TF2: A Complete History of the Pyro

[@neontalream6208]

“We never even hired Pyro, they just wandered onto the battlefield one day and started burning the other team alive. We can’t get them to go away. Please send help.”

[@theyoutubesiblings9497]

YES

[@flakinatortree9143]

interesting theory

[@-cosmiclown-]

Oh god

[@andrew-paulclements1502]

He's like a rabid dog, that Ms. Pauline keeps as a pet

[@时光-e7s]

“He just... came up to us, he stayed in our base... when we tried to force him out... he just... wow.... He’s just wandering here, is he looking at me? Oh boy... what’s he doing? Pyro- PYRO NO-“ (Blog closed -engineer)

[@nugget784]

“pyro has become a blank slate for cosmetics” It other words, this thing is so mentally disturbed, people like to put funny hats on him

[@AceOfBlackjack]

Nugget Egg Nugg this makes way to much sense

[@justastrider3252]

*people put like to put funny hats on him*

[@ashleybrigitte2423]

clown pyro

[@twistedwonderland9378]

mmmm

[@thundershock3351]

You have a blank state of Grammer

[@YannickMertens-fk9nr]

The voice actor for the pyro did the spy too. I guess spy’s worst enemy really is himself.

[@aperson4427]

He never really was on his side

[@d3m0n4dayz]

So the spy can translate everything the pyro says

[@M01t3n.]

Plot twist spy is pyro and is trying to cover it up by acting like a different person What spy does best

[@M01t3n.]

I aM zE sPy - pybro I am ze spy - pyro

[@johnt3606]

"you have become the very thing you swore to destroy'

[@rlancer8920]

Soldier: “Pyro cut off my hand” Pauling: “Pyro, don’t do that.” Soldier: “Haha you got in trouble.”

[@TrishaAnnwithanE]

Actually funny comment what

[@Ranpo_ADA]

I can imagine that happening

[@Raycherry348]

@@Ranpo_ADA it happen in comic

[@Ranpo_ADA]

@@Raycherry348 oh ok

[@AlexWithington]

@@Raycherry348 what comic by chance i cant remember it personally but seems highly probable

[@CapnShades]

I believe the line "if he even is a man" is calling his humanity into question more than his gender.

[@sussybakaballs]

*_He isnt here, is she?_*

[@transnewt]

@@sussybakaballs Yeah, but scouts an idiot.

[@bigmoney3402]

He sexually classified as an attack helicopter

[@sussybakaballs]

@@bigmoney3402 Pyro is sexually classified as an *_offensive class_*

[@bigmoney3402]

@@sussybakaballs :)

[@mighty_robo]

And now, The complete history of pyro... The end.

[@bigsam8597]

Would you like to hear it again???

[@mighty_robo]

Dr.Lemon37 No thank you I simply don’t have the time

[@connorweir819]

lol

[@mrkrimsonj114]

*KINGU CRIMSON!!!*

[@yopapasburgeria]

That's some nice history!

[@blueritto5095]

"Hey Pyro, I got something I need you to do, ok buddy?" Miss Pauling, never change how you treat Pyro.

[@themesoceneofficial8559]

Some kid named Liam C Pyro is a kid in an adults body

[@blueritto5095]

@@themesoceneofficial8559 yes

[@phodailey]

Huddah

[@atticusvan5874]

Pyro is my favorite character out of all the other characters in tf2

[@andrew-paulclements1502]

That was legit the best line

[@MAGAgent_V2]

Although pyro is insane, at least he’s intelligent judging by his homemade flamethrowers

[@yuridc1780]

Even became a SUCCESSFUL CEO

[@JoyOfCreativeService]

@@yuridc1780 In just six months, and from scratch, no less!

[@calamaribowl8683]

Yeah that's even more terrifying

[@flying_gorilla8069]

I suppose that’s how Engie and Pyro became friends. Their skill of engineering

[@thekoolaidtrain7668]

@@flying_gorilla8069 love that headcannon

[@IlDottore_SecondHarbinger]

I can imagine Miss Pauling giving Pyro a lollipop once he got the job done

[@redpyro9077]

Mhmm

[@werewere1734]

How would he eat it just stuff it under his mask

[@Datoneguy_9343]

werewere 173 he would vaporized it then he would breath it in simple right pyro?

[@alpharius3661]

So that’s where the lolichop comes from

[@werewere1734]

@@Datoneguy_9343 thanks pal

[@MrPatters]

According to Halloween cosmetics, Pyro is either a lizard, ghost, robot, slime monster, skeleton, margarita, living pieces of fruit, or just doesn't exist.

[@Thalia_Aquaticaa]

I like the fruit one

[@ivandimitrov7743]

I think he just doesn’t exist.

[@thevideocommenter3061]

which cosmetic claims that he doesn't exist?

[@aaronweaver8742]

I like the non existant because i wanted thanos 2 win 😢

[@thevideocommenter3061]

@@MrPatters thanks

[@xaviersimmons8865]

Nobody is gonna mention that great part from the comics where pyro kills a baby bear with a fire axe cause it thought the bear said fire is nobodys friend whilst looking like bargain bin smokey the bear

[@kellieja70]

that was beautiful tbh XD

[@bbernie]

Nah

[@Peter-zq8pw]

@@bbernie Nope.

[@sussy3778]

I think is because Pyro genuinely thinks that Fire is a good thing lol

[@RoseMultiverse]

and the comment about how bears can smell people having their periods.

[@rubywest5166]

"What's your gender pyro" *Confused muffled sounds* "Okay though, what's in your pants" *Pulls out a molotov*

[@rotta4667]

Lol (but he is a male btw)

[@a_plague_doctor2393]

@@rotta4667 How do you know?

[@rotta4667]

@@a_plague_doctor2393 usually when valve writes about him, they use the word he

[@a_plague_doctor2393]

@@rotta4667 Well fair enough

[@vasco4879]

@@rotta4667 Pronouns used by other people other than oneself aren't an indicative of gender. Though Pyro may be a "he", while their gender is unknown, You can refer to them as "it" or "them".

