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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
* This taunt was inspired by the Metal Gear series, in which the player would use a cardboard box to hide/camouflage from enemies [the trademark "Box Trick"], and move around in the box. Also, the text on the boxes in the Metal Gear series varies by game, saying things such as items they are supposed to contain, companies making the said items, what the boxes were made for/what the boxes are called (I.E. "Love Box", to fit 2 people), or just "Metal Gear Solid".
 
* This taunt was inspired by the Metal Gear series, in which the player would use a cardboard box to hide/camouflage from enemies [the trademark "Box Trick"], and move around in the box. Also, the text on the boxes in the Metal Gear series varies by game, saying things such as items they are supposed to contain, companies making the said items, what the boxes were made for/what the boxes are called (I.E. "Love Box", to fit 2 people), or just "Metal Gear Solid".
* This taunt was hidden in the background of many images of page for the update that added it to the game.
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* This taunt was hidden in the background of many images on the page for the [[Gun_Mettle_Update]].
 
* The name is based on the NATO Phonetic alphabet letter for F, Foxtrot. The alphabet is used in clarifying spelling over radio, where similar sounding letters create ambiguity.
 
* The name is based on the NATO Phonetic alphabet letter for F, Foxtrot. The alphabet is used in clarifying spelling over radio, where similar sounding letters create ambiguity.
  

Revision as of 17:38, 3 July 2015

The Box Trot is a community-created Action taunt for the Spy.

The Box Trot was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

  • The Box Trot was added to the game.

Bugs

  • If the player loses a round while in the Box Trot taunt, the box will disappear leaving the player looking like they are crouch walking.
  • The box may sometimes be invisible to players on the enemy team.

Trivia

  • This taunt was inspired by the Metal Gear series, in which the player would use a cardboard box to hide/camouflage from enemies [the trademark "Box Trick"], and move around in the box. Also, the text on the boxes in the Metal Gear series varies by game, saying things such as items they are supposed to contain, companies making the said items, what the boxes were made for/what the boxes are called (I.E. "Love Box", to fit 2 people), or just "Metal Gear Solid".
  • This taunt was hidden in the background of many images on the page for the Gun_Mettle_Update.
  • The name is based on the NATO Phonetic alphabet letter for F, Foxtrot. The alphabet is used in clarifying spelling over radio, where similar sounding letters create ambiguity.

Gallery