Gentle Manne's Service Medal
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| Worn by: | Soldier | ||||
| Slot: | Cosmetic | ||||
| Equip region: | Medal | ||||
| Released: | August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update) |
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| Availability: | Distributed (expired) | ||||
| Tradable: | Yes | ||||
| Giftable: | Yes | ||||
| Craftable: | Yes | ||||
| Paintable: | No | ||||
| Nameable: | Yes | ||||
| Craft No.?: | No | ||||
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 Gentle Manne's Service Medal |
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| “ | All men gave some. Some men gave more than some.
Click to listen
— The Soldier
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The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is a cosmetic item for the Soldier. It is a small, circular gold medal, worn on the chest with a team-colored ribbon.
The item's description was written by Lamech for the Hat Describing Contest.
This item was awarded to the first 11,111 players who visited a hidden page on the Classless Update website.
Contents
Update history
August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
- The Gentle Manne's Service Medal was added to the game.
- [Undocumented] The Gentle Manne's Service Medals became individually numbered up to #11,111 in the item's description.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal.
- Fixed the medal number for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not displaying properly.
- The Gentle Manne's Service Medal was made nameable.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- [Undocumented] The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now tradable.
- The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now gift-wrappable.
- [Undocumented] Fixed issue with the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not appearing.
- Fixed the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not being drawn when equipped.
- [Undocumented] The Gentle Manne's Service Medal now makes small metal sounds in the backpack.
- Added the Limited attribute to the Gentle Manne's Service Medal.
Notes
- In the item description, "whom" is used incorrectly. The soldiers being the subject of the clause "those brave soldiers who stood guard", would be more appropriate.
Trivia
- The name of the hidden page (today_is_a_good_day) is a reference to one of the Soldier voice lines.
- 38 un-numbered medals were granted to Valve employees.
- A medal resembling this item was placed on the RED and BLU Soldier action figures.
- Upon winning a charity auction for Child's Play, a Team Fortress 2 player named Vulcnor received Gentle Manne's Service Medal No. 11,112, along with one of every other game item.
External links
- Classless Update - Hidden page: Today is a good day
- TF2 Backpack Examiner: List of Original Medal Owners
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