List of references (Heavy)

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 Heavy class. Many of these refer to topics relating to the USSR or communism in general, as the Heavy hails from the Soviet Union, a former communist superpower.

Achievements

Borscht Belt Kill 10 Heavies with The K.G.B.

Template:W is an informal term for the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan and Ulster Counties in upstate New York which were a popular holiday spot for New York Jews. The term Borscht Belt can also refer to the Catskill region itself.

Template:W is a vegetable soup that can be found in many Eastern European countries, including Russia.

Class Struggle Work with a friendly Medic to kill an enemy Heavy & Medic pair.

Template:W is the active expression of a theoretical Template:W looked at from any kind of Template:W perspective. The Template:W suggested a course of action for a working-class revolution to overthrow the bourgeois social order and to eventually bring about a classless and stateless society.

Communist Mani-Fisto Kill an enemy with a critical punch.

The Template:W, often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, is one of the world's most influential political manuscripts. Commissioned by the Communist League and written by communist theorists Template:W and Template:W, it suggested a course of action for a working-class revolution to overthrow the bourgeois social order and to eventually bring about a classless and stateless society.

Crime and Punishment Kill 10 enemies carrying your intelligence.

Template:W is a novel by Russian author Template:W.

It is also the name of a documentary TV series, but it is unlikely that the achievement references this over the book.

Crock Block Survive a direct hit from a critical rocket.

"Crocket" is a portmanteau for a critical rocket.

The term also derives from the expression "cock block", a crude term for blocking a man's advance on a woman in some way.

Division of Labor Kill 10 enemies with a Medic assisting you, where neither of you die.

Template:W is the specialisation of cooperative labour in specific, circumscribed tasks. Historically an increasingly complex division of labour is closely associated with the growth of total output and trade, the rise of capitalism, and of the complexity of industrialisation processes.

Don't Touch Sandvich Kill 50 Scouts using Natascha.

This is a reference to Meet the Scout, where the RED Scout ate the BLU Heavy's Sandvich after a fight. The requirement to use Natascha may be due to Natascha's slowdown properties.

Factory Worker Kill 20 enemies while being recharged by a dispenser.

The reference of this achievement alludes to Russia's industrialization during the 1920s, in which the majority of Russian workers took jobs in factories. This would also apply to the Heavy's location of origin, the Soviet Union, whom which the majority of 1920s Russia was ruled by.

Five Second Plan Kill an enemy in the first 5 seconds after you exit a teleporter.

The Template:W for the National Economy of the USSR were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union.

Gorky Parked Kill 25 enemies while you're standing on a control point you own.

Template:W is an amusement park in Moscow, named after Soviet author Template:W, a founder of the socialist realism literary method and a political activist.

Gorky Park is also the name of a 1981 crime novel written by Martin Cruz Smith set in the Soviet Union. It follows an investigator who is assigned a case involving three corpses found in Gorky Park. It was adapted into a well-received film in 1983.

Heavy Industry Fire $200,000 worth of minigun rounds in a single life.

The description of the achievement might be referring to an often-quoted line from Meet the Heavy, in which the Heavy, while talking about his minigun, Sasha, explains that "it costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon...for twelve seconds." Soviet industrial policy, and Soviet propaganda, placed great emphasis on the development of Template:W such as steelmaking.

Icing on the Cake Get 20 kills on players that you're dominating.

The term "icing on the cake" refers to additional touches or perks that make something that was already regarded as quite good become even better.

Iron Kurtain Take 1000 points of damage in a single life.

The term "Template:W" was coined by Template:W and refers to the symbolic, ideological, and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War, roughly 1945 to 1991. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the states developed their own international economic and military alliances, Template:W with the Warsaw Pact on the east side with the USSR as most important member, and Template:W and the European Community on the west side, with the United States.

Kollectivization Get 1000 assists.

Collectivization was a policy of Template:W in the Template:W; its goal was to gather individual land and labor into collective farms. This can be seen as an implementation of a Template:W during the rapid Template:W from the late 1920s to the 1940s.

Konspicuous Konsumption Eat 100 sandviches.

Template:W is lavish spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying a person's wealth. It can also refer to a propensity towards overeating.

Krazy Ivan Kill 50 enemies while both you and your victim are underwater.

Template:W is a naval term for a submarine maneuver, characterized by any number of sudden and sharp turns, used by submarine crews to "look behind" their boat using sonar.

Lenin A Hand Help 5 teammates get revenge on their nemeses.

