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Rico used to say whatever he felt like with no filter. He still does, depending on the situation, but now that he tends to have more actual conversations than he used to (as opposed to taunting or sassing off or generally being a contrarian to get a rise out of people) he tends to pick over his words more carefully in an attempt not to sound stupid.

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1. Being a sniper, hunter, and budding photographer, Rico is actually capable of holding still and doing nothing for hours. Once he takes the shot (figurative or literal) though, he'll have a bunch of pent up energy to burn off.

2. Depends on the kind of laugh. Dry and/or sarcastic short laughs are fairly common from him. A full, warm laugh? Much more difficult to come by.

3. Depends on the kind of day he's had before. If he's had a good day he can usually go right to sleep without doing much of anything beforehand. Normally, he'll read some comic books (or, sometimes, actual books) to wind down. On some bad nights though, nothing helps and he just stares at the ceiling all night- if he doesn't drink himself unconscious.

4. Easier than it used to be. Due to his upbringing, Rico is wary of people and doesn't trust easily. Spies will have an especially difficult time doing this, not only to lying and being deceptive by trade but due to a personal horrible experience with one in the past. Genuine kindness will go a long way in helping win him him over.

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Uncommon Questions for OCs and their creators:

Send me a # (questions for OCs) or a letter (questions for creators) and I’ll answer

QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OCs

What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?

How easy is it for your character to laugh?

How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)

How easy is it to earn their trust?

How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?

What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?

What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child

Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?

What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?

How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?

What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

What animal do they fear most?

How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?

What makes their stomach turn?

Are they easily embarrassed?

What embarrasses them?

What is their favorite number?

If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?

Why do they get up in the morning? 

How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)? 

 Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom? 

 What are their thoughts on marriage? 

 What is their preferred mode of transportation? 

 What causes them to feel dread? 

 Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth? 

 Do they usually live up to their own ideals? 

 Who do they most regret meeting? 

 Who are they the most glad to have met? 

 Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke? 

 Could they be considered lazy? 

 How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt? 

 How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive? 

Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap? 

Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)? 

What memory do they revisit the most often? 

How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people? 

How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

How do they feel about children? 

How badly do they want to reach their end goal? 

If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

QUESTIONS FOR CREATORS

A) Why are you excited about this character? B) What inspired you to create them? C) Did you have trouble figuring out where they fit in their own story? D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look? E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you? F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)? G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most? H) What trait do you admire most? I) Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe? J) Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?

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for tf2 oc ask game thing

🍞 - What is the bread associated with them that spawns from the teleporter?

🚀 - You have to put them in any game other than TF2. what game do you put them in?

🍞- Anzac biscuits! A popular biscuit in Australia and New Zealand, and historically associated with both countries' militaries- they keep very well, and were sent to soldiers abroad by their wives during wartime.

🚀- Fallout, though any similar open world survival game would suit Rico very well too. Shoot things, live off the land, and associating with other people is more or less optional. 😆

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Dmtryo / The Chemist VS Rico Black

(Full matchup list here)

Alright team, here's a recap: This is a contest to determine who amongst you will take the top of the leaderboards and be hired at TFI! Simply put, whoever gets the most votes gets to move on, and whoever doesn't... Well. They'll be put down swiftly and cleanly. :}

So, mann your stations, because here are your next contestants! Vote for your favorite mercenary who you want to win the TF2 OC Contest! - P

OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!

We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!

Dmtryo / The Chemist

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Image credit: @/loverboy-cc

Is a sadistic streak still a streak if its most of his personality? Chemist would say so, with a collection of uncomfortably brightly coloured flasks and a strong throwing arm you're soon to be the subject of his latest concoction! Ranging from small explosives to brief periods of invisibility and one vial of literal random effects, roll a D100 and hope you don't die.

Rico Black

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Image credit: @/mickmundane

Project BLAK Dossier: Rico Andrew Black

Somewhere in a dented file cabinet in an exploded base in the middle of the desert, a file that will never be found again.

(TW: Disturbing content)

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Name: Rico Andrew Black (Note- not true surname. True surname unknown.)

