TF2: Holding Out For A Gimmick

[@IareRubberDucky]

I love the, "Four Spies Gun You Down in an Alley" Gimmick

[@mattn.8279]

this made me giggle, thanks for the funny ducky man

[@cringeaholic4082]

Ah yes, the Batman special

[@AParticularlyPointySoldier]

Saw this happen to a f2p engine in the sewers of 2fort. Poor guy walked by and 5 spies decloaked and gunned the poor motherfucker down down.

[@foiledagain1914]

The whole platoon

[@bigbear8485]

That happened to my father on May 19th, 2008

[@Berd]

i didnt know casey frey played tf2 this is the best news ever

[@user-Insane_Ails]

hello berd

[@theblutsauger903]

Woah look it’s the funny bird man

[@grantthiele6607]

BERD OCTO CROSSOVER?

[@OkthenBi]

Yo didn't know you watched octo

[@recu1]

i want to play tf2 with you bird

[@MRswipez1]

Holy shit my man this is good :D

[@Octoooo]

Thank you swiper, I'm waiting for your 15k hours of TF2 video ;))

[@I_need_a_name]

Oh hi

[@ShadowPersona0]

Oh hello dragon of suske

[@NinetyUnderScore]

Mrswipez1

[@Soupurman]

Omg it’s mrswipez

[@colinhoban8660]

The "whole lot of spies" is honestly one of the best lines I've heard in any parody. It just fits so well.

[@nugget0928]

I always thought it was spite. That makes more sense.

[@return4887]

@@nugget0928 no its spies because spy is gimmicky

[@unflexian]

timestamp?

[@lillegitch6733]

Gimmick idea: Put an inactive teleporter hidden within the environment (such as in a dark area, or in some grass) and have a hoovy/friendly player bait an enemy gamer ontop of it via a friendly taunt (preferably one that takes a long time to perform), then telefrag them using the Eureka effect, or at the very least, pump them full of lead after teleporting

[@damntony1]

Infiltrator engie

[@S0ME_GUY]

Ninjaneer

[@Mikescool444]

Surprise insertion from behind.

[@PotatoBoy44]

"All War is Based on Deception" -Sun Tzu

[@vegeta_69420]

The Siren Hoovy Gimmick

[@melonman8999]

20:15 this is the point where engineer was stalked and executed by the entire population of France

[@stop8576]

France vs Texas 1955 (colorized)

[@mini-conlongarm8021]

@@stop8576 *1972

[@benthebloon9588]

@@stop8576 teousxi

[@kentmichaelgalang686]

engineer: let them eat cake then the french revolution happened

[@ShellShocked78-g3x]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5rbnmCLeryBbMU

[@Mustang9565]

1:29 "where have all the tf2bers gone?" FunkE: *starts streaming TF2*

[@Akunai_]

Lol

[@seanhennessy3968]

Funke's alive?

[@lue64]

@@seanhennessy3968 he's a vtuber now

[@Addsomehappy]

@@lue64 he's invented vtubing in 2014

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

Whos the guy in the top right corner

[@hexa138]

Gimmick idea: A Buff Banner Soldier with an army of Bushwacka ambush Snipers ready to crit the hell out of everyone

[@dankbuster2181]

that sounds pretty scary

[@toutcool_17]

@@dankbuster2181 Yeah

[@hydryx9244]

Yes yes THIS IS GREAT

[@masterzoroark6664]

This sounds like a British back alley

[@weedsoldierreal]

@@masterzoroark6664 Oi m8 u git a loisence for stabbin?

[@zp6182]

Love how you included the direct hit in the list of 'gimmicky melees'.

[@zomgers]

Gimmick idea: Two force-a-nature scouts target one person then toss them around with knock back.

[@epicjeong]

Play volleyball with the enemy

[@codereaper7583]

What if one guy goes reserve shooter and fucks up the guy midair?

[@tonydematteo6841]

Bruh that would be the hardest thing in TF2. Harder than using the direct hit.

[@AGrayPhantom]

Wanna make it harder? Replace the force-a-nature with the shortstop. We're just a bunch of shoving buddies.

