha!" (Sung to the tune of "The Song of the Volga Boatmen")''']] ''- If previous Competitive Mode round was a win''
  
Gorky Park is also a 1981 crime novel written by Martin Cruz Smith set in the Soviet Union. It follows Arkady Renko, a chief investigator for the Militsiya, who is assigned to a case involving three corpses found in Gorky Park, an amusement park in Moscow, who have had their faces and fingertips cut off by the murderer to prevent identification. It was adapted into a well-received film in 1983.
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[[Media:Cm_heavy_pregamewonlast_06.mp3|'''"Da da da da! Everybody!" (Sung to the tune of "The Song of the Volga Boatmen")''']] ''- If previous Competitive Mode round was a win''
  
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This is the Heavy's rendition of ''[[w:The Volga Boatmen's Song|The Song of the Volga Boatmen]]'', a well-known traditional Russian song collected by [[w:Mily Balakirev|Mily Balakirev]], and published in his book of folk songs. It was inspired by [[w:Ilya Repin|Ilya Repin]]'s famous painting, Burlaks on the Volga, depicting the suffering of the people in the depth of misery in [[w:Tsarist Russia|Tsarist Russia]].
  
==Sayings and Phrases==
 
  
==="Crazy Ivan"===
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[[Media:Heavy specialcompleted01.wav|'''"Dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka-da-Kaboom-Kaboom!"''']] ''- after destroying a [[building]]''
  
''Achievement: Krazy Ivan''
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This is the [[w:Sabre Dance|Sabre Dance]], by [[w:Aram Khachaturian|Aram Khachaturian]]. It evokes a whirling war dance in an [[w:Armenian dance|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.
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_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.
 
  
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[[Media:Heavy cheers07.wav|'''"Dah da da-dah da da-da-da-da-da-dahhhh!"''']] ''- using "cheer" voice command''
  
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One of the songs the Heavy sings as part of his cheer lines is the Funeral March, the third and most recognizable movement of [[w:Chopin|Chopin]]'s ''[[w:Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat Minor (Chopin)|Piano Sonata No. 2]]''. This has become well known in popular culture, and was also used at the state funerals of John F. Kennedy and those of Soviet leaders, including [[w:Leonid Brezhnev|Leonid Brezhnev]], and in the WWE as the entrance theme of The Undertaker.
  
==="OM NOM NOM"===
 
  
{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Om nom nom...om nom.}}
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[[Media:Heavy fairyprincess10.wav|'''"Everyone! Friendship is STUPID magic!"''']] ''-wearing the Fairy Princess item set''
  
The Heavy's distinctive sandvich-devouring noise is a reference to popular internet phrase 'OM NOM NOM', an onomatopaeiac representation of the act of eating believed to have been coined by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_monster Cookie Monster] from the children's educational television series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Street Sesame Street]. "Copyright Omnomnom" is also seen on the ending card of [[Meet the Sandvich]]. The phrase is often misspelled as "nom nom nom," and is the namesake of a popular somewhat-silly [http://www.nom-nom-nom.us/ server].
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A reference to the 2010 series ''[[w:My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.
  
==TV and Film==
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===Meet the Sandvich===
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The ending of ''[[Meet the Sandvich]]'' is a direct reference to the ending of ''[[Meet the Heavy]]'', with the Heavy eating his Sandvich rather than firing his [[Minigun]].
  
===Firefly===
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===Meet the Scout===
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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.
  
The [[Tough guy's toque]] hat is an possible reference to [http://www.knittingninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/jayne.jpg Jayne], the big, gun-toting mercenary in Joss Whedon's series [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly_%28TV_series%29 Firefly] and the subsequent movie, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_%28film%29 Serenity]. Like the Heavy, Jayne personifies everything it means to be a 'tough guy'. Also like the Heavy, Jayne acquires a knitted cap much in this same style, of which he is irrepressibly proud.
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===Meet the Heavy===
  
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[[Media:Scout dominationhvy03.wav|'''"Four hundred thousand dollas to fire that gun, huh? Yeah, money well spent!'''"]]
  
