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A short clip of ''Meet the Pyro'' was teased in Valve's video "Perpetual Testing Initiative", showing the part of the video teased in the first released picture. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwP8U5xuA1E</ref>
 
A short clip of ''Meet the Pyro'' was teased in Valve's video "Perpetual Testing Initiative", showing the part of the video teased in the first released picture. <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwP8U5xuA1E</ref>
  
On the Team Fortress website, this was posted on June 22, 2012: "Mmmmph mmmmph, mmmmm mmmmmp mmmmmph. Mmmmmph mpm! Mmmmmph mph mm! Hm mmmmmph, hmmmmph mm mmmmmph mmmmmph!". This later was translated as Morse code into "Monday", which was the day Pyromania started. <ref>http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=8256</ref>
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On the Team Fortress website, this was posted on June 22, 2012 by the Pyro: "Mmmmph mmmmph, mmmmm mmmmmp mmmmmph. Mmmmmph mpm! Mmmmmph mph mm! Hm mmmmmph, hmmmmph mm mmmmmph mmmmmph!". This later was translated as Morse code into "Monday", which was the day Pyromania started. <ref>http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=8256</ref>
  
 
== Video transcript ==
 
== Video transcript ==
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|{{hatnote|The term "Pyro" below refers to the protagonist, the RED Pyro.}}
 
|{{hatnote|The term "Pyro" below refers to the protagonist, the RED Pyro.}}
  
[''"Meet the [[Pyro]]" text appears, then is burned away to reveal the feet of the Pyro, [[Fire Axe]] in hand, walking over a pair of glasses towards the camera. ''[[Dreams of Cruelty]] begins playing.'']
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[''"Meet the [[Pyro]]" text appears, then is burned away to reveal the feet of the Pyro, [[Fire Axe]] in hand, walking over a pair of glasses towards the camera and knocking a few empty bullet cartridges aside. ''[[Dreams of Cruelty]] begins playing.'']
  
 
[''Cut to a small room. The RED [[Heavy]] is seen almost completely in silhouette.'']
 
[''Cut to a small room. The RED [[Heavy]] is seen almost completely in silhouette.'']
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the ''Meet the Team'' videos.
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* The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the [[Movies#Meet_the_Team|Meet the Team]] videos.
 
* The matchbox on the title card has a picture of the Balloonicorn on it, foreshadowing the one seen later in the video.
 
* The matchbox on the title card has a picture of the Balloonicorn on it, foreshadowing the one seen later in the video.
* To coincide with the release of the last ''Meet the Team'' video, Valve released a beta of the [[Source Filmmaker]], the tool used to produce all the movies.
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* To coincide with the release of the last ''Meet the Team'' video, Valve released a public beta of the [[Source Filmmaker]], the tool used to produce all the movies.
** The Source Filmmaker was accessible before Meet the Pyro was released through the program files of the ''[[Team Fortress 2 Beta]]''.
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** The Source Filmmaker was accessible before Meet the Pyro was released, through the program files of the ''[[Team Fortress 2 Beta]]''.
 
* The song played when viewing the world through the Pyro's eyes is called {{w|Do You Believe in Magic (song)|Do You Believe in Magic}} by {{w|The Lovin' Spoonful}}. As the Pyro is walking away from the burning town, the Pyro can be heard whistling the song.
 
* The song played when viewing the world through the Pyro's eyes is called {{w|Do You Believe in Magic (song)|Do You Believe in Magic}} by {{w|The Lovin' Spoonful}}. As the Pyro is walking away from the burning town, the Pyro can be heard whistling the song.
 
* The music heard during the Pyro's massacre of the [[BLU]] team was added as a main menu track, called [[Dreams of Cruelty]].
 
* The music heard during the Pyro's massacre of the [[BLU]] team was added as a main menu track, called [[Dreams of Cruelty]].
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* According to the closed captions on the official video, the RED Scout says, "He's not here, is she?" following Valve's long running joke of not revealing the Pyro's gender.
 
* According to the closed captions on the official video, the RED Scout says, "He's not here, is she?" following Valve's long running joke of not revealing the Pyro's gender.
 
* This video was uploaded twice to the official Team Fortress 2 channel. The second version can only be accessed via Adult Swim's website.
 
