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{{patch info|10|26|2012}}
 
{{patch info|10|26|2012}}
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[[File:Fourth Annual Scream Fortress.jpg|right|400px|link=http://www.teamfortress.com/blizzbobarrabas/]]
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{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|In much the same way that most of the characters in the 1983 haunted elevator movie “The Lift” were warned – repeatedly - to take the stairs, we warned you that the frankly terrifying Scream Fortress Halloween event was coming. And now it’s here, and you’re scared, and you don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. This year, you’ll experience the tear-squirting terror of being trapped in a living nightmare with a vindictive ghost, just like everyone in M. Night Shyamalan’s epic of elevator haunting, “Devil”.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|In much the same way that most of the characters in the 1983 haunted elevator movie “The Lift” were warned – repeatedly - to take the stairs, we warned you that the frankly terrifying Scream Fortress Halloween event was coming. And now it’s here, and you’re scared, and you don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. This year, you’ll experience the tear-squirting terror of being trapped in a living nightmare with a vindictive ghost, just like everyone in M. Night Shyamalan’s epic of elevator haunting, “Devil”.}}
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The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/blizzbobarrabas/ Fourth Annual Spectral Halloween Special]'''</span> is a [[Patches#MU|major update]] released on October 26, 2012.
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The Fourth Annual Spectral Halloween Special, commonly known as the <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/blizzbobarrabas/ Spectral Halloween Special]'''</span>, was the 2012 [[Halloween event]], which included the new maps [[Ghost Town]] (a [[Halloween map|haunted]] version of [[Coal Town]]) and [[Ghost Fort]] (a haunted adaption of [[Lakeside]] that introduced [[Merasmus]] as a boss), new items, and two new [[Halloween achievements#Necromannchievements|Necromannchievements]]. The event also introduced [[Voodoo-Cursed Soul]]s. Players that logged on during the event also received a [[Halloween Goodie Cauldron]].
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After three days of on-line teases, the event began with the {{Patch name|10|26|2012}} and concluded on November 8, 2012.
  
 
== Timeline ==
 
== Timeline ==
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On October 23, 2012, the head of the [[Spy]] portrait on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] was changed to resemble a skull. Clicking on the skull led to a [http://www.teamfortress.com/wizardcon hidden page], with a newspaper page titled "The Teufort Reader". The bottom of the newspaper is ripped, showing two cards with odd symbols.
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On October 23, 2012, the head of the [[Spy]] portrait on the [[TF2 Official Blog]] was changed to resemble a skull. Clicking on the skull led to a [http://www.teamfortress.com/wizardcon hidden page], with a newspaper page titled "The Teufort Reader" reporting the theft of [[Voodoo-Cursed Item]]s (later release into the game). The bottom of the newspaper is ripped, showing two cards with odd symbols.
  
 
The following day, October 24, a [[Comics|comic]] titled [[Doom-Mates]] was released. The comic details [[Merasmus]]' return home from his weekend at WizardCon, and his growing resentment towards the [[Soldier]].
 
The following day, October 24, a [[Comics|comic]] titled [[Doom-Mates]] was released. The comic details [[Merasmus]]' return home from his weekend at WizardCon, and his growing resentment towards the [[Soldier]].
  
