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Several parodies of the meme exist, consisting of other characters uttering a phrase before a drastic physical transformation takes place.
 
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===Painis Cupcake===
 
[[File:Painis.png|200px|right|Painis Cupcake devours one of his victims.]]
 
 
Created by [http://www.youtube.com/user/rubberfruit RubberFruit], this meme involves a crazed Soldier named Painis Cupcake. Often seen crawling on the ground, a demented looking Painis Cupcake introduces himself with the phrase "I am Painis Cupcake. I will eat you." before devouring his victims violently. His first appearance can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBuggMdUbog here].
 
 
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Following the trend of many other popular Youtube Team Fortress 2 {{W|Machinima}}, the Heavy had two separate lines of dialogue crossed to form the phrase [[Media:Scout_is_delicious.wav|"Scout is delicious."]]
 
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Created by [http://www.youtube.com/user/rubberfruit RubberFruit], this meme involves a crazed Soldier named Painis Cupcake. Often seen crawling on the ground, a demented looking Painis Cupcake introduces himself with the phrase "I am Painis Cupcake. I will eat you." before devouring his victims violently. His first appearance can be found [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBuggMdUbog here].
 
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In the [[VS Saxton Hale Mod]], there is a chance that the player chosen to become Saxton Hale will instead become a BLU Vagineer, with matching voice clips.
 
In the [[VS Saxton Hale Mod]], there is a chance that the player chosen to become Saxton Hale will instead become a BLU Vagineer, with matching voice clips.
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===Christian Brutal Sniper===
 
[[File:ChristianBrutalSniper.jpg|250px|right|It's like Christmas morning...]]
 
Created by [http://www.youtube.com/user/KelThuzadMadness KelThezadMadness], Christian Brutal Sniper is a sadistic RED Sniper who appears in random areas and butchers people using a variety of weapons. Christian Brutal Sniper dismembers, decapitates and impales multiple characters in every episode; all without any apparent motivation, he continually taunts his enemies and mutters to himself while he does so. One of his catchphrases is [[Media:Sniper_specialweapon08.wav|"It's like Christmas morning..."]] which he usually says upon a successful and extremely gory kill. Christian Brutal Sniper has gained a great many fans and tributes since his first appearance in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iczmIosE4z4 this video.]
 
 
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Popular variations include '''Paintraingineer''', '''Spyneer''' and '''Demoneer''', all shown to the right.
 
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===Dic Soupcan===
 
[[File:Dicsoupcan.jpg|right|250px|I'm Dic Soupcan!]]
 
Dic Soupcan is an incredibly drunk RED Demoman on a never-ending quest for Scrumpy. He is initially harmless, seeking only to get Scrumpy from whatever source and mumbling unintelligible drunken gibberish, however, when angered, Dic Soupcan becomes incredibly violent, allowing an [[Eyelander]] possession to take over his body and brutally murdering other characters, sometimes even transporting them to a separate realm where he decapitates them. Dic Soupcan is also known to be able to spit grenades at his enemies.
 
 
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[[File:Oddscout.jpg|right|250px|Drr... Drr! ... DRR!]]
 
[[File:Oddscout.jpg|right|250px|Drr... Drr! ... DRR!]]
 
Created by [http://www.youtube.com/user/dudeguy707 dudeguy707] in {{W|Source_(game_engine)#Source_Filmmaker|Source Film Maker}}, The Odd Scout first appears in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HxlrXPSnjA this video] and is a severely deformed Scout with elongated limbs and an apparently broken neck. The Odd Scout says nothing, and instead patrols 2Fort. There are 3 episodes of Odd Scout thus far, the first simply shows a RED Odd Scout crossing the 2Fort bridge, the second episode shows the RED Odd Scout encountering a BLU Scout and "oddifying" him, and the third shows both Odd Scouts encountering a RED Medic, twisting his neck around and causing him to explode merely by staring at him. Parallels between Odd Scout and both the horror manga [http://brasscockroach.com/h4ll0w33n2007/manga/Amigara-Full/Amigara.html Enigma of the Amigara Fault] and the [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slender-man Slenderman] meme have been drawn by fans, and the Odd Scout is often regarded as a surreal or even horror meme.
 
