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| | {{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|We've been holding one of the surprises pretty close to the vest for months now. We don't want to ruin it, but we'll give you four clues to get you guessing: | | {{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|We've been holding one of the surprises pretty close to the vest for months now. We don't want to ruin it, but we'll give you four clues to get you guessing: |
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| − | The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ Über Update]'''</span> is a [[Patches#Major updates|major content]] update for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and was released on [[June 23, 2011 Patch|June 23, 2011]]. It was heralded as, "the biggest, most ambitious update in the history of ''Team Fortress 2''." Similar to other major updates such as the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]] and the [[Engineer Update]], the Über Update followed a four-day-long system of daily content previews, the last of which featured the release of [[Meet the Medic]]. | + | The <span class="plainlinks">'''[http://www.teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ Über Update]'''</span> is a [[Patches#Major updates|major content]] update for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' and is set to be released on [[June 23, 2011 Patch|June 23, 2011]]. |
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| | + | Similar to other major updates such as the [[Sniper vs. Spy Update]] and the [[Engineer Update]], the Über Update follows a four-day-long system of daily content previews, one of which will feature the release of [[Meet the Medic]]. |
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| | == Day One: Mobster Monday == | | == Day One: Mobster Monday == |
| | Day One revealed mob-themed item packs for the [[Heavy]] and the [[Spy]], Black Market Business and The Man of Honor, respectively, as well as a new [[Payload]] map, [[Barnblitz]]. | | Day One revealed mob-themed item packs for the [[Heavy]] and the [[Spy]], Black Market Business and The Man of Honor, respectively, as well as a new [[Payload]] map, [[Barnblitz]]. |
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| − | === Class Sets === | + | === Weapons === |
| | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" | | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" |
| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes}}''' | + | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Heavy|br=yes}}''' |
| − | | width="60px" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#Black Market Business|Black Market Business]]'''
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| | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Tomislav|icon-size=75px}} | | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Tomislav|icon-size=75px}} |
| | | '''[[Tomislav]]''' | | | '''[[Tomislav]]''' |
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| | | '''[[Eviction Notice]]''' | | | '''[[Eviction Notice]]''' |
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Capo's Capper|75px}}
| + | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}''' |
| − | | '''[[Capo's Capper]]'''
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}''' | |
| − | | width="60px" style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#The Man of Honor|The Man of Honor]]'''
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| | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Enforcer|icon-size=75px}} | | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Enforcer|icon-size=75px}} |
| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Enforcer]]'''
| + | | '''[[Enforcer]]''' |
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| | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Big Earner|75px}} | | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Big Earner|75px}} |
| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Big Earner]]'''
| + | | '''[[Big Earner]]''' |
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| | + | === Miscellaneous items === |
| | + | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;" |
| | + | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" | '''{{Class link|Spy|br=yes}}''' |
| | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Made Man|75px}} | | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Made Man|75px}} |
| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Made Man]]'''
| + | | '''[[Made Man]]''' |
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Cosa Nostra Cap|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Cosa Nostra Cap]]'''
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| | | width="60px" | {{code|pl_barnblitz}} | | | width="60px" | {{code|pl_barnblitz}} |
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| − | == Day Two: TimbukTuesday ==
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| − | Day Two revealed desert-themed item packs for the [[Sniper]] and the [[Demoman]], "Lawrence of Australia" and "One Thousand and One Demoknights," respectively. A hidden page, accessed by clicking on a crushed can of [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]], also revealed a Bonk-themed set for the [[Scout]] known as "The #1 Fan".