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[[Media:Scout dominationhvy04.wav|'''"Them two hundred dolla' bullets ain't so hot when they don't HIT nothin', are they?'''"]]
{{Heavy Nav}}
 
  
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The Scout talks about the price of [[Sasha]] in ''[[Meet the Heavy]]''.
  
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 8 March 2024

Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and Valve's humor, the game includes references, usually in a humorous fashion. There are many sources, including games, movies, and music; even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the Heavy class. Many of these refer to topics relating to the USSR or communism in general, as the Heavy hails from the Soviet Union, a former communist superpower.

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Achievements

Borscht Belt
Borscht Belt
Kill 10 Heavies with The K.G.B.


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, including Russia.


Class Struggle
Class Struggle
Work with a friendly Medic to kill an enemy Heavy & Medic pair.


Class struggle is the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective. The Communist Manifesto suggested a course of action for a working-class revolution to overthrow the bourgeois social order and to eventually bring about a classless and stateless society.


Communist Mani-Fisto
Communist Mani-Fisto
Kill an enemy with a critical punch.


The name of this achievement is a portmanteau of "communist manifesto" and "fist".


Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Kill 10 enemies carrying your intelligence.


Crime and Punishment is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky.


Crock Block
Crock Block
Survive a direct hit from a critical rocket.


"Crocket" is an abbreviation for a critical rocket.

The term also derives from the expression "cock block", a term for blocking a man's advance on a woman in some way.


Division of Labor
Division of Labor
Kill 10 enemies with a Medic assisting you, where neither of you die.


Division of labour is the specialisation of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks. Historically, an increasingly complex division of labour is closely associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of the complexity of industrialisation processes.


Don't Touch Sandvich
Don't Touch Sandvich
Kill 50 Scouts using Natascha.


This is a reference to Meet the Scout, where the RED Scout ate the BLU Heavy's Sandvich after a fight. The requirement to use Natascha may be due to Natascha's slowdown properties.


Factory Worker
Factory Worker
Kill 20 enemies while being recharged by a dispenser.


The reference of this achievement alludes to Russia's industrialization during the 1920s, in which the majority of Russian workers took jobs in factories. This would also apply to the Heavy's location of origin, the Soviet Union, which the majority of 1920s Russia was ruled by.


Five Second Plan
Five Second Plan
Kill an enemy in the first 5 seconds after you exit a teleporter.


The Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the USSR were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union.


Gorky Parked
Gorky Parked
Kill 25 enemies while you're standing on a control point you own.


Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure is an amusement park in Moscow, named after Soviet author Maxim Gorky, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.

Gorky Park is also the name of a 1981 crime novel written by Martin Cruz Smith set in the Soviet Union. It follows an investigator who is assigned a case involving three corpses found in Gorky Park. It was adapted into a well-received film in 1983.


Heavy Industry
Heavy Industry
Fire $200,000 worth of minigun rounds in a single life.


The description of the achievement might be referring to an often-quoted line from Meet the Heavy, in which the Heavy, while talking about his minigun, Sasha, explains that "it costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon...for twelve seconds."

Soviet industrial policy, and Soviet propaganda, placed great emphasis on the development of heavy industries such as steelmaking.


Icing on the Cake
Icing on the Cake
Get 20 kills on players that you're dominating.


The term "icing on the cake" refers to additional touches or perks that make something that was already regarded as quite good become even better.


Iron Kurtain
Iron Kurtain
Take 1000 points of damage in a single life.


The term "Iron Curtain" was coined by Winston Churchill and refers to 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. On 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 NATO and the European Community on the west side, with the United States.


Kollectivization
Kollectivization
Get 1000 assists.


Collectivization was a policy of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union; its goal was to gather individual land and labor into collective farms. This can be seen as an implementation of a Command Economy during the rapid Industrialization of the USSR from the late 1920s to the 1940s.