Created by [http://www.youtube.com/user/dudeguy707 dudeguy707] in {{W|Source_(game_engine)#Source_Filmmaker|Source Film Maker}}, The Odd Scout first appears in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HxlrXPSnjA this video] and is a severely deformed Scout with elongated limbs and an apparently broken neck. The Odd Scout says nothing, and instead patrols 2Fort. There are 3 episodes of Odd Scout thus far, the first simply shows a RED Odd Scout crossing the 2Fort bridge, the second episode shows the RED Odd Scout encountering a BLU Scout and "oddifying" him, and the third shows both Odd Scouts encountering a RED Medic, twisting his neck around and causing him to explode merely by staring at him. Parallels between Odd Scout and both the horror manga [http://brasscockroach.com/h4ll0w33n2007/manga/Amigara-Full/Amigara.html Enigma of the Amigara Fault] and the [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slender-man Slenderman] meme have been drawn by fans, and the Odd Scout is often regarded as a surreal or even horror meme.
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===Abstract Spy===
 
[[File:Abstractspy.jpg|right|250px|Mrrph]]
 
Created by [http://www.youtube.com/user/NOTFREUDERSON NOTFREUDERSON], The Abstract Spy is a floating, severally deformed BLU Spy, he appears out of nowhere and speaks in unintelligible muffles, he displays no powers aside from flight, but invokes fear in other characters for an unknown reason. The Abstract Spy first appears in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZOK0aCoL6w&feature=related this video].
 
 
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Revision as of 02:01, 26 November 2010

Gentlemen.
The Spy

Team Fortress 2 is home of several memes created by its community. While some stem from the game itself, others were created by using tools such as Template:W to manipulate TF2 characters.

Gentlemen

The "Gentlemen." meme stems from one of the Spy's most ubiquitous catchphrases. His calm, suave, calculating persona is encapsulated in his utterance of the simple address, followed by the careful placement of a cigarette.

The meme itself is a widely recognized image macro, originally spawned by a crudely crafted Template:W caricature of the Spy, with his mouth jammed full of cigarettes. The concept quickly exploded, and expanded to feature a version for every Team Fortress character. The basic formula for the macro is straightforward; it is a caricatured drawing of a character, with their mouth jammed full of objects. The phrase "Gentlemen." may be replaced with other addresses.

Poor and Irish

You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH

The term Poor and Irish first appeared in a hidden link of the Classless Update, as a retort by the Gentle Manne of Leisure to a hatless man. Since then, players often use this term to describe players with no hats, or owners of common hats such as the Ghastly Gibus.

A popular associated meme involves players conversing in overly formal language, such as that used by the Gentle Manne of Leisure.

Saxton Hale

Main article: Saxton Hale
PROPERTY DAMAGE!

Saxton Hale's amazing achievements has resulted in players referring to him as a deity-like figure, capable of superhuman feats.

Saxton Hale can be considered a Team Fortress 2 version of the popular Template:W internet meme. Directly satirizing the phenomenon of Chuck Norris facts, a fansite called Saxton Hale Facts was created, where users can submit facts about Saxton Hale and his many incredible feats.

Spammed Voice Commands

A popular practice among some TF2 players is Spamming Voice Commands, resulting in humorous phrases. Popular examples include the Heavy's "Pootis" and the Scout's "Need a Dispenser here!" spammed continuously.

Spycrab

The Spycrab

One of the most famous memes of TF2 is the Spycrab, an animation glitch caused by looking up while holding the Disguise Kit and crouch walking. This causes the Spy to walk in an amusing fashion that resembles a crab. The Dapper Rogue catalogue includes a "Crab-Walking Kit" with the description "It will change your skeleton! Excruciatingly painful but worth it."

