I bet his legs look really funny under the camera In all seriousness I love the animation. The lighting is on point and I love how spy’s motion mimics the trailer - like how he turns his body and slowly paces around the room. Great job!
@@jesuis244 It really does actually. Spy's gameplay and personality is all about waiting for the opportune moment, using the least resources and effort to achieve the maximum effect - it makes sense. It's the same reason why Sniper seems rude in game, yet all his promotional stuff makes him out as this silent, badass professional. These two, these single two, are possibly the ONLY two who would make it in another merc group. Medic, Engi, Demoman and Heavy are all excellent and very smart. But Sniper and Spy alone hold the cards of professionalism. Engineer and heavy come close, mind you. In general, I'd argue those four are the truly "competent" ones. Medic is "competent" in the sense that he's very good at healing, but "incompetent" in that he doesn't ask your permission, nor that of your team and/or family, to experiment on you, and as such, tends to sour relationships between himself and other groups that aren't team fortress. Pyro gives into their instincts too easily, soldier is nuts, and scout is an egotistical moron.
"Disorder. The natural state of nature, is cheap to create, costly to overcome" never thought i would hear a hard ass line like that coming from tf2 spy
He comes across like the team leader, or the head cheerleader in a pep rally. It is also following Spy's portrayal in Expiration Date, where Spy is the one organizing the bucket lists for everyone else. I love it
It makes sense when you consider the other leadership options. Heavy lacks the charisma, Sniper hates everyone, Demoman is drunk, Engineer is busy, Medic is insane, Soldier is more insane, Pyro is most insane, and Scout is Scout.
@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth Pyro could canonically run Mann Co by himself, he would be a natural leader if he had something like Steven Hawkings chair, or maybe an etch-a-sketch
And then the pyro goes off by himself to run a company. I mean he is humble he didn't want to take the spot. And for heavy, he is lacking language too... hard to lead with no knowledge of english. Though he might be the one to call to action in a different way since he does appear as the main figure in MVM shorts.
@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth Ehhh Heavy has charisma, but it's dampened by his lack of eloquency with the english language; Spy in comparison is probably the best user of the english language out of the whole team, at least outside the technical terms of engineering, medicine, and vulgarities
In all fairness characters seem extra rude to us in the game because they spend most of the time swearing at the enemy team, even scout looks narcissistic in comparison, but expiration date remidns us that even him has a softer and well he does seek to get better. Or How heavy is far more stoic in the comics, or how the mercenaries are arguably more soft when miss pauling is around. We're playing them at their worst and or funniest depending on the context, o of course attitudes seem different in comparison. Edit: fixed weird sentence.
I’m guessing the reason why the mercs are nicer when miss Pauling is around is because they know she has connections to the administrator who’s like the single most powerful head in the game. So like if they were to bully her in some personal way she’d probably have them killed. But that’s just me.
0:33 That shot right there is Valve quality to me, such great movement on The Spy. Obviously this whole thing looks great, but that shot really stood out to me for some reason, I love this entire video.
I feel like I've seen this shot in the actual meet the spy. Although shots in meet the spy are usually much more close up, probably because of the low number of characters in the room. But here we have an entire team. The room looks massive.
This would be perfect if Spy's dialogue was inter-cut with scenes of him in action, killing other classes, sapping buildings and going undercover. Then at the end a Red Spy would come through the door, and the one giving the speech would turn Blu and cloak, with everyone having a moment of silence in shock, until yelling "A SPY!". Roll credits.
This is just me, but I can sort of see where there could be cuts of Spy making different moves and attacks intercut with the speech. At 0:35 after that line, it could cut to him looking through his disguise kit and choosing a merc to play as, transforming and looking around if someone saw him. at 1:08 he mentions weaknesses, and could cut to him killing different blu mercs by exposing whatever weaknesses, such as being more nimble than heavy and shooting him in several places, ending in the head. 1:16 he says disorder and it being costly, cut to Spy sapping and destroying an engie nest and some computers or whatever, and the last bit at the end can show the rest of the team securing a briefcase or point, but there is a sticky trap that they don't see. As the blu Demo is about to detonate it, the Spy backstabs him and saves his team, adding emphasis to his words of team work. Intercutting those scenes with the rest of the vid would show his talents as far as gameplay, and how he is an asset to the rest of the team. I wish I was an animator lol
That sounds absolutely amazing!!! And I think it would also go well with the narrative approach that Valve was looking for with Spy, Medic and Pyro. Good work!