Konspicuous Konsumption
Konspicuous Konsumption
Eat 100 sandviches.


Conspicuous consumption is lavish spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying a person's wealth. It can also refer to a propensity towards overeating.


Krazy Ivan
Krazy Ivan
Kill 50 enemies while both you and your victim are underwater.


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.


Lenin A Hand
Lenin A Hand
Help 5 teammates get revenge on their nemeses.


Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian revolutionary, communist politician, the main leader of the October Revolution, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and 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.


Marxman
Marxman
Kill 10 enemies in mid-air with the minigun.


Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary, who was known as the Father of Communism.


0wn the Means of Production
0wn the Means of Production
Remove 20 stickybombs by killing the Demomen who produced them.


"Means of Production" 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.

"0wn" is an Internet slang term used to refer to defeating someone in a game.


Permanent Revolution
Permanent Revolution
Kill 5 enemies without spinning down your gun.


"Permanent revolution" is a term within Marxist theory, established in usage by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels by 1850.


Photostroika
Photostroika
Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you taunting while invulnerable.


Perestroika is the Russian term for the political and economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet economy. Perestroika is often argued to be one reason for the fall of communist political forces in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and for the end of the Cold War.


Purge
Purge
Kill 15 enemies capturing a control point you own.


The Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1936 to 1938.


Pushkin the Kart
Pushkin the Kart
Get 50 caps on payload maps.


Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin was a Russian Romantic author who is widely 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.


Rasputin
Rasputin
In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.


Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the later days of the Tsar Nicholas II. Rasputin had often been called the "Mad Monk", while others considered him a religious pilgrim and even a faith healer. He reputedly survived being stabbed, poisoned, shot, and beaten, after which he finally died from exposure after being thrown into an icy river. In addition, his body was to be cremated, only for several muscles in his body to contract during the cremation, causing his corpse to stand up, creating panic that he was still alive during the burning.


Rationing
Rationing
Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.


The controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services is called rationing. An individual's allotted portion of the resources is called their ration, and is distributed to them on a particular day or at a particular time. Rationing is often used to minimise a county's dependence on imported goods during wartime.


Redistribution of Health
Redistribution of Health
Heal 1000 damage with med-kits in a single life.

Redistribution of Wealth is the transfer of income, materials, and/or property, usually from the rich to the poor. Because of this, the policy is usually associated with Communism.


Red Oktoberfest
Red Oktoberfest
Earn a domination for a Medic who's healing you.


The October Revolution, also known as the "Red October", refers to a revolution that began with an armed insurrection in Petrograd. 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 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 Ryan.

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


Show Trial
Show Trial
Kill an enemy with a taunt.


The show trials were a significant part of Stalin's regime. If defendants refused to admit guilt for their alleged and mostly fabricated crimes, they did not go on public trial, but suffered execution nonetheless. The Moscow Trials of the Great Purge period in the Soviet Union are characteristic of this.


Soviet Block
Soviet Block
While invulnerable and on defense, block an invulnerable enemy Heavy's movement.


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).


Soviet Union
Soviet Union
Get 25 enemy kills where you either assist or are assisted by another Heavy.


The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also called the Soviet Union, was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.


Spyalectical Materialism
Spyalectical Materialism
Kill or assist in killing 10 cloaked Spies.


Dialectical materialism, according to many followers of Karl Marx's thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism.


Stalin the Kart
Stalin the Kart
Block the enemy from moving the payload cart 25 times.


Joseph Stalin 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.


Supreme Soviet
Supreme Soviet
Get ÜberCharged 50 times.


The Supreme Soviet of the USSR 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 and Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR.


Vanguard Party
Vanguard Party
Be the first on your team to start capturing a control point in a round.


A Vanguard party is a political party at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution.

Weapons

Apoco-Fists
Apoco-Fists
Turn every one of your fingers into the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! That's over nineteen Horsemen of the Apocalypse per glove! The most Apocalypse we've ever dared attach to one hand!