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| − | === Class Sets ===
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| − | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Sniper|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | width="60px" rowspan=3| '''[[Item sets#Lawrence of Australia|Lawrence of Australia]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Bazaar Bargain|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Bazaar Bargain]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Shahanshah|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Shahanshah]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Desert Marauder|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Desert Marauder]]'''
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Demoman|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#One Thousand and One Demoknights|One Thousand and One Demoknights]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Splendid Screen|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Splendid Screen]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Persian Persuader|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Persian Persuader]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Ali Baba's Wee Booties|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Ali Baba's Wee Booties]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Sultan's Ceremonial|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Sultan's Ceremonial]]'''
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=4| '''{{Class link|Scout|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | width="60px" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#The #1 Fan|The #1 Fan]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Soda Popper|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Soda Popper]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Atomizer|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Atomizer]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Winger|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Winger]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Bonk Boy|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Bonk Boy]]'''
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| − | == Day Three: World War Wednesday ==
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| − | Day Three revealed two World War II item sets for the [[Soldier]], the General's Formals and the Airborne Armaments. Later in the day, a hidden page, accessed by clicking on the drawing of the [[Pyro]] on a whiteboard, revealed a hidden secondary weapon for the Pyro, the [[Detonator]].
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| − | === Class Sets ===
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| − | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=8| '''{{Class link|Soldier|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | width="60px" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#Airborne Armaments|Airborne Armaments]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Liberty Launcher|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Liberty Launcher]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Reserve Shooter|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Reserve Shooter]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Market Gardener|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Market Gardener]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Jumper's Jeepcap|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Jumper's Jeepcap]]'''
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#FEF5E0;" rowspan=4| '''[[Item sets#The General's Formals|The General's Formals]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Mantreads|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Mantreads]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Disciplinary Action|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Disciplinary Action]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Armored Authority|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Armored Authority]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Fancy Dress Uniform|75px}}
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| − | | style="background:#FEF5E0;" | '''[[Fancy Dress Uniform]]'''
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| − | === Weapons ===
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| − | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=5| '''{{Class link|Pyro|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Detonator|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Detonator]]'''
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| − | == Day Four: Meet the Medic and Free to Play Announcement ==
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| − | Day 4 saw the unveiling of [[Meet the Medic]], a new Medic item set called The Clinical Trial, and the announcement that ''Team Fortress 2'' would be free to play.
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| − | ===Class Sets===
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| − | {| class="wikitable collapsible" cellpadding=2 style="text-align:center;"
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=3| '''{{Class link|Medic|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | width="60px" rowspan=3| '''[[Item sets#The Clinical Trial|The Clinical Trial]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Overdose|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Overdose]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Quick-Fix|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Quick-Fix]]'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Solemn Vow|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Solemn Vow]]'''
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| − | ===Hats===
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| − | To compensate those who originally purchased ''Team Fortress 2'', a promotional headgear is being awarded to all purchasers.
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;"| '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Proof of Purchase|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Proof of Purchase]]'''
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| − | == Day Five: Stuff Friday (Post-update blog post) ==
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| − | Day 5 was a [[blog]] post following the update<ref>[http://tf2.com/post.php?id=5731 Day 5 on the TF2 Blog]</ref>, it announced the availability of the [[Meet the Medic (taunt)|"Meet the Medic"]] & [[Schadenfruede]] taunts on the [[Mann Co. Store]]; the [[Merchandise|Limited edition "Meet the Medic" lithograph]] in the [[Valve store]] and ''Über Update'' related wallpapers added to the [http://tf2.com/artwork.php Artwork section] of the TF2 website. Day 5 was not featured on the Über Update mini-site.
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=1| '''{{Class link|Medic|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Meet the Medic (taunt)|icon-size=75px}}
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| − | | width="60px" style="background:#F3A957;" rowspan=1| '''{{Class link|All Classes|br=yes}}'''
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| − | | align="center" style="background:#F9D483;" | {{Icon item|Schadenfruede|75px}}
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| − | | '''[[Schadenfruede]]'''
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| | == Trivia == | | == Trivia == |
| − | * The numbers on the placards [[Heavy]] and [[Spy]] are holding up in their mug shots on the Mobster Monday page are the release dates of their respective ''[[Meet the Team]]'' videos. [[Meet the Heavy]] was released on May 14th, 2007 and [[Meet the Spy]] was released on May 19th, 2009. | + | * The numbers on the placards [[Heavy]] and [[Spy]] are holding up in their mug shots on the Mobster Monday page are the release dates of their respective ''[[Meet the Team]]'' videos. |
| − | ** The placards have the area code NM on them, which in the USA is the standard abbreviation of New Mexico.
