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{{patch info|12|20|2012}}
 
{{patch info|12|20|2012}}
[[File:MechaUpdate.png|right|365px|link=http://www.teamfortress.com/mechaupdate/]]
 
The '''Mecha Update''' was a major update for Team Fortress 2 released on December 20th, 2012.
 
  
The update was announced on December 19, 2012. It announced the addition of the final class in [[Mann vs. Machine]], the [[Mecha-Engineer]], as well as the map [[Bigrock]]. It further included the comic [[Shadow Boxers]], and announced the addition of the [[Rescue Ranger]], [[Loose Cannon]], and the [[Vaccinator]], new weapons for the Engineer, Demoman and Medic, respectively. Finally, the update announced the return of [[Mann Co. Supply Crate|Nice and Naughty Winter Crates]].
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[[File:MechaUpdate.png|right|400px|link=https://www.teamfortress.com/mechaupdate/]]
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{{quotation|'''The Soldier''' seeing the Mecha-Engineer for the first time|Ohhh boy, I'd hate to be those humans right now.}}
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The '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.teamfortress.com/mechaupdate/ Mecha Update]</span>''' was a [[Patches#MU|major seasonal update]] for Team Fortress 2 released on December 20th, 2012.
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 +
The update was announced on December 19, 2012. It announced the addition of the final class in [[Mann vs. Machine]], the [[Engineer Robot|Mecha-Engineer]], as well as the map [[Bigrock]]. It further included the comic [[Shadow Boxers]], and announced the addition of the [[Rescue Ranger]], [[Loose Cannon]], and the [[Vaccinator]], new weapons for the Engineer, Demoman and Medic, respectively. Finally, the update announced the return of [[Mann Co. Supply Crate|Nice and Naughty Winter Crates]].
 
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==Additions==
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== Additions ==
 +
=== Maps ===
 +
{{main|List of maps}}
 +
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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|- style="height: 20px;"
 +
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868; color:#ffffff" | {{common string|Name}}
 +
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868; color:#ffffff" | {{common string|Picture}}
 +
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868; color:#ffffff" | {{common string|Game mode}}
 +
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868; color:#ffffff" | {{common string|File name}}
 +
|-
 +
| width="80px" style="background:#eca1a1;" | '''{{map link|Bigrock}}'''
 +
| [[File:Mvm_bigrock.png|250px|link=Bigrock{{if lang}}]]
 +
| '''[[Mann vs. Machine{{if lang}}|{{common string|Mann vs. Machine}}]]'''<br>[[File:Mvm navicon.png|50px|link=Mann vs. Machine{{if lang}}]]
 +
| {{code|mvm_bigrock}}
 +
|}
  
 
=== Weapons ===
 
=== Weapons ===
 +
{{main|Weapons}}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 +
| width="80px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Demoman|br=yes|color=white}}'''
 +
| width="75px" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Loose Cannon|75px}}
 +
| '''{{item link|Loose Cannon}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|demoman}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Loose Cannon|75px}}
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Rescue Ranger|75px}}
| '''[[Loose Cannon]]'''
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| '''{{item link|Rescue Ranger}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|engineer}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Medic|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Rescue Ranger|75px}}
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Vaccinator|75px}}
| '''[[Rescue Ranger]]'''
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| '''{{item link|Vaccinator}}'''
|-
 
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|medic}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Vaccinator|75px}}
 
| '''[[Vaccinator]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|All Classes|br=yes|color=white}}'''
 +
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{icon item|Botkiller Wrench|link=Botkiller weapons{{if lang}}|75px}}
 +
| Mk.II '''{{item link|Botkiller weapons}}'''
 
