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{{DISPLAYTITLE:The Tin Soldier}}
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{{Other uses|for=other uses of "Tin"|Tin|l1=Tin (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Item set infobox
 
{{Item set infobox
  | name           = Tin Soldier
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  | name     = Tin Soldier
  | image         = The Tin Soldier.png
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  | image   = The Tin Soldier.png
  | used-by       = Soldier
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  | used-by = Soldier
  | released       = Very Scary Halloween Special
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  | released = {{Patch name|10|27|2011}}<br>([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
  | item-1         = Idiot Box
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  | item-1   = Idiot Box
  | item-2         = Steel Pipes
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  | item-2   = Steel Pipes
  | item-3         = Shoestring Budget
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  | item-3   = Shoestring Budget
  | effect         = Enables additional voice responses<br>Allows the Soldier to perform the [[Soldier_taunts#Costume|Robot Dance]] taunt
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  | effect   = Enables [[Soldier responses#With Tin Soldier set equipped|additional voice responses]]<br>Allows the Soldier to perform the [[Soldier taunts#Costume|Robot Dance]] taunt
 
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{{quotation|'''The Soldier''' as a robot|I am a robot! I was built to scare you!|sound=Soldier_robot21.wav}}
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__NOTOC__
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier-Bot''' on '''Tin Soldiers'''|You are all weak! You are all bleeders!|sound=Soldier mvm taunts10.mp3}}
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The '''Tin Soldier''' is an [[Item sets|item set]] for the [[Soldier]].
  
The '''Tin Soldier''' is an [[item set]] for the [[Soldier]]. It was added to the game in the [[Very Scary Halloween Special]].
 
{{set|The Tin Soldier}}
 
 
The set includes the following items:
 
The set includes the following items:
* [[Idiot Box]], a [[headwear]] item;
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{{set|The Tin Soldier|main=no}}
* [[Steel Pipes]], a [[miscellaneous item]];
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* [[Shoestring Budget]], a miscellaneous item.
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Equipping all three of these items enables additional voice responses and allows the Soldier to perform the [[Soldier taunts#Costume|Robot Dance]] taunt.
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Equipping all items in the set enables [[Soldier responses#With Tin Soldier set equipped|additional voice responses]] and allows the Soldier to perform the [[Soldier taunts#Costume|Robot Dance]] taunt.
  
 
{{Halloween restricted|set}}
 
{{Halloween restricted|set}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
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* The Tin Soldier was added to the game.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The Very Scary Halloween Update page depicts the Soldier with this set and a [[flyswatter]] equipped, though no flyswatter weapon exists in the final set. There is, however, an unused kill icon for it in the game files.
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* The Very Scary Halloween Update page depicts the Soldier with this set and a [[Stratonic Swatter|flyswatter]] equipped, though no flyswatter weapon exists in the final set. There is, however, an [[:File:Killicon flyswatter.png|unused kill icon]] for it in the game files.
* The name "Tin Soldier" is a reference to the late 19th century children's toy of the same name.
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* The name "Tin Soldier" is a reference to the late 19th century children's toy of the same name; and, from that origin, "tin {{botignore|soldier}}" came to mean someone who plays at being a {{botignore|soldier}}.<!-- Without citation, that the item references the song "One Tin Soldier", with a plot quite unrelated to the item, and should be considered speculation. -->
* The Tin Soldier plays an important part in the comic [[Shadow Boxers]], in which the Soldier uses it to infiltrate a meeting of Gray Mann's robots.
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* The Tin Soldier plays an important part in the comic [[Shadow Boxers]], in which the Soldier uses it to infiltrate a meeting of [[Gray Mann]]'s robots.
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* The Soldier wears the Tin Soldier in the comic [[Gargoyles & Gravel]].
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Iamarobot.jpg|The Tin Soldier first shown in the [[Bombinomicon (comic)|Bombinomicon]] comic.
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File:ShadowBoxer01.png|[[Soldier]], [[Heavy]] and [[Miss Pauling]] wearing the Tin Soldier on the cover of [[Shadow Boxers]].
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File:Main menu hwn soldier.png|The Tin Soldier set as it appears on the Main Menu.
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File:Gargoyles06.jpg|The Tin Soldier set as it appears in [[Gargoyles & Gravel]].
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</gallery>
 
   
 
   
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{{Very Scary Halloween Special Nav}}
 
{{Sets Nav}}
 
{{Sets Nav}}
{{VeryScaryHalloweenSpecialNav}}
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{{Soldier Nav|state=collapsed}}
{{Soldier Nav}}
 

Latest revision as of 21:15, 4 April 2023

For other uses of "Tin", see Tin (disambiguation).
The Tin Soldier
The Tin Soldier.png
Basic Information
Used by: Soldier
Released: October 27, 2011 Patch
(Very Scary Halloween Special)
Items: Idiot Box, Steel Pipes, Shoestring Budget
Effect: Enables additional voice responses
Allows the Soldier to perform the Robot Dance taunt
You are all weak! You are all bleeders!
The Soldier-Bot on Tin Soldiers

The Tin Soldier is an item set for the Soldier.

The set includes the following items:

The Tin Soldier
Item icon Tin Soldier.png
Effect

Enables additional voice responses
Allows the Soldier to perform the Robot Dance taunt.


Equipping all items in the set enables additional voice responses and allows the Soldier to perform the Robot Dance taunt.

This set includes Halloween-restricted items and can only be worn around Halloween or during a Full Moon; at other times of the year, it does not appear in gameplay nor grant its effect, unless the server has Halloween mode enabled. However, it can be equipped at any time and can still be viewed on the loadout screen even when it is not visible during games.

Demonstration

Update history

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

  • The Tin Soldier was added to the game.

Trivia

  • The Very Scary Halloween Update page depicts the Soldier with this set and a flyswatter equipped, though no flyswatter weapon exists in the final set. There is, however, an unused kill icon for it in the game files.
  • The name "Tin Soldier" is a reference to the late 19th century children's toy of the same name; and, from that origin, "tin soldier" came to mean someone who plays at being a soldier.
  • The Tin Soldier plays an important part in the comic Shadow Boxers, in which the Soldier uses it to infiltrate a meeting of Gray Mann's robots.
  • The Soldier wears the Tin Soldier in the comic Gargoyles & Gravel.

Gallery