Why The TF2 Mercenaries are Amazing Characters

[@SkyminSlash]

Ok to all the people saying I forgot to mention Heavy’s PhD in Russian literature, I didn’t. I intentionally left it out because it is considered NON-CANON. It was only ever mentioned in conversations in Poker Night at the inventory, a 3rd party game written by non-Valve writers about non-canon crossovers with other characters. It does not count as part of his character but it doesn’t make Heavy any dumber because he doesn’t technically have it. Heavy is smart boy but can’t easily convey his thoughts in English.

[@jecovfire205]

@skymin slash when i was 10 my big brother showed me tf2 and from then on i was in love with this game! my favorite character is the spy and i used to play almost all day long but now I'm 16 and can't really play that much since high school and all that but when i have free time i play till evening but sometimes there's nobody in the servers and its making me really sad to see people leaving this great game for other games like fortnite

[@jecovfire205]

I also like merasmus he's really silly and fun to fight (i also like how they put him in the comics against soldier

[@MastaDJMax]

Out of all the cosplays you've done, I think Miss Pauling suits you best.

[@theillusionmaster7030]

Skymin , if someone went to me and told me Overwatch is better than TF2 , I'd tell them look at the community , you'll see the difference , TF2 has like millions of players playing , while Overwatch is dying , also , TF2 for life , and I wish Valve made more cosmetics , also , one thing I want to see , that would save the game , it would be a hat that changes when you play , like a skill indicator , that shows how good you are , like , mediocre , you're in silver/gold , you are new , newborn (the start) , god of the game , Saxton Hale level (can do basically anything) , a class main , like sniper , it's mainer devil (basically obsessed for playing as sniper , and getting kills like a heavy in close range.

[@theillusionmaster7030]

Btw , just now I subscribed.

[@chickencurry420]

Fun Fact: The Administrator's design was just some random fanart that Valve loved so much that they paid the fan for the likeness and made it canon. And I think they also couldn't decide on a design themselves but I'm not sure about that last part

[@lagtim327]

IIRC that fanartist wound up getting hired to do most of the comics' art, too.

[@Deses]

Yep. true.

[@guilhermef.cabral8252]

...I like to remenber the old valve... It brings me a little of hapines

[@stupididiotmcgee2318]

What happened to new valve?

[@Spar_kie]

@@stupididiotmcgee2318 I don't think new valve is that different, it's jus they don't do much anymore.

[@Ghoffman91]

The main reason why Scout has been getting the most limelight is because his voice actor is the only one really available to reprise his role most of the time. The others under most circumstances cannot make it to the office to record a few lines. Due to this Scout been getting the most attention cause he is the only one who has his voice actor available to record some lines. This is shown most in the Jungle Inferno trailer where Scout and Saxton were the only ones that ever speak.

[@ezzreacts9791]

All thx to Nathain

[@mrseniorvicepresident7758]

*pushes in glasses and starts to talk like a nerd* FACTOID! Pyro spoke one line. It may have been reused but it counts!

[@IronRevolution]

Most of the voice actors are very elderly as well

[@red_menace1829]

@@IronRevolution :( don't make me fucking sad bro plz bro

[@reyntime8735]

12 years fuckin hurts dude

[@Pancake666]

tf2's impact on the internet is so crazy. i've literally heard sound clips from tf2 in kpop variety shows. like they'll use engie's iconic "nope" and i get whiplash. this game is so important to me too though. idk where i would be without it getting me through high school lol.

[@Baddino45]

*N O P E*

[@NO-de7gx]

Yea I’ve been playing tf2 for years but I didn’t Even know that NOPE was from the game Evan though it became a very large meme

[@connorcornwall1404]

Valve sounds effects are everywhere

[@BisharpnearOhio]

Wait, which one?

[@lydia6477]

I'd say I agree with everything you said in the video except one: Engineer's kindness isn't an act. He's genuinely calm, collected, and friendly. He has a long fuse for his temper, and knows how to reign in his emotions most of the time. His more psychotic, brutal side is still there, but his cordiality is real.

[@danny8284]

agreed!!

[@sunrupuk9634]

Engineer gaming

[@bigmanliam]

damn did you write the character or something?

[@lydia6477]

@@bigmanliam nah i just read too deeply into the dumb shooty game

[@MisterBozoYT]

he also TRYS to be mean

[@reapersansa.k.a.godofdeath9961]

Demoman: HAVE AT 'EM LAAAAAAADS!!! Heavy: RUN, COWAAARDS!!! Engineer: YEEEEEEHAAAA! Pyro: MPPHHHHHHHHH! Spy: gentelmen.

[@عبداللهمالكي-ف9ن]

When the only smart student is on the group

[@عبداللهمالكي-ف9ن]

@Shallex well yes but actually no

[@عبداللهمالكي-ف9ن]

@Shallex all i meant is that evryone sreaming like a mad man when spy is the most calm one i didn't meant it literally

[@joshuasimpson4021]

Being smart is far different from being calm.

[@عبداللهمالكي-ف9ن]

@@joshuasimpson4021 well they are just screaming like madmen and i admit engineer is smart so is the spy

[@thenerdbeast7375]

"Yes your father disappears often" I think Heavy knew Spy was Scout's dad, referring to how Spy often cloaks and turns invisible!

[@entertheunknown3554]

Ya think?

[@ChaS4m]

Actually everyone on the team knows 😂

[@ainakbasu8398]

@@ChaS4m Well except for Scout that is

[@slendless4066]

@@ainakbasu8398 he kinda do- because of that moment of realization in the comic

[@ainakbasu8398]

@@slendless4066 Yes but there was that scene where spy disguised as Tom Jones was it?Anyway now scout thinks Tom Jones is his father

[@Rocketjumpingspy]

Scout gets so much screen time now most likely because he’s the only character who still has a voice actor

[@lemonlite_]

Another thing interesting, the actor does a lot of voice acting on his KZbin channel ChiliofDestiny, and even does va work for some SFM projects.

[@tribot_leader]

Did the others die?