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The next day, October 25, a page was posted that announced the event begins the following day, October 26th, and gave a link to the [http://www.teamfortress.com/blizzbobarrabas/ update page] with all the info. It announced a new [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine]] [[Mann vs. Machine mission|mission]] called "[[Wave 666]]", where instead of fighting robots, the players fight zombies, and a new Halloween [[King of the Hill]] match (on koth_lakeside_event<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2982659</ref>) with Merasmus (with the Bombinomicon) as the boss. It added two new achievements and introduced [[Halloween Spell|Magic Spells]], which players can cast on other items in their backpack to give their items new effects, from shifting paint colors to flaming footsteps. Additionally, the [[Haunted Halloween Gift|Gift Drop]] system will be different; during the last two years, gifts spawned publicly and could be claimed by whoever arrived there first, while this year, players will receive private gift spawns that they can grab at their leisure.
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The next day, October 25, a page was posted that announced the event would begin the following day, October 26, and gave a link to the [http://www.teamfortress.com/blizzbobarrabas/ update page] with all the info. It announced a new [[Mann vs. Machine mission]] called "[[Ghost Town|Wave 666]]", where instead of fighting robots, the players fight zombies, and a new Halloween [[King of the Hill]] match (on Ghost Fort) with Merasmus (with the Bombinomicon) as the boss. It added two new achievements and introduced [[Halloween Spells]], which players can cast on other items in their [[backpack]] to give their items new effects, from shifting paint colors to flaming footsteps. Additionally, the [[Haunted Halloween Gift|Gift Drop]] system was changed; during the last two years, gifts spawned publicly and could be claimed by whoever arrived there first, while that year, players would receive private gift spawns that they can grab at their leisure.
  
 
== Additions ==
 
== Additions ==
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=== Merasmus ===
 
=== Merasmus ===
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{{main|Merasmus}}
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{{Main|Merasmus}}
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'''Merasmus''' is a wizard [[boss]] who attacks both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams until he either is slain or leaves the map after a certain amount of time. He has several attacks, including using the [[Bombinomicon (character)|Bombinomicon]] to rain bombs around the [[Control point (objective)|control point]]. His [[health]] range varies from 50000 to around 100000, depending on the number of players in the server. Merasmus does not appear until ten or more players are present (not including [[spectator]]s or [[bots]]).
  
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'''[[Merasmus]]''' is a [[non-playable character]] wizard boss, who attacks both [[RED]] and [[BLU]] teams until he is slain. He has several attacks, including using the [[Bombinomicon]] to rain bombs around the [[Control Point (Objective)|Control Point]]. His [[health]] range varies from 50000 to around 100000, depending on the number of players in the server. Merasmus does not appear until ten or more players are present (not including [[spectator]]s or [[bots]]).
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=== Maps ===
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{{main|List of maps}}
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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|- style="height:20px; color: #FFF;"
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#FFF;"> {{common string|Name}}
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#FFF;"> {{common string|Picture}}
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#FFF;"> {{common string|Game mode}}
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! style="background:#6A5587;" class="header" | <span style="color:#FFF;"> {{common string|File name}}
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|-
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| width="80px" style="background:#AD9DC3;" | '''[[Ghost Fort{{if lang}}|<font color="white">Ghost Fort</font>]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | [[File:Ghost Fort.png|200px|link=Ghost Fort{{if lang}}]]
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''[[King of the Hill{{if lang}}|{{common string|King of the Hill}}]]'''<br/>[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=King of the Hill{{if lang}}]]
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| {{code|koth_lakeside_event}}
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|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | '''[[Ghost Town{{if lang}}|<font color="white">Ghost Town</font>]]'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | [[File:Mvm_coaltown_event.jpg|200px|link=Ghost Town{{if lang}}]]
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''[[Mann vs. Machine{{if lang}}|{{common string|Mann vs. Machine}}]]'''<br/>[[File:Mvm_navicon.png|50px|link=Mann vs. Machine{{if lang}}]]
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| {{code|mvm_ghost_town}}
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|}
  
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=== Weapons ===
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=== Weapon ===
 
{{main|Weapons}}
 
{{main|Weapons}}
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| width="80px" style="background:#6A5587;" | '''{{class link|All Classes|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Bat Outta Hell|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Bat Outta Hell}}'''<sup>†</sup>
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|-
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| height="30px" style="background:#6A5587;" | <font color="white">'''{{common string|Notes}}'''</font>
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| colspan="2" | <sup>†</sup>Not available for the Engineer and the Spy.
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|}
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=== Costume set ===
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{{main|Halloween Costumes}}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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| width="80px" style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="3" | '''{{class link|Heavy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background:#E8E2F0;" rowspan="3" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess}}'''<br/>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Grand Duchess Tiara|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess Tiara}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587; padding:0.5em 1em; width:90px;" | <div style="float:left; text-align:left; margin-top:-1em; margin-bottom:0.5em;"><!--
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Grand Duchess Fairy Wings|75px}}
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--><br />{{icon class|Scout}} '''[[Scout|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|scout}}</span>]]'''<!--
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess Fairy Wings}}'''
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--><br />{{icon class|Soldier}} '''[[Soldier|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|soldier}}</span>]]'''<!--
 
