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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' discovering Mecha-Medes|Archimedes?|sound=Medic_Archimedes.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Medic''' discovering Mecha-Medes|Archimedes?|sound=Medic_Archimedes.wav}} | ||
− | '''Mecha-Medes''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is a robotized version of [[Archimedes]], complete with team-colored eyes and body, | + | '''Mecha-Medes''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is a robotized version of [[Archimedes]], complete with team-colored eyes and body, which [[Jiggle bones|wobbles]] as the Medic moves. The blood splatters found on the normal version of Archimedes are replaced on this item with oil stains. |
Mecha-Medes was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=132125590 contributed] to the Steam Workshop. | Mecha-Medes was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=132125590 contributed] to the Steam Workshop. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | *The item's description refers to the [[Bill's Hat]], as | + | *The item's description refers to the [[Bill's Hat]] cosmetic item, as the back-story to that item states that it "fell off a table and into the Team Fortress universe", similar to how Archimedes fell off a table into a parallel world. It also references the 1968 movie [[w:Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]], where the Statue of Liberty is found by the main protagonist half-buried in the sand and decayed. |
− | ** The comic number listed is based on mathematical constant Pi. The Greek philosopher and mathematician [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes]] helped prove | + | ** The comic number listed is based on the mathematical constant of Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The Greek philosopher and mathematician [[w:Archimedes|Archimedes of Syracuse]] helped prove this constant. |
** A Flight of Fancy is an idea or narrative that is extremely imaginative yet unrealistic. | ** A Flight of Fancy is an idea or narrative that is extremely imaginative yet unrealistic. | ||
Revision as of 01:50, 23 November 2016
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— The Medic discovering Mecha-Medes
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Mecha-Medes is a community-created cosmetic item for the Medic. It is a robotized version of Archimedes, complete with team-colored eyes and body, which wobbles as the Medic moves. The blood splatters found on the normal version of Archimedes are replaced on this item with oil stains.
Mecha-Medes was contributed to the Steam Workshop.
Painted variants
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Update history
May 17, 2013 Patch (Robotic Boogaloo)
- The Mecha-Medes was added to the game.
- Changed item type to "Mascot".
Trivia
- The item's description refers to the Bill's Hat cosmetic item, as the back-story to that item states that it "fell off a table and into the Team Fortress universe", similar to how Archimedes fell off a table into a parallel world. It also references the 1968 movie Planet of the Apes, where the Statue of Liberty is found by the main protagonist half-buried in the sand and decayed.
- The comic number listed is based on the mathematical constant of Pi, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. The Greek philosopher and mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse helped prove this constant.
- A Flight of Fancy is an idea or narrative that is extremely imaginative yet unrealistic.
Gallery
See also
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