Then at the end Red spy comes through the door, and it turns out the first one was actually a Blu Spy, who then cloaks and everyone yells "SPY!" Roll credits
At 1:09 he quotes a short passage from the book "Contre-insurrection: théorie et pratique", a military book which talks about civil wars. It's in chapter 1 on page 20 of my edition, and it reads in french "Le désorde, état naturel de la nature est beaucoup moins cher à créer qu'à combattre", which is exactly what he said. They went far with dialogue. You can check it on internet archive in english and it'll be there on page 21
This along with his pep talk in Expiration Date when he was about to help everyone with their dying wishes makes me think Spy is the team's leader, which is both really weird and really fitting.
I mean, realistically, who else would it be? Everyone else is either quantifiably stupid (Scout, Soldier), incomprehensible (Pyro), impossibly drunk (Demo), insanely irresponsible (Medic), or doesn't care to lead (Engine, Sniper, Heavy).
He is not a leader, he just thinks he knows more than anyone else, maybe he does, or maybe he just cares about them enough. Teamwork is teamwork, but all of them have been, for most of their lived life, bosses of themselves.
@@sir_redgrave.sdt86Heavy might have the presence, strength and stoicism of a leader, but I don't think he cares enough about the team to assume the leader role. He is the only merc to give every single one of his guns a name, which implies to me that he might be a bit antisocial and a loner, as he personifies his guns and interprets them as only companions he truly relies on and cares about. He also lacks other leader qualities as in charisma and ability to motivate the team when it hits rock bottom, as he isn't very talkative.
@@sir_redgrave.sdt86 Heavy has zero ability to motivate people. Most he could do is threaten his team into action, which isn't a good leadership strategy at all.
1:34 I did not expect spy out of anyone to casually drop that word lol Amazing animation, and amazing voicework by Dennis Bateman, I can't believe he still got it, the man is 63 and the Spy still sounds great!
The animation for spy's expressive movements is quite marvelous, he looks so determined. His speech here does remind me of his Expiration Date motivational speech a bit.
Not only is the voice acting on point. But the animation perfectly recreates the style of the meet the team videos with every movement. Nothing short of phenomenal.
I think this as a prequel to the whole Meet The Team shorts: The game is starting, Red Spy does his speech, then everyone is running away from the base starting to kill every BLU they encounter. While Red Scout is distracting one of the Heavys, Red Soldier is going to massacre the rest of the BLU team. Red Heavy does his "CRY SOME MORE" routine and Red Sniper is aiding everyone from high places, while Red Demoman attires the remaining enemy to a bomb trap. It's night, BLU Soldier is warned that a "RED SPY IS IN THE BASE?!" and rushesbto the Intel's Room, not knowing that Red Spy is already in the building, infiltrating and killing, and now ready to kill him and his other two comrades. Red Spy Retrieves the Intel but he is discovered, to his aid comes Red Pyro who start massacring the entirety of the BLU Team in his delirious hallucinating killing spree. Spy is saved but, BLUs send a Horde of Soldier Clones to retrieve the Intel. Everyone is wounded and ready to Die, until they are saved by Red Medic's Latest inventions, and Red Heavy destroys the BLU army in full Über. Mission is a success and while Red Medic is giving all his Teammates a fix, Engie is relaxing with his guns and guitar, taking away the last desperate and pathetic BLU assault.
I love this concept. It makes them seem like a team like spy said in the video and it shows that their skills are matched by their weaknesses which us why they all fan out and help each other. If this existed as a video it should literally be called meet the team because it's when they first come together and how they work well together.
This isn’t the first time Spy has made a rallying speech, he’s surprisingly a very vocal team player. Like it’s crazy because… on a surface level you would not expect him to be the team motivator, yet this is very in character for him. It’s just theses moments are usually undercut by a joke afterwards, Scout trolling him with the cards in expiration date and “Heavy” saving him and Miss Pauling from being tortured.
I have to imagine when he starts talking about disorder it was going to cut to the spy being spy and pretending to be the enemy then showing the effects once they suspect a spy is on the team
I watched this about 7 times and every time I get goosebumps from the cinematic quality of the scene. Music, movements, facial expressions... I love this version of a Spy who not only insults his team, but also appears in the light of a team leader, and actually CARES for them (Shork said the same words, but I wanted to repeat). By the way - huge thanks for animators, Dennis Bateman, Shork, sponsors, and TF2's developers. This game is AMAZING
Whilst I can see why it'd be cut from meet the spy, it is a crying shame this line was never used elsewhere. Thank you for bringing this into the world.
