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− | Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and [[Valve]]'s humor, the game includes '''references''', usually in a humorous fashion. There are many | + | Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and [[Valve]]'s humor, the game includes '''references''', usually in a humorous fashion. There are many sources, including games, movies, and music; even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the [[Spy]] class. |
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+ | {{Show achievement|Spy|A Cut Above}} | ||
− | + | "A cut above" is an idiom which is defined as of better quality than another person, place, or thing. | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Agent Provocateur}} | |
− | + | An {{W|agent provocateur}} or "enticing agent" is a person who is employed by the police or other entity to act undercover in order to entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act. | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Burn Notice}} | |
− | + | A {{W|Burn notice (document)|Burn Notice}} is an official document put forth by one agency to other agencies in order to announce the dismissal of agents who have become unreliable. | |
− | + | This is also the name and premise of {{W|Burn Notice|a popular American {{botignore|spy}} comedy/drama}}. | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Come In From The Cold}} | |
− | + | This is an idiom meaning a person or smaller group becoming part of a group or agency they had been previously disallowed from, often used in reference to defecting spies. | |
− | + | There is an {{W|John le Carré}} novel entitled "{{W|The Spy Who Came in from the Cold}}". | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Constructus Interruptus}} | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Counter Espionage}} | |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Deep Undercover}} | |
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− | {{ | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Die Another Way}} |
− | + | Thi is a play on the name of the 20th {{W|James Bond}} film, ''{{W|Die Another Day}}'', released in 2002, and the last one to feature {{w|Pierce Brosnan}} as Bond. | |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Diplomacy}} | |
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− | {{ | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Dr. Nooooo}} |
− | + | ''{{W|Dr. No (novel)|Dr. No}}'' is {{W|Ian Fleming}}'s sixth James Bond novel. It is also the name of the {{w|Dr. No (film)|first film}} in the James Bond series, starring {{w|Sean Connery}} as Bond. | |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|For Your Eyes Only}} | |
− | + | ''{{W|For Your Eyes Only (short story collection)|For Your Eyes Only}}'' is a pair of short stories written by {{W|Ian Fleming}} featuring British Secret Service agent {{W|James Bond}}. A {{w|For Your Eyes Only (film)|film}} based on the stories was released in 1981, starring {{W|Roger Moore}} as Bond. | |
− | + | "For your eyes only" is also a phrase commonly seen in stories and films stamped on documents to warn the reader not to divulge the information contained within. | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|FYI I am a Spy}} | |
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− | + | This achievement is based on a popular [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29RE0blCV84 YouTube video] where a Spy manages to backstab an enemy [[Medic]] by distracting him with a spray that reads "FYI I am a Spy". | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|High Value Target}} | |
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+ | {{Show achievement|Spy|Identity Theft}} | ||
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Insurance Fraud}} | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Is It Safe?}} | |
− | + | This is a reference to ''{{W|Marathon Man}}'', a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by {{W|William Goldman}}. A {{w|Marathon Man (film)|film version}} was released in 1976. Both the novel and the film contain a graphic scene where one character tortures another by drilling into his teeth, without anesthetic, and repeatedly asking the question "Is it safe?". | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Joint Operation}} | |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|May I Cut In?}} | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|On Her Majesty's Secret Surface}} | |