[@DKlett1]

Pyro: *literally has no lore* Video: *11 minutes long*

[@lunnihyre4215]

*gotta get them ten minutes*

[@ackreikthecouncils.6449]

BRO YOU GOT THE SAME PFP AS ME

[@ackreikthecouncils.6449]

@@DKlett1 sure but still

[@Dumb_Killjoy]

To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day...

[@gethk.gelior4214]

College essays be like

[@cupofspiders5830]

Captions: Heavy fears snowman He lives in the remote parts of the USSR. *y e a h s e e m s a b o u t r I g h T*

[@Smthn_Wicked]

Everybody gangsta till the snowmen start talkin

[@triangulum8869]

cheese and crackers Heavy is in his 40s-50s in the game so he could have genuinely served in the winter war too

[@thepyro851]

mmph, mmph mmph

[@Smthn_Wicked]

The Pyro *Stone noises*

[@Rentedreaper25]

Everybody gangsta until the snow starts speaking finnish

[@traviswarden5754]

Pyro is a demon, he can literally conjure fire from his hands.

[@greatbiglummox8431]

Thats my favorite taunt kill

[@F1Z5Y]

But he sees it as rainbows.

[@greatbiglummox8431]

Even if it is rainbows, hes still making shit come from his hands, he MAGIC

[@twistedwonderland9378]

Bruh Moment actually that’s a taunt and if you say r/wooooooosh then UNO reverse card

[@greatbiglummox8431]

Um ACTUALLY, hes a magic funny man, so...

[@yocapo32]

Also, something worth noticing is that all of the Pyro's primary weapons, with the exception of the Phlog and the Dragon's Breath, which are explicitly said to have been given to him, are all made out of random assorted crap, which kind of implies that Pyro's got a pretty decent grasp of mechanical engineering, which may explain how he can do more damage to the sentries and destroy sappers with the Homewrecker, since he realizes how to hit them in the right place, as well as his friendship with Engie. Hell, if you want to get technical (Apart from the shotguns, obviously, which the other classes can also use, so I'm guessing those are just standard issue for all mercs, and the Manmelter, which was given to him) Pyro's secondaries and melee weapons aren't actually weapons, but household instruments and tools he somehow managed to put to very good use at killing people, if he wasn't so goddamn insane, I'd imagine he'd actually be a pretty smart guy, which the comics do allude to. And no, a fire axe is not a weapon, it's made to carve doors in, not skulls.

[@AverageConsumer-uj8sm]

I like that half of his tertiaries are just stuff she picked off the ground.

[@cactusgamingyt9960]

The detonator also looks like a home-made weapon, what with the rope holding it together and all

[@putridmoldyman306]

Actually, the medic would know who he is because he had to give him the surgery to let him use uber

[@karoszu1844]

I thinked about this too ! Hmmm... maybe finally we will know it ?

[@PinkiePie45838283734666o9]

Pyro's a Mexican gay male. I would know, really.

[@tastydoomtime8890]

@@PinkiePie45838283734666o9 do you know oneyplays?

[@kerbo2383]

@@Techhunter_Talon how do you know medic wasn't doing that lmao

[@chandranair9448]

@@kerbo2383 because he cant uber pyro then?

[@StickMaster500]

So what’s the history and backstory of the Pyro? Valve: *Yes*

[@probrobosnian]

*mpph*

[@Katsuyami_]

Mhph Mmhph Hmmmpmh hph... (you will never know...

[@Thalia_Aquaticaa]

Ah, stick has appeared

[@fartenjoyer2k994]

Hi. 🍗👌

[@shamimaislam9406]

AHHHHHH

[@JoeyDaGunnzWeilder]

I don’t want miss Pauling to stop treating pyro like a kid I think it’s adorable

[@Hannah77550]

Yes

[@mj8026]

Theory on the pyrovision I've always had since I've had to work in respirators and masks before is that he see that stuff because of oxygen deprivation or contaminated filters. Like if you are in suit or on air tank too long you start to get kind of delirious and some people start to see things that arent there.

[@Datoneguy_9343]

Oh maybe he is only to oxygenationed

[@bigsam8597]

Or maybe he's been doing magic (as in weed). The song played on Meet The Pyro does say, "Do you believe in Magic"

[@leyspun]

No, it's a vr goggles to make pyro evil

[@jennifercorbett8640]

Maybe it's an inhibitor that makes him think he's in Pyroland

[@supermudkipz]

I mean tf2 being a very cartoony game and world it would make sense for the tf team to exaggerate this phenomena

[@Btomaek]

“Friendly and playing” Kills a bear in its dreamland

[@bigsam8597]

Well that's because the bear hates fire. And if you are an enemy to fire, then you are an enemy to Pyro.

[@JohnDoe-sr5fc]

The bear said Pyro might start a fire and fire is nobody's friend this made Pyro angry

[@jeffthemercenary]

Its because the bear hate fire and you now what Pyro do to people that hate fire

[@kingpenguin5825]

He shoved a lollipop down heavys neck That’s why he’s my favorite

[@crusader2412]

@John Doe this angered the pyro who punished him severely

[@nodeloliver6201]

People always ask what is Pyro? But people never ask HOW is Pyro? He's just doing his best man.

[@greatbiglummox8431]

Pyro knows hes hella cute and is carrying the team

[@BrunoSantos-jp1lv]

Why is Pyro

[@StaleRamen]

When is Pyro

[@mkay9733]

Who is Pyro

[@phodailey]

huddah

[@theburgernoder2441]

One of my favorite theories in the comment section is that he just showed up one day and burned the enemy team alive and they can’t get rid of him

[@gmailquinn]

That or they justed joined and miss pauling under orders never let them leave for risk of being exposed if anyone every backtracked the pyro

[@ihaveaweirdnotsolonguserna5270]

Pyro is adorable

[@suviandsade258]

@@ihaveaweirdnotsolonguserna5270 I agree

[@Fenrir90918]

It makes wayy more sense that pyro just wandered into the battlefield and started burning down the enemy base I don’t even think there is actual confirmation pyro gets paid

[@roomtempwater1]

Pyro is just a sentient fire proof suit

[@bug_under]

yes

[@ProllyNotStefano]

Maybe Pyro is just a living suit

[@lucianorc656]

That would be the ultimate plot twist

[@Indskret]

This is actually my “headcanon”.

