#the tradie tf2

[fusemelt]

what better way to kick off this account with a tf2 10th class OC?

Meet the Tradesman / Tradie

A trade worker who did occasional jobs for Mann.co, installing lights, building extensions, and other things, who inadvertently got brought into the fight after a surprise attack on the RED base by BLU, while he was working on installing a new toilet. Mark Crestfield, in the base alone at that time, ended up trapping 4 of the assailants in the unfinished bathroom, duct-taping the door shut, and turning up the water pressure, leading to the pipes breaking and drowning everyone inside.

After this, he ended up being offered(coerced into) a job as a mercenary by Administrator, and he took it and became the Tradesman, installing all sorts of different offensive/defensive gadgets and devices such as sprinklers to render enemy Pyros useless, proximity alarms, and blast doors.

His main weapon is a nailgun, which deals quite a lot of continous bleed damage yet negligible base damage.

His secondary weapon is the Toolbag, which operates similar to Engineer's Construction/Destruction PDA, and allows him to quickly construct and store different installations.

His melee weapon is a massive Spirit Level, with a slow fire rate but can stack pretty good damage, and can be wedged between corridors and openings.

In terms of Tradesman as a person:

He's definitely from the UK (i was thinking either England or Scotland, not sure) as i slightly modeled him after the generic chav or roadman, mainly in hairstyle. He's not introverted or shy, but he isn't boisterious or energetic like Scout. He's mainly quite laid-back, gets along decently with everyone, and rarely gets into arguments, although will see his point until the END if he does get into one. prefers more relaxed hobbies and while doesn't mind sport, doesnt usually play any. probably decent at football (as in, football football, not american football) as a defender/goalie

Mainly gets along with Engineer, who acts as a sort of mentor to him, teaching him useful skills. They often spend a lot of time in his workshop, happily helping Engineer with whatever insane project he's up to. Also gets along well with Sniper, and spends a lot of time doing things such as trying out his sniper rifle, looking at whatever creatures Sniper manages to find out in the badlands, and more.

Gets on ...alright with Scout, they sometimes game together but the only thing they really have in common is a horrendous diet consisting of energy drinks, gas station snacks, and cheap candy.

The only one that can actually understand what Demo says when he's drunk and rambling in a heavy Scottish accent, mainly due to their shared heritage.

"Gang i swear i'm straight, straight as a ruler. Straight".

LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER

He's the sort of guy to go "no homo" and kiss his homies goodnight. Definitely has some internalised homophobia he needs to work out, because hes definitely into men.

part 2 with additional weapons coming soon?

[magnetictapedatastorage]

im still obsessed with the idea of blu engineer having 20 trade certifications instead of 11 phds. he's got every sticker EVER on his hardhat he could disassemble your house like a termite in minutes if you pissed him off

[blubushie]

Disclaimer: none of this is to be taken seriously.

DNI IF YOU:

Are vegan (vegetarians are fine)

Are a cyclist (bikies, you're on thin fucking ice)

Don't like flanno

Are scared of snakes

Are scared of bugs

Unironically say "NAURRR" (Aussies are exempt)

Drive a manual (I'm jealous of you)

Scream when you're afraid or startled

Don't take your shoes off indoors (WTF is wrong with you?)

Have never loved the stars too fondly

Claim your favourite flower is roses

Like the colour pink

Don't wear a watch

Don't like vegemite (WTF is wrong with you? x2)

If you DO like vegemite, DNI if you eat it at level 6 or anything below 3

Eat vegemite plain off the spoon (WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU? x3)

Call all cattle "cows"

Use chapstick (let your lips split like a real man)

Weren't sacrificed on the altar of Victoria Bitter

You drink Foster's

Call thongs "flip-flops" (wrong) or "jandals" (inhuman)

Are a ranga

Wear neon colours (hunting orange is fine, safety green is only permissible for tradies)

Like wearing shoes

Wear socks and ESPECIALLY if you sleep with socks on

Like maths (you're an alien)

Wash your face every morning

Don't know how to change a tyre

Think heat above 80F/25C is "unbearable"

Have never ridden a horse

Don't know the difference between revolvers and pistols

Have, at any point, unironically uttered the phrase "assault rifle"

Are from M*lbourne (Victorians, you're on thin fucking ice)

Are from New Zealand (Aotearoans, you're fine)

Are French/speak French (Africans, you're on thin fucking ice)

Are Canadian (exempt if you're the TikTok lumberjack lady)

Are French-Canadian (double-wrong)

Are English. The rest of the UK, you're on thin ice.

