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{{Hat infobox
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{{Item infobox
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| hat-image   = Soldiermedal.png
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| type              = cosmetic
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| has-team-colors = yes
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| image             = Gentle Manne's Service Medal.png
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| hat-slot    = misc
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| team-colors       = yes
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| used-by      = [[Soldier]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Soldier}}
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| availability = Limited
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| equip-region      = medal
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| released    = [[Classless Update]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|13|2009}}
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| tradable    = No
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| released-major     = Classless Update
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| paint       = No
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| availability      = {{avail|distributed-expired}}
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| name-tag    = Yes
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| trade              = yes
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| gift              = yes
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   | level-and-type  = Level 100 Medal
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| marketable        = yes
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   | att-2-neutral    = Medal no. [#]
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| paint             = no
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   | item-description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life.
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Medal}}
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  | item-level      = 100
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   | limited          = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Gentle Manne's Service Medal}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' congratulating fellow troops|Every one of you deserves a medal!|sound=Soldier_cheers03.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Gentle Manne's Service Medal''' is an unlockable [[Miscellaneous items|Miscellaneous item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It appears as a small gold medal on the Soldier's chest with a team colored ribbon. The medal is not unlockable in-game, even via random drops, and was instead given away via a [http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/today_is_a_good_day/ hidden page] on the [[Classless Update]] website. It was awarded to the first 11,111 players who visited the page. After the August 21, 2009 patch, the medals became individually numbered up to #11,111 in the item's description, effectively making each individual medal completely unique.
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|All men gave some. Some men gave more than some.|sound=Soldier mvm wave end07.wav}}
  
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The item description was written by [http://steamcommunity.com/id/Lamech7/ Lamech].
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The '''Gentle Manne's Service Medal''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It [[Bodygroup|adds]] a small, circular gold medal, worn on the chest with a team-colored ribbon.
  
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== Trivia ==
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195802/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711456&postcount=33 Lamech] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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* The image of the Gentle Manne's Service Medal on the hidden page bears the Team Fortress logo, though in-game, the medal is blank.
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This item was awarded to the first 11,111 players who visited a [https://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/today_is_a_good_day/ hidden page] on the [[Classless Update]] website.
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|8|13|2009}}''' ([[Classless Update]])
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* The Gentle Manne's Service Medal was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|8|21|2009}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Gentle Manne's Service Medals became individually numbered up to #11,111 in the item's description.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal.
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* Fixed the medal number for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not displaying properly.
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'''{{Patch name|10|8|2010}}'''
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* The Gentle Manne's Service Medal was made [[Name Tag|nameable]].
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now [[Trading|tradable]].
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'''{{Patch name|1|3|2011}}'''
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* The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now [[Gift Wrap|gift-wrappable]].
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'''{{Patch name|7|20|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Fixed issue with the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not appearing.
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'''{{Patch name|6|11|2012}}'''
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* Fixed the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not being drawn when equipped.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Gentle Manne's Service Medal now makes small metal sounds in the backpack.
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
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* Added the Limited attribute to the Gentle Manne's Service Medal.
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}}
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== Unused content ==
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* A separate model under the name of {{code|medals.mdl}} exists in the game files, albeit with broken [[w:UV Mapping|UV mapping]]. The model that is used in-game uses a [[bodygroup]] setting from Soldier's player model instead.
  
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* The hidden page now bears this message: ''"To those who didn't, better luck next time..."'', but no other Medals have been released to this date.
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== Notes ==
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* In the item description, "whom" is used incorrectly. The {{botignore|soldiers}} being the subject of the clause "those brave soldiers ''who'' stood guard", would be more appropriate.
  
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* The image on the hidden page can also be purchased as a poster from Valve's store, though it has been censored, with the cigar in the Soldier's hand replaced with a mug of coffee. It can also be bought as an iPhone Gelaskin; uncensored.
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== Trivia ==
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* The name of the hidden page (today_is_a_good_day) is a reference to one of the [[Media:Soldier cheers01.wav|Soldier voice lines]].
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* On the Classless Update hidden page, the medal plate has the ''[[Team Fortress]]'' logo engraved on it, however, it's blank in game.
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* 38 un-numbered medals were granted to Valve employees.
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* A medal resembling this item was placed on the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] Soldier action figures.
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* Upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, a ''Team Fortress 2'' player named {{Steamid|76561197965355603|Vulcnor}} received Gentle Manne's Service Medal No. 11,112, along with one of every other game item.
  