+ | ''{{W|On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service}}'' is a {{W|James Bond}} novel, written by {{W|Ian Fleming}} in 1963. There was also a {{W|On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|film}} released in 1969, the only Bond film to feature {{W|George Lazenby}} as Bond. British Intelligence (known as the SIS, or MI6) is also known as "Her Majesty's Secret Service". | ||
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Point Breaker}} | |
− | {{ | + | ''{{W|Point Break}}'' is a 1991 action film. The title refers to the surfing term "point break", a permanent obstruction such as a coral reef, rock, shoal, or headland that causes a wave to break, forming a barreling wave that can be surfed. |
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− | {{ | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Sap Auteur}} |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Sapsucker}} | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Skullpluggery}} | |
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+ | {{Show achievement|Spy|Slash and Burn}} | ||
− | + | "Slash and burn" is the act of cutting and burning down forests in order to create fields to be used for agriculture. It can also be used to describe methods that are drastic and ultimately destructive. | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Sleeper Agent}} | |
− | A | + | A {{W|sleeper agent}} is a {{botignore|spy}} who has been placed in a foreign body to become assimilated and to make himself available if need be, as opposed to taking immediate action. |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Spies Like Us}} | |
− | + | ''{{w|Spies Like Us}}'' is a comedy film about two rookie spies sent to the {{W|Soviet Union}} to stop a nuclear threat. The film features many stereotypes of things frequently seen in other {{botignore|spy}} movies. | |
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+ | {{Show achievement|Spy|Spymaster}} | ||
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|The Man From P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E.}} | |
− | + | ''{{W|The Man from U.N.C.L.E.}}'' is an American television series centered on a two-man troubleshooting team for a fictitious secret international law-enforcement agency, the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.). | |
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− | {{ | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|The Man with the Broken Guns}} |
+ | ''{{W|The Man with the Golden Gun (novel)|The Man with the Golden Gun}}'' is a {{W|James Bond}} novel and {{W|The Man with the Golden Gun (film)|film}}, starring {{W|Roger Moore}} as Bond. The Golden Gun itself is was wielded by an elite assassin famed for killing his targets with just one bullet. | ||
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|The Melbourne Supremacy}} | |
− | '' | + | ''{{W|The Bourne Supremacy}}'' is the second novel in {{W|Robert Ludlum}}'s Bourne series, released in 1986. There was also a {{W|The Bourne Supremacy (film)|film}} based on the novel released in 2004, starring {{w|Matt Damon}} as the main character, Jason Bourne. |
− | + | {{W|Melbourne}} is a city in Australia, the homeland of the [[Sniper]]. | |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Triplecrossed}} | |
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− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Wetwork}} | |
− | + | {{W|Wetwork}} is a euphemism for government-sponsored murder or assassination, alluding to hands literally wet with blood. | |
− | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|Who's Your Daddy?}} | |
− | + | This achievement is a reference to the Spy's relationship with the [[Scout's mother]] as revealed in [[Meet the Spy]]. | |
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− | {{ | + | {{Show achievement|Spy|You Only Shiv Thrice}} |
+ | This is a play on {{W|Ian Fleming}}'s 1964 {{W|James Bond}} novel, ''{{W|You Only Live Twice (novel)|You Only Live Twice}}''. A {{W|You Only Live Twice (film)|film}} based on the novel was released in 1967, starring {{W|Sean Connery}} as Bond. | ||
− | + | ==Weapons== | |
+ | ===Ambassador=== | ||
+ | <div style="height:64px; width:64px; background: #3E3E3E">[[Image:Backpack Ambassador.png|64px|link=Ambassador]]</div> | ||
− | + | The [[Ambassador]] is a reference to the {{W|Dirty Harry (film series)|Dirty Harry series}} of films. The titular character {{W|Harry Callahan (character)|Harry Callahan}} is known for carrying an enormous Smith & Wesson Model 29, a .44 caliber Magnum Revolver with an 8⅜-inch barrel. The name "Ambassador" most likely alludes to one film in particular from the series, ''{{W|The Enforcer (1976 film)|The Enforcer}}''. | |
