List of references (Sniper)
Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and Valve's humor, the game includes references, usually in a humorous fashion. There are many sources, including games, movies, and music; even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the Sniper class.
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Achievements
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Australian Rules Dominate an enemy Sniper. |
Template:W is a football variant played between two teams of 18 players outdoors on large oval-shaped grass fields (often modified cricket fields), with a ball in the shape of a prolate spheroid. It is also commonly referred to as Australian rules, Aussie rules, football, footy or AFL (although AFL is actually the name of the elite national league, not the sport).
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Beaux and Arrows Kill a Heavy & Medic pair with the bow. |
This is a play on "bow and arrows". A "beau", "beaux" being the plural, is defined as a frequent and attentive male companion, and is pronounced similarly to "bow".
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Be Efficient Get 3 kills with the Sniper Rifle without missing a shot. |
The Sniper's "standards" are very similar to those of the Template:W: "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet." This achievement is a reference to the second of said standards given in Meet the Sniper.
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Be Polite Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you doffing your hat. |
The Sniper's "standards" are very similar to those of the Template:W: "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet." This achievement is a reference to the first of said standards given in Meet the Sniper.
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Consolation Prize Get backstabbed 50 times. |
A Template:W is given to those who do not win an event, but are deserving some recognition.
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Dead Reckoning Kill an enemy with an arrow while you're dead. |
Template:W is the process of estimating one's current position based upon a previously determined position and an estimate in speed and course over time.
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De-sentry-lized Destroy 3 Engineer sentry guns. |
This is a play on Template:W, the process of dispersing decision-making governance closer to the people or citizens.
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Dropped Dead Kill a Scout in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. |
Someone who is said to have "dropped dead" has died very suddenly and without warning.
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Enemy at the Gate Kill an opponent within the first second of the round. |
Template:W is a 2001 war film set during the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II. The film's title is taken from Template:W's 1973 book Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the Template:W. It is based on a duel mentioned in the book that developed between a Soviet sniper and his German rival as they stalk each other during the battle.
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Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate. |
This is a reference to the value of friendship - in this case the act throwing a jar of (golden) urine to extinguish a burning teammate, thus resulting in a double-entendre.
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Have a Plan Capture the flag in CTF. |
The Sniper's "standards" are very similar to those of the Template:W: "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet." This achievement is a reference to the last of said standards given in Meet the Sniper.
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Jarate Chop Jarate and then kill 3 enemies with your Kukri. |
This is a play on the popular term "karate chop", which actually refers to a Template:W in karate.
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Jarring Transition Use Jarate to reveal a cloaked Spy. |
A jarring transition is a sudden and often painful transition, as is what the Spy experiences when his location is revealed after being hit with Jarate.
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Jumper Stumper Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman. |
A Template:W is a plough invented in South Australia in the late nineteenth century.
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Kill Everyone You Meet Kill 1000 enemies. |
The Sniper's "standards" are very similar to those of the Template:W: "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet." This achievement is a reference to the last of said standards given in Meet the Sniper.
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Kook the Spook Kill 10 Spies with your Kukri. |
The Kukri is pronounced "kook-kree", and "spook" is slang for a spy.
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My Brilliant Career Top the scoreboard 10 times on teams of 6 or more players. |
Template:W is a 1901 novel by Template:W, one of the major Australian writers of her time. The popularity of the novel in Australia and the perceived closeness of many of the characters to her own family and circumstances caused Franklin a great deal of distress and led her to withdrawing the novel from publication until after her death.
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Not a Crazed Gunman, Dad In a single life, kill 3 enemies while they are achieving an objective. |
This is a reference to an argument the Sniper has over the phone in Meet the Sniper.
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Number One Assistant Score 5 Assists with the Jarate in a single round. |
"Number One" is a euphemism for urine, which Jarate is implied to be.
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Parting Shot Headshot an enemy player the moment his invulnerability wears off. |
A parting shot is the final statement in an argument or conversation.
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Pincushion Hit an enemy with 3 arrows, without killing them. |
A pincushion is a small pillow used to hold sewing needles.
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Rain on Their Parade Jarate an enemy and the Medic healing him. |
To "rain on someone's parade" is to ruin a good moment or important event.
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Robbin' Hood Take down an intelligence carrier with a single arrow. |
Template:W is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times, but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor" and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He is famed for his use of the bow and arrow, which is referenced with the Sniper's Huntsman longbow and the Larrikin Robin hat.
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Rode Hard, Put Away Wet Jarate an enemy that you're dominating. |
A reference to the old saying which implies someone looks like they've had a hard time. There is also a Left 4 Dead 2 achievement of the same name.
