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  | class       = Spy
|release_date=May 19, 2009
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  | release_date = May 18, 2009
|length=3:20
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== Video ==
 
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=="Meet the Spy" Video Transcript==
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== Video transcript ==
 
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|[''Shot opens on ringing alarm bell; sirens and klaxons play in the background'']
 
|[''Shot opens on ringing alarm bell; sirens and klaxons play in the background'']
  
'''The Administrator:''' "Intruder Alert! A [[RED]] [[Spy]] is in the base!"
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'''The [[Administrator]]:''' "Intruder Alert! A [[RED]] [[Spy]] is in the base!"
  
[''Signs illuminate on a large Security Panel: "Intruder Alert', 'RED Spy' and 'In Base'; Pull out to reveal the [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] watching the board'']
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[''Signs illuminate on a large security panel: "Intruder Alert', 'RED Spy' and 'In Base'; pull out to reveal the [[BLU]] [[Soldier]] watching the board'']
  
 
'''Soldier:''' "A RED Spy is in the base!?"
 
'''Soldier:''' "A RED Spy is in the base!?"
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[''[[Intruder Alert (Soundtrack)|Intruder Alert]] begins to play. The Soldier reaches from off-screen and pulls a [[Shotgun]] off a rack of weapons. Cut to the Soldier dashing down the stairs and through the [[2Fort]] sublevel while saying "Hut, Hut, Hut!" with every step he takes'']
 
[''[[Intruder Alert (Soundtrack)|Intruder Alert]] begins to play. The Soldier reaches from off-screen and pulls a [[Shotgun]] off a rack of weapons. Cut to the Soldier dashing down the stairs and through the [[2Fort]] sublevel while saying "Hut, Hut, Hut!" with every step he takes'']
  
'''The Administrator:''' "Protect the [[intelligence|briefcase]]!"
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'''The Administrator:''' "Protect the [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|briefcase]]!"
  
 
'''Soldier:''' "We need to protect the briefcase!"
 
'''Soldier:''' "We need to protect the briefcase!"
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[''The Soldier pushes the Scout aside and begins to 'decode' the combination'']
 
[''The Soldier pushes the Scout aside and begins to 'decode' the combination'']
  
'''Soldier:''' "All right, all right, I got it. Stand back son. 1, 1, 1, umm... '''1'''!"
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'''Soldier:''' "All right, all right, I got it. Stand back, son. 1, 1, 1, umm... '''1'''!"
  
'''Scout:''' Let's go, let's go-
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'''Scout:''' "Let's go, let's go-"
  
[''BLU [[Heavy]] comes around the corner, [[Minigun|Sasha]] in-hand, charging towards the Scout and Soldier'']
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[''BLU [[Heavy]] comes around the corner, [[Minigun|Sasha]] in hand, charging towards the Scout and Soldier'']
  
 
'''Heavy:''' "'''INCOMING!'''"
 
'''Heavy:''' "'''INCOMING!'''"
  
[''Heavy shoulder-barges the door, destroying it. The three of them are sent tumbling and screaming into the Intelligence Room. The Scout reaches the desk to discover the briefcase is perfectly safe.'']
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[''Heavy shoulder-barges the door, destroying it. The three of them are sent tumbling and screaming into the Intelligence Room'']
  
'''Scout:''' ''[while screaming, he notices the briefcase]'' "AAAAAHHHH- Hey, it's still here!"
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'''Heavy:''' "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA- [screaming]"
  
'''Heavy:''' AAAAalright then.
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[''The Scout reaches the desk to discover the briefcase is perfectly safe'']
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'''Scout:''' [''while screaming, he notices the briefcase''] "AAAAAHHHhhhey, it's still here!"
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'''Heavy:''' "-AAAAalright then."
  
 
'''Spy:''' "Ahem."
 
'''Spy:''' "Ahem."
  
[''Camera zooms in to reveal the BLU [[Spy]], with the BLU [[Sniper]]'s corpse over one shoulder.'']
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[''Camera zooms in to reveal the BLU [[Spy]], with the BLU [[Sniper]]'s corpse over one shoulder'']
  
 
'''Spy:''' "Gentlemen."
 
'''Spy:''' "Gentlemen."
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[''Meet the Spy' Title Card'']
 
[''Meet the Spy' Title Card'']
  
[''Cut back to the Spy, carrying the dead Sniper towards the desk.'']
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[''Cut back to the Spy, carrying the dead Sniper towards the desk'']
  
 
'''Spy:''' "I see the briefcase is safe."
 
'''Spy:''' "I see the briefcase is safe."
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[''The other three BLUs shake their heads and shrug'']
 
[''The other three BLUs shake their heads and shrug'']
  
'''Spy:''' No? Then we still have a problem.
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'''Spy:''' "No? Then we still have a problem."
  