Template:W was a Russian revolutionary, communist politician, the main leader of the Template:W, the first head of the Russian Soviet Socialist Republic and the first de facto leader of the Soviet Union. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Marxman Kill 10 enemies in mid-air with the minigun.

Template:W was a German philosopher, political economist, sociologist, humanist, political theorist, and revolutionary, who was known as the Father of Communism.

0wn the Means of Production Remove 20 stickybombs by killing the Demomen who produced them.

"Template:W" is a Marxist concept describing the combination of the means of labor and the subject of labor used by workers to make products. "Own the Means of Production" itself is a quote by Template:W.

Permanent Revolution Kill 5 enemies without spinning down your gun.

"Template:W" is a term within Template:W theory, established in usage by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels by 1850.

Photostroika Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you taunting while invulnerable.

Template:W is the Russian term for the political and economic reforms introduced in June 1987 by the Soviet leader Template:W. Its literal meaning is "restructuring", referring to the restructuring of the Soviet economy. Perestroika is often argued to be one reason for the fall of communist political forces in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and for the end of the Template:W.

Purge Kill 15 enemies capturing a control point you own.

The Template:W was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Template:W from 1936 to 1938.

Pushkin the Kart Get 50 caps on payload maps.

Template:W was a Russian Romantic author who is widely considered to be the greatest Russian poet and the founder of modern Russian literature. Pushkin pioneered the use of vernacular speech in his poems and plays, creating a style of storytelling — mixing drama, romance, and satire — associated with Russian literature ever since and greatly influencing later Russian writers.

Rasputin In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.

Template:W was a Russian mystic who is perceived as having influenced the later days of the Template:W. Rasputin had often been called the "Mad Monk", while others considered him a religious pilgrim and even a faith healer. He reputedly survived being stabbed, poisoned, shot and beaten, after which he finally died from exposure after being thrown into an icy river.

Rationing Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.

The controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, or services is called Template:W. An individual's allotted portion of the resources is called their ration, and is distributed to them on a particular day or at a particular time. Rationing is often used to minimise a county's dependance on imported goods during wartime.

Redistribution of Health Heal 1000 damage with med-kits in a single life.

Template:W is the transfer of income, materials, and/or property usually from the rich to the poor. Because of this, the policy is usually associated with Template:W.

Red Oktoberfest Earn a domination for a Medic who's healing you.

The Template:W, also known as the "Red October", refers to a revolution that began with an armed insurrection in Template:W. The October Revolution overthrew the Template:W and gave the power to the Soviets dominated by Bolsheviks. It was followed by the Template:W and the creation of the Soviet Union in 1922.

It may also refer to Template:W, a novel by Template:W. The story follows the intertwined adventures of Soviet submarine captain Marko Aleksandrovich Ramius and CIA analyst Jack Ryan.

Red Oktoberfest is a combination of Red October and the name of the German festival Template:W, as obtaining this achievement requires the collaboration of a Medic and a Heavy.

Show Trial Kill an enemy with a taunt.

The Template:W were a significant part of Template:W's regime. If defendants refused to admit guilt for their alleged and mostly fabricated crimes, they did not go on public trial, but suffered execution nonetheless. The Template:W of the Template:W period in the Soviet Union are characteristic of this.

Soviet Block While invulnerable and on defense, block an invulnerable enemy Heavy's movement.

During the Cold War, the term "Template:W" or "Soviet Bloc" was used to refer to the Soviet Union and countries it either controlled or that were its allies in Central and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and — until the early 1960s — Albania).

Soviet Union Get 25 enemy kills where you either assist or are assisted by another Heavy.

The Template:W (USSR), also called the Soviet Union, was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. However, with the exception of a few interregnum periods (notably after the deaths of Lenin in 1924 and Stalin in 1953), the Soviet Union was a Template:W dictatorship, with power resting in the hands of the General Secretary, which became a prerequisite for Soviet leadership.

Spyalectical Materialism Kill or assist in killing 10 cloaked Spies.

Template:W, according to many followers of Template:W thinking, is the philosophical basis of Marxism.

Stalin the Kart Block the enemy from moving the payload cart 25 times.

Template:W was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953. During that time he established the regime now known as Template:W. He gradually consolidated power and became the Template:W party leader and dictator of the Soviet Union.

Supreme Soviet Get ÜberCharged 50 times.

The Template:W of the USSR was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. It elected the Template:W, formed the Soviet government and Supreme Court, and appointed the Procurator General of the USSR.

Vanguard Party Be the first on your team to start capturing a control point in a round.

A Template:W is a political party at the forefront of a mass action, movement, or revolution.