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Saturation Bombing Jarate 4 enemy players with a single throw. |
Saturation bombing is a term interchangeable with Template:W, a process where a large section of land is bombed by aircraft.
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Self-destruct Sequence Headshot 10 enemy Snipers. |
This is process where a machine deactivates and destroys itself.
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Shafted Stab an enemy with an arrow. |
Someone who has been "shafted" is treated harshly or ignored.
A shaft is also the body of an arrow.
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Shock Treatment Kill a spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback. |
Template:W is a process where an electric shock is applied for torture or psychological treatment.
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Shoot the Breeze Kill a fully invisible Spy in a single hit. |
To "shoot the breeze" is an idiom of having a relaxed conversation. In this case the Spy can make himself invisble and the Sniper is shooting the "breeze" (an invisible Spy).
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Socket to Him Headshot an enemy Demoman. |
This is a play on "Sock it to him", a phrase of encouragement in a fight. This is also a play on the eye socket, for the Demoman has only one eye remaining in his right socket.
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The Last Wave Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you waving to them. |
The name of the achievement refers to a 1977 Australian film called Template:W, which follows the story of a Sydney lawyer defending five Aborigines in a ritualized taboo murder.
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Triple Prey In a single round, get a kill with 3 different weapons. |
This is a pun on "triple play", which is an offering of three bundled services.
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Trust Your Feelings Get 5 kills with the Sniper Rifle without your scope. |
This is a reference to Obi-Wan's line "Trust your feelings, Luke," in Template:W as Luke takes his critical shot at the Death Star. The achievement's icon references the computer visualization of the Death Star trench run in the scene. Both this scene and the achievement require the characters not to use any assistance in their shots.
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Überectomy Kill a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. |
The suffix -ectomy stands for "surgical removal of", so this is literally "removal of Uber".
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William Tell Overkill Pin an enemy Heavy to the wall via his head. |
The Template:W is the overture to the opera Template:W, composed by Template:W. There has been repeated use of this overture in the popular media, most famously as the theme music for the radio and television show Template:W. The character William Tell is known for hitting an apple balanced on the head of his son with an arrow.
Weapons
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Machina |
This weapon gets its name from the Latin phrase "deus ex machina" (literally meaning "god out of the machine"), which is a term used to describe a convenient plot device that abruptly appears out of nowhere and solves all of the problems the protagonist may be facing.
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Shahanshah |
Template:W is Persian for "King of Kings", the title of Iran's rulers during the Template:W.
Hats & Miscellaneous Items
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Larrikin Robin |
Template:W is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times, but who remains significant in popular culture where he is known for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor" and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He is often portrayed wearing a hat almost exactly like the Larrikin Robin.
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Trophy Belt Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one. |
The Trophy Belt is a reference to the hat worn by main character Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee in the film Template:W, who also popularized the "rugged bushman" Australian stereotype.
Responses
Dominating a Medic
"What's up, Doc? Heh, heh, heh!"
This line is the signiature catchphrase of Template:W, a popular cartoon character.
Other Responses
"God save the queen!" - at round start or during SMG taunt
"Template:W" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms. It is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, one of two national anthems of the Cayman Islands and New Zealand, and the royal anthem of Australia, Canada, the Isle of Man, Belize, Jamaica, and Tuvalu.
"Now this is a knife!" - after using the "battle cry" voice command while holding an unlockable melee weapon
This line references a popular scene from the film Template:W.
Media
Meet the Sniper
"Boom, headshot."
The phrase "Boom, headshot" is a reference to the catchphrase of the character FPS Doug in the online comedy series Template:W.
The bobble-head on the Sniper's dashboard in Meet the Sniper is a caricature of the Civilian as he appears in the original Team Fortress Classic.
The road sign at the beginning of the video bears the in-game icon for a headshot.
The music that plays throughout Meet the Sniper appears to be a homage to the theme of 1973 film Template:W, the second of the Template:W movies. The video itself carries a strong early 70s theme.
The bus that drives by at the end of the video has "BLUDOG" on the side, a reference to the Template:W bus service.
The Billboard in the background reads "FOAD: Camping Fun, All year round!" This is both a reference to the "camping" style of gameplay snipers employ and the internet initialism FOAD (Fuck Off And Die), often aimed at snipers in various online games by disgruntled players.
The general theme of Meet the Sniper may be a reference to the film Template:W, which is based on the life of an Australian plumber. Similarities between the two include the fact that they are being interviewed in their car for a good portion of their videos, their parents do not approve of their line of work, and they are both Australian, as well as similarly spoken lines.
Jarate Comic
The comic in which the Sniper learns Jarate is a reference to an old comic ad by Charles Atlas, a developer of bodybuilding techniques.
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