Shadow Boxers
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| Comic Strip Info | |
| Released: | December 19, 2012 |
| Number of pages: | 28 |
| Artist: | makani |
| “ | Miss Pauling, are you braced? Because you will need to brace yourself for what I am about to show you.
— The Soldier
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Shadow Boxers is a comic released on December 19, 2012 to coincide with the release of the Mecha Update.
Synopsis
The comic opens with the RED team discussing the latest defense job against the robots in a dark room in Coal Town with Miss Pauling. Miss Pauling tries to figure out which of the many Mann Co. buildings the robots will invade next, and when. The Soldier claims that he knows the exact time and location, since he supposedly infiltrated Gray Mann's robot base the day before, but no one believes him. After some shenanigans which involve keeping the Soldier thinking that all of his teammates are American, he mentions the eagles that raised Gray Mann, something that only Miss Pauling and the Administrator should know, thus clueing to Miss Pauling that he may be telling the truth. The Soldier reveals that he used his cardboard robot costume to sneak into Gray's facility and eavesdrop on their plans. Miss Pauling asks him to keep the disguise on and, moreover, make a disguise for herself so that she can infiltrate Gray's facility with him. Heavy insists on going, too.
In Gray Mann's facility, the three discover that he is slightly frustrated at his robots' stupidity, how they have a problem with security leaks due to a "tactical mastermind" in their base. Gray states the he has found a solution to the problem and unveils his newly-built Mecha-Engineer. The new robot activates and quickly identifies the trespassers.
Pages
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Page 9
Page 10
Page 11
Page 12
Page 13
Page 14
Page 15
Page 16
Page 17
Page 18
Page 19
Page 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Page 24
Page 25
Page 26
Page 27
Page 28
Trivia
- Before showing Miss Pauling their robot costumes, Soldier is convinced that his teammates are all American and after Miss Pauling starts to correct him, Heavy interrupts and says he is American. Despite this, Soldier has many voice lines that shows he is aware of his foreign teammates' nationalities.
Page 1
- This marks the first time an official Valve Miss Pauling model can be seen clearly.
- Heavy's Arm pieces of the costume seem to be breaking
- A Demoman Robot can be seen wielding the Stickybomb Launcher on this page, despite them never doing so in-game.
External links
- Shadow Boxers on the TF2 Official Website.
See also
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