The Apoco-Fists are based on the "Apoca-Fist", a weapon in Saints Row: The Third.

The name is a play on apocalypse, a term for the end of the world.

The description references the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, depicted in Christian theology as the harbingers of the Last Judgement.


Dalokohs Bar
Dalokohs Bar


"Dalokohs" is "shokolad" (шоколад), the Russian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian word for chocolate, spelled backwards.


Eviction Notice
Eviction Notice


Eviction is the act of forcibly expelling someone from a property. The term is used as a euphemism for murder by the Mafia.


Family Business
Family Business


The phrase "Family Business" often refers to crime families operating within the Mafia.


Fists of Steel
Fists of Steel


The weapon's name is a reference to the Heavy's line "My fists, they are made of steel!" which is in turn a reference to Duke Nukem's line "I've got balls of steel!"


Gloves of Running Urgently
Gloves of Running Urgently


G.R.U. is a Latin romanization of the Russian acronym ГРУ which means Главное Разведывательное Управление (Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye). The GRU was the foreign military intelligence agency of the Soviet Union, directly translating to "Main Intelligence Directorate", and is still used to refer to the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation.


Holiday Punch
Holiday Punch
Be the life of the war party with these laugh-inducing punch-mittens.


Holiday punch is a drink commonly made during the holiday season.


Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain


The term "Iron Curtain" was coined by Winston Churchill and refers to 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.


Killing Gloves of Boxing
Killing Gloves of Boxing


The acronym of the Killing Gloves of Boxing, K.G.B., was also an abbreviation for the Russian security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty, which was disbanded in 1995.


Tomislav
Tomislav


The name "Tomislav" is derived from the Slavic verb tomiti, meaning "to suppress." It is also a play on "Tommy gun", a well-known name for the Thompson submachine gun.

Cosmetic Items

All-Father
All-Father
Throughout the history of civilization, the white beard has come to symbolize wisdom and status. Show the world it’s possible to be bearded AND stupid with this Heavy- and Soldier-specific face-nest. Shove it, civilization!


"All-Father" refers to Odin, the chief god of Norse myth and one of the folkloric origins of the modern Santa Claus figure.


Apparatchik's Apparel
Apparatchik's Apparel
Toting around a 150-kilogram minigun gives those forearm muscles a nice workout. Show them off with these rolled-sleeve shirts, in your choice of argyle, lumberjack, rugby stripe or vertical pinstripe.


"Apparatchik" is the Russian word for an operator of a mechanical device, as well as slang for a Communist bureaucrat or agent.

The item's description refers to Meet the Heavy, in which the Heavy states that Sasha weighs 150 kilograms.


Aqua Flops
Aqua Flops
While the rest of your body's at war, why not treat your feet to a little taste of the tropics?


This item resembles the flip-flops worn by the character Carl Brutananadilewski from the TV show Aqua Teen Hunger Force.


Brock's Locks
Brock's Locks
The first time the sun glints off of this manly mane of teased, tousled trusses, you'll wonder why you didn't get hair implants from your lower back and buttocks years ago.


This hat resembles the hairstyle of the character Brock Samson from the TV show The Venture Bros.


Capo's Capper
Capo's Capper


A Capo is a high-ranking member of a Mafia family, who usually serves as a direct aid to the Mob boss.


Carl
Carl
Action stars like Bruce Willis and Vin Diesel have shown us the unstoppable power of baldness. On the other hand, Nic Cage's long flowing hair was pretty great in Con Air. This male pattern baldness wig solves the problem of what (if any) hair to have, by giving you the best of both worlds. Comes with free moustache!


This hat resembles the hair and mustache worn by the character Carl Brutananadilewski from the TV show Aqua Teen Hunger Force.


Champ Stamp
Champ Stamp
Show Chinese organized crime gangs who's boss by wearing their cool tattoos without actually participating in any of their totally illegal criminal conspiracies! Note: DO NOT actually show your new tattoo to ANYONE in a Chinese organized crime gang.


