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[–]Respondir 292 points293 points ago

I like the cosplay, but that's a real nice title.
Nice title, OP.

[–]joeb_360[S] 49 points50 points ago

Much obliged partner

[–]killjoy1221 22 points23 points ago

Soldier, why do you sound like Engineer?

gasp!

That Soldier is a spy!

[–]jamarcus92 18 points19 points ago

But... Spies don't sound like Engies! What's going on then!?

[–]Shadzta 2 points3 points ago

I read this in the Soldier voice...D:

[–]MrDragonlordwizard 1 point2 points ago

That soldier is an engineer! Wait what?

[–]Gary_the_Goatfucker 5 points6 points ago

He WAS an engineer. Long before the war he was a small time mechanic with a knack for military vehicles.

When WWII started, he was drafted into a military vehicle repair shop in France. One day, his base was attacked. It was a brutal and unexpected attack by the Germans, many men were killed too quickly to react.

The young engineer, quick on his feet, leaped into the jeep he was working on and started evacuating his allies. On his third trip, the jeep was shot with a rocket and he was launched out of the vehicle. The first thing he saw was shovel used to dig trenches.

The second was the German soldier reloading his rockets.

The engineer leapt to his feet, and with a maniacal scream he ran forward and struck the shocked German in the head with the bladed edge of the shovel, instantly caving in his skull.

Adrenaline was pumping through his veins. Sweat dropped down his face and blood covered the serrated edge of the shovel.

He had never felt more alive.

He grabbed the launcher and four rockets. He ran out of the forest to see a panzer tank firing at fleeing jeeps and troops. He drew the launcher to his shoulder and - with an ear to ear grin on his face - fired it straightens true, directly into the gun-slot on the metal monster. The explosion sent shocks through his body, launching him back a good 15 feet through the air.

Mustering himself, he rose and began running towards the fleeing convoy. He held the launcher in his left hand and the trusty shovel in his right. He had fired two more rockets into large masses of German troops while using the shovel to cleave open the heads of any stragglers.

He ran with all his might, although it just didn't seem like it would be enough. Just as the last vehicle was leaving the battlefield; he tripped. In the moment of sheer panic he had accidentally pulled the trigger on the launcher while aiming straight down. He instantly realized his mistake and feared he would die on the spot, but his heavy-duty steel "Man-Tread" boots managed to absorb the explosion; and launched him clear into the sky. For that moment, this sad and lonely engineer knew what it truly felt like to be a bird and soar through the air without a care in the world.

He landed in a pile if old bandages and was picked up by the passing jeep.

After the nightmare had ended, he was called to the colonel's tent. Once inside, he was given a medal for his heroism and offered a place serving as a frontline soldier.

He gladly took the offer, hungry for more combat. He needed to fight more. It was the only thing he could think about. He dreamt a put the sensation of blade cutting into flesh.

Every moment spent out of combat was a little slice of hell for the soldier. His place was in the thick of combat; and that was - he felt - the only place he truly belonged.

He rose in the ranks at a startling speed, reaching sergeant in only a matter of months. He became the leader if a squad of highly trained Shock Troopers. Him and his squad were the most effective fighters in the war, racking up more than 600 kills in the course of merely 5 months.

But one day tragedy befell his squad. They were overrun by German soldiers wielding horrific machines that seemed to bring the dead back to life. After twenty long and brutal hours of fighting he had lost every friend he ever truly had. In a state of all consuming rage he fought through the hoards of German beasts, cutting them down like the dogs they were. He was victorious against the kraut menace, but at such a terrible cost.

He was found severely wounded by a scouting party. They returned him to the base where he was pinned with a sorts of shiny medals and badges; items that told men of a lesser stature to fear his might. Instead of being returned to combat, he was brought to give speeches and to teach and be a god-damned politician. The severe trauma of the whole event had left him clinging madly to the only thing he ever had reason to believed in, the only thing that ever had brought him happiness; valor, strength, rank and killing. Late one night, he escaped his sorry bunk, retrieved his since-retired gear and set out in his great quest to kill every German sonuva' bitch that he laid his sight on.

[–]Shadzta 0 points1 point ago

Well you can naturally read it in ANY voice..

[–]MaximusLeonis 5 points6 points ago

I disagree. It's just a picture of a guy in a cheap blue suit with a paper mask on. Anybody can put that costume together.

