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{{Other uses|this=the cosmetic item|Archimedes (disambiguation)}}
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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = misc
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Archimedes.png
 
| image              = Archimedes.png
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Medic}}
| equip-region      = disconnected floating item
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| equip-region      = left shoulder
| released          = [[Mann vs. Machine]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|15|2012}}
| availability      = {{avail|promotional|craft|drop|purchase}}
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| released-major    = Mann vs. Machine (update)
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired-codes|keyless-crate}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
| craft              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level            = Level 1-100
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Mascot}}
   | item-description = Before Archimedes came into the Medic's care, he made his living through wedding dovery. A lucrative trade, but he always felt something was missing. He looks back on the day that the Medic stole that catering van during the prime minister's wedding as the best day of his life. He's been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since.
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   | item-description = {{item description|Archimedes}}
  | loadout-name    = Archimedes
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''Archimedes''' is a [[miscellaneous]] item for the [[Medic]]. It is the Medic's white dove splattered in blood, as seen in [[Meet the Medic]]. It sits on the shoulder of the Medic. The [[BLU]] version of Archimedes does not have blood splattered on its body.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' to his feathered friend|Ve did it, Kamerad!|sound=Medic specialcompleted-assistedkill02.wav}}
  
When players equipped with Archimedes kill an enemy unassisted by another player, everyone in [[Pyroland]] will see in the killfeed that Archimedes gets the kill and the player wearing the item gets the assist.
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'''Archimedes''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is the Medic's [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|pet]] white [[Doves|dove]] who perches on the Medic's right shoulder and [[Jiggle bones|wobbles]] around with his movements. Fitting with its appearance in ''[[Meet the Medic]]'', the [[RED]] version of Archimedes is splattered with blood from burrowing inside the [[Heavy]]'s chest, while the [[BLU]] version lacks this feature.
  
This item is awarded in [[genuine]] quality to those who purchase the [http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0240 real life version] from the [[Valve store]].
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The eyes and beak of Archimedes are [[vdc:Flex animation|flexed]] with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to mimic the Medic's expressions.
  
== Bugs ==
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{{Assisting in Pyroland}}
* Archimedes can ocassionally become stuck facing backwards.
 
  
== Trivia ==
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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132520/http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0240 plush version] from the [[Merchandise|Valve Store]].
* Archimedes is connected with the Medic's facial expressions, allowing him to copy the Medic's expressions.
 
* Archimedes is covered in the same blood pattern as he was in Meet The Medic.
 
  
==Gallery==
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{{Weapon Demonstration|pyroland=1}}
<gallery>
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|8|15|2012}}''' ({{update link|Mann vs. Machine (update)}})
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* Archimedes was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|8|17|2012}} #1'''
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* Updated the [[backpack]] image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added Archimedes to the [[item drop system]].
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'''{{Patch name|8|21|2012}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the backpack icon for Archimedes.
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|2|11|2014}}'''
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* Changed item type to "Mascot".
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== Trivia ==
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* The item description states that Archimedes was stolen from the prime minister's wedding. It's unknown which prime minister, as Germany has a Chancellor.
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* The item description also states that Archimedes "[has] been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since". This references events in ''[[Meet the Medic]]''.
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* Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes of Syracuse]], most known for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="4">
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File:Archimedes Happy.png|Happy.
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File:Archimedes Pained.png|Pained.
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File:Archimedes Mad.png|Mad.
 
File:MtMWoman.png|A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.
 
File:MtMWoman.png|A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
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== Valve Store merchandise ==
== See also ==
 
* [[Doves]]
 
* [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|Archimedes]]
 
* [[Meet The Medic]]
 
 
 
== Related merchandise ==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:S0240_Main.png‎|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0240 Archimedes plush]
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File:S0240 Main.png‎|Archimedes plush {{Merchandise-expired}}
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
{{MannVsMachineNav}}
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{{Mann Vs Machine Nav}}
{{HatNav}}
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{{Promo Nav}}
{{Medic Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Medic Nav|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Items with facial flexing]]
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[[Category:Jiggleboned]]

Latest revision as of 21:15, 14 November 2024

This article is about the cosmetic item. For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation).
Ve did it, Kamerad!
The Medic to his feathered friend

Archimedes is a cosmetic item for the Medic. It is the Medic's pet white dove who perches on the Medic's right shoulder and wobbles around with his movements. Fitting with its appearance in Meet the Medic, the RED version of Archimedes is splattered with blood from burrowing inside the Heavy's chest, while the BLU version lacks this feature.

The eyes and beak of Archimedes are flexed with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to mimic the Medic's expressions.

When players equipped with this item kill an enemy unassisted by another player, the killfeed shows everyone in Pyroland that it gets the assist, with its custom name if it has one.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who purchased the plush version from the Valve Store.

Pyroland Demonstration

Update history

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine Update)

  • Archimedes was added to the game.

August 17, 2012 Patch #1

  • Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
  • [Undocumented] Added Archimedes to the item drop system.

August 21, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon for Archimedes.

August 27, 2013 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

February 11, 2014 Patch

  • Changed item type to "Mascot".

Trivia

  • The item description states that Archimedes was stolen from the prime minister's wedding. It's unknown which prime minister, as Germany has a Chancellor.
  • The item description also states that Archimedes "[has] been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since". This references events in Meet the Medic.
  • Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath Archimedes of Syracuse, most known for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.

Gallery

Valve Store merchandise