TF2 Item Origins: Sniper

[@GooseMcBruce]

Fun fact: the AWP was developed by Accuracy International, who at the time were 2 guys in a shed. When the AWP was adopted by the british military as the L96A1 they told the 2 guys that they would send an inspector to Accuracy International's factory. The 2 guys promptly rented a warehouse and filled it with desks covered wit spare parts to make it look like it was a manufacturing centre, and when the inspector arrived he took one look at it, marked it off and told them "that's all we needed to see, we were just making sure you weren't 2 guys in a shed"

[@mr.bobcyndaquil4214]

Fun fact #2: The AW platform was developed for Swedish military trials, which required the L96 to be optimized for artic conditions. Also, the "AWP" in CS and TF2 is actually the Artic Warfare Magnum. The police model has a black stock.

[@flawedosiria6181]

Do you know this offhand or did a bounty hunter with a gun fetish tell you about it

[@cloudnine3573]

@@flawedosiria6181 The YT channel Forgotten Weapons talked about this.

[@flawedosiria6181]

@@cloudnine3573 I learned this same fact watching an ex-army guy and his friend play Fallout: New Vegas, He talks about his experiences and gun knowledge alot

[@jackhamilton2691]

Also fun fact: Its not an awp. Before you roast me alive; The arctic warefare police is black. the drab green models consisted of the AWM and other military variants like l96a1 and so on.

[@MacVonCaprino]

*"t h e c u n t s m a n"*

[@_draxin_0514]

I see I'm not the only one who noticed.

[@JimmehRulez]

@@_draxin_0514 when

[@_draxin_0514]

@@JimmehRulez 1:25

[@JimmehRulez]

@@_draxin_0514 k

[@dane5079]

lol

[@nitrous1001]

"already seen real life examples [of Jarate]" This guy's been going to places.

[@hoainguyen1119]

He is australian

[@gregtso7505]

Either that or browsed 4chan.

[@Lksupasteien]

He hasn't pissed in jars before

[@FelipeJaquez]

3:53 I've seen this item but the bread was a horse figurine

[@FelipeJaquez]

@Óðinn Ísaksson fermentation

[@Glsmakgn]

1:26 well off to rename my huntsman

[@RF-Ataraxia]

@Magnus Von Braun Quite a few years late, then.

[@johnwestensnorris6391]

I called mine Quiver in Fear.

[@PearoIGuess]

@@johnwestensnorris6391 bad pun didnt laugh

[@pugsleyanimates3275]

Johnwestens Norris I LAUGHED SO FUCKING HARD 😂 🤣 😂 🤣

[@magpineapple]

Well I'm "Off to see your mother!"

[@austinhobbesandjustin]

0:54 Ferb i know what we've gonna do today

[@vc_whatever]

_oh no_

[@dr2d2]

You could do it with paintballs or paintball bb. I just thought of it when i saw this comment.

[@slime_sam4321]

"A wide array of sidearms" Oh yeah, all 2 of them

[@buggy730]

The rest just has piss and random stuff.

[@joltz..2042]

5. SMG That other SMG Piss Festive piss Iradiated piss

[@AnnaSue81]

@@joltz..2042 you forgot aged piss and concentrated piss (vintage and collectors)

[@Artcat932]

@@joltz..2042 r/woooosh

[@fortressandfortress974]

@@Artcat932 double woosh and go back to reddit

[@Nitreon0978]

"I clicked on him and he died." - any sniper

[@ronin_wins]

"i went behind him and used my knife, he died." -every spy

[@hershloodu8925]

I clicked on him and he lived -any medic

[@vesnabernjak-ord8674]

“I clicked on the floor. And I went flying” - any soldier

[@FurinadeFontaine-u3l]

"I clicked on him and ran away" - scouts

[@JohnMesaSFM_Official]

I knew something was missing in the TF2 Item Origins

[@sami_irl]

Like Spy?