This is so awesome. Almost like being made by Valve themselves. Reminds me of the Expiration Date Spy speech scene, so I can see the writers of the short may got some inspiration from this original recording. The Meet The Spy short we have is better imo for the game's theme but it's nice we can see what Meet The Spy may look like before the change.
The OG Meet the Spy: That would be your mother! It could be you, it could be me, it could even- The Alternative version: Motivational Speech and never before seen charisma
This feels like it would have been part of a “Meet the Team” video. As in the entire team, showcasing gameplay focused not around any one class but rather how the different members of the team work together for a victory. (One example idea in my mind opens up with Soldier killing a Sniper to allow Medic and Heavy to uber behind Spy who is sapping an enemy sentry to clear a path for Scout and Pyro who grab the intel together. Pyro secures Scout’s escape by airblasting something, Scout is defended from pursuers first by Sniper, then a sticky trap from Demo, and finally Engie’s sentry nest. All this leads to a black screen and “Victory.)
That speech was awesome, makes me wonder if it can somehow fit into the original meet the spy, or this is a part of a very old meet the spy script. P.S: i can't see this to be the whole script of a scrapped meet the spy video, given how short it is. That being said, it's really nice being alive to witness such part of the game's history being unravlled and brought back to life, I can't imagine another possibility where the community isn't as passionate causing the game and its history fall into irrelevancy. Thank you Dennis Batmen for voice lines. Thanks shork for resurfacing this treasure into the public. And thank you altranade for polishing this gem and bring it back to life.
Don't forget that this is not confirmed to be the first version of Meet The Spy. I think that they made everyone say the same, and only one of them would be chosen to voice act Spy. That's why it was the first thing the Spy voice actor recorded.
Dang that sounds like it was done in one take! Very good recreation in SFM as well! I always found the meet the spy trailer more high quality than the other trailers!
I like how this is technically an animated look at what Spy is like in the comics. In game he tries not to engage with mercs and tends to be very rude. The closest we get to this is the Expiration Date animation where he tries gathering everyone for final wishes. However in the comics he opens up way more than that and his jabs become more friendly. He's the charisma of the team and this feels like a great look into what that would have looked like animated.
Out of all the SFMs I've seen (and believe me, I've been around the community for a long time), this has definitely come closest to the spirit of the originals produced from VALVe's house, lots of detail here. It really helps that Dennis Bateman is using a microphone that's really close to the original recordings, usually the VAs don't really give that polish when they're working with community members.
I knew they were holding spy back! The characters never got a chance to stretch his legs till now and that animation was top-notch! Reckon that's getting a replay
This is the definition of Team Fortress 2, the idea that they all have their strengths and weaknesses but together they will literally show Mother Nature what they're made of.
this would have been REALLY cool for a release trailer it makes it clear that every class has a unique talent, and their own weaknesses, and that you NEED to work as a team to bring it all together.
Ive been playing halloween maps since oct 1, and after weeks of playing i completed all of the main contracts for extra pumpkin crates. Merasmus was the final boss, and i beat that earlier. Id never seen this until just now, and im imagining that its an unlocked cutscene that was achieved by 'saving' halloween and tf2 in general by playing so much, and now... I have chills, and going to que up for regular matches on some classic maps like hydro or badwater. Gentle, synchronize your death watches...
Considering TF2, I have a feeling it was supposed to end with Spy's head getting blown off by Soldier suspecting him to be the Blu (or Red) spy before saying b*tch, while real enemy spy steals intel amidst the chaos. It feels more in-line with earlier meet the video this way (brief introduction of the class with a quick gag), and it makes sense that it got cut as later meet the videos became more narrative focused.
god you get the meet the spy splash screen with the intro music at the beginning, some clips displaying his weapons and tools, and you have a glorious piece of art meant for 2007 tf2
I really like this, but I think its more likely that this line is from an early script of Expiration Date. The motivational monologue is very reminiscent of when Spy was talking about everyones final wishes.
This speech goes so hard I decided immediately after watching this to preform this as a monologue for an upcoming school theatre assignment (hoping it goes well!)
Looking at this now kind of gives me a Cyclops and Wolverine type thing where there are moments where Spy acts like the leader of the team but we always see Heavy as the main focus.
the look and feel of the meet the team videos was captured PERFECTLY here my goodness. it’s uncanny how it feels like this video was with the rest of them the whole time, amazing work
Okay, original meet the Spy sets the gameplay mechanics and shows how badass he is. This, right here, builds a character and shows how wholesome he is. I would follow that man to the edge of the world
Its so nice to know that for the past 2 years the tf2 voice actors have been really active. They are so good but its a shamw that valve never did anything
This is straight up badass! Seriously, Spoy is my most favourite merc, and hearing mr. Bateman slaying the shit out of this role is music to my ears. Thank you.
