List of references (Heavy)

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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.

List of references (Heavy)

Achievements

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


Template:W 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.

Template:W 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.



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


Template:W, 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 Template:W and Template:W, it laid out the League's purposes and program. The 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, and the abolition of private property.


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


Template:W is a novel by Russian author Template:W 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.

Crime and Punishment is also the name of a documentary TV series, but considering the former it is unlikely that the Achievement references this.


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



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



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



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



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


The Template:W 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.


Template:W is an amusement park in Moscow, named after Template:W, a Soviet author, founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.

Gorky Park is also a 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.



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



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


The term "Template:W" was coined by Template:W 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.


Kollectivization
Kollectivization
Get 1000 assists.


Collectivization was a policy of Template:W in the Template:W whose goal was to gather individual land and labor into collective farms. This can be seen as an implementation of a Template:W during the rapid Template:W in the late 1920s to 1940s.


Konspicuous Konsumption
Konspicuous Konsumption
Eat 100 sandviches.



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


Template:W 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.


Template:W 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.


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


Template:W 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.


Template:W 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 Template:W.


Party Loyalty
Party Loyalty
Kill 50 enemies within 3 seconds of them attacking your Medic.



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



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


Template:W 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 Template:W.


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


The Template:W was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Template:W from 1936 to 1938.


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


Template:W 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.


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


Template:W was a Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the later days of the Russian 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 was finally killed due to exposure after being thrown into an icy river.


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



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



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 (1917–1922) and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

It may also refer to Template:W, a novel by Template:W. 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 Template:W, as obtaining this achievement requires the collaboration of a Medic and a Heavy.


Show Trial
Show Trial
Kill an enemy with a taunt.


The Template:W were a significant part of Joseph 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 Template:W of the Template:W period in the Soviet Union are characteristic.


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


During the Cold War, the term Template:W (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 Template:W (USSR), also called the Soviet Union, 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.


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


Template:W, according to many followers of Template:W thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism.


{{Show achievement|Heavy|Stalin the Kart} } Template:W 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 Template:W 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 Template:W is a political party at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution.

Weapons

Fists of Steel

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This item is a reference to Template:W quote "I've got balls of steel!"

Gloves of Running Urgently

Backpack Gloves of Running Urgently.png

G.R.U. is an acronym for the Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye, the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. GRU is actually an English translation of the Russian acronym ГРУ, which stands for "Главное Разведывательное Управление", meaning "Main Intelligence Directorate".

Iron Curtain

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The term "Template:W" was coined by Template:W 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.

Killing Gloves of Boxing

Backpack Killing Gloves of Boxing.png

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 Template:W, which was disbanded in 1995.

Hats & Miscellaneous Items

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 Template:W and the subsequent movie, Template:W. 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.


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


This hairstyle was popularised by Template:W, 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, Template:W.

Taunts

Killing Gloves of Boxing

Also works with Gloves of Running Urgently, Fists of Steel, 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 Template:W.

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!" - unused response when the Fists of Steel are found

This phrase is a reference to Template:W quote "I've got balls of steel!"


"I am Heavy weapons guy, and this is my new weapon." - unused response when a new weapon is found

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 Template:W from the children's educational television series Template:W. "Copyright Omnomnom" is also seen on the ending card of Meet the Sandvich. The phrase is often misspelled as "nom nom nom".


(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) - unused response

This is the Heavy's rendition of Template:W, a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs. It 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.


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

This is the Sabre Dance, by Template:W. 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 Template:W. This has become well known in popular culture, and was also used at the state funerals of John F. Kennedy and those of some Soviet leaders.

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.

See Also