[''He deposits the Sniper's body on the desk, revealing a bloody [[Knife]] in his back.'']
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[''He deposits the Sniper's body on the desk, revealing a bloody [[Knife]] in his back accompanied with a sound cue and varied reactions'']
  
'''Soldier:''' "...and a ''Knife''."
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'''Soldier:''' "...and a ''knife''."
  
[''The Scout approaches and removes the knife.'']
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[''The Scout approaches and removes the knife'']
  
'''Scout:''' "Oooh, big problem. I've killed plenty of Spies; they're dime-a-dozen back-stabbing scum-bags - like you!"
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'''Scout:''' "Oooh, big problem. I've killed plenty of Spies; they're dime-a-dozen back-stabbing scumbags - like you!"
  
[''The Scout attempts to manipulate the knife like the Spy, only to cut himself on the finger and drop it.'']
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[''The Scout attempts to manipulate the knife like the Spy, only to cut himself with the blunt end on the finger and drop it'']
  
 
'''Scout:''' "Ow! No offense."
 
'''Scout:''' "Ow! No offense."
  
'''Spy:''' "If you managed to kill them, I assure you, they were ''not'' like me. [''The Spy deftly retrieves the knife and flicks it shut, handing it back to the Scout.''] And nothing... ''nothing'' like the man loose inside this building."
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'''Spy:''' "If you managed to kill them, I assure you, they were ''not'' like me." [''The Spy deftly retrieves the knife and flicks it shut, handing it back to the Scout''] "And nothing... ''nothing'' like the man loose inside this building."
  
 
'''Scout:''' "What're you? President of his fan club?"
 
'''Scout:''' "What're you? President of his fan club?"
  
'''Soldier''' & '''Heavy''': ''(chuckling)''
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[''The Soldier and Heavy chuckle while the Spy turns to face the Scout'']
 
 
[The Spy turns to face the Scout.]
 
 
 
'''Spy:''' "No... that would be ''[[Non-player characters#The Scout's Mother|your mother]]!''"
 
  
[''The Spy reveals a folder and slaps it down on the table, revealing several compromising photographs of the RED Spy and the Scout's Mother.'']
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'''Spy:''' "No... that would be ''[[Non-player characters#BLU Scout's mother|your mother]]!''"
  
'''Scout:''' ''[stammers out of shock and disbelief]''
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[''The Spy reveals a folder and slaps it down on the table, revealing several compromising photographs of the RED Spy and the Scout's mother while [[Right Behind You (Soundtrack)|Right Behind You]] plays'']
  
'''Spy:''' Indeed, and now he's here to f**k ''us''! So listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the ''second'' worst thing that happens to you today."
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'''Scout:''' "What the?" ''[stammers out of shock and disbelief]''
  
[''[[Right Behind You (Soundtrack)|Right Behind You]] plays'']
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'''Spy:''' "Indeed, and now he's here to f**k ''us''! So listen up, boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the ''second'' worst thing that happens to you today."
  
[''The Soldier and Heavy examine the photographs. The Heavy leans over and shows the Soldier one photo in particular.'']
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[''The Soldier and Heavy examine the photographs. The Heavy leans over and shows the Soldier one photo in particular'']
  
'''Soldier:''' Oh!
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'''Soldier:''' "Oh!"
  
[The Scout frantically retrieves the photos as the Spy lights and smokes a cigarillo in the foreground.]
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[''The Scout frantically retrieves the photos as the Spy lights and smokes a cigarillo in the foreground'']
  
'''Scout:''' "Gimme dat!"
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'''Scout:''' "Gimme that!"
  
'''Spy:''' "Zis Spy has already breached our defenses..."
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'''Spy:''' "This Spy has already breached our defenses..."
  
[''Fade to the RED Spy, creeping through the [[Hydro]] tunnels. He pauses at a corner, as the camera pulls back to reveal a BLU Level 3 [[Sentry Gun]] with its [[Engineer]]. He slides a [[Electro Sapper]] across the floor, disarming and destroying the Sentry Gun immediately'']
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[''Fade to the RED Spy, creeping through the [[Hydro]] tunnels. He pauses at a corner, as the camera pulls back to reveal a BLU Level 3 [[Sentry Gun]] with its [[Engineer]]. He slides a [[Sapper]] across the floor, disarming and destroying the Sentry Gun immediately'']
  
 
'''Engineer:''' "Sentry Down!"
 
'''Engineer:''' "Sentry Down!"
  
[''The BLU Engineer throws his [[Wrench]] down and frantically reaches for his [[Pistol]], only to have the Spy shoot him in the head with the [[Revolver]]. The dead Engineer crashes through a door and the Spy steps over him and fires at a target off-screen.'']
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[''The BLU Engineer throws his [[Wrench]] down and frantically reaches for his [[Pistol]], only to have the Spy shoot him in the head with the [[Revolver]]. Cut to behind the closed door as the dead Engineer crashes through the door and the Spy steps over him and fires at a target off-screen'']
  
 
[''Cut back to the BLU Intelligence Room. The BLU Spy leans over the dead Sniper, gesturing frantically.'']
 