[@userb1x1]

Hit em with a wrap assassin for shits n gigs

[@solffie9613]

we need a full version of "i need a gimmick" pls

[@TheOtherAnimator]

I asked him that one discord before you made this comment and he said it doesn’t exist

[@danielsurvivor1372]

@@TheOtherAnimator he said "we need" as in he knows there is no full version but we need to make it happen

[@TheOtherAnimator]

@@danielsurvivor1372 uhhhhhhh I saw that, thanks

[@Lily-L-H]

@@TheOtherAnimatorthen let's make one

[@TheOtherAnimator]

@@Lily-L-H lmao yeah

[@waffles9733]

Just realized that on 9:35 there is a direct hit among "gimmicky melee weapons"

[@stupit467]

Amazing

[@sefrautiq]

Amazing

[@Ozzysyn]

Amazing

[@waffles9733]

@@Ozzysyn i am actually scared right now

[@Ozzysyn]

@@waffles9733 Amazing

[@fio_lume]

"Let em in before an ad-" *ad starts playing*

[@Tigerof2000]

ad blocker

[@fio_lume]

@@Tigerof2000 that would ruin the joke tho

[@dynastyhunter5]

300 IQ KZbin plays

[@CHILLIN2540]

Well, that's the joke.

[@fio_lume]

@@CHILLIN2540 TRUE!

[@CaptainAdultery]

2:11 wait a moment...I REMEMBER THIS! YOU CAN EVEN SEE ME SAY “I am far too unskilled to help with this.” It was hilarious to see the Soldiers just raining hellfire my teammates and I. If my memory serves me correctly (which it sometimes doesn’t) I don’t even think Blu won...the Air Strike strategy was just TOO POWERFUL!

[@society1876]

its weird he did so many gimmicks just for them to show up for like 5 seconds lol

[@milky9672]

that was my gimmick and I'm so proud it worked

[@jolleh]

I dont know how the timing of this worked so well but the arm raise at 19:21 while screaming HOLD YOUR FIRE is so funny to me

[@coolgoose9520]

The gimmick gods have once again blessed us.

[@sanstheskeleonepunchman5274]

The vid is Godlike

[@IInferno]

I need a gimmick! I'm holdin' on for a gimmick until the end of the niiiiight!

[@joaopedrosambatti2474]

Wow, i just started this in the premiere chat

[@TrafficPartyHatTest]

And it's not gonna be strong and it's not gonna be fast I NEED A GIMMICK!

[@joaopedrosambatti2474]

@@TrafficPartyHatTest yoooo, you saw we made it to the vid

[@icetide9411]

The "before an ad plays" joke was perfect, he didn't even edit in an ad start, he just set an ad at that exact moment

[@V2_ULTRAKlLL2]

Time stamp?

[@Smoke_999]

Yeah I indeed got an ad right after he said it 😂😂😂

[@jamxiety4672]

The pure bullying potential in the last one is astounding. It's viable solely for the fact that you'll make your target quit the match

[@ceno0]

nice

[@b.a.n4255]

nice

[@Poprocker]

nice

[@waffles9733]

nice

[@duroburo7039]

nice

[@Narwhal12]

nice

[@nobodyxiii3792]

19:16 this whole sequence with the heavy had me in tears laughing

[@ryanhernandez8324]

16:19 This whole sequence with the heavy had me in tears laughing

[@themilkman2422]

16:19 This whole sequence with the heavy had me in tears laughing

[@rosefurball1509]

This video is very high quality, truly a testament to the hubris of man

[@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC]

And he does all this shit for a measly 36k subscribers..

[@guyfieri148]

69 likes? Nice

[@jackbob83]

Let in the gimmick before the ad- "THIS SENTENCE IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT, BUT GRAMMARLY CAN HELP"

[@FishDrinkLightGreen]

"My time is now" followed by "it's not as now as I thought it was" has me rolling

[@namesurname3257]

When Octo said "let it in before an ad plays!" a Lidl ad played. I shit you not Holy shit it happened again, now it was Huawei

[@KianyuNito]

I got a fucking brick break master ad

[@taiyana5194]

yeah the sneaky bastard can choose where he puts ads

[@skitriddles635]

this is truly one of the funniest, creative, well edited and put together tf2 videos i've seen in some time

[@squarehead6452]

It's like a game recorded by two dudes who were having fun mixed with Jack film's editing skills

[@JKLpipe]

I can't believe the level of quality I just watched. Like seriously it's unreal. Congratulations, famous youtuber Octo.