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--><br />{{icon class|Pyro}} '''[[Pyro|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|pyro}}</span>]]'''<!--
 
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--><br />{{icon class|Demoman}} '''[[Demoman|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|demoman}}</span>]]'''<!--
 
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--><br />{{icon class|Heavy}} '''[[Heavy|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|heavy}}</span>]]'''<!--
 
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--><br />{{icon class|Medic}} '''[[Medic|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|medic}}</span>]]'''<!--
 
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--><br />{{icon class|Sniper}} '''[[Sniper|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|sniper}}</span>]]'''</div>
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Bat Outta Hell|80px}}
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Bat Outta Hell}}'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Grand Duchess Tutu|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess Tutu}}'''
 
|}
 
|}
  
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{{main|Cosmetic items}}
 
{{main|Cosmetic items}}
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3" | {{icon class|Scout}}<br/>'''[[scout|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|scout}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Scout|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Spooky Shoes|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Spooky Shoes}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Spooky Sleeves|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Spooky Sleeves}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Spooky Shoes|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Soldier|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Spooky Shoes}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2"| {{icon class|soldier}}<br>'''[[Soldier|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|soldier}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Zipperface|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Zipperface}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul}}'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Zipperface|66px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="4" | '''{{class link|Pyro|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Zipperface}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Coffin Kit|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Coffin Kit}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="4"| {{icon class|Pyro}}<br>'''[[Pyro|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|pyro}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Plutonidome|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Plutonidome}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul}}'''
 
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Coffin Kit|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Coffin Kit}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Plutonidome|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Wraith Wrap|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Plutonidome}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Wraith Wrap}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Wraith Wrap|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Demoman|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Wraith Wrap}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo JuJu (Slight Return)|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo JuJu (Slight Return)}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2"| {{icon class|demoman}}<br>'''[[Demoman|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|demoman}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul}}'''
 
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo Juju (Slight Return)|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="1" | '''{{class link|Heavy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo Juju (Slight Return)}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul}}'''
 
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|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="4"| {{icon class|Heavy}}<br/>'''[[Heavy|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|heavy}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Engineer|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Master Mind|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Master Mind}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Grand Duchess Tiara|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess Tiara}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Grand Duchess Tutu|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" | '''{{class link|Medic|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess Tutu}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Grand Duchess Fairy Wings|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Sniper|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Grand Duchess Fairy Wings}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Sir Hootsalot|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Sir Hootsalot}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="2"| {{icon class|engineer}}<br/>'''[[Engineer|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|engineer}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul}}'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Master Mind|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="2" | '''{{class link|Spy|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Master Mind}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Scarecrow|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|scarecrow}}'''
 
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|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" | {{icon class|medic}}<br/>'''[[Medic|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|medic}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul|80px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul|80px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul}}'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="2"| {{icon class|Sniper}}<br/>'''[[Sniper|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|sniper}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#6A5587; padding:0.5em 1em; width:90px;" | <div style="float:left; text-align:left; margin-top:-1em; margin-bottom:0.5em;"><!--
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul|80px}}
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--><br />'''{{class link|Scout|color=white}}'''<!--
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul}}'''
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--><br />'''{{class link|Demoman|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Heavy|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Engineer|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Sniper|color=white}}'''</div>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Spooky Sleeves|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Spooky Sleeves}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Sir Hootsalot|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587; padding:0.5em 1em; width:90px;" | <div style="float:left; text-align:left; margin-top:-1em; margin-bottom:0.5em;"><!--
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Sir Hootsalot}}'''
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--><br />'''{{class link|Soldier|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Pyro|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Demoman|color=white}}'''</div>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Bonedolier|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Bonedolier}}'''
 