|}
 
|}
<br>
 
  
=== Adult Swim Cosmetics ===
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=== Festive weapons ===
 +
{{main|Festive weapons}}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
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| width="80px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Hanger-On Hood|75px}}
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| width="75px" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Holy Mackerel|75px|link=Holy Mackerel{{if lang}}}}
| '''[[Hanger-On Hood]]'''
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| '''[[Holy Mackerel{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Holy Mackerel}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Flight of the Monarch|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Soldier|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Flight of the Monarch]]'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Buff Banner|75px|link=Buff Banner{{if lang}}}}
 +
| '''[[Buff Banner{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Buff Banner}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Flunkyware|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Flunkyware]]'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Axtinguisher|75px|link=Axtinguisher{{if lang}}}}
 +
| '''[[Axtinguisher{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Axtinguisher}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Demoman|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|DethKapp|75px}}
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Grenade Launcher|75px|link=Grenade Launcher{{if lang}}}}
| '''[[DethKapp]]'''
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| '''[[Grenade Launcher{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Grenade Launcher}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Rail Spikes|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Heavy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Rail Spikes]]'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Sandvich|75px|link=Sandvich{{if lang}}}}
 +
| '''[[Sandvich{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Sandvich}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Nose Candy|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Nose Candy]]'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Frontier Justice|75px|link=Frontier Justice{{if lang}}}}
 +
| '''[[Frontier Justice{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Frontier Justice}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="4" | '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Medic|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Brock's Locks|75px}}
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Ubersaw|75px|link=Ubersaw{{if lang}}}}
| '''[[Brock's Locks]]'''
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| '''[[Ubersaw{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Ubersaw}}]]'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Carl|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Sniper|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Carl]]'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Huntsman|75px|link=Huntsman{{if lang}}}}
|-
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| '''[[Huntsman{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Huntsman}}]]'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Hunger Force|75px}}
 
| '''[[Hunger Force]]'''
 
|-
 
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Aqua Flops|75px}}
 
| '''[[Aqua Flops]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{class link|Spy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
 +
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Ambassador|75px|link=Ambassador{{if lang}}}}
 +
| '''[[Ambassador{{if lang}}|{{item name|Festive Ambassador}}]]'''
 
|}
 
|}
<br>
 
  
=== Hats ===
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=== Cosmetic items ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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{{main|Cosmetic items}}
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" |
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;"
'''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes}}'''
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| width="80px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Soldier's Slope Scopers|75px}}
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| width="75px" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Digit Divulger|75px}}
| '''[[Soldier's Slope Scopers]]'''
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| '''{{item link|Digit Divulger}}'''
 +
|-
 +
| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes|color=white}}'''
 +
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Soldier's Slope Scopers|75px}}
 +
| '''{{item link|Soldier's Slope Scopers}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" |
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}'''
'''{{Class link|Engineer|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Winter Wonderland Wrap|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Barnstormer|75px}}
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| '''{{item link|Winter Wonderland Wrap}}'''
| '''[[Barnstormer]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" |
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Demoman|br=yes|color=white}}'''
'''{{Class link|Sniper|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Cool Breeze|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Cold Killer|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Cool Breeze}}'''
| '''[[Cold Killer]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|all classes|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Tough Stuff Muffs|75px}}
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Heavy's Hockey Hair|75px}}
| '''[[Tough Stuff Muffs]]'''
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| '''{{item link|Heavy's Hockey Hair}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Antlers|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Antlers]]'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Barnstormer|75px}}
 +
| '''{{item link|Barnstormer}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Mann Co. Online Cap|75px}}
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| style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="2" | '''{{Class link|Medic|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| '''[[Mann Co. Online Cap]]'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Der Wintermantel|75px}}
 +
| '''{{item link|Der Wintermantel}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
|}
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Doc's Holiday|75px}}
<br>
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| '''{{item link|Doc's Holiday}}'''
 
 
=== Miscellaneous items ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="3" style="text-align:center;"
 