[''Cut back to the BLU Intelligence Room. The BLU Spy leans over the dead Sniper, gesturing frantically.'']
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'''Spy:''' "You've seen what he's done to our colleagues!"
 
'''Spy:''' "You've seen what he's done to our colleagues!"
  
[''Flash back to the BLU Sniper, now alive and sniping from a dusty attic. The RED Spy creeps up on him and steps on a creaking floorboard, alerting the Sniper who engages him with the [[Kukri]]. A struggle ensues, and the Sniper is ultimately backstabbed.'']
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[''Fade to the BLU Sniper, still alive and sniping from a dusty attic. The RED Spy creeps up on him and steps on a creaking floorboard, alerting the Sniper, who engages the Spy with the [[Kukri]]. A struggle ensues. The Spy deftly dodges and parries Sniper’s flailing attacks and counters with fatal strikes; the Sniper is cut across his left cheek (1:55), gutted<!-- like a Cornish game hen --> under the right rib cage (1:57), cut across the back of his skull (1:58), and is ultimately [[backstab]]bed (1:59).]
  
 
[''Cut back to BLU Intelligence Room'']
 
[''Cut back to BLU Intelligence Room'']
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'''Spy:''' "And worst of all, he could be any one of us..."
 
'''Spy:''' "And worst of all, he could be any one of us..."
  
[''Fade to the RED Spy fighting a BLU [[Medic]], armed with a [[Bonesaw]].'']
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[''Fade to the RED Spy fighting a BLU [[Medic]], armed with a [[Bonesaw]]'']
  
'''Medic:''' "'''''Raus''''', '''''raus'''''!(Out! Out!)"
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'''Medic:''' "''Raus'', ''raus''!"
  
[''The Spy breaks the Medic's arm, disarming him. Close-up on the Spy's face as he disguises as the Medic, sans spectacles.'']
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[''The Spy breaks the Medic's arm, disarming him. Close-up on the Spy's face as he disguises as the Medic'']
  
'''Medic:''' (gasps) "'''''Nein'''''...(No...)"
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'''Medic:''' [''gasps''] "''Nein''..."
  
[''The Spy kills the Medic with a well-placed chop to the throat, knocking off his spectacles, which he catches and wears, completing his disguise.'']
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[''The Spy kills the Medic with a well-placed chop to the throat, knocking off his spectacles, which he catches and wears, completing his disguise'']
  
[''Cut back to BLU Intel Room. The BLU Spy looks frantic.'']
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[''Cut back to BLU Intel Room. The BLU Spy looks frantic'']
  
 
'''Spy:''' "He could be in this very room! He could be ''you''! He could be ''me''! He could even be-"
 
'''Spy:''' "He could be in this very room! He could be ''you''! He could be ''me''! He could even be-"
  
[''The Spy is cut off as his head explodes violently. The camera switches to the Soldier, Shotgun in hand, with a confused Heavy, and a panicked Scout.'']
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[''The Spy is cut off as his head explodes violently. The camera switches to the Soldier, Shotgun in hand, with a confused Heavy and a panicked Scout'']
  
 
'''Scout:''' "Whoa, whoa, ''whoa''!"
 
'''Scout:''' "Whoa, whoa, ''whoa''!"
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'''Heavy:''' "Oh!"
 
'''Heavy:''' "Oh!"
  
'''Soldier:''' "What? It was obvious! [''The Soldier pumps his Shotgun, discarding the spent shell.'']
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'''Soldier:''' "What? It was obvious!" [''The Soldier pumps his Shotgun, discarding the spent shell.''] "He's the RED Spy! Watch, he'll turn red any second now..."
He's the RED Spy! Watch, he'll turn red any second now..."
 
  
[''The Soldier and Heavy approach the dead Spy, with The Soldier prodding the Spy's foot with his Shotgun.'']
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[''The Soldier and Heavy approach the dead Spy, with The Soldier prodding the Spy's foot with his Shotgun'']
  
'''Soldier:''' "''Any'' second now... See? ''Red''! Oh, wait...that's blood."
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'''Soldier:''' "''Any'' second now... See? ''Red''! Oh, wait... that's blood."  
  
[''The Scout lingers behind, his expression sinister. He approaches the Soldier and Heavy, retrieving the knife he pocketed earlier, and flicking it open easily. As he approaches, he flickers and melts, revealing himself to be the RED Spy'']
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'''Heavy:''' "So, we still got problem..."
  
'''Heavy:''' "So, we still got problem..."
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'''Soldier:''' "''Big'' problem..."
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[''The Scout lingers behind, his expression sinister. He approaches the Soldier and Heavy, retrieving the knife he pocketed earlier, and flicking it open easily]
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'''Soldier:''' "All right, who's ready to go find this Spy?"
  