[@kiroshi6859]

@@tribot_leader I don't think so They just probably left the team

[@你还兔子]

His channel is rly cool

[@fraser1614]

@@tribot_leader no but they got older and it's difficult for voice actors to be able to pull off a voice exactly the same for such a long period of time.

[@noahmay7708]

"If god had wanted you to live he would not have created me!" *Ad pops up about a couch sale* *Nervously looks over at couch*

[@bevgilmore1996]

xD *Dog shelter commercial* *Nervously glances at Chihuachsund*

[@noahmay7708]

Is this a re-usable meme now?

[@glormbusflormbus3962]

just some nachos probably

[@MK.00]

Dude when it came up a commercial about how we are killing turtles came up and I was shook.

[@greyfinch2565]

Oh that's good lol

[@csin8743]

he atacc he protecc but mostly importantly he throws dem a snacc

[@pixxilutia6108]

great rhyme

[@wolfie-_-ranger7932]

Welcome to #DDM

[@sosafnow]

*He protect He attacc But most importantly He throws Dem a snacc.

[@csin8743]

@@sosafnow Thanks dude :DD made it look better

[@schmittfamily5045]

@@sosafnow *Drunken staggering intensifies*

[@ofsomeimportance]

All the other mercenaries: cool transitions Medic: *no!*

[@Hannah77550]

Dude that part killed me XD

[@krimson8089]

I actually found 2 issues about Soldier being dumb 1. He is actually a good lawyer, considering that Soldier got a good point about Ghost Mann brothers needing to send one of them to hell to win a stalemate 2. Soldier knows his history of War and uses that knowledge to roast other classes with top tier lines

[@terner1234]

stars and stripes beat hammer and sickle LOOK IT UP

[@ginar2339]

I think it's more that the Soldier is either so crazy he can accidentally be a genius, or occasionally used for the "stupid one says something smart by accident. And the point is that he used to be NOT as dumb in canon--those voicelines were from before that.

[@terner1234]

What if they make other soldier voice lines for mvm because it's further in the timeline

[@codthegreatgamerfilipinoga7920]

i hope Heavy roast soldier with vietnam war lmao

[@repolloasmuo]

Mate,the game is set in the 60s,vietnam war hasn’t ended yet.

[@bigimp3018]

"Its gonna be hard to kill tf2" The person who created the bots: is that a challenge i hear?

[@Baddino45]

TF2 community: Oh boy here i go drop kicking again

[@anqhor]

Hollowed Ichigo The tf2 community is pushing the bots off a cliff and Valve is mowing them down with an LMG for target practice

[@bigimp3018]

@Zildjian Dela Cruz lol

[@reubenbailey7491]

Ya heard of creators.tf?

[@bigimp3018]

@@reubenbailey7491 no?

[@M0nchis]

This is why i spend 6 years playing tf2 and only one year in overwatch.

[@belinskiparadox7687]

Let's be fair now. Overwatch has only been out for 2 years. But you're right

[@xboxstudent]

@@belinskiparadox7687 It's 3 years

[@_zerohour_]

What's Overwatch?

[@randylay9078]

@@_zerohour_ Good answer son

[@Jdudec367]

overwatch has great characters to

[@toils8722]

"how much personally do you want" Overwatch: *_NO_*

[@Dovah_Slayer]

Eggro thats accurate

[@zeal7895]

@Snoofy YT even then hes still pretty 2-dimensional. Hes an australian criminal. Cool. Overwatch is more gameplay and tf2 is a better mix between gameplay and charcter.s.

[@Coconut_Prrson]

Bruh you gotta admit its better than 90% of shooting games

[@magead]

@@Coconut_Prrson yes, because CI games still exists

[@autumnleaf2513]

There is a small amount of personality not much though

[@daorignaldumbucket]

Also can we talk about how Valve even animated the movement of Scout's mouth with his accent perfectly?

[@SCP--gr3pd]

-I- devil is no like yo -u

[@avocadox2730]

and all the mercs with accents

[@ananmaysahu4563]

They just copied the voice actors mouth movements while recording the lines?

[@avocadox2730]

@@ananmaysahu4563 that makes sense

[@Killerbee4712]

@@ananmaysahu4563 Motion capture didnt exist back then, still does not exist for SFM

[@ApexGale]

tfw you realize Spy's dying wish was probably to spend more quality time being a father to Scout also fun fact: Heavy has a Ph D in Russian literature

[@percher4824]

Poker Night at Inventory introduced that PhD, so it's non-canon.

[@siphonophore.]

aaa spy probably feels bad for leaving all those kids and not being a good dad aAAAAA

[@goodydraggygamer1477]

“IF GOD HAD WANTED YOU TO LIVE HE WOULD NOT HAVE CREATED-” -arbys ad plays-

[@LiuAssociation]

their designs are still iconic

[@jebgutz6540]

Pyro is a Smart guy u know Its becuz it's in the comic ya know? His Business?

[@dr.animegirlseksgivermd.9659]

A multi million dollar business to be specific

[@literallyglados]

@@dr.animegirlseksgivermd.9659 until a fire starts

[@jaxthejaxy9151]

- hits something with wrench - Fixed.

[@stipdip7785]

3:03 I have a feeling that that specific choice of cosmetics was inspired by a big joey slap nuts

[@GaliantSilverhawk]

Heavy : Are some people smarter than me? maybe. However, I would like to see someone outsmart bullet! Heavy knows some people are smarter than him, and he also knows how much it costs to fire Sasha. That makes him a pretty smart character.

[@sook-changaming4272]

2:02 Scout as the night guard in Every. Single. Fnaf sfm animation

[@tomweston939]

No other characters can rival these amazing characters.

[@rainabove1945]

Uh but bro what about tracker or ripper huh? Theys uh😩 like ⛱️ so much better😣

[@tomweston939]

TheDeceivingTopHat 111 I really hope your being sarcastic there, if not, well I feel sorry for you.

[@rainabove1945]

@@tomweston939 ask yourself why the hell I would put a random irrelevant umbrella emoji if it wasn't direct satire and ask yourself the same question you proposed to me, dumbass

[@rainabove1945]

@@tomweston939 sorry, had a rough day.