Are from a city with a population higher than 1mil. People from cities with populations of 30k to 999k are on thin fucking ice. People from cities/town/shires/villages with less than 30k I love you.

Think "bogan" is an insult

Don't shave with a knife (people who use straight razors, you're on thin fucking ice, people who don't shave at all I love you)

Have never been sunburnt (only for people who can get sunburnt)

Don't like camping

Own decorative towels and ESPECIALLY if you get mad at people for using them. It's a bloody towel and I'm using it for its intended purpose

Believe in astrology

Have a skincare routine and/or wear makeup

Drive a Toyota Prius

DON'T love thunderstorms

Were born after 2023

Think catching toads to get high is "animal abuse" (the toads are fine unless they're cane toads, fuck cane toads, all my mates hate cane toads)

You microwave water for any reason

Have never been to a B&S ball

Don't believe in aliens

Are taller than 158cm/5'2"

Take multivitamins (aka you are healthier than me)

Haven't read my fic (minors exempt, do not read it)

Don't like bush ballads or sea shanties. I'm going to show up at your house and aggressively sing Waltzing Matilda at 3am outside your bedroom window

Think the term "blackfella" is racist

Would give me up, tell a lie, and hurt me

Don't bless the rains down in Africa

You shave your eyebrows

And the only LEGITIMATE ONE on this list...

People who think/call Sniper TF2 a Kiwi. If you'd call Sniper (who left New Zealand as an infant and spent his whole life in Australia and didn't even know his Australian parents weren't his birth parents until he was 30) a Kiwi, then you would call me an American because I was born in America and moved to Australia when I was two. You need to re-evaluate how you see migrants, relationships to culture, and adoptees.

[winkreallyisntable]

Saw some tradies wearing hardhats while walking on the train tracks and my heart skipped a beat. Anyway enjoy some quick engy sketches (:

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[fusemelt]

absolutely horrific comic I made to just underline how horrendous his diet is

[fusemelt]

PART 2: ADDITIONAL WEAPON IDEAS / PERSONALITY PT2

I kind of intended him to be a jack-of-all-trades sort of guy, having a decent amount of knowledge in all sorts of trade jobs such as electrics, plumbing, construction, and even decorating, to an extent

Some other ideas i had for (mainly melee) weapons would be:

A crowbar, which has an added buff of being able to scale walls quicker

a literal plank of wood / steel bar

a drill, most likely a large SDS drill like this:

which could buff the health of installations at the cost of not being able to move them. Perhaps even giving buffs to the Engineer's sentries/teleporters?

BACKSTORY

Tradesman grew up as the youngest child in a very trade-oriented family, his mother being an electrician, his dad being a builder, and his two older brothers being a plumber and a roofer. Because of this, he ended up helping his family out a lot, and picked up a lot of different skills as a result.

A lot of people seem to have the prejudice that since he does more labour oriented jobs like building, that he isnt actually very smart, but in reality he's really smart, resourceful, and learns stuff really quickly, and managed to learn so much at just 21 years old. gifted kid ass behaviour

He ended up moving to the USA as part of a large construction company, which ended up being a front for a crime family, which is where Tradesman had to learn to be quick-thinking and somewhat ruthless, but luckily he never got into too much trouble, not with any opposition nor law enforcement. The company ended up being raided and shut down by cops a couple years later, which is where Tradesman found himself doing private jobs, and even had himself a van and a business. and then he met Mann. Co and we all know what happened next

PERSONALITY PART 2

As i mentioned earlier he owns a van, which while he keeps it in good condition, is constantly full of scrap wire, clutter, and so on. The passenger seat is practically invisible from all the stuff he's piled on it.

