Valve Adds Tribute To Rick May In Team Fortress 2 Update

<p>Team Fortress 2 got a lot of its charm from its cast of characters&period; From the energetic Scout&comma; to the psychotic Pyro&comma; the cast was as diverse as each character was distinct and memorable&period; One of the most beloved of the characters of course was the Soldier&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Unfortunately&comma; on April 8th&comma; Soldier voice actor Rick May <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;team-fortress-2-voice-actor-rick-may-has-died&sol;">passed away due to complications from a Covid-19 infection<&sol;a>&period; The actor was already recovering from a stroke which happened in February&period; And with his already compromised health&comma; the virus proved too much for him to handle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As a tribute to the voice actor&comma; Valve has decided to dedicate the month of May to his memory&period; Statues of the Soldier together with a memorial plague have appeared in numerous Team Fortress 2 maps&period; And the main menu theme has been changed to Taps&comma; a bugle played at military funerals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"kKWZPKSvWhs" title&equals;"Rick May Tribute"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;kKWZPKSvWhs"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;kKWZPKSvWhs&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Rick May Tribute"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center">The Death Of A Soldier<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Rick himself served in the military&period; Mostly stationed in Japan&comma; coordinating USO shows from Tokyo&period; So it seems even while serving in the military&comma; the actor was there to bring a smile to people&&num;8217&semi;s faces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In addition to his role as the Soldier&comma; some of his most prolific roles in video games include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Peppy Hare and Andross &&num;8211&semi; Star Fox 64<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Dr&period; M &&num;8211&semi; Sly 3&colon; Honor Among Thieves<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Genghis Khan &&num;8211&semi; Age Of Empires 2<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>The Team Fortress 2 tribute will last through the month of May&period; So now may be a good time to sign on and pay your respects to Rick May&&num;8217&semi;s memory&period; You can check out more information on the update <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;teamfortress&period;com&sol;post&period;php&quest;id&equals;61036" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">here<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Luckily&comma; his characters will live on&period; And no doubt his many voice lines will remain in our memory for a good time to come&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s just a shame we never got to hear more from the man&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rest in peace&comma; Rick May&period; And may you soldier on wherever you are&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For more Team Fortress related news&comma; make sure to also check out the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;team-fortress-and-half-life-meets-in-new-event&sol;">Hazardous Environments crossover event<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Video and screenshots by Ule Lopez<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;