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Digit Divulger|75px}}
 
| '''[[Digit Divulger]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Sniper|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Winter Wonderland Wrap|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Cold Killer|75px}}
| '''[[Winter Wonderland Wrap]]'''
+
| '''{{item link|Cold Killer}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Demoman|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Cool Breeze|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Cut Throat Concierge|75px}}
| '''[[Cool Breeze]]'''
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| '''{{item link|Cut Throat Concierge}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="8" | '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Heavy's Hockey Hair|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Antlers|75px}}
| '''[[Heavy's Hockey Hair]]'''
+
| '''{{item link|Antlers}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="2" | '''{{Class link|Medic|br=yes}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Mann Co. Online Cap|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Der Wintermantel|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Mann Co. Online Cap}}'''
| '''[[Der Wintermantel]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Doc's Holiday|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Merc's Muffler|75px}}
| '''[[Doc's Holiday]]'''
+
| '''{{item link|Merc's Muffler}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" | '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Mutton Mann|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Cut Throat Concierge|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Mutton Mann}}'''<sup>†</sup>
| '''[[Cut Throat Concierge]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" | <div style="float:left; text-align:left; margin-top:-1em; margin-bottom:0.5em;"><!--
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Operation Mecha Engine Badge|75px}}
--><br />{{icon class|Demoman}} '''[[Demoman|{{class name|demoman}}]]'''<!--
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| '''{{item link|Operation Mecha Engine Badge}}'''
--><br />{{icon class|Engineer}} '''[[Engineer|{{class name|engineer}}]]'''<!--
 
--><br />{{icon class|Medic}} '''[[Medic|{{class name|medic}}]]'''<!--
 
--><br />{{icon class|Sniper}} '''[[Sniper|{{class name|sniper}}]]'''</div>
 
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Mutton Mann|75px}}
 
| '''[[Mutton Mann]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="90px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="3" | '''{{Class link|all classes|br=yes}}'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Reindoonicorn|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Merc's Muffler|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Reindoonicorn}}'''
| '''[[Merc's Muffler]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Smissmas Wreath|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Smissmas Wreath|75px}}
| '''[[Smissmas Wreath]]'''
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| '''{{item link|Smissmas Wreath}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Reindoonicorn|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Tough Stuff Muffs|75px}}
| '''[[Reindoonicorn]]'''
+
| '''{{item link|Tough Stuff Muffs}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| style="background:#dd6868; height:30px" | '''<font color="white">{{common string|Notes}}</font>'''
 +
| colspan="2" | <sup>†</sup>Not available for the Pyro and Spy.
 
|}
 
|}
<br>
 
  
=== Festive weapons ===
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=== Adult Swim cosmetics ===
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
 +
| width="80px" style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}'''
 +
| width="75px" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Hanger-On Hood|75px}}
 +
| '''{{item link|Hanger-On Hood}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|scout}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Flight of the Monarch|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Holy Mackerel|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Flight of the Monarch}}'''
| '''[[Festive Holy Mackerel]]'''
 
|-
 
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|soldier}}'''
 
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Buff Banner|75px}}
 
| '''[[Festive Buff Banner]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|pyro}}'''
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| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Flunkyware|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Axtinguisher|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Flunkyware}}'''
| '''[[Festive Axtinguisher]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|demoman}}'''
+
| style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Grenade Launcher|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|DethKapp|75px}}
| '''[[Festive Grenade Launcher]]'''
+
| '''{{item link|DethKapp}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|heavy}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Rail Spikes|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Sandvich|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Rail Spikes}}'''
| '''[[Festive Sandvich]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|engineer}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Nose Candy|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Frontier Justice|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Nose Candy}}'''
| '''[[Festive Frontier Justice]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|medic}}'''
+
| style="background:#dd6868;" rowspan="4" | '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Ubersaw|75px}}
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Brock's Locks|75px}}
| '''[[Festive Ubersaw|Festive Übersaw]]'''
+
| '''{{item link|Brock's Locks}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|sniper}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Carl|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Huntsman|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Carl}}'''
| '''[[Festive Huntsman]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
| width="60px" style="background:#dd6868;"| '''{{class link|spy}}'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Hunger Force|75px}}
| align="center" style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Festive Ambassador|75px}}
+
| '''{{item link|Hunger Force}}'''
| '''[[Festive Ambassador]]'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | {{Icon item|Aqua Flops|75px}}
 +
| '''{{item link|Aqua Flops}}'''
 
|}
 
|}
<br>
 
  
 
