Team Fortress 2 | Meet the Heavy (Russian)

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[@bmepnt]

Valve totally did not have to reanimate his mouth movements for the Russian version, but they did and it looks sharp as hell

[@Wittymations]

Source Filmmaker actually has an automatic lip syncing feature. Mind you, they may had to do a little bit of tweaking since it's not perfect. But regardless of whether or not it's automated (most of it *very* likely is) still a nice touch.

[@davymachinegun5130]

@@Wittymations Must be quite easy though, there's a CBT meme edit of Meet the Heavy where his lips sync perfectly.

[@thenippleextractor]

if you listen closely, they even pitch corrected him at 0:35 to keep the iconic laugh but have it consistent with the dub voice

[@syndrette]

Might be because meet the heavys source file is public

[@mclegomods6402]

​@@davymachinegun5130send link

[@penguinmaster7]

in english, heavy speaks simply. in russian, he's very detailed and quite intelligent. i love that detail. in russia, only 11% of people are able to speak english, and even then it's not fluent.

[@oomfoof7294]

Well, he does also have a doctorate in Russian literature.

[@penguinmaster7]

@@oomfoof7294 honestly i'd love to be taught russian literature (and maybe how to wield a minigun) by the heavy. wait, doe this mean it's appropriate to call him "Dr. Heavy?"

[@dr2d2]

@@penguinmaster7 I believe so just like the engineer in tf2

[@glanarant4118]

@@dr2d2 the most ironic part is that medic, who is often called doctor by the mercs, lost his medical license, if he ever had one!

[@--------352]

@@penguinmaster7 to weild minigun you must be russian aka part bear

[@ezkusemoi6643]

Idk why people don't realize that Heavy canonically has a phd in russian literature and wonder why he sounds more badass when speaking in Russian

[@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar]

His PHD is non-canon tho.

[@TheWanderingHunter]

@@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar Its Canon,its literally in the Official Wiki

[@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar]

@@TheWanderingHunter Ahem... "An in-game conversation suggests that the Heavy is very educated, having gone to college and receiving a PhD in Russian literature. When asked if he uses his education in his line of work, he responds with "More than you would think"." Emphasis on "SUGGESTS". It's not confirmed to be canon, only a hint towards his intelligence and level of education.

[@gamechanger8908]

@@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar That does not disprove it though.

[@All-star_Giga_Gargantuar]

@@gamechanger8908 Valve has never confirmed whether his appearance in that game is canon or not. Until further confirmations, his PHD stays fanon.

[@webbergaming1873]

He isn't our Heavy but he is still a part of this community R.I.P Maksim Pinsker Russian Heavy's voice actor

[@heavenandhello6629]

He IS our heavy because no matter what language you’re playing tf2 in, heavy’s nationality is russian.

[@brucereutens8730]

The Heavy is a classic example of "never judge a book by it's cover".

[@TrianglePants]

its

[@Hatsworthful]

Especially when the book can punch all the blood out of your body.

[@majora1675]

@@Hatsworthful LOL

[@Cysco8575]

@@Hatsworthful And break your spine.

[@noobplaye1218]

He sounds like a relaxed S.T.A.L.K.E.R bandit lmao

[@TheMinexplorer]

This is what heavy SHOULD sound like

[@Digital_Dude2000]

agreed

[@antmanant5130]

=X= CrossBones =X= yup

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

What if that is how Heavy sounds if he speaks Russian

[@kirbyinthereallife4980]

He learned english in school

[@New3DSLuigi364]

I Think this video proves WITHOUT A shadow of a Doubt; HEAVY IS SMART!!! THIS LEVEL OF ELOQUINCY IN HIS NATIVE TONGUE IS PROOF THAT HE D-I-D MORE THAN LIKELY EARN HIS PHD IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE!

[@mrherogeorgeru]

Unfortunately, today, 24th august 2022, Maksim Pinsker - Russian Voice of Heavy died, at the age 59. Rest in peace. К не счастью, сегодня, 24 августа 2022, Максим Пинскер - Русский голос пулемётчика скончался в возрасте 59 лет. Светлая память.