Designation: Sniper

Age At Time of Acquirement: 9

Current Age: 35

Height: 6'1’’

Weight: 125 lbs. (Note- attempts to get Rico to eat properly have met in failure. Have induced him to eat via command, does not help. Metabolism is normal. Possible bulimia/anorexia? May also be form of rebellion.)

Sexuality: Unknown (Note- Rico has not been witnessed engaging with other members of his team or other people in general in a flirtatious manner- lack of data.)

Respawn Chip?: Yes

Theater?: Yes

Aware?: No Yes- control revealed after rogue behavior, as punishment

Personality: Rico is a ‘wild child’. Mischievous and high-energy. Despite this, he has taken to his training well, and is proud-to-arrogant of his achievements and growing skill. UPDATE: Rico has grown hot-headed and rebellious. Seems to greatly enjoy sowing chaos and discord- believes himself untouchable. Arrogant, but takes little seriously but his skills. UPDATE: Upon revelation of his Theater sessions, Rico has grown sullen and detached. Melancholy has grown worse over time- swings between depressive and hateful attitudes. Has added alcohol to his vice of nicotine, drinks to excess. Attempted to steal from medical stores- stopped and reprimanded. Still functions as an asset despite this, though devoid of his previous relish.

Team BLAK asset status: ACTIVE

Signature- Dr. M. Lang, Medic

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In a drawer in a desk in an office at Mann Co. Headquarters:

Employee File

Name: Rico Andrew Black

Date of Employment: TBA

Position: Gunman, Hunting Assistant

Notes: I found Rico at Helen’s damnable side project. After I singlehandedly destroyed Helen’s damnable side project WITH MY BARE FISTS, I asked him for a demonstration of his skills. Boy is a crack shot if I ever saw one! Offered him a job on the spot. He seemed overjoyed, as he should be! But then he seemed sad, which was the damnest thing. He said he wanted the job but could not accept it until something something soul searching something ‘getting his shit together’.

Gave him full base access, leave to fill in on needed mercenary spots, and provisions when requested. Have his word that he will take position. I am not sure how long ‘getting one’s shit together’ takes, but I do hope he won’t dally too long! There are animals that need shot and punched out by the fists of SAXTON HALE! and his trusty side gunman.

[This just got signed by SAXTON HALE!]

The Real Goods:

Name: Rico Andrew Black

Class: Sniper

Team: Unaffiliated/Freelance Stand-In

Age: 37

Rico was adopted at a young age from an Australian orphanage, to be used as part of a side project by the Administrator- an elite mercenary team, honed by intense training, genetic alteration, and mental control to eliminate Teams that Helen felt were too 'compromised'. Members of Team BLAK included similarly acquired orphans as well as members of the R&D Team, along with one unaltered 'control group' member with a suitable lack of morals and lust for murder.

Rico grew up about as well adjusted as you can expect someone raised to be an organic weapon to grow up- rebellious and arrogant as anyone who knows he can't be outshot, and in love with the concept and causation of chaos as anyone thrashing against a stifling environment their entire lives. These acts of rebellion were tolerated for a surprisingly long time, until one day. Rico still can't recall what that final straw was- all he remembers is the absolute fury on the face of Dr. Lang- Team Medic, Head of R&D Medical, and, on paper anyway, his adoptive father. As punishment for whatever that forgotten transgression was, Rico was shown his leash and chain- code words implanted in his mind to force him to obey commands given to him. He was also informed he would be kept on a tighter tether from then on.

If that was the only punishment meted out to the Sniper that day it would have been distressing enough. But there was something unintended that occured- Alexandre Coeurnoir, the Team Spy, had overheard everything, and wasn't about to let full control of another human being go to waste. From then on, Rico's life went from stifling to unbearable as he found himself at the mercy of Alexandre's every whim, unable to either tell anyone about what was happening or escape from it. He was helplessly bound in the web of a terrible spider and, as the Spy teased, there was no hope of rescue. No one would come to save him nor care enough to. Any attempts to run away was met with an eventual undeniable pull to return, and he was as blocked from taking a more permanent exit as he was from telling a soul about his torment. His only means of coping came from alcohol, nicotine, disassociation, and his one joy- his beloved motorcycle, Baby. He would ride into the desert for days at a time, denying the call as long as his shackled mind would allow, and pretend he was the apex predator he once fancied himself as.