− | + | ===Cloak and Dagger=== | |
+ | <div style="height:64px; width:64px; background: #3E3E3E">[[Image:Backpack Cloak and Dagger.png|64px|link=Cloak and Dagger]]</div> | ||
− | {{W| | + | This is a reference to the phrase {{W|Cloak and dagger}}, used to refer to situations involving espionage, mystery, or even assassination. The phrase dates from the early 19th Century. |
+ | ===Your Eternal Reward=== | ||
+ | <div style="height:64px; width:64px; background: #3E3E3E">[[Image:Backpack Your Eternal Reward.png|64px|link=Your Eternal Reward]]</div> | ||
− | + | In the film {{W|Aladdin (1992 Disney Film)|Aladdin}}, just before the antagonist, Jafar, tries to kill Alladin with a dagger which is strikingly similar to this weapon, says "Giving you your reward! Your ''eternal'' reward!" | |
− | === | + | ==Hats & Miscellaneous Items== |
+ | {{Achievement|Camera Beard|You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you?|Backpack Camera Beard.png}} | ||
− | + | Initially, the [[Camera Beard]] was rejected by the Spy for being ridiculous in the [http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day04_english.htm Sniper vs. Spy Update]. | |
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+ | {{Achievement|Familiar Fez||Backpack Familiar Fez.png}} | ||
− | + | This is a reference to a scene from the film ''{{w|Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me}}'', where Austin says to Mustafa "I don't recall your name, but your fez is familiar". Spy's fez and glasses are identical to Mustafa's. | |
− | === | + | ==Taunts== |
+ | ===Disguise Kit=== | ||
+ | The [[Spy taunts#Special|pose]] sometimes made while taunting with the [[Disguise Kit]] is a reference to the [[Community Fads#Spycrab|Spycrab]], the fan-named result of a player selecting the Disguise Kit, looking straight up, crouching, and walking. Doing this results in the Spy holding both arms over his head while looking forward. The fashion in which he walks in this position is similar to a crab walking on land. The likeliness of performing this taunt is estimated to be a one in ten chance. | ||
− | '' | + | ==Responses== |
+ | ===Dominating a Sniper=== | ||
+ | [[Media:Spy dom sniper3.wav|'''"You live in a ''van''!"''']] | ||
− | + | This apparent mocking of the [[Sniper]]'s choice of abode and transport as seen in [[Meet the Sniper]] is a running joke in various [[response]] lines. | |
+ | ===Dominating a Scout=== | ||
+ | [[Media:Spy_DominationScout01.wav|'''"Well, off to visit your mother!"''']] | ||
− | + | The Spy's relationship with the [[Scout's mother]] is revealed in [[Meet the Spy]]. | |
− | === | + | ===Other Responses=== |
+ | [[Media:Spy_JarateHit04.wav|'''"I have been shown who is the boss!"''']] ''- after being soaked with [[Jarate]] or [[Mad Milk]]'' | ||
− | ' | + | This is a reference to the Spy's exclamation in the comic as seen on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/images/posts/peejar.jpg announcement page] of the Jarate's supposed April Fools reveal. |
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+ | [[Media:Spy taunts14.wav|'''"They should call you whiners ''Dr. NOOOOO!''"''']] ''- unused response'' | ||
− | + | ''{{W|Dr. No (novel)|Dr. No}}'' is {{W|Ian Fleming}}'s sixth James Bond novel. It is also the name of the {{w|Dr. No (film)|first film}} in the James Bond series, starring {{w|Sean Connery}} as Bond. | |
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+ | ===Bio=== | ||
+ | '''"He is a puzzle, wrapped in an enigma, shrouded in riddles, lovingly sprinkled with intrigue, express mailed to Mystery, Alaska..."''' ''- The Spy's description'' | ||
− | '' | + | ''{{W|Mystery, Alaska}}'' is a 1999 drama about a fictional small-town ice hockey team that plays a game against the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. |
− | + | ===Sniper vs Spy Upadate=== | |
+ | The Ambassador advertisement for the [http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day06_english.htm Sniper vs. Spy Update] bears striking similarity to the pose used in several [http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/James%20Bond%20Poster%20Book%20comp.jpg James Bond film posters] - the only difference being that the Spy is left-handed in the ad, and Bond always appears right-handed. | ||
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Revision as of 17:58, 28 May 2011
Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and Valve's humor, the game includes references, usually in a humorous fashion. There are many sources, including games, movies, and music; even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the Spy class.
