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| + | {{Quotation|[https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/04.htm '''Saxton Hale''' on hippies]|I'll beat them to death with my bare hands!}} | ||
| − | [[ | + | '''Saxton Hale''' is a daring Australian, former President and CEO of [[Mann Co.]], the star of many [[Comics|comics series]], and the playable boss character in [[Versus Saxton Hale]]. He is considered the fourth richest man in the USA. He was the sixth richest man in the US, but surpassed the fifth by wealth and the fourth by killing him in a harpoon duel. His favorite pastimes include fighting, drinking, and battling with ferocious animals. In fact, most kids sleep with a teddy bear at night, but Saxton Hale sleeps with an actual bear that he tamed while in the Brazilian Jungles. His identifying features include a bold mustache, rippling muscles, a [[Saxton|crocodile-tooth lined hat]], and a patch of rotating chest hair shaped like Australia. He also refuses to wear clothes on his upper body "for obvious reasons". |
| − | + | Saxton is the most current male of the Hale family to take up the reins of [[Mann Co.]] since [[Non-player characters#Zepheniah Mann|Zepheniah Mann]] left its ownership to loyal aide and tracker [[Non-player characters#Barnabus Hale|Barnabus Hale]] in his last will and testament. His boisterous presence is felt in all areas of the company, from the slogan ''"We sell products and get in fights"'' to Gorilla Wrestling Fridays – his attempt at employee morale building. He also fills out customer forms with tick-boxes to either intimidate any product-thieving rivals or commend new inventors submitting a new product idea to him. His inspiring image is also featured on numerous Mann Co. catalogs and promotional materials. He is known (and feared) for his belief in handling customer service issues personally, with his official policy being: ''"If you aren't 100% satisfied with our product line, you can take it up with me!"'' | |
| − | + | Saxton Hale is voiced by [[JB Blanc]] in the [[Jungle Inferno (Video)|Jungle Inferno]] video<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230723094125/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMYMAPLXUAY-9m8?format=jpg&name=medium Confirmation] from Valve</ref>. | |
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* Fighting off a lion while simultaneously having a haircut. | * Fighting off a lion while simultaneously having a haircut. | ||
* Single-handedly wiping out the Indonesian Berserker Shark (and making them cry). | * Single-handedly wiping out the Indonesian Berserker Shark (and making them cry). | ||
| − | * Retrieving a stolen puck from a thieving tortoise despite its '' | + | * Retrieving a stolen puck from a thieving tortoise despite its ''[[w:Zeno%27s_paradoxes#Achilles and the tortoise|thirty minute head start]]''. |
* Inventing [[Jarate]], the JAR-Based karate. | * Inventing [[Jarate]], the JAR-Based karate. | ||
* Becoming the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere. | * Becoming the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere. | ||
| − | * Becoming the fourth richest man in the | + | * Becoming the fourth richest man in the USA. |
| − | * Firebombing | + | * Firebombing [[w:Woodstock Festival|Woodstock Festival]] from a helicopter. |
| − | * Being in no way involved with the explosive death of the [ | + | * Being in no way involved with the explosive death of the [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/poopyjoe.htm American monkeynaut Poopy Joe], nor being anywhere near the launch site at the time. |
* Introducing the [[Crafting]] system to both the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams in an effort to stop the [[WAR! Update|war]]. | * Introducing the [[Crafting]] system to both the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams in an effort to stop the [[WAR! Update|war]]. | ||
* Publishing a special issued magazine (at a price of 20 cents per issue, even though it was demanded to be free) to answer questions made by his fans about, among other things, playing ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' on a Mac. | * Publishing a special issued magazine (at a price of 20 cents per issue, even though it was demanded to be free) to answer questions made by his fans about, among other things, playing ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' on a Mac. | ||
* Discovering the existence of the Internet and starting the [[Mann Co. Store]]. | * Discovering the existence of the Internet and starting the [[Mann Co. Store]]. | ||
* Purchasing England. | * Purchasing England. | ||
| + | * [[:File:AFateWorseThanChess7.jpg|Fixing reading]]. | ||
* Having a website made up entirely of absolutely true Saxton Hale facts. | * Having a website made up entirely of absolutely true Saxton Hale facts. | ||
* Killing the perverts at AnagramYourName.com. | * Killing the perverts at AnagramYourName.com. | ||
* Hosting the [[First Annual Saxxy Awards]]. | * Hosting the [[First Annual Saxxy Awards]]. | ||
| − | * Inventing the "high-five". | + | * Inventing the "[[Hey Sniper!|high-five]]". |
* Eating a whole ostrich. | * Eating a whole ostrich. | ||
| − | * 'Manslaughtering' | + | * 'Manslaughtering' 1,593 physicians. |
| − | * Defeating Dr. McNinja in a [ | + | * Defeating Dr. McNinja in a [https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/746/dark-horse-vs-round-5-winner popularity contest]. |
| + | * Slamming the last living [[Non-player characters#Yeti|Yeti]] with a [[Scout]]. | ||
| + | * Jumping off a thrown Scout to punch that Yeti into a mess of blood and [[gibs]]. | ||
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| − | ==Mann Co. comics== | + | == Mann Co. comics == |
{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align: center;" | ||
! class="header" | Issue | ! class="header" | Issue | ||