[@tomweston939]

TheDeceivingTopHat 111, you can never be sure on the internet, plus, it wasn’t a question and finally, no problem, we all have bad days.

[@thebonkmeister5814]

Soldier: "If god had wanted you to live he would not have created me!" *Gets an anime mobile game ad* Me: "Ah, I see."

[@willowbroadfood5501]

scouts an only child, the reason they described him as youngest of 8 boys is because those 8 boys are the other mercs. Basically he sees every mercenary on the team as his brother (besides spy, hence the mentioning of 7 older brothers by his side which discludes one merc. obviously spy. Since spy’s his dad.)

[@Raivon]

"Ahem." *_" M E N T L E G E N ? "_*

[@Grufflebum]

I just started playing TF2 and im enjoying it

[@alapotato9367]

Solar Boy gud for u

[@tankmaster2596]

Good on you

[@1notdeadyet1]

Yo isn’t the plot of that bad fan fiction at around 20:00 just the cod zombies storyline?

[@AzumiNue]

Need an F for how hard my ambiguously-gendered fire friend was glossed over in this

[@FrankoIsLucki]

"Did u say family? Family is everything" -Domenic Torreto

[@ACrusaderCBCforever]

Skymin: as you can see the torso is still the same even with the cosmetics Me: what about the gun? I can still see the gun

[@SomeGayDude]

4:55 "immediately whats the first thing that comes to your mind" that was the only thing i heard before shouting out "SEXY" i am a *disappointment*

[@heatherirwin1333]

Scout: yeah, mine disappeared. Heavy: yes. Your father disappears often. _I think heavy knows._

[@vinescent1370]

Heavy imo actually has a normal iq or higher than an average person he just looks idiotic and dumb because of broken english

[@MarcoAdventures]

@@RandoRules That's cuz he's Russian. You can tell by his accent.

[@dageneral7708]

@@vinescent1370 he has a phd in russian literature

[@ALJ9000]

@@dageneral7708 Not canonical

[@harrogeorge7878]

@@dageneral7708 sadly not canon, he's still smart though

[@daladari3469]

"Soldier gets dumber and dumber" Some say it was lead. But I think its all the incoherent screaming and Shovel beatings to his helmet.

[@schmittfamily5045]

It all started when he got beat up by Sam the Eagle and Uncle Sam

[@Typicalusername43]

Concussions, yay!

[@evita0118]

It's the water

[@schmittfamily5045]

@@evita0118 Bottled What now?

[@theillusionmaster7030]

Ugh , Soldier isn't dum , if he was , he would hold the rocket launcher the different way , and wouldn't be talking about how soup is a propaganda (for some reason) , and sometimes goes insane , but with a reason.

[@Psychohistorian42]

Also: I'm pretty sure Heavy going full-on Hulk mode when the Medic was killed was that Medic is the only man to outsmart bullet (invented the Uber Charge). Heavy has a lot of respect for the medic after his surgery.

[@alexandrpetrov6812]

Holy shot you're right

[@transfemengimain]

**boolet

[@lukalaa1764]

Don't forget he literally outsmarted the devil himself

[@dusty2080]

Never realized this, that's actually pretty clever. Maybe that's why he's annoyed with Scout too (besides the obvious). He keeps trying to "Outsmart Boolit" but still fails

[@aedanpineda9109]

Not hulk more like Bane cuz of the reference he did with TFC heavy

[@monkeman8759]

“They aren’t one-note characters, they all have a defining trait” Scout: cocky lunatic Soldier: american lunatic Pyro: arsonist lunatic Demo: drunk lunatic Heavy: russian lunatic Engineer: smart lunatic Medic: mad doctor (lunatic) Sniper: austalian lunatic Spy: french (lunatic)

[@JeffDeff-hp3el]

Love the “French (lunatic)”

[@blackholeguy1529]

i think being french is saying enough about the spy to make him seem like a lunatic

[@jesurenbnb]

And thats why we love em

[@nicholascauton9648]

To be fair for Soldier as the American lunatic, he’s not the only American among the team. You got Scout who’s from Boston and Engie who’s from the American South.

[@JeffDeff-hp3el]

@@nicholascauton9648 he’s the most stereotypical American of the Americans

[@avellinklater3566]

My favorite spy burn was: "Here lies scout. He ran fast, and died a virgin!"

[@JoeKurr5]

Avel Linklater yeah he did a girl over a bucket of chicken “we both got chicken, you wanna do it?”

[@JoeKurr5]

Florin Tinau yeah

[@ayylmao9024]

"Oh, Soldier... Who will they ever find to replace you? ANYONE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

[@PsychadelicoDuck]

Stone cold line from a man to his son.

[@zyklonb3132]

DAMM

[@disabledmelon7332]

My favorite heavy quote to this day is from the "Meet The Heavy" video "Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe, maybe. I am yet to see man that can outsmart bullet."

[@SCP--gr3pd]

The hevy is ded butt it is mad with meme man spech” Yadayalada it is god day too be not ded

[@DM_2145]

*b o o l e t*

[@Lovinia1]

Better run, better run, outrun my gun

[@ijumpshrooms707]

Medic, Atomic Bonk, Dead Ringer exist...sad times...

[@alittlekittycat7472]

@@SCP--gr3pd pow, u r ded!

[@SammyWhiteley]

Honestly, to me, Engineer doesn't seem like he's being disingenuous at all, he always struck me as a nice guy to be around. As for the absolute insanity he exhibits on the battlefield, a combat veteran friend of mine put it pretty well: "sanity is not a thing to be judged on the battlefield"

[@isaiaholaru5013]

Good quote to live by

[@MegaSim3]

"Scottland's not even a real country! You're just an english man in a dress!"

[@aryandescendant6116]

"Cheers love,the Calvary's here!"

[@kayleighbrown459]

I mean, as a Scot, gotta admit that's one helluva taunt.

[@deltaket6485]

What ever you say, Civilian.