[@JohnMesaSFM_Official]

@@sami_irl Yup, and Spy too

[@andreighinescu4946]

_"Snipin' 's a good job mate"_

[@user-zj8uc2hl5h]

whats missing

[@240pixel]

Fun fact: Remington 700 is a hunting rifle that US army adopted as M24 and Marines as M40. So all 3 versions are essentially the same firearm

[@elgordobondiola]

Amazing how in a close combat oriented shooter the only class with an actual SMG is the sniper

[@thecommunistloli1042]

Makes sense for close quarter encounters specially against low health classes like scouts and spies it's a very useful gun in those situations

[@Dat-Mudkip]

Stuff you Missed: *Huntsman:* Not entirely an "origin" thing, but the view-model for the Huntsman was originally going to be left-handed. *Sydney Sleeper:* The gun is technically not a gun; rather, it's a pneumatic dart gun. (That black thing on the rear is an air tank.) Also, the weapon has a custom reload animation (see the TF2Wiki), but for some reason Valve didn't implement it... *Machina:* The name of the weapon is based off he name of the game it originates from (Deus Ex); both are based off the phrase "Deus ex machina", or "God out of the machine". *Self-Aware Beauty Mark:* The name is based off a quote from the Medic in Expiration Date. *Jarate:* The item was announced on April Fool's Day, 2009. Naturally, a lot of people took the announcement as a joke at first. Also, nobody has ever _directly_ proclaimed the jar is full of urine; even the comic "The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper" only mentions that Sniper's kidney tripled in size. *Cozy Camper:* The item was actually originally designed as a backpack item for the Engineer. It was eventually transferred to the Sniper before it was submitted to the workshop. *Kukri:* Sniper's version actually more closely resembles a bolo knife; kukri's generally have blades with a sharper angle and more curved blade. *Tribalman's Shiv:* The creator originally wanted a custom animation: when the Sniper performed a critical hit, he would swing the blade in a manner that had the jagged edge strike the enemy directly. However, he did not make the animation, and Valve didn't bother to either, so it never came to be.

[@memememe609]

Another fun (Probably true) fact: The Hitman's Heatmaker is very likely a reference to the Hitman franchise, as Agent 47's choice of sniper rifle is the WA2000. It should be noted the gun was added the same year Hitman: Absolution was released.

[@dimsum3329]

Another funfact : the Darwin danger Shield was originally gonna the alligator pelt cover the whole frame, and would still have its arms and legs still connected

[@halliebow]

and one more thing the sniper's smg also resembles a german mauser c96 pistol

[@r-nucleo1772]

Thanks for the informations man.

[@owenkegg5608]

The two bow models are left handed, if I'm not mistaken. A right handed bow has the arrow rest on the left hand side, while a left hand bow has the arrow rest on the right side like we see in game (or at least in the video, idk if the arrow is a separate object the video creator positioned incorrectly). Though some eastern shooting styles rest the arrow on the same side of the bow as the handedness of the shooter, so I suppose sniper could be using one of those?

[@AyeGee721]

"The Sniper is an Australian Assassin" Kiwis: Reeeeeee, not agaaaaaain!

[@tofferooni4972]

But isn't he NewZealander?

[@AyeGee721]

@@tofferooni4972 He is

[@theanothermysteryoso4222]

2:48 No wonder it's called "The Classic"

[@TheLegonaut]

@Magnus Von Braun it's called the classic because it is classy :P

[@adumbmaggot3476]

@Magnus Von Braun the original is from quake i think

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

@@adumbmaggot3476 Yes, that is correct. That is why the viewmodel is displayed in the center of the screen. That's how many early first person shooters displayed weapons. The code of TF2 refers to the Original as "quake_rl."

[@omniscientbarebones]

Nope actually from DooM.

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

@@omniscientbarebones No, it is in fact from Quake. Doom did also have that same viewmodel position, however the Original is very specifically inspired by Quake, in homage to TF's beginnings. I am not saying this without proof, either, as when you get a kill with the Original and open the developer console the weapon is coded as "Quake_rl" like I mentioned in my previous comment.

[@knightclub9668]

I had always thought the Razorback was just a surfboard that was being electrified.

