#bronislava

[prajjna]

(somehow the last one is like; how it ended meme lol)

[moonlit-lake-sys]

I'm a firm believer in the idea that Pyro doesn't naturally see in "Pyrovision," but that it's a side effect of their mask/the optics inside it. I feel like they still know what they're doing, though. The rest of the mercs very much know the reality of their job, although some of them see it in a slightly different perspective.

Sniper sees his job as assassinating those who deserve it — only killing people who are "rotten" (as described by his adoptive mother.)

He says himself in the Meet The Sniper short that he isn't a "crazed gunman." He doesn't kill for the sake of killing, he only kills who he thinks should be killed. He's an assassin, it's an occupation. He does it for his job, and states that as a professional, he has standards.

Heavy sees his job as getting rid of "evil men." When discussing taking back his job, he emphasizes that specifically. He isn't just killing anyone, he's killing those who are deemed the bad guys.

We also know he does all he can to protect his family, and his family knows this just as well. He only attacks when it is necessary for him and his family's safety, and/or will benefit them in some capacity. (He's gone through a lot and I feel like we as a fandom don't discuss that enough. I did an analysis over Heavy's past one time in a Discord server and I might post it here if anyone is interested.)

In the Meet The Pyro video, we see how they allegedly view the world. A fairytale-like place full of rainbows, bubbles, sparkles, and almost cherub-esque versions of the enemy mercs.

While it is very easy to just assume this is how they view everything naturally, I don't think it's ever been 100% confirmed that this is the case.

The biggest thing for me is the Pyrovision Goggles in-game. The fact that they can be worn by any class, and it effects all of the mercs the same way, makes me believe that it truly is a result of the optical mask/the lenses within them that makes Pyro see what they do. It would've been so easy to make this cosmetic only available to Pyro, but it isn't.

The fact the goggles includes the "optical mask" text in the center, much like Pyro's mask itself, just pushes the idea that Pyroland is all an optical illusion. Obviously it was never real in the first place, but I don't think it's how Pyro sees everything naturally.

Tying back to the beginning of this post, I believe Pyro knows what they're doing. They know that they're spreading fire and not bubbles and rainbows. But perhaps they keep the mask on for the sake of their own psyche, to make it easier for them to do their job. Much like how Heavy and Sniper justify their jobs by seeing it as killing "evil men," or killing those who are "rotten," maybe Pyro uses their mask and goggles to tune out the dark truth of what they do. It could be yet another reason as to why Pyro never removes their mask.

[decapod-appreciator]

I have. a tf2 oc now <3 (kinda, more info + drawings below the cut :D)

so, this is a 10th class oc-slash-cannon character, the Hunter! she’s Heavy’s younger sister Bronislava, who appears in exactly 10 panels and I’m obsessed with her.

after she leaves home she lives in Paris for a bit, but she finds that life without murdering incredibly large animals is… kinda boring. so, she packs up and moves to new mexico to become a merc like her brother.

she’s very laid back and self confident, and she does her job purely for the fun of it. sitting in her lil sniper nest giggling and kicking her feet. she gets along really well with heavy, medic and pyro, and cannot STAND spy or sniper (what’s the point of killing people from very far away if you aren’t even having fun??)

she’s a little stupid and a lot deranged and I love her soo much

[tf2chicanery]

I literally never speak on this blog but i have decided it is necessary to tell you all who in my opinion we should be drawing more.

Demo. Just under Soldier and Engie this is the merc i see drawn the least. He deserves more

Yana and Bronislava. Heavy and Zhanna have these slamming sisters and they deserve love

Maggie. She has no love whatsoever and she is an absolute amazing redhead Aussie queen give her what she deserves.

[shhheep]

secret saxton gift for @maledicmanny !! cheers :]

[dumdeedummy]

the idea of Heavy walking Zhanna down the aisle is just awesome

[uberchain]

So 60+ GB of TF2 repo files leaked including the official Casters Quarterly magazine witch model and some of your guys’ reactions absolutely warrant this

(Feel free to repost and use whenever it calls for it)

[pastel-medic]

TF2 women practice sketches! 💖

[catfortress]

💭

[sunskaiis]

recently (2+ weeks ago) read the tf2 comics and i haven’t been normal about it since so i redrew some of my favorite panels for funsies <3

[mechmolar]

Last References for now, the comic depictions of the mercs and a few characters that are either comics exclusive or have official (specifically official i feel weird about using fanmade models for these ^^') 3d models but i do not have the official models like miss pauling.

As per usual more under the cut :) Also nonsexual Nudity (any bits are already censored by the comics) cause of Sniper/Soldier/Zhanna

pt 1 pt 2 pt 3 pt 4

[jabberstf2]

last of the sisters dealing with NM summer idea

[coolfireguy73]

Soldier and Zhanna's wedding

I'm back ! Sorry, I just started playing Stardrew Valley, among other things :/

Anyway, I finally took the time to finish this drawing ! I stared working on it a week or so ago. That was one of the project I was working on.

So yeah. This is supposed to be a picture taken at Zhanna and Soldier's wedding. Near the end of the day.

Engi set up the camera but the timer was just a bit too short X)

It's not perfect but it's good enough :)

[gophergal]

You know what would be so cute? Heavymedic and Bronislava/Pauling double date (I love Bronislava and Pauling now and it's all your fault)

It's Pauling's one day off a year and she's gonna tear it up at the bowling alley

[anotherscrappile]

TF2 mercenaries & their families

The comics give us Demoman’s & Sniper’s full families. Both are only children as far as I can tell.

Heavy’s family is mostly shown. The only unknown is his father, who died many years ago. The newest member into Heavy’s family would be Soldier, who becomes engaged to Zhanna. As for Solider’s background (or even his real name), that is entirely unknown.

Scout’s family consists of him, his mother, & his seven older brothers. We don’t know who is the father of these brothers, or if they even share one father. It is heavily implied that Spy is Scout’s dad, but, like Soldier, we know nothing about Spy himself. Who are his parents? Does he have any other lovers or children? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Basically all that is known for sure about Engineer is who his paternal grandfather is. There is a picture of what is thought to be Engineer’s father, but that is not certain.

Medic & Pyro also fall into the “we know nothing” category. At least Medic has a name, but I’m unsure whether it is a first or last name.

Now, do I have a reason for bringing all this up? Absolutely. Look at all of those empty shapes with question marks. There are so many family members whose names, appearances, & histories are unknown. Pyro could be any one of them.

Edit: response about Fred/TFC Engineer

Edit: response about Mick as Sniper’s first name

[perhapsdong]

more art dump

(Repost and old) I HATE GAY PEOPLE GRR.