|-
 
|-
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| style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="3"| {{icon class|Spy}}<br/>'''[[Spy|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|spy}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#6A5587; padding:0.5em 1em; width:90px;" | <div style="float:left; text-align:left; margin-top:-1em; margin-bottom:0.5em;"><!--
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul|80px}}
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--><br />'''{{class link|Soldier|color=white}}'''<!--
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul}}'''
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--><br />'''{{class link|Pyro|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Medic|color=white}}'''<!--
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--><br />'''{{class link|Spy|color=white}}'''</div>
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Exorcizor|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Exorcizor}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Exorcizor|80px}}
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| style="background:#6A5587;" rowspan="8" | '''{{class link|All Classes|br=yes|color=white}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Exorcizor}}'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Boo Balloon|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Boo Balloon}}'''
 
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|-
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Scarecrow|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Crone's Dome|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|scarecrow}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Crone's Dome}}'''
 
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|-
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| style="background: #6A5587; padding:0.5em 1em; width:90px;" | <div style="float:left; text-align:left; margin-top:-1em; margin-bottom:0.5em;"><!--
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Dead Little Buddy|75px}}
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--><br />{{icon class|Soldier}} '''[[Soldier|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|soldier}}</span>]]'''<!--
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Bonedolier|80px}}
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Bonedolier}}'''
 
 
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| width="60px" style="background: #6A5587;" rowspan="8" | {{icon class|All Classes}}<br/>'''[[Classes|<span style="color: #FFF;">{{class name|all classes}}</span>]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Executioner|75px}}
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Unknown Monkeynaut|80px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Executioner}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Unknown Monkeynaut}}'''
 
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Dead Little Buddy|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Ghostly Gibus|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Dead Little Buddy}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Ghostly Gibus}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Boo Balloon|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Rump-o'-Lantern|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Boo Balloon}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Rump-o'-Lantern}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Ghostly Gibus|80px}}
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Skull Island Topper|75px}}
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Ghostly Gibus}}'''
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Skull Island Topper}}'''
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{item icon|Rump-o'-Lantern|80px}}
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Rump-o'-Lantern}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Skull Island Topper|80px}}
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Skull Island Topper}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Executioner|80px}}
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Executioner}}'''
 
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| align="center" style="background: #AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Crone's Dome|80px}}
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Crone's Dome}}'''
 
 
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Unknown Monkeynaut|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Unknown Monkeynaut}}'''
 
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|}
  
 
=== Tools ===
 
=== Tools ===
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{{main|Halloween Spells}}
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{{main|Tools}}
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{| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
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Halloween Spells are single use tool items that are used to give various Halloween themed effects to weapons or hats depending on what spell it is. It should be noted that not only do the Spell Items expire on November 9th, but the spell effects upon other items expire on November 9th as well.
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| width="80px" style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Eerie Crate|75px}}
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| width="125px" style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Eerie Crate}}'''
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=== Maps ===
 
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{{main|List of maps}}
 
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center;"
 
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! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | {{common string|name}}
 
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! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | {{common string|picture}}
 
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! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | {{common string|game mode}}
 
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! style="background: #6A5587;" class="header" | {{common string|file name}}
 
 
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | '''[[Ghost Fort]]'''
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Eerie Key|75px}}
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| width="100px"  | [[File:Ghost Fort.png|160px|link=Ghost Fort]]
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Eerie Key}}'''
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" align="center" | '''{{common string|king of the hill}}'''<br/>[[File:Controlpoint.png|50px|link=King of the Hill]]
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | {{code|koth_lakeside_event}}
 
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| style="background: #AD9DC3;" | '''[[Ghost Town]]'''
 
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| width="100px"  | [[File:Mvm_coaltown_event.jpg|160px|link=Ghost Town]]
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" align="center" | '''{{common string|Mann vs. Machine}}'''<br/>[[File:Mvm_navicon.png|50px|link=Mann vs. Machine (game mode)]]
 