[–]Jacob7770 13 points14 points ago

hey resp

[–]Respondir 15 points16 points ago

Hi Jacob.
It's been a while, hows TLAMinecraft going?

[–]AlooGobi 24 points25 points ago

THIS IS NOT THE TIME NOR THE PLACE. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU

[–]il_vekkio 2 points3 points ago

This made me laugh wayyyy too fucking hard

[–]ZachE1996 -2 points-1 points ago

Is Respondir some Spanish word?

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[–]Respondir 4 points5 points ago

I'm aware... which is why I said it was a nice title. Did you reply to the wrong person?

[–]Mowshee 1 point2 points ago

I thought it was sarcasm.. Well now this is awkward.

[–]Respondir 2 points3 points ago

Oh. I suppose it is...
Why'd you get downvoted though?

[–]Mowshee 18 points19 points ago

Because you can't make mistakes on reddit.

[–]Tankbox 45 points46 points ago

To a none TF2 player, can this please be explained?
I understand spies can assume classes on the other team, but where is that referenced in this picture?

EDIT: Never mind, I was under the impression that there was some subtle difference between the character models that hinted that a certain model was a spy as opposed to a legitimate red soldier. But I think the title is just being creative. My bad.

[–]psyEDk 10 points11 points ago

don't worry, it took me a bit too

[–]atomis 25 points26 points ago

The default load out does scream spy... if I was a Pyro I rate this 10/10 would check.

[–]spinFX 14 points15 points ago

Except you get the load out of who you are disguising as.

[–]SoloWing1 7 points8 points ago

Unless Nobody on your team is using that class. Then it goes with Default.

Also why would the spy be disguised as soldier? The slower run speed is not good for backstabs.

[–]Gorefest -4 points-3 points ago

I'm pretty sure the spy doesn't take on the speed of whoever he disguises as. That's why you see really slow scouts and really fast heavy spies.

[–]energyturtle12 14 points15 points ago

If the move speed of the disguise is different than the spy's default, the disguised spy moves at the slower speed. You don't see fast heavies, but you do see slow scoots.

[–]Gorefest 5 points6 points ago

Oh really? Guess I should play more often then.

[–]beauFORTRESS 2 points3 points ago

when in doubt

[–]colossus16 1 point2 points ago

Disguise as a heavy and decloak while moving. You'll notice it.

[–]killjoy1221 0 points1 point ago

I play as scout and I am really slow when I start out. Why? I have the baby-face blaster.

[–]konatals 2 points3 points ago

The only buff the Scout Disguise has ever gotten.

[–]fiplefip 0 points1 point ago

You are wrong.

[–]Mutsu01 4 points5 points ago

A lot of comp players use the default paired with either a buff banner or a shotty. The shotty is a very viable choice due to the small amount of rockets in the clip. It'll give you a real upper hand against pyros or other soldiers.

/r/truetf2

[–]Ttobbattam 1 point2 points ago

But he doesn't have a hat.

/r/truetruetf2

[–]Emonroe 0 points1 point ago

Just check everyone, much easier.

[–]vw209 0 points1 point ago

Although, the default RL is pretty common.

[–]Realstrongguy 0 points1 point ago

It does appear that he is holding an invisible knife in his left hand. Maybe coincidence, but that could also be seen as a very clever touch.

[–]Neelpos 5 points6 points ago

Since I don't see any replies confirming or explaining I'll just tell you, the disguise kit for the spy changes your model entirely for the other team so you're entirely indistinguishable, whereas if we were all on BLU team (and this was real) we'd see a gentleman in a blue suit, wearing a balaclava and a little mask with a picture of a RED soldier's face on it.

[–]Xeeke 16 points17 points ago

"But he's red and he's a so.. OOOHHHH!"

[–]Sweetrolls 20 points21 points ago

Soldier's a terrible disguise. 2nd slowest class, makes it very hard to get backstabs.

[–]Salmontaxi 15 points16 points ago

And pyros check you for not rocket jumping.

[–]Sweetrolls 31 points32 points ago

I main Pyro and I don't need a reason to shoot a gout of fire towards any 'teammates' coming my way.

[–]moswald 11 points12 points ago

You're doing it right.

[–]pj1843 1 point2 points ago

Rule one to being a good spy, run backwards

[–]IcedJack 2 points3 points ago

The downfall of the YER

[–]zeegermintz 61 points62 points ago

I see what you did there. +1

[–]plzdonthackme 24 points25 points ago

Cosplay without boobs? Heresy!