![[SFM/HORROR] SERVERBLIGHT](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/4uhWJ3NAcOU/mqdefault.jpg)
I bet his legs look really funny under the camera
In all seriousness I love the animation. The lighting is on point and I love how spy’s motion mimics the trailer - like how he turns his body and slowly paces around the room. Great job!
lol
"The legs look fine actually!!!"
-Me, an animator who tries to avoid legs
His legs is too beautiful too be shown
jk jk
@@costumfangirlygirl but what about feet? 🐾
@@Y-LAT we do not talk about that
my theory is that Spy's Charisma is rarely used anywhere is because *most* of his (used) voice lines are related to being rude to everyone.
His charisma is so high because he's rationing it away from normal conversation so he can afford well done speeches.
@@GunSpyEnthusiastthat didn’t fit spy’s personality
@@jesuis244 It really does actually. Spy's gameplay and personality is all about waiting for the opportune moment, using the least resources and effort to achieve the maximum effect - it makes sense. It's the same reason why Sniper seems rude in game, yet all his promotional stuff makes him out as this silent, badass professional. These two, these single two, are possibly the ONLY two who would make it in another merc group. Medic, Engi, Demoman and Heavy are all excellent and very smart. But Sniper and Spy alone hold the cards of professionalism. Engineer and heavy come close, mind you. In general, I'd argue those four are the truly "competent" ones. Medic is "competent" in the sense that he's very good at healing, but "incompetent" in that he doesn't ask your permission, nor that of your team and/or family, to experiment on you, and as such, tends to sour relationships between himself and other groups that aren't team fortress. Pyro gives into their instincts too easily, soldier is nuts, and scout is an egotistical moron.
@@jesuis244 that's because his normal personality is displayed from how he acts.
You mean something like this is considered rude?
*"I have what you don't. A functioning liver, depth perception, AND A PULSE!"*
SFM creators after they get canon Spy saying b*tch:
*stonks*
The floodgates have opened wide
Whorehouses
Retardancy
source filmmaker creators when they take away “flame” and “ancy” from 1:03
*more stonks*
flame retardancy gonna be used a lot
"Disorder. The natural state of nature, is cheap to create, costly to overcome" never thought i would hear a hard ass line like that coming from tf2 spy
Hello
Keeping a mental note on as many hard lines as possible seem completely in character for spy
"He ran fast and died a virgin" belongs in a museum
Spy knows the principles of thermodynamics
I did
He comes across like the team leader, or the head cheerleader in a pep rally. It is also following Spy's portrayal in Expiration Date, where Spy is the one organizing the bucket lists for everyone else.
I love it
It makes sense when you consider the other leadership options. Heavy lacks the charisma, Sniper hates everyone, Demoman is drunk, Engineer is busy, Medic is insane, Soldier is more insane, Pyro is most insane, and Scout is Scout.
@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworthHave you seen scouts arms. I think he can lead. He buff as fuck
@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth Pyro could canonically run Mann Co by himself, he would be a natural leader if he had something like Steven Hawkings chair, or maybe an etch-a-sketch
And then the pyro goes off by himself to run a company.
I mean he is humble he didn't want to take the spot.
And for heavy, he is lacking language too... hard to lead with no knowledge of english. Though he might be the one to call to action in a different way since he does appear as the main figure in MVM shorts.
@@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth Ehhh Heavy has charisma, but it's dampened by his lack of eloquency with the english language; Spy in comparison is probably the best user of the english language out of the whole team, at least outside the technical terms of engineering, medicine, and vulgarities
Honestly still shocked how amazing the closeup shots look, you really hit it out of the park with this one altra!
the mann himself
ShorK out here finding shit Valve wouldn't share in a hundred years
still*
This video going to my memes😂😂😂
Hey it's the awesome guy himself Shork.
"Disorder is cheap to create and costly to overcome"
Goddamm what a line.
I'm keeping that quote for future use.
I loved when the Spy said "we're Team Fortress"
And then blue spy said "well we're team fortress two"
And then both teams fotresses all over tha place
"ze enemy may be a fortress of team Structure, but my goal here is to make us, a Team fortress too!
i mean Pauling did say that in the comics
In this Fortress, we are a Team! (2)
I love how Spy aggressively says " F l a m e R e t a r d a n c y " at Pyro
sfm creators gonna use that alot
Nobody likes the poor pyro
@@drungaodys5610 Engineer likes
For how easily Spy falls to fire he has to admit Pyros are very good at their jobs- and a good Pyro *doesn't* die by their own fires
In all fairness characters seem extra rude to us in the game because they spend most of the time swearing at the enemy team, even scout looks narcissistic in comparison, but expiration date remidns us that even him has a softer and well he does seek to get better.