[@littleboyduck2393]

A sniper shield that is that

[@yeetandyum3709]

Boomer Spies hate millienial Snipers surfing around in the beach

[@toaster9922]

the sydney sleeper is a tranquilizer gun

[@Whomobile]

No it's a pee pee pistol

[@kannatheweeb8836]

Pee

[@TheActualMrLink]

Whomobile a pisstol, if you will.

[@greenoftreeblackofblue6625]

@@Whomobile no mobile bad mobile

[@RICARDORSOUZA-fz4fk]

@@Whomobile u see ivan if u poot piss on peestol u will *never* mizs a shot because of *fear* of dirty the floor

[@chewtag]

you never said what kind of jar the jarate was stored in 0/10

[@florintinau9979]

Pretty much a small jar that u usually store jam in

[@bernabo9115]

@@florintinau9979 mason jar

[@godusopp1797]

*G L A S S*

[@thetrashmann8140]

Most Jars are made by the company Ball who also did so back then so assume it's one of those

[@d3ds1r]

Chewtag mlp cumjar

[@-v0ltage-778]

1:01 *"AWPER HAND"* *instantly starts CS:GO Theme*

[@DudeTheNinja]

Things you didn't mention about the Classic - not only does it share its design with the TFC Sniper rifle, but also the Automatic Rifle (since they were technically the same weapon). Additionally, it shares its playstyle with the Sniper Rifle from TF Classic, right down to the gibbing, but the TF2 version lacks the cripple mechanic that the TFC rifle did. You also forgot to mention the smaller receiver bit and the larger muzzle thing compared to the G36, and the larger scope in comparison to the TFC rifle. And last but not least, you didn't say that the Classic is the best weapon outright in Team Fortress 2, or video games in general for that matter.

[@DudeTheNinja]

It does not, due to the grip/stock being exactly that of the G36. The SL8 has a more AWP-like stock.

[@soopcanwastaken]

the SL-8 has a thumbhole stock, as opposed to a pistol grip pretty sure this was to avoid US import bans lol

[@Baltimore_Hood_Vines_2014]

You also could headshot without a full charge in tfc. And yeah, the automatic rifle is just the sniper rifle with a magazine added to it.

[@combinemetrocop4213]

G36 won't make a good sniper rifle.

[@combinemetrocop4213]

@@DudeTheNinja sl8-6 and 8-5 kinda looks like the classic.

[@bubbleblast1499]

Also Razorback is a term used in the US Military if you have completed all the Sniper schools which makes sense because sniper is a sniper.

[@godslayer9000]

Most people say it as "Shah Hun Shah" and thats correct! Just a tiny bit faster and you've got the correct pronunciation

[@Whomobile]

Thanks! I did try!

[@1994CivicGLi]

_”The Jarate is a... jar of pee.”_ **Jazz music stops**

[@NeoFalcon1605]

A minor detail that seems like it was missed, the Cleaner's Carbine seems to have a stock that can be folded out.

[@radishlordrak]

Also worth pointing out that the Machina in name is even a nod to Deus Ex, as they both stem from the term (and common literary device) "Deus ex machina"

[@soopcanwastaken]

god of/from the machine

[@whirl3690]

"The Tribalman's Shiv is not a shiv, it is also a kukri. A shiv is a homemade knife-like object." Is the Tribalman's Shiv not a homemade knife-like object?

[@Plant_btw]

"and appeals to moody 13 year olds." WHAT?! IM NOT A-!

[@korla6578]

You

[@thecommunistloli1042]

*bUt wH0MoBiLe i'M n0T A M00Dy 13 yEaRS 0Ld kID aNd i lIkE sNiPer!1!1!!!1!1!1!*

[@Mewtine]

"the sniper is Australian" in the description: "did you know hes from New Zealand?"

[@stormvolt9797]

The SMG looks much more like a stockless MAS 38 SMG

[@wiimouto]

it do be

[@bluenatas]

Wiimouto r/ihadastroke?

[@ArtianSetS]

Yeah, the overall shape of it very closely resembles the MAS38, but without the recoil spring tube. So I guess sniper somehow modified his to have a more compact recoil spring or something.