Weapons

Apoco-Fists Turn every one of your fingers into the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse! That's over nineteen Horsemen of the Apocalypse per glove! The most Apocalypse we've ever dared attach to one hand!

The Apoco-Fists are based on the "Apoca-Fist", a weapon in Saints Row: The Third.

The name is a play on Template:W, a secular term for the end of the world.

The description references the Template:W, depicted in Christian mythology as the harbingers of the Last Judgement.

Dalokohs Bar

"Dalokohs" is "shokolad" (шоколад), the Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian word for chocolate, spelled backwards.

Eviction Notice

Eviction is the act of forcibly expelling someone from a property. The term is used as a euphemism for murder by the Template:W.

Family Business

The phrase "Family Business" often refers to Template:W operating within the Mafia.

Fists of Steel

The weapon's name is a reference to the Heavy's line "My fists, they are made of steel!" which is in turn a reference to Duke Nukem's line "I've got balls of steel!"

Gloves of Running Urgently

G.R.U. is an acronym for the Glavnoye Razvedyvatel'noye Upravleniye, the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. GRU is actually an English translation of the Russian acronym ГРУ, which stands for "Главное Разведывательное Управление", meaning "Main Intelligence Directorate".

Holiday Punch Be the life of the war party with these laugh-inducing punch-mittens.

Template:W is a drink commonly made during the holiday season.

Iron Curtain

The term "Template:W" was coined by Template:W and refers to the symbolic, ideological, and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War, roughly 1945 to 1991. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, the states developed their own international economic and military alliances, Template:W with the Warsaw Pact on the east side with the USSR as most important member, and Template:W and the European Community on the west side, with the United States.

Killing Gloves of Boxing

The acronym of the Killing Gloves of Boxing, K.G.B., was also an abbreviation for the Russian security agency, secret police and intelligence agency Template:W, which was disbanded in 1995.

Tomislav

The name "Tomislav" is derived from the Slavic verb tomiti, meaning "to suppress." It is also a play on "Tommy gun", a well-known name for the Template:W.

Hats & Miscellaneous Items

All-Father Throughout the history of civilization, the white beard has come to symbolize wisdom and status. Show the world it’s possible to be bearded AND stupid with this Heavy- and Soldier-specific face-nest. Shove it, civilization!

"All-Father" refers to Template:W, the chief god of Norse myth and one of the folkloric origins of the modern Template:W figure.

Apparatchik's Apparel Toting around a 150-kilogram minigun gives those forearm muscles a nice workout. Show them off with these rolled-sleeve shirts, in your choice of argyle, lumberjack, rugby stripe or vertical pinstripe.

"Apparatchik" is the Russian word for an operator of a mechanical device, as well as slang for a Communist bureaucrat or agent.

The item's description refers to Meet the Heavy, in which the Heavy states that Sasha weighs 150 kilograms.

Capo's Capper

A Capo is a high ranking member of a Mafia family, who usually serves as a direct aid to the Mob boss.

Champ Stamp Show Chinese organized crime gangs who's boss by wearing their cool tattoos without actually participating in any of their totally illegal criminal conspiracies! Note: DO NOT actually show your new tattoo to ANYONE in a Chinese organized crime gang.

The name is a reference to the term "Template:W", referring to a tattoo which a woman places on her lower back.

Dread Knot Crybabies cower; At the approach of fat man; With terrible hair.

The name is a reference to the Template:W, a type of 20th Century battleship with tremendous firepower. The word itself literally means "fear nothing".

The name also refers to the Template:W, a traditional hairstyle worn by samurai and sumo wrestlers.

The description is written in traditional Japanese haiku form of three lines in a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.

FrankenHeavy Set

The name of this set refers to Template:W, a horror novel about a scientist who creates a monstrous creature out of body parts. The items in the set give the Heavy a likeness to Frankenstein's monster.

Gym Rat Let's get physical. Physical.

A Template:W is a person who spends a disproportionate amount of time working out.

The hat's description is a reference to the song Template:W by Olivia Newton-John.

Heavy Duty Rag It costs $400,000 to wear this bandanna for 12 seconds.

The description of this hat is based on "It costs four hundred thousand dollars to fire this weapon... for twelve seconds," a phrase from Meet the Heavy that is frequently referenced and parodied.

The name is a portmanteau of "heavy duty" and Template:W, a name for a piece of cloth used to cover the head.

Hound Dog Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.

This hairstyle was popularised by Template:W, who also wrote the song Template:W, after which the hat is named. The description refers to the lyrics of another of Elvis's songs, Template:W.

Officer's Ushanka This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands.

The description of this hat is a reference to one of the Heavy's responses.

