beardopia has silent symptoms, it's adverse affects don't take hold until 7 days have passed, after the seventh day margin, the affects take place, leaving your heavy with painstaking headaches & a rather serious bowl problem; the list goes on.

pictured here is a heavy under the common pain splitting headache effect, this was long before beardopia was discovered, his team are unaware of the inside war raging with this infection.

currently there are a few notable items found to be passive transmitters of the beardopia effect, pictured below are the following offenders :



these items, should you see anyone wear, must be kept isolated in special containment provided by Mann.co, these cells stop the spread of the infection to the greater parts of the badlands and throughout the world, if any heavy is seen wearing them, contact spy-tech immediately.

as the infection progresses, your heavy will now exhibit extreme behaviour problems, these include the Aforementioned problem in the title, his mind, body & soul have collectively been enhanced to the point his mortal coil is beginning to rot away and is losing his former self to the virus, however he will also begin to defy gravity as we know it.

one of our observer spies have taken this image of one team's heavy going through this process

as horrible as it sounds, beardopia has *some* miracle remedies to cure it's dastardly takeover.

however, these are not easy feats, and require lots of time and dedication, depending on your choices, your heavy will live to see another day, or forever become lost to the madness that is beardopia.

now onto the first step of curing, solo-ing; find a rather formidable foe, and have your heavy enter combat with it, due to his "infectious" power, your heavy can now fight gods with his absurd strength.



*KEEP IN MIND YOUR OPPONENT MUST BE STRONG ENOUGH TO ENDURE THE BLOWS FROM YOUR HEAVY, IF YOUR OPPONENT IS WEAK, YOUR HEAVY WILL BE DISSATISFIED, INCREASING BEARDOPIAS INFLUENCE*

if your heavy comes out as the winner, the splitting headache will subdue for now, but there is still much to do, with this window frame opportunity, it's time for the next step...

looks as if your heavy wants to do his mothers shopping list, by that, he means in the most effective way possible, try as he might, his ability cannot allow him to do the mundane things, he will summon a kart from sheer will and proceed to tread tracks anywhere he pleases.

allowing him to fufill his mother's shopping list will aviate the aching headache for much longer, your one step closer to returning your heavy to his normal state...




*DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES STOP YOUR HEAVY WHILST HE'S KARTING, YOU'L JUST BECOME THE NEXT SPEED BUMP*

here you are, you've reached the final step, this is the most vital step of them all, you must have your heavy go up against the very being who cursed him with this virus, in this fierce battle of wits & brute strength, it's important to stay clear of the arena, evacuate all personnel around you, this is gonna get gritty real fast, it's also important you stick by your heavy's side and cheer him on to give him the power to beat his cruel oppressor, now go! show him what you're made of!


should your heavy beat this demi-god's sick battle, he will drop a chalice, this chalice is crucial to your heavy's revival, it is none other than the fabled, the ONE THE only

*FORBIDDEN HAWAIIAN PUNCH*

a drink so indescribable to mankind, no one has sworn to speak of it's tropical / acidic / nuclear flavour, but what is known, is that this incantation is the drink your heavy needs to return back to normal, so go ahead, what are you waiting for?

to cut it brief, should you have followed all of these steps, you have now made your heavy an unstoppable force to be reckoned with, he's normal again that's for sure, but that godsend power hasn't left his side, thanks to the *FORBIDDEN HAWAIIAN PUNCH* your heavy has become the next deadliest mann to ever exist in the badlands, we thank you on our behalf for your co-operation, you won't go unrewarded after all, our mercenaries will be by your door by tomorrow evening, you won't even remember your casual life as you knew it, welcome aboard rookie!

signed
saxton hale, mann/co health dep.