'''Soldier:''' "''Big'' problem... alright, who's ready to go find this Spy?"
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[''As the Scout approaches, he flickers and melts, revealing himself to be the RED Spy'']
  
 
'''Spy:''' "Right behind you."
 
'''Spy:''' "Right behind you."
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[''[[Petite Chou-Fleur (Soundtrack)|Petite Chou-Fleur]] plays'']
 
[''[[Petite Chou-Fleur (Soundtrack)|Petite Chou-Fleur]] plays'']
  
[''Fade to the scattered photos of the Scout's Mother. The RED Spy retrieves one of them and smiles wistfully.'']
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[''Fade to the scattered photos of the Scout's mother. The RED Spy retrieves one depicting them holding hands on a balcony and smiles wistfully'']
  
 
'''Spy:''' "Ahh... ''ma petite chou-fleur.''"
 
'''Spy:''' "Ahh... ''ma petite chou-fleur.''"
  
[''The RED Spy walks off with the BLU team's intel in tow.'']
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[''The RED Spy walks off with the BLU team's intel in tow. Fade to black.'']
 
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|}
  
==Leak==
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== Leak ==
[[Image:Youtube fail.png|64px|right|Welcome to the Internets]]
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[[File:Youtube fail.png|64px|right|Welcome to the Internets.]]
Meet the Spy was leaked on May 17, 2009 due to a YouTube bug which allowed iPhones to view videos marked as "Private."  This inspired a series of posts on the official blog, and Valve awarded themselves a "Corporate Achievement" called "Welcome to the internets," with the description "Fail to understand what Private means on YouTube."
 
  
In the officially released version, one of the alert panels reads "Leaked Video." It originally read "Lost Memory." Also, the Administrator only says "Intruder alert!" once instead of two times in the official release.
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''Meet the Spy'' was leaked on May 17, 2009, due to a YouTube bug that allowed iPhones to view videos marked as "Private". This inspired a series of posts on the official blog, and Valve awarded themselves a "Corporate Achievement" called "Welcome to the Internets", with the description "Fail to understand what Private means on YouTube". The video was officially released the day after on May 18, 2009.<ref>https://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day05_english.htm</ref>
  
==Notes==
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In the officially released version, one of the alert panels reads "Leaked Video". It originally read "Lost Memory". Also, the Administrator says "Intruder alert!" twice in the leaked version.
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== Notes ==
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* The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos.
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* This video takes place at the same time as the [[WAR! Update]] [[WAR! Comic|comic]] does, but from the [[Administrator]]'s perspective.<ref>https://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator</ref>
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* The video takes place in a modified version of the map [[2Fort]]. While most of the action occurs in BLU's Intelligence room, the Soldier is alerted in a non-existent security room, and is seen descending stairs despite taking the ramped path.
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* In the Russian version, the BLU [[Engineer]] does not say "Sentry down!" when the RED [[Spy]] destroys his [[Sentry Gun]] (unlike in other versions), the [[Medic]] and [[Sniper]] fights are silenced to an extent, and there is no bleep when the BLU Spy swears.
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** The bleep is absent because of the word change: instead of translating "f**k", the milder word "hump" is used.
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* The tracks "[[Right Behind You (Soundtrack)|Right Behind You]]", "[[Petite Chou-Fleur (Soundtrack)|Petite Chou-Fleur]]", and "[[Intruder Alert (Soundtrack)|Intruder Alert]]" are featured in this video, after which they were patched into TF2's [[Team Fortress 2 Official Soundtrack|soundtrack]].
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* The alarm bell and signal board at the beginning is an "Alarm-O-Tron 5000". These alerts are displayed below. The alerts in bold display the specific warnings which were activated and lit during the video.
  
*In the Russian version, when the RED Spy destroys the BLU Engineer's Sentry Gun, the Engineer does not say "Sentry Down", unlike other versions.
 
* The BLU sentry doesn't detect the Spy even though he's range and undisguised.
 
*The tracks [[Right Behind You (Soundtrack)|Right Behind You]], [[Petite Chou-Fleur (Soundtrack)|Petite Chou-Fleur]] and [[Intruder Alert (Soundtrack)|Intruder Alert]] were featured in this video, after which they were patched into TF2's [[soundtrack]].
 
*The RED Spy disguised as  BLU Scout was able to touch the BLU Intelligence briefcase. Unlike in-game, the Spy was not forced to drop his disguise and take the intelligence.
 
*When the RED Spy kills the BLU Medic, a wooden crate from {{W|Half-Life 2}} is visible in the background.
 
*The alarm bell and signal board at the beginning is an "Alarm-O-Tron 5000". These alerts are displayed below. The alerts in bold display the specific warnings which were activated and lit during the video.
 