[@dakotathedoctor6882]

"You heard that knocking? Of course you did, I saw your turn your head!" -Octo, 2021

[@bigshronk]

he wasn't wrong

[@alanavalos6645]

Octo breaks into my house, not click bait please help he’s tied me up and is forcing me to play tf2 with a Gun pointed to me head

[@Andrew_Shepherd870]

this is a call out and i dont like it

[@josephlambert7620]

not only did he get me to turn my head he got me to turn in the opposite direction of the door because of where the sound came from. making me look like an absolute clown.

[@Thomas-vn6cr]

I had to finish watching the rest of the video 20 minutes later because I thought my mum was outside and had knocked on my window. I'm not even kidding. Damn headphones.

[@ukaszpustelnik6850]

1:22 Dressed as a builder he has facial hair and post-transformation he's clean shaven. The attention to detail and effort of this guy

[@thegamingsnail5119]

That transition after the Piss Annihilator gave me a gimmick idea: Get a few spies T-posing, run into the enemy, and hopefully the killbind after seeing you.

[@TheDude8008]

Gimmick idea: Make a degree in programming, apply for a job at valve, save TF2 from the bot crisis and remove Pyro.

[@sterlingmorse5409]

except dont remve pyro

[@TheDude8008]

@@sterlingmorse5409 Honestly, I'd remove Demoman

[@minisuman4011]

Are you an engineer main ?

[@Akunai_]

@@TheDude8008 nah remove the phlog and scorch shot

[@wowzalord]

y'all are forgetting about a little something I'd call sniper tf2

[@purplehaze2358]

I just wanted to say the parody songs at the beginnings of your videos are unironically good. I’m sitting here wondering if you’re a legit musician and you make TF2 videos in your spare time.

[@apyr1439]

Soundsmith?

[@masonbooh5941]

Have we found brights true identity

[@agustindejesus9150]

Octo I'm asking politely please release a video of just you singing the I need a hero cover as its own video

[@paulrodriguez7160]

I need this

[@icetide9411]

WE ALL NEED THIS, LIKE SO HE SEES THIS AMAZING IDEA

[@CHILLIN2540]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y53ToqZ9jJaqgck

[@agustindejesus9150]

@@CHILLIN2540King

[@squeaks5677]

“Pyro is most annoying class to deal with.” Bhopping Scouts, Crit a Cola Scouts, Black Box Conch Soldiers, Stickyspamming Demos, Sniper: “Allow us to introduce ourselves.”

[@RJsPsycho]

I feel like there is a special style to TF2 videos that you cant find anywhere else the amount of effort put in s just unmatched

[@zachb982]

This has heart

[@NotASpyReally]

@Coolie_O 💖

[@RazzBeri1]

i have none, what is the name of the anime waifu around the 3:20 mark?

[@ironhelmet1750]

@@RazzBeri1 zero two

[@GhostofFarta]

Yes, your comment does too lol

[@aph391]

Peterscraps did this once: One Scout with Mad Milk and SoaS and a pyro with any flamethrower and the Neon Annihilator. Scout milks enemies so they get critted with the Neon Annihilator and the Pyro in turn ignites the enemies so they get critted by the SoaS. Or you could have a Pyro on both teams one with a Manmelter. Get other friends to help farm criticals and then go on a killing spree with your 20+ Manmelter crits. You could also use one person as a lure, preferably a Spy, and have them lead an unsuspecting enemy through a doorway where there is one or more Soldiers taunting with a full Beggar's Bazooka clip. Lastly, sniff some glue and use nothing but Sticky Jumper, and B.A.S.E Jumper, and Bottle. Just a stupid combination that won't work.

[@aph391]

Also thanks Troyan.

[@TheCreativeType]

“Quick, let him in before an a-“ *Ad plays* Me: too late.

