Difference between revisions of "Template:Did you know"

From Team Fortress Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(→‎Facts suggestions)
(While it might seem obvious, it's interesting because they specifically went for that wording even though he's called doc or doctor in many other instances, which means this was likely a deliberate choice)
 
(243 intermediate revisions by 61 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
[[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 
[[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
−
==Currently displayed facts==
+
== Currently displayed facts ==
−
{{Did you know main}}  
+
{{Did you know/main}}
  
 
{{Ambox|type=notice|image=Warning red.png|contents='''Notice: Before you make an addition, check out the [[Help:Did you know|rules for adding new facts]].<br/><br/>REMEMBER: NEW FACTS ARE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION.'''}}
 
{{Ambox|type=notice|image=Warning red.png|contents='''Notice: Before you make an addition, check out the [[Help:Did you know|rules for adding new facts]].<br/><br/>REMEMBER: NEW FACTS ARE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION.'''}}
Line 12: Line 12:
 
<!-- This list is sorted; the newest nominated facts are at the bottom of this list. Facts added ANYWHERE except for the BOTTOM of this section are subject to deletion without warning. Persistent neglect of this rule may result in a temporary block. -->
 
<!-- This list is sorted; the newest nominated facts are at the bottom of this list. Facts added ANYWHERE except for the BOTTOM of this section are subject to deletion without warning. Persistent neglect of this rule may result in a temporary block. -->
 
----
 
----
−
*...that there are Cool Beans hidden on the map [[Banana Bay]]?
+
* ...that on [[Slasher]], the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the [[w:SpongeBob SquarePants|''SpongeBob SquarePants'']] episode [https://spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Sailor_Mouth Sailor Mouth] where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
−
*...that the [[Whoopee Cap]]'s description references [[w:Jughead Jones|Jughead Jones]], of [[w:Archie (comics)|''Archie Comics'']] fame, who is well-known for wearing a similar cap?
+
* ...that [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys]] are internally called "decoder rings"?
−
*...that a fully charged [[Machina]] headshot is one of the few things that can kill a Spy at full health while he's using the [[Dead Ringer]]?
+
* ...that the [[Atomizer]]'s 15% damage penalty also affects its [[Grand Slam|kill taunt]]?
−
*...that the [[Festive]] [[Huntsman]] has a tag on that says "Merry Smissmas --Sniper"?
+
* ...that the {{Key|F1}} and {{Key|F3}} keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, <code>+showroundinfo</code> and <code>show_matchmaking</code>, respectively?
−
*...that the Woodland Warrior [[Rocket Launcher]] skin has a hidden [[Spycrab]] in it?
+
* ...that the Scout's [[Peace Out]] taunt is a reference to the [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/grant-gustin-next-to-oliver-queens-grave Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave] meme?
−
*...that it is possible to land [[Mini-Crits]] using the [[Axtinguisher]] on an enemy [[Pyro]] or an enemy [[Sniper]] wearing the [[Darwin's Danger Shield]]?
+
* ...that the Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?
 
----
 
----
−
*...that it is possible to survive to perform the Soldier's [[Kamikaze]] taunt by colliding with a ceiling before the explosion part of the taunt?
+
* ...that the [[Dead Head]] was originally called The Skullcap, but was changed due to a conflict with the [[Skullcap]]?
−
*...that the [[Your Eternal Reward]] is a reference to Aladdin?
+
* ...that the PlayStation 3 version of [[Team Fortress 2]] was published by [[Electronic Arts]]?
−
*...that the oldest known unusual is a Circling Peace Sign [[Stout Shako]]?
+
* ...that ''[[The Naked and the Dead]]'' reveals Scout to be at least 26 years old?
−
*...that the only non-stock [[Soldier]] primary [[Weapons]] that have a hollow barrel are the [[Original]] and the [[Rocket Jumper]]?
+
* ...that in the game's code, the developer comment explaining the [[Sniper achievements|Sniper achievement]] "Pincushion" simply states "Boromir someone", referencing the death of [[w:Boromir|Boromir]] in ''[[w:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]''?
−
*...that with the [[Lumbricus Lid]] equipped the [[Kamikaze]] taunt will have a unique [[Kill icon]]?
+
* ...that the [[Demoman achievements|Demoman achievement]] "Operation High Dive" and the [[Soldier achievements|Soldier achievement]] "Project Excelsior" require 1644825.6 [[Hammer unit]]s which is 1827 times the length of the [[2Fort]] bridge?
−
*...that there are [[RED]] Versions of the [[Mann vs. Machine]] robots in the files, but nowhere to be seen in-game?
+
* ...that you can deal over 7 quadrillion (15 zeros) damage to a single player with the [[Mantreads]] if you land on a tower of 31 Soldiers with the Mantreads equipped at maximum falling speed?
−
----
 
−
*...that a fully [[Overheal|overhealed]] [[Heavy]] with the [[Fists of Steel]] active and under the effect of the [[Dalokohs Bar]] can survive a fully-charged [[Machina]] [[headshot]]?
 