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| style="background: #F1ECF7;" | {{code|mvm_ghost_town}}
 
 
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| style="background:#AD9DC3;" | {{icon item|Halloween Spells|75px}}
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| style="background:#F1ECF7;" | '''{{item link|Halloween Spells}}'''
 
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=== Unusual effects ===
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{{main|Unusual}}
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{{Spectral Halloween Special Unusual effects}}
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== Achievements ==
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=== {{Achiev type link|necromannchievements}} ===
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{{Halloween 2012 achievement list}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* Several encoded messages appear on the update's pages, and they use [http://www.fontsy.com/font_details_24224.html Agathodaimon symbols].
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* Several encoded messages appear on the update's pages, and they use a [[w:cipher|cipher]] of [https://fontmeme.com/fonts/agathodaimon-font/ Agathodaimon symbols], a [[w:dingbats|dingbats]]-inspired, esoteric font designed by Andrew D. Taylor.
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** The first one, found on the Scout's card on the hidden page, translates to "Super Speed"{{sic}}. The encoded message on the Heavy's card on the Spectral Halloween Special update page says "Small Head".
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** The first one, found on the Scout's card on the hidden page, translates to "Super Spped".{{sic}} The encoded message on the Heavy's card on the Spectral Halloween Special update page reads "Small Head".
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** On the Spectral Halloween Special update page, the first header says "Explo Capitus" while the second says "Barpo Kabalto".
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** On the Spectral Halloween Special update page, the first header says "Explo Capitus", while the second says "Barpo Kabalto"; both captions are in mock-Latin and are meaningless. "Barpo Kabalto", however, would later be used as a [[Magic spells|spell-casting phrase]] in [[Scream Fortress 2013]].
  
 
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== Gallery ==
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Latest revision as of 13:40, 28 October 2024

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see October 26, 2012 Patch.
Fourth Annual Scream Fortress.jpg
“
In much the same way that most of the characters in the 1983 haunted elevator movie “The Lift” were warned – repeatedly - to take the stairs, we warned you that the frankly terrifying Scream Fortress Halloween event was coming. And now it’s here, and you’re scared, and you don’t have anyone to blame but yourself. This year, you’ll experience the tear-squirting terror of being trapped in a living nightmare with a vindictive ghost, just like everyone in M. Night Shyamalan’s epic of elevator haunting, “Devil”.
— TF2 Official Blog
 ”

The Fourth Annual Spectral Halloween Special, commonly known as the Spectral Halloween Special, was the 2012 Halloween event, which included the new maps Ghost Town (a haunted version of Coal Town) and Ghost Fort (a haunted adaption of Lakeside that introduced Merasmus as a boss), new items, and two new Necromannchievements. The event also introduced Voodoo-Cursed Souls. Players that logged on during the event also received a Halloween Goodie Cauldron.

After three days of on-line teases, the event began with the October 26, 2012 Patch and concluded on November 8, 2012.

Timeline

On October 23, 2012, the head of the Spy portrait on the TF2 Official Blog was changed to resemble a skull. Clicking on the skull led to a hidden page, with a newspaper page titled "The Teufort Reader" reporting the theft of Voodoo-Cursed Items (later release into the game). The bottom of the newspaper is ripped, showing two cards with odd symbols.

The following day, October 24, a comic titled Doom-Mates was released. The comic details Merasmus' return home from his weekend at WizardCon, and his growing resentment towards the Soldier.

The next day, October 25, a page was posted that announced the event would begin the following day, October 26, and gave a link to the update page with all the info. It announced a new Mann vs. Machine mission called "Wave 666", where instead of fighting robots, the players fight zombies, and a new Halloween King of the Hill match (on Ghost Fort) with Merasmus (with the Bombinomicon) as the boss. It added two new achievements and introduced Halloween Spells, which players can cast on other items in their backpack to give their items new effects, from shifting paint colors to flaming footsteps. Additionally, the Gift Drop system was changed; during the last two years, gifts spawned publicly and could be claimed by whoever arrived there first, while that year, players would receive private gift spawns that they can grab at their leisure.