[@moistexistence3090]

Nah man the smg does looks as if the Mat 49 and the MP40 had a baby.

[@gorkaaustin5306]

@@moistexistence3090 no it doesnt

[@epick9560]

Awp in tf2: exists Csgo: *_lets make some noise_*

[@rederickcrown4514]

You ain't sneaking that C-word out of my sights, it's still funny, however.

[@2.0pewdiepie53]

*C u n t s m a n*

[@funkkyno8058]

I like how you said 'Angry' for the Self Aware Beauty Mark.

[@Voucher765]

The default sniper scope is actually based of an M1 Carbine variant called the M3 which had a inflated scope and was the first attempt at night vision being used in Korea and throughout the 1950s and 60s.

[@strokerjan]

When someone starts to modify a sniper rifle to be a sidney sleeper

[@GeneralFlagg]

Scimitar, phonetically: sim-it-ar (trying to help)

[@soyboy2222]

Perfect birthday gift! Been loving these videos, keep up the great work.

[@IndigenousRealGuy]

The Hitmans Heatmaker is also based on the Sieger from the Hitman games series. It’s the basic rifle without any modifications Just so you know

[@memememe609]

The Sieger is the modern name given in the WoA trilogy to hide what it is. It has always been the WA2000.

[@DapperSFM]

I like how on the huntsman the h turns into a c for a split second

[@SteveOnlin]

While doing the spy video can you add ms paulin's weapon? (the revolver in expiration date)

[@joshuahmitchell873]

* daringer

[@SteveOnlin]

@@joshuahmitchell873 The Derringer *

[@AleK0451]

@@SteveOnlin the derringer isn't a revolver it's a double barrelled pistol for self defence, most likely break action though that isn't a feature of the derringer class of handguns

[@joshuahmitchell873]

@@SteveOnlin it's fuckin five in the morning for me right now

[@SteveOnlin]

@@AleK0451 well i didn't know that and I bet most people here don't know that

[@ghosttoast6317]

These vids are really interesting, nice work mate!

[@andreighinescu4946]

*_"Snipin's a good job mate"_*

[@enzoborghetto]

5:31 the knife is norgmaly ashoshiaded with the character crocodile dundee

[@korb7001]

1:31 the h turned into a quick c

[@RoyalBananaYT]

You called him a Assassin snipers coming to your house

[@CaesarCzarson]

"The sniper is an Australian assassin" Well let me stop you right there, he's actually from the forgotten country of New Zealand

[@Briselance]

His parents were born and lived most of their lives there, but Lawrence Mundy (as I think the sniper is called) is Australian. He lived all of his life in Australia.

[@CaesarCzarson]

@@Briselance Of course, but missing the cool trivia fact that he was born in a underwater hidden forgotten land of New Zealand is cool. Hes born New Zealand but sent to australia so i guess he kinda IS australian now.

[@thetrashmann8140]

New Zealand is a lie This message was brought to you by Australia

[@jockeyfield1954]

@@CaesarCzarson i could be born in germany but then me and my parents go over to america when i'm first born and then be considered american

[@RJ_200]

@@jockeyfield1954 maybe

[@VerbDoesStuff]

I have now finally been educated about the Bowie knife joke. That video can now be laid to rest for me

[@ASHHWolfin]

Man, I never really saw the resemblance between the SMG and the MAT until now

[@SpaceCore2053]

I hope that one day we get another one of these "origins" series! It may sound weird, but I think it could be totally cool to find out what kind of football helmet(s) Heavy's Football Helmet is supposed to be!!

[@jeffymansan5511]

Me who was 13 and preferred Scout: LoOk At mE gO

[@jeffymansan5511]

@adham proleo345 um.... no?

[@lambda-m1676]

@@jeffymansan5511 NO GACHA TAKE THIS HERETIC NOW

[@jeffymansan5511]

@@lambda-m1676 Bruh.....I don't know the specific word for it, but an icon is an icon. And even so, I Don't JUST do Gacha for your information.