 
:{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align:center;"
 
:{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align:center;"
|Emergency || On Cap || '''Intruder Alert''' || Is Fired || BLU Demoman || Depressed
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|EMERGENCY || ON CAP || '''INTRUDER ALERT''' || IS FIRED || BLUE {{botignore|DEMOMAN}} || DEPRESSED
 
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|All Clear || RED Scout || Exploding || On Fire || BLU Engineer || About to Explode
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|ALL CLEAR || RED {{botignore|SCOUT}} || EXPLODING || ON FIRE || BLUE {{botignore|ENGINEER}} || ABOUT TO EXPLODE
 
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|Vaporized || Team Update || New Mission || On Break || BLU Sniper || Is Drunk
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|VAPORIZED || TEAM UPDATE || NEW MISSION || ON BREAK || BLUE {{botignore|SNIPER}} || IS DRUNK
 
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|In Surgery || Needs a Ride || RED Medic || RED Heavy || RED Pyro || Defenestrated
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|IN SURGERY || NEEDS A RIDE || RED {{botignore|MEDIC}} || RED HEAVY || RED {{botignore|PYRO}} || DEFENESTRATED
 
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|Smells || RED Sniper || Drowned || Behind You || Is a Man || Owns Base
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|SMELLS || RED {{botignore|SNIPER}} || DROWNED || BEHIND YOU! || IS A MAN || OWNS BASE
 
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|Backstabbed || Stole a Car || BLU Spy || Found Dracula || Is a Woman || BLU Soldier
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|BACKSTABBED || STOLE A CAR || BLUE {{botignore|SPY}} || FOUND DRACULA || IS A WOMAN || BLUE {{botignore|SOLDIER}}
 
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|Again || Hit by Train || RED Engineer || Lost Briefcase || RED Demoman || Above You!
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|AGAIN || HIT BY TRAIN || RED {{botignore|ENGINEER}} || LOST BRIEFCASE || RED {{botignore|DEMOMAN}} || ABOVE YOU!
 
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|Is a Robot || Look Out || Sabotage || Needs Ammo || On Toilet || Electrocuted
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|IS A ROBOT || LOOK OUT || SABOTAGE || NEEDS AMMO || ON TOILET || ELECTROCUTED
 
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|BLU Scout || Has Evil Twin || '''Red Spy''' || RED Soldier || Pushing Cart || '''In Base'''
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|BLUE {{botignore|SCOUT}} || HAS EVIL TWIN || '''RED {{botignore|SPY}}''' || RED {{botignore|SOLDIER}} || PUSHING CART || '''IN BASE'''
 
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|RED Spy || BLU Medic || Sleeping || Wounded || Needs Backup || Exploded
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|RED {{botignore|SPY}} || BLUE {{botignore|MEDIC}} || SLEEPING || WOUNDED || NEEDS BACKUP || EXPLODED
 
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|Hungry || Leaked Video || BLU Heavy || BLU Pyro || Smothered || Jarate
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|HUNGRY || LEAKED VIDEO || BLUE HEAVY || BLUE {{botignore|PYRO}} || SMOTHERED || {{botignore|JARATE}}
 
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|Has Briefcase || Outside Base || Needs Roommate || Mangled || Opened Briefcase || Lost Dracula
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|HAS BRIEFCASE || OUTSIDE BASE || NEEDS ROOMMATE || MANGLED || OPENED BRIEFCASE || LOST DRACULA
 