Additions

Merasmus

Main article: Merasmus

Merasmus is a wizard boss who attacks both RED and BLU teams until he either is slain or leaves the map after a certain amount of time. He has several attacks, including using the Bombinomicon to rain bombs around the control point. His health range varies from 50000 to around 100000, depending on the number of players in the server. Merasmus does not appear until ten or more players are present (not including spectators or bots).

Maps

Main article: List of maps
Name Picture Game mode File name
Ghost Fort Ghost Fort.png King of the Hill
Controlpoint.png 		koth_lakeside_event
Ghost Town Mvm coaltown event.jpg Mann vs. Machine
Mvm navicon.png 		mvm_ghost_town

Weapon

Main article: Weapons
Bat Outta Hell Bat Outta Hell†
Notes †Not available for the Engineer and the Spy.

Costume set

Main article: Halloween Costumes
The Grand Duchess
 Grand Duchess Tiara Grand Duchess Tiara
Grand Duchess Fairy Wings Grand Duchess Fairy Wings
Grand Duchess Tutu Grand Duchess Tutu

Cosmetic items

Main article: Cosmetic items
Spooky Shoes Spooky Shoes
Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul Voodoo-Cursed Scout Soul
Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul Voodoo-Cursed Soldier Soul
Zipperface Zipperface
Coffin Kit Coffin Kit
Plutonidome Plutonidome
Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul Voodoo-Cursed Pyro Soul
Wraith Wrap Wraith Wrap
Voodoo JuJu (Slight Return) Voodoo JuJu (Slight Return)
Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul
Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul Voodoo-Cursed Heavy Soul
Master Mind Master Mind
Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul Voodoo-Cursed Engineer Soul
Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul Voodoo-Cursed Medic Soul
Sir Hootsalot Sir Hootsalot
Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul Voodoo-Cursed Sniper Soul
Scarecrow Scarecrow
Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul Voodoo-Cursed Spy Soul
Spooky Sleeves Spooky Sleeves
Bonedolier Bonedolier
Exorcizor Exorcizor
Boo Balloon Boo Balloon
Crone's Dome Crone's Dome
Dead Little Buddy Dead Little Buddy
Executioner Executioner
Ghostly Gibus Ghostly Gibus
Rump-o'-Lantern Rump-o'-Lantern
Skull Island Topper Skull Island Topper
Unknown Monkeynaut Unknown Monkeynaut

Tools

Main article: Tools
Eerie Crate Eerie Crate
Eerie Key Eerie Key
Halloween Spells Halloween Spells

Unusual effects

Main article: Unusual
Spectral Halloween Special Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
Unusual Knifestorm.png
Unusual Misty Skull.png
Unusual Harvest Moon.png
Unusual It's A Secret To Everybody.png
Unusual Stormy 13th Hour.png
Knifestorm Misty Skull Harvest Moon It's a Secret to Everybody Stormy 13th Hour


Achievements

Backpack Skull Island Topper.png Necromannchievements

A Lovely Vacation Spot
 A Lovely Vacation Spot
Get to Skull Island and claim your reward!

Reward: Skull Island Topper

Wizards Never Prosper
 Wizards Never Prosper
Kill MERASMUS!

Trivia

  • Several encoded messages appear on the update's pages, and they use a cipher of Agathodaimon symbols, a dingbats-inspired, esoteric font designed by Andrew D. Taylor.
    • The first one, found on the Scout's card on the hidden page, translates to "Super Spped".(sic) The encoded message on the Heavy's card on the Spectral Halloween Special update page reads "Small Head".
    • On the Spectral Halloween Special update page, the first header says "Explo Capitus", while the second says "Barpo Kabalto"; both captions are in mock-Latin and are meaningless. "Barpo Kabalto", however, would later be used as a spell-casting phrase in Scream Fortress 2013.

Gallery

  • Spectral Halloween Special Update page.

  • The Spy as seen on the blog.

  • The hidden "Teufort Reader" page.

External links

References


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