! class="header" | Comic Info | ! class="header" | Comic Info | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;"|<h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Mail Storm'''</h3> | + | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;" | <h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Mail Storm'''</h3> |
| − | | rowspan=2 align="left"|''Saxton Hale's Mail Storm'' had its first and only issue published in March 1964 to help explain the new Federal recall of all 36 million Gold Coast-Tweed personal apple corers, due to their tendency to not only core apples, but fingers, lamps, and small furry animals. When the government demanded the comic be issued for free, Mann Co. responded by raising its usual price of twelve cents an issue to twenty, reasoning that if anyone was going to get something for free, they were going to pay for it. | + | | rowspan=2 align="left" | |
| + | ''Saxton Hale's Mail Storm'' had its first and only issue published in March 1964 to help explain the new Federal recall of all 36 million Gold Coast-Tweed personal apple corers, due to their tendency to not only core apples, but fingers, lamps, and small furry animals. When the government demanded the comic be issued for free, Mann Co. responded by raising its usual price of twelve cents an issue to twenty, reasoning that if anyone was going to get something for free, they were going to pay for it. | ||
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| − | [[File: | + | [[File:Mailstorm large.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #1'''</small> |
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| − | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;"|<h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales'''</h3> | + | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;" | <h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales'''</h3> |
| − | | rowspan=2 align="left"|As the youth movement of the 1960s escalated, manufacturers produced fewer and fewer products for the elderly. By 1963, only four items remained: hats, meat, caskets, and ''Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales''. Naked from the forehead down, lying in their coffins gumming Salisbury steak, an entire generation of despondent, forgotten consumers was left with just one thing on which to spend their government checks: Hale's tepid, senior-friendly tales of modest suspense. ''Saxton Hale Visits His Mother Monthly'' and ''Soothing Stories of Familiar Things'' soon followed. Hale quickly became the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere. | + | | rowspan=2 align="left" | |
| + | As the youth movement of the 1960s escalated, manufacturers produced fewer and fewer products for the elderly. By 1963, only four items remained: hats, meat, caskets, and ''Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales''. Naked from the forehead down, lying in their coffins gumming Salisbury steak, an entire generation of despondent, forgotten consumers was left with just one thing on which to spend their government checks: Hale's tepid, senior-friendly tales of modest suspense. ''Saxton Hale Visits His Mother Monthly'' and ''Soothing Stories of Familiar Things'' soon followed. Hale quickly became the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere. | ||
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[[File:Saxton turtle.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #4'''</small> | [[File:Saxton turtle.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #4'''</small> | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;"|<h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Girl's Adventure Starring Saxton Hale'''</h3> | + | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;" | <h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Girl's Adventure Starring Saxton Hale'''</h3> |
| − | | rowspan=2 align="left"|''Boy's Adventure with Saxton Hale'' came under fire from the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency in 1968 for teaching boys aged 6-16, among other things: moral turpitude, arson, vandalism, hippie assault, tax fraud, at-home laryngectomies, car theft, gorilla slaughter, and the Heimlich Maneuver (which had just been invented and was still considered controversial). Pressured by the Senate, Mann Co. changed the name to ''Girl's Adventure With Saxton Hale'', as it was commonly thought at the time that girls couldn't do anything, so any lessons taught to them would be harmless. | + | | rowspan=2 align="left" | |
| + | ''Boy's Adventure with Saxton Hale'' came under fire from the [[w:United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency|United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency]] in 1968 for teaching boys aged 6-16, among other things: moral turpitude, arson, vandalism, hippie assault, tax fraud, at-home laryngectomies, car theft, gorilla slaughter, and the Heimlich Maneuver (which had just been invented and was still considered controversial). Pressured by the [[w:United States Senate|US Senate]], Mann Co. changed the name to ''Girl's Adventure With Saxton Hale'', as it was commonly thought at the time that girls couldn't do anything, so any lessons taught to them would be harmless. | ||
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[[File:Saxton fire.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #6'''</small> | [[File:Saxton fire.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #6'''</small> | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;"|<h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Barbershop Action'''</h3> | + | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;" | <h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Barbershop Action'''</h3> |
| − | | rowspan=2 align="left"|''Saxton Hale's Barbershop Action'' capitalized on the brief "haircut" fad of the early 60s. Its breakaway success would lead to the ancillary titles ''Saxton Hale's Barbershop Romance'' and ''Haircut Horrors Starring Saxton Hale's Ghost''. By Issue #40, however, the Peacenik movement had gripped | + | | rowspan=2 align="left" | |