[@friendlyneighborhoodcombine]

pyro is suit

[@WarioTimeWarioTimeWarioTime]

I need to read the TF2 comic. “Pyro, don’t cut off soldier’s hand” -mrs Pauling 20(unknown to me)

[@youtuberTDR]

did you read them?

[@tacticalbarstool3385]

Tf2 takes place in 1968 to 1972

[@pancakeyumyum2323]

You really should, they're great!

[@probablyafemboy4668]

HOW DOES SHE SAY THAT SO CASUALY LIKE "pyro stop murdering your friends." JESUS

[@pancakeyumyum2323]

@@probablyafemboy4668 She's probably seen worse.

[@alexexe3774]

when TF2 shuts down the last thing you''ll see is him taking off his mask, then the game closes

[@Beautiful_Sound_1995]

@Woll Waide Only because he'll be so disfigured you won't be able to tell.

[@SoJoever]

Maybe it's a horrifying alien idk

[@clorox2287]

Nah it’ll probably just fade before you can see his face

[@justsomewoomywithamustache4481]

@Dragongameing I actually want valve to do this now

[@specterknight873]

Its just another gas mask

[@shphlif]

I like the concept of Pyro not really having a specified gender/ character look. I like the mysterious side of him paired with the danger/childish part just makes him up to however interpretation.

[@Nagasakevideo]

I always thought the "if he is a man" line was more about the pyro's humanity.

[@Darksides-Realm]

I guess both m8

[@nichsa8984]

@@Darksides-Realm idk pyro is most old age far

[@TheWalterJr.]

Same

[@RainyDays808]

The Pyro is honestly my favorite character yet. Fire is nice.

[@quonit37]

It's too bad he's basically mute so they don't really have him DO ANYTHING in any of the comics. Disappointing!

[@pawprint1]

@Elle Stuart Being an arsonist but without doing acutal harm.

[@suviandsade258]

@@quonit37 yeah pyro gets so little parts for himself I even screenshot the parts he was even in :((

[@snapgaming4]

Fire? I see bubbles

[@Sableye17]

mmhaamhaa

[@raptalos9412]

I think it’s weird that pyro wouldn’t remember that he used to be a regular human. Maybe he was given the Pyrovision goggles at an EXTREMELY young age

[@DaRealKovi]

Sounds terribly morbid, but I can see it happen in the tf2 universe

[@itsnotpaul8548]

I mean i can see it happen in the tf2 universe I would think that to raise an insane madman to kill you don't have to bioengineer it just give it goggles that obsecure his vision making him think he is doing good instead of killing them

[@busnoises4707]

Even without the pyro vision, he’s most likely messed up and child like anyways. I prefer to headcanon that he’s schizophrenic tho

[@alexp4560]

@@busnoises4707 Agreed, agreed! That aint a bad thing, but its sad that he's tryin to help but it's actually hurtin people

[@Hannah77550]

I feel like the reason why ms. Pauling treats Pyro is he's very young maybe around the same age as scout or older or younger.... IDK

[@BluSoldier..]

I love how pyros background is more mysterious then the spys the guy who no one is supposed know about

[@Redacted_Ruler]

The pyro voiced spy “ you’ve become the very thing you swore to destroy”

[@afurryfoxuniverseofrussian8161]

its the other way around i think

[@miraakthedark8849]

Dear god....

[@none-tq6df]

There is more

[@miraakthedark8849]

@@none-tq6df No!....

[@mremu4358]

This implies that the VA checks himself alot in game if you think about it

[@nerkdurgen5574]

"a childlike mind and interest" I can confirm I too was a serial arsonist by the time I was eight.

[@mr.kittysavestheworld695]

I was actually quite the pyromaniac as a child. I loved setting things on fire. So did my brother, actually. I feel like there is a very pure and childlike element of being fascinated by fire.

[@madzoroark5396]

Hell, I'm still a pyro, just not a maniac.

[@k_aesar]

What if there is no pyro? Maybe it's just a talking fire proof suit

[@TheUaxington]

maybe its a aline

[@TheUaxington]

or even better

[@TheUaxington]

it could be fire in the suit

[@TheUaxington]

like a fire ghost

[@snowelle25]

Of course

[@metalandsteel]

"A few people thought Pyro was Mexican" Me and the Mexican ninos: THE TIME HAS COME.

[@timez957]

Pyro selling chimichangas

[@Hwje1111]

I thought Pyro was either ottoman or japanese

[@suviandsade258]

I wouldn't even think he was Mexican at all

[@Josue-8unny85]

If he was Mexican that would be funny.

[@Insane_reaper48]

Hell ya g where mi Mexicanos at?

[@datdoggerboi]

I thought it'd be 11 minutes of him doing Pyro sounds. I'm dissapointed

[@bbittercoffee]

and my day is ruined.

[@thebluejintythomasthetanke587]

Mmmhhhp mhhp mmmhhhp mhp

[@snowelle25]

Same

[@deathbringer9893]

how do u know u just know how to speak pyro

[@user-fe2pu3ob7e]

Kubalson disappointed?

