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- ...that in the German versions of the Meet the Team videos, the classes are implied to be robots, bleeding oil and exploding into cogs and screws when gibbed?
- ...that in the PC version of Sonic & All Star Racing Transformed, where the RED Pyro, Heavy, and Spy are an exclusive character, the Spy's cigarette was removed in fear of raising the ratings system up to T or +13 because of content showing the use of tobacco, but one of the Spy's idle animations implied that he once had a cigarette by removing it from his mouth and back in again with his hand?
- ...that the Battalion's Backup and the Resistance Powerup are the only sources of melee resistance in the game?
- ...that the Heavy's High Noon taunt (code-wise) kills with a wide and invisible bullet?
- ...that the Detpack is a weapon in the classic Team Fortress games and is only used by the Demoman?
- ...that the song the Engineer plays during the Meet the Engineer video is a real song, called "Someone Else's Song", and was originally written by Jeff Tweedy of the American Country band Wilco for their album Being There in 1996?
- ...that there are two RED Spy indicators on BLU's dashboard in Meet the Spy?
- ...that Sawmill is built atop an abandoned spytech base?
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- ...that on Slasher, the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sailor Mouth where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
- ...that Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys are internally called "decoder rings"?
- ...that the Atomizer's 15% damage penalty also affects its kill taunt?
- ...that the F1 and F3 keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands,
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, respectively? - ...that the Scout's Peace Out taunt is a reference to the Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave meme?
- ...that the Dead Head was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the Skullcap?
- ...that the PlayStation 3 version of Team Fortress 2 was published by Electronic Arts?
- ...that The Naked and the Dead reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
- ...that the Demoman achievement "Operation High Dive" and the Soldier achievement "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 Hammer units which is 1827 times the length of the 2Fort bridge?
- ...that you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the Mantreads if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?
- ...that the Medic is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the Devil due to Medic losing his medical license?
- ...that there is no Pyro class in Valve's Team Fortress?
- ...that the design of the Engineer class has changed the least throughout each of the Team Fortress games, always sporting a hard hat and overalls?
- ...that Engineer has a cut "Remember the Alamo!" voice line?
- ...that the Pyro and Engineer have no voice lines related to the Payload cart?
- ...that in the comics, the Team Fortress Classic mercenaries are hired by Gray Mann to hunt down the Team Fortress 2 mercenaries?
- ...that Deathcam screenshots (default key: F5) save as "[killer's name] is looking good!"?
- ...that Dr. Grordbort's Moonman Pack is the item set with the most items in it at 5 different items?
- ...that activating the Become Übercharged canteen in Mann vs. Machine as Engineer gives your Sentry Gun a Wrangler shield, that blocks 90% of damage dealt to it?
- ...that certain cosmetic items will mimic the wearer's facial expressions?
- ...that the Market Gardener's name is a reference to Operation Market Garden, an Allied paradrop operation during World War II?
- ...that the Soldier's alias, Jane Doe, is also the placeholder name assigned to anonymous or unidentified women?
- ...that the Backpack is a scrapped secondary weapon for the Scout that allowed him to pick up pickups and give them to his teammates?
- ...that the Candy Cane's level (25) is a reference to Christmas, which is celebrated on December 25th?
- ...that Saxton Hale invented the High Five?
- ...that the Soda Popper's shells have the radiation hazard symbol (☢) on them?
- ...that the C.A.P.P.E.R's name is an acronym for "Captain's Advanced Pulsetron Particle Electromagnetic Raygun"?
- ...that the Soldier's rocket launchers all recoil heavily when you fire them, even though the exhaust at the back should prevent it?
- ...that the shovels on Mannhattan are incorrectly priced "$9.999" instead of "$9,999"?
- ...that the Iron Curtain's name is a reference to the Iron Curtain, a political metaphor for the divide between the Warsaw Pact countries and NATO countries?
- ...that the Scout's longest voice line is a Competitive mode line about his birthday party, at 15 seconds?
- ...that the Soda Popper uses a Bonk! Atomic Punch instead of a Crit-a-Cola in its crafting recipe?
- ...that the MONOCULUS! is always level 31 in reference to Halloween, which is celebrated on October 31st?
- ...that the patch on the Buff Banner is a reference to the 101st Airborne Division, often nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles"?
- ...that the skull-shaped sticker on the side of the Caffeine Cooler is the Red team logo from Team Fortress Classic?