"Redshirts" is a song by

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, a singer/songwriter most famously known for creating "

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" and "

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, from the ''Portal'' series. "Redshirts" was written to accompany the book of the same name, written by

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. It is about the hardship faced by ''

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'' characters, labeled by their redshirts, who die many episodes of the series.

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