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{{Other uses|this=one of the two companies that employ the two teams of mercenaries in the Gravel Wars [[storyline]]|for=the game roles of the red and blue uniformed teams those companies employ|Teams}}
 
{{Company infobox
 
{{Company infobox
 
| name    = Builders League United
 
| name    = Builders League United
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| rmark  = BLU
 
| rmark  = BLU
 
| soa    = Construction operations
 
| soa    = Construction operations
| locale  = [[Badlands]]
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| locale  = [[Badlands (Region)|Badlands]]
 
| ceo    = [[Blutarch Mann]]
 
| ceo    = [[Blutarch Mann]]
| website = [http://buildersleagueunited.com www.buildersleagueunited.com]
 
 
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'''Builders League United''' is a holding corporation allegedly specializing in "construction operations". In reality, from behind a myriad of sub-fronts, it secretly controls half the world's governments, led by founder and CEO [[Blutarch Mann]]. Beneath the convincing exterior of their bases of operations, computer racks, satellites, rockets, and missile installations can be found throughout these bases.  
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{{Quotation|'''Redmond Mann'''|Blast! I should have hired the BLU team...|sound=Sf13 redmond losing02.wav}}
  
The other half of the world is just as secretly controlled by their rivals, [[RED|Reliable Excavation Demolition]]. Each corporation administers its half of the world with a multi-disciplined army of paper pushers. For any problem lacking an obvious bureaucratic solution, [[Classes|mercenaries]] are contracted to address the situation through a massive application of force. Conflicts between the two companies began as land disputes between their leaders and have continued through hundreds of years to the present day.
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'''BLU''' ('''Builders League United''') is a subsidiary of [[TF Industries]], which allegedly specializes in "construction operations". BLU has considerable land in the New Mexican Badlands and appears to dabble in numerous industries, the most notable of which being the mining of gravel. They are led by their founder and CEO [[Blutarch Mann]]. Beneath the convincing exterior of their bases of operations can be found computer racks, satellites, rockets, and missile installations.
  
BLU and RED share an intense rivalry, with nearly all encounters between the two quickly escalating into brutal and often fatal violence. Inter-company friendship is also strictly forbidden by mercenary contract. Despite this, the BLU [[Soldier]] and the RED [[Demoman]] became fast friends after meeting at a projectile weapons expo. Once this was brought to the attention of the [[Administrator]] however, she pitted them against each other in a deadly competition that promised a [[Gunboats|mysterious new item]] to the winner, twisting their former friendship into a bloody [[WAR! Update|war]].
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They put a considerable amount of wealth towards militarization in the hopes of defeating their rivals, [[RED]] (Reliable Excavation Demolition). Each corporation administers its half of the world with a multi-disciplined army of paper pushers. For any problem lacking an obvious bureaucratic solution, [[Classes|mercenaries]] are contracted to address the situation through a massive application of force. Conflicts between the two companies began as land disputes between their leaders continued for about a century until [[Storyline#1971|1971]], with the death of Redmond and Blutarch.
  
BLU favors a more industrial style of architecture than [[RED]], and while its dress code is rather liberal in terms of clothing, it is required that employees adopt a blue color scheme for easy identification. This could also be for identification by Sentry Guns.
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BLU and RED share an intense rivalry, with nearly all encounters between the two quickly escalating into brutal and often fatal violence. Inter-company friendship is also strictly forbidden by contract. Despite this, the BLU [[Soldier]] and the RED [[Demoman]] at one time became fast friends after meeting each other at a projectile weapons expo. Once this was brought to the attention of the [[Administrator]], however, she pitted them against each other in a deadly competition that promised a [[Gunboats|mysterious new item]] to the winner, twisting their former friendship into a bloody [[WAR! Update|war]].
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BLU favors a more industrial style of architecture than RED. BLU's dress code, however, is rather liberal, requiring that employees adopt a blue motif for easy identification. This could also be for identification by [[Sentry Gun]]s.
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The Administrator terminated the [[Director]]'s interviews just before he started with the BLU team; so, in the ''Team Fortress 2'' [[Movies|shorts]] by [[Valve]], BLU usually is killed or defeated by RED.
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{{anchor|Sub-Fronts|Sub-fronts}}
  
 
== Sub-fronts ==
 
== Sub-fronts ==
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{{see also|List of companies}}
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[[File:Blutarch Mann 1850.jpg|thumb|220px|Founder and CEO, Blutarch Mann, 1850]]
 
[[File:Blutarch Mann 1850.jpg|thumb|220px|Founder and CEO, Blutarch Mann, 1850]]
{{see also|List of companies}}
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Known sub-fronts of BLU include:
 
Known sub-fronts of BLU include:
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* Beacon
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* Biggs Steel Rods
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* Binksi Logging
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* BLU Streak
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* Goldstream Fuel
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* Jimi Jam
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* Regal Plumbing Systems
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* Rio Grande Coal
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* Scoot's Canoe
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* Wright Shipping
  
*Beacon
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== Related merchandise ==
*Biggs Steel Rods
 
*Binksi Logging
 
*BLU Streak
 
*Goldstream Fuel
 
*Gray Gravel Co.
 
