History ShoutOut / TeamFortress2

** Some of the achievements include [[Film/{{Braveheart}} Bravehurt]], [[SeanConnery Shorn Connery]], [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Beat Me Up, Scotty]], [[{{Macbeth}} Laddy Macdeth, Something Stickied This Way Comes]], and [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Left 4 Heads]]. Amusingly (or not, depending on your perspective), [=Left4Heads=] might also be a reference to the [[ParallelPornTitles infamous porn video based on the first L4D game]].

* The latest Halloween update introduced a mutant fly costume set for the Engineer. Fittingly enough, the set is called ''[[TheFly The Brundle Bundle]]''.

* The Spy can get a [[BowTiesAreCool cool bowtie]] to wear. Its name is [[Series/DoctorWho "Doctor Whoa"]]. If you need more proof of what its referencing, it was released on the show's 48th Anniversary.
** For added fun, wear the [[CoolHat Familiar Fez]] with it.

* The Sniper has an achievement called "My Brilliant Career" (an Australian film from 1979 starring [[JurassicPark Sam]] [[EventHorizon Neill]]).

** Some of the achievements include [[Film/{{Braveheart}} Bravehurt]], [[SeanConnery Shorn Connery]], [[StarTrek Beat Me Up, Scotty]], [[{{Macbeth}} Laddy Macdeth, Something Stickied This Way Comes]], and [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Left 4 Heads]]. Amusingly (or not, depending on your perspective), [=Left4Heads=] might also be a reference to the [[ParallelPornTitles infamous porn video based on the first L4D game]].

* Several Demoman achievements, weapons, and battlecries are references to {{Highlander}} and {{Braveheart}}.

** Some of the achievements include [[{{Braveheart}} Bravehurt]], [[SeanConnery Shorn Connery]], [[StarTrek Beat Me Up, Scotty]], [[{{Macbeth}} Laddy Macdeth, Something Stickied This Way Comes]], and [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Left 4 Heads]]. Amusingly (or not, depending on your perspective), [=Left4Heads=] might also be a reference to the [[ParallelPornTitles infamous porn video based on the first L4D game]].

* The Spy can get a [[BowTiesAreCool cool bowtie]] to wear. Its name is [[DoctorWho "Doctor Whoa"]]. If you need more proof of what its referencing, it was released on the show's 48th Anniversary.

*** Die Another Way (''DieAnotherDay'')

*** On Her Majesty's Secret Surface (''OnHerMajestysSecretService'')
*** The Man with the Broken Guns (''TheManWithTheGoldenGun'')
*** You Only Shiv Thrice (''YouOnlyLiveTwice'')

** Some of the achievements include [[{{Braveheart}} Bravehurt]], [[SeanConnery Shorn Connery]], [[StarTrek Beat Me Up, Scotty]], [[{{Macbeth}} Laddy Macdeth, Something Stickied This Way Comes]], and [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Left 4 Heads]]. Amusingly (or not, depending on your perspective, Left4Heads might also be a reference to the [[AlternatePornTitles infamous porn video based on the first L4D game]].

* A hat was released as a ''Left4Dead 2'' PreorderBonus: Bill's beret.

** Some of the achievements include [[{{Braveheart}} Bravehurt]], [[SeanConnery Shorn Connery]], [[StarTrek Beat Me Up, Scotty]], [[{{Macbeth}} Laddy Macdeth, Something Stickied This Way Comes]], and [[Left4Dead Left 4 Heads]]. Amusingly (or not, depending on your perspective, Left4Heads might also be a reference to the [[AlternatePornTitles infamous porn video based on the first L4D game]].

* AI bots go by many names, including [[Left4Dead BoomerBile, TAAAAANK!]], [[{{Half-Life}} The G-Man, Black Mesa, The Freeman]], [[{{Portal}} GLaDOS, Companion Cube, Delicious Cake]], [[AscendedMeme Mentlegen, and Nom Nom Nom]].