[@jacktait9635]

as a highlander i can feel that pain like when she say no head

[@ameon3205]

You capture my point! Help me defend by capping this point! This is not a campground this the point!

[@kingderper928]

When you get to the level of insanity that is Soldier having canonically fought grizzly bears naked and covered in honey, you know that you’ve found something special.

[@brodyratliff7441]

Not only did he fight a grizzly bear naked conversion honey. He did it in Siberia in Negative degree weather

[@VoidHxnter]

@@brodyratliff7441 Damn, the Russians really just weren't feeling like it and used a hamburger summoning item to fight the bears for them.

[@ius_0]

​@@VoidHxnteroil has a faster cooldown

[@dogwithplasticwheels5476]

Spy: "This is a bucket" Soldier: "Dear god..." Spy: "Theres more" Soldier: "No..."

[@ImmaLittlePip]

This one scene has more character development than all of overwatch

[@mariwilliams7732]

Expiration date

[@fireaza]

The look of utter confusion on Spy's face in this scene as he tries to parse Solider's thought process is the cherry on the cake.

[@fjesjes2039]

EXPIRATION DATE

[@Atlas_1127]

This bucket contains the dying wish of every man in this room

[@Iijjccbb]

Are we going to skip over how Demo literally turned his stomach into a distillery and fermented his own bone marrow?

[@red_menace1829]

Please elaborate what lmao

[@re4796]

Read the official comics, Demo man literally made his brain turn his stomach into a distillery and he fermented his own bone marrow, he also turned his lungs into a distillery

[@noahhorner231]

He the proceeded to give an army of blood-sucking robots alcohol poisoning.

[@mahbubmaleksyed5301]

bruh his liver is just gone by now

[@germanyvalentine7598]

@[Redacted] Luo Better than ever

[@mlgproplayer2915]

Moral of the story: Medic is in fact sexier than Mercy.

[@zeal7895]

Thats it and thats all. Thats what makes tf2 better than overwatch. The final bullet to kill this discussion. Medic is sexier than mercy.

[@turbo_killer347]

The Medic > Doc (r6) > Mercy

[@Jdudec367]

I mean not really but ok-

[@KazeDBG]

Jayden C sorry but it seems your opinion is wrong

[@Jdudec367]

@@KazeDBG ha ha...no there is no such thing as a "wrong" opinion

[@MedicMainDave]

I'm german, and normally, I really hate people talking about the "german stereotype" but with medic, IT'S ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE OKTOBERFEEEEST

[@ius_0]

OKTOBERFESSTTT

[@DecoySammy]

OKTOBERFESSTTTTTTT

[@v-14415]

OOOOOCTOBERFEESSST

[@ManofthaMountain]

OOOOKTOOOBEEEERFEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!

[@herec0mestheCh33f]

CHEERS M8 *glug*

[@kobold7466]

"tuxedo terrorist" this is by far the greatest name for the spy

[@AnnieC.1993]

That's what the engineer calls him because of his sapper

[@Aswero21]

Croissant thief

[@EnclaveChad]

How make tuxedo terrorist do lobster dance

[@farihatahir9316]

2 words, baguette thief

[@nagapandian]

Better name:”baguette crab”

[@daisyoverton204]

I met my boyfriend because at a convention he was cosplaying Scout and I was Miss Pauling, it was meant to be and I will never be able to thank tf2 enough for that

[@artiequick3583]

*ThE PrOpHeCy iS TrUe*

[@ThunderCrims]

You are lucky I met my nemesis at Fortnite squads fill The fukin bullied me so i rekt them I cant thank fortnite more cuz i love to bully the bullies

[@herrdoctor2895]

That's the sound of progress my friend.

[@Reragi]

He pressed the briefcase button when it wasnt stolen, you know what to do

[@FelipeJaquez]

Did you both have buckets of chicken?

[@asdfoifhvjbkaos]

I think the most important thing about TF2's characters is how they encourage you to play the game. In most games, the playable characters have almost no personality, since that usually clashes with the actions of the person playing as them. But with TF2, the most optimal way to play as each class is to play as if you were that character. For example, Engineer is easily the most stressful class to play, with so many things to worry about and manage at once. So, in order to play optimally as Engineer, you HAVE to remain calm at all times, even in the most heated and insane situations. The game is basically forcing the player to become Dell Conagher: calm, calculated, and hiding a lot of negative feelings. I could write about this all day, but the point is that this is true for ALL classes. The game encourages, or even *forces* you to act as if you were that classes respective character, and it's honestly one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen in a video game.

[@barozukos7791]

​@glitchon7151you are for YOUR team, can't say the same about the other tho

[@richardlionerheart1945]

Same way you have to think youre smarter than everyone else playing as spy

[@orlandodanielgonzalezalcar3360]

Also you should call heavy a fat fatty fat fat

[@mercwiththemouthsnewphone6798]

This is why scunt is a thing. And i love that fact

[@44foxyy]

Anyone got an explanation for demoman?

[@steel9329]

"That's the cannon back story for tf2" Did you know William Shakespeare invented rocket jumping before Abraham Lincoln invented stairs.

[@cessposter]

Shakesperacles you moron

[@TV-nu9mp]

@@cessposter *Shakespearicles*

[@theguythatasked6400]

I love how this means that stairs came AFTER the rocket launcher.

[@TV-nu9mp]

@@theguythatasked6400 yup.

[@siregrungelord]

F*** STAIRS, I USE MY ROCKET LAUNCHER TO GO VERTICALLY.

[@hourglasspop]

medic is absolutely insane compared to soldier or heavy he literally yells: "I heal the man who will kill you!" and that's kinda badass

[@thunderspark1536]

Despite this, he was able to somehow revive someone after 16 hours back in the 60's, while modern science can bring someone back in half an hour if they're lucky.

[@scoundral2995]

"I AM THE ANGRY BIRD GOD OF THE BADLANDS! FEAR ME!!"