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Achievements
A Cut Above Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife. |
"A cut above" is an idiom which is defined as of better quality than another person, place, or thing.
Agent Provocateur Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times. |
An Template:W or "enticing agent" is a person who is employed by the police or other entity to act undercover in order to entice or provoke another person to commit an illegal act.
Burn Notice Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked. |
A Template:W is an official document put forth by one agency to other agencies in order to announce the dismissal of agents who have become unreliable.
This is also the name and premise of Template:W.
Come in From the Cold Get a Revenge kill with a backstab. |
This is an idiom meaning a person or smaller group becoming part of a group or agency they had been previously disallowed from, often used in reference to defecting spies.
There is an Template:W novel entitled "Template:W".
Constructus Interruptus Kill an Engineer who is working on a sentry gun. |
Counter Espionage Backstab a disguised Spy. |
Deep Undercover While using the Cloak and Dagger, kill the same enemy 3 times, all within the same area in a single life. |
Die Another Way Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback. |
Thi is a play on the name of the 20th Template:W film, Template:W, released in 2002, and the last one to feature Template:W as Bond.
Diplomacy Kill 50 enemies with the Ambassador. |
Dr. Nooooo Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. |
Template:W is Template:W's sixth James Bond novel. It is also the name of the Template:W in the James Bond series, starring Template:W as Bond.
For Your Eyes Only Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you flicking a cigarette onto their corpse. |
Template:W is a pair of short stories written by Template:W featuring British Secret Service agent Template:W. A Template:W based on the stories was released in 1981, starring Template:W as Bond.
"For your eyes only" is also a phrase commonly seen in stories and films stamped on documents to warn the reader not to divulge the information contained within.
FYI I am a Spy Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds. |
This achievement is based on a popular YouTube video where a Spy manages to backstab an enemy Medic by distracting him with a spray that reads "FYI I am a Spy".
High Value Target Backstab an enemy who is dominating 3 or more of your teammates. |
Identity Theft Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as. |
Insurance Fraud Kill an enemy while you're being healed by an enemy Medic. |
Is It Safe? Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points. |
This is a reference to Template:W, a 1974 paranoid thriller novel by Template:W. A Template:W was released in 1976. Both the novel and the film contain a graphic scene where one character tortures another by drilling into his teeth, without anesthetic, and repeatedly asking the question "Is it safe?".
Joint Operation Sap an enemy sentry gun within 3 seconds of a teammate sapping another. |
May I Cut In? Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other. |
On Her Majesty's Secret Surface Start capping a capture point within a second of it becoming available. |
Template:W is a Template:W novel, written by Template:W in 1963. There was also a Template:W released in 1969, the only Bond film to feature Template:W as Bond. British Intelligence (known as the SIS, or MI6) is also known as "Her Majesty's Secret Service".
Point Breaker Kill 15 enemies who are standing on a control point they own. |
Template:W is a 1991 action film. The title refers to the surfing term "point break", a permanent obstruction such as a coral reef, rock, shoal, or headland that causes a wave to break, forming a barreling wave that can be surfed.
Sap Auteur Destroy 1000 Engineer buildings with sappers. |
Sapsucker Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds. |
Skullpluggery While using the Ambassador, kill 20 Snipers with a headshot. |
Slash and Burn Backstab an enemy, who then switches to Pyro before they respawn. |
"Slash and burn" is the act of cutting and burning down forests in order to create fields to be used for agriculture. It can also be used to describe methods that are drastic and ultimately destructive.
Sleeper Agent Kill an enemy who triggered your feign death in the last 20 seconds. |
A Template:W is a spy who has been placed in a foreign body to become assimilated and to make himself available if need be, as opposed to taking immediate action.
Spies Like Us While cloaked, bump into an enemy cloaked Spy. |
Template:W is a comedy film about two rookie spies sent to the Template:W to stop a nuclear threat. The film features many stereotypes of things frequently seen in other spy movies.