| + | ''Saxton Hale's Barbershop Action'' capitalized on the brief "haircut" fad of the early 60s. Its breakaway success would lead to the ancillary titles ''Saxton Hale's Barbershop Romance'' and ''Haircut Horrors Starring Saxton Hale's Ghost''. By Issue #40, however, the Peacenik movement had gripped the US in its filthy, tangled mane, and haircut fiction saw a steep decline. This would be the start of a lifelong feud between Hale and hippies, which would culminate in his firebombing Woodstock from a helicopter. | ||
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[[File:Saxton haircut.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #12'''</small> | [[File:Saxton haircut.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #12'''</small> | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;"|<h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Jungle Brawl'''</h3> | + | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;" | <h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Jungle Brawl'''</h3> |
| − | | rowspan=2 align="left"|''Saxton Hale's Jungle Brawl'' debuted in the U.S. in 1962, riding a wave of anti-gorilla sentiment following Russia's successful launch of the first monkey, Vladimir Bananas, into space. | + | | rowspan=2 align="left" | |
| + | ''Saxton Hale's Jungle Brawl'' debuted in the U.S. in 1962, riding a wave of anti-gorilla sentiment following Russia's successful launch of the first monkey, Vladimir Bananas, into space. The US's rage was not isolated to communist primates; that same year, monkeynaut Poopy Joe cruelly dashed the U.S.'s hopes of reaching the stars when its shuttle detonated on takeoff. Brawl was notorious for inflaming human-gorilla tensions during its ten-year run, most famously in issue #50, which was printed with gorillas' blood. Issue #50's print run of 17 million copies left only five gorillas on the planet. | ||
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[[File:Junglebrawl.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #44'''</small> | [[File:Junglebrawl.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #44'''</small> | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;"|<h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Thrilling Tales'''</h3> | + | | style="background-color:#FFECD1;" | <h3 style="font-size:100%;">'''Saxton Hale's <br> Thrilling Tales'''</h3> |
| − | | rowspan=2 align="left"|''Saxton Hale's Thrilling Tales'' first arrived on newsstands in 1961 as part of a bold Mann Co. initiative to sidestep an increase on postage costs for their weapons catalogs. The first 64-page issue contained four pages of thrilling tales and sixty pages of ads for exciting new Mann Co. products. But ''Thrilling'''s editors quickly discovered that showing Mann Co. founder Saxton Hale using a product in the story itself tripled its sales. Ads were cut to 32 pages to accommodate longer, product placement-based stories. | + | | rowspan=2 align="left" | |
| + | ''Saxton Hale's Thrilling Tales'' first arrived on newsstands in 1961 as part of a bold Mann Co. initiative to sidestep an increase on postage costs for their weapons catalogs. The first 64-page issue contained four pages of thrilling tales and sixty pages of ads for exciting new Mann Co. products. But ''Thrilling'''s editors quickly discovered that showing Mann Co. founder Saxton Hale using a product in the story itself tripled its sales. Ads were cut to 32 pages to accommodate longer, product placement-based stories. | ||
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| − | | | + | |[[File:Saxton sharks.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #55'''</small> |
| − | [[File:Saxton sharks.jpg|125px]]<br><small>'''Issue #55'''</small> | ||
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[[Image:Saxtonseeenemysaxtonsmash.png|thumb|right|300px|Saxton sees the unknown Apple store manager.]] | [[Image:Saxtonseeenemysaxtonsmash.png|thumb|right|300px|Saxton sees the unknown Apple store manager.]] | ||
| − | During the [[Mac Update]], a [ | + | During the [[Mac Update]], a [https://www.teamfortress.com/macupdate/comic/ non-canon comic] was released that contained Saxton Hale. In this comic, Saxton Hale smashes through the Apple store's window, as he proclaims that he is going to burn the store to the ground. Saxton picks up a nearby device, presses a button, and then blows up the Moon with the Apple store's product ("iBlewupthemoon"). The product impresses Saxton so much that he decides to purchase the company. However, a figure in a black sweater (presumably [[Wikipedia:Steve Jobs|Apple CEO Steve Jobs]] in his trademark turtleneck) appears and declines the offer. Saxton instantly recognizes the man and insults his curvy designs. The comic ends with the title of the next issue '''When Titans Clash'''. |
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| − | ==Hale mail== | + | == Hale mail == |
| − | [[File:Saxtonisgoddamnedmanly.png|200px|thumb|right| Saxton Hale in | + | [[File:Saxtonisgoddamnedmanly.png|200px|thumb|right| Saxton Hale in combat with sharks.]] |
| − | The lucky few who sent in the [[Force-A-Nature]] order form<ref> | + | The lucky few who sent in the [[Force-A-Nature]] order form<ref>https://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/force-a-nature.htm The Scout Update - Day 5</ref> received an invoice from Saxton Hale himself, sadly informing them that the requested item was out of stock. For compensation, the sender received a signed photo of Saxton Hale standing in front of [[w:Uluru|Ayers Rock]] with the words ''"Thanks for writing, little fella!"'' and a keychain featuring a random ''Team Fortress 2'' [[Classes|class]]. The letter also advised to keep an eye on their mailbox, as new products could be on the way. |