[@Kapitan_PNZP]

"the healing is not as rewarding as the hurting"

[@toastyboi8737]

Most heal characters are like this, "I don't want to lose my friends" Medic is like this, "I don't want my experiments wasted in battle"

[@the_dude_who_asked]

​@@thunderspark1536I think sniper was DEAD DEAD so it's incredible

[@shivertooth9133]

Everybody gangsta till I "cosplay" as Pyro with a real flamethrower

[@DecoySammy]

Have ya done it yet???

[@johnsonwu4745]

W m1 irl

[@spacedoggo6591]

“Tuxedo Terrorist” “Baseball Boy” “Bob the Builder” “Outback Ranger Man” Hang on......

[@Alex-rn3jv]

"demolitions black"

[@tinle9]

"Nazi Dr. Frankenstein"

[@hambasri1053]

"Rocket Mann"

[@slavicnonatho8062]

"Piss Rifleman"

[@thilsiktonix]

??? I don't get it

[@blaster23456]

It's really sad that Spy not only loves his son, he loves him enough to make sure Scout would never know of the real truth, likely because he believes that Scout genuinely hates the idea of being his son.

[@xcrematex]

Well that’s kinda true, scout seems to hate spy’s guts

[@donnovandalusong266]

@@xcrematex I thought he was neutral. Like the time he ask spy’s help to date Miss Pauling. It was pretty wholesome and fun to watch.

[@unknownguyindo4356]

@@donnovandalusong266 I mean when your dad basically leave you when your mother was pregnant is kinda make you pissed off you know? And when you know that your dad was basically your teammates in the team and he didn't even tell you about it is also another factor.

[@TotallyNotASpy1]

I somewhat believe that Spy joined the team just so he could watch over his son. I don't know if this has been ever confirmed but i believe it has definitely been theorized before. Makes the whole thing quite wholesome, despite their messed up relationship.

[@degiguess]

My favorite thing about the mercenaries is that not only do they have distinct personalities but those personalities reflect how they play. Scout as a character is irritating and overly cocky which occasionally gets him into trouble, scout as a class specializes in harassing the enemy team and using his speed and small hitbox to put himself into dangerous situations and narrowly avoid death. Spy as a character is suave and egotistical but deep down actually cares about his team, spy as a class relies on skilled movement and outsmarting the enemy but ultimately is kind of a hidden support class who protects his own team from big pushes. Heavy as a character is big and scary but actually quite thoughtful and warm once you get to know him, heavy as a class at first seems simple and straight forward but actually relies on smart positioning and mainly exists to protect the weaker members of his team and can even heal people.

[@connors9787]

Overwatch: "Bullying other players is a ban-able offense. No exceptions." Team Fortress 2: "You died as you lived: Morbidly obese!"

[@LuCaRIOsWaG420]

“Here lies scout. He ran fast and died a virgin.”

[@leviathanpretzel]

@@LuCaRIOsWaG420 guess he was *too fast*

[@simonj6801]

"Mmmhhp mmhhpp mmmmhmhp" -Pyro

[@Sputin]

TF2 players: N

[@DingusBingus1]

Achievement unlocked: Make a player you've dominated leave the server

[@socriabbas454]

I think the only reason Heavy lashed on the guy because that guy killed the same man who outsmarted bullet (Ubercharge) and for that Heavy has a huge respect for Medic

[@isaiaholaru5013]

You don't hurt Heavy's doctor

[@diggyrobinson5859]

"Take this, und that"

[@xXFeralPyr0pteraXx]

Heavy also just seems very fond of Medic (personally, I love red oktoberfest, and I think it's hinted at)

[@Jay_ish]

“Oh don’t worry, ribs grow back!” “No they don’t” *proceeds to grow them back with his machine*

[@trainershade1937]

Well, he's not wrong... It's just that the Medic defies such medical facts.

[@Sgil97]

The funny thing is that in that scene everything grew back except for that one rib. Whatever medic says goes

[@gralmakaren9919]

look at the scene again bud, everything EXCEPT the rib grows back

[@Oddity2994]

He's wrong anyway. Bones do grow back.

[@gralmakaren9919]

@@Oddity2994 ribs are famous for not growing back

[@zombieguy4444]

Here’s my favorite part: - Soldier never got into the military, but he still fought in war - Medic is no longer a doctor - -Heavy is a doctor (of Russian literature)- - Spy’s accent changes depending on the language the game is played in

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

and he only stopped in 1949 when he was told that WWII ended in 1945

[@JackBlack-qn7us]

Heavy is not a doctor. But you knew that by now.

[@guyfieri148]

@@JackBlack-qn7us he has multiple PhD's in Russian literature I believe

[@sheeloesreallycool]

Guy Fieri no he doesn’t check the pinned comment

[@ishigami4622]

Soldier just killed people in Germany 3 years after the war finished

[@BlazingRoman]

Smoulders: "Fire is nobody's friend!" Pyro: *muffled disagreement*

[@theauiditor9720]

*A N G E R*

[@justsomerandomguy943]

Pyro:(muffled) so you have chosen, DEATH

[@tezcanaslan2877]

Thats what the bear said in tf2 comics from pyro’s vision and he proved he was wrong rather gruesomely

[@ridhomh7002]

@@tezcanaslan2877 after seeing that comic everyday... i have a feeling that pyro Actually Know what he's doing

[@carbonmonoxide20]

@@ridhomh7002 i think what pyro thought what he did is to slap the bear and not kill him

[@erob9446]

Spy giving his what he believes to be his last days just to be with his Son, scout, is very heartwarming.

[@redspyweabooman2420]

*Snort*

[@echo8481]

"This, is a bucket.* "Dear god." "There's more." "No!"

[@virtualashez]

It contains the dying wish of every man here.

[@foldabotZ]

It would sound like sarcasm if it were any other character. But not for Soldier, it’s legit.

[@its_amarysso]

Also a part i like, theres an argentina accent fanmade version that made the joke even better

[@kakochi1002]

@@foldabotZ because soldier is a moron, a respectable and horable moron

[@KazualBopthKatze]

@@virtualashez Scout, did you collect everyone's dying wish?

