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==Video==
  
 
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== "Meet the Heavy" Video Transcript ==
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== Video transcript ==
 
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! class="header" | Transcript
 
! class="header" | Transcript
 
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|[''"Meet the [[Heavy]]" text appears'']
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|[''Meet the [[Heavy]] Title Card'']  
  
[''The [[Heavy]] walks up to the camera and places [[Minigun]] on a cardboard box and sits down in a chair'']
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[''The [[Heavy]] walks up to the camera and places [[Minigun]] on a cardboard box and sits down in a chair.'']
  
'''Heavy''': "I am Heavy Weapons Guy...and '''''this''''' [''grabs Minigun''] is my weapon.  [''lays both hands covetously on Minigun''] She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute. [''looks intently at viewer''] It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon...for ''twelve seconds''."
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'''Heavy''': "I am Heavy Weapons Guy... and '''''this''''' [''grabs Minigun''] is my weapon.  [''lays both hands covetously on Minigun''] She weighs one hundred fifty kilograms and fires two hundred dollar, custom-tooled cartridges at ten thousand rounds per minute. [''looks intently at viewer''] It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon...for ''twelve seconds''."
  
 
'''Heavy''': [''Laughs'']
 
'''Heavy''': [''Laughs'']
  
'''Heavy''': [''Checks the barrel of his Minigun''] "Oh my God, who touched Sascha? Alright...'''''Who touched my gun!?'''''"
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'''Heavy''': [''Checks the barrel of his Minigun''] "Oh my God, who touched Sasha? Alright...'''''Who touched my gun!?'''''"
  
'''Heavy''': "Some people think they can outsmart me.  Maybe, [''sniff''] maybe. I've yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet."
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'''Heavy''': "Some people think they can outsmart me.  Maybe, [''sniff''] maybe. I've yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet."
  
'''Heavy''': [''Holds up cartridge to the camera as you hear the sound of the Minigun revving up'']
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'''Heavy''': [''Holds up cartridge to the camera as sound of Minigun revving up is heard'']
  
[''Heavy devastates the enemies with his Minigun on [[Dustbowl]] Stage 1 Cap 1'']
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[''Scene cuts to [[Dustbowl]] as Heavy devastates the enemies with his Minigun on Stage 1, Cap 1.'']
  
[''[[Team Fortress 2 (Soundtrack)|Team Fortress 2 theme]] plays'']
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[''[[Team Fortress 2 (Soundtrack)|Team Fortress 2 theme]] plays.'']
  
 
'''Heavy''': "Waaaaahhhhh! Uwaaaaaaah! '''''Ahahahahaha!''''' Cry some more!"  
 
'''Heavy''': "Waaaaahhhhh! Uwaaaaaaah! '''''Ahahahahaha!''''' Cry some more!"  
  
[''Pause'']
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[''Cuts to black.'']
  
'''Heavy''': "Heheh, cry some more."  
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'''Heavy''': "Heheh. Cry some more."  
  
[''Team Fortress 2 ending flourish music plays'']
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[''Team Fortress 2 ending flourish music plays.'']
 
|}
 
|}
  
==Notes==
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== Notes ==
*The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos.
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* As the first 'experimental' "Meet the Team" video, the ending screen features the outdated official group picture of the [[classes]] and there is no introductory 'Meet the Heavy' title card. However, the alternate language, [[TF2 Official Website]] and the Valve YouTube versions of the video have had these features added to make them consistent with the newer videos.
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* The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos.
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* The [[kill icon]] for the [[Heavy]]'s [[Minigun]] on the title card shown in the updated version is the original [[beta ]]kill icon.
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* A HWM version of Heavy's beta model is used in this video, with a higher-detailed Minigun. His shirt also has the skull-and-crossbones emblem seen in his [[gibs]].
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* The whiteboard behind the Heavy is shown on the 'World War Wednesday' page of the [[Über Update]] but blue ink is used, as it is being used by the [[BLU]] team.
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* The area where the Heavy is firing his Minigun is an earlier version of the first stage of the [[Attack/Defend]] [[Control Point (game mode)|Control Point]] map [[Dustbowl]], where he is standing on the large rock just outside of the BLU spawn.
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* The Heavy fires his Minigun for exactly twelve seconds during the combat scene.
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* The Heavy's Minigun uses the old muzzle-flash in the video; it now has a softer appearance.
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** This is because Valve's particle system was still being worked on at the time.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2193 ''Team Fortress 2'' Official Blog - That's what I'm talking about!]</ref>
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* The Heavy uses the Combine footsteps sound from ''[[hl2:Half-Life 2|Half-Life 2]]''.
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* At 1:14, a BLU [[Sniper]] in the background can be seen briefly in [[reference pose]] before crouching.
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* Also at 1:14, the shells from the Minigun stop moving with it, causing them to appear out of thin air.
  