The name is a reference to the term "Tramp stamp", referring to a tattoo which a woman places on her lower back.


Chicken Kiev
Chicken Kiev


Chicken Kiev is an Eastern European dish of boneless chicken breast pounded and rolled around cold garlic butter with herbs, then breaded and either fried or baked, similar to Chicken Cordon Bleu.


Dread Knot
Dread Knot
Crybabies cower; At the approach of fat man; With terrible hair.


The name is a reference to the dreadnought, a type of 20th Century battleship with tremendous firepower. The word itself literally means "fear nothing".

The name also refers to the top-knot, a traditional hairstyle worn by samurai and sumo wrestlers.

The description is written in traditional Japanese haiku form of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.


The FrankenHeavy
The FrankenHeavy


The name of this set refers to Frankenstein, a horror novel about a scientist who creates a monstrous creature out of body parts. The items in the set give the Heavy a likeness to Frankenstein's monster.


Gym Rat
Gym Rat
Let's get physical. Physical.


A gym rat is a person who spends a disproportionate amount of time working out.

The hat's description is a reference to the song Physical by Olivia Newton-John.


Heavy Duty Rag
Heavy Duty Rag
It costs $400,000 to wear this bandanna for 12 seconds.


The description of this hat is based on "It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds," a phrase from Meet the Heavy that is frequently referenced and parodied.

The name is a portmanteau of "heavy duty" and Do-Rag, a name for a piece of cloth used to cover the head.


Hound Dog
Hound Dog
Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.


This hairstyle was popularised by Elvis Presley, who also wrote the song Hound Dog, after which the hat is named. The description refers to the lyrics of another of Elvis's songs, All Shook Up.


Hunger Force
Hunger Force
Let your enemies know you're a loose cannon by showing them how little you care about your own appearance. You've let yourself go, and have absolutely nothing to lose. Terrifying!


This item resembles the tank top worn by the character Carl Brutananadilewski from the TV show Aqua Teen Hunger Force.


Mad Mask
Mad Mask
Road Rage
Road Rage
Road Block
Road Block


This item is based off the mask worn by Lord Humungus, the main antagonist of Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. The Mad Mask's name is also a pun on "Mad Max", the main protagonist of the series of the same name.


Nuke
Nuke


This item is styled after the Duke Nukem series' eponymous character.


Officer's Ushanka
Officer's Ushanka
This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.


The description of this hat is a reference to one of the Heavy's responses.

This hat, alongside the Gentleman's Ushanka, are references to the 1982 romantic drama film An Officer and a Gentleman.


One-Man Army
One-Man Army
You send that many men against a bandanna like this, don't forget one thing: A good supply of body bags.


This hat gives the Heavy a striking resemblance to Rambo. The description is a reference to a quote from Rambo: First Blood, which is spoken by Rambo's commanding officer to the chief of police, with the word "man" replaced with "bandanna".


Purity Fist
Purity Fist


Purity First is the name of a radical anti-augmentation group in the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution.


Starboard Crusader
Starboard Crusader
Tsar Platinum
Tsar Platinum


Both items are modeled after the iconic hat and coat worn by by Jotaro Kujo, the primary protagonist of Stardust Crusaders, the third part of the manga and anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.


Team Captain
Team Captain
Our lawyers say 'YES! YES!'


The appearance and description of this hat is a reference to the Street Fighter series main villain M. Bison. "YES! YES!" refers to the Street Fighter cartoon which is also a widely spread Internet meme.


Toss-Proof Towel
Toss-Proof Towel
Make sure you never throw in the towel, even accidentally, by keeping it nice and close, where it can't run off and surrender like a coward when you're not looking.


The phrase "throw in the towel" is an idiom that means to admit defeat. The phrase comes from boxing, wherein a trainer may throw a towel into the ring to signal that his fighter cannot continue.


Tough Guy's Toque
Tough Guy's Toque
Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.


