Talk:Medic

Valve statement dismissing the Medic's Nazi connection

I have only found secondhand references to a supposed "official Valve statement" that dismisses the Medic having any kind of Nazi past. I did track it down to here [1] that cites "fans that toured Valve" (which is perhaps a joke itself) but the link is dead. I've seen zero official comments anywhere else and most forum posts are just perpetuating it without a source. Can these references be removed entirely? It's only speculation at this point and seems like something that lacks value in being repeated. Malthenius 01:45, 01 December 2010 (UTC)

I still vote to have this trivia piece dropped. It's unnecessary, negative attention to a rumor that has no evidence or backing whatsoever. _Malthenius 04:35, 5 December 2010 (UTC)

JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS GERMAN DOESN'T MAKE THEM A NAZI!!! Even during World War Two, PLENTY of Germans were NOT NAZIS and many Germans disagreed with Hitler. Some Germans went as far as to oppose him (even some children who were previously Hitler Youth) SO QUITE ADDING NAZI TO THE STEREOTYPES. ...besides, Nazi Soldiers had blonde hair. His hair CLEARLY is not blonde. I agree, take the Nazi trivia DOWN. KILL IT WITH FIRE!!! ...Yes, I know I'm intense...I'm sick of everyone bringing up Nazis every time there is something German, and saying hateful things about Germans. I'm about half German in ancestry, and I find it offensive how people blame entire races and countries for the actions of a few. It happened, the Germans wanted to believe Hitler because Hitler promised to get the nation out of debt and restore the country to glory, all because every other nation decided to have Germany pay for all the damage done during World War Two, and the government tried to print a butt-load of money to get out of debt, accidently inflating prices and pushing the people to poverty. They were desperate, so they let a charismatic young man who promised to help them lead them. However, not all the Germans were fooled by Hitler's charm and charisma. Many did see through his plans, and many Germans, too, were killed in the Holocaust. I better stop before I end up writing a long essay on the subject. Sorry to rant, but that gets on my nerves SO MUCH.--PyroGothNerd (talk) 16:42, 23 December 2013 (PST)

New Taunt?

Today's (Nov. 19 2010) update stated that; Added the original Ubersaw taunt to the Vita-Saw. Has anybody tried this out yet? Jub 00:18, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

It's the same taunt as the Bonesaw, not the Übersaw. Both are the "world's smallest violin" animations, but the Vita-Saw's violin sound is different in pitch and tone than the Bonesaw one. Malthenius 23:01, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

I have tried it. When you taunt with the Vita-Saw you will taunt and play music the same way as if by the Bonesaw, but instead of hearing music played by violen, it plays the music by electric guitar. I think that is very cool.Jarhead 04:10, 5 December 2010 (UTC)Jarhead

I'm a little late to the party here but what they meant was the Übersaw's original taunt was the same as the bonesaw but with the deeper (if I remember right Viola) sounds. Then they added the Spinal Tap taunt kill for Übersaw and the sounds fell to the wayside until the Vita-saw got them. Sage J. Fox 01:04, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Stuttgart?

Where does it say the Medic hails from Stuttgart? I often find myself lurking around the wiki, thinking I could use a reference. ~ lhavelund ^{(t ▪ c)} 15:33, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

On his trading card: Trading_card#Character_Cards --CruelCow 16:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)

My edit removed?

I had an edit under trivia that described that the Medic was the only healthy class. Admittedly, it wasn't perfect, but instead of being edited or revised, it was flat-out deleted. Could I get some clarification as to why? I believe mine was a worthy contribution to the page. HisMajesty 15:49, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

We are removing all observational trivia from the pages. This is part of an ongoing effort to clean up the trivia pages on the site. If you feel like you need any further clarification, put a message on my talk page. --Subtlefuge 15:57, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

Trivia suggestion

Medic is the only class who got a weapon with no downsides and yet better than his default one (and that is Amputator). Markfrompoland 21:08, 6 February 2011 (UTC)\

I think that might go better on the actual Amputator page or in interesting facts. Pierow 05:58, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

100% Charge Doktor!

i just wanted to point out i changed the description in the ubersaw taunt kill stating that after a succesful taunt the entire uber charge bar is filled (the Hatless update) Gamecrazy009 06:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Quote at the top

Does no one else think that "Now, most hearts couldn't withstand zis voltage, but I'm fairly certain your heart..." is a bit uninteresting/too specific to be the Medic's quote?

I would have thought that "Anyway, that's how I lost my medical license" or "I have no idea!" (Perhaps followed by 'The Medic, on his professional modus operandi'?) would be suitable...

Lord Naan

Taunt Attacks?