[@devingendron2287]

1:59 worth noting a compound has only slightly more efficient energy transfer than a recurve; the main advantage of a compound is that the lever system stores energy, holding part of the weight in the cams while at full draw and allowing the bow to be held at full draw longer due to the “let off,” but it is no more powerful than a same-weight recurve.

[@Co2Hydro]

Also, when you were commenting about The Classic, the pronunciation of Koch is 'Coke' and the official website of H&K mentions this at the very bottom! Just a small reminder since the video itself is pretty well elaborated.

[@pandertv2235]

I always said is as Cock for some reason

[@IR4TE]

Coke isn't even close to how you pronounce Koch, cock is closer to it but the 'ch' at the end is a special sound not all languages use, maybe let the Google translator read it in german for you.

[@HawkBreland]

5:44 I don't know what the fuck that editing is, but I loved it.

[@HappyRussian]

1:26 I see what you did there

[@unknownfusion4165]

forgot to add, The Cleaners Carbine and The Professional are bother references to the movie to Leon The Professional

[@HammerDown_Ion]

1:17 don’t forget that Keegan’s sniper from cod ghosts

[@-_MCO_-]

No one: Not a single soul: Whomobile: *t h e c u n t s m a n*

[@NNinja1255]

I think the Shahanshah is pronounced as "Shan-sha"

[@USAFreewayROTF]

0:42 That's because all his sniper rifles are single shot rifles... he lifts the bolt to eject the shell and then quickly place another one in the chamber. He's just so damn good at his job, he doesn't need a magazine. Which is also why there's no magazine ammo count in the hud. They're all bullets.

[@galahad3325]

1:26 I saw that clever

[@shiba2ndworlder]

Heh, thanks for the job you did with all those episodes. This is extremly entertaining.

[@_dire__]

I might suggest that pauses between sentences (Which, I expect, are different cuts) should be a bit smaller. It just doesn't feel like normal talk. Everything else's great. Keep it up, buttercup

[@flynnscommentary9353]

There is nothing in tf2 that is scarier than being covered in jarate and looking around only to find a bushwacka sniper running at you like: AAAAAAAAAAAA

[@shrek6723]

1:26 1 frame, but i saw it.

[@Mr.LunaRivera]

The scope on the sniper rifle reminds me of a m3 carbine infrared scope

[@PinkAndPathetic]

"The Sniper is an Australian assassin" Well, technically not... but whatever

[@ferdinandroig3460]

The self-aware beauty mark's jar is a laboratory-grade anaerobic jar, used to keep a pile of Petri dishes in an oxygen-free environment. Normally a flat bag containing a strong reductant powder is added, which depletes the oxygen in the jar forming a non-breathable oxide salt. A catalyst is also put under the lid to boost this process.

[@supermaximusfagetti9836]

That pronunciation of Kukuri physically hurt me. Otherwise great vid tho.

[@yumiviado6626]

1:26 looks like someone didn't like the huntsman

[@yocats9974]

"That appeals to moody 13 year olds" Anger awper hand snipers: **triggered noises**

[@hiddensinix2767]

4:50 "this is often used by players with long distance weapons" *Hahahahaha*

[@AsaValana]

5 minutes ago, never been this early before

The M24 is the military designation for the Model 700, it's the same rifle

[@WonderlandWarGaming]

The Cleaner's Carbine looks like a silenced MP5K

[@EfeDursun125]

2015 : Shooting Star was added to the game (TF2) 2018 : Overwatch Animated Short "Shooting Star"

[@EfeDursun125]

@@thefighterfly9208 ?

[@oron61]

The stock rifle's scope is a wacky de-night-vision-ifed scope from a US M-3 Carbine. This "snooper scope," with its missing black infrared search lamp, was among the first NV scopes (along with the Vampyr) to be used on a rifle instead of a tank's sights.

[@lightningcrush7795]

3:18 Scout was supposed to use a nailgun to.

