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{{Item set infobox | {{Item set infobox | ||
| − | | name | + | | name = Tin Soldier |
| − | | image | + | | image = The Tin Soldier.png |
| − | | used-by | + | | used-by = Soldier |
| − | | released | + | | released = {{Patch name|10|27|2011}}<br>([[Very Scary Halloween Special]]) |
| − | | item-1 | + | | item-1 = Idiot Box |
| − | | item-2 | + | | item-2 = Steel Pipes |
| − | | item-3 | + | | item-3 = Shoestring Budget |
| − | | effect | + | | 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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| − | {{ | + | __NOTOC__ |
| + | {{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]]. | ||
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The set includes the following items: | The set includes the following items: | ||
| − | + | {{set|The Tin Soldier|main=no}} | |
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| − | Equipping all | + | 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}} | ||
| − | {{Weapon Demonstration| | + | |
| + | {{Weapon Demonstration}} | ||
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| + | == Update history == | ||
| + | '''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]]) | ||
| + | * 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. | + | * 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; 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. | ||
| + | * The Soldier wears the Tin Soldier in the comic [[Gargoyles & Gravel]]. | ||
| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Iamarobot.jpg|The Tin Soldier first shown in the [[Bombinomicon (comic)|Bombinomicon]] comic. | ||
| + | File:ShadowBoxer01.png|[[Soldier]], [[Heavy]] and [[Miss Pauling]] wearing the Tin Soldier on the cover of [[Shadow Boxers]]. | ||
| + | File:Main menu hwn soldier.png|The Tin Soldier set as it appears on the Main Menu. | ||
| + | File:Gargoyles06.jpg|The Tin Soldier set as it appears in [[Gargoyles & Gravel]]. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | {{Very Scary Halloween Special Nav}} | ||
{{Sets Nav}} | {{Sets Nav}} | ||
| − | + | {{Soldier Nav|state=collapsed}} | |
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 4 April 2023
For other uses of "Tin", see Tin (disambiguation).
| The Tin Soldier | |
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| 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!
Click to listen
— The Soldier-Bot on Tin Soldiers
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The Tin Soldier is an item set for the Soldier.
The set includes the following items:
| The Tin Soldier | |
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| Effect |
Enables additional voice responses |
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
The Tin Soldier first shown in the Bombinomicon comic.
Soldier, Heavy and Miss Pauling wearing the Tin Soldier on the cover of Shadow Boxers.
The Tin Soldier set as it appears on the Main Menu.
The Tin Soldier set as it appears in Gargoyles & Gravel.
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