** For added fun, where the [[CoolHat Familiar Fez]] with it.

* In "Meet the Demoman", an MIRV (the extra strong grenade from ''TeamFortressClassic'' used by Demomen and Heavies) can be seen in the back.

* The Sniper has a bobblehead of the ''[[TeamFortressClassic TFC]]'' "Hunted" (i.e. Civilian) model in his RV.

* The Saharan Spy kit includes a knife called "[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Your Eternal Reward]]" (Additionally, it's function, killing the target, causing their body to vanish, and disguising the Spy as them, is markedly similar to the Stealth Consume from {{Prototype}}.), a revolver called "[[TheStranger L'etranger]]", and a hat called the "[[AustinPowers Familiar Fez]]", a reference to a quote to ''[[AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', where Austin told a fezed-mook from the first movie that he doesn't remember his name, "but [his] fez looks familiar.

* The [[TheWikiRule Official TF2 Wiki]] has a [[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/References page of references]], along with individual pages for each class. Several of those listed are Shout Outs.

** The update's backstory also has The (younger) Demoman reading the [[{{ptitledpl8vzco2u59}} Bombinomicon]] while [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything working as an apprentice for a magician]].

--> ''"Greetings, emissary from another dimension! We have heard your plea."''

* One of the Pyro's hats (one of the Engineer's gloves worn on [[strike:his]] [[strike:her]] ''their'' head), is possibly a reference to the {{Wallace And Gromit}} villain Feathers [=McGraw=], who disguised himself by wearing a rubber glove on his head.

* In "Meet the Medic", the scene where the Medic steps on BLU Soldier's head is possibly a shout-out to [[NineteenEightyFour 1984]].

** JamesBond films:

*** Dr. Nooooo (''DrNo'')
*** ForYourEyesOnly

** Additionally, his/her taunt when equiped with the shotgun/flaregun is a classic [[StreetFighterII Hadouken]], complete with muffled call out.

*** On Her Majesty's Secret Surface (''[=~On Her Majesty's Secret Service~=]'')

** Some of the achievements include [[{{Braveheart}} Bravehurt]], [[SeanConnery Shorn Connery]], [[StarTrek Beat Me Up, Scotty]], [[{{Macbeth}} Laddy Macdeth, Something Stickied This Way Comes]], and [[Left4Dead Left 4 Heads]].

* The Heavy often says his fists are made of steel. This is almost certainly a reference to when Rocky was fighting the huge Russian Ivan Drago. Drago says Rocky's fists are made of steel. Now Heavey's fists are made of STEEHUL!

* The Saharan Spy kit includes a knife called "[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Your Eternal Reward]]", a revolver called "[[TheStranger L'etranger]]", and a hat called the "[[AustinPowers Familiar Fez]]"

* The Spy's unlockable knife, "Your Eternal Reward" is named for a quote from {{Aladdin}}. Additionally, it's function, killing the target, causing their body to vanish, and disguising the Spy as them, is markedly similar to the Stealth Consume from {{Prototype}}.
** It also came with a hat known as "The Familiar Fez," which itself is a reference to a quote to ''[[AustinPowers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]'', where Austin told a fezed-mook from the first movie that he doesn't remember his name, "but [his] fez looks familiar."

* The Sniper's parents are an Australian [[CourageTheCowardlyDog Eustace and Muriel]]! Confirmed by the artist herself.

* The latest Halloween update introduced a mutant fly costume set for the Engie that. Fitting enough, the set is called ''[[TheFly The Brundle Bundle]]''
** The update's backstory also has The (younger) Demoman reading the [[{{ptitledpl8vzco2u59}} Bombinomicon]] while [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything working as an apparentice for a magician]].

** The update's backstory also has The (younger) Demoman reading the [[ptitledpl8vzco2u59 Bombinomicon]] while [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything working as an apparentice for a magician]].

* In [[http://www.teamfortress.com/replayupdate/ the replay update page]], The Scout is pointing towards the screen in a similar manner to [[MysteryScienceTheater3000 Mike/Joel]]'s pose in most of the pictures of the [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MST3Kcombo_3574.jpg shad-o-rama]]