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m (Undo edit by Danker mann (Talk) (3402521) Not trivia, already mentioned in the description.)
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m (→‎Trivia: Heavy's surgery is not the only instance of Archimedes burrowing himself into patients' chests. Typed in a "non spoilery" way.)
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| image              = Archimedes.png
 
| image              = Archimedes.png
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
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| used-by            = [[Medic]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Medic}}
 
| equip-region      = left shoulder
 
| equip-region      = left shoulder
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|15|2012}}<br>({{update link|Mann vs. Machine (update)}})
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|15|2012}}
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| released-major    = Mann vs. Machine (update)
 
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired-codes|keyless-crate}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired-codes|keyless-crate}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
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| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | item-kind        = Mascot
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Mascot}}
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   | 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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   | item-description = {{item description|Archimedes}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' to his feathered friend|Ve did it, Kamerad!|sound=Medic specialcompleted-assistedkill02.wav}}
 
{{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 [[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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'''Archimedes''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is the Medic's [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|pet]] — a white [[Doves|dove]] as seen in ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' — who perches 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 [[vdc:Flex animation|flexed]] with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to mimic the Medic's expressions.
  
 
{{Assisting in Pyroland}}
 
{{Assisting in Pyroland}}
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== Trivia ==  
 
== 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 item description states that Archimedes was stolen from the prime minister's wedding. It's unknown which prime minister, as Germany has a Chancellor.
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* The item description also states that Archimedes "[has] been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since". This references an early scene in the [[Meet the Medic|''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 item description also states that Archimedes "[has] been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since". This references events in ''[[Meet the Medic]]''.
 
* Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes of Syracuse]], most known for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.
 
* Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes of Syracuse]], most known 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 1 in 20 (5%) chance of Archimedes flying out of the gibs. This is in reference to the final scene of ''Meet the Medic'', in which Archimedes was mistakenly left inside the Scout after his surgery.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery perrow="3">
 
<gallery perrow="3">
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File:MtMWoman.png|A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.
 
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File:Archimedes Scout Gibs.png|Archimedes flying out of Scout's gibs.
 
 
File:Archimedes Happy.png|Happy.
 
File:Archimedes Happy.png|Happy.
 
File:Archimedes Pained.png|Pained.
 
File:Archimedes Pained.png|Pained.
 
File:Archimedes Mad.png|Mad.
 
File:Archimedes Mad.png|Mad.
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File:MtMWoman.png|A bloodied Archimedes, among the Medic's other doves.
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File:Archimedes Scout Gibs.png|Archimedes flying out of Scout's [[gibs]].
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* [[Mecha-Medes]]
 
 
* [[Bird]]
 
* [[Bird]]
 
* [[Doves]]
 
* [[Doves]]

Revision as of 18:42, 23 March 2024

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 — a white dove as seen in Meet the Medic — who perches 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 flexed with the Medic's facial animations, allowing him to mimic 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 item description also states that Archimedes "[has] been burrowing into the chests of unwitting patients ever since". This references events in Meet the Medic.
  • Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and polymath Archimedes of Syracuse, most known for his contributions to various fields of scholarship.

Gallery

  • Happy.

  • Pained.

  • Mad.

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

  • Archimedes flying out of Scout's gibs.

Valve Store merchandise

  • Archimedes plush (expired)

See also

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