Operation Last Laugh
“ | The month of April has come once again, accompanied by the familiar sounds of overused memes, ear-shattering screams, and incomprehensible inside jokes. This can only mean one thing: The “Meme Machines” are back to cause chaos, misfortune, and calamity amongst our various facilities. Their nonsense-spouting algorithms can only be shut down by one thing: violence. Grab your clown costumes, makeup, and guns, and don’t let them get the last laugh!
— Operation Last Laugh publicity blurb
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Operation Last Laugh was an April Fool's Mann vs. Machine charity tour event organized by Moonlight MvM and hosted by Pineapple.TF that entered open beta on March 30th, 2023, officially launching on March 31, 2023. The tour concluded on April 17th, 2023.
Contents
Tour
The tour resembled previous community Mann vs. Machine campaigns, featuring many of the same maps, with different missions, along with a distorted version of Decoy, named: "4 5 3 15 25" (which spells DECOY when numbers are substituted for letters as a cypher).
In keeping with the short duration of the community event, one simple, short tour was offered, with only one medal in reward.
Featured Missions
This table shows the missions that were available during the event.
Map | Mission | Waves | Creators |
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4 5 3 15 25 | Miss io n | 7 | colonel CreatorForce |
Calico | Cacophony of Cants | 6 | the fat |
Maple Hill | Sensational Syrup | ♓Seelpit♓ | |
Orl | Mann Versus Machine | 8 | me :) |
Skangus | Collateral Damage | 7 | Bazooks |
Whitecliff | Croissant Combat | 6 | Athazar |
Map | Mission | Waves | Creators |
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Derelict | Revengeance Status | 7 | The Tragic Fool Bus |
Rewards
RED | BLU |
Copper Chicanery - Gem Only | |
Copper Chicanery - Normal | |
Happy Spud - Style 1 | |
Happy Spud - Style 2 | |
This event had five medals which are able to be earned by players: one as a reward for completion of the tour, and four for donations to a charity drive benefiting Food for the Hungry, a nonprofit devoted against "[all] forms of human poverty", providing food, water, medical care, and so forth. Clearing six of the seven available missions earned the player the Copper Chicanery medal.
In addition, players were able to donate varying amounts through item or monetary donations to receive donor medals. Donating at least 5 dollars earned the player the Happy Spud medal, donating at least 15 dollars earned the player both the Happy Spud and Bruised Johnstone medals, donating at least 25 dollars earned the player the Happy Spud, Bruised Johnstone, and Caustic Container medals, and donating at least 35 dollars earned the player all four donation medals: the Happy Spud, Bruised Johnstone, Caustic Container, and Alluring Artifact. The charity drive closed on April 30, 2023.
Content creators whose missions were accepted for use in the event were awarded the Auspicious Automaton Assembler's Accolade medal.
The Copper Chicanery player medal uses the model for the Burnished Beryl, returning from Operation Madness vs Machines, and the donor medals reuse additional models from Madness vs Machines, as well as Operation Canteen Crasher and Operation Memes vs Machines: the Happy Spud reuses the Memes vs Machines Baked Potato model, the Caustic Container reuses the Canteen Crasher Platinum Crit Canteen model, and the Bruised Johnstone and Alluring Artifact reuse the models for the Grandiose Garnet and Chaotic Crystal, respectively -- both from Operation Madness vs Machines.
Four of the five medals initially drop with custom painted colors which are not otherwise available in-game: the Copper Chicanery player medal drops with two shades of blue, for both RED and BLU teams, the Happy Spud drops with a dark brown color resembling a baked potato, the Bruised Johnstone drops with a slightly darker shade of purple, and the Alluring Artifact drops with a bright green color.
Each of the gemstone medals has two styles, named "Gem Only" and "Normal". The "Normal" style encases the gemstones in large metal hands, resembling a Heavy Robot's. The Happy Spud medal also has two styles, named "Style 1" and "Style 2". Style 1 depicts the potato wearing the parasol like a hat, while Style 2 depicts it with the parasol open.
The gemstone medals were contributed to the Steam Workshop by NeoDement , Sntr , Erikku , sigsegv , Jakapoa , Pelipoika , Interrobang , Rev , Benoist3012 , kratos , Nuke , Hydrogen , Hyperion , Pineapple Medals Bot , DaanBox , Swordstone , and a whole thing of candy beans .
The Caustic Container medal was contributed to the Steam Workshop by Colteh, Rev, Swordstone, Wave, Nuke, kratos , Benoist3012, Pelipoika, sigsegv, Hyperion, Hydrogen , sedisocks, Sntr, NeoDement, Star Bright, and Interrobang .
The Happy Spud medal was contributed to the Steam Workshop by Glubbable~ ❥ , Sntr , Erikku , Jakapoa , Pelipoika , Interrobang , whatsmynameagain , Rev , Benoist3012 , kratos , Nuke , Dayal , Hydrogen , Hyperion , Pineapple Medals Bot , DaanBox , Chillax! , Swordstone , and BigfootBeto .
Genuine Last Laugh Copper Chicanery 2023 |
Genuine Last Laugh Happy Spud 2023 |
Genuine Last Laugh Bruised Johnstone 2023 |
Genuine Last Laugh Caustic Container 2023 |
Genuine Last Laugh Alluring Artifact 2023 |
Painted variants
- Bruised Johnstone - Gem Only
- Bruised Johnstone - Normal
- Caustic Container
Styles
- Copper Chicanery
- Happy Spud
- Bruised Johnstone
- Alluring Artifact
Update history
- [Undocumented] The Last Laugh medals were added to the game.
Unused content
The textures for the Copper Chicanery, Happy Spud, and Alluring Artifact medals are set up for paint to be applied, but the ability to do so is disabled.
- Copper Chicanery (Gem Only)
- Copper Chicanery (Normal)
- Happy Spud (Style 1)
- Happy Spud (Style 2)
- Alluring Artifact (Gem Only)
- Alluring Artifact (Normal)
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
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Single colors | |||
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
Team colors | |||
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
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Single colors | |||
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
Team colors | |||
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
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Single colors | |||
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
Team colors | |||
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
| |||
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Single colors | |||
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
Team colors | |||
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
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Single colors | |||
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
Team colors | |||
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted |
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
| |||
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Single colors | |||
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
Team colors | |||
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted |
Trivia
- The name and description of the Copper Chicanery are references to Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. In Breaking Bad, the methamphetamine cooked by show protagonist Walter White is described as 99.1% pure. In the Better Call Saul episode Chicanery, antagonist Chuck McGill has a meltdown in court, after his supposed allergy to electricity is proven to be false.[1]
- The Bruised Johnstone is a reference to Pizza Tower, representing a piece of Pillar John, a sentient pillar that must be broken in each of the game's levels.[2]
- The design of the Alluring Artifact is a reference to the Chaos Emeralds, from the Sonic the Hedgehog series.[2]
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