| − | Yet more lucky senders who mailed in the coupon<ref> | + | Yet more lucky senders who mailed in the coupon<ref>https://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day04_english.htm The Sniper vs. Spy Update - Day 4</ref> received a letter bearing the Mann Co. logo and the snarling face of Saxton Hale. Inside was a letter informing the recipient that the requested product(s) were out of stock and that they should continue to check their mailbox as new items/legislation could be on the way, as well as several postcards bearing random cover images from the Mann Co. comics. |
| − | At this point, Valve asked players not to send any more money due to legal reasons. Valve donated the money they had received to | + | At this point, Valve asked players not to send any more money due to legal reasons. Valve donated the money they had received to [[w:Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play]]. |
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File:Invoiceandgoodies.jpg|Letter from the Force-A-Nature giveaway; notice the Scout keyring. | File:Invoiceandgoodies.jpg|Letter from the Force-A-Nature giveaway; notice the Scout keyring. | ||
File:Manncoinvoice.jpg|A close up of the invoice; at the time of release, the [[Ambassador]] had not yet been announced. | File:Manncoinvoice.jpg|A close up of the invoice; at the time of release, the [[Ambassador]] had not yet been announced. | ||
File:Saxtonlettercomics.jpg|Letter from Saxton Hale containing the comic postcards. | File:Saxtonlettercomics.jpg|Letter from Saxton Hale containing the comic postcards. | ||
| − | File:Manncoinvoice blank.jpg|Letter from Hale again, this time addressing the creator of the "Guard Dog Update" as seen in the blog entry [ | + | File:Manncoinvoice blank.jpg|Letter from Hale again, this time addressing the creator of the "[[Guard Dog Update]]" as seen in the blog entry [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2851 here]. |
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| − | ==Related | + | |
| + | == Jungle Inferno == | ||
| + | [[File:Saxton Hale yeti.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Saxton Hale in combat with a Yeti, a second before killing it.]] | ||
| + | In the [[Jungle Inferno (Video)|''Jungle Inferno'' video]] released for the [[Jungle Inferno Update]], it is explained that Saxton Hale converted a weapons factory into a [[Non-player characters#Yeti|Yeti]]-fighting theme park, "Yeti Park", and an animal enhancement laboratory, the YTI Institute for Research and Development. But, it goes horribly wrong with the enhanced Yeti escaping and attempting to kill everyone working at the institute, including the RED team that just arrived. After tracking down the loose Yeti, Saxton battles and eventually kills it with a [[Yeti Punch|final punch]] that causes it to explode into gibs and blood, the head and limbs scattered. Saxton is then interrupted by a phone call from his assistant, [[Non-player characters#Mr. Bidwell|Mr. Bidwell]], to inform Saxton that there are no more Yetis to use for the park due to them being extinct. Saxton then comes up with the idea to repurpose the failed theme park into a park where the ''TF2'' mercenaries can fight each other, calling it "[[Mercenary Park (map)|Mercenary Park]]". | ||
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| + | == Related achievements == | ||
| + | === {{Achiev type link|ghostchievements}} === | ||
| + | {{Show achievement|Halloween|Sackston Hale|width=50%}} | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | === Origins === | ||
| + | The character of Saxton Hale was introduced over the course of the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]]: | ||
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| − | File: | + | File:Sniper vs. Spy Update Day 4.png|Day 4: Introduction of Saxton Hale as CEO of Mann Co. |
| − | + | File:07 comic large.jpg|Day 7: [[The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper|''The Insult'']], Saxton Hale, Inventor of [[Jarate]]. | |
| − | + | File:SAXTON.jpg|Day 7: Saxton Hale's [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2528 first blog post] linking to Day 7.<!-- On the day of the post, this link to the Update Page would have shown the Day 7 page. --> | |
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| − | == | + | === Main menu === |
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| + | File:Main Menu saxton jungle inferno title.png|Saxton Hale with [[Miss Pauling]], [[Scout]], a [[yeti]], and [[Pyro]] in the background. | ||
| + | File:Main Menu saxton smissmas2017 title.png|The same group, with antlers and Santa hats, used in Smissmas 2017. | ||
| + | File:Main menu hwn24 hale.png|Saxton Hale, from [[Scream Fortress 2024]]. | ||
| + | File:Main menu xms2024 hale.png|Saxton Hale, from [[Smissmas 2024]]. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | === Other appearances === | |
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| − | + | File:Saxton Hale Jump.png|Saxton Hale jumping out of his airplane with his stuffed Yeti and his pilot. | |
| − | + | File:SaxtonHaleSFM.png|Saxton Hale as seen in the Jungle Inferno Update video. | |
| − | + | File:Salien Saxtonhaleshirt.png|Saxton Hale's Shirt, item in the 2018 Saliens Steam Summer Sale Game. | |
| − | + | File:Salien Saxtonhalehat.png|Saxton Hale's Hat, item in the 2018 Saliens Steam Summer Sale Game. | |
| − | + | File:Saxton Hale expressions 01.jpg|Concept art for [[Jungle Inferno (Video)]]. Art by Jamaal Bradley. | |
| − | + | File:Saxton Hale expressions 02.jpg|Ditto. | |
| − | + | File:VSH Saxton Hale Model.png|Hale as he appears in the [[Versus Saxton Hale]] game mode. | |
| − | + | File:VSH Saxton Hale Unused Bodygroups.png|Ditto, with {{code|hat}} and {{code|belt}} bodygroups hidden. | |
| − | + | File:Icon Saxton Hale.png|Saxton Hale's portrait in Versus Saxton Hale. | |
| − | + | File:Galleria saxton hale movie cutout.png|A cardboard cutout advertising the movie "Saxton Hale's [[Jungle Inferno (video)|Jungle Inferno]]", as seen on [[Galleria]] map. | |