[@dabarto5705]

Everyone except engineer: you fight like a girl! Meet the pyro comes out Everyone: Cries in ashes

[@lightsabercollector3096]

everone : U fIghT likE a GUrl pyro in meet rhe pyro: *NO*

[@seronymus]

@@lightsabercollector3096 pyro: MMMPH*

[@mr.nameno533]

I always just like to think it’s a person in a suit being a child... I don’t care about the face or the gender, I just love the personality, especially the way he’s talked at like a child, it both hilarious and heart warming

[@arcade6694]

same tbh

[@Hannah77550]

Oh no. I'm gonna feel bad for Pyro if his goggles actually broke and he sees the true world he's been living in

[@flonbowe151]

“Heartwarming” Might just be her flamethrower

[@baderalmunaifi5347]

SAME but I thought that it was like two kid is a coustume

[@darkshat3077]

@@flonbowe151 his*

[@JoyOfCreativeService]

Quick correction. At one point in A Cold Day in Hell (in the main comic series), Pyro is actually shown to have knowledge that they are holding an axe, and that it does not good things to bears. So they know what they're doing, but willfully ignore it, and probably often forget about it entirely. Also, from a death screenshot of Pyro, where your various body parts are labeled as "Your arm!" or "Your heart!" there is one part that is labeled as "Your womb!" However, that could just be a baboon uterus Medic put in there, like he did with the classic team. So still ambiguous sex.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

Now that's the closest to evidence I've seen, actual in game organs, pure genius, however It could be medic's doing for all we know

[@pyrofromtf2]

@@flyingstonemon3564 the pyro hates smokey/smoulders so much that the hatred in their brain temporarily snuffed out the hallucinations.

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@pyrofromtf2 Absolutely based wrathful pyromaniac fighting for his life from his sheer rage at a PSA Cartoon Bear, now I want to see this with "big bear" being pit against pyro as opposed to the metal heavy nicked "little bear", can pyro outsmart bullet to save fire?

[@pyrofromtf2]

@@flyingstonemon3564 big bear u mean heavy? Then no

[@flyingstonemon3564]

@@pyrofromtf2 No no, a *giant metal* heavy, normal heavy is outside the competition

[@afilthymemer5366]

Why do I find the Miss Pauling giving Pyro the contract voice line so cute

[@sharko3211]

It’s like Black Widow talking to Hulk “Hey buddy? I need a favor”

[@redpyro9077]

Today's episode of the life of Pyro: Mom said I had to do something that required covering people in sparkly rainbows. Then I had to give all of them lollipops. Today was a good day.

[@sharko3211]

RED Pyro Did dad help you?

[@redpyro9077]

@@sharko3211 No, Dad didn't help me. I did it all by myself

[@sharko3211]

RED Pyro Good for you buddy!

[@reydsoda5566]

A lot of people don't know that Archimedes Is actually the Pyro, he's just controlling a mech suit.

[@mateuszodrzywoek8658]

Seriously?

[@abandonedaccountlel7605]

I thought archimedes was inside scout

[@phodailey]

Huddah

[@spiritualbeetle3904]

@@abandonedaccountlel7605 who's saying there is one archimedes

[@dominusaqua5699]

@The soviet Skeleton there's more

[@engrish1852]

Nobody Sniper: *OOH GOT YOU RIGHT IN THE OVARY*

[@spookykitty72]

Wow. Just wow

[@kamyip4226]

*W H E E Z E*

[@Natoursofcourse]

Engrish link that voice clip before i destroy you fluently in over 6000 ways

[@negativeiqpoints396]

@@Natoursofcourse Its literally in the video

[@Disciple_JK]

@@negativeiqpoints396 Really? Nooooo As if this quote directly related to the video was.. In the video?

[@ygaming8880]

Fans: "What gender is Pyro, from Team Fortress 2?" Valve: "Excuse me, what IS Team Fortress 2?"

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

fans: where is half life thr- valve: here is half life Alex

[@blekiscooler]

Is Pyro even human? I mean, we have magic Australian gold, so...

[@TheUaxington]

maybe its a aline

[@velonian5154]

@@TheUaxington I believe you mean "Alien"

[@chaosbros7744]

judging by the halloween cosmetics, I highly doubt it

[@blekiscooler]

industrialsponge, no, maybe Pyro is an aline. You don’t know that

[@treywebb1603]

Yes

[@Creepley]

Imagine: the year is 20XX, The final major tf2 update is being released. A 5 minute cinematic drops, and the comments are disabled. It's just pyro staring at the camera, breathing, until the very end, when he slowly and dramatically takes off his mask, revealing... Gaben himself. "After X years, hopefully it was worth the wait"... Fans rejoice at a famous mystery being solved, and tf2 is never updated again.

[@stiky5972]

God please no

[@friendship5293]

Yes

[@afurryfoxuniverseofrussian8161]

under his mask is just another mask but made of flesh and no his face is under that flesh mask

[@teamfreddy4971]

Dear god

[@idontknowimebored77]

NOOOOOOOOOO

[@VIOLENT6]

Noone: Not a single Soul: Sniper: *"OOOH GOT YE' RIGHT IN THEE OVARIES"*

[@warpey5632]

Men have undeveloped ovaries.

[@BabzaiWWP]

no one is always : because nothing cannot preform an action

[@juaninmanzana5527]

medic maybe JUST maybe know pyro gender he had to literally open his chest to make the surgery so he know

[@NikolasoGames]

That would probably just confirm Pyro is a man and Medic had nothing to be suprised of and proceeded as usual, so yeagh , but I think they could still make a lot of story of his psychological stuff or ..

[@josephcidade-harkleroad1056]

I feel like pyro has no soul, so medic wouldn’t even open them in the first place. That or medic just… chose to not remember.

[@juaninmanzana5527]

@@josephcidade-harkleroad1056 huh

[@a.person1805]

I like the idea that Medic knows but is never around when someone asks

[@someoneelse1441]

He might have lost his medical licence, but I suppose the doctor-patient confidentiality could be the one thing he'd keep. No one would like to know about Spy's STD's or Engineer's prostate problems.