* This video was uploaded twice to the official Team Fortress 2 channel. The second version can only be accessed via Adult Swim's website.
** In the second version, the RED Spy's cigarette is unlit.
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** In the version posted to Adult Swim, the RED Spy's cigarette is unlit.
 
* Even though the Pyro used his Fire Axe to lock the Medic within the shed (and presumably lost it as he set the shed on fire), the same Fire Axe can be shown stuck in the Heavy's head at the end of the movie.
 
* Even though the Pyro used his Fire Axe to lock the Medic within the shed (and presumably lost it as he set the shed on fire), the same Fire Axe can be shown stuck in the Heavy's head at the end of the movie.
 
*Near the end of the film as the camera pulls out, an [[Axtinguisher]] can be seen, along with the normal [[Fire Axe]], implying that [[Pyro]] was carrying two axes.
 
*Near the end of the film as the camera pulls out, an [[Axtinguisher]] can be seen, along with the normal [[Fire Axe]], implying that [[Pyro]] was carrying two axes.

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Meet the Pyro
Meet the Pyro Titlecard
Video Info
Released: June 27th, 2012
Run time: 2:32

Pre-Release

In March 2010, Robin Walker revealed in an interview with the KritzKast Podcast that Meet the Pyro will let people see the world through the Pyro's eyes.[1]

In a blog post[2] telling about upcoming events in the game, the TF2 team confirmed Meet the Pyro would be released sometime in 2012, and also released a shot of the video.

In an interview on Gametrailers.com's "Bonus Round" during March 2012, Erik Wolpaw announced that Valve had recently finished the production of Meet the Pyro and that it would be released "soon", along with something else.[3]

A short clip of Meet the Pyro was teased in Valve's video "Perpetual Testing Initiative", showing the part of the video teased in the first released picture. [4]

On the Team Fortress website, this was posted on June 22, 2012 by the Pyro: "Mmmmph mmmmph, mmmmm mmmmmp mmmmmph. Mmmmmph mpm! Mmmmmph mph mm! Hm mmmmmph, hmmmmph mm mmmmmph mmmmmph!". This later was translated as Morse code into "Monday", which was the day Pyromania started. [5]

Video transcript

Notes

  • The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the Meet the Team videos.
  • The matchbox on the title card has a picture of the Balloonicorn on it, foreshadowing the one seen later in the video.
  • To coincide with the release of the last Meet the Team video, Valve released a public beta of the Source Filmmaker, the tool used to produce all the movies.
    • The Source Filmmaker was accessible before Meet the Pyro was released, through the program files of the Team Fortress 2 Beta.
  • The song played when viewing the world through the Pyro's eyes is called Template:W by Template:W. As the Pyro is walking away from the burning town, the Pyro can be heard whistling the song.
  • The music heard during the Pyro's massacre of the BLU team was added as a main menu track, called Dreams of Cruelty.
  • The Pyro picks up the Lollichop in the same way he taunts with it in-game.
  • The Demoman is wearing the old "dynamite stick" class emblem.
  • The unicorn seen through Pyro's eyes was added to the Valve Store as an inflatable balloon under the name "Inflatable Balloonicorn", and as an in-game item.
  • According to the closed captions on the official video, the RED Scout says, "He's not here, is she?" following Valve's long running joke of not revealing the Pyro's gender.
  • This video was uploaded twice to the official Team Fortress 2 channel. The second version can only be accessed via Adult Swim's website.
    • In the version posted to Adult Swim, the RED Spy's cigarette is unlit.
  • Even though the Pyro used his Fire Axe to lock the Medic within the shed (and presumably lost it as he set the shed on fire), the same Fire Axe can be shown stuck in the Heavy's head at the end of the movie.
  • Near the end of the film as the camera pulls out, an Axtinguisher can be seen, along with the normal Fire Axe, implying that Pyro was carrying two axes.
    • Even though the Sniper is seen getting burned by the Pyro, his hand is severed by the Axtinguisher at 2:16.
  • At about 1:06 in the video, a floating dog can be seen wearing Alyx's belt from Template:W.

Trivia

  • Template:W Template:W was another idea for the Pyroland sequence's background song. [6]
  • The Balloonicorn appeared on the cover of A Smissmas Story as an ornament, six months before Meet the Pyro was released.

Gallery

Related Merchandise

See also

External links

References