Later into his job as a mercenary he took advantage of the good pay and got himself a nice pickup truck for personal driving, which is actually somewhat clean surprisingly

In his spare time, he enjoys doing hobbies like model making, sculpting, pottery, woodcarving, anything thats hands-on or creative. (I had an idea that this would be the way he first became good friends with Sniper, bonding over woodcarving)

His music taste is well... narrow. Listens to UK Drill/Rap and that's about it.

as for his cooking skill.. it's okay... he can cook up some absolutely heavenly mashed potatoes, but he mainly sticks to easy recipes, and in his spare time (if he actually eats something proper instead of a snickers bar and a can of Bonk! stolen from Scout) he mainly sticks with stuff like cans of soup or dare i say beans on toast. or the most agonizingly dry and pitiful ham and cheese sandwiches which give Heavy a brain aneurysm to look at.

In terms of alcohol, he's not crazy about it but will definitely crack open a beer, relax on the common room sofa, and put on a Premier League game to watch. (still arguing with friends over what team he supports, in my opinion he's giving 'obnoxious Spurs fan who won't shut up about it' actually if you guys wanna suggest ideas on what teams he supports PLEASE go ahead)

Nicknames for Tradesman: Tradie, Sparky, Specs, Brexit Geezer

sorry for the long ramble if you made it this far THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! love and hugs and well timed random crits forever because you're awesome!!! this is my first time fleshing out a TF2 OC and i would be actually so happy if someone wanted to talk to me about Tradie/Tradesman

what better way to kick off this account with a tf2 10th class OC?

Meet the Tradesman / Tradie

A trade worker who did occasional jobs for Mann.co, installing lights, building extensions, and other things, who inadvertently got brought into the fight after a surprise attack on the RED base by BLU, while he was working on installing a new toilet. Mark Crestfield, in the base alone at that time, ended up trapping 4 of the assailants in the unfinished bathroom, duct-taping the door shut, and turning up the water pressure, leading to the pipes breaking and drowning everyone inside.

After this, he ended up being offered(coerced into) a job as a mercenary by Administrator, and he took it and became the Tradesman, installing all sorts of different offensive/defensive gadgets and devices such as sprinklers to render enemy Pyros useless, proximity alarms, and blast doors.

His main weapon is a nailgun, which deals quite a lot of continous bleed damage yet negligible base damage.

His secondary weapon is the Toolbag, which operates similar to Engineer's Construction/Destruction PDA, and allows him to quickly construct and store different installations.

His melee weapon is a massive Spirit Level, with a slow fire rate but can stack pretty good damage, and can be wedged between corridors and openings.

In terms of Tradesman as a person:

He's definitely from the UK (i was thinking either England or Scotland, not sure) as i slightly modeled him after the generic chav or roadman, mainly in hairstyle. He's not introverted or shy, but he isn't boisterious or energetic like Scout. He's mainly quite laid-back, gets along decently with everyone, and rarely gets into arguments, although will see his point until the END if he does get into one. prefers more relaxed hobbies and while doesn't mind sport, doesnt usually play any. probably decent at football (as in, football football, not american football) as a defender/goalie

Mainly gets along with Engineer, who acts as a sort of mentor to him, teaching him useful skills. They often spend a lot of time in his workshop, happily helping Engineer with whatever insane project he's up to. Also gets along well with Sniper, and spends a lot of time doing things such as trying out his sniper rifle, looking at whatever creatures Sniper manages to find out in the badlands, and more.

Gets on ...alright with Scout, they sometimes game together but the only thing they really have in common is a horrendous diet consisting of energy drinks, gas station snacks, and cheap candy.

The only one that can actually understand what Demo says when he's drunk and rambling in a heavy Scottish accent, mainly due to their shared heritage.

"Gang i swear i'm straight, straight as a ruler. Straight".

LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER

He's the sort of guy to go "no homo" and kiss his homies goodnight. Definitely has some internalised homophobia he needs to work out, because hes definitely into men.

part 2 with additional weapons coming soon?