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| + | == Related merchandise == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Merch TF2 Saxton crocodile punch.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=C01672 Saxton Hale's Crocodile Punch T-Shirt As Shown In The Valve Store] | ||
| + | File:Merch Tshirt SpannerMain.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=C01657 Engineer Spanner Work Shirt] | ||
| + | File:Merch spanner shirt.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=C01655 Engineer Spanner T-Shirt] | ||
| + | File:Merch mannco shirt.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=C01600 The Mann Co. T-Shirt] | ||
| + | File:Merch TF2 Saxton Hale.jpg|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0415 Saxton Hale Post Cards] | ||
| + | File:Merch Mann Co Work Shirt.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=D0415 Mann Co Work Shirt] | ||
| + | File:Merch Era Hat.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=H0625 Mann Co New Era Hat] | ||
| + | File:Mann Co Damn Hands.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G2374 Mann Co. Gelaskin iPhone 4G Damn Hands] | ||
| + | File:Mann Co Text.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G2371 Mann Co. Gelaskin iPhone 4G Real Men Don't Text] | ||
| + | File:Mann Co Tagline.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G2368 Mann Co. Gelaskin iPhone 4G Tagline] | ||
| + | File:Mann Co Damn Hands 3g.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G1259 Mann Co. Gelaskin iPhone 3G Damn Hands] | ||
| + | File:Mann Co Text 3g.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G1257 Mann Co. Gelaskin iPhone 3G Real Men Don't Text] | ||
| + | File:Mann Co Tagline 3g.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G1255 Mann Co. Gelaskin iPhone 3G TagLine] | ||
| + | File:Merch MannCo Black.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=STKT07 Mann Co. Decal Kit Black] | ||
| + | File:Merch MannCo.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=STKT05 Mann Co. Decal Kit White] | ||
| + | File:Saxton Hale Portrait.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P3449 Saxton Hale Portrait Poster] | ||
| + | File:Merch Mann Co Sweatshirt.png|[https://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=CTF002 Mann Co. Hooded Sweatshirt] | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | == Trivia == | ||
| + | [[File:TF2-AceSpades.png|thumb|right|150px|Saxton Hale playing card]] | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale's image as CEO of Mann Co. was introduced in media for the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]]. At the time, Saxton Hale was a one-shot gag, but later proved popular with the community and became a notable figure related to ''Team Fortress 2''. | ||
| + | ** '''[[:File:Sniper vs. Spy Update Day 4.png|Day 4 Update Page]]:''' Saxton Hale's iconic image first appears as an image of Mann Co.'s CEO. | ||
| + | ** '''[[:File:Sniper vs. Spy Update Day 7.png|Day 7 Update Page]]:''' The first multi-frame ''Team Fortress'' [[Comic]], [[The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper|''The Insult'']], shows that Hale's image was based on the famous [[List of references (Sniper)#Jarate Comics|Charles Atlas advertisements]]. | ||
| + | ** '''[https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2528 May 20, 2009 Blog Post]:''' Saxton Hale makes his first of a number of blog posts on the [[TF2 Official Website]], this one linking to the Sniper vs. Spy Update pages, which on the day of the post would have shown the Day 7 page with ''The Insult'' comic. | ||
| + | * ''Saxton Hale's Thrilling Tales'' is illustrated by comic artist [[w:Michael Avon Oeming|Mike Oeming]]. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale's name is an anagram for a [https://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=Saxton+Hale&language=english&t=1000&d=&include=sex&exclude=&n=&m=&source=adv&a=n&l=n&q=n&k=1 sexually explicit phrase] that Valve may or may not have originally intended, as referenced in the [[Mann-Conomy Update]]. | ||
| + | ** His first name [[w:Saxton|Saxton]] is in fact real, albeit only attested as a rare English ''surname''. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale is implied to have been in a relationship with the [[Administrator]] some time ago, referring to her as a "chain-smoking seductress" and being on first name terms with her. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale has had a [[:Image:Mannslandmap.png|river]] named after his family. | ||
| + | * In ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'', Saxton Hale makes a cameo appearance as the Ace of Spades in the ''Team Fortress 2'' deck of cards. | ||
| + | * A server mod called [[VS Saxton Hale Mode (custom game mode)|VS Saxton Hale]] allows one player, taking on the role of Saxton Hale on the [[BLU]] team, to fight against the rest of the players, who are all on the [[RED]] team. And, rather fittingly, he is usually equipped with strange fists that have reached the rank of "Hale's Own". It was made an [[Versus Saxton Hale|official game mode]] in the [[Summer 2023 Update]]. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale Boss Fight is a 1v6 Elimination Mode game selection visible in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62vG0BIzpTE&feature=youtu.be&t=22 ''Introducing the Game Browser''] trailer for [[w:Overwatch (video game)|''Overwatch'']]. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale's chest-hair changed shape into a Christmas tree during [[Australian Christmas]]. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale sent a letter to all ''Team Fortress 2'' and ''Spiral Knights'' players on Steam requesting that the player go on a mission to reach the first Clockwork Terminal in ''[[Spiral Knights]]'', in which if the player does, it leads to unlocking the [[Spiral Sallet]] hat. | ||