This hat is a possible reference to Jayne, the big, gun-toting mercenary in Joss Whedon's series Firefly and the subsequent movie, Serenity. Like the Heavy, Jayne personifies everything it means to be a "tough guy", and has given his gun a name, Vera. Also like the Heavy, Jayne acquires a knitted cap much in this same style, of which he is irrepressibly proud. The description is also a reference to Meet the Engineer.


White Russian
White Russian
El Duderino
El Duderino


Both the White Russian and the El Duderino are a reference to the character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski from the film The Big Lebowski.

Taunts

Killing Gloves of Boxing

Also works with Gloves of Running Urgently, Fists of Steel, Eviction Notice, Bread Bite, and Warrior's Spirit.

The Heavy's K.G.B. taunt animation is a homage to Mr. Sandman's warm-up technique from the NES game Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!.

Responses

Other Responses

"Run, cowards!"

"I live!" - at round start

These quotes come from the 1982 arcade game Sinistar, in which a gigantic antagonist taunts the player with said phrases.

"Moist and delicious! Hehaha!" -after eating a Sandvich

This is a reference to a line from the ending song in Portal, Still Alive (It's so delicious and moist).


"My fists! They are made of STEEL!" - after a kill made with the Fists of Steel

This phrase is a reference to Duke Nukem's quote "I've got balls of steel!"


"I am Heavy weapons guy, and this is my new weapon." - after using the "battle cry" voice command while holding an unlockable weapon or spinning up an unlockable weapon

This is very similar to one of the Heavy's lines in Meet the Heavy.


"Nom nom nom, om nom." -while eating a Sandvich

The Heavy's distinctive Sandvich-devouring noise is a reference to popular internet phrase "OM NOM NOM", an onomatopaeiac representation of the act of eating believed to have been coined by Cookie Monster from the children's educational television series Sesame Street. "Copyright Omnomnom" is also seen on the ending card of Meet the Sandvich. The phrase is often misspelled as "nom nom nom".


"Da da da da. Da da da da. Come sing with me! Da da da da da." (Volga Boatmen) - "Cheers" command

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen)

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "C'mon!"

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Push!" - pushing Payload cart forward

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Saww-ndvich, sandwich!" - after eating a Sandvich

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) - After eating Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Da di da da. This is morale song!" - Starting the first round of Competitive Mode under Casual Mode

"Da dun dun...ha ha ha!" (Sung to the tune of "The Song of the Volga Boatmen") - If previous Competitive Mode round was a win

"Da da da da! Everybody!" (Sung to the tune of "The Song of the Volga Boatmen") - If previous Competitive Mode round was a win

This is the Heavy's rendition of The Song of the Volga Boatmen, a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs. It was inspired by Ilya Repin's famous painting, Burlaks on the Volga, depicting the suffering of the people in the depth of misery in Tsarist Russia.


"Dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka-da-Kaboom-Kaboom!" - after destroying a building

This is the Sabre Dance, by Aram Khachaturian. 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.


"Dah da da-dah da da-da-da-da-da-dahhhh!" - using "cheer" voice command

One of the songs the Heavy sings as part of his cheer lines is the Funeral March, the third and most recognizable movement of Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2. This has become well known in popular culture, and was also used at the state funerals of John F. Kennedy and those of Soviet leaders, including Leonid Brezhnev, and in the WWE as the entrance theme of The Undertaker.


"Everyone! Friendship is STUPID magic!" -wearing the Fairy Princess item set

A reference to the 2010 series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

Media

Meet the Sandvich

The ending of Meet the Sandvich is a direct reference to the ending of Meet the Heavy, with the Heavy eating his Sandvich rather than firing his Minigun.

Meet the Scout

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.

Meet the Heavy

"Four hundred thousand dollas to fire that gun, huh? Yeah, money well spent!"

"Them two hundred dolla' bullets ain't so hot when they don't HIT nothin', are they?"

The Scout talks about the price of Sasha in Meet the Heavy.