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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.
 
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 ===
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== Robots ==
{| class="wikitable grid"
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! class="header" | Machine
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== Special Robots ==
! class="header" | Based on
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The majority of the robot legion can be any class equipped with basic weaponry. In addition, several Special Robots exist:
! class="header" | Equipped with
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{| class="wikitable grid" style="border:1px solid #333;"
! class="header" | Abilities
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! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Machine
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! class="header" width="100px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Based on
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! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Equipped with
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! class="header" width="350px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Abilities
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Minor League Scout'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Minor League Scout'''
| {{Class link|Scout}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Scout}}
| [[Sandman]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Sandman]]<br>[[Batter's Helmet]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |  
 
* Uses [[Sandman|baseballs]] to temporarily stun
 
* Uses [[Sandman|baseballs]] to temporarily stun
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Demoknight]]'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Demoknight]]'''
| {{Class link|Demoman}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Demoman}}
| [[Eyelander]]<br>[[Chargin' Targe]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Eyelander]]<br>[[Chargin' Targe]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* Sword-wielding maniac
 
* Sword-wielding maniac
 
* Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
 
* Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Steel Gauntlet'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Steel Gauntlet'''
| rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Heavy}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Heavy}}
| [[Fists of Steel]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Fists of Steel]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* Very durable
 
* Very durable
 
* Damage resistant
 
* Damage resistant
 
* Good with its [[fists]]
 
* Good with its [[fists]]
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Heavyweight champ'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Heavyweight champ'''
| [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]]<br>[[Pugilist's Protector]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]]<br>[[Pugilist's Protector]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
 
* Doesn't need weapons to rough you up
 
* Attacks in large groups
 
* Attacks in large groups
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Quick Fix Medic'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Quick-Fix]] Medic'''
| rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Medic}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Medic}}
| [[Quick-Fix]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Quick-Fix]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* Heals fast
 
* Heals fast
* Can't über
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* Can't use ÜberCharge
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Über]] Medic'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Über]] Medic'''
| [[Medi Gun]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Medi Gun]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* ÜberCharges like a maniac
 
* ÜberCharges like a maniac
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Bowman'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Bowman'''
| rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Sniper}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" rowspan="2" | {{Class link|Sniper}}
| [[Huntsman]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Huntsman]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* Deadly accurate
 
* Deadly accurate
 
* Quick on the draw
 
* Quick on the draw
 
|-
 
|-
| '''[[Sydney Sniper]]'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''[[Sydney Sniper]]'''
| [[Sydney Sleeper]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | [[Sydney Sleeper]]
|
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |
 
* Shoots [[Jarate]]-coated darts
 
* Shoots [[Jarate]]-coated darts
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
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== Giant Robots ==
=== Giant robots ===
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Giant Robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.
Giant robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.
 
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" | Machine
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! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Machine
! class="header" | Based on
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! class="header" width="100px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Based on
! class="header" | Abilities
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! class="header" width="525px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Abilities
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Rapid Fire Soldier'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Super Scout'''
| {{Class link|Soldier}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Scout}}
| The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Deflector Heavy'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Rapid Fire Soldier'''
| {{Class link|Heavy}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Soldier}}
| Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
 
|-
 
|-
| '''Super Scout'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Deflector Heavy'''
| {{Class link|Scout}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Heavy}}
| Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
===Special robots===
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== Sentry Buster ==
Robots sent out to do very specific tasks
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Day 1 also introduced the Sentry Buster, a robot designed to take down co-op players' Sentry Guns.
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
 
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" | Machine
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! class="header" width="150px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Machine
! class="header" | Based on
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! class="header" width="100px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Based on
! class="header" | Abilities
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! class="header" width="525px" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Abilities
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|-
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Sentry Buster'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | {{Class link|Demoman}}
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| 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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|}
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== Bombs ==
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Bomb Carrier Upgrades:
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{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align:center;"
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|- style="height: 20px;"
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! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Stages
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! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Upgrades
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|-
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''First stage'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Defensive buff, shared with all nearby robots.
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|-
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Second stage'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Health regeneration.
 
|-
 
|-
|'''Sentry Buster'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | '''Final stage'''
| {{Class link|Demoman}}
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | Full crits all the time.
| Detects sentries that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending sentry, exploding after a couple of seconds.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
  
=== Mannworks ===
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== Maps ==
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{| class="wikitable grid" style="text-align:center;"
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|- style="height: 20px;"
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! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Name
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! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Picture
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! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | Game&nbsp;mode
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! class="header" style="background: #333; color: white; border:1px solid #333;" | File&nbsp;name
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|-
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|style="background: gray; border:1px solid #333;" width="120px" |'''[[Mannworks{{if lang}}|<span style="color:white;">Mannworks</span>]]'''
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" |[[File:Poster Mannworks.jpg|250px|link=Mannworks{{if lang}}]]
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| 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}}]]
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| style="border:1px solid #333;" | TBC<!--{{code|mvm_mannworks}}-->
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|-
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|}
  
[[Mannworks]], a new map designed for Mann vs. Machine, was also announced on Day 1.
 
  
 
== Day 2: Mercs ==
 
== Day 2: Mercs ==
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== Day 3: Bounty ==
 
== Day 3: Bounty ==
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== Trailer ==
 
== Trailer ==
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== Trivia ==
 
== 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]].
 
* 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.
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* A diagram of a Scout Robot appears on the [[Engineer Update]] page, and a Demoman Robot 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).
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*There is a pyro robot in the trailer, though it has been unannounced.
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== Update Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Mann_vs._Machine_Update_Page1.jpg|'''Day 1.''' Update page
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File:Team_Fortress_2_Mannworks.png|'''Day 1''' The Machines
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</gallery>
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=== Other Gallery ===
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<gallery>
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File:Engineer_update_robot_diagram.png|Diagram of a robot from the [[Engineer Update]] pages 1 and 2
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</gallery>
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 07:04, 14 August 2012

This page is about the upcoming update to Team Fortress 2. For the game mode, see "Mann vs. Machine (game mode)"; for the update trailer, see "Mann vs. Machine (video)".
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
Mvm logo.png

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

Special Robots

The majority of the robot legion can be any class equipped with basic weaponry. In addition, several Special Robots exist:

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

Giant Robots

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

Machine Based on Abilities
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!
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.


Sentry Buster

Day 1 also introduced the Sentry Buster, a robot designed to take down co-op players' Sentry Guns.

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


Bombs

Bomb Carrier Upgrades:

Stages Upgrades
First stage Defensive buff, shared with all nearby robots.
Second stage Health regeneration.
Final stage Full crits all the time.


Maps

Name Picture Game mode File name
Mannworks 250px Mann vs. Machine
Mvm navicon.png
TBC


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 diagram of a Scout Robot appears on the Engineer Update page, and a Demoman Robot head appears in the teaser trailer for the update.
  • There is a pyro robot in the trailer, though it has been unannounced.

Update Gallery

Other Gallery

External links