| + | * A child dresses as Saxton Hale during the [[Bombinomicon (comic)|''Bombinomicon'' comic]], which the RED [[Heavy]] intimidates until he cries. | ||
| + | * While it is said that Saxton slept with a bear that he tamed in the Brazilian jungles, there aren't any kind of bears of any species in Brazil. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale, along with the [[Pyro]], are playable characters in the game ''Super Time Force Ultra''. | ||
| + | * Saxton Hale (in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHf7e67T54Y Jungle Inferno video]) shares a voice actor ([[JB Blanc]]) with another muscular man with a magnificent mustache and a bare chest, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvYxkyQFZU Braum] from [[w:League of Legends|League of Legends]]. | ||
| + | * While dueling is not strictly prohibited in the US states of [[w:Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[w:Texas|Texas]], it is federally illegal by [[w:United States Code|US Code]]. Saxton Hale should be under an open warrant for his arrest for murder concerning the harpoon duel. | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | *[[Mann Co.]] | + | * [[Mann Co.]] |
| − | *[[Non-player characters]] | + | * [[Non-player characters]] |
| − | *[[Saxton Hale Mask]] | + | * [[Saxton Hale Mask]] |
| − | *[[VS Saxton Hale Mode]] | + | * [[Saxton]] |
| − | *[[Saxxy]] | + | * [[Versus Saxton Hale]] |
| + | * [[VS Saxton Hale Mode (custom game mode)]] | ||
| + | * [[Versus Saxton Hale responses|Saxton Hale responses]] | ||
| + | * [[Saxxy]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day04_english.htm The Sniper vs. Spy Update - Day 4 (First appearance)] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day07_english.htm The Sniper vs. Spy Update - Day 7 (Jarate)] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2528 TF2 Official Website - Sniper vs. Spy Update: Day 7] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2851 TF2 Official Website - Patent Pending: #1308: "GUARD DOG"] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3230 TF2 Official Website - It's a Bloodbath!] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3130 TF2 Official Website - Team Fortress News Roundup] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/saxtonhale/ War! Comic - Saxton Hale] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/mannconomy/ The Mann-Conomy Update] |
| − | *[ | + | * [https://www.teamfortress.com/jungleinferno/ Jungle Inferno video] |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Non-player characters]] |
Latest revision as of 06:36, 23 December 2024
This article is about the character. For the game mode, see Versus Saxton Hale.
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Saxton Hale is a daring Australian, former President and CEO of Mann Co., the star of many comics series, and the playable boss character in Versus Saxton Hale. He is considered the fourth richest man in the USA. He was the sixth richest man in the US, but surpassed the fifth by wealth and the fourth by killing him in a harpoon duel. His favorite pastimes include fighting, drinking, and battling with ferocious animals. In fact, most kids sleep with a teddy bear at night, but Saxton Hale sleeps with an actual bear that he tamed while in the Brazilian Jungles. His identifying features include a bold mustache, rippling muscles, a crocodile-tooth lined hat, and a patch of rotating chest hair shaped like Australia. He also refuses to wear clothes on his upper body "for obvious reasons".
Saxton is the most current male of the Hale family to take up the reins of Mann Co. since Zepheniah Mann left its ownership to loyal aide and tracker Barnabus Hale in his last will and testament. His boisterous presence is felt in all areas of the company, from the slogan "We sell products and get in fights" to Gorilla Wrestling Fridays – his attempt at employee morale building. He also fills out customer forms with tick-boxes to either intimidate any product-thieving rivals or commend new inventors submitting a new product idea to him. His inspiring image is also featured on numerous Mann Co. catalogs and promotional materials. He is known (and feared) for his belief in handling customer service issues personally, with his official policy being: "If you aren't 100% satisfied with our product line, you can take it up with me!"
Saxton Hale is voiced by JB Blanc in the Jungle Inferno video[1].
Contents
Notable achievements
- Cutting his way out of "primate hell".
- Teaching his Girl Scout troop, the "Saxtonettes", fire safety tips such as "Grizzly bears burn".
- Fighting off a lion while simultaneously having a haircut.
- Single-handedly wiping out the Indonesian Berserker Shark (and making them cry).
- Retrieving a stolen puck from a thieving tortoise despite its thirty minute head start.
- Inventing Jarate, the JAR-Based karate.
- Becoming the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere.
- Becoming the fourth richest man in the USA.
- Firebombing Woodstock Festival from a helicopter.
- Being in no way involved with the explosive death of the American monkeynaut Poopy Joe, nor being anywhere near the launch site at the time.
- Introducing the Crafting system to both the RED and BLU teams in an effort to stop the war.
- Publishing a special issued magazine (at a price of 20 cents per issue, even though it was demanded to be free) to answer questions made by his fans about, among other things, playing Team Fortress 2 on a Mac.
- Discovering the existence of the Internet and starting the Mann Co. Store.
- Purchasing England.
- Fixing reading.
- Having a website made up entirely of absolutely true Saxton Hale facts.
- Killing the perverts at AnagramYourName.com.
- Hosting the First Annual Saxxy Awards.
- Inventing the "high-five".
- Eating a whole ostrich.
- 'Manslaughtering' 1,593 physicians.
- Defeating Dr. McNinja in a popularity contest.
- Slamming the last living Yeti with a Scout.
- Jumping off a thrown Scout to punch that Yeti into a mess of blood and gibs.
