List of references (Engineer)
Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and Valve's humor, the game includes references, usually in a humorous fashion. There are many different types, from games to movies. Even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the Engineer class.
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Technology
Name
The Engineer's name is Dell Conagher, possibly a reference to the Dell technology corporation.
Food and Drink
Red Stripe
The Engineer drinking 'BLU Streak' beer is likely a reference to the real life brand, Red Stripe, though it may also refer to the 'Blue Streak' missile, or to his 'streak' of BLU casualties.
In-Jokes
Favorite Equation
The engineer's "favorite equation" is actually a part of the equation used to govern character lighting in-game.
Music
Goodnight, Irene
| “ | Well, good night, Irene!
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"Goodnight, Irene" or "Irene, Goodnight," is a 20th century American folk standard. The lyrics tell how the singer lost his love through "rambling and gambling". He contemplates suicide in the famous line "Sometimes I take a great notion to jump in the river and drown". The final verse urges the listener to "go home to your wife and family". In addition to many recorded versions, it is also a favorite camp and fireside song.
Old Mother Hubbard
| “ | ...How am I going to stop some big mean mother hubbard from tearing me a structurally superfluous new behind?
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"Old Mother Hubbard" is a nursery rhyme. Speculative claims have been made that this had to do with Thomas Cardinal Wolsey refusing Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Catherine of Aragon, or even that it was referring to a large trebuchet, but those have been disputed. Here the Engineer uses Mother Hubbard as rhyming slang for 'motherfucker'.
Someone Else's Song
The song the Engineer plays on his guitar during Meet the Engineer was not originally composed for the video and is called 'Someone Else's Song'. It was originally written by American Country band Wilco for their album Being There.
Home on the Range
Achievement: Pownd on the Range
Honky Tonk Man
Achievement: Honky Tonk Man
The achivement name could refer to The Honky Tonk Man, a former wrestler for the WWE, with a guitar shot as one of his signature moves.
Places
Bee Cave
The Engineer's place of origin, Bee Cave, is a real city in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 656 at the 2000 census; in the 2004 census estimate it was 1,700.
Saying and Phrases
PDQ
The name of the P.D.Q. is a reference to the abbreviated acronym for "Pretty Damn Quick" (alternatively "Pretty Darn Quick" or "Please Do Quickly"), sometimes appended to the end of an instruction or command to communicate urgency.
TV and Film
Ghostbusters
| “ | Nice shootin', Tex!
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A reference to the first "Ghostbusters" movie. As the Ghostbusters are trying to trap Slimer while in the Sedgewick Hotel ballroom, Peter says this due to Egon's overenthusiasm with his proton pack.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Achievement: The Best Little Slaughterhouse in Texas
A Fistful of Dollars
Achievement: Fistful of Sappers
A very likely reference to Clint Eastwood's classic Western film, A Fistful of Dollars, the first in the popular Dollars trilogy.
The Distinguished Gentleman
Achievement: The Extinguished Gentleman
A possible reference to the Eddie Murphy comedy The Distinguished Gentleman. It's not clear how this film relates to the Engineer.
Lonely Are the Brave
Achievement: (Not So) Lonely are the Brave
How The West Was Won
Achievement: How the Pests was Gunned
French Connection
Achievement: The Wrench Connection
The Evil Dead Series/ The Empire Strikes Back
The Engineer's Gunslinger serves as both a reference to Ash Williams replacing his stump of an arm with a metal hand, and Luke Skywalker's replacement of his arm as well with a robotic arm.
Batman
| “ | Pow!
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| “ | Bam!
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| “ | Bap!
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These sayings may be a reference to the earlier Live-Action Batman movies and TV series, as words such as "Pow!" and "Bap!" would appear during many of the fight scenes.
Mythology
King Midas
| “ | Guess I got the Midas touch.
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King Midas is a figure of Greek Mythology, as the King of Pessinus. He was known for his ability to turn anything he had touched into gold, and eventually this was called the Midas Touch.
See Also
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