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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
 
| type              = weapon
 
| type              = weapon
| image              = Weapon_thebigkill.png
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| image              = Weapon thebigkill.png
| used-by            = [[Spy]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Spy}}
 
| slot              = secondary
 
| slot              = secondary
 
| released          = {{Patch name|4|15|2010}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|4|15|2010}}
| availability      = {{avail|promotional}}
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| availability      = {{avail|promotional-expired}}
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| marketable        = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| ammo-loaded        = 6
 
| ammo-loaded        = 6
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| reload            = Clip
 
| reload            = Clip
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level            = Level 5 Revolver
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Revolver}}
   | item-description = Combines style with stopping power. Long exclusive to Freelance Police, now available for other blood-thirsty mercenaries.
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   | item-level      = 5
   | loadout-name    = The Big Kill
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  | limited          = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Big Kill}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Quotation|'''Big Kill''' publicity blurb|This might look like an ordinary revolver, until you realize that it helps a talking dog solve crimes. How many crimes has YOUR dog solved lately? And let's face it, his revolver kind of sucks too. Man, we want to talk about this gun more, but we can't get over how much your dog sucks.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Big Kill''' publicity blurb|This might look like an ordinary revolver, until you realize that it helps a talking dog solve crimes. How many crimes has YOUR dog solved lately? And let's face it, his revolver kind of sucks too. Man, we want to talk about this gun more, but we can't get over how much your dog sucks.}}
  
The '''Big Kill''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Weapons#spysecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Spy]]. It is based on the oversized .44 {{botignore|revolver}} used by Sam, the titular six-foot talking dog detective in ''Sam & Max''.  
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The '''Big Kill''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Weapons#spysecondary|secondary weapon]] for the {{cl|Spy}}. It is based on the [[wikia:w:c:samandmax:Big Kill|oversized .44 {{botignore|revolver}}]] used by [[wikia:w:c:samandmax:Sam|Sam]] from the ''[[w:Sam & Max|Sam & Max]]'' franchise.
  
This weapon functions exactly the same way as the [[Revolver]].  
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This weapon functions identically to the [[Revolver]].  
  
It was awarded to players who pre-ordered ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]'', or alternatively bought it up to a week after release.
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This item was awarded to players who purchased ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]'' on [[Steam]] before April 26, 2010. The promotion was also extended to players who purchased the game from the Telltale Games store within the same deadline and redeemed the promotional code they were eligible to claim.
  
The kill icon for the Big Kill was contributed by [http://steamcommunity.com/id/neodement NeoDement].
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The kill icon for the Big Kill was contributed by [https://steamcommunity.com/id/neodement NeoDement].
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
| type              = [[Hitscan]]
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| identical          = {{item link|Revolver}}
| identical          = [[Revolver]]
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| type            = [[Hitscan]]
| damage            = yes
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| damagetype        = {{common string|Bullet}}
| base              = 40
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| rangetype         = {{common string|Ranged}}
| fall off         = 20
 
|  ramp up          = 60
 
|  point blank      = 55-60
 
|  medium range      = 35-45
 
| long range        = 20-25
 
|  crit              = 120
 
|  minicrit          = 54-81
 
  
| function times     = yes
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| damage          = yes
|  attack interval   = 0.58 s
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|  base            = 40
|  reload           = 1.16 s
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|  fall off        = 21
|  spread recovery   = 1.25 s
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|  ramp up        = 60
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|  point blank    = 55-60
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|  medium range    = 35-45
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|  long range      = 20-25
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|  pellet spread  = 80
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|  crit            = 120
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|  minicrit        = 54-81
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| function times   = yes
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|  attack interval = 0.5 s
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|  reload         = 1.133 s
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|  spread recovery = 1.25 s
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
 
 
'''{{Patch name|4|15|2010}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|4|15|2010}}'''
 
* The Big Kill was added to the game.
 
* The Big Kill was added to the game.
  
'''{{Patch name|7|8|2010}}''' ([[Engineer Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|7|8|2010}}''' ({{update link|Engineer Update}})
* {{Undocumented}} This weapon was given its own [[kill icon]].
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* {{Undocumented}} The Big Kill was given its own [[kill icon]].
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
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* Added the Limited attribute to the Big Kill.
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'''{{Patch name|7|29|2022}}''' ({{update link|Summer 2022 Pack}})
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the description for the Big Kill.
  
 
'''[Unknown Date]'''
 
'''[Unknown Date]'''
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== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* Like all of the Spy's secondary weapons except the [[Revolver]] and the [[Enforcer]], the Spy does not actually put any bullets into the cylinder while reloading.
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* Like all of the Spy's secondary weapons except the [[Revolver]] and the [[Enforcer]], the Spy does not actually put any bullets into the cylinder while reloading, due to the model lacking a speedloader.
  
==Trivia==
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== Trivia ==
 
* The actual Big Kill is about twice as large in the original comic books, often with the barrel bending under its own weight.
 
* The actual Big Kill is about twice as large in the original comic books, often with the barrel bending under its own weight.
* The name "Big Kill" was first used in an [http://www.telltalegames.com/images/summer/history1/summer_moohooman.jpg early drawing] by ''Sam & Max'' creator {{w|Steve Purcell}}. However, the gun was not directly referred to as the Big Kill within the series until over twenty years later in the third episode of ''The Devil's Playhouse'', "They Stole Max's Brain!", where it is listed in the notebook.
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* The name "Big Kill" was first used in an early drawing by ''Sam & Max'' creator [[w:Steve Purcell|Steve Purcell]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110620133655/http://www.telltalegames.com/images/summer/history1/summer_moohooman.jpg Snapshot from Telltale Games' image gallery, taken via Wayback Machine on June 20, 2011.]</ref>. However, the gun was not directly referred to as the Big Kill within the series until over twenty years later in the third episode of ''The Devil's Playhouse'', ''They Stole Max's Brain!'', where it is listed in the notebook.
 