[@TheCreativeType]

I did actually say that before even knowing he was actually gonna say ad

[@RonaldMcJuicy]

heres a gimmick for you Demoman with the Scottish resistance, and, like, 4 or so spies with the cloak and dagger. Place 4 or so traps around the map with the Scottish resistance, and retreat to spawn. Have your spy friends watch the traps while invisible. Wait for their alerts, and murder unsuspecting foes from spawn. Gimmick stats: PRACTICALITY - 0 FUN - UNLIKELY POTENTIAL FOR FUNNY CHAT REACTIONS - yeah maybe

[@leiraxdnax1818]

14:21 this doorknocking really had me good

[@Sandvichin]

I turned my head lol

[@lukepizza1634]

this is literally the best tf2 content i have seen in a year, and it makes me so happy seeing the game still gets so much love thank you octo

[@DElkan]

The clips from the spy gang gimmick was so funny it had me actually crying. You deserve more subs.

[@ShyGuyDood]

Gimmick Idea -Airstrike + Gunboats + Market Gardener = Superman Trolldier Edit: seriously, you know when you could place more than 2 stickies with the sticky jumper, its like that...

[@TheRealSinful]

Just played a game of swiftwater where a solidier used 3 rockets to fly into a ramp at mach 3 and market garden me at 97% uber

[@turmspitzewerk]

that is literally just normal airstrike gameplay if you use the parachute you're kinda dumb

[@ShyGuyDood]

@@TheRealSinful go to hightower and do the stair slide...

[@turmspitzewerk]

@Jojo see, with the designs being similar, releasing in the same update, having obvious synergy with the huge clip bonus, you might THINK to come to the reasonable conclusion that these weapons are good together. and to an extent, you'd be pretty right. they work alright together, letting you use a full 8 clip at once dealing a hefty chunk of damage. but the intended playstyle for the air strike isn't jumping into the air and dealing 50 damage before falling back down and reloading everything for 10 seconds; what the airstrike is for is for one thing and one thing only: soldier bombing. i mean, it is quite literally a bomb. bombing is when you rocket jump at someone and fire multiple rockets in the air, so ideally three rockets would all sync up together on your target right as you land next to them negating all the rocket falloff damage. the air strike was born for this, letting you dish out 7 rockets that deal full damage letting you evaporate an unprepared player. for this reason, the gunboats are what you'd actually want to pick. not only do you rely on rocket jumps to get any use out of this weapon, if you're bombing in you want to have as much health as possible so that you're not shot down mid jump. the rocket jump damage penalty on the air strike is pretty pathetic, but combined with the gunboats rocket jumps are practically free. very rarely will you ever get into a situation where you can't jump up and use your entire clip with this thing anyways because it shoots so fast. so yeah, basically what the air strike is actually meant for is to support a roamer soldier playstyle that scours the flank looking for a target to bomb in on and eviscerate before they can counter him. but if you use the base jumper, you're just going to fly up in the air and deal pathetic damage due to falloff while you're a sitting duck whose missing a good chunk of their health.

[@triangletriangle4520]

@@TheRealSinful you gotta respect the skill and timing it takes to pull that off

[@clink_erton]

Haven't seen such high production quality from a TF2 video in a long while.

[@theultimatetrashman887]

The playful heavy turning around to just see 5 spies ready to shoot him was so funny

[@panda_sauce9647]

Holy FUCK That intro was god tier. Please octo stay with us in tf2. Times are tough right now for us and we need a hero

[@silvorthegrand6976]

I just need a gimmick man

[@FullMetalVevo]

Wow, that fucking knock legit made me turn around. Really good content my guy.

[@Dontreadthis0]

That intro was a masterpiece

[@thelovingrockerboy7811]

BISH SAID "quick,let them in before an ad plays or something" AND A FUCKEN AD PLAYED,WHOA-

[@Tempe_]

Ven throwing the fireball was top 5 tf2 moments of the decade

[@MaximumMintWafer]

That Spy gimmick really screwed me up lol. It was a pleasure battling you gamers!

[@engineergaming4453]

WHY THEY SPAH BULY ENGINEER GAMERR HALP

[@Boldcheesecake1029]

Cat gaming

[@Sludgefactorii]

Spah tf2 has once again sapped mah sentry

[@omerbey6674]

@@Sludgefactorii hı im pyro from tf2 with a homewrecker im here to help

[@solidsnek9255]

I never thought I needed this parody song, but God do I love it.

