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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
[[File:Merch card package.png|250px|thumb|Trading card packaging]]
 
[[File:Merch card package.png|250px|thumb|Trading card packaging]]
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* Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have been altered by [[Valve]] in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published information. The most notable example of this would be the [[Demoman]]'s biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. However, in the amended version released after the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of [[Non-player characters#Mrs. DeGroot|Mrs. DeGroot]], his mother. Other such liberties were taken with the [[Spy]]'s biography released with [[Meet the Spy]], which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates.
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* Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have been altered by Valve in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published information.
 
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** The most notable example of this would be the [[Demoman]]'s biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. However, in the amended version released after the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of [[Non-player characters#Mrs. DeGroot|Mrs. DeGroot]], his mother.
 
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** Other such liberties were taken with the [[Spy]]'s biography released with [[Meet the Spy]], which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates.
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1663 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 1]
 
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1663 TF2 Official Blog- TF2 Trading Cards Part 1]

Revision as of 05:16, 25 August 2011

TF2 Trading cards.png
“
Yo, I oughta' be on a baseball card!
Click to listen
— The Scout
 ”

The Team Fortress 2 trading cards were designed by the TF2 art team, and were originally intended to be distributed at cyber cafès as part of a promotion. However, the promotion never went ahead, and Valve began to produce and sell the trading cards through the Valve Store. As an added bonus, each of the class cards provides a revealing biography about that class. There are nine class cards (one for each class), six level cards, three weapon cards, and one Team Fortress 2 card. Some cards were released by Valve directly on the official TF2 Blog, while other cards were not officially released and were instead scanned manually by the community.

The class cards were also merchandise available with the RED and BLU fan kits which were available directly from the Valve store. Along with other assorted items, the fan kits came with two packs of TF2 trading cards, each containing five random cards. Trading cards are now available separately (1 pack for US$1) from the Valve Store.

Class cards

  • Scout trading card Front

  • Scout trading card Back

  • Soldier1.png

    Soldier trading card Front

  • Soldier2.png

    Soldier trading card Back

  • Pyro trading card Front

  • Pyro trading card Back

  • Demo back.jpg

    Demoman trading card Front

  • Demo front.jpg

    Demoman trading card Back

  • Heavy back.jpg

    Heavy trading card Front

  • Heavy2.jpg

    Heavy trading card Back

  • Engineer trading card Front

  • Engineer trading card Back

  • Medic back.jpg

    Medic trading card Front

  • Medic2.jpg

    Medic trading card Back

  • Sniper1.jpg

    Sniper trading card Front

  • Sniper2.jpg

    Sniper trading card Back

  • Spy Card1.jpg

    Spy trading card Front

  • Spy2.jpg

    Spy trading card Back

Map cards

  • cp_Granary trading card Front

  • cp_Well trading card Front

  • cp_Dustbowl trading card Front

  • cp_Gravel Pit trading card Front

  • tc_Hydro trading card Front

  • ctf_2Fort trading card Front

  • Common backside for many cards

Weapon cards

Team Fortress 2 card

  • Team Fortress 2 card

  • Team Fortress 2 trading card Front

  • Common backside for many cards

Trivia

Trading card packaging
  • Despite the fact that these cards list a prospective biography for each class, some of the biographies have been altered by Valve in order to more effectively complement the new content that they have released during updates, as well as other forms of published information. The most notable example of this would be the Demoman's biography, which originally said that his parents both died when he was six and that he lived in an orphanage after their deaths. However, in the amended version released after the WAR! Update, his real parents took him in and taught him to be a proper Demoman, hence the existence of Mrs. DeGroot, his mother. Other such liberties were taken with the Spy's biography released with Meet the Spy, which is far different from the original trading card version. This is mostly because the trading cards were created much earlier in TF2's life, prior to any of the class updates.

External links

Merchandise
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