[@ethanpitts1184]

I'm very sure that Mrs Pauling or at least the Administrator knows the Pyro's identity. They don't seem like the type to not keep tabs on their employees

[@BananaDispenser]

if anyone would know pyro's identity i would be medic since he did need to do surgery on him so he could uber her

[@aqz7603]

@@BananaDispenser The uber surgery does not require the patient take of its mask.

[@KalleBerendijk]

@@aqz7603 Yeah but he needs access to the heart which is in the chest and... Well... You can figure out the rest.

[@aqz7603]

@@BananaDispenser How would medic know its gender? And Engie isn't in a "father son relationship" he's a texan. The whole father son thing is just expressions and sayings.

[@aqz7603]

@@KalleBerendijk The medic acces the heart by partially destroying the ribcage, and reaching under the remaining ribcage. The entire rib cage is not destroyed in meet the medic.

[@soulbound2]

I remember reading a theory he was abraham Lincoln made immortal

[@glennhooker2762]

Makes sense especially since the actual OG pyro was Lincoln.

[@deathkorpswatchmaster2414]

So if this theory is true pyro invented rocket jumping

[@BabzaiWWP]

@@deathkorpswatchmaster2414 pyro can reflect rocket jump so

[@azzythechristianfurry]

I’ve never heard this, but I like it

[@steveboy3712]

adventure time shit

[@Ginger_FoxxVT]

Fun fact: one of his voice lines actually says "I am an ass and I refuse to upload Petscop 2" Wait no

[@foxydash9992]

I only know jokes from over a decade ago HEY THATS LESS THEN A DECADE OLD

[@maxoldridge8822]

Lol

[@foxydash9992]

Wait did I cause him to change his fooking name

[@viberadio3886]

Lmao

[@scoutsleftnut13]

No, its "so guys, we did it"

[@emberthefox4951]

All I know about Pyro is that they're a kid in a mann's body, likes fire, sees the world in a much mote wholesome light than expected, makes the fearless afraid, and has definitely been rewarded candy after missions.

[@AverageConsumer-uj8sm]

so lovely

[@batfang25animations39]

Engineer is one of the only people who is nice to him... pybros for life

[@bunnienotbudgie9272]

Turns out the Engineer and Pauline are the only ones who can understand Pyro’s mumbles

[@mr.e1048]

@@bunnienotbudgie9272 wonder why Engineer knows what he says

[@bunnienotbudgie9272]

Mr. e it’s canon in the comics, idk

[@mr.e1048]

@@bunnienotbudgie9272 yeah I'm not a huge fan of tf2 I don't really play it

[@bunnienotbudgie9272]

Mr. e if anything the whole story ark is really interesting, comics wise. Thought the last comic came out in 2017...... so I’m stuck waiting for the finale (if valve ever publishes it)

[@poptoptart3099]

Ok... 1. If you take pyro's mask off, there is another mask... 2. Jesus Christ sniper... Those domination lines XD

[@theblandcharlie822]

GOTCHA RIGHT IN THE OVARY

[@discmanthecdlord]

"you know what you and jane austin both have in common? You're both dead woman" not gonna lie i really love that line

[@lsdcyclops7316]

“Mmph mm pff mmph pffff dmmm nmmmbe gmm pff pff mmhp mmm dmmm mmph gmm ......... MMPH!” - Pyro during the Remond Mountain siege.

[@aleppogameingreal]

Those are the words of a true pyro

[@nuehar]

When he said "gmm" I felt that.

[@seko0629]

"MMMMPPPHH MMMPPPHHHH"

[@r3ddr01d7]

Pyro "Send(Throw) that Young guy(old Rotten crap)to the Pyro Land( *I mean HOME* )"

[@snowelle25]

Mphhh Mphhh mpfh mmm?

[@MmmMmph1968]

Story time: When I was real young, my dad used to have this big collection of computer games on a rack, and he used to let me look at the cases. He had the Orange Box (‘cause he’s awesome like that), and the TF2 portion always interested me the most. Due to the picture being low quality (and me having not-great eyes), I thought the pyro was a sapient monkey in a suit with a flamethrower. And that’s still my head canon. Ya gotta love imagination.

[@mercwiththemouthsnewphone6798]

Well i mean poopy joe was evidently smart enough to be able to fly a rocket and use a sword, so a chimp or something like that putting on a fireproof suit and dicking around with a flame thrower fits pretty nicely into canon

[@MmmMmph1968]

@@mercwiththemouthsnewphone6798 It makes sense. But I seem to be the only one with this view, soooooo

[@r8them84]

Pyro is just a living flame retardant suit and gas mask with nothing inside of it. Revised theory: Pyro is just a living, *organic* flame retardant suit and gas mask, which means that the suit and mask are its skin. This could also explain the organs inside of Pyro.

[@sovietheavy5500]

But why it have a blood? And gibs dont look like a part of suit

[@r8them84]

okay fair point

[@path0g3n21]

He also have a skull

[@redtheyiffer]

There’s no one inside, it’s just animated blood and bones, but that’s just a theory. A... okay I’ll stop.

[@klodtwentytwo2242]

Medic changed his heart so he would be able to über pyro.

[@MrBump2]

I remember in 2010, I joked that Pyro was an elderly Japanese man with no teeth. Standing by it lol

[@jsvnabsb8265]

5:06 they meant if he even is a “man” as in as if he were even human

[@Datoneguy_9343]

So he could be an alien

[@magnetiteeagle2.025]

@@Datoneguy_9343 or pyro

[@FrenchToastWaffle]

Pyro's gender is Pyro. Pyro's gender is Pyro. Pyro's age is Pyro.

[@fatis2745]

@@FrenchToastWaffle you are wrong. Pyro's age is actually pyro

[@ackreikthecouncils.6449]

@@Datoneguy_9343 No, it was more meant about his humanity, because y'know? Burning the fuck out of the enemies and slaughtering them

[@reubenbailey7491]

I adore how every time you do the timeline you say "the TF classic team... And medic"

[@iug5672]

6:23 I find it funny how this Pyro has an incredibly mainly voice on TFC. "EXCUSE I'M IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION"

[@garten7751]

is that mother fucking tc2 line?