Mann Co. comics
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Saxton Hale's
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Saxton Hale's Mail Storm had its first and only issue published in March 1964 to help explain the new Federal recall of all 36 million Gold Coast-Tweed personal apple corers, due to their tendency to not only core apples, but fingers, lamps, and small furry animals. When the government demanded the comic be issued for free, Mann Co. responded by raising its usual price of twelve cents an issue to twenty, reasoning that if anyone was going to get something for free, they were going to pay for it. |
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Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales |
As the youth movement of the 1960s escalated, manufacturers produced fewer and fewer products for the elderly. By 1963, only four items remained: hats, meat, caskets, and Saxton Hale's Mildly Thrilling Tales. Naked from the forehead down, lying in their coffins gumming Salisbury steak, an entire generation of despondent, forgotten consumers was left with just one thing on which to spend their government checks: Hale's tepid, senior-friendly tales of modest suspense. Saxton Hale Visits His Mother Monthly and Soothing Stories of Familiar Things soon followed. Hale quickly became the wealthiest man in the Western Hemisphere. |
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Girl's Adventure Starring Saxton Hale |
Boy's Adventure with Saxton Hale came under fire from the United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency in 1968 for teaching boys aged 6-16, among other things: moral turpitude, arson, vandalism, hippie assault, tax fraud, at-home laryngectomies, car theft, gorilla slaughter, and the Heimlich Maneuver (which had just been invented and was still considered controversial). Pressured by the US Senate, Mann Co. changed the name to Girl's Adventure With Saxton Hale, as it was commonly thought at the time that girls couldn't do anything, so any lessons taught to them would be harmless. |
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Saxton Hale's
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Saxton Hale's Barbershop Action capitalized on the brief "haircut" fad of the early 60s. Its breakaway success would lead to the ancillary titles Saxton Hale's Barbershop Romance and Haircut Horrors Starring Saxton Hale's Ghost. By Issue #40, however, the Peacenik movement had gripped the US in its filthy, tangled mane, and haircut fiction saw a steep decline. This would be the start of a lifelong feud between Hale and hippies, which would culminate in his firebombing Woodstock from a helicopter. |
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Saxton Hale's
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Saxton Hale's Jungle Brawl debuted in the U.S. in 1962, riding a wave of anti-gorilla sentiment following Russia's successful launch of the first monkey, Vladimir Bananas, into space. The US's rage was not isolated to communist primates; that same year, monkeynaut Poopy Joe cruelly dashed the U.S.'s hopes of reaching the stars when its shuttle detonated on takeoff. Brawl was notorious for inflaming human-gorilla tensions during its ten-year run, most famously in issue #50, which was printed with gorillas' blood. Issue #50's print run of 17 million copies left only five gorillas on the planet. |
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Saxton Hale's
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Saxton Hale's Thrilling Tales first arrived on newsstands in 1961 as part of a bold Mann Co. initiative to sidestep an increase on postage costs for their weapons catalogs. The first 64-page issue contained four pages of thrilling tales and sixty pages of ads for exciting new Mann Co. products. But Thrilling's editors quickly discovered that showing Mann Co. founder Saxton Hale using a product in the story itself tripled its sales. Ads were cut to 32 pages to accommodate longer, product placement-based stories. |
 Issue #55 |
Apple
During the Mac Update, a non-canon comic was released that contained Saxton Hale. In this comic, Saxton Hale smashes through the Apple store's window, as he proclaims that he is going to burn the store to the ground. Saxton picks up a nearby device, presses a button, and then blows up the Moon with the Apple store's product ("iBlewupthemoon"). The product impresses Saxton so much that he decides to purchase the company. However, a figure in a black sweater (presumably Apple CEO Steve Jobs in his trademark turtleneck) appears and declines the offer. Saxton instantly recognizes the man and insults his curvy designs. The comic ends with the title of the next issue When Titans Clash.
Hale mail
The lucky few who sent in the Force-A-Nature order form[2] received an invoice from Saxton Hale himself, sadly informing them that the requested item was out of stock. For compensation, the sender received a signed photo of Saxton Hale standing in front of Ayers Rock with the words "Thanks for writing, little fella!" and a keychain featuring a random Team Fortress 2 class. The letter also advised to keep an eye on their mailbox, as new products could be on the way.
Yet more lucky senders who mailed in the coupon[3] received a letter bearing the Mann Co. logo and the snarling face of Saxton Hale. Inside was a letter informing the recipient that the requested product(s) were out of stock and that they should continue to check their mailbox as new items/legislation could be on the way, as well as several postcards bearing random cover images from the Mann Co. comics.
At this point, Valve asked players not to send any more money due to legal reasons. Valve donated the money they had received to Child's Play.
Letter from the Force-A-Nature giveaway; notice the Scout keyring.
A close up of the invoice; at the time of release, the Ambassador had not yet been announced.
Letter from Saxton Hale containing the comic postcards.
Letter from Hale again, this time addressing the creator of the "Guard Dog Update" as seen in the blog entry here.
Jungle Inferno
In the Jungle Inferno video released for the Jungle Inferno Update, it is explained that Saxton Hale converted a weapons factory into a Yeti-fighting theme park, "Yeti Park", and an animal enhancement laboratory, the YTI Institute for Research and Development. But, it goes horribly wrong with the enhanced Yeti escaping and attempting to kill everyone working at the institute, including the RED team that just arrived. After tracking down the loose Yeti, Saxton battles and eventually kills it with a final punch that causes it to explode into gibs and blood, the head and limbs scattered. Saxton is then interrupted by a phone call from his assistant, Mr. Bidwell, to inform Saxton that there are no more Yetis to use for the park due to them being extinct. Saxton then comes up with the idea to repurpose the failed theme park into a park where the TF2 mercenaries can fight each other, calling it "Mercenary Park".