=== Tools ===
 
=== Tools ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2"abd3ce-eca1a1
+
{{main|Tools}}
 +
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2"abd3ce-eca1a1 style="text-align:center;"
 +
| width="80px" style="background:#dd6868;" | {{Icon item|Naughty Winter Crate 2012|75px}}
 +
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | '''{{item link|Naughty Winter Crate 2012}}'''
 +
| align="left" | Contained a random [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] from the update.<br>As of January 3, 2013, this crate can no longer be opened.
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background: #dd6868;" | {{Icon item|Naughty Winter Crate Key 2012|75px}}
+
| style="background:#dd6868;" | {{Icon item|Naughty Winter Crate Key 2012|75px}}
| align="center" style="background: #eca1a1;" | '''[[Naughty Winter Crate Key 2012]]'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | '''{{item link|Naughty Winter Crate Key 2012}}'''
| Used to open the [[Naughty Winter Crate 2012]]. After January 3, 2013, this key will turn into a normal key.
+
| align="left" | Used to open the {{item link|Naughty Winter Crate 2012}}.<br>On January 3, 2013, this key turned into a regular [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key]].
 
|-
 
|-
| align="center" style="background: #dd6868;" | {{Icon item|Nice Winter Crate Key 2012|75px}}
+
| style="background:#dd6868;" | {{Icon item|Nice Winter Crate 2012|75px}}
| align="center" style="background: #eca1a1;" | '''[[Nice Winter Crate Key 2012]]'''
+
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | '''{{item link|Nice Winter Crate 2012}}'''
| Used to open the [[Nice Winter Crate 2012]]. After January 3, 2013, this key will turn into a normal key.
+
| align="left" | Contained a random [[Festive weapons|Festive weapon]] from the update.<br>As of January 3, 2013, this crate can no longer be opened.
 
|-
 
|-
 +
| style="background:#dd6868;" | {{Icon item|Nice Winter Crate Key 2012|75px}}
 +
| style="background:#eca1a1;" | '''{{item link|Nice Winter Crate Key 2012}}'''
 +
| align="left" | Used to open the {{item link|Nice Winter Crate 2012}}.<br>On January 3, 2013, this key turned into a regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.
 
|}
 
|}
<br>
 
 
=== Maps ===
 
{{main|List of maps}}
 
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
|- style="height: 20px;"
 
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868;" | Name
 
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868;" | Picture
 
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868;" | Game&nbsp;mode
 
! class="header" style="background:#dd6868;" | File&nbsp;name
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The preview page of the Mecha Update is directly based off the movie poster of the Japanese, sci-fi kaiju film, "[[w:Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]".
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* The preview page of the Mecha Update is directly based off the poster for the film [[w:Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II|''Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II'']].
* The strips of paper with numbers and blocks on the page are formatted as a [[w:Punched card|punch card]]. When decoded, it reveals the message, "UPDATE IMMINENT DECEMBER 20 2012"
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* The strips of paper with numbers and blocks on the page are formatted as a [[w:Punched card|punch card]]. When decoded, it reveals the message "UPDATE IMMINENT DECEMBER 20 2012."
* The middle screen of the Mecha-Engineer poster that says, "Hats, all your ha_" is a reference to the [[w:Meme|meme]] "All your base are belong to us" from the videogame ''[[w:Zero Wing|Zero Wing]]''.
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* The middle screen of the Mecha-Engineer poster reads "Hats, all your ha_", a reference to the Internet meme "[[w:All your base are belong to us|All your base are belong to us]]" from the video game [[w:Zero Wing|''Zero Wing'']].
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== Gallery==
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File:MechaUpdate updatepage.jpg|Mecha Update Update Page.
 
File:MechaUpdate updatepage.jpg|Mecha Update Update Page.
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/mechaupdate/ Mecha Update page]
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/mechaupdate/ Mecha Update page]
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Latest revision as of 13:53, 28 October 2024

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see December 20, 2012 Patch.
MechaUpdate.png
Ohhh boy, I'd hate to be those humans right now.
The Soldier seeing the Mecha-Engineer for the first time

The Mecha Update was a major seasonal update for Team Fortress 2 released on December 20th, 2012.

