#the net

[tf2occontest]

Vasya Pupkin VS Ned

(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!

Vasya Pupkin

@leharpiste

Image credit: yuyu-bubu

Vasya is a RED Spy from the 1930s, originating from the USSR, from which she escaped and snuck into the United States, working as a… 'freelance home renovator', and by that, I mean she was a serial robber. Her real name is completely unknown, but she frequently writes herself under "Василий Пупкин" or Vasily (Vasya) Pupkin, a sort of 'Jane Doe'. Despite her criminal origins, she isn't intimidating - At least not traditionally so - Shes rather friendly… overly friendly. In fact, she’s a bubbly ball of energy, the kind of person who would probably offer you a cup of tea right after lifting your wallet. She doesn’t always treat her contracted missions with the seriousness they probably deserve while employed at Mann Co. (How she passed the interview is anyone’s guess! …If there was even an interview, she might've just waltzed in.) Her lighthearted approach can be a blessing when tensions run high… but it’s also a bit of a curse when you realize she’s using that charm to distract you while she “borrows” your favorite watch. Whoopsies!!

Ned

@el-beau

Image credit: @/el-beau

Ned, 34, he/him (t-man), black hair, brown eyes, 5'5, ambidextrous. Tenth class "The Net" Main: "Harm-Poon" …a harpoon (lol), acts like the grappling hook just inflicts more damage and acts less spiderman-y Secondary: "Sleeper" small pistol, usable in combination with the Harm-poon for a pull'n'shoot combo Melee: "Big Catch" weighted net All of the backstory plus fanart will be in my posts Thanks<3

[sacredwhores]

Emilio Fernández - The Net (1953)

[ghost-luvr]

i think about this so much

[fuzzyghost]

[highlyspecificsigns]

the signs as screens from the net (1995)

(source)

ARIES:

TAURUS:

GEMINI:

CANCER:

LEO:

VIRGO:

LIBRA:

SCORPIO:

SAGITTARIUS:

CAPRICORN:

AQUARIUS:

PISCES:

[el-beau]

🌐 NET 🕸️

🫧 Ned 🐟 34 🦭 Norwegian 🌊

Ned, formerly Frode but renamed after receiving his class title, is a middle-young trans man with black hair and brown eyes. Before The Incident he lived a quiet yet laborious life in a village called Selbyen, catching and selling fish in his own little shop (only 8kr per kilogram, what a steal!).

Until the quaint village was bought up to let some DUMMIES play glorified goreified catch in the streets of what he once called home — and income. Long after everyone else had been kicked out, he too was asked to move, but he remained resilient, oftentimes chaining himself to the buildings and standing his ground with his trusty harpoon. His willingness to harm and unwillingness to leave left the Mann Co. employees no choice but to offer him a contract to work for instead of against them.

Since then he's been, partially begrudgingly, providing the BLU team with fresh fiskesmørbrød (fish sandwiches), as well as his services in trapping opponents and giving courses on seal feeding and care.

He stays mainly for the money that he gets to send to the family and friends that had to leave the village. However he often catches himself enjoying the company of the weird intruders. Having only ever known the village, hearing stories of the big wide world and the teams past travels calms him and keeps tension and resentment from building. Additionally he gets to learn all about tactical weapon usage, so it's a win-win situation under dire circumstances.

TLDR; Mann Co. buys village grounds, man deranged enough to stay in village, now he gets paid to be deranged.

[zodgory]

The Internet gave us access to everything; but it also gave everything access to us.

[robitoclast]

The Net!! The OC is by @moldforest

Its very awesome and you should check him out!!!!

[of-fear-and-love]

Pizza website from The Net (1995)

[rickmctumbleface]

Just watched the old (!) movie "The Net" with Sandra Bullock. The movie is not a thriller as advertised. It's a fantasy, because a billionaire was held accountable for his actions at the end.

[toyfantasy6]

[tf2occontest]

The Barman VS Ned

(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!

The Barman (Thomas Armstrong)

@trypo-p

Image credit: @/trypo-p

Born and raised in Stratford, Ontario, Barman is an affable gentleman who specializes in the art of mixology. Among the mercenaries, Barman is relatively tame in comparison; he gets along with everyone and is seen as an almost "parental" figure to most of the team. Whether it be telling old stories of his life back in Canada, or smacking Scout on the back of his neck for forgetting his manners, he has his ways of making the team remember that he's their elder.

Most of the man's time is spent in his makeshift bar in the team's base, or in his own room. That, of which, contains a multitude of model train sets. Sadly Barman was unable to live his dream of becoming a train conductor, but he can still lose himself in the fantasy when he's alone in his room with his models.

When he's in his bar, however, he gets to have casual conversation among his teammates. During his time working for the team he had become quite friendly with Demoman and Spy, often spending nights with them at the bar after a long battle. He'd listen to everyones worries, give them advice, then laugh the rest of the night away to lighten up the mood.

Ned

@el-beau

Image credit: @/el-beau

Frode ‘Ned the Net’ Havn is a 34 year old fisherman who led a grief stricken, excruciatingly boring, quiet life in the village he was born and raised in – Selbyen, Norway. Having spent his days fishing, taking care of the wild seals and perfecting his net tying skills, the least he expected was that damn company.

Team Fortress Industries bought up the village in their insatiable thirst for land, intending to empty it to reform it into a violent playground for Mann Co.’s mercenaries. Frode, as the last man standing, took it upon himself to rebel against the cruelties of the company through a display of such violence, that they had no other choice but to SEAL a deal with him, to use what few capabilities he has to their advantage – or at least watch him get stuck in a near infinite loop of dying and respawning for their own sick amusement. Through the contract, he’s at the very least capable of sending the entirety of his paycheck to his displaced family and friends, wherever they may be.

Stripped of his name – replaced by the stupid rhyme Ned the Net–, equipped with a baboon heart and with the shakiness of a wet dog, Ned is thrown into battle with nothing but his trusty old tools, an additional handgun, and a formidable rage that’d built up his entire life, ready to be unleashed upon unsuspecting RED team members. If they’d suspect him, he wouldn’t stand a chance.

Which is why he uses his immaculate knowledge of his birthplace’s layout to his advantage, sneaking around and CATCHing people off guard with his weighted NET – the ‘Big Catch’. Although a support class hailing from peace loving village people, he’s not reserved about defending himself if must be. By being ambidextrous, the man is certainly capable of – though not always successful at – pulling off a pin ’n’ kill combo, by reeling enemies in with the reinforced handheld ‘Harm-poon’ and letting them SLEEP with the FISHES with the ‘Sleeper’, a small pistol.

His near unhinged frenzy and trembling unpredictability might prove useful on the battlefield.

[sacredwhores]

Emilio Fernández - The Net (1953)

[chaptertwo-thepacnw]

the net |1995|

[spockvarietyhour]

The Net + computer screens