[@theforgotten1213]

Rip :(

[@mrherogeorgeru]

@@theforgotten1213 Thats really sad, because he died due to an infection - blood poisoning began, Maksim fell into a coma, but doctors failed to save him. This was told by his son Yakov On August 20, Maksim went to shoot in Kaluga, when he returned, he was in poor condition - he could not walk on his own. He complained of pain in his leg. Maksim's son helped him get to the apartment. Soon an ambulance arrived. The hospital took tests and said that the infection got into the spinal cord, blood poisoning began. After that, the breathing stopped.

[@no_one_to_see]

"you did good son, you will be missed" soldier

[@huyngoc40]

rip

[@damired]

Покойся с миром, Макс...

[@New3DSLuigi364]

HE SOUNDS SIGNIFICANTLY SMARTER IN HIS NATIVE TONGUE!!!

[@ang3lreborn]

He is, as he does have some 19 Phds in Russian literature

[@New3DSLuigi364]

I ALREADY KNEW HE HAD A PHD IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE!!! This video PROVES His Intellegence by how eloquent he is in his Native Tongue!!

[@ang3lreborn]

@@New3DSLuigi364 oh sry

[@raskolnikov7049]

well im sure anybody sounds smarter in his own language.

[@raskolnikov7049]

me included

[@user-rh4gc9je8y]

Мы потеряли бравого английского солдата недавно, а теперь мы потеряли большого бравого Русского парня, покойся с миром Пулемётчик ( Максим Пинскер ), ты никогда не будешь забыт! Земля тебе пухом.

[@Майкл_Басков]

а как же марк гейхман? голос снайпера

[@totalguardian1436]

Американского*

[@agathaf.1350]

​@@Майкл_Басков Он тоже умер?? 😱

[@Майкл_Басков]

@@agathaf.1350 да, он умер в 2011 году😢

[@agathaf.1350]

@@Майкл_Басков 😭

[@XGamin1]

Rest in peace, sir. You made Heavy sound even more badass than he already was by bringing out his intelligence in his words.

[@kjtt9248]

The heavy is a heavy

[@rico-228]

The heavy is russian

[@Demomain-]

The heavy

[@thatcadendude]

The

[@영환김-f9x]

No, he is a specialist in big guns.

[@BiggusWeeabus]

Love how Intelligent Heavy sounds in his Canon language

[@paperhat_boi]

Canon language lmao

[@Roz257]

A day ago, the Russian actor for Heavy passed away at 58. Rest In Peace buddy :(

[@kujoforever]

the russian heavy sounds more badass

[@rico-228]

Нет!

[@New3DSLuigi364]

AND SIGNIFICANTLY More Articulate in his Native Tongue!!

[@lancevancebaby4987]

he sound smarts

[@OwlYaRlyRUS]

@@rico-228 ты понял кого ответ.

[@You_Cool_Guy]

@@OwlYaRlyRUS аха интеллектуальный юмор

[@LargeTimothy]

I like how he says 'cool' at the end.

[@_VLANT_]

Actually, he said cool phrase(sing while you can)

[@hlibushok]

He said "didn't I say it cool?"

[@oblivioushairball2722]

Клёво сказал?

[@giahuynguyenkim6389]

@@oblivioushairball2722 Yep

[@babeczka345]

Lets listen to russian in russian: D

[@IronSnake98]

RUSSIANCEPTION

[@rico-228]

Я один нихуя тут не понимаю?

[@damired]

@@rico-228 один

[@dystopian675]

@@rico-228 Privet?

[@Хомсик]

​@@dystopian675Darova

[@borisgalanovthekgbagent6393]

I'd like to imagine that both this is how Heavy actually sounds in his native tongue, He sounds the way he does in English because that's not his first language

[@E_blanknamehere]

Funfact: Heavy speaks perfectly in the russian translation No grammatical errors like hes known for. It makes sense for him. Alot of personality for tf2 characters come from their accents like sniper, engineer and scout. But while their accents are native to English speakers Others like The Heavy and the Medic come from none english accents trying to pronounce english words. So when they translate the game to their native tounge they loose the same character effect. I Heard (can't be certain because I dont speak these languages) they make up for this by changing aspects Like for instance The Spy in the french translation says his french lines in English, The heavy uses archaic words in Russian and The Medic speaks in a very old military esq way in the German translation. Sorry for going off I just like talking about this

[@maxalaintwo3578]

Nah bro that's cool af

[@engineergaming5989]

Thats actually very interesting

[@drfudgecookie5800]

The reason french spy says his French line in English is actually to do with teh fact that he hasa British accent when speaking French in the French dub. This is because while in the English world the spy is a French trope in the French world the spy is a British trope so they made him British in the French dub.