[@lillywhiteamvs]

“So your dad’s dead, huh?” “Yes.” “Yeah, mine disappeared.” “Yes. Your father disappears often.” God, this series is comedy gold.

[@xem1d64]

he went to get milk

[@janlohndorf9665]

He went to get Milk but got "accidentaly" recruited as an mercenary

[@inspectorjavert9868]

That just shows how smart heavy really is with that line

[@thebokchoy6854]

@@inspectorjavert9868 spoilers for those who haven't read the comics nah, I'm pretty sure literally every one of the mercs except for scout (and mayber soldier because lead poisoning) knows that spy is scout's dad. Not to say that heavy isn't smart though, he is very intelligent

[@anicecomfybedforyoutosleep7302]

in meet the spy, red spy is canonically blu scout's dad

[@mauktheogre4477]

If spy is scouts father, and the spy is French, this explains why scout is so good at running away

[@Densester]

God damn it.

[@Azachor]

Daaaaaaaaammmnnnnn

[@hiitscath118]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA DAMN THAT IS AWESOME

[@yelopelo1339]

LMAOOO

[@theasexualidiot4803]

OH. DAM.

[@cosmicsailor8733]

Two things about the art style that stood out to me would be the hands and the faces. The hands are very stylized and large, and the faces seem slightly more realistic/gritty than the rest of the body. Those are just two things I noticed!

[@Roux36Prod]

“If God had wanted you to live, he would not have created ME-“ *_*Jolly Ranchers ad_*

[@virtualashez]

Lmao

[@lizlarsen2191]

I knew it there evil

[@NotASovietSpy1]

-Blue jolly ranchers

[@MaiTran-sn7li]

This happened to me

[@purpleprobiscusmonkey]

As I was reading this I heard it play in the video and had a vaping ad.

[@burntbacn]

Scout gets the most screentime now because he's the only voice actor that will actually come and record new lines.

[@larutmrs3313]

BurntBacon sources?

[@burntbacn]

@@larutmrs3313 The Jungle Inferno short. Him and Saxton Hale are the ones they could actually get. They're definitely not getting any new Soldier lines now, and I think all the others have moved on to other stuff.

[@CativaBR]

@@burntbacn From what I heard, a lot of voice actors, including the Merc ones were on some kind of major strike when Jungle Inferno came out. Scout's VA showed up mainly because he is heavily involved with tf2 via the community.

[@yellow_x522]

Well, I don't know if this comment aged well. RIP Rick May (voice of Soldier)

[@natiart]

Now Possibly We have a voice: Scout Medic The Administrator And Sniper (I guess) And maybe miss Pauling :')

[@tofferooni4972]

My favorite character is sniper. Though he is a brutal assassin, he loves his adoptive parents, and sends most of his fight money to them.

[@Namespyk]

But in the comics he killed them.

[@Zepdos]

@@Namespyk his REAL parents, not his adoptive ones

[@theloczek9582]

He also throws piss jars at people

[@Sam-ot8lm]

Cause professionals have standards.

[@tofferooni4972]

@@Sam-ot8lm Daemn roight maite.

[@kiitaclyzm]

I don't know much about tf2 but somebody told me that because demo drinks so much he gets double vision which restores his depth perception and that's the goofiest damn logic in lore and i love it I can't vouch for it's canon-ness though, it is funny for sure

[@foldervtolvr]

Fun fact about pyro: he has willingly killed one creature, Smolders the bear. Because smolders is about fire safety and pyro loves fire

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

And isn't even real

[@Zarmdthecoolest]

At least one*

[@peregrinus524]

I feel like the sanest people are spy and sniper. Spy is cold and calculating, as well as snide. However, he’s very sane. Sniper, too, is calculating and calm. He sees sniping as a job.

[@NO-de7gx]

StabbyTheBayonet well heavy and engine also are pretty calm and sane

[@peregrinus524]

Andrew Watson Heavy perhaps, engi is a sociopath

[@Killerbee4712]

Spy? Sane? The guy laughs for 50 seconds at people he kills, teaches how to date people by MURDER, and taunts his son in the process

[@theflock4916]

Exceeept for throwing piss at his enemies.

[@wiltoniswanted4073]

@Green Weed No, he an assasin, one is a job and the other is mental sickness

[@faithth0852]

I feel really sad that I've not properly come across this game before. Joining literally a week ago I've become obsessed with all of the mercenaries' antics and personalities.

[@Coquitten]

Yoooo, same!!

[@yeet1066]

Same, got into it because emesis blue and Tumblr

[@Zithee]

"Each mercenary has a specific way in which they stand" *Shoe commercial starts* I'm serious.

[@bevgilmore1996]

"Do you want the posture of Spy? The speed of Scout? And the blast resistance of Soldier?"

[@thalloutboy]

CyberWing89 Would’ve been better if it was a hat commercial.

[@scienceme9794]

This must be the work of an enemy Stand!

[@sawyerprince7304]

Glad to have found this video today. Rest in peace, Rick May. You will be missed. Godspeed, you magnificent bastard.

[@warpony_garrobruh7463]

RIP, best soldier

[@stormchaser1547]

Godspeed soldier

[@OwnZar]

Beep Boop son... Beep Boop...

[@stormchaser1547]

@@OwnZar Beep boop i am a robot

[@klemenvidmar6307]

You were good son, reall good, maybe even the best.

[@plantbot9593]

A personal favorite depiction of soldier being wild but not being dumb is Emesis Blue. Especially with the whole sniper in the sewer part. He does some rash things but isn’t a screaming idiot. Sometimes I wish valve would adopt some of that to soldier’s character.

[@projectkmr]

One year in my high-school, there was a kid who came in that literally nobody knew. Wasn't a student at our school. He came in on our Halloween costume day, and he was a fully decked out Red Spy with a replica Saxxy. This absolute legend was chased down throughout the school by fellow students and eventually just vanished from the building. I'm not even sure if the administration knew.

[@11O2O2O]

Maybe he was from another school nearby

[@logannottheonefrommarvel9917]

​@O42O2O or maybe he wasn't a student at all HMMMMMMM?