Related achievements
Ghostchievements
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Sackston Hale Craft the Saxton Hale Mask. |
Gallery
Origins
The character of Saxton Hale was introduced over the course of the Sniper vs. Spy Update:
Day 4: Introduction of Saxton Hale as CEO of Mann Co.
Day 7: The Insult, Saxton Hale, Inventor of Jarate.
Day 7: Saxton Hale's first blog post linking to Day 7.
Saxton Hale with Miss Pauling, Scout, a yeti, and Pyro in the background.
The same group, with antlers and Santa hats, used in Smissmas 2017.
Saxton Hale, from Scream Fortress 2024.
Saxton Hale, from Smissmas 2024.
Other appearances
Saxton Hale jumping out of his airplane with his stuffed Yeti and his pilot.
Saxton Hale as seen in the Jungle Inferno Update video.
Saxton Hale's Shirt, item in the 2018 Saliens Steam Summer Sale Game.
Saxton Hale's Hat, item in the 2018 Saliens Steam Summer Sale Game.
Concept art for Jungle Inferno (Video). Art by Jamaal Bradley.
Ditto.
Hale as he appears in the Versus Saxton Hale game mode.
Ditto, with
hatandbeltbodygroups hidden.
Saxton Hale's portrait in Versus Saxton Hale.
A cardboard cutout advertising the movie "Saxton Hale's Jungle Inferno", as seen on Galleria map.
Related merchandise
Trivia
- Saxton Hale's image as CEO of Mann Co. was introduced in media for the Sniper vs. Spy Update. At the time, Saxton Hale was a one-shot gag, but later proved popular with the community and became a notable figure related to Team Fortress 2.
- Day 4 Update Page: Saxton Hale's iconic image first appears as an image of Mann Co.'s CEO.
- Day 7 Update Page: The first multi-frame Team Fortress Comic, The Insult, shows that Hale's image was based on the famous Charles Atlas advertisements.
- May 20, 2009 Blog Post: Saxton Hale makes his first of a number of blog posts on the TF2 Official Website, this one linking to the Sniper vs. Spy Update pages, which on the day of the post would have shown the Day 7 page with The Insult comic.
- Saxton Hale's Thrilling Tales is illustrated by comic artist Mike Oeming.
- Saxton Hale's name is an anagram for a sexually explicit phrase that Valve may or may not have originally intended, as referenced in the Mann-Conomy Update.
- His first name Saxton is in fact real, albeit only attested as a rare English surname.
- Saxton Hale is implied to have been in a relationship with the Administrator some time ago, referring to her as a "chain-smoking seductress" and being on first name terms with her.
- Saxton Hale has had a river named after his family.
- In Poker Night at the Inventory, Saxton Hale makes a cameo appearance as the Ace of Spades in the Team Fortress 2 deck of cards.
- A server mod called VS Saxton Hale allows one player, taking on the role of Saxton Hale on the BLU team, to fight against the rest of the players, who are all on the RED team. And, rather fittingly, he is usually equipped with strange fists that have reached the rank of "Hale's Own". It was made an official game mode in the Summer 2023 Update.
- Saxton Hale Boss Fight is a 1v6 Elimination Mode game selection visible in the Introducing the Game Browser trailer for Overwatch.
- Saxton Hale's chest-hair changed shape into a Christmas tree during Australian Christmas.
- Saxton Hale sent a letter to all Team Fortress 2 and Spiral Knights players on Steam requesting that the player go on a mission to reach the first Clockwork Terminal in Spiral Knights, in which if the player does, it leads to unlocking the Spiral Sallet hat.
- A child dresses as Saxton Hale during the Bombinomicon comic, which the RED Heavy intimidates until he cries.
- While it is said that Saxton slept with a bear that he tamed in the Brazilian jungles, there aren't any kind of bears of any species in Brazil.
- Saxton Hale, along with the Pyro, are playable characters in the game Super Time Force Ultra.
- Saxton Hale (in the Jungle Inferno video) shares a voice actor (JB Blanc) with another muscular man with a magnificent mustache and a bare chest, Braum from League of Legends.
- While dueling is not strictly prohibited in the US states of Washington and Texas, it is federally illegal by US Code. Saxton Hale should be under an open warrant for his arrest for murder concerning the harpoon duel.
See also
- Mann Co.
- Non-player characters
- Saxton Hale Mask
- Saxton
- Versus Saxton Hale
- VS Saxton Hale Mode (custom game mode)
- Saxton Hale responses
- Saxxy
References
- ↑ Confirmation from Valve
- ↑ https://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/force-a-nature.htm The Scout Update - Day 5
- ↑ https://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day04_english.htm The Sniper vs. Spy Update - Day 4
External links
- The Sniper vs. Spy Update - Day 4 (First appearance)
- The Sniper vs. Spy Update - Day 7 (Jarate)
- TF2 Official Website - Sniper vs. Spy Update: Day 7
- TF2 Official Website - Patent Pending: #1308: "GUARD DOG"
- TF2 Official Website - It's a Bloodbath!
- TF2 Official Website - Team Fortress News Roundup
- War! Comic - Saxton Hale
- The Mann-Conomy Update
- Jungle Inferno video