*The [[kill icon]] for the [[Heavy]]'s [[Minigun]] on the title card shown in the updated version is different from the current kill icon.
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== Trivia ==
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[[File:Meet the Heavy Bullet.png|100px|float|right]]
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* A new version of Meet the Heavy was released on November 12, 2009 on EA's website, with updated models and engine effects. However, it has not replaced the official one in the video store on [[Steam]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6YuLMUqH4 Meet The Heavy Trailer v2 <nowiki>[From EA.com]</nowiki>]</ref>
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* The manufacturer's marks on the bottom of the Heavy's bullet read "Super Caliber Fragile Ballistic"; this is a reference to [[w:Mary Poppins|Mary Poppins]].
  
*As the first 'experimental' "Meet the Team" video, the ending screen features the outdated official group picture of the [[classes]] and there is no introductory 'Meet the Heavy' title card. However, the alternate language, [[TF2 Official Website]] and the Valve YouTube versions of the video have had these features added to make them consistent with the newer videos.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Early Meet the Heavy card.png|An early version of the Meet the Heavy card
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</gallery>
  
*The Heavy's shoulder badge in this video is his original skull and crossbones design. It was later changed to the current fist emblem.
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2301001/ Meet the Heavy] on IMDb
  
*The whiteboard behind the Heavy is shown on the 'World War Wednesday' page of the Über Update but with slight differences: blue ink is used, as it is being used by the [[BLU]] team, and the Pyro's head is drawn in the circle.
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== References ==
 
 
*In this video, [[RED]] and BLU are shown to be roughly equal in skill and killing each other in almost equal numbers. This is in contrast to later videos where RED is shown easily walking over their BLU counterparts, some of which have a single RED team member destroying all, or most of, the BLU team by themselves.
 
 
 
*The area where the Heavy is firing his Minigun is in the first stage of the [[Attack/Defend]] [[Control Point (game mode)|Control Point]] map [[Dustbowl]], where he is standing on the large rock just outside of BLU spawn.
 
 
 
*The Heavy's Minigun uses the old muzzle-flash in the video; it now has a softer appearance.  This is because Valve's particle system was still being worked on.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2193 ''Team Fortress 2'' Official Blog - That's what I'm talking about!]</ref>
 
*The old muzzle flash was a animation rather then a partical effect
 
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*A new version of Meet the Heavy was released on November 19 2009 on EA's website, with updated models and engine effects. However, it has not replaced the official one in the video store on [[Steam]].<ref>[http://www.ea.com/videos/e130432ec8cff110VgnVCM100000ab65140aRCRD EA - "The Orange Box Trailer 1"]</ref>
 
 
 
==References==
 
 
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 14 March 2024

Meet the Heavy
Steam Version of Meet the Heavy's Titlecard
Video Info
Released: May 14, 2007
Run time: 1:28

Video

Video transcript

Notes

  • As the first 'experimental' "Meet the Team" video, the ending screen features the outdated official group picture of the classes and there is no introductory 'Meet the Heavy' title card. However, the alternate language, TF2 Official Website and the Valve YouTube versions of the video have had these features added to make them consistent with the newer videos.
  • The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos.
  • The kill icon for the Heavy's Minigun on the title card shown in the updated version is the original beta kill icon.
  • A HWM version of Heavy's beta model is used in this video, with a higher-detailed Minigun. His shirt also has the skull-and-crossbones emblem seen in his gibs.
  • The whiteboard behind the Heavy is shown on the 'World War Wednesday' page of the Über Update but blue ink is used, as it is being used by the BLU team.
  • The area where the Heavy is firing his Minigun is an earlier version of the first stage of the Attack/Defend Control Point map Dustbowl, where he is standing on the large rock just outside of the BLU spawn.
  • The Heavy fires his Minigun for exactly twelve seconds during the combat scene.
  • The Heavy's Minigun uses the old muzzle-flash in the video; it now has a softer appearance.
    • This is because Valve's particle system was still being worked on at the time.[1]
  • The Heavy uses the Combine footsteps sound from Half-Life 2.
  • At 1:14, a BLU Sniper in the background can be seen briefly in reference pose before crouching.
  • Also at 1:14, the shells from the Minigun stop moving with it, causing them to appear out of thin air.

Trivia

float
  • A new version of Meet the Heavy was released on November 12, 2009 on EA's website, with updated models and engine effects. However, it has not replaced the official one in the video store on Steam.[2]
  • The manufacturer's marks on the bottom of the Heavy's bullet read "Super Caliber Fragile Ballistic"; this is a reference to Mary Poppins.

Gallery

External links

References