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** The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board gives a hint about who the RED Spy is disguised as. Three consecutive alerts read: -BLU Scout - Has Evil Twin - RED Spy-
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** The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board also continues the question about the Pyro's gender. On the boards are the alerts: 'Is a Man' 'Is a Woman' and 'Is a Robot'
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:* The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board also continues the question about the [[Pyro]]'s identity. The alerts "Is a Man" and "Is a Woman" are on the board below the RED Pyro sign.
** The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board has a reference to Meet The Spy being leaked by Valve employees with the alert "Leaked Video".
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:* The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board has a reference to ''Meet The Spy'' being leaked by a YouTube iPhone bug with the alert "Leaked Video".
** The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board makes an appearance in the map [[Double Cross]] in a locked-off room beside the Intelligence room.
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:* The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board has the word "Defenestrated" as one of the panels. Defenestration is "The act of throwing someone or something out of a window".
* The video takes place in a modified version of the [[ctf 2fort|2Fort]] map, with most of the action occurring in BLU's Intelligence room.
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:* The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board makes an appearance in the map [[Double Cross]] in a locked-off room beside both [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] rooms, although it has a different layout of panels.
* On the corkboard next to the filing cabinets, a photo of [[Saxton Hale]] (CEO of Mann Co.) can be seen.
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:* The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board lists the RED Spy twice.
* The French phrase spoken by at the end is "Ah, ma petite chou-fleur," literally meaning "Ah, my little cauliflower."  In French, the phrase is used as an endearment toward loved ones.
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:* The [[BLU|BLU Team]] Classes are written as 'BLUE' on the Alarm-O-Tron 5000.
* Leading into the scenario with the Sniper, the BLU Spy's cigarette can be seen to move oddly in his hand, despite keeping his hand still.
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:* The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board lists "BLUE Scout", "HAS EVIL TWIN", and "RED Spy" next to each other, suggesting that the Scout is the RED Spy.
* The Sniper is seen wearing the [[Trophy Belt]]. This was a teaser, as [[hats]] had not been revealed when the video came out. This was one of the several hat teasers during this trailer, including the [[Heavy]]'s [[Football Helmet]] which can be seen early in the video on top of a filing cabinet in the [[Intelligence]] room.
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* When the [[Soldier]] is attempting to input the door code, the Scout is holding a [[Sandman]] instead of his stock [[Bat]]. When the video was released, Spies could not display unlockable weapons in-game.
* All three of the Sniper's items from the [[Sniper vs Spy Update]] can be seen in the video:
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* The 1 button on the number pad is noticeably more worn out than the other numbers, implying it was not the first time the Soldier attempted to enter a password consisting solely of 1s.
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* The [[Heavy]] is seen rushing at the door where Scout and Soldier are standing, at the far entrance. When Heavy ruptures the door, however, he is shown entering through the closer doorway, with the Spy finally arriving, holding the deceased Sniper.
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** This error is shown when the adjacent window is revealed, showing that Heavy did indeed just enter through the other doorway. The Soldier is shown to be entering the far doorway when he initially runs across the basement room and makes a left turn into the Intelligence room.
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* The Civilian's [[Umbrella (Classic)|Umbrella]] makes an appearance at 0:36 next to the filing cabinets in the Intelligence room.
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* On the cork board next to the filing cabinets, there is a photo of [[Saxton Hale]], the CEO of Mann Co.  
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[[File:Meet the Spy Trophy Belt.png|right|thumb|The [[Trophy Belt]] that appears during the fight with the RED Spy.]]
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[[File:Meet the Spy football helmet.png|thumb|right|The [[Football Helmet]], laying on a shelf in the background.]]
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* When the [[Scout]] pulls the knife out of Sniper's back, the safe handle and the tip of the blade clip through Sniper's back.
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* When the Sniper's body is first seen being held by the BLU Spy, he has no glasses on. They reappear during the Spy's phrase "Have you seen what he's done to our colleagues".
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* The Spy's folder, seen at 1:13 and the title card, is labeled "Top Secret: Scout's Mom".
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* At 1:24, the cigarette case has 6 cigarettes. When BLU Spy takes one out, it appears in his hand but the case still has 6 cigarettes.
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* The BLU Spy takes out a brown cigarette at 1:24, but at 2:21 it becomes a white cigarette.
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* The RED Spy kills the BLU Engineer with a headshot. This trait would soon be shared with the Ambassador.
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* Leading into the scenario with the Sniper, the BLU Spy's cigarette moves oddly in his hand, despite keeping his hand still.
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* The Sniper wears the [[Trophy Belt]]. This was a teaser as [[Cosmetic items|hats]] had not been revealed when the video came out. The Heavy's [[Football Helmet]] also made an appearance, laying on top of a filing cabinet in the Intelligence room.
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* All three of the Sniper's items from the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]] make an appearance:
 
