of the Medic achievements, was one of the reasons why the item drop system was introduced and the achievement requirement lowered.

There are two unused voice commands for calling the Medic. These were most likely temporary sounds during testing, or from the canceled version of TF2, where it was much more realistic and military themed.

Out of all the classes, the Medic speaks the most in a language other than English. About half his dialogue is German, although the way he uses his native language often seems out of place, and he sometimes structures sentences oddly (as in instead of saying "Stop losing" he says "Losing is verboten" ('forbidden' in German)). His accent also sometimes sounds odd, and he will occasionally pronounce words incorrectly.

Emblem: A medical cross in a circleas shown in the ASCII Art at the beginning of this guide.

Story: What he lacks in compassion for the sick, respect for human dignity, and any sort of verifiable formal training in medicine, the Medic more than makes up for with a bottomless supply of giant needles and a trembling enthusiasm for plunging them into exposed flesh. Raised in Stuttgart, Germany during an era when the Hippocratic oath had been downgraded to an optional Hippocratic suggestion, the Medic considers healing a generally unintended side effect of satisfying his own morbid curiosity.

I hope you get as much out of this guide as I did writing it. Medic is all about healing, communication, and teamwork. In competitive TF2, the medic is often the leader of the team. Not because he