*Jimi Jam
 
*Regal Plumbing Systems
 
*Rio Grande Coal
 
*Scoot's Canoe
 
*Wright Shipping
 
 
 
== Related Merchandise ==
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Merc Blu Pass.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0590 BLU Parking Pass]
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File:ValveStore Dispenser.png|BLU TF2 Talking Plush Dispenser
File:BLUpatchmainMerch.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0600 BLU Patch]
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File:Merch Blu Pass.png|BLU Parking Pass
File:Merch BLU Sticky Plush.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0239 BLU Sticky Bomb Plush]
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File:BLUpatchmainMerch.png|BLU Patch
File:Merch Blu Gelaskin.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G0200 BLU Team iPhone 3G Gelaskin Cover]
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File:Merch BLU Sticky Plush.png|BLU Sticky Bomb Plush
File:Merch_Blu_4g.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G2380 BLU Team Gelaskin iPhone 4]
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File:Merch Blu Team Hat.png|BLU Team Hat
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File:Merch blueteam shirt.png|BLU Team Shirt
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File:Merch Blu Team Scarf.png|BLU Team Scarf
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File:Merch Pyro Figure BLU.png|BLU Pyro Action Figure
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File:Merch Demo Figure BLU.png|BLU Demoman Action Figure
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fILE:ValveStoreBLU Dispenser Poster.jpg|[https://valvestore.forfansbyfans.com/category/team-fortress2-artprints/blu-provisions-dispense-o-mat-10885.html BLU Dispenser Poster]
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File:ValveStoreBLU Demoman Mousepad.png|[https://valvestore.forfansbyfans.com/category/team-fortress2-mousepads/blue-demoman-extreme-closeup-12213.html BLU Demoman Mousepad]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
 
* Whilst the RED team is mainly depicted in the ''Meet the Team'' series, the BLU team features prominently in the story arcs for [[Meet the Spy]] and the [[Loose Canon]] comic.
 
*BLU is always the team that is attacked in the Meet the Team videos.
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[Administrator]]
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* [[Mann Co.]]; with the simultaneous deaths of the owner, Blutarch Mann, and rival twin Redmond Mann, both heirless, ownership of Builders League United and holdings reverted to Mann Co.
*[[List of companies]]
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* [[Administrator]]
*[[RED]]
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* [[List of companies]]
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* [[RED]]
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* [[TF Industries]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
* [http://buildersleagueunited.com/ Builders League United] &ndash; fan-made website
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/ WAR! Update comic]
  
 
[[Category:Background]]
 
[[Category:Background]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]
 
[[Category:Companies]]

Revision as of 12:25, 22 March 2023

This article is about one of the two companies that employ the two teams of mercenaries in the Gravel Wars storyline. For the game roles of the red and blue uniformed teams those companies employ, see Teams.
Builders League United
BLU
Information
Reporting mark: BLU
Sphere of activity: Construction operations
Locale: Badlands
Chief Executive Officer: Blutarch Mann
Blast! I should have hired the BLU team...
Redmond Mann

BLU (Builders League United) is a subsidiary of TF Industries, which allegedly specializes in "construction operations". BLU has considerable land in the New Mexican Badlands and appears to dabble in numerous industries, the most notable of which being the mining of gravel. They are led by their founder and CEO Blutarch Mann. Beneath the convincing exterior of their bases of operations can be found computer racks, satellites, rockets, and missile installations.

They put a considerable amount of wealth towards militarization in the hopes of defeating their rivals, RED (Reliable Excavation Demolition). Each corporation administers its half of the world with a multi-disciplined army of paper pushers. For any problem lacking an obvious bureaucratic solution, mercenaries are contracted to address the situation through a massive application of force. Conflicts between the two companies began as land disputes between their leaders continued for about a century until 1971, with the death of Redmond and Blutarch.

BLU and RED share an intense rivalry, with nearly all encounters between the two quickly escalating into brutal and often fatal violence. Inter-company friendship is also strictly forbidden by contract. Despite this, the BLU Soldier and the RED Demoman at one time became fast friends after meeting each other at a projectile weapons expo. Once this was brought to the attention of the Administrator, however, she pitted them against each other in a deadly competition that promised a mysterious new item to the winner, twisting their former friendship into a bloody war.

BLU favors a more industrial style of architecture than RED. BLU's dress code, however, is rather liberal, requiring that employees adopt a blue motif for easy identification. This could also be for identification by Sentry Guns.

The Administrator terminated the Director's interviews just before he started with the BLU team; so, in the Team Fortress 2 shorts by Valve, BLU usually is killed or defeated by RED.

Sub-fronts

See also: List of companies
Founder and CEO, Blutarch Mann, 1850

Known sub-fronts of BLU include:

  • Beacon
  • Biggs Steel Rods
  • Binksi Logging
  • BLU Streak
  • Goldstream Fuel
  • Jimi Jam
  • Regal Plumbing Systems
  • Rio Grande Coal
  • Scoot's Canoe
  • Wright Shipping

Related merchandise

See also

External links