** The [[Huntsman]] can be seen at 1:49 resting against the wall.
 
** The [[Huntsman]] can be seen at 1:49 resting against the wall.
 
** Three jars of [[Jarate]] can be seen at the same time resting atop the stack of crates.
 
** Three jars of [[Jarate]] can be seen at the same time resting atop the stack of crates.
** The Sniper's [[Kukri]] can be seen resting on a crate that contains the [[Razorback]].
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** The [[Kukri]] rests on a crate that contains the [[Razorback]].
* When the Spy is killing the Heavy and Soldier at the end of Meet the Spy, the Heavy and Soldier's grunts are timed almost perfectly with the ending flourish.
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* After the Sniper vs. Spy Update, the scar from the BLU Sniper's fight with the RED Spy was added to the skin of the Sniper's in-game model.
*When the Soldier is attempting to input the door code the Scout next to him is seen holding a [[Sandman]] instead of his [[Bat|standard Bat]].
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* As the BLU Medic attacks the RED Spy with his [[Bonesaw]], he yells "Raus! Raus!". That is German and means "[get] Out! [get] Out!". (heard in-game as a Battle Cry response).
*Because the code to the door is 1-1-1-1, the 1 button on the number pad is noticeably more worn out than the other numbers.
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* When the RED Spy is dispatching and subsequently disguising as the BLU Medic, both of the [[Medi Gun]] backpacks are missing. However, as the Spy dons the Medic's glasses, the backpack has strangely appeared.
*On the "Meet the Spy" title card the white knife is actually the [[Kill icon|Kill Icon]] for the Knife. However, the icon seems to be different, as there is a drop of a liquid which appears to be blood. In the game, the blood drop does not appear on the [[Kill icon|Kill Icon]].
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** During this scene, a wooden crate from ''[[w:Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2]]'' is visible in the background.
*When the [[Soldier]], [[Scout]], and [[Heavy]] meet outside the Intelligence room, they appear to be at the entrance closest to the L-Shaft. When the group enters the Intelligence room, they do so through the opposite door.
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* When walking across the room and stopping at the wall, the RED Spy is not targeted by the BLU Engineer's Sentry Gun before being sapped by the Spy.
*This is the first video to feature the Administrator's voice.
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* The BLU Engineer and the BLU Medic had used their left hand to hold the [[Pistol]] and Bonesaw.
*This video takes place at the same time as the War update comic does.<ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/</ref>
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* When the Soldier kills the BLU Spy, the [[Shotgun]] he uses makes the same firing sound the Spy's [[Revolver]] does, rather than the stock Shotgun firing sound.
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* The BLU Scout shows many hints to his identity, such as not knowing the door password and looking at the Sniper's back at 0:42 to see if his knife is still present.
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* When the BLU Scout accidentally closes the Spy's [[Knife]] on his hand and cuts himself, closer inspection shows that his finger is caught between the blunt edge of the blade and the handle, so it was actually just an act.
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* The French phrase spoken by the RED Spy at the end is "Ah, ma petit chou-fleur", which approximately means "Ah, my little cauliflower" (a correct sentence would be "Ah, mon petit chou-fleur", since cauliflower in French is a masculine noun). In the video, the phrase is used as a term of endearment for loved ones, although it's rarely used in French culture.
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* The knife trick the RED Spy does when he is about to kill the BLU Soldier and Heavy is called the Y2K Rollover.
  
 
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Meet the Spy
Meet the Spy Titlecard
Video Info
Released: May 18, 2009
Run time: 3:19

Video

Video transcript

Leak

Welcome to the Internets.

Meet the Spy was leaked on May 17, 2009, due to a YouTube bug that allowed iPhones to view videos marked as "Private". This inspired a series of posts on the official blog, and Valve awarded themselves a "Corporate Achievement" called "Welcome to the Internets", with the description "Fail to understand what Private means on YouTube". The video was officially released the day after on May 18, 2009.[1]

In the officially released version, one of the alert panels reads "Leaked Video". It originally read "Lost Memory". Also, the Administrator says "Intruder alert!" twice in the leaked version.