[@xeeeeiijj]

@@garten7751 no, it's really the voice line calling for medic for all classes

[@rlira8072]

4:58 i think the ''if he even is a man'' refers to him being seen as a monster

[@rlira8072]

and the characters reffering to Pyro as a woman are mostly mocking him

[@kermitthefraud1729]

That makes sense

[@MsPageMistress]

It can mean both things, let's be honest.

[@Keedisgay]

rlira yeah, people mostly see that as a hint to him being a woman, I think they meant if he even is a person.

[@magnetiteeagle2.025]

@@Keedisgay pyro is pyro, his gender is yes :)

[@mr_h831]

Here's my small theory on pyro: Pyro, wether female or male, was involved in a government experiment. The experiment would be the mask in which he/she wears. The mask, would hijack the brains visual percepors, and project a much less threatening image, when in a threatening situation. The theory being, that this would make it easier to deal with the consequences of combat. However, during the experiment, something goes wrong. And the mask gets stuck to his/her face, leading to eventual insanity. Knowing what they see isn't what's actually happening, but being able to do nothing about it, would drive them insane. Never knowing what's real and what isn't. Thus, a short time later, (likely a week later) they would escape the facility, in a fluster and rage, and go on about life. Lost, confused, and certifiably insane. Until one day, a "kind" person, would come along, and offer them a job, something interesting to do. And that's pyro. Wether male or female. :D

[@chernobylnerd6381]

Best theory ever

[@mr_h831]

@@chernobylnerd6381 thanks. :)

[@chernobylnerd6381]

@@mr_h831 ur welcome

[@cgndnm]

ok :)

[@stephaniedibello2150]

Whoa that's just Awesome

[@throatychunk]

If pyro's name was revealed it would probably be one of those names like "Alex" where it can be masculine or feminine

[@cozycommie8010]

Or sam

[@OG-jc2vl]

Jacky

[@Catarinasama64]

NO POGGING CACODEMON PROFILE PICTURES

[@throatychunk]

@@Catarinasama64 it's too late, the revolution will be happening soon

[@therandomshow1265]

Looks like a Alex

[@someoneelse1441]

Seeing as Pyro made up a scenario in which attacking a cute (but in reality a life-threatening) bear would be justified, I believe he does have a better idea about what the world looks like than we think, and she somewhat knows Pyroland is made up. It seems that her mind is just trying to make all the violence feel fun and non-scary, shielding them from any trauma, maybe after living through some nasty stuff. And since TF2 universe is kinda non-angsty, this would probably stay untouched, just as whatever Medic did during the WWII.

[@creepergoboom2943]

Please, we all know what Medic did during WW2.

[@generalzar0ff]

Hey, that’s exactly what I think!

[@Byrdffv]

why care about the trauma of being in constant bloodshed when you can just have fun

[@Tasostacht]

After doing the complete history of the soldier you can continue with Saxton Hale and Merasmus! (I love these characters!)

[@CardZed]

Merasmus! Go back to Canada!

[@blckmesa5319]

you forgot to say that at the end of the expiration day short, pyro plays with a small bread monster :p

[@SunnyyDayzz]

Cute

[@hystericallover5989]

Cerebral Nova it’s still a short

[@cupofspiders5830]

That was cute tho right

[@tenji1995]

Awww

[@foxydash9992]

BlλckMesa it’s his pet

[@curtisleblanc5897]

5:29 Soldier: "Ha! You fight like a girl!" Me: An oldie, but a goodie. Demo: "Go home, lassie! Men are fightin' here!" Engie: "Sorry, ma'am." Me: That last one was polite and rude. Sniper: *starts writing a diss track* Me: Not only does he drink piss. But he spits it back out in the form of poor sportsmanship.

[@curtisleblanc5897]

Spy: "You fight like a woman!"

[@jut1n89]

You mean a “piss track”? I’m sorry

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@jut1n89 Don't be! I applaud your pun!

[@Oddity2994]

@@jut1n89 puns are good

[@Larfmield0007]

Engie said "Sorry, man."

[@nitrolight1778]

Some speculation about "Pyrovision" or just Pyro's POV. The visuals we see in "Meet the Pyro" are not actually what Pyro sees, they are meerly a representation of Pyro's mind, like when a child plays with a toy gun, they percieve it differently than we do. Namely, Pyro's association with fire is skewed into a good thing, rather than a bad one. Pyro is a competent fighter and knows to use fire to defend itself, as seen in "Expiration Date", where the Pyro can be seen dodging a tentacle and then blasting the monster with fire at the last moment, saving himself from getting chomped. He knows pain, and he knows to protect himself from threats, but his mentality is that it is all fun and games when it comes to fire. Fire good, other violence bad.

[@dapperblueberries9779]

It’s kinda creepy that even Pyro’s team is afraid of him. I am guessing that even feel bad for the opposing team when the Pyro goes on a rampage.

[@fadedflame2537]

I’m pretty sure pyro isn’t insane, he’s normal just stuck in pyrovision with the goggles

[@afurryfoxuniverseofrussian8161]

so for short he's insane

[@fadedflame2537]

A Furry Fox universe of Russian shiz Mother Russia no, if you put the googles on the “sane” Mercs seem insane like the pyro. So whatever is happening with the pyro. It’s the goggles

[@afurryfoxuniverseofrussian8161]

FadedFlame I know but he might actually have gone insane having them on for so long or he just takes them off

[@BottleOBile]

@@fadedflame2537 so the goggles make him insane?