[–]EsteemedGentleman 6 points7 points ago

It's BLU dammit.

[–]joeb_360[S] 3 points4 points ago

Ah fuck I forgot

[–]Zulor 5 points6 points ago

Thats pretty much as close as you can get to being a humanised Soldier from Team Fortress 2, whoever made the costume must have put a lot of effort into it.

[–]flyvehest 79 points80 points ago

[–]Wulftastic 21 points22 points ago

I think almost everyone on /r/gaming understands that reference...

[–]Gamemaster812 11 points12 points ago

It was captian obvious...

[–]Mowshee 2 points3 points ago

The joke is the spy can turn into the opposing side's class.

[–]Flubbytyre 3 points4 points ago

At first, in a moment of blatant stupidity, I downvoted. "Stupid OP! That's obviously a red -- Ohhhhh.... I feel stupid now..." Upvote

[–]Oxide_the_grat 2 points3 points ago

Old picture is old

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[–]danmo_96 2 points3 points ago

Wait, they made a TF2-related video??? How did I not know about this?

[–]MonthofMarch 5 points6 points ago

[–]danmo_96 0 points1 point ago

Okay, yeah, I'm an idiot, completely forgot about that one.... Thanks, though!

[–]joeb_360[S] 3 points4 points ago

Nope, sorry man. They were not involved in the making of this post. If they did something similar that's cool, but my "inspiration" was just tf2 itself.

But I have seen some of their videos and I think they're very creative.

Conclusion: Taken from Valve. I love their games.

[–]Kicker36 2 points3 points ago

No it's not

[–]Nomlin 1 point2 points ago

This soldier never appeared in their live action TF2 video I don't think

[–]AntiLuke 1 point2 points ago

There was a soldier, but he looked more like he was from Team Fortress Classic. I love their videos but their costuming isn't as good as this guys.

[–]McSpaziante 2 points3 points ago

Pro-tip: A clever title does not make this any less of a repost, bro.

[–]McSpaziante 1 point2 points ago

Though, you do get an upvote anyways for making me giggle a little.

[–]ChronicBoom22 0 points1 point ago

Everyone in TF2 is spy

[–]Shadowcrow01 0 points1 point ago

I see what you did there...

[–]Qwertysdo 0 points1 point ago

BLU* ;)

[–]Noturordinaryguy 0 points1 point ago

well played, OP

[–]NinjaBengo 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else know you can disguise as people on your team? Friend disguised as me (Sniper) and stood arouns waiting to get focused on bu the enemy Sniper, while I stood on the opposite side hiding until I was clear to shoot [2Fort]

[–]joeb_360[S] -1 points0 points ago

Press minus when you have your cigarettes out

[–]NotJarred 0 points1 point ago

man, he did a nice job on the mask, how can he even see through that thing? it looks as close to the real deal as you get!

[–]Spagett_spookedya 0 points1 point ago

What you did there, I see it.

[–]misterknife 0 points1 point ago

Clearly the spy is cloaked behind Soldier.

[–]SuperBlastex 0 points1 point ago

Ha!

[–]GlassesMcMegane 0 points1 point ago

There's a spy in our midst, men!

[–]Norelico 0 points1 point ago

This was a Redditor in the picture, and same person who posted it. So repost.

[–]TheOnlySodo 0 points1 point ago

You can't have the intelligence while disguised, silly spy!

[–]spades21 0 points1 point ago

I see what you did there

[–]Thorse -5 points-4 points ago

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

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Saw a Soldier costume and reminded me of this picture 3coms 13pts 7mos gaming
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[–]WEASEL_DEVOURER 13 points14 points ago

OP said spy, these say solider. The joke is it is a spy disguised as a solider.

[–]Dsch1ngh1s_Khan 10 points11 points ago

Or the blue spy is cloaked.

[–]WEASEL_DEVOURER 12 points13 points ago

.......OH SHIT.

[–]K4ge -2 points-1 points ago

Or a spy invisible behind the soldier

[–]mysheettz890 0 points1 point ago

Do you spend more time bitching about posts on /r/gaming than you do actually reading the posts?

[–]CrzyFooL67 0 points1 point ago

Wow, it took me way too long to figure that out...