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{{hatnote|This article is about the taunt item. For the video, see [[Meet the Medic]].}}  
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{{Other uses|this=the taunt item|for=the video|Meet the Medic}}  
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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = action taunt
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| type              = special taunt
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| image              = Taunt MtM.png
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| image              = Taunt Meet the Medic.png
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
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| released          = [[Über Update]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|6|23|2011}}<br>([[Über Update]])
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| availability      = {{avail|Drop|Purchase}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop-expired|purchase}}
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| trade              = After a few days
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| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | level           = Level 5 Special Taunt
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   | prefix          = Taunt: The
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   | item-description = Remind those ungrateful bastards how valuable your Medic skills are by striking a heroic pose accompanied by an angelic choir, beams of divine light, and a flock of doves.
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  | item-kind        = Special Taunt
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  | loadout-name     = Taunt: The Meet the Medic
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  | item-level       = 5
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   | item-description = Medic Taunt<br>Remind those ungrateful bastards how valuable your Medic skills are by striking a heroic pose accompanied by an angelic choir, beams of divine light, and a flock of doves.
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| title              = {{item name|Meet the Medic (taunt)}}
 
}}
 
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{{quotation|'''The TF2 Team'''|Whatever the occasion, celebrate it with the Meet the Medic, a custom taunt that allows you to punctuate anything you do, no matter how trivial, with god rays, orchestral swells and an explosion of doves.}}
 
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The '''Meet the Medic''' is an [[action item]] for the [[Medic]]. Upon activation, the Medic takes a heroic pose with his secondary weapon, as a bright light and [[doves]] surround him to the tune of an angelic choir.
 
  
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The pose is similar to several shots in the ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' video, notably the closing shot of the Medic atop a pile of Soldier corpses.
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{{Quotation|'''Meet the Medic''' publicity blurb|Whatever the occasion, celebrate it with the Meet the Medic, a custom taunt that allows you to punctuate anything you do, no matter how trivial, with god rays, orchestral swells and an explosion of doves.}}
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The '''Meet the Medic''' is a [[Taunts#Special taunts|special taunt]] for the [[Medic]].
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When the player activates it through the taunts menu, the Medic performs a heroic pose with his [[secondary weapon]] as white stage lights and flying [[doves]] emanate around him to the tune of an [[Media:Taunt medic heroic.wav|angelic choir]], similar to several shots in the ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' video, notably the closing shot of the Medic atop a pile of [[Soldier]] corpses.<!--
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The taunt's duration is approximately 5 seconds.-->
  
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
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* Added the taunt to the game.
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* The Meet the Medic was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|6|27|2011}}'''
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* Updated this item to be [[Name Tag|nameable]].
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* Updated the Meet the Medic to be [[Name Tag|nameable]].
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ([[Manniversary Update]])
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* {{undocumented}} Meet the Medic can now be found in random drops.
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}} #1''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Meet the Medic to the [[item drop system]].
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'''{{Patch name|1|23|2014}}'''
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* Fixed the Meet the Medic taunt not releasing doves during the taunt.
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'''{{Patch name|6|11|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the [[backpack]] icon for the Meet the Medic.
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Set all [[taunts]] to be [[Gift Wrap|giftable]], nameable, and support [[Crafting|craft numbers]].
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'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #2'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Special taunts no longer drop for [[Account types|Premium account]] players.
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'''{{Patch name|8|11|2022}}'''
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* Updated the description.
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}}
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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* Taunting while you are waist-high in water makes a loud sound from the dove entities colliding with the water.
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* Taunting while waist-high in [[water]] makes a loud sound from the dove entities colliding with the water.
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* Doves fly from beneath the Medic's feet and clip through his body.
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** The sound can generally be heard anywhere on the map.
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* Taunting in [[Medieval mode]] causes the Medic to perform the taunt with their currently equipped weapon. This causes clipping issues and has the associated effects of taunting with the [[Amputator]] or [[Übersaw]], if those are equipped.
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*** Doing this with enough people can crash the [[server]].
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* Owning the taunt may cause replay footage showing the aura as well as playing the sound around your player (regardless of the class in the replay).
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* Taunting in [[Medieval Mode]] causes the Medic to perform the taunt with his currently equipped weapon.
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*Doves can sometimes get stuck on doors such as resupply doors. They will only move out of the door when someone opens it.
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* Owning the taunt may cause [[replay]] footage of the taunt to show the aura as well as play the sound around the player, regardless of which class is being played as.
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* Doves can sometimes get stuck on doors such as [[resupply]] doors; they only move out of the door when someone opens it.
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== Trivia ==
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* An unused texture exists in the game files that depicts the previous [[backpack]] icon being made, {{code|medic_heroic_taunt_layers.vtf}}. The only difference is that the god rays leaves the boundaries of the cinema reel icon.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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<gallery perrow="3">
 
File:MTMshot1.PNG|A shot seen in ''Meet the Medic''.
 
File:MTMshot1.PNG|A shot seen in ''Meet the Medic''.
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File:MTMshot2.PNG|The end pose as seen in ''Meet the Medic''.
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File:MTMshot2.PNG|The concluding shot of ''Meet the Medic''.
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File:Meet the Medic (taunt) Dove.png|The dove model used in the taunt (click to animate).
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File:Meet the Medic old icon.png|The old backpack icon.
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File:Meet the Medic (taunt) old icon layers.png|The {{code|_layers}} icon.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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{{Über Update Nav}}
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 19 August 2024

This article is about the taunt item. For the video, see Meet the Medic.
“
Whatever the occasion, celebrate it with the Meet the Medic, a custom taunt that allows you to punctuate anything you do, no matter how trivial, with god rays, orchestral swells and an explosion of doves.
— Meet the Medic publicity blurb
 ”

The Meet the Medic is a special taunt for the Medic.

When the player activates it through the taunts menu, the Medic performs a heroic pose with his secondary weapon as white stage lights and flying doves emanate around him to the tune of an angelic choir, similar to several shots in the Meet the Medic video, notably the closing shot of the Medic atop a pile of Soldier corpses.

Demonstration

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
  • The Meet the Medic was added to the game.

June 27, 2011 Patch

  • Updated the Meet the Medic to be nameable.

October 13, 2011 Patch #1 (Manniversary Update & Sale)

January 23, 2014 Patch

  • Fixed the Meet the Medic taunt not releasing doves during the taunt.

June 11, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon for the Meet the Medic.

June 23, 2014 Patch

February 11, 2015 Patch #2

August 11, 2022 Patch

  • Updated the description.

Bugs

  • Taunting while waist-high in water makes a loud sound from the dove entities colliding with the water.
    • The sound can generally be heard anywhere on the map.
      • Doing this with enough people can crash the server.
  • Taunting in Medieval Mode causes the Medic to perform the taunt with his currently equipped weapon.
  • Owning the taunt may cause replay footage of the taunt to show the aura as well as play the sound around the player, regardless of which class is being played as.
  • Doves can sometimes get stuck on doors such as resupply doors; they only move out of the door when someone opens it.

Trivia

  • An unused texture exists in the game files that depicts the previous backpack icon being made, medic_heroic_taunt_layers.vtf. The only difference is that the god rays leaves the boundaries of the cinema reel icon.

Gallery

  • A shot seen in Meet the Medic.

  • The concluding shot of Meet the Medic.

  • The dove model used in the taunt (click to animate).

  • The old backpack icon.

  • The _layers icon.

See also

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Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman
Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy
Leaderboard class medic.png Medic
Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper
Leaderboard class spy.png Spy
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