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=== Robots ===
 
=== Robots ===
==== Special Robots ====
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{| class="wikitable grid"
The majority of the robot legion can be any class equipped with basic weaponry. In addition, several Special Robots exist:
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! class="header" | Machine
{| class="wikitable grid" style="border:1px solid #333;"
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! class="header" | Based on
! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Machine
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! class="header" | Equipped with
! class="header" width="100px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Based on
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! class="header" | Abilities
! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Equipped with
 
! class="header" width="350px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Abilities
 
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Minor League Scout'''
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| '''Steel Gauntlet'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Scout}}
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| {{Class link|Heavy}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Sandman]]
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| [[Fists of Steel]]
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
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* Uses [[Sandman|baseballs]] to temporarily stun
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* Very durable
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* Damage resistant
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* Good with its [[fists]]
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Demoknight]]'''
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| '''[[Demoknight]]'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Demoman}}
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| {{Class link|Demoman}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Eyelander]]<br>[[Chargin' Targe]]
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| [[Eyelander]]<br>[[Chargin' Targe]]
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
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|
 
* Sword-wielding maniac
 
* Sword-wielding maniac
 
* Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
 
* Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Steel Gauntlet'''
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| '''Bowman'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Heavy}}
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| {{Class link|Sniper}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Fists of Steel]]
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| [[Huntsman]]
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
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* Very durable
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* Deadly accurate
* Damage resistant
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* Quick on the draw
* Good with its [[fists]]
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|-
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| '''Minor League Scout'''
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| {{Class link|Scout}}
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| [[Sandman]]
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|
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* Uses [[Sandman|baseballs]] to temporarily stun
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|-
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| '''Quick Fix Medic'''
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| {{Class link|Medic}}
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| [[Quick-Fix]]
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|
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* Heals fast
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* Can't über
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Heavyweight champ'''
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| '''Heavyweight champ'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]]<br>[[Pugilist's Protector]]
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| {{Class link|Heavy}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
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| [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]]<br>[[Pugilist's Protector]]
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* Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
 
* Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
 
* Attacks in large groups
 
* Attacks in large groups
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Quick Fix]] Medic'''
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| '''[[Über]] Medic'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Medic}}
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| {{Class link|Medic}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Quick-Fix]]
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| [[Medi Gun]]
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
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* Heals fast
 
* Can't use ÜberCharge
 
|-
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Über]] Medic'''
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Medi Gun]]
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
 
* ÜberCharges like a maniac
 
* ÜberCharges like a maniac
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Bowman'''
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| '''[[Sydney Sniper]]'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Sniper}}
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| {{Class link|Sniper}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Huntsman]]
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| [[Sydney Sleeper]]
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
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* Deadly accurate
 
* Quick on the draw
 
|-
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Sydney Sniper]]'''
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Sydney Sleeper]]
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
 
* Shoots [[Jarate]]-coated darts
 
* Shoots [[Jarate]]-coated darts
 
|}
 
|}
  
==== Giant Robots ====
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=== Giant robots ===
Giant Robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.
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Giant robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Machine
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! class="header" | Machine
! class="header" width="100px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Based on
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! class="header" | Based on
! class="header" width="525px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Abilities
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! class="header" | Abilities
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Super Scout'''
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| '''Rapid Fire Soldier'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Scout}}
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| {{Class link|Soldier}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!
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| The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Rapid Fire Soldier'''
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| '''Deflector Heavy'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Soldier}}
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| {{Class link|Heavy}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
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| Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Deflector Heavy'''
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| '''Super Scout'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Heavy}}
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| {{Class link|Scout}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.
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| Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!
 
|}
 
|}
  
==== Sentry Buster ====
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===Special robots===
Day 1 also introduced the Sentry Buster, a robot designed to take down co-op players' Sentries.
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Robots sent out to do very specific tasks
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Machine
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! class="header" | Machine
! class="header" width="100px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Based on
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! class="header" | Based on
! class="header" width="525px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Abilities
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! class="header" | Abilities
 
|-
 
|-
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Sentry Buster'''
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|'''Sentry Buster'''
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Demoman}}
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| {{Class link|Demoman}}
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Detects Sentry Guns that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending Sentry Gun, exploding after a couple of seconds.
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| Detects sentries that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending sentry, exploding after a couple of seconds.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=== Mannworks ===
  
=== Maps ===
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[[Mannworks]], a new map designed for Mann vs. Machine, was also announced on Day 1.
{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align:center;"
 
|- style="height: 20px;"
 
! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Name
 
! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Picture
 
! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Game&nbsp;mode
 
! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | File&nbsp;name
 
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|style="background: gray; border:1px solid #333;" width="120px" |'''[[Mannworks{{if lang}}|<span style="color:white;">Mannworks</span>]]'''
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" |[[File:Poster Mannworks.jpg|250px|link=Mannworks{{if lang}}]]
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Mann vs. Machine (game mode){{if lang}}|{{common string|Mann vs. Machine}}]]'''<br />[[File:Mvm_navicon.png|50px|link=Mann vs. Machine (game mode){{if lang}}]]
 
| style="border:1px solid #333;" | TBC<!--{{code|mvm_mannworks}}-->
 
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|}
 
  
 
== Day 2: Mercs ==
 
== Day 2: Mercs ==
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* Mann vs. Machine was heavily teased by the second [[ARG]], which led to the [[Blood Brothers]] comic. Hints were also included in the maps [[Foundry]] and [[Doomsday]].
 
* Mann vs. Machine was heavily teased by the second [[ARG]], which led to the [[Blood Brothers]] comic. Hints were also included in the maps [[Foundry]] and [[Doomsday]].
 
* A robot which looks like a Bowman or Sydney Sniper without a hat appears on the [[Engineer Update]] page, and a Demoknight head appears in the teaser trailer for the update.
 
* A robot which looks like a Bowman or Sydney Sniper without a hat appears on the [[Engineer Update]] page, and a Demoknight head appears in the teaser trailer for the update.
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* What appears to be one of the pictures of the BLU Scout's mother from Meet The Spy is being used as ante in the BLU Soldier and Demoman's card game (most visible at 1:07).
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/bloodbrothers Blood Brothers]
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/bloodbrothers Blood Brothers]
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/fateworsethanchess/ A Fate Worse Than Chess]
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/fateworsethanchess/ A Fate Worse Than Chess]
 
  
 
{{MannVsMachineNav}}
 
{{MannVsMachineNav}}
 
{{Major updates nav}}
 
{{Major updates nav}}

Revision as of 04:54, 14 August 2012

Alright, enough reading advice. It's man-to-man talk time. I am not going to lie to you: I am going to have to lie to you. You men are absolutely prepared to deal with this, and you are going to be just fine. Right. End of lie. Now get ready to absorb some bullets so they don’t hit my factories.
Saxton Hale; TF2 Official Website
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Mann vs. Machine is an upcoming update for Team Fortress 2, announced on August 13, 2012 and due to be released on August 15, 2012.

Day 1: Machines

Day 1 revealed a new co-op game mode in which teams of six players fight a horde of bots, as well as a new map, Mannworks, and multiple special classes of robots introduced for the new mode. It also revealed the trailer for the mode.

Robots

Machine Based on Equipped with Abilities
Steel Gauntlet Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Fists of Steel
  • Very durable
  • Damage resistant
  • Good with its fists
Demoknight Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman Eyelander
Chargin' Targe
  • Sword-wielding maniac
  • Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
Bowman Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper Huntsman
  • Deadly accurate
  • Quick on the draw
Minor League Scout Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Sandman
Quick Fix Medic Leaderboard class medic.png Medic Quick-Fix
  • Heals fast
  • Can't über
Heavyweight champ Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Killing Gloves of Boxing
Pugilist's Protector
  • Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
  • Attacks in large groups
Über Medic Leaderboard class medic.png Medic Medi Gun
  • ÜberCharges like a maniac
Sydney Sniper Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper Sydney Sleeper

Giant robots

Giant robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.

Machine Based on Abilities
Rapid Fire Soldier Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
Deflector Heavy Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.
Super Scout Leaderboard class scout.png Scout Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!

Special robots

Robots sent out to do very specific tasks

Machine Based on Abilities
Sentry Buster Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman Detects sentries that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending sentry, exploding after a couple of seconds.

Mannworks

Mannworks, a new map designed for Mann vs. Machine, was also announced on Day 1.

Day 2: Mercs

Day 3: Bounty

Trailer

Trivia

  • Mann vs. Machine was heavily teased by the second ARG, which led to the Blood Brothers comic. Hints were also included in the maps Foundry and Doomsday.
  • A robot which looks like a Bowman or Sydney Sniper without a hat appears on the Engineer Update page, and a Demoknight head appears in the teaser trailer for the update.
  • What appears to be one of the pictures of the BLU Scout's mother from Meet The Spy is being used as ante in the BLU Soldier and Demoman's card game (most visible at 1:07).

External links