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* It is speculated that the number 11,111 is possibly a reference to the "Meet the Spy" trailer video, when the Soldier is trying to open the door that leads into the Intelligence room, the code he enters into the doors keypad is "1,1,1, uhh, 1!" as he says aloud. It is possible that Valve was trying to give the hint to the medals release, or it could simply just be a joke regarding how easy an Intelligence room can be breached by the enemy.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:RED Gentle Manne's Service Medal Unused medals.png|{{code|medals.mdl}} on the RED team.
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File:BLU Gentle Manne's Service Medal Unused medals.png|{{code|medals.mdl}} on the BLU team.
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File:Hidden-Page Today-is-a-good-day.png|The associated hidden page, after all medals have been distributed.
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</gallery>
  
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* This was the first ever misc. item.
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== See also ==
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* [[Non-player characters#Gentle Manne of Leisure, his Companione, and Smelly Unfortunate|Gentle Manne of Leisure]], the non-playable character.
  
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* This was the first item given away via a hidden webpage.
 
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/today_is_a_good_day/ ''The Classless Update'' - Hidden page: Today is a good day]
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/today_is_a_good_day/ Classless Update - Hidden page: Today is a good day]
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* [http://www.tf2items.com/lists/medals/#1 TF2 Backpack Viewer: List of Medal Owners]
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* [http://www.tf2items.com/lists/medals/#1 TF2 Backpack Examiner: List of Original Medal Owners]
  
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{{Classless Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Soldier Nav|state=collapsed}}
  
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{{HatNav}}
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[[Category:Limited items]]
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{{Soldier Nav}}
 
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((DJ Shizzle))
 
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[[Category:Untradeable items]]
 

Latest revision as of 23:14, 25 September 2024

“
All men gave some. Some men gave more than some.
Click to listen
— The Soldier
 ”

The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is a cosmetic item for the Soldier. It adds a small, circular gold medal, worn on the chest with a team-colored ribbon.

The item's description was written by Lamech for the Hat Describing Contest.

This item was awarded to the first 11,111 players who visited a hidden page on the Classless Update website.

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
  • The Gentle Manne's Service Medal was added to the game.

August 21, 2009 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Gentle Manne's Service Medals became individually numbered up to #11,111 in the item's description.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed the medal number for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not displaying properly.

October 8, 2010 Patch

  • The Gentle Manne's Service Medal was made nameable.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now tradable.

January 3, 2011 Patch

July 20, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Fixed issue with the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not appearing.

June 11, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not being drawn when equipped.
  • [Undocumented] The Gentle Manne's Service Medal now makes small metal sounds in the backpack.

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Added the Limited attribute to the Gentle Manne's Service Medal.

Unused content

  • A separate model under the name of medals.mdl exists in the game files, albeit with broken UV mapping. The model that is used in-game uses a bodygroup setting from Soldier's player model instead.

Notes

  • In the item description, "whom" is used incorrectly. The soldiers being the subject of the clause "those brave soldiers who stood guard", would be more appropriate.

Trivia

  • The name of the hidden page (today_is_a_good_day) is a reference to one of the Soldier voice lines.
  • On the Classless Update hidden page, the medal plate has the Team Fortress logo engraved on it, however, it's blank in game.
  • 38 un-numbered medals were granted to Valve employees.
  • A medal resembling this item was placed on the RED and BLU Soldier action figures.
  • Upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, a Team Fortress 2 player named Vulcnor received Gentle Manne's Service Medal No. 11,112, along with one of every other game item.

Gallery

  • medals.mdl on the RED team.

  • medals.mdl on the BLU team.

  • The associated hidden page, after all medals have been distributed.

See also

External links

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RED Gentle Manne's Service Medal.png Classless Update
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