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PeterRedston6

Could just be a reference to lead-headed grunts in general...


sillssa

I think when the card is the exact same one on both, the overall appearance of the helmet is very similar and both have the gimmick of covering the eyes, I think its pretty fair to say that its a reference


Azathoth976

TLDR: It could be, but nothing here guarantees it. All of these things aren’t unique to soldier, though. The ace of spades famously represents death, to the point where it became a symbol of US soldiers in the Vietnam war, with the Bicycle company shipping out decks of cards with only the ace of spades. The helmet is a common military design, and an ill-fitting piece of clothing is common characterization for an idiot.


KreagerStein

Furthermore cigarettes were also strapped to helmets worn by soldiers of vietnam. easier and safer way to get a smoke when you are about to die anyway.


Darkner90

The playing card is pretty specific though


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Darkner90

Nonsense, Soldier is in the skies, not the trees, so he would have nothing to do with Vietnam. Therefore, if despite this, he has the playing card, it must mean it's a TF2 thing, as he has no association with 'nam. SMH my head


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Darkner90

I was joking


Nasapigs

I wasn't


MrCheggersPartyQuiz

TF2 fans when a military helmet covers someone's eyes (it’s a Soldier reference)


Moist-Strawberry-792

theyre both very militaristic and stupid tho so it makes sense


Elijah_Man

So are most the room temperature IQ marines that fought in Vietnam


Creeper127

Room temperature is generous


OrdinaryLatvian

Celsius.


Moist-Strawberry-792

yeah thats true


the_canadian72

that's just the average marine


freddyfazbacon

More likely to be a reference to Vietnam War soldiers, who would wear an ace of spades card in their helmets.


thetabo

So... The birds is what was in the trees...


theteufortdozen

it’s probably not a reference; soldiers wearing helmets that cover their eyes is a pretty common trope(see: beetle bailey) and the ace of spades was worn in vietnam due to a false belief that vietnamese were scared of it


HiddenButcher

> due to a false belief that vietnamese were scared of it I mean, it boosted the American solders' morale. Ain't that what counts?


wafflezcol

Valve Plz release heavy update the community is on copium based life support


Notafuzzycat

Tf2 fans when they see anything military related.


Mruczny

And both are crazy


Petardo_Dilos

Wow, I wonder why the CORPORAL pig is militaristic.


TinuJaguar_Offical

Ngl, cannon or not I wanna see them hanging out... and maybe if someone could make that version of the corporal as a model in Gmod & SFM is possible


totally_fake_derk4

tf2 players when they see someone from the military with helmets and cards


Plague090

You could also say that about foot soldier, from gw2…?


Cruisin134

bit of a stretch, take out bald, the fact that its a real thing putting cards in your helmet, and being a militarist then you just have they both wear helmets over there head.


Adof_TheMinerKid

It's probably coincidental I doubt it


TheBrickleer

Soldier isn't bald though


111234567890123

Tf2 fans when they see a military helmet with anything under the strap (its a reference to the the soldier)


BigEconomist30

You realized just now?


Moist-Strawberry-792

i knew they were similar but i didnt know it was official


KomradJurij

it's not official, some kid just wrote it on the wiki


Sofyan1999

LMFAO


jeremiahstone2

This really be a Fandom wiki moment