Due to its popularity, the Spycrab was included as an alternative taunt for the Disguise Kit in the Sniper Vs Spy Update.

W+M1

A Pyro
See also: Glossary of player terms

The term "W+M1" refers to a technique used by perceived amateur Pyro players, which involves running forward (The W key on the PC) and spewing flames in the general direction of an enemies (Mouse 1) without any thoughts to tactics or self-preservation.

In a chaotic battle a W+M1 Pyro can be highly effective, racking up many kills on unsuspecting or inexperienced players as shown in this video. Because of its perceived simplicity, "W+M1" is often used as a derogatory term for one's playstyle as a Pyro or to offend Pyro players in general.

YouTube memes

Bonk mashups

Bonk!

This meme consists of remixes of various songs in which the Scout's "Bonk!" and "Boink!" voice clips are mashed up with popular songs. The most popular of which is "Mortal Kombonk", which has had over 1 million views.

nope.avi

Nope.

Created with Template:W by YouTube user Jimbomcb, the nope.avi meme consists of a BLU Engineer on Gravel Pit slowly approaching the screen. As he stops his hard hat floats up, he utters the phrase "nope" and his neck elongates before he promptly leaves.

nope.avi is frequently used in conversations as a humorous negative response. Instead of replying no, instead the person may post a link to the video or type "nope.avi".

Several parodies of the meme exist, consisting of other characters uttering a phrase before a drastic physical transformation takes place.

Scout is Delicious

A meme initially spawned with the creation of ARMaster's short two second YouTube video depicting a Heavy eating a Scout whose head is replaced with a Sandvich. Its popularity resulted in thousands of responses parodying the original.

Following the trend of many other popular Youtube Team Fortress 2 Template:W, the Heavy had two separate lines of dialogue crossed to form the phrase "Scout is delicious."

Painis Cupcake

Painis Cupcake devours one of his victims.

Created by RubberFruit, this meme involves a crazed Soldier named Painis Cupcake. Often seen crawling on the ground, a demented looking Painis Cupcake introduces himself with the phrase "I am Painis Cupcake. I will eat you." before devouring his victims violently. His first appearance can be found here.

Vagineer

A meme initially spawned with the creation of J16FOX YouTube video, the Vagineer is a deformed Engineer with heavily distorted facial expressions, giving him the appearance of a vagina.

Vagineer's speech consists of reversed Engineer voice lines, and is usually seen grunting at other characters. He has a large arsenal of attacks, including telekinesis and self deformation. He is also capable of regenerating body parts and turning other people into "Vagi" versions of their characters.

Vagineer is viewed as a demigod-like monster, rarely being defeated by anyone. In the case of his death he usually regenerates and retaliates, often violently.

He also seems to be Snyphurr's master, summoning him by using his extendable tongue to obtain a Buff Banner bugle then playing it.

In the VS Saxton Hale Mod, there is a chance that the player chosen to become Saxton Hale will instead become a BLU Vagineer, with matching voice clips.

-gineer/-neer

Created by OluapPlayer (Youtube channel), this meme involves the Engineer with the head of another class or an item. The characters name is constructed from the characters choice of head with an "gineer" or "neer" appended on the end. The meme originated from this video.

Popular variations include Paintraingineer, Spyneer and Demoneer, all shown to the right.

Odd Scout

Created by dudeguy707 in Template:W, The Odd Scout first appears in this video and is a severely deformed Scout with elongated limbs and an apparently broken neck. The Odd Scout says nothing, and instead patrols 2Fort. There are 3 episodes of Odd Scout thus far, the first simply shows a RED Odd Scout crossing the 2Fort bridge, the second episode shows the RED Odd Scout encountering a BLU Scout and "oddifying" him, and the third shows both Odd Scouts encountering a RED Medic, twisting his neck around and causing him to explode merely by staring at him. Parallels between Odd Scout and both the horror manga Enigma of the Amigara Fault and the Slenderman meme have been drawn by fans, and the Odd Scout is often regarded as a surreal or even horror meme.