And then…

With the other members of Team BLAK either dead or scattered to finally live their own lives, Rico has kept himself busy keeping his promise to Saxton Hale. He lives primarily at Sawmill, in a treehouse he found in the forest and has since made his own, only going indoors when winter makes it too cold to be outside at length. While solitude suits him, he has made a handful of friends and is slowly but surely learning the one thing he was never taught- how to be a human being.

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TF2 FANCLASS / OC ASK GAME

🎩 - What kind of cosmetics would your OC have, if they were in game?

🔫 - What kind of upgrades would they have?

🩹 - What is their base HP? What is their base speed?

🎼 - What would their theme sound like?

📽 -What would their "meet the team" video look like? Would it be an interview, or a narrative?

🪗 - What taunts would they have?

👔 - If they absolutely HAD to be one of the 9 classes from the game, which would they be?

📰 - They're in the news! For what?

📸 - Someone finds a photo they don't want getting out. What is it of?

🍞 - What is the bread associated with them that spawns from the teleporter?

🚔 -They've been arrested! What for?

🚀 - You have to put them in any game other than TF2. what game do you put them in?

🕒 - What time do they wake up / go to bed?

🌙 - It's halloween! What kind of bird / monster are they?

🫂 - Who/Which characters are they close with?

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Pfff, nah. If I'm in, I might's well use the plumbing. Been camping up in the boiler room because there's more room down there for Baby.

:He shrugged, perhaps a bit sheepishly.:

And, y'know. It's outta the way.

What would you do if you won the contest?

I dunno.

I don't need the job, I got one lined up. Maybe pass it on to #2.

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Oi, come on. The woods are full of critters big an' small wot do their business outdoors. Never seen a bear on the dunny with a newspaper, have you?

Plus, I'm in for the winter, Rast. You smelling something out there, it ain't me.

What would you do if you won the contest?

I dunno.

I don't need the job, I got one lined up. Maybe pass it on to #2.

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What would you do if you won the contest?

I dunno.

I don't need the job, I got one lined up. Maybe pass it on to #2.

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Who are your favorite co-contestants? :3c

Hard to say. Not really a social butterfly, me. Heh, bet you bloody well picked that up by now.

Some sharp looking folks in the lot. We'll see wot happens, yeah?

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What do you think about this whole contest shindig? It's a bit silly, sure, but maybe it's nice to have a chance to show your worth!

I know wot me worth is.

I know I'm not really in danger, not that it'd matter. Miss P, bless her heart, would be puttin' herself in a position she don't want if she tried to pop one in me skull.

Might's well see how this shakes out.

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Oi. So. I'm in a thing I guess. Contest. Wotever.

I suppose you lot can ask me questions if you want.

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Fight on, Rico!

VS art of the lovely Rico for my friend @blackblackheart ! Go on and vote for him in the TF2 OC Contest!!

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"It's just a figure of speech, mate."

He sighed, running a hand through his hair, grumbling a bit to himself.

"Fine. I'll pack up in the morning, 's too late t' do it now. I got me stove up here, I'll be fine for the night."

Sighs.

Hangs a lantern on the balcony of his treehouse

"Too many'a you lot getting lost in the bloody woods. You're gonna get eaten by bears, or gored by rutting stags. Or shot by me."

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"I ain't doin' nothin' of the sort, mate. Snug's a bug up here. If I can piss off the roof an' my willy don't get frostbite, it's not time t' come in yet."

Rico leans on the balcony and grins a bit.

Sighs.

Hangs a lantern on the balcony of his treehouse

"Too many'a you lot getting lost in the bloody woods. You're gonna get eaten by bears, or gored by rutting stags. Or shot by me."

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Sighs.

Hangs a lantern on the balcony of his treehouse

"Too many'a you lot getting lost in the bloody woods. You're gonna get eaten by bears, or gored by rutting stags. Or shot by me."