Or How heavy is far more stoic in the comics, or how the mercenaries are arguably more soft when miss pauling is around.
We're playing them at their worst and or funniest depending on the context, o of course attitudes seem different in comparison.
Edit: fixed weird sentence.
Dynamic personality for the mercs has always been fun to think about since seeing meet the team and the comics, just so fleshed out and real
I’m guessing the reason why the mercs are nicer when miss Pauling is around is because they know she has connections to the administrator who’s like the single most powerful head in the game. So like if they were to bully her in some personal way she’d probably have them killed. But that’s just me.
@@Iraguyor maybe because she is in charge of supplying the weapons and giving them missions and also because she is always nice to the mercs.
@@Vex35exactly, why be mean to miss Pauling? She’s constantly covering for the mercs anywya
fix the random Os everywhere on this comment valve!!!
0:33 That shot right there is Valve quality to me, such great movement on The Spy. Obviously this whole thing looks great, but that shot really stood out to me for some reason, I love this entire video.
It’s too emotive to be valve style
I feel like I've seen this shot in the actual meet the spy.
Although shots in meet the spy are usually much more close up, probably because of the low number of characters in the room. But here we have an entire team. The room looks massive.
@@coachacola3755 I think it's just because this is the more upbeat version of Spy as opposed to the more serious Spy.
For real
This spy has already breached our defences
And our hearts.
You've seen what he's done to our colleagues!
@@mikepalmer1676*Sounds of Sniper dying*
And worst of all, he could be anyone of us!
He could be in this very room.
In what regard
Spy really first go as a "Gentlemen" to instantly "boss" of the whole crew
He is the "speech leader" while Heavy is the "fighting leader"
you can repeat it pal..... 👍
I love that Valve didin't discard this side of Spy completely since we saw a bit of this in Expiration Date.
This would be perfect if Spy's dialogue was inter-cut with scenes of him in action, killing other classes, sapping buildings and going undercover. Then at the end a Red Spy would come through the door, and the one giving the speech would turn Blu and cloak, with everyone having a moment of silence in shock, until yelling "A SPY!". Roll credits.
"And together, we are Team Fortress 2!"
This was so emotional, best part of the valve movie
"And you're dead!"
- Ms. Pauling
i didn’t know noelle holiday liked tf2
@@certifiedtomfool she's a true gamer
This is just me, but I can sort of see where there could be cuts of Spy making different moves and attacks intercut with the speech. At 0:35 after that line, it could cut to him looking through his disguise kit and choosing a merc to play as, transforming and looking around if someone saw him. at 1:08 he mentions weaknesses, and could cut to him killing different blu mercs by exposing whatever weaknesses, such as being more nimble than heavy and shooting him in several places, ending in the head. 1:16 he says disorder and it being costly, cut to Spy sapping and destroying an engie nest and some computers or whatever, and the last bit at the end can show the rest of the team securing a briefcase or point, but there is a sticky trap that they don't see. As the blu Demo is about to detonate it, the Spy backstabs him and saves his team, adding emphasis to his words of team work. Intercutting those scenes with the rest of the vid would show his talents as far as gameplay, and how he is an asset to the rest of the team. I wish I was an animator lol
That sounds absolutely amazing!!! And I think it would also go well with the narrative approach that Valve was looking for with Spy, Medic and Pyro. Good work!
It’s never too late to learn animation. Good ideas here
honestly sfm is probably a good start since I didnt think Id get anywhere but I found it wasnt _too_ painful to learn. just has limitations
I wish to see this animated to emphasize on not just spies kit but the idea of ‘team’
Then at the end Red spy comes through the door, and it turns out the first one was actually a Blu Spy, who then cloaks and everyone yells "SPY!" Roll credits
At 1:09 he quotes a short passage from the book "Contre-insurrection: théorie et pratique", a military book which talks about civil wars. It's in chapter 1 on page 20 of my edition, and it reads in french "Le désorde, état naturel de la nature est beaucoup moins cher à créer qu'à combattre", which is exactly what he said. They went far with dialogue. You can check it on internet archive in english and it'll be there on page 21
This along with his pep talk in Expiration Date when he was about to help everyone with their dying wishes makes me think Spy is the team's leader, which is both really weird and really fitting.