[@razzledazzle.]

pro tip: use the detonator instead of the thermal thruster if you want to get to enemies quicker, detonator jumping is WAAAYYY faster than jetpacking

[@CelestineGup]

German guard is ambushed by french resistance members ( 19:41 , colorized)

[@demolisherman1763]

Hey it’s the gimmick I recommend. I think, that’s what I’m taking from the thumbnail Edit: I have made a tactical error in my judgment

[@adamw9785]

This is one of the best TF2 videos I've seen in a long time. Truly a masterpiece. Enjoyed every second of it. Gorgeous and keep the insane content coming. You're doing good lad.

[@RikThePixel]

Can we get a full version of this song octo? PLEASE! Btw lovely editing Octo, beautiful editing combined with your commentary puts a smile on my face

[@rodakdev]

True

[@cats2927]

Did You notice the rec room music at start?

[@FishSauceSamurai]

Heres a Gimmick Go soldier with the escape plan or equalizer and go to the map on Badwater. You need to be on defense for this one because when the Blue team is right out side of the tunnel, stay on top of the ledge above the tunnel switch to the escape plan or equalizer and do the taunt kill. While doing this have a friend push you down onto the cart to eventually if lucky enough kill the blues on the cart.

[@vicnent651]

Literally at the part where he said “stop looking at me like that” I was trying really hard to push a huge shit out.

[@Aussie_Axe]

tmi

[@spectral_net]

Its beautiful, i've been replaying this for an hour now.

[@Fortniteman687]

Gimmick idea: spy with ambassador, disguise as enemy sniper and try to headshot people. I call it team killing sniper

[@captainkeyes9913]

The spy thing is a personal hell, I love it.

[@zamtales]

Damn, man! Your production deserves a praise! Taste, rythm, creativity, flow. Wow. It's quite rare. Keep it up! :)

[@skuller5553]

Play as Medic and have a player on the other team play as spy with the eternal reward. When you get Uber, wait until he backstabs someone on your team, maybe a third member who's in on the plot. Then Uber him as he backstabs and disguises as your teammates.

[@wingeroni135]

"Let him in before an ad-" *ad actually starts playing* me: [nervous sweating]

[@xenit7837]

For the market gardening with every class you can "Scout garden" by having a sniper body shot them to soften them up and then soda popper+winger jumps then atomizer them

[@dnr-vs1lk]

Or just shoot them with the winger a bit.

[@MooseGuy]

Here’s an idea, Medic Gardening: Sticky Jumper, Quick Fix, and the Übersaw

[@anafu-sankanashi8933]

That 99% crit rate

[@AbdelRahmanZak]

here's a nieche gimmick: Soldier with: 1. Rocket Jumper 2. Shotgun 3. Market Gardener(or The Escape Plan) Get as many kills with your shotgun. you'll become Scout on drugs.

[@emanuelevigo9864]

This is one of the Funniest and most well made TF2 Video I seen in quite some time!

[@funkymonkey5548]

the intro is soooooo good I'm really impressed how many work you put into this

[@emder2159]

I got so scared when he did the knocking sound lol

[@tableboi84]

That intro was perfect!

[@owlface5023]

Well this was probably the best intro I have ever seen. You earned subscriber

[@darkreflection9087]

14:28 I got an ad right here talk about perfect timing

[@consumerofbepsi5254]

i need a full version of that holding out for a hero parody

[@charolettebacon6740]

That song in the intro unironically slaps

[@croma2068]

I've done the spy thing myself with a few people, it was really funny and the enemies were super paranoid

[@picklejohnson6333]

Go somewhere high with the scottish resistance and an enemy pyro then place down all of your stickies then the pyro blasts them on to enemy gamers

[@lisatroiani6119]

You can “market garden” with the demoman by using the caber, I did it once on a scout, it was glorious.

[@Zenek7274]

3:14 "Most Replayed"

[@tomkirchgessner5861]

Oh how far we have come from point and click man I’m proud of this community

[@oefest]

14:28 Me who is using Brave: *The future is now, old man*

[@rokert4ever54]

Ah, I see a fellow man of quality

[@neeevirus]

Phone users: *dies*

[@trystanreadman1764]

gimmick idea: one spy, multiple pocket meds, and he just runs at people and tries for trickstab.