[@TobiasTheGuy]

He has the cloak and dagger and just sitting in the corner of the school, standing there the whole time. Legends say that he is still standing there until now and prob frvr.

[@koathekid8255]

A RED SPY IS IN THE BASE

[@amidlej8237]

​@@koathekid8255 A RED SPY'S IN THE BASE????

[@StickMaster500]

This is why there will never be another set of characters like these nine lovable and hilarious mercenaries. They have so much backstory, development and love put into these nine classes that if there was a Team Fortress 3 with brand new classes, they couldn’t top what these nine classes have brought us for these past 11 years. 2:03 Oh hey, there I am!

[@girf4233]

Absolutely

[@Gekker42]

the commentator, that's more popular than lots of youtubers what the feck is this fecking congrats!!

[@mr.pickle6487]

This is an honest question. How much KZbin do you watch?

[@xXMABSHREDXx]

A telltale tf2 game would be amazing for story

[@b2agy930]

yeah but what if valve made team fortress 3 but with more classes while keeping the same classes from tf2?

[@alphanumeric6582]

I've never played TF2 but I freaking love it. The Meet The Team videos and SFMs are always something I come back to and have been doing so for years now

[@Siddharth_Patil]

Same

[@touchguapreign]

Believe me the gameplay is even better you should definitely check it out

[@savagetomato464]

“Soldier is probably the closest to crazy in the bunch” **Sad Muffled Insane Pyromaniac Noises**

[@mapleflag6518]

Savage Tomato *Sad medic noises*

[@wittwashere]

plot twist pyro is the most sane of all of them and realizes that "kill it with fire" is the only real solution

[@glormbusflormbus3962]

I mean... Meet the soldier He’s talking to the entire decaptiated blu team Pyro doesn’t realize what he’s actually doing (at least I think so I’ve never read the comics let alone have one) Spy engi and medic must be at least the most sane person in the entire game (that’s what I think don’t take my word for it)

[@WumpaClock]

@@glormbusflormbus3962 Oh, the comics are all online. Check the official TF2 website.

[@beautifulmeeses]

@@glormbusflormbus3962 well pyro doesn't know what he's doing, so wouldn't that make him more insane? Like he probably has schizophrenia.

[@coolchouzhao]

“If god wanted you to live he would not have created me” - soldier Do I need to explain more Edit: fyi I did not know this line was in the video

[@coobk]

Push that cart or i will push you into a grave!

[@lochsry9054]

"NO" DO I need to explain more

[@Awsome2464]

Easily my favorite Soldier quote

[@DEVBEEF]

ayyy coolchou

[@fazeroblox9779]

Possibly my favorite quote

[@Nixitur]

Another thing that I think is really interesting about Sniper and Spy is that although they present themselves as calm, suave, and rational, they are also frequently just _really immature_ and petty. This can be seen especially in their domination quotes where they honestly just throw around schoolyard insults.

[@Niiue]

Nixitur except spy is a bit more.... idk

[@theblandcharlie822]

Niiue he has what you call a god complex

[@entertheunknown3554]

You've got a head like a coffee table.

[@Goober_80]

That does make sense because sniper throws piss at people

[@JoetheDilo1917]

w a n k a

[@tomatelord8126]

Scout: The Speedy Sardonic Arrogant Soldier: The Insane Extreme Patriot Pyro: The Myterious Misunderstanding Pyromaniac Demoman: The Alcohol Addict Scottish Scrumpy-Swilling Heavy: The Relaxed and Educated Heavy Weapons Guy Engineer: The Soft-Spoken Technology-Obsessed Texan Medic: The Crazy Mad Cientist Sniper: The Professional Emontionless Assassin Spy: The Cold-Blooded Serious Killer

[@emileturcotte8860]

Because they're the best kind of characters. They aren't heroes, they aren't villains, they are mercs, the most glorious, neutral (and probably exciting) job that exists. Also stereotypes. Actually nevermind this all it's just the stereotypes.

[@Resi1ience]

PERFECT stereotypes!

[@klutz3955]

Just like overwatch :D

[@-Wayla-]

@@klutz3955 In Overwatch you got heroes and villains. There are no neutrals really.

[@klutz3955]

@@-Wayla- true! that's a really good point!.. you could argue sombra is just manipulating but eh

[@-Wayla-]

@@klutz3955 While I like Overwatch.. I don't get how the gameplay works. I mean, clearly we have characters who hate each other yet in game they're working together...

[@pot7261]

"Scout. The actual manifestation of everything you want to punch in the fa-"

[@kindertak5396]

As a Scout Main, I confirm this

[@CygnusTheSilly]

As another scout main I add further evidence to the confirmation of the person above me

[@doumeki1282]

Former Scout main here, can agree too

[@sleeeepyy_]

also another former scout main, i can vouch for this too

[@peet-janissen5838]

Not a scout main but can still agree

[@Snavels]

16:08 as a Texan, we all frequently "Yippee ki yaa he yay kyaaah kayo!" At least 10 times everyday.

[@steamedpings4889]

Yeehaw to that partner

[@Wondereggguy]

Agreed partner

[@carterrissmiller2510]

we also ride horses to school and have shooting contests during lunch

[@corickal_zacky3739]

Texan here, i agree

[@carterrissmiller2510]

no like litteraly, In Bandera texas People ride horses everywhere

[@J4WSH1E]

the only mercs that don’t die in action movies

[@Baddino45]

Other games war cries: YAHAHAHAHA IM COMING FOR YOU TF2: *S C R E A M I N G E A G L E S*

[@lebronthegoat3670]

Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t “IM COMING FOR YOU!” something heavy says after eating his sandvich?

[@carteriffic1681]

Yes acually you are right buddy!

[@extraaaas]

@@lebronthegoat3670 and his battle cry but :p

[@justsomerandomguy943]

L E E E E E E E E T S D O O I I I I I I T!