−
*...that the [[Festive]] lights on some weapons are powered by [[List_of_companies|Bonk!]] batteries?
 
−
*...that the [[Engineer]] at the end of "[[Meet the Medic]]" is playing "[[A Little Heart to Heart (Soundtrack)|A Little Heart to Heart]]" on his guitar?
 
−
*...that it was revealed in the [[Comics]] that there were several teams hired by the [[Administrator]] named Vanguard, Echelon, and Citadel?
 
−
*...that there are a total of 160 weapons?
 
−
*...that [[Scout]] has 7 older brothers and he is the youngest?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Engineer]] and [[Medic]] have the least amount of weapons?
 
−
*...that the Scout and [[Pyro]] have the most amount of weapons?
 
−
*...that the only taunt you can unlock for free is the [[Director's Vision]]?
 
−
*...that the [[Pyro]] has the most taunt kills?
 
−
*...that in the [[Ghoul Box]], a cosmetic item for the [[Engineer]], it shows a hidden rat in its textures referencing the creator's late pet rat?
 
−
*...that the [[Demoman]] was once poisoned in the comic, [[Old Wounds]], by nothing but food since he drinks alcohol a lot?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Nessie's Nine Iron]], a melee reskin for Demoman, is a reference to the legendary Scottish monster, the [[w:Loch Ness Monster|Loch Ness Monster]]?
 
−
*...that the [[Spy]] is known to speak phrases in French, Spanish and Italian?
 
−
*...that the [[Sniper (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Sniper]] is named Virgil, and the [[Engineer (Classic)|Team Fortress Classic Engineer]] is named Fred?
 
−
*...that the [[Shred Alert]] has its own unused kill icon?
 
−
*...that the [[Sentry Buster]] uses the animations and hitboxes of a Giant Demoman Robot, and thus can be headshotted?
 
−
*...that [[Saxton Hale]] fought a lion while cutting his hair?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Medic]] appeared to have various organs from various exotic creatures in his fridge in [[Meet the Medic]], including a Loch Ness hamster?
 
−
*...that the [[Pyro]] can reflect [[Rescue Ranger]] bolts and [[Crusader's Crossbow]] syringes?
 
−
*...that in the [[Scout update]], if you sent a letter to [[Mann Co.]] ordering a [[Force-A-Nature]], you would get a letter from Saxton Hale saying they were out of stock, but in [[The Contract]] comic, they were overstocked?
 
−
*...that in [[Meet the Spy]] while [[Spy]] fights with the [[Medic]], after knocking his glasses into the air a [[Half-Life 2]] crate prop appears?
 
−
*...that the [[Bread Bite]] has 2 completely unique inspect animations, unlike the rest of Heavy's gloves?
 
−
*...that [[Archimedes]] used to be a wedding dove, before the [[Medic]] stole the catering van used for the prime minister's wedding where Archimedes was situated?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Flame Thrower]] and [[Knife]] are the single class weapons with the most [[reskins]]?
 
−
*...that [[Sinshine]] became an official map added in the [[Scream Fortress 2015]] event, before its non-Halloween counterpart [[Sunshine]] which was added in [[Meet your Match]]?
 
−
*...that according to the comic [[Death of a Salesbot]] the President of the United States by 1999 is a Pomeranian named "Kisses Von Butternubs"?
 
−
*...that [[Medic]]'s pet [[Archimedes]], had his name based off of a real scientist that studied physics?
 
−
*...that [[TF2]] had [[grenades]] in it at some point?
 
−
*...that the bobblehead in [[Meet the Sniper]] was originally supposed to be an "[[List of companies|Old Geezer]]" instead of the [[Civilian (Classic)|Civilian]]?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that [[Pier]] has a secret disco room behind the vent in BLU spawn?
 
−
*...that when you suicide in spawn, you can immediately respawn by changing classes?
 
−
*...that collecting heads with the [[Eyelander]] or its reskins also increases your [[Shield]] bash damage?
 
−
*...that there are exactly 21 bars in the loading screen?
 
−
*...that the Spy has the most class-exclusive weapon reskins, at 8?
 
−
*...that healing beams from the [[Medi Gun]] and its alternatives, [[Dispenser]], [[Payload]] cart, and team leaders in [[Player Destruction]] mode decrease the duration of [[Jarate]] and [[Mad Milk]] effects?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that disguising as a friendly [[Spy]] with the [[Disguise Kit]] will simply remove your disguise?
 
−
*...that there were plans to add female versions of the mercenaries?
 
