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{{hatnote|This article is about the cosmetic item. For other uses, see [[Archimedes (disambiguation)]].}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
 
| type              = cosmetic
 
| type              = cosmetic
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| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
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| equip-region      = left_shoulder
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| equip-region      = left shoulder
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|15|2012}}<br />([[Mann vs. Machine Update]])
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|15|2012}}<br>([[Mann vs. Machine Update]])
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| availability      = {{avail|promotional|craft|drop|purchase|strangifier-series-1|keyless-crate}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired-codes|keyless-crate}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| craft              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
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| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
   | item-kind        = Mascot
 
   | item-kind        = Mascot
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  | level            = 1-100
 
 
   | item-description = Before Archimedes came into the Medic's care, he made his living through wedding dovery. A lucrative trade, but he always felt something was missing. He looks back on the day that the Medic stole that catering van during the prime minister's wedding as the best day of his life. He's been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since.
 
   | item-description = Before Archimedes came into the Medic's care, he made his living through wedding dovery. A lucrative trade, but he always felt something was missing. He looks back on the day that the Medic stole that catering van during the prime minister's wedding as the best day of his life. He's been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since.
 
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}}
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' to his feathered friend|Ve did it, Kamerad!|sound=Medic_specialcompleted-assistedkill02.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' to his feathered friend|Ve did it, Kamerad!|sound=Medic specialcompleted-assistedkill02.wav}}
  
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'''Archimedes''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is the Medic's pet white dove, as seen in ''[[Meet the Medic]]'', who sits on the Medic's shoulder and [[Jiggle bones|wobbles]] around with his movements. Fitting with its appearance in ''Meet the Medic'', the [[RED]] version of Archimedes is splattered with blood, while the [[BLU]] version lacks this feature.  
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'''Archimedes''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is the Medic's [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|pet white dove]], as seen in ''[[Meet the Medic]]'', who sits on the Medic's right shoulder and [[Jiggle bones|wobbles]] around with his movements. Fitting with its appearance in ''Meet the Medic'', the [[RED]] version of Archimedes is splattered with blood from the [[Heavy]]'s heart, while the [[BLU]] version lacks this feature.
  
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The eyes and beak of Archimedes are connected with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to parrot the Medic's expressions.  
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The eyes and beak of Archimedes are connected with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to parrot the Medic's expressions.
  
 
{{Assisting in Pyroland}}
 
{{Assisting in Pyroland}}
  
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This item is awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to those who purchase the [http://valvestore.welovefine.com/tf2-archimedes-plush-8968.html plush version] from the [[Merchandise|Valve Store]].
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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased the [https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132520/http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0240 plush version] from the [[Merchandise|Valve Store]].
  
 
{{Weapon Demonstration|pyroland=1}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration|pyroland=1}}
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
 
'''{{Patch name|8|15|2012}}''' ([[Mann vs. Machine Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|8|15|2012}}''' ([[Mann vs. Machine Update]])
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* Added Archimedes.
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* Archimedes was added to the game.
  
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'''{{Patch name|8|17|2012}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|8|17|2012}} #1'''
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* Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
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* Updated the [[backpack]] image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
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* {{undocumented}} Added to the item [[drop]] system.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added Archimedes to the [[item drop system]].
  
 
'''{{Patch name|8|21|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|8|21|2012}}'''
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* {{undocumented}} Updated the backpack icon for Archimedes.
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the backpack icon for Archimedes.
  
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}} #1'''
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
  
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== Trivia ==  
 
== Trivia ==  
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* The description of this item is a reference to the Meet the Medic video. Specifically, it references an early scene in which the Medic is doing open chest surgery on the Heavy, and Archimedes pops up from under the Heavy's internal organs.
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* The item description states that Archimedes was stolen from the prime minister's wedding. It's unknown which prime minister, as Germany has a Chancellor. The last sentence references an early scene in the ''Meet the Medic'' video, in which the Medic is doing open chest surgery on the Heavy, and Archimedes pops up from under the Heavy's internal organs.
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<!-- ** The prime minister the description is referring to may be the [[w:Leadership of East Germany|Head of the East German government]], which was colloquially referred to as the prime minister. -->
 
* Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes of Syracuse]], a man famous for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.
 
* Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes of Syracuse]], a man famous for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.
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* When the [[Scout]] dies via explosion, or with the [[Bombinomicon]] equipped, there is a small chance that Archimedes will fly out of the gibs, in reference to the final scene of Meet the Medic, in which Archimedes was mistakenly left inside the Scout after his surgery.
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* When the [[Scout]] dies via explosion, or with the [[Bombinomicon]] equipped, there is a 1 in 20 (5%) chance that Archimedes will fly out of the gibs, in reference to the final scene of ''Meet the Medic'', in which Archimedes was mistakenly left inside the Scout after his surgery.
  
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==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:MtMWoman.png|A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.
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MtMWoman.png|A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.
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File:Tumblr_inline_n5747rbYCY1r3nvvr.jpg|Archimedes flying out of Scout's gibs, signified with a green circle
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Archimedes Scout Gibs.png|Archimedes flying out of Scout's gibs.
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File:Archimedes Happy.png|Happy
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File:Archimedes Pained.png|Pained
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File:Archimedes Mad.png|Mad
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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== Related merchandise ==
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== Valve Store merchandise ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:S0240_Main.png‎|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0240 Archimedes plush]
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S0240 Main.png‎|Archimedes plush {{Merchandise-expired}}
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Doves]]  
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* [[Bird]]
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* [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|Archimedes]]
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* [[Doves]]
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* [[Meet The Medic]]
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* [[Mascot]]
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* [[Mecha-Medes]]
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* [[Archimedes the Undying]]
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{{Mann Vs Machine Nav}}
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* [[Santarchimedes]]
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{{Promo Nav}}
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== External links ==
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{{Hat Nav}}
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xEXBYFoDA8/ Archimedes mimicking Medic's facial expressions ]
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{{Medic Nav|state=collapsed}}
  
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{{PromoNav}}
 
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{{MannVsMachineNav}}
 
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{{HatNav}}
 
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{{Medic Nav}}
 
 
[[Category:Jiggleboned]]
 
[[Category:Jiggleboned]]

Revision as of 08:35, 27 April 2022

This article is about the cosmetic item. For other uses, see Archimedes (disambiguation).
“
Ve did it, Kamerad!
Click to listen
— The Medic to his feathered friend
 ”

Archimedes is a cosmetic item for the Medic. It is the Medic's pet white dove, as seen in Meet the Medic, who sits on the Medic's right shoulder and wobbles around with his movements. Fitting with its appearance in Meet the Medic, the RED version of Archimedes is splattered with blood from the Heavy's heart, while the BLU version lacks this feature.

The eyes and beak of Archimedes are connected with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to parrot the Medic's expressions.

When players equipped with this item kill an enemy unassisted by another player, the killfeed shows everyone in Pyroland that it gets the assist, with its custom name if it has one.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who purchased the plush version from the Valve Store.

Pyroland Demonstration

Update history

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine Update)

  • Archimedes was added to the game.

August 17, 2012 Patch #1

  • Updated the backpack image for Archimedes to fix an alpha channel problem.
  • [Undocumented] Added Archimedes to the item drop system.

August 21, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon for Archimedes.

August 27, 2013 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

February 11, 2014 Patch

  • Changed item type to "Mascot".

Trivia

  • The item description states that Archimedes was stolen from the prime minister's wedding. It's unknown which prime minister, as Germany has a Chancellor. The last sentence references an early scene in the Meet the Medic video, in which the Medic is doing open chest surgery on the Heavy, and Archimedes pops up from under the Heavy's internal organs.
  • Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath Archimedes of Syracuse, a man famous for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.
  • When the Scout dies via explosion, or with the Bombinomicon equipped, there is a 1 in 20 (5%) chance that Archimedes will fly out of the gibs, in reference to the final scene of Meet the Medic, in which Archimedes was mistakenly left inside the Scout after his surgery.

Gallery

  • A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.

  • Archimedes flying out of Scout's gibs.

  • Happy

  • Pained

  • Mad

Valve Store merchandise

  • Archimedes plush (expired)

See also

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