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(Moved the term origination to trivia, replacing the one about it being gun+rocket as it is never actually used in the comic. If a Valve employee or someone confirmed it, add it back to the page)
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'''Grockets''' appear in 3 maps; [[2Fort]], [[Badwater Basin]] and [[Barnblitz]]. They have the appearance of crash-landed rockets with smoke and flames billowing out. It should be noted that the panels sticking out near the nose of the rocket are elements meant to help blend the model into its surroundings, not parts of the actual rocket.
 
'''Grockets''' appear in 3 maps; [[2Fort]], [[Badwater Basin]] and [[Barnblitz]]. They have the appearance of crash-landed rockets with smoke and flames billowing out. It should be noted that the panels sticking out near the nose of the rocket are elements meant to help blend the model into its surroundings, not parts of the actual rocket.
 
The term "Grocket" comes from the filename of the prop in the GCF, <code>grocket_001</code>.
 
  
 
At this point it is confirmed that the Grockets are for the "[[Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack]]". The Grockets contain alien weaponry and hats according to the TF2 comic and TF2 blog respectively. The new items introduced from this were the [[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Righteous Bison]], [[Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet]] , and finally the [[Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe]].  
 
At this point it is confirmed that the Grockets are for the "[[Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack]]". The Grockets contain alien weaponry and hats according to the TF2 comic and TF2 blog respectively. The new items introduced from this were the [[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Righteous Bison]], [[Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet]] , and finally the [[Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe]].  
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The term Grocket comes from the two words Gun and Rocket from the ''Dr.Grordbort Crash'' on page 2. [http://www.teamfortress.com/grordborts/comic/?p=2]
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* The term "Grocket" comes from the filename of the prop in the GCF, <code>grocket_001</code>.

Revision as of 02:20, 21 July 2011

The Grocket model.

Grockets appear in 3 maps; 2Fort, Badwater Basin and Barnblitz. They have the appearance of crash-landed rockets with smoke and flames billowing out. It should be noted that the panels sticking out near the nose of the rocket are elements meant to help blend the model into its surroundings, not parts of the actual rocket.

At this point it is confirmed that the Grockets are for the "Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack". The Grockets contain alien weaponry and hats according to the TF2 comic and TF2 blog respectively. The new items introduced from this were the Cow Mangler 5000, Righteous Bison, Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet , and finally the Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe.

Locations

2Fort

Main article: 2Fort

Badwater Basin

Main article: Badwater Basin

Barnblitz

Main article: Barnblitz

Update history

July 18, 2011 Patch

Trivia

  • The term "Grocket" comes from the filename of the prop in the GCF, grocket_001.