Spymaster Backstab 1000 enemies. |
The Man from P.U.N.C.T.U.R.E. Stab an enemy while fencing. |
Template:W is an American television series centered on a two-man troubleshooting team for a fictitious secret international law-enforcement agency, the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.).
The Man with the Broken Guns Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds. |
Template:W is a Template:W novel and Template:W, starring Template:W as Bond. The Golden Gun itself is was wielded by an elite assassin famed for killing his targets with just one bullet.
The Melbourne Supremacy Dominate a Sniper. |
Template:W is the second novel in Template:W's Bourne series, released in 1986. There was also a Template:W based on the novel released in 2004, starring Template:W as the main character, Jason Bourne.
Template:W is a city in Australia, the homeland of the Sniper.
Triplecrossed Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life. |
Wetwork Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate. |
Template:W is a euphemism for government-sponsored murder or assassination, alluding to hands literally wet with blood.
Who's Your Daddy? Headshot 3 Scouts with the Ambassador. |
This achievement is a reference to the Spy's relationship with the Scout's mother as revealed in Meet the Spy.
You Only Shiv Thrice Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds. |
This is a play on Template:W's 1964 Template:W novel, Template:W. A Template:W based on the novel was released in 1967, starring Template:W as Bond.
Weapons
Ambassador
The Ambassador is a reference to the Template:W of films. The titular character Template:W is known for carrying an enormous Smith & Wesson Model 29, a .44 caliber Magnum Revolver with an 8⅜-inch barrel. The name "Ambassador" most likely alludes to one film in particular from the series, Template:W.
Cloak and Dagger
This is a reference to the phrase Template:W, used to refer to situations involving espionage, mystery, or even assassination. The phrase dates from the early 19th Century.
Your Eternal Reward
In the film Template:W, just before the antagonist, Jafar, tries to kill Alladin with a dagger which is strikingly similar to this weapon, says "Giving you your reward! Your eternal reward!"
Hats & Miscellaneous Items
Camera Beard You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you? |
Initially, the Camera Beard was rejected by the Spy for being ridiculous in the Sniper vs. Spy Update.
Familiar Fez |
This is a reference to a scene from the film Template:W, where Austin says to Mustafa "I don't recall your name, but your fez is familiar". Spy's fez and glasses are identical to Mustafa's.
Taunts
Disguise Kit
The pose sometimes made while taunting with the Disguise Kit is a reference to the Spycrab, the fan-named result of a player selecting the Disguise Kit, looking straight up, crouching, and walking. Doing this results in the Spy holding both arms over his head while looking forward. The fashion in which he walks in this position is similar to a crab walking on land. The likeliness of performing this taunt is estimated to be a one in ten chance.
Responses
Dominating a Sniper
This apparent mocking of the Sniper's choice of abode and transport as seen in Meet the Sniper is a running joke in various response lines.
Dominating a Scout
"Well, off to visit your mother!"
The Spy's relationship with the Scout's mother is revealed in Meet the Spy.
Other Responses
"I have been shown who is the boss!" - after being soaked with Jarate or Mad Milk
This is a reference to the Spy's exclamation in the comic as seen on the announcement page of the Jarate's supposed April Fools reveal.
"They should call you whiners Dr. NOOOOO!" - unused response
Template:W is Template:W's sixth James Bond novel. It is also the name of the Template:W in the James Bond series, starring Template:W as Bond.
Media
Bio
"He is a puzzle, wrapped in an enigma, shrouded in riddles, lovingly sprinkled with intrigue, express mailed to Mystery, Alaska..." - The Spy's description
Template:W is a 1999 drama about a fictional small-town ice hockey team that plays a game against the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League.
Sniper vs Spy Upadate
The Ambassador advertisement for the Sniper vs. Spy Update bears striking similarity to the pose used in several James Bond film posters - the only difference being that the Spy is left-handed in the ad, and Bond always appears right-handed.
See Also
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