[@blucky_yt]

also don't forget Heavy has a PhD in russian literature which is reflected in how he talks in russian. love these small details

[@noireanimations]

I didn't know that tf2 had dubbing in other countries

[@Mrs.THECOMMUNISTCHANNEL]

*"It's not history who make heroes but heroes who make history"* RIP

[@juussivePalate]

is heavy communist...?

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

Today I learned from RU Heavy's passing that they not only dubbed most of the Meet The Team videos in Russian, *they even did lip synching for the Russian dialogue.* That's a TON of extra effort they didn't need, but did anyway.

[@irafoo]

R.I.P Maksim Pinsker, you made Heavy truly a Russian.

[@DavitTheCore]

Knowing Russian as a third language is fun. I could understand the words, and they were so much better than the og.

[@yurikovRUKR762]

Rest in Peace, Heavy's Russian VA

[@soniclectro4546]

Rest in peace maksim pinsker

[@aphyTTR]

"sing while you can" I like this a lot

[@mattiacicchetti4728]

Same

[@Valerio_the_wandering_sprite]

Пой, пока можешь!

[@ravelnavarro9625]

i dont get it

[@thefakemcbirdo]

can we talk about the fact heavy calls sasha his baby?? in the english version he just refers to her as a gun, so i really like the added sentimental value added in the russian dub

[@Digital_Dude2000]

this sounds so right

[@Mezzy..]

I find it really funny when he said “well then” he really said nov sio, which in direct translation means “that’s it” which is a funny russian way of saying “now you done it.”

[@trailbreakertv8918]

Sing while u can is damm menacing

[@SodiumNuke]

R.I.P The Russian voice actor for heavy You will be missed, you are still king of team

[@artikreven]

Rest in peace, Maksim Pinsker (The Russian Heavy VA). May he rest in peace with Soldier's VA in God's garden. I hope we get some kind of reference or something in-game to commemorate his loss.

[@kujoforever]

"and this is my baby" you fucking badass heavy

[@Soltain]

It's probably common knowledge now but heavy's russian VA passed away recently. May he rest in peace

[@TylerNPTOfficial]

The voice actor for the Russian heavy sadly has passed away may this be a reminder of him

[@leolol1603]

Can we get a F in the chat?

[@leolol1603]

F

[@pissgaming]

F

[@TylerNPTOfficial]

F

[@noidea8995]

F

[@Ömer_tv2004]

Oh man heavy russian voice actor is dead (rip 1964-2022)

[@CatandFriends1]

its really weird that a russian character has a different voice in a russian dub

[@GewelReal]

Sadly it's quite rare to find a Russian person that speaks English as well as Russian

[@mfwfingerprintsareunrecogn172]

@@GewelReal well the heavy didn’t really speak good english either

[@d3rest]

Today, for a year now, Maxim Pinkser, who voiced the heavy in TF 2, has died ... Rest In Peace, Gun specialist...

[@joel4822]

Rest in peace

[@shadowcast7776]

Rest In Peace Russian Heavy, you will be missed

[@SoldiesBC]

Maksim Pinsker, the Russian voice actor for Heavy has died at age 59. RIP.

[@capbl4_]

rest in peace maxim

[@enchii405]

Rest in peace, Big boy

[@Formerly_Corky]

rest in peace man.

[@marn1919]

Rest in peace. The best VA in Russian dub

[@darthmaul7434]

Rest in peace Man...

[@uranium_enjoyerOfficial]

Rip russian voice actor for heavy, we will miss the true heavy

[@somestingyontheinternet683]

Rest in Peace.

[@leolol1603]

R.I.P The russian voice actor for heavy

[@stun_resist_s]

RIP Russian voice actor for Heavy Weapons Guy.

[@TheEagleWithNoName]

I just found about Maksim Pinsker passing on Reddit. May he Rest In Peace.

[@OscarGreenworth]

RIP to this man. Died way too early.

[@whynotanyting]

Made me realize how much cooler the "Meet the" series or even the game would be if the mercs spoke in their natural language. I guess valve decided it'd be too foreign for English players or didn't have the budget to fly in foreign VA. Then again, you could probably just mod the game to play different .mp3 files.