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| − | ** The placards also read "Teufort," [[2Fort]]'s locational name.
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| − | *TimbukTuesday refers to {{w|Timbuktu}}, a West African town that is commonly stereotyped as being exotically far away.
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| − | * The Lawrence of Australia [[Sniper]] Pack is a reference to the 1962 film ''{{W|Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia}}'', which is based on the life of T.E. Lawrence, a British commander and his experiences in Arabia during World War I.
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| − | * "One Thousand and One Demoknights" is a reference to ''{{W|One Thousand and One Nights}}'', a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic.
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| − | ** "Demoknight" is a term referring to Demomen wielding either of his shields paired with any of the Demoman's swords or axes.
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| − | *The helmet the Soldier wears on the top of the page for Day 3 resembles the [http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregf422/3903068072/ helmet] of {{w|George S. Patton}}. In keeping with theme, Patton was a General in World War II (for which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton_(film) a film] was made about him), and was well-known for being eccentric, and for use of a riding crop, similar to the Soldier.
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| − | *Before a big battle or the start of a war, the commanding officer of a group of soldiers may give a speech in order to raise morale and rally the strength of their troops, similar to how the General's Formals Soldier on Day 3 is.
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| − | **The speech seen on Day 3 features {{w|Dr. Seuss}}-style writing, including lines like "We will fight them on a BOAT!", "We will fight them in a MOAT!", and "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Eggs_and_Ham WE WILL NOT EAT GREEN EGGS AND HAM!]".
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| − | ***The first part is also a reference to {{W|Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill's}} speech before the Battle of Britian.
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| − | **The line "Do you maggots remember the speech from Braveheart?" refers to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enwqNa39DqE this scene] in Braveheart.
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| − | **The line "MISTER GARPABARP, TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!" refers to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_down_this_wall! famous speech] given by President Ronald Reagan at Brandenburg Gate, in which Reagan challenged then-Head of State of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
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| − | * The battleplan on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/uberupdate/day_03.html|World War Wednesday] page is identical to the one featured in [[Meet the Heavy]]. [http://filesmelt.com/dl/Whiteboard_Similarity.png].
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| − | == Gallery ==
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| − | <gallery>
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| − | File:Uber_Update_hub_day_1.png|'''Day 1.''' The [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Heavy_2|Black Market Business]] and [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Spy_2|The Man of Honor]] Packs were announced
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| − | File:Uber Update hub day 2.png|'''Day 2.''' The [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Sniper_2|Lawrence of Australia]] and [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Demoman_2|One Thousand and One Demokights]] Packs were announced
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| − | File:Uber Update hub day 3 alt.jpg|'''Day 3.''' [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Soldier_2|The General's Formals]] and [[Item_sets#.C2.A0Soldier_3|Airbourne Armaments]] were announced
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| − | File:Uber_Update_hub_day_4.png|'''Day 4.''' ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' released and [[The Clinical Trial]] announced.
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| − | File:Unused_uber_update_logo.png|Unused logo of the Über Update
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| − | File:TF2 New Menu.jpg|The new menu page after the Über Update
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| − | == Hidden Pages ==
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| − | <gallery>
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| − | File:Uberupdatesecretpage.png|[[Item_sets#.C2.A0Scout_2|The #1 Fan]] hidden page
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| − | File:The Detonator.png|The [[Detonator]] hidden page
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| − | </gallery>
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| − | == References ==
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| − | <references/>
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| − | ==External links== | + | ==External Links== |
| − | *[http://teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ The Über Update]
| + | [http://teamfortress.com/uberupdate/ The Uber Update] |
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