Notes

  • The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos.
  • This video takes place at the same time as the WAR! Update comic does, but from the Administrator's perspective.[2]
  • The video takes place in a modified version of the map 2Fort. While most of the action occurs in BLU's Intelligence room, the Soldier is alerted in a non-existent security room, and is seen descending stairs despite taking the ramped path.
  • In the Russian version, the BLU Engineer does not say "Sentry down!" when the RED Spy destroys his Sentry Gun (unlike in other versions), the Medic and Sniper fights are silenced to an extent, and there is no bleep when the BLU Spy swears.
    • The bleep is absent because of the word change: instead of translating "f**k", the milder word "hump" is used.
  • The tracks "Right Behind You", "Petite Chou-Fleur", and "Intruder Alert" are featured in this video, after which they were patched into TF2's soundtrack.
  • The alarm bell and signal board at the beginning is an "Alarm-O-Tron 5000". These alerts are displayed below. The alerts in bold display the specific warnings which were activated and lit during the video.
EMERGENCY ON CAP INTRUDER ALERT IS FIRED BLUE DEMOMAN DEPRESSED
ALL CLEAR RED SCOUT EXPLODING ON FIRE BLUE ENGINEER ABOUT TO EXPLODE
VAPORIZED TEAM UPDATE NEW MISSION ON BREAK BLUE SNIPER IS DRUNK
IN SURGERY NEEDS A RIDE RED MEDIC RED HEAVY RED PYRO DEFENESTRATED
SMELLS RED SNIPER DROWNED BEHIND YOU! IS A MAN OWNS BASE
BACKSTABBED STOLE A CAR BLUE SPY FOUND DRACULA IS A WOMAN BLUE SOLDIER
AGAIN HIT BY TRAIN RED ENGINEER LOST BRIEFCASE RED DEMOMAN ABOVE YOU!
IS A ROBOT LOOK OUT SABOTAGE NEEDS AMMO ON TOILET ELECTROCUTED
BLUE SCOUT HAS EVIL TWIN RED SPY RED SOLDIER PUSHING CART IN BASE
RED SPY BLUE MEDIC SLEEPING WOUNDED NEEDS BACKUP EXPLODED
HUNGRY LEAKED VIDEO BLUE HEAVY BLUE PYRO SMOTHERED JARATE
HAS BRIEFCASE OUTSIDE BASE NEEDS ROOMMATE MANGLED OPENED BRIEFCASE LOST DRACULA
  • The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board also continues the question about the Pyro's identity. The alerts "Is a Man" and "Is a Woman" are on the board below the RED Pyro sign.
  • The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board has a reference to Meet The Spy being leaked by a YouTube iPhone bug with the alert "Leaked Video".
  • The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board has the word "Defenestrated" as one of the panels. Defenestration is "The act of throwing someone or something out of a window".
  • The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board makes an appearance in the map Double Cross in a locked-off room beside both Intelligence rooms, although it has a different layout of panels.
  • The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board lists the RED Spy twice.
  • The BLU Team Classes are written as 'BLUE' on the Alarm-O-Tron 5000.
  • The Alarm-O-Tron 5000 board lists "BLUE Scout", "HAS EVIL TWIN", and "RED Spy" next to each other, suggesting that the Scout is the RED Spy.
  • When the Soldier is attempting to input the door code, the Scout is holding a Sandman instead of his stock Bat. When the video was released, Spies could not display unlockable weapons in-game.
  • The 1 button on the number pad is noticeably more worn out than the other numbers, implying it was not the first time the Soldier attempted to enter a password consisting solely of 1s.
  • The Heavy is seen rushing at the door where Scout and Soldier are standing, at the far entrance. When Heavy ruptures the door, however, he is shown entering through the closer doorway, with the Spy finally arriving, holding the deceased Sniper.
    • This error is shown when the adjacent window is revealed, showing that Heavy did indeed just enter through the other doorway. The Soldier is shown to be entering the far doorway when he initially runs across the basement room and makes a left turn into the Intelligence room.
  • The Civilian's Umbrella makes an appearance at 0:36 next to the filing cabinets in the Intelligence room.
  • On the cork board next to the filing cabinets, there is a photo of Saxton Hale, the CEO of Mann Co.
The Trophy Belt that appears during the fight with the RED Spy.
The Football Helmet, laying on a shelf in the background.
  • When the Scout pulls the knife out of Sniper's back, the safe handle and the tip of the blade clip through Sniper's back.
  • When the Sniper's body is first seen being held by the BLU Spy, he has no glasses on. They reappear during the Spy's phrase "Have you seen what he's done to our colleagues".
  • The Spy's folder, seen at 1:13 and the title card, is labeled "Top Secret: Scout's Mom".
  • At 1:24, the cigarette case has 6 cigarettes. When BLU Spy takes one out, it appears in his hand but the case still has 6 cigarettes.
  • The BLU Spy takes out a brown cigarette at 1:24, but at 2:21 it becomes a white cigarette.
  • The RED Spy kills the BLU Engineer with a headshot. This trait would soon be shared with the Ambassador.
  • Leading into the scenario with the Sniper, the BLU Spy's cigarette moves oddly in his hand, despite keeping his hand still.
  • The Sniper wears the Trophy Belt. This was a teaser as hats had not been revealed when the video came out. The Heavy's Football Helmet also made an appearance, laying on top of a filing cabinet in the Intelligence room.
  • All three of the Sniper's items from the Sniper vs. Spy Update make an appearance:
    • The Huntsman can be seen at 1:49 resting against the wall.
    • Three jars of Jarate can be seen at the same time resting atop the stack of crates.
    • The Kukri rests on a crate that contains the Razorback.
  • After the Sniper vs. Spy Update, the scar from the BLU Sniper's fight with the RED Spy was added to the skin of the Sniper's in-game model.
  • As the BLU Medic attacks the RED Spy with his Bonesaw, he yells "Raus! Raus!". That is German and means "[get] Out! [get] Out!". (heard in-game as a Battle Cry response).
  • When the RED Spy is dispatching and subsequently disguising as the BLU Medic, both of the Medi Gun backpacks are missing. However, as the Spy dons the Medic's glasses, the backpack has strangely appeared.
    • During this scene, a wooden crate from Half-Life 2 is visible in the background.
  • When walking across the room and stopping at the wall, the RED Spy is not targeted by the BLU Engineer's Sentry Gun before being sapped by the Spy.
  • The BLU Engineer and the BLU Medic had used their left hand to hold the Pistol and Bonesaw.
  • When the Soldier kills the BLU Spy, the Shotgun he uses makes the same firing sound the Spy's Revolver does, rather than the stock Shotgun firing sound.
  • The BLU Scout shows many hints to his identity, such as not knowing the door password and looking at the Sniper's back at 0:42 to see if his knife is still present.
  • When the BLU Scout accidentally closes the Spy's Knife on his hand and cuts himself, closer inspection shows that his finger is caught between the blunt edge of the blade and the handle, so it was actually just an act.
  • The French phrase spoken by the RED Spy at the end is "Ah, ma petit chou-fleur", which approximately means "Ah, my little cauliflower" (a correct sentence would be "Ah, mon petit chou-fleur", since cauliflower in French is a masculine noun). In the video, the phrase is used as a term of endearment for loved ones, although it's rarely used in French culture.
  • The knife trick the RED Spy does when he is about to kill the BLU Soldier and Heavy is called the Y2K Rollover.

Other versions


Leaked version

References

External links