Valve adds Rick May memorial statues to Team Fortress 2 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Valve adds Rick May memorial statues to Team Fortress 2 Salute. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 2 May 2020 Valve has added a tribute to Rick May, the voice of the Soldier, inside Team Fortress 2. Rick May. Image credit: Rekindle School. May, who was also the voice actor behind Star Fox's Peppy and his iconic "Do a barrel roll" line in Star Fox 64, passed away aged 79 earlier in April after contracting coronavirus. In February of this year May suffered a stroke and entered a nursing home. Valve's understated patch notes for its Team Fortress 2 update stated: "Added a tribute to Rick May, voice of the Soldier." But players have found this tribute is fairly extensive, with the main menu given over to Soldier, and memorial statues in the maps. Additionally, players have reported that players near these statues will hear various Soldier lines. Thank you Valve. from r/tf2 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings TF2's tribute to Rick May on hightower from r/tf2 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings New Menu Tribute Music. (Part of new update) from r/tf2 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings valve actually did it from r/tf2 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings The tribute to Rick May does indeed play his quotes at random from r/tf2 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings It's a lovely tribute to May, who as well as providing Soldier's voice in Team Fortress 2 and its accompanying short films voiced characters in Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves, Freddi Fish 5, and Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store