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− | {{Featured article tag}}
| + | #REDIRECT [[RED]] |
− | {{Company infobox
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− | | name = Reliable Excavation Demolition
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− | | image = Team red.png
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− | | rmark = RED
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− | | soa = Demolition operations
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− | | locale = [[Badlands]]
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− | | ceo = [[Redmond Mann]]
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− | | website = [http://reliableexcavationdemolition.com www.reliableexcavationdemolition.com]
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− | }}
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− | {{Quotation|'''The Heavy''', trying to pull in new recruits|You should try out for RED team!|sound=TryOutForRedTeam.wav}}
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− | '''Reliable Excavation Demolition''' is a holding corporation, allegedly specializing in "demolition operations". In reality, from behind a myriad of sub-fronts, it secretly controls half the world's governments, led by founder and CEO [[Redmond Mann]]. Beneath the convincing exterior of their bases of operations, computer racks, satellites, rockets, and missile installations can be found throughout these bases.
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− | The other half of the world is just as secretly controlled by their rivals, the [[BLU|Builders League United]]. Each corporation administers its half of the world with a multi-disciplined army of paper pushers. For any problem lacking an obvious bureaucratic solution, [[Classes|mercenaries]] are contracted to address the situation through a massive application of force. Conflicts between the two companies began as land disputes between their leaders and have continued through hundreds of years to the present day.
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− | RED and BLU share an intense rivalry, with nearly all encounters between the two quickly escalating into brutal and often fatal violence. Inter-company friendship is also strictly forbidden by mercenary contract. Despite this, the RED [[Demoman]] and the BLU [[Soldier]] became fast friends after meeting at a projectile weapons expo. Once this was brought to the attention of the Administrator however, she pitted them against each other in a deadly competition that promised a [[Gunboats|mysterious new item]] to the winner, twisting their former friendship into a bloody [[WAR! Update|war]].
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− | RED favors a more rustic style of architecture than [[BLU]]. However, while its dress code is rather liberal in terms of clothing, it is required that employees adopt a red motif for easy identification. This could also be for identification by Sentry Guns.
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− | {{anchor|Sub-Fronts}}
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− | == Sub-fronts ==
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− | [[File:RedmondMann.png|thumb|220px|Founder and CEO, Redmond Mann, 1850]]
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− | {{see also|List of companies}}
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− | Known sub-fronts of RED include:
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− | * Alliance Towing
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− | * Binski Paper Co.
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− | * Brown Nugget Prospecting
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− | * Cornwell
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− | * Hampshire's Heavy Mining Equipment
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− | * Happy Farmers Cooperative
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− | * Husky Acres
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− | * Imperial Mining
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− | * Jenkin Coal Co.
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− | * Old Geezer Draft Beer
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− | * Red Bread
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− | * Red Shed
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− | * Red Valley Mining
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− | * Sanders BBQ
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− | * Sunny Hay
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− | * Zippy Plow
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− | == Related Merchandise ==
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− | <gallery>
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− | File:Merch Red Pass.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0595 RED Parking Pass]
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− | File:REDpatchmainMerch.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0599 RED Patch]
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− | File:Merch RED Sticky Plush.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0225 RED Sticky Bomb Plush]
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− | File:Merch Red Gelaskin.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G0100 RED Team iPhone 3G Gelaskin Cover]
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− | File:Merch_Red_4g.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G2377 RED Team Gelaskin iPhone 4]
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− | File:Merch_Ellis_Hat.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=H0561 RED Team Ellis Hat]
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− | File:Sentry1.jpg|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0109 Sentry Poster]
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− | </gallery>
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− | == Trivia ==
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− | * The RED team is considered to be the "face" of ''Team Fortress 2'', appearing more prominently than [[BLU]] in box-art and promotional materials, as well as being portrayed as the "winning team" in the ''[[Meet the Team]]'' videos.
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− | * Ironically, Reliable Excavation Demolition is always the defending team in Attack/Defend control point and Payload maps, although its name would suggest that they are the attackers rather than BLU.
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− | ** However, their control points are usually linked to some sort of weapon, like [[Dustbowl|a rocket]] or [[Gravel Pit|a laser gun]], so this is somewhat justified.
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− | == See also ==
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− | * [[Administrator]]
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− | * [[List of companies]]
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− | * [[BLU]]
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− | == External links ==
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− | * [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/ "The Administrator"] [[comic]]
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− | * [http://www.reliableexcavationdemolition.com/ Reliable Excavation Demolition] – fan-made website
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− | [[Category:Background]]
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− | [[Category:Companies]]
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