−
*...that at low health the [[Shahanshah]] does the most melee damage in the game, dealing just 3 more points than the [[Scotsman's Skullcutter]]?
 
−
*...that Valve used motion-capture for some of the scenes in [[Expiration Date]]?
 
−
*...that {{code|tf_hud_notification_show_count_ghost_controls_no_respawn}} is the biggest console command present in TF2?
 
−
*...that the [[Pyro]] was the first character to get a [[Taunt kill]]?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Soldier]] got rejected from all branches of the US military during WWII?
 
−
*...that the [[Your Eternal Reward]] resembles the TFC knife?
 
−
*...that the [[Medic]] has no class-specific domination lines?
 
−
*...that [[Robin Walker]], [[John Cook]], and [[Ian Caughley]] originally created [[Team Fortress|''QTF'']] just because they wanted a [[Classes|multiclass]] version of Quake for their own use?
 
−
*...that the [[Gas Grenade]] is a [[scrapped]] grenade weapon that was to be used by the [[Spy]]?
 
−
*...that the first time the [[Engineer]] is seen without his goggles is in the [[Loose Canon]] comic?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that some cosmetic hats and bot heads from [[MVM]] are available on the Steam community marketplace for SteamVR?
 
−
*...that the [[Detpack]] is a weapon in the classic ''Team Fortress'' games and is only used by the [[Demoman (Classic)|Demoman]]?
 
−
*...that in the [[WAR! comic]], the [[Administrator]] is watching the events of [[Meet the Spy]] unfold before [[Miss Pauling]] shows up?
 
−
*...that the [[C.A.P.P.E.R]] is the same weapon used by the 'captain' of the space movie [[BLU]] watches in the [[Invasion Update]] trailer?
 
−
*...that there are 7 items that can be both [[Strange]] and [[Genuine]] quality?
 
−
*...that the [[ghost]] of Zepheniah Mann is still wearing his [[Ghastly Gibus]]?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Heavy]]'s stock [[melee]] was originally a Lead Pipe?
 
−
*...that the [[Shortstop]] was originally supposed to slow down players on hit, but never functioned properly?
 
−
*...that the [[Spy]] is the only class in the game with a custom PDA?
 
−
*...that the [[Engineer]] is the shortest of the [[Classes]]?
 
−
*...that the [[Medic]] traded his soul for a pen in the comic [[The Naked and the Dead]]?
 
−
*...that the [[Demoman]]'s eye was "given back" by the [[Medic]] in the comic [[The Naked and the Dead]]?
 
−
----
 
−
*...that the [[Pyromancer's Mask]] has an unused bodygroup, which gives it grey horns?
 
−
*...that the [[Pyro]], during the [[Mann vs. Machine|robot invasion]], owned a company?
 
−
*...that the [[Battalion's Backup]] is the only source of melee damage resistance outside of [[Mannpower]]?
 
 
----
 
----
 +
* ...that the [[Medic]] is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the [[Non-player characters#Devil|Devil]] due to Medic losing his medical license?
 
<!-- Add the new fact right above this comment. Add the break (----) after every 6 DIY facts --->
 
<!-- Add the new fact right above this comment. Add the break (----) after every 6 DIY facts --->
  
 
== See also ==  
 
== See also ==  
−
[[Previously featured facts]]
+
* [[Template:Did you know/Previously featured facts|Previously featured facts]]
  
 
[[Category:Background]]
 
[[Category:Background]]
 
[[Category:Lists]]
 
[[Category:Lists]]
 
[[Category:Main Page]]
 
[[Category:Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 18:24, 21 November 2024

Currently displayed facts

Warning red.pngNotice: Before you make an addition, check out the rules for adding new facts.

REMEMBER: NEW FACTS ARE ADDED TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS SECTION.

Facts suggestions

Add new fact suggestions at the very bottom of the section below this title

  • ...that on Slasher, the words "RED SMELLS" followed by the addition of "GOOD" found in the RED outhouse is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode Sailor Mouth where SpongeBob "finishes" someone's insulting graffiti on a dumpster by adding the word "good" to it in a similar fashion?
  • ...that Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys are internally called "decoder rings"?
  • ...that the Atomizer's 15% damage penalty also affects its kill taunt?
  • ...that the F1 and F3 keys are bound by default to nonexistent commands, +showroundinfo and show_matchmaking, respectively?
  • ...that the Scout's Peace Out taunt is a reference to the Grant Gustin next to Oliver Queen's grave meme?
  • ...that the Heavy is the only class without a taunt for most all class melee weapons?
  • ...that the Medic is called "Mr. Ludwig" instead of "Dr. Ludwig" by the Devil due to Medic losing his medical license?

See also

Retrieved from "https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/index.php?title=Template:Did_you_know&oldid=3861179"