[@youraveragecommentator491]

@@fadedflame2537 I don't think so I think that is in the game for cosmetic reasons not for lore

[@zetasann]

Pyro: "IM THROWING AWAY MY HUMANITY, JOJO!" *puts on mask*

[@camaku3084]

*HOOOOOOOLIIE SHIIIIIIIIIT*

[@amandaarnone962]

mmmmmmph mm mm mm

[@Satan-nw4lv]

*Kono Pyro Da!*

[@Bagel__Mage]

Hoh hoh, a fellow man of culture

[@crystalpyr0997]

THUNDER CROSS CRIT ATTACK

[@IAdmitMyCrime]

5:35 Man, Sniper has some of the best domination lines

[@Kestrəl]

If the post mvm comics ever get the final part I hope pyro gets a slight bit of character development.

[@bulldowozer5858]

"Underneath this mask... Is another mask." -Pyro (hopefully)

[@andrewkim9848]

Mann Co. No More Issue 7: coming to you when Valve goes bankrupt

[@vaskedagame880]

I wouldnt get my hopes up

[@X_Zangetsu_X]

Pyro's girlish attitude is because of the Pyro vision goggles, imagine it like constantly bieng high, happy, and friendly towards anyone or no one.

[@Khronos12]

It’s not because of the pyro vision goggles. They are just insane.

[@AverageConsumer-uj8sm]

beign*

[@AverageConsumer-uj8sm]

oh no

[@Neo2266.]

5:37 Sniper is my favorite TF2 character... but that line makes me feel really uneasy

[@sheop874]

Same

[@hossdelgado626]

Why? To be a sniper you have to be a trained cold hearted killer with heavy discipline. Him shooting a girl in the overies just shows me more of his cold hearted professionalism. His intro is literally him meticulously hunting every one down as a payed hitman. (I hate edgelords, but they are drawn to sniper for a reason)

[@samuraijackoff5354]

Joshna Frank HOOT HOOT. IM HAVE AN OWL HEAD HOOOOT

[@hossdelgado626]

@@samuraijackoff5354 Ring Ring Ring Banana Hat

[@kyssilver]

I know, it's just. *No!*

[@goldngamer1365]

Pyro in the meet the pyro video makes pyro seem like a cold blooded murderer but in the comics pyro acts and looks like a child i mean just look at it! Sooo cuute! Also in the expiration date pyro chases the little bread monster like it's a dog.

[@wlam2642]

pyro is from italy because you can hear him muffling the words “mamma mia” and one of his weapons is the nastramo napalmer

[@insignia7714]

That's a stretch

[@Snuggles0325]

Well that's stereotypical

[@chaosandgore5099]

Nostromo Napalmer is a reference to Aliens, dude.

[@NotteGiovanni]

Pyro in Italian would be: Piromane/Piro... I like this

[@justin2308]

Bolt The Blur You know what, you’re absolutely right. A true Scotsman wouldn’t hunt Nessie. They’d share that bottle of Scrumpy with her.

[@tierneyalexander4146]

"Pollen and Enginner are nice to Pyro" And that's why I play Enginner

[@metalgearzwei]

Pauline*

[@mamodokod]

@@metalgearzwei Pauling*

[@HelterwithoutSkelter]

Pollen*

[@bunnienotbudgie9272]

Because they’re the only ones who can understand him...

[@alyx8815]

@@bunnienotbudgie9272 Heres my theories on that. 1: pyro was severely burned or harmed in and accident causing pyro to have the mental capacity of a child. Engineer made the goggles so it doesn't see the real world anymore 2: (something else that happened after it got hurt) Engineer developed the goggles so other people could try to understand Pyro but most (except Pauling) refused because they didnt want to see what he sees. Except probably medic who doesn't care because hes already mad. 3: medic experimented on Pyro and thats what caused him to act like that. Or the reason he needs the goggles. Nobody knows except Engineer and obviously Pauling. Pauling because she is on both teams and watches them to make sure the announcers plan works. Engineer because he is "close" with the medic as shown in the "teleporting bread scene" and probably where the Medic's gear comes from. Also engineer is close with the announcer. He is the reason she still is alive.

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

It would be funny if they removed Pyro's mask and it’s revelled that they’re a mole-man, or mutant, or something.

[@alexp4560]

I have the headcanon that whatever they are, Pyro isnt exactly human. I like the radiation idea, hence the gas mask. A demon is also plausable. Also fun fact: Pyros flamethrower is just a leafblower attached to a propane tank which is why he can also airdry people in game :0

[@auri8810]

My headcanon is that pyro's face is actually the gas mask and he's some sort of alien

[@randomperson6597]

If engineer without his goggles is disturbing af, what could pyro be?

[@poweringaccounttermination4026]

Imagine if there was a mask under pyro's mask but instead of a normal gasmask, its a gas mask made of flesh and meat with its face under there

[@Yahoooo.1]

My theory is that he is some guy who got disfigured as a child, probably because of accidents with fire and yeah he got ptsd and his parents got him the mask to help him overcome his fear of fire, which he now loves.

[@replicaRocca]

Idea: Many old gas mask filters contained asbestos, which is known to cause cancer. Pyro wears that mask constantly, and so it is possible he has inhaled asbestos from the gas mask filter and got lung cancer, and the cancer spread to his brain, where the tumours have led to severe hallucinations.

[@seronymus]

I believe Pyro was experimented on by The Medic into being an abomination which worsened his/her insanity.

[@AceW.Kermitcat]

“Cheer up, Squid, it could be worse!” “Yeah! You could be bald and have a big nose!”

[@indy_the_awesome4615]

1:06 I just realized Denis looks a lot like Gray Mann.

[@kyssilver]

THATS WHY HE LOOKED SO FAMILIAR OH MY GOD

[@ojie285]

HMMMMMM

[@bullet_outsmarter_5000]

HMMMMMMMM

[@LucanVaris]

Pyro is secretly Spy's dad. ...AND Spy's mom. ....it's complicated.

[@squizardthesuperwizard3168]

What is spy erick cartman

[@dinadina2000]

“All you zombies” intensifies

[@jasperhopland8913]

Man the Pyro is just so loveable in the lore, but in the game... Not many people like him. Also I find it funny that the 2 most hated classes are voiced by the same guy.