[@ThatOneBritishKid12]

funny how the Bushwacka is based on crocodile "dundee" when Sniper's real name in "mundee"

[@ocinnico2608]

Honestly this is really neat, I love tf2's weapon designs, and although now I mostly know what they're all based off, nice to refresh my memory

[@kzrobloxgmod]

the fact that for a single frame, the huntsman got replaced by the cunstman makes me wanna slam my table to the opposite side of earth XD

[@mikevanvoorst6815]

Also, a little reference with the Machina. It's from the Deus Ex franchise, and if the words are put together, you get the term "Deus ex machina", a plot device used to make an unsolvable situation better, such as the main character falling, and something catching them. Also known as an asspull.

[@magnusvonbraun9870]

Something that is interesting is all of his primary’s bolt is located on the left, which means the cartilages are flying into his arm.

[@infidelgermany]

As far as I know, the SMG is actually based off of a homemade .22lr machinegun, that actually has a curved magazine, allegedly made in the 70s by a guy called Al. I found a picture of it three or four years ago on Googel, with a title along the lines of "Als .22lr machinegun/machinepistol", and a website that, if I remember corectly, had a collection of several homemade guns with pictures and some data about them. Now I can't find it anymore. It might obviously have been a fake, but it looked pretty legit. The barrel was much thinner, the sights where much smaller and it had a metallic/stainless steel look to it. Any hints or info about it are much appreciated.

[@metalhead532]

Just noticed that during the Huntsman bit, the “H” changes to a “C” for a frame.

[@officialkirbyfan6899]

Yeah it swear word

[@GingerGuy43]

Nice one with the huntsman, I never realized until today he did that

[@CookieLordThe3rd]

The snipers smg looks more of the mas 38 but without the butt stock.

[@Dominic_812]

1:26 *C U N T S M A N*

[@ryotasekai]

Fun Fact for the Classic: The magazine seems to be similar to the HK417's mag, though curiously still having the dots?which are used to connect mags together, while also having a G36c foregrip, and a prototype sight.

[@yvesheinrich5013]

The Sydney Sleeper also uses a scope that resembles (if not literally the same) the one configured to the M1903 Springfield.

[@cursedhawkins1305]

I think the sleeper weapon might be close to a weapon zoo keepers use whenever they need to put an rampaging animal to sleep (no not kill) the rifles they use are usually loaded with sleep darts so maybe the darts for the sniper in TF2 are modified sleep darts only instead of injecting an agent that probably would put a human to sleep fast depending on the agent used they're filled with piss.

[@YoChocolate]

Im sure somebody already pointed this out but just in case not: the stock sniper scope is probably based off an M1 carbine infrared night vision scope called the t3 carbine system

[@egullSZ]

I once found a jarate at a park with a few friends. We couldn't help but throw it... My only regret is not yelling "Jarate!" or "Heads up!"

[@marymallon3732]

The scope on the stock Sniper Rifle is much closer to the M3 Carbine’s Infrared Scope

[@CaptainGrief66]

The scope of the default sniper rifle could actually be based on the M3 Infrared Sniper system for the M1 Carbine, the dimensions are pretty much the same.

[@Kill3ditGaming]

1:26 Nice one. I almost missed that. Well played sir.

[@codename.fox1120]

1:25 Didn't think I'd notice? Fair enough tho, they are a bit irritating.

[@TheGreatSawyer1]

The m24 and m40 rifles are both actually Remington 700 rifles just with military designation given to them after acceptance by the US Army and Marine Corps respectively.

[@Lieutenant_Volkov]

The scope of the stock sniper rifle is based off of the night vision scope of the m3 carbine

[@calebanderson3676]

The Hitman's Heatmaker is based on the Sieger 300 sniper rifle famously used by Agent 47 from the Hitman series.

[@okdude7731]

What you can expect from him when you get close is a 100% crit pan

[@The_whales]

Or 100% crit ham

[@azerithboxxed4339]

ive seen a jar filled with... other bodily fluids

[@exposedbrainfilms7897]

The first couple sniper rifles in question actually aren't particularly based off of anything, they are outbacking makeshift rifles made by the sniper himself, this is most likely the case with the piss rifle.

[@BeefyEmpanada]

3:02 IT IS LITERALLY THE TROOM TROOM INTRO THEME