The update was announced on December 19, 2012. It announced the addition of the final class in Mann vs. Machine, the Mecha-Engineer, as well as the map Bigrock. It further included the comic Shadow Boxers, and announced the addition of the Rescue Ranger, Loose Cannon, and the Vaccinator, new weapons for the Engineer, Demoman and Medic, respectively. Finally, the update announced the return of Nice and Naughty Winter Crates.

Additions

Maps

Main article: List of maps
Name Picture Game mode File name
Bigrock Mvm bigrock.png Mann vs. Machine
Mvm navicon.png
mvm_bigrock

Weapons

Main article: Weapons
Loose Cannon Loose Cannon
Rescue Ranger Rescue Ranger
Vaccinator Vaccinator
Botkiller Wrench Mk.II Botkiller weapons

Festive weapons

Main article: Festive weapons
Festive Holy Mackerel Festive Holy Mackerel
Festive Buff Banner Festive Buff Banner
Festive Axtinguisher Festive Axtinguisher
Festive Grenade Launcher Festive Grenade Launcher
Festive Sandvich Festive Sandvich
Festive Frontier Justice Festive Frontier Justice
Festive Ubersaw Festive Ubersaw
Festive Huntsman Festive Huntsman
Festive Ambassador Festive Ambassador

Cosmetic items

Main article: Cosmetic items
Digit Divulger Digit Divulger
Soldier's Slope Scopers Soldier's Slope Scopers
Winter Wonderland Wrap Winter Wonderland Wrap
Cool Breeze Cool Breeze
Heavy's Hockey Hair Heavy's Hockey Hair
Barnstormer Barnstormer
Der Wintermantel Der Wintermantel
Doc's Holiday Doc's Holiday
Cold Killer Cold Killer
Cut Throat Concierge Cut Throat Concierge
Antlers Antlers
Mann Co. Online Cap Mann Co. Online Cap
Merc's Muffler Merc's Muffler
Mutton Mann Mutton Mann
Operation Mecha Engine Badge Operation Mecha Engine Badge
Reindoonicorn Reindoonicorn
Smissmas Wreath Smissmas Wreath
Tough Stuff Muffs Tough Stuff Muffs
Notes Not available for the Pyro and Spy.

Adult Swim cosmetics

Hanger-On Hood Hanger-On Hood
Flight of the Monarch Flight of the Monarch
Flunkyware Flunkyware
DethKapp DethKapp
Rail Spikes Rail Spikes
Nose Candy Nose Candy
Brock's Locks Brock's Locks
Carl Carl
Hunger Force Hunger Force
Aqua Flops Aqua Flops

Tools

Main article: Tools
Naughty Winter Crate 2012 Naughty Winter Crate 2012 Contained a random cosmetic item from the update.
As of January 3, 2013, this crate can no longer be opened.
Naughty Winter Crate Key 2012 Naughty Winter Crate Key 2012 Used to open the Naughty Winter Crate 2012.
On January 3, 2013, this key turned into a regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.
Nice Winter Crate 2012 Nice Winter Crate 2012 Contained a random Festive weapon from the update.
As of January 3, 2013, this crate can no longer be opened.
Nice Winter Crate Key 2012 Nice Winter Crate Key 2012 Used to open the Nice Winter Crate 2012.
On January 3, 2013, this key turned into a regular Mann Co. Supply Crate Key.

Trivia

  • The preview page of the Mecha Update is directly based off the poster for the film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II.
  • The strips of paper with numbers and blocks on the page are formatted as a punch card. When decoded, it reveals the message "UPDATE IMMINENT DECEMBER 20 2012."
  • The middle screen of the Mecha-Engineer poster reads "Hats, all your ha_", a reference to the Internet meme "All your base are belong to us" from the video game Zero Wing.

Gallery

External links