I mean, realistically, who else would it be? Everyone else is either quantifiably stupid (Scout, Soldier), incomprehensible (Pyro), impossibly drunk (Demo), insanely irresponsible (Medic), or doesn't care to lead (Engine, Sniper, Heavy).
He is not a leader, he just thinks he knows more than anyone else, maybe he does, or maybe he just cares about them enough. Teamwork is teamwork, but all of them have been, for most of their lived life, bosses of themselves.
@@trianglemoebius I think Heavy actually can lead, not on inspiring the team or giving pep talks but on the battlefield, like in the MvM trailer
@@sir_redgrave.sdt86Heavy might have the presence, strength and stoicism of a leader, but I don't think he cares enough about the team to assume the leader role.
He is the only merc to give every single one of his guns a name, which implies to me that he might be a bit antisocial and a loner, as he personifies his guns and interprets them as only companions he truly relies on and cares about. He also lacks other leader qualities as in charisma and ability to motivate the team when it hits rock bottom, as he isn't very talkative.
@@sir_redgrave.sdt86 Heavy has zero ability to motivate people. Most he could do is threaten his team into action, which isn't a good leadership strategy at all.
1:34 I did not expect spy out of anyone to casually drop that word lol
Amazing animation, and amazing voicework by Dennis Bateman, I can't believe he still got it, the man is 63 and the Spy still sounds great!
Where are ya man?
“And now he is here to ***k us”
He recorded this in 2007, ShorK reused the lines for the animation
He literally said "fuck" in the officially released video.
Maybe this comment refers to the character's communication style, not just a bad word. I was wrong then.
this speech is so cinematic it's feature-length movie material I love this
You can tell this man had a classical education, I would not have gotten half these references without one.
"Horror vacui!"
sorry, what references are you talking about? I would really love to get more information on this, if you don't mind sharing!
this is more fitting for expiration date
The animation for spy's expressive movements is quite marvelous, he looks so determined.
His speech here does remind me of his Expiration Date motivational speech a bit.
Not only is the voice acting on point. But the animation perfectly recreates the style of the meet the team videos with every movement. Nothing short of phenomenal.
It was recorded when the bulk of the Spy lines were recorded pre-2010. Prime Spy right here.
Spy's speech is really inspirational. It's crazy how this is the "Meet the Spy" that we almost got but didn't get, but it is really amazing.
I think this as a prequel to the whole Meet The Team shorts: The game is starting, Red Spy does his speech, then everyone is running away from the base starting to kill every BLU they encounter.
While Red Scout is distracting one of the Heavys, Red Soldier is going to massacre the rest of the BLU team.
Red Heavy does his "CRY SOME MORE" routine and Red Sniper is aiding everyone from high places, while Red Demoman attires the remaining enemy to a bomb trap.
It's night, BLU Soldier is warned that a "RED SPY IS IN THE BASE?!" and rushesbto the Intel's Room, not knowing that Red Spy is already in the building, infiltrating and killing, and now ready to kill him and his other two comrades.
Red Spy Retrieves the Intel but he is discovered, to his aid comes Red Pyro who start massacring the entirety of the BLU Team in his delirious hallucinating killing spree.
Spy is saved but, BLUs send a Horde of Soldier Clones to retrieve the Intel.
Everyone is wounded and ready to Die, until they are saved by Red Medic's Latest inventions, and Red Heavy destroys the BLU army in full Über.
Mission is a success and while Red Medic is giving all his Teammates a fix, Engie is relaxing with his guns and guitar, taking away the last desperate and pathetic BLU assault.
I love this concept. It makes them seem like a team like spy said in the video and it shows that their skills are matched by their weaknesses which us why they all fan out and help each other.
If this existed as a video it should literally be called meet the team because it's when they first come together and how they work well together.
@@themememaster7844 Thank you, i really appreciate your comment
This is an amazing idea, tying everything together. Well done!
@@starplane1239 Thank you!
BEHOLD:
THE TF2 CINEMATIC UNIVERSE
Amazing work! They really should have used this somewhere, it is such a great speech
This could have worked for like a update
gentlemen, synchronize your death watches
This sounds like something that would've been in Expiration Date rather than Meet The Spy.
Meet the Spy: Orginally Spy had a disguise and tricks. And he gots Intelligence briefcase clearly.
Real Spy: "Well. Off to visit your mother!"
*Watch and learn*
The four elements of TF2: Physical Strength, Bullet Velocity , Explosion Splash and Flame Retardantsy.
This isn’t the first time Spy has made a rallying speech, he’s surprisingly a very vocal team player. Like it’s crazy because… on a surface level you would not expect him to be the team motivator, yet this is very in character for him.