Now, let us consider something here. Medic is the only class in which three of his taunts has in-game effects: the Oktoberfest, the Spinal Tab, and the Medicating Melody. Now, all three of these taunts in question are currently classified as "Taunt Attacks" in the Medic page, (and perhaps in other pages, too). As we know, only the Spinal Tap is a taunt in which another player is damaged, while the other two actually have a healing effect on the Medic and/or his teammates. Shall we take a vote on the renaming of that section to something more suitable (I ask this, because no other character has taunts that do anything besides do damage or do nothing)? TheTimesAndQueriesOfMyAss 18:09, 14 July 2011 (PDT)

I'd be cool with renaming "Taunt Attacks" to something else, as long as they weren't broken up in to different sections. Maybe just "Effect Taunts", or "Sequence Taunts". That kinda has a ring to it. --SilverHammer 18:12, 14 July 2011 (PDT)

"Special Taunt" maybe? Balladofwindfishes 18:17, 14 July 2011 (PDT)

 Support Maybe "Taunt Effects"? » Cooper Kid (Blether · Contreebs) 05:23, 15 July 2011 (PDT)

Medic! calls HUD bug (white square flash)

This is a somewhat recent bug that only shows up for those playing Medic, related to the Medic call HUD icons appearing as a white square for a single frame (including a white block on the top left corner of the screen). [2] Should this be added here or in the Heads-up display article in a new "Bug" section? Kusuri 12:26, 10 September 2011 (PDT)

Corrected inaccuracy

I corrected an inaccuracy on the Quick-Fix. The Quick-Fix Ubercharge does not prevent knockback from airblast. You can still be airblasted while under the Quick-Fix's Ubercharge effects. Odin(Reborn) 11:30, 7 November 2011 (PST)

This has now been fixed for some time. Drsteiner12 02:34, 13 January 2013 (PST)

Medic's Real name?

I read on the Night of the Living Update pages about a bunch of names of confirmed classes (Dell Conagher and Tavish Degroot) and among others, I noticed a german name called "Josef Heilberg" or something like that. Could that be Valve telling us that that's the medic's name?

Also, here is a page concerning downloaded reskins for Medic and Engineer items, giving Josef Heilberg's name and Dell Conagher, which is why I believe that this could possibly be medic's real name. [3] Braden 0.0 10:21, 21 January 2012 (PST)

Don't use Night of the Living Update to judge that is Medic's name. It's Community Update and doesn't have anything that tell in offical. Hinaomi 10:28, 21 January 2012 (PST)

Oh, right. A community update. I thought it was official for some stupid reason. Oh well, I'm glad I asked you guys about the matter. Braden 0.0 11:45, 21 January 2012 (PST)

Hi all, I just came over from Facepunch, where users in the TF2 speculation thread are leaking content from the July 2012 SFM Beta. There's an overlay showing the Medic's office, and the nameplate on the desk reads "Dr. Claude Huggins". [4] Is this just a Left 4 Dead reference/easter egg, a scrapped beta element or should it be taken as canon? OkamiTakahashi 10:59, 8 February 2013 (PST)

Medic's Name Listed In Press Release

On January 31st, 2012 the company Gaming Heads, officially liscenced Valve merchandise manufacturer, posted a newsletter alongside the launch of the Medic statue preorder. Along with product shots and a biography his name and hometown are listed. The newsletter can be viewed here [5].

Clarke 08:47, 31 January 2012 (PST)

Why do you trust this data before checking everything that's true or not. I think it doesn't medic name at all and Motto is "Oktoberfest!" instead of "Prepare for your examination" I think it need to citation before add it. Hinaomi 08:54, 31 January 2012 (PST)

I foresee this being added to the page a lot before it finally dies down. Balladofwindfishes 18:33, 31 January 2012 (PST)

Germany?

The game takes place in '60-'70 right? So we say the Heavy come from USSR. Now, isn't more correct say the Medic come from West Germany?

Kayato 02:14, 4 October 2012 (PDT)

We don't know if he's from East or West Germany, for starters: it's never stated. ==Fax Celestis _talkcontrib^home 10:02, 4 October 2012 (PDT)

His bio says he's from Stuttgart - that was in West Germany. » Cooper Kid (blether) • (contreebs) 10:40, 4 October 2012 (PDT)

I've thought about it for a while and come to the conclusion that - assuming he's older than about 20, which seems reasonable - it would still have been Germany he was born in. » Cooper Kid (blether) • (contreebs) 07:26, 13 October 2012 (PDT)

From his appearance the Medic is at least 45-50. Stuttgard is well inside of West Germany. And the Berlin Wall wasn't erected until 1961 anyway.Harley Quinn hyenaholic (talk) 10:24, 11 December 2013 (PST)

My point exactly. » Cooper Kid (blether) • (contreebs) 09:30, 13 December 2013 (PST)

Medic's Broken Arm Glitch

Anyone noticed when the medic has his medigun (doesnt matter which one) out, and the team looses the match, medic 'breaks' his arm? To be more specific, medic goes in surrender position, but his arm is bent backwards. I have played medic for a long time, and this hasn't been fixed. This has annoyed me for quite a long time so I think this needs to be more known so Valve can fix it. Drsteiner12 02:38, 13 January 2013 (PST)

Hey, it's pretty sensible! He's now a prisoner of war, and you're not supposed to kill unarmed and injured soldiers! Harley Quinn hyenaholic (talk) 10:48, 11 December 2013 (PST)

I have seen it too, especially in Mann versus Machine when we lose, but it could have to do with they way he holds the medigun and the coding involved with it could play a part too. I am not really sure why that happens though, we may have to do more research. Legomaster445 (talk) 17:08, 23 December 2013 (PST)