* Sam describes the Big Kill as "my second best and third most dangerous friend".
 
* Sam describes the Big Kill as "my second best and third most dangerous friend".
* The weapon resembles a combination between a {{w|Smith & Wesson Model 29}}, a highly popular and well-recognized weapon by being the weapon of choice of {{w|Harry_Callahan_(character)|"Dirty" Harry Callahan}}, and a {{w|Colt Peacemaker}}, an iconic weapon from {{w|Spaghetti_Western|Spaghetti Western}} films.
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* The weapon is based on the [[w:Smith & Wesson Model 29|Smith & Wesson Model 29]], a highly popular and well-recognized weapon known for being the weapon of choice of [[w:Harry Callahan (character)|"Dirty" Harry Callahan]].
* Although the Big Kill uses the [[Revolver]]'s stats, the model itself is actually based on the animation skeleton of the [[Ambassador]].
 
  
==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Big Kill 1st person red.png|RED first-person view.
 
File:Big Kill 1st person red.png|RED first-person view.
 
File:Big Kill 1st person blu.png|BLU first-person view.
 
File:Big Kill 1st person blu.png|BLU first-person view.
File:Sam hat gun.png|The Big Kill as seen wielded by Sam in ''Sam and Max''.
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File:Sam hat gun.png|The Big Kill as seen wielded by Sam in ''Sam and Max: Season One''. Also known as ''Sam and Max Save the World''.
Image:Sam and Max Steam announcement.jpg|Steam advertisement for Sam and Max.
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File:Sam and Max Steam announcement.jpg|Steam advertisement for ''Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse''.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[Spy strategy#Revolver / Big Kill|Big Kill strategy]]
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* [[Basic Spy strategy#Revolver + reskins|Big Kill strategy]]
*[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]
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* ''[[Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse]]''
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* {{item link|Bloodhound}}
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* {{item link|License to Maim}}
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* {{item link|Lugermorph}}
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* {{item link|Max's Severed Head}}
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
*[http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3698 TF2 Official Blog: "It is a good day to be giant man"]
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* [https://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3698 "It is a good day to be giant man" - TF2 Blog]
*[http://www.samandmax.net/wiki/Sam%27s_gun Sam & Max Wiki - Sam's Gun]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100420191434/http://www.telltalegames.com:80/community/blogs/id-607 "SnM + Steam = BFF" - Telltale Games Official Blog]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100527220952/http://www.telltalegames.com:80/tf2hats "Get Your Telltale TF2 Items!"]
  
{{Promo nav}}
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{{Promo Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Spy Nav}}
 
{{Spy Nav}}
[[Category:Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse promotional items]]
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[[Category:Limited items]]
 
[[Category:Limited items]]
 
[[Category:Reskins]]
 
[[Category:Reskins]]
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[[Category:Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse promotional items]]

Latest revision as of 20:58, 7 October 2023

This might look like an ordinary revolver, until you realize that it helps a talking dog solve crimes. How many crimes has YOUR dog solved lately? And let's face it, his revolver kind of sucks too. Man, we want to talk about this gun more, but we can't get over how much your dog sucks.
Big Kill publicity blurb

The Big Kill is a promotional secondary weapon for the Spy. It is based on the oversized .44 revolver used by Sam from the Sam & Max franchise.

This weapon functions identically to the Revolver.

This item was awarded to players who purchased Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse on Steam before April 26, 2010. The promotion was also extended to players who purchased the game from the Telltale Games store within the same deadline and redeemed the promotional code they were eligible to claim.

The kill icon for the Big Kill was contributed by NeoDement.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Revolver
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 60
Base damage 100% 40
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 21
Point blank 55-60
Medium range 35-45
Long range 20-25
Pellet spread 80:1
Critical 120
Mini-crit 54-81
Function times
Attack interval 0.5 s
Reload 1.133 s
Spread recovery 1.25 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Related achievements

Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

A Cut Above
A Cut Above
Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife.

Update history

April 15, 2010 Patch

  • The Big Kill was added to the game.

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Big Kill was given its own kill icon.

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Added the Limited attribute to the Big Kill.

July 29, 2022 Patch (Summer 2022 Pack)

  • [Undocumented] Updated the description for the Big Kill.

[Unknown Date]

  • Fixed the Big Kill dealing the same amount of damage on headshots as the Ambassador.

Bugs

  • Like all of the Spy's secondary weapons except the Revolver and the Enforcer, the Spy does not actually put any bullets into the cylinder while reloading, due to the model lacking a speedloader.

Trivia

  • The actual Big Kill is about twice as large in the original comic books, often with the barrel bending under its own weight.
  • The name "Big Kill" was first used in an early drawing by Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell[1]. However, the gun was not directly referred to as the Big Kill within the series until over twenty years later in the third episode of The Devil's Playhouse, They Stole Max's Brain!, where it is listed in the notebook.
  • Sam describes the Big Kill as "my second best and third most dangerous friend".
  • The weapon is based on the Smith & Wesson Model 29, a highly popular and well-recognized weapon known for being the weapon of choice of "Dirty" Harry Callahan.

Gallery

See also

References

External links