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{{Quotation|'''The TF2 Team'''|Is it a radio? Yes! Is it "bad"? Yes! When you taunt while it's equipped, will it play music to terrorize your neighbors and scare suckas? Yes!}}
 
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The '''Boston Boom-Bringer''' is a [[miscellaneous item]] for the [[Scout]]. It is a gray, orange, and team-colored {{w|boombox}} that is strapped on top of the Scout's default messenger bag. A hidden attribute makes this item play music during any taunt the player performs, though this effect was noted on the official TF2 website.
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The '''Boston Boom-Bringer''' is a [[miscellaneous item]] for the [[Scout]]. It is a gray, orange, and team-colored {{w|boombox}} that is strapped on top of the Scout's default messenger bag. It plays music during any taunt the player performs.
  
 
There are four unique audio clips, each with a chance to play upon activation of a [[taunt]] ([[Media:Scout boombox 02.wav|1]], [[Media:Scout boombox 03.wav|2]], [[Media:Scout boombox 04.wav|3]] and [[Media:Scout boombox 05.wav|4]]).
 
There are four unique audio clips, each with a chance to play upon activation of a [[taunt]] ([[Media:Scout boombox 02.wav|1]], [[Media:Scout boombox 03.wav|2]], [[Media:Scout boombox 04.wav|3]] and [[Media:Scout boombox 05.wav|4]]).

Revision as of 04:08, 23 August 2012

Is it a radio? Yes! Is it "bad"? Yes! When you taunt while it's equipped, will it play music to terrorize your neighbors and scare suckas? Yes!
The TF2 Team

The Boston Boom-Bringer is a miscellaneous item for the Scout. It is a gray, orange, and team-colored Template:W that is strapped on top of the Scout's default messenger bag. It plays music during any taunt the player performs.

There are four unique audio clips, each with a chance to play upon activation of a taunt (1, 2, 3 and 4).

The Boston Boom-Bringer was contributed to the game via the Steam Workshop, under the name "The B.E.A.T.".

Update history

February 9, 2012 Patch

  • The Boston Boom-Bringer was added to the game.

March 26, 2012 [Item schema update]

  • This item can now be found in random drops.

July 23, 2012 Patch

August 21, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Fixed the Boston Boom-Bringer not playing sounds when in MvM games.

Bugs

  • When starting a replay with this item equipped, all of the boombox sounds will play at once.

Trivia

  • The description is a reference to the 1985 Template:W song "Template:W".
  • Its name, "Boston Boom-Bringer", is a cross between the "boom" from "boombox" and the word "doombringer".
  • The initials on the sticker on the back of the boombox refer to the Template:W, a reference to the Scout's hometown.

Gallery

See also