One-Man Army You send that many men against a bandanna like this, don't forget one thing: A good supply of body bags.

This hat gives the Heavy a striking resemblance to Template:W. The description is a reference to a quote from Template:W, which is spoken by Rambo's commanding officer to the chief of police, with the word "man" replaced with "bandanna".

Purity Fist

Purity First is the name of a radical anti-augmentation group in the game Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Team Captain Our lawyers say 'YES! YES!'

The appearance and description of this hat is a reference to the Template:W series main villain Template:W. "YES! YES!" refers to the Street Fighter cartoon which is also a widely spread Internet meme.

Toss-Proof Towel Make sure you never throw in the towel, even accidentally, by keeping it nice and close, where it can't run off and surrender like a coward when you're not looking.

The phrase "throw in the towel" is an idiom that means to admit defeat. The phrase comes from boxing, wherein a trainer may throw a towel into the ring to signal that his fighter cannot continue.

Tough Guy's Toque Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense.

This hat is a possible reference to Jayne, the big, gun-toting mercenary in Joss Whedon's series Template:W and the subsequent movie, Template:W. Like the Heavy, Jayne personifies everything it means to be a "tough guy", and has given his gun a name, Vera. Also like the Heavy, Jayne acquires a knitted cap much in this same style, of which he is irrepressibly proud. The description is also a reference to Meet the Engineer.

Taunts

Killing Gloves of Boxing

Also works with Gloves of Running Urgently, Fists of Steel, and Warrior's Spirit.

The Heavy's K.G.B. taunt animation is a homage to Mr. Sandman's warm-up technique from the NES game Template:W.

Responses

Other Responses

"Run, cowards!"

"I live!" - at round start

These quotes come from the 1982 arcade game Sinistar, in which a gigantic antagonist taunts the player with said phrases.

"Moist and delicious! Hehaha!" -after eating a Sandvich

This is a reference to a line from the ending song in Portal, Still Alive (It's so delicious and moist).

"My fists! They are made of STEEL!" - after a kill made with the Fists of Steel

This phrase is a reference to Template:W quote "I've got balls of steel!"

"I am Heavy weapons guy, and this is my new weapon." - after using the "battle cry" voice command while holding an unlockable weapon

This is very similar to one of the Heavy's lines in Meet the Heavy.

"Nom nom nom, om nom." -while eating a Sandvich

The Heavy's distinctive Sandvich-devouring noise is a reference to popular internet phrase "OM NOM NOM", an onomatopaeiac representation of the act of eating believed to have been coined by Template:W from the children's educational television series Template:W. "Copyright Omnomnom" is also seen on the ending card of Meet the Sandvich. The phrase is often misspelled as "nom nom nom".

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen)

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "C'mon!"

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Push!" - pushing Payload cart forward

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) "Saww-ndvich, sandwich!" - after eating a Sandvich

(Mily Balakirev's Song of the Volga Boatmen) - After eating Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake

This is the Heavy's rendition of Template:W, a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Template:W, and published in his book of folk songs. It was inspired by Template:W's famous painting, Burlaks on the Volga, depicting the suffering of the people in the depth of misery in Template:W.

"Dakka-dakka-dakka-dakka-da-Kaboom-Kaboom!" - after destroying a building

This is the Sabre Dance, by Template:W. It evokes a whirling war dance in an Template:W, where the dancers display their skill with sabres. Due to its exceptionally exciting rhythm, the Sabre Dance established a place for itself in common concert practice, leading also to various adaptations in popular music.

"Dah da da-dah da da-da-da-da-da-dahhhh!" - using "cheer" voice command

One of the songs the Heavy sings as part of his cheer lines is the Funeral March, the third and most recognizable movement of Template:W's Template:W. This has become well known in popular culture, and was also used at the state funerals of John F. Kennedy and those of Soviet leaders, including Template:W.

""Everyone! Friendship is STUPID magic!"" -wearing the Fairy Princess item set

A reference to My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, a recent revival of the My Little Pony franchise that has attracted a large adult male fanbase for its quality of writing and animation. MLP fans generally refer to themselves as "Bronies". It is worth noting that Gabe Newell himself is a fan of the show.

Media

Meet the Sandvich

The ending of Meet the Sandvich is a direct reference to the ending of Meet the Heavy, with the Heavy eating his Sandvich rather than firing his Minigun.

Meet the Scout

The Sandvich first appeared as a joke in the Meet the Scout video, acting as a point of contention between a BLU Heavy and the Scout. It was later added into the game as an unlockable weapon and major class addition to the Heavy.