[@extraaaas]

@@justsomerandomguy943 ALL OF YOU PRANCIN AROUND WITH YOUR HEADS FULL OF EYEBALLS

[@nth4512]

You're right, Archimedes is literally the best character in tf2 Edit: Wow. Thank you so much for 1k likes! Because of this, I'm going to start playing team fortress 2 after a long break 😊

[@pinesy9452]

I like all of them the same.

[@GoldRustt]

Amen

[@JoeKurr5]

Nathan EMH T. Kirk nope the pumpkin bomb is.

[@OutlawedPoet]

@Original Channel Name nah, the holy mackerel is

[@ashleycherry4503]

Archimedes is the best

[@Jo-Wilbe-Dina]

*Skymin Slash starts speaking* Soldier: “HELLO MISS PAULING! We killed everybody and took the Briefcase!”

[@The_zickron]

Look, just keep the briefcase safe, okay

[@Zizzy13]

This is SANSational.. why do you have a shotgun?

[@sansthedarkmodeskeleton8440]

NO NOT THE SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANS

[@lilyhalter8443]

I got into the game just last month after discovering all the great voice lines. I absolutely love when a game can nail characters and give the game heart with them. Voice acting gives me life. It’s what makes the game 100 X more exciting, especially because it doesn’t take itself very seriously *cough overwatch*

[@jneumy566]

I would honestly watch a show with this team in it. They have a good team dynamic and I think a good story could be made with these guys.

[@Yahoooo.1]

Fella, you read the comics ?

[@jneumy566]

@@Yahoooo.1 there's comics?

[@AriCircuit]

Adult swim almost made one!

[@theenderdestruction2362]

@@jneumy566 of course but they haven't been updated in a while *cries in corner*

[@rosesnviolets7444]

Expiration Date

[@corporategunner5972]

My favorite TF2 quote: "I am not trapped in a facility full of robots. You are all trapped in here with me!!"

[@Sleepy-yp4wx]

Lemme guess... Soldier?

[@slickderp]

@@Sleepy-yp4wx yep

[@zerofuku4308]

I just love soldier's roasts, specially "if god wanted you to live, he wouldn't have created me!"

[@blackberryfreddy2243]

AAATTTAAACCCKKK AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@yourmother3126]

Blob Universe who else but soldier am I right?

[@a-drewg1716]

I can't believe I just now got the “So your dad’s dead, huh?” “Yes.” “Yeah, mine disappeared.” “Yes. Your father disappears often.” interaction. Here we see that Heavy knows that Spy is his father and he was references that. Spy can go invisible, spy "disappears often".

[@Al_Pantalone]

I think if Team Fortress 3 ever gets released, most people will hate the new characters, if they'll even make new characters for it. Because let's face it, does anyone have any idea how to replace those characters? But I also think over time, people would grow to love them, once they get fleshed out, either with their own comics or Meet the team videos.

[@Lazare7782]

Tf3 will never be released, not because valve won’t make it, but because you can’t make a game better than tf2

[@lastchanc3stars]

​@@Lazare7782and Valve can't count to three

[@Lazare7782]

@@lastchanc3stars also that

[@Pheep5671]

They actually also showed that pyro has a moral compass in the comics when he seems to wait until a particular line to decide to kill two grunts who may not have needed to be killed should they not have accidentally uttered this aloud when he was watching from the dark sitting on a pipe above them the whole time

[@theenderdestruction2362]

Yeah I feel like while pyro is insane as hell he does have a soft spot for other I mean she literally kills them and doused them in gasoline cause of their kiddie plan

[@GrapplingHookJones]

he is also shown to care for a Dalmatian pup that he stole from a doctor

[@mikadosannoji553]

i wonder how pyro got his pyrovision googles or he's either being forced to use them

[@Anino_Makata]

@@mikadosannoji553 I like to think he used to be an experimental weapons tester who had a terrible accident, leaving him with 3rd degree burns all over his body and a shattered psyche. The folks behind his department deemed him useless, but the upper echelons of Mann Co. figured he's be good as "disposable firepower" to wage war with if his mentality's kept together, at the very least. So they threw him in a non-removable asbestos suit and gas mask, gave him a prototype set of "dissolution eyewear" to give him some form of vision after finding out that his eyes were too damaged to function properly, and put a flamethrower in his hands. And because the last thing he remembers before effectively being "killed" was fire, the goggles were tuned (a little too well) to alter his perception of flame to prevent bouts of PTSD-triggered rage and/or panic. (this is just my personal headcanon, feel free to disagree)

[@cyceryx]

I thought that he just saw the world through pyrovision

[@pemo2676]

I've never played the game. I'm still invested in the community, content, art, and more just by the characters. You don't even need to play the game to enjoy so much of it's world

[@juliangardisky7236]

Hey man, go ahead and play it. It'll cost you nothing really.

[@pemo2676]

@@juliangardisky7236 It'll cost me a whole computer to run it

[@juliangardisky7236]

o

[@flawlessir5193]

@@pemo2676 I have bad computer but I run it really fine

[@pemo2676]

@@flawlessir5193 I have a laptop and no money

[@baronvonbork2856]

One thing I love about heavy is in all the media he appears in, his Russian voicelines are much more fluent and grammatically correct than his English voicelines. Heavy isn't dumb, he just can't speak English that well.

[@cursedalien]

Learning a second language is HARD.

[@thenderyoshi]

Meanwhile in engineer's brain: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@junies6197]

HAAAAW

[@DrikTrajado]

B A P

[@ColdHatch]

*Explosions Everywhere*

[@schmittfamily5045]

YIPEEKIYAYKEYAAAAAAYKIO!

[@AntiNeon4681]

Dr.Lalve is that you?

[@somethingwitty2747]

"If God had wanted you to live, HE WOULDN'T HAVE CREATED M-" * ad *

[@goldeneclipse5041]

Lol! XD

[@borbis6723]

I got an ad for the St. Judes children's hospital...

[@Brenanaz]

@@borbis6723 *breathes in through teeth* ohhhhhhhhhh

[@obviouslykaleb7998]

I got a raid ad

[@lok4890]

Same