It’s just theses moments are usually undercut by a joke afterwards, Scout trolling him with the cards in expiration date and “Heavy” saving him and Miss Pauling from being tortured.
TECHNICALLY, this IS the first time Spy has made a rallying speech. Since this is one of the earliest voice recordings Dennis Bateman did.
;)
This sounds more similar to spy's monologue in the Expiration date short rather than meet the spy, amazing work on the animation!
If Valve didn't drop the ball on the TF2 show, this monologue alone could've easily made it Adult Swim's flagship show
I have to imagine when he starts talking about disorder it was going to cut to the spy being spy and pretending to be the enemy then showing the effects once they suspect a spy is on the team
I watched this about 7 times and every time I get goosebumps from the cinematic quality of the scene. Music, movements, facial expressions... I love this version of a Spy who not only insults his team, but also appears in the light of a team leader, and actually CARES for them (Shork said the same words, but I wanted to repeat). By the way - huge thanks for animators, Dennis Bateman, Shork, sponsors, and TF2's developers. This game is AMAZING
Whilst I can see why it'd be cut from meet the spy, it is a crying shame this line was never used elsewhere. Thank you for bringing this into the world.
This sounds like the Spy's monologue from expiration date.
It probably inspired the monologue in the first place
Spy: "Bitch"
(Spy disguises as dog)
*SPY'S THEME BASE DROP*
It just plays the disguse sound with a Woof
Lol, that would have been brilliant.
suprise buttseck
This is so awesome. Almost like being made by Valve themselves. Reminds me of the Expiration Date Spy speech scene, so I can see the writers of the short may got some inspiration from this original recording. The Meet The Spy short we have is better imo for the game's theme but it's nice we can see what Meet The Spy may look like before the change.
This is actually incredible with what you guys came up with
The OG Meet the Spy: That would be your mother! It could be you, it could be me, it could even-
The Alternative version: Motivational Speech and never before seen charisma
If you remember how Spy acted in Expiration Date, this is pretty in character
This feels like it would have been part of a “Meet the Team” video. As in the entire team, showcasing gameplay focused not around any one class but rather how the different members of the team work together for a victory. (One example idea in my mind opens up with Soldier killing a Sniper to allow Medic and Heavy to uber behind Spy who is sapping an enemy sentry to clear a path for Scout and Pyro who grab the intel together. Pyro secures Scout’s escape by airblasting something, Scout is defended from pursuers first by Sniper, then a sticky trap from Demo, and finally Engie’s sentry nest. All this leads to a black screen and “Victory.)
"The natural state of nature"
The floor is made out of floor.
I never thought i'd never hear dennis say "bitch" in spy's voice, amazing animation as always!
That speech was awesome, makes me wonder if it can somehow fit into the original meet the spy, or this is a part of a very old meet the spy script.
P.S: i can't see this to be the whole script of a scrapped meet the spy video, given how short it is.
That being said, it's really nice being alive to witness such part of the game's history being unravlled and brought back to life, I can't imagine another possibility where the community isn't as passionate causing the game and its history fall into irrelevancy.
Thank you Dennis Batmen for voice lines.
Thanks shork for resurfacing this treasure into the public.
And thank you altranade for polishing this gem and bring it back to life.
Don't forget that this is not confirmed to be the first version of Meet The Spy. I think that they made everyone say the same, and only one of them would be chosen to voice act Spy. That's why it was the first thing the Spy voice actor recorded.
spy's first day on the job before realizing he's in a team full of idiots and psychopaths
Now that is so interesting. This is the first time I’ve heard of Meet The Spy’s original intended script and it was nice to see it animated.
1:29
*shotgun shot *
" what, it was obvious! "
Dang that sounds like it was done in one take! Very good recreation in SFM as well! I always found the meet the spy trailer more high quality than the other trailers!
I like how this is technically an animated look at what Spy is like in the comics. In game he tries not to engage with mercs and tends to be very rude. The closest we get to this is the Expiration Date animation where he tries gathering everyone for final wishes. However in the comics he opens up way more than that and his jabs become more friendly. He's the charisma of the team and this feels like a great look into what that would have looked like animated.
Out of all the SFMs I've seen (and believe me, I've been around the community for a long time), this has definitely come closest to the spirit of the originals produced from VALVe's house, lots of detail here. It really helps that Dennis Bateman is using a microphone that's really close to the original recordings, usually the VAs don't really give that polish when they're working with community members.