[@AverageConsumer-uj8sm]

What alternate universe are you from? Did they delete the Sniper?

[@lordkaos31]

The complete history of the pyro (It’s blank?)

[@CardZed]

1 hour of "hmmph mph hmph"

[@impadop4558]

You better get used to him saying “The Team Fortress Classic team... and Medic”

[@ipressedon9289]

I have a theory that the Pyro is actually an alien of some kind (or maybe from another dimension). There are a few hints about it, though they're purely speculation, nothing actually concrete. 1: It uses both male and female cosmetics (as an alien, probably having no understanding of gender roles or differences 2: It has many space themed cosmetics and even items (yes the other mercs have some too, but the pyro has quite a bit more than the others, and many of them were made even before any space themed updates) 3: Probably the biggest hint is that during the comic introducing the space themed weapons (Dr. Grordbort's Landing and True Meaning), Engineer asks if Pyro had been writing mail to other dimensions. Probably meant that as a slight joke, but still, wouldn't surprise me if Pyro was in contact with other worldly parties. . . Again, these are all just speculation. None of this is actually "proof", but I think it's a nice little theory that could fit in the TF2 universe.

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Oh

[@CardZed]

Epic

[@foldabotZ]

On the first one, there are some alien species that do have genders and gender roles, though.

[@-Wayla-]

2. It's probably because he has a mask, that means you can put literally.. Anything on it, and it looks awesome. It would be weird to put some alien heads on other mercenaries (except maybe Scout). I mean, look at Pyro's cosmetics and say they are not awesome and cool looking 3. Engineer said after Pyro's response "Naw, me neither" which means Pyro said probably he didn't.

[@evanm1337]

Theory: Pyro used to work in a biological threat containment unit, and wore a giant face mask that sprayed chemicals every so often to "pacify" him/her and make it much easier to deal with the horrors of bio-weaponry, especially in this universe. However, during a particularly rigorous mission involving some very toxic adhesive chemicals that may or may not have necromantic properties, one of them somehow managed to get the chemical on the borders of the face mask, but the mask was enough to save the poor Pyro. Unfortunately, this was an ADHESIVE chemical, so it stuck the mask to his face and wreaked havoc on the controlled-release pacification chems. Thus, he left, and now he looks for anything that will keep him occupied and not want to kill himself before the adhesive eventually wears off, hence the participation in the gravel wars.

[@shinyhandman6464]

5:28 That’s just a typical soldier line

[@e6026]

Yeah

[@TastyJason7]

still waiting for the “pyro is actually trevor from teufort” video

[@nuadha5868]

Honestly, if Pyro's a girl, I could see them being like.. a rather masculine Scottish or Russian woman with frizzy/curly hair, probably sounds lower-pitched than an average woman.

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

That hurt my brain

[@fatis2745]

@@themalcahtwinz4743 s ame

[@remington8617]

Yeah I agree

[@PhantomTheMate]

I always assumed Pyro is fully aware of what's going on since most of his flamethrowers are home made, also I like to think the Pyrovision goggles are something pyro made himself to make his job easier

[@Plurmple_]

No there made by engineer

[@numbcrep]

From what I've been told pyrovision goggle were made by engi to attempt to make pyro less insane it backfired and made pyro more insane

[@PersonatorTheKing]

Gaben: You can ask me any question I'll answer all of them Me: Where is HL3 Gaben: No anything but that. Me: What is under Pyro's mask? Gaben: Not that too.

[@kristofladanyi3671]

frick gaben

[@livesathome2475]

Kristóf Ladányi No u

[@bigsam8597]

Hey, Chris Mclean! How does it feel not to host Total Drama anymore???

[@trollsing]

Hey Chris BFDI copied you

[@bigsam8597]

@@trollsing And it has become one of the greatest shows ever, very close to finishing off it's fourth season, and then will proceed to start it's spinoff show, TPOT.

[@ShrekIsGod1]

Huh, why is the video 30 seconds long?

[@shamimaislam9406]

Wut

[@danielmclatchie2053]

All I got was an intro and an outro

[@nagapandian]

*isn’t

[@BlankBlonk]

@@nagapandian w o o o o o o o s h

[@nagapandian]

ThisIsARealUserName I know it’s a joke,but like he made a spelling mistake sooo... unless I’m a idiot(like I always am)and didn’t get it :/

[@vibesnatcher]

pyro is my favorite class to play, the best backstory imo, and i heavily relate to the very vague nature of the pyro's gender and overall vagueness

[@fearjunkie]

I think it's funny how the class that hard counters Spy is shrouded in even more mystery than Spy.

[@tatatamor]

I actually like Pyro, he seems cute

[@BurgundianLullaby]

yes

[@EHZD]

Yes

[@Hannah77550]

Yes that's why his my boi

[@Yahoooo.1]

Pyro best boi

[@fch_-ls1df]

Pyro is best boi

[@twotailedavenger]

The other reason Engie is nice to Pyro could also be the whole Pybro thing.

[@redpyro9077]

I can confirm this

[@probrobosnian]

Let’s get one thing clear The pyro is not a boy The pyro is not a girl The pyro is a pyro And it speaks in Mpphs

[@timothyherrmann]

Sqfdj 1234 you speak like a master

[@aleppogameingreal]

Mpph mmhphphph mphphm phphmmhphm! Only Pyro will understand

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

Engie calls Pyro a *boi* so we know he's a good *boi.*

[@jameskang205]

true..true...

[@pqbdwmnu]

Deigo Quixotwry It’s 2019 he assumed pyro’s gender

[@charlesmorey4298]

9:43 I love how Pyro looks so sad in the submarine. I have always envisioned Pyro as a man due to the weapons they make, in that they are not just homemade but also comical in proportions. It just seems like something a man would be more likely to due. (Also, I am well aware of Pyrovision. However, I took a look at his voice lines and found that they all suggest Pyro can see outside the goggles, which I know is not true, but that's why I put this here. To show that I am aware of the vision thingy)