[@rocket-rakun8133]

Divebomber Loose cannon (for cannon jump) Any none tide turner shield The caber You launch into the air with the loose cannon then fly back down with a crit caber to become a scary dive bomber

[@purplehaze2358]

“Alongside being the most annoying class to deal with” Bruh, literally all you have to do is stay far away.

[@KaiaBrodbecker]

>Flare gun >airblast Yeah, staying away might as well be your death sentence

[@purplehaze2358]

@@KaiaBrodbecker Airblast only really works against shit that’s close to the pyro. And flare guns are pretty fucking weak on their own.

[@masonbooh5941]

Bright, just dont You don’t know what your messing with

[@naf8787]

a good sniper is way worse than any pyro me pop always said

[@CanadianCat64]

scorch shot: *allow me to introduce myself*

[@doktorkritzisch]

Can we have extended versions of all the gimmick song parodies pleeeease? Uncle Dane will start sweating when he sees a new mixtape competitor...

[@dylanwebster2656]

"You nailed him, I'm nailing him next" -Octo 2021

[@johnnyboy5354]

How did I miss this video? Every tf2 player needs to see this one. Excellent work Octo!

[@thefilthiestofcasuals6565]

I hated that door knock... I was filled with *fear*

[@fripipe9882]

I hate that this is so underrated

[@anthonyoliver418]

Use equalizer x whip in order to recreate the old version and help close the distance.

[@bottledpeanuts6846]

Gimmick idea: go as heavy with eviction notice, and buffalo steak sandwich, and then get a soldier on your team to whip you and buff you with the conch, and the get somebody on the enemy team to be your punching bag for extra speed from speed on hit.

[@InsightReasoning]

None of that stacks sadly

[@S_whoelse]

Idea, I call this one "The Boston Bastards": A group of 2-3 scouts (only 1 wont work) All of which have the following loadout Soda popper Flying Guillotine Fan a' war Strategically mark high priority targets with the fan a' war (preferably while someone is distracted or while one scout distracts them) then proceed to pepper them with guillotines doing massive minicrit bleed damage, and to top it off you can charge your soda popper and fly around with 5 jumps. TL;DR Gun, knife, bat Be a bastard.

[@Frosty-ud7fv]

Unironicly, you have a beautiful singing voice good God

[@bottledpeanuts6846]

Gimmick idea: go engineer with either jag or Eureka effect, and the rescue ranger. Then get somebody else to go brass beast heavy. Build a teleporter exit and entrance at the same place, then put the teleporter exit a good length away from the entrance, but make sure you can still see the entrance. Then get your brass beast buddy to rev up and go through the teleporter, then pick up the entrance using the rescue ranger, and put it in front of the exit, and then pick up the exit and repeat the previous steps

[@BreadCat2]

holy shit 4 dislikes those people need to learn what "fun" is

[@cortycreature4233]

lyrics: Where have all the TF2bers gone, and where all the gamer gods? where's the perfect, flawless, to ban the botttts? Isn"t there a white kniiiiight who.... just... refuses to do a thing? Later that night, I pub and I stomp and I think of what i meaaaan. *funny music starts* I need a Gimmick! I'm asking you for a gimmick that can help end some lives, It’s gotta be dumb and it’s gotta be crap, And it’s gotta make both teams cry! I need a gimmick! I need a gimmick that’ll make most anybody ask why, It’s gonna be weird, and it's gonna be wack. and there’s gonna be a whole lot of spy, a whole lot of spyyyyy! (To battle!) *Gimmick to the limit 3: Holding out for a gimmick.*

[@Aki00913]

when you when you copy the description

[@cortycreature4233]

real

[@Aki00913]

@@cortycreature4233 yes

[@JS-iu3ce]

Good job, you know how to copy and paste

[@cortycreature4233]

@@JS-iu3ce nice

[@FreddieTF2]

What the fuck that intro segment is so good. Edit: rest of video was also very good. Loved the spy gimmick. Thanks for letting me enjoy a tf2 video for the first time in years!

[@dudethedude8635]

21:24 is no one going to talk about the engineer with a golden pan?

[@roamingdude4340]

Ong