[@T-34]

rest in peace maxim 🙏

[@solcario2]

Rest in peace man

[@shinamonroru]

I love this it makes heavy feel much more like his Comic self and it feels like how heavy should be

[@notnotj1979]

Rest well man.

[@OlaftheGreat]

r.i.p. my dude

[@greggillespie8259]

Yep, I’d be much more terrified if the ubercharged heavy chasing me down a corridor was shouting at me in fluent Russian

[@chornyinegr]

Покойся с миром Максим

[@rolledkcir]

Rest in peace comrade Heavy

[@johanes8867]

You may have a dispenser....

[@RealPhoenixFlight]

I love that the mouth isnt just the english words, but the actual russian words

[@mariodario1427]

Rest in peace russian heavy VA you will be remembered

[@legion10731]

Rest in peace heavy weapons guy.

[@animeboy2006]

R.i.p to his russian voice actor

[@Cool-Cat1]

Rest in peace, you will be missed.

[@icefairytf2]

Rest In Peace. Maksim Pinsker.

[@christhe2dprotogen511]

English speaking heavy: this is my weapon Russian speaking heavy: this is my baby

[@SUSSussYBussY]

My condolences to his family, rest in peace

[@s0meRand0m129]

R.I.P Maksim Pinsker

[@AnimationFanboy2k4]

May him rest in peace...he's credit to team...

[@Thephillips-dj1po]

Well, Heavy DID get a PHD in Russian literature

[@BusyWaiting]

"Sing while you can!" What.

[@strangeuser6714]

Russian figurative phrase. means "do something before you die"

[@tomhet_0]

Something like "Enjoy last seconds of your life".

[@man-batman6775]

-Cry some more- ❌ Sing while you can👍🏻

[@DJSlimeball]

@@man-batman6775 "strange user" said "Russian figurative phrase. means 'do something before you die'"

[@combinemetrocop4213]

@@DJSlimeball no, no. He's right.

[@drunkonsuccess779]

God speed, you magnificent bastard.

[@moonisfantasyworld]

Rest in Peace, dear comrade ❤

[@Spo8]

Rest in peace, king.

[@Ssenseii]

Rest In Peace Mr. Heavy

[@imcintyre01]

Heavy: I have degree in Russian literature. I don’t speak English too good. Heavy speaking Russian: good evening ladies and gentle comrades. Today I’ll be teaching you how to escape from concentration camp with your family and overthrow the communist suka. Our fight against the bondage of modern day classes is truly something Anastasia would be proud to witness.

[@dawnd.anders490]

Rest In Peace Maksim Pinsker "One Bullet One Gun" 😔

[@rockeaterlink]

i love how his cadence completely changes speaking his first language because hes likely much more confident in russian rather than english

[@white6534]

С "Ё-маё, кто трогал мою Сашу" упал со стула

[@lenschagor]

Rest in Peace to the Voiceactor

[@littlebighedgehog1588]

Rest In Peace, Russian Heavy

[@ebicthings123]

rest in peace 💔

[@generalderpscout5393]

Rest in Peace, Comrade Heavy VA :(

[@kinoko87_b]

Rest in Peace 🙏

[@tsuaririndoku]

Rest in peace, Comrade

[@hobowarrior8818]

Rest in peace, SPEC IN THE BIG GUNS

[@johnmm.]

Rest in peace..

[@hubanimations]

rip

[@gene_4063]

the voice actor man... rip

[@Jcorella]

RIP

[@sillybillywonkers]

Rest In Peace :(

[@conjuredcounter8145]

Rip Comrade

[@sjgames9104]

Surprised I didn’t see this until now, rip

[@ВладимирСлепушкин]

Хэви упоролся

[@rico-228]

Почему?

[@YouTube_Is_Sick]

Да еще как

[@christhe2dprotogen511]

R.I.P Mansim Pinsker He wasn’t our heavy, but he was still the heavy

[@heavenandhello6629]

He WAS our heavy because heavy is already russian!

[@SuperPwnageBoi69]

Just recently found that he passed away. May he rest in peace 🙏

[@ThatOneFumo]

Rest in Peace Russian VA for Heavy

[@naxmorvigatore4168]

I love that there's subtitles showing what the voice actor is saying and precisely when he's saying it, because otherwise we'd just assume he's 100% faithful to the original script ver batim, and it's interesting to see that in translation from english letters and grammar to the russian kind that there's some key changes and differences