I knew they were holding spy back! The characters never got a chance to stretch his legs till now and that animation was top-notch! Reckon that's getting a replay
This is the definition of Team Fortress 2, the idea that they all have their strengths and weaknesses but together they will literally show Mother Nature what they're made of.
This feels more like a replacement of the expiration date speech he gave during the bucket scene. Perhaps this speech was inspiration for that speech
When you realise that spy has more charisma than we will ever have
This kinda sounds like it could be an early version of the little speech he had in expiration date
lil bro medic be lookin like a soldier right there 💀
And this adds to the long list of why I love Spy.
this would have been REALLY cool for a release trailer
it makes it clear that every class has a unique talent, and their own weaknesses, and that you NEED to work as a team to bring it all together.
this is... poetic... i needed this on my life... i thank YOU for sharing this with the internet ❤️
This looked as if Valve gave us a new animation. Much love to your work!
I saw this on twitter a few days ago and this animation really impressed me! I really love how its so smooth and cinematic. :)
Love it when spy says “We really are, a team fortress 2”
we live in a 2fort..................
1:35 “BEECH”
Ive been playing halloween maps since oct 1, and after weeks of playing i completed all of the main contracts for extra pumpkin crates. Merasmus was the final boss, and i beat that earlier. Id never seen this until just now, and im imagining that its an unlocked cutscene that was achieved by 'saving' halloween and tf2 in general by playing so much, and now... I have chills, and going to que up for regular matches on some classic maps like hydro or badwater. Gentle, synchronize your death watches...
Considering TF2, I have a feeling it was supposed to end with Spy's head getting blown off by Soldier suspecting him to be the Blu (or Red) spy before saying b*tch, while real enemy spy steals intel amidst the chaos. It feels more in-line with earlier meet the video this way (brief introduction of the class with a quick gag), and it makes sense that it got cut as later meet the videos became more narrative focused.
1:34 spy says "bitch"
funi
I feel like this is an original draft version of Spy’s inspiring speech before he begins on every man’s final wish in Expiration Date.
I honestly can see Spy being the team leader
Especially considering he’s supposed to understand both the enemy and his teammates well enough to act and disguise as them
This feels more like a speech for Expiration Date than for Meet the Spy. It's still cool.
sounded like he's suppose to be the group leader
god you get the meet the spy splash screen with the intro music at the beginning, some clips displaying his weapons and tools, and you have a glorious piece of art meant for 2007 tf2
Brother they would have peaked if they added this and THEN the actual ending of meet the spy, with all the dead bodies on the floor.
I really like this, but I think its more likely that this line is from an early script of Expiration Date. The motivational monologue is very reminiscent of when Spy was talking about everyones final wishes.
The clock is ticking gentlemen. Let’s begin,
This speech goes so hard I decided immediately after watching this to preform this as a monologue for an upcoming school theatre assignment (hoping it goes well!)
Looking at this now kind of gives me a Cyclops and Wolverine type thing where there are moments where Spy acts like the leader of the team but we always see Heavy as the main focus.
feels to me more like a cut version of spy's speech from expiration date
More like the expiration date speech was inspired by this one.
I'm really glad they Found a Lost Spy voice line for 'Meet the Spy'.
Great job on Animating this!
Good Lord... how in the earth this badass never on meet the spy? Come on Valve.
That flame retardancy point felt really personal towards the pyro.
"Spy among us, genttlemen"
To be absolutely honest: this would be PERFECT as a Prologue for the Meet the Spy we actually got! The two mesh so together!
the look and feel of the meet the team videos was captured PERFECTLY here my goodness. it’s uncanny how it feels like this video was with the rest of them the whole time, amazing work
Okay, original meet the Spy sets the gameplay mechanics and shows how badass he is. This, right here, builds a character and shows how wholesome he is. I would follow that man to the edge of the world
damn this script though
in the absence of that gif (you know the one) emojis will have to suffice.
🔥🔥🔥🔥✍🔥
I always get so mad that the adult swim show never came out.
Its so nice to know that for the past 2 years the tf2 voice actors have been really active. They are so good but its a shamw that valve never did anything
this is pretty interesting and quite different vibe altogether.
0:57 Spy in smash bros?!?1!?1
This is straight up badass!
Seriously, Spoy is my most favourite merc, and hearing mr. Bateman slaying the shit out of this role is music to my ears. Thank you.
God damn, Spy has spent his whole existence being a charismatic speaker for the team. Awesome.
Bro this is so good!
This should have been used in an official short film it is so good, also fucking hilarious as TF2 always is
"We, gentlemen, are Team Fortress 2."
this legit goes so hard wtf