One of the best animations I’ve ever seen, I like to think about how it might fit in the TF2 universe too. Maybe Gunn is Saxton Hale’s distant British cousin and he’s sending the Mercs to show him some Australian love, or maybe he’s spy’s rival and getting the Vulkanite is literally just a game for him.
if i had a nickel for every time i saw someone use one of my barbie edits i made as an avatar, i'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. i do love that latter theory though; he would definitely be british and that's all the reason spy would need to be his rival
Who would win: A sophisticated spy that has professional training in weaponry, hand-to-hand combat and has taken down a villan super power by himself. Vs. A bunch of bad bois.
@@Smile-wd6rz actually they aren't the best mercs in the world, more sane people have done way better than them, they are just outcasts, except for really engie and spy you could easily take down scout with just a focus and skill
I believe its the best entry ever been given on Saxxy yet. There, you can see tons of new models, additional content, and work on environment (which is outstanding). This is literally looking so well, that i had a feeling of watching SFM made by valve. Respect to you guys, there's no doubt that you're visiting Valve HQ this year.
What? Do you not understand the reference? It's from the movie series "Austin Powers." "Sharks with fricking laser beams attached to their head." was a joke in them. smh.
I know but I'm refering to one time where there was a Q and A at one of the Minecons. Three was this kid who asked if they were going to add sharks with lasers in the new update.
It keeps the simplistic design of the character in mind like when he got outa hit sub suit and it showed him pull his glove this turned out amazing I think valve should hire u
I just gotta say three things. First: Medic must adopt that Doberman. Second: My jaw just hit the floor. Third: That's totally Spy's brother from USA/England/Australia.
Easter Eggs: 9 of the jukebox songs forshadow what is to come whilst the other three are names of the Team Fortress Soundtrack. 1:27 Reference to jaws through poster. 2:51 Scientist operating laser shark has Rick hairstyle. 2:55 Reference to Odd Job with weaponised hats. 2:57 Meating Room pun. 3:03 Fired written on the bucket. 3:06 Clocks have the Teufort time. 3:15 Another Odd Job reference. 3:34 Name of the boss is Mr. V (Possibly Vulkan/Vulkanite. 3:49 Reference to film studios and logos. 4:59 There is also possibly something more with the clocks but I wasn't bothered to check when you see them in the testing rooms and the main office.
3:53 - 4:00 I had to watch that part like 5 times because that was so goddamn smooth. Also glad to see the doggo got out okay, thats really all that matters.
My god, this is like A tier, big studio animation.The lighting, the camera-work, the ambience! Awesome. Huge kudos to everyone involved in this project
Also, his Revolver isn't meant for assassinations, but more for picking off wounded targets. Besides, silencers in TF2 would be pretty useless, take the Hitman's Heatmaker for instance, it got a silencer on it and it still makes plenty of noise.
An alternate account Well, he is more of an assassin than a spy, if Agent Gunn can sneak to the office unnoticed, the spy can kill everyone there unnoticed.
RØß TM actually, if you look closely, the window is slanted, yet the merks reflect as if the window was vertical. So it was obviously done with some kind of postprocessing. Most likely the scene was rendered from another angle and put in in some third party software.
Is no one going to talk about the swimming in the first minute? The sheer fluidity and natural-ness of it stood out to me because I really wasn't expecting that from an SFM video.
Aw RED why did ya beat him? It's funny how we see completely new characters then these guys show up and take everything, the agent looks sad in the end :(
If I could vote on this more than once, I'd do it faster than a spy stealing a brief ca- oh wait Anyways, excellent use of original models, maps, animation and story telling! I would be *very* angry and disappointed if this didn't get awarded the best overalls a man (or woman) could wear!
This us OUTSTANDING! The new models, the action, the idea of the story kinda, it looks like something from valve! And most of all! It looks like its own game! Within tf2! When tf2 does die eventually (yes all games die) this would make a great tf3
This is still to date the best entry for saxxy, 100%. Tons of insanely talented people behind this. From the models, to the music, to the animation, to the sound design. All phenomenal.
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4:45
Agent Gunn used a high-tech submarine, diving equipment, and a wetsuit, meanwhile the mercs just rented the cheapest dingy they could find.
It works
Work smarter, not harder.
Lore accurate.
I like how the ending implies RED was just waiting for him to get the briefcase so they wouldn't have a hard job.
That’s something they would do
Nah. RED just got there and the facility was already blown up. I think none of them would wait.
I think they were his extraction team… 😗
yeah they *WERE*
yeah they *WERE*
1:22 I like how the henchman doesn't even freak out over the flashbang, he just sighs like he's used to it at this point
I was thinking the same thing
Are they coming back or did they leave?
Well they only got knocked out but they died in the explosion
He was upset that the Flashbang ruined his game, he had a good flush
Demo was about to bury him in that soup can
Mr. Lastname OH THEY'RE GONNA BURY WHAT'S LEFT OF YA IN A SOUP CAN!
He beat him so hard he had a twitch
Bowen Chen IM GONNA BE ALL OVER YA LIKE SHINGLES
At least he didnt stick it up his ass
Oh, they'll have to glue him back together... IN HELL
Australium... The only reason the mercs get involved in anything.
I mean, they're not the ones who want the australium tho. They're only in it for the money.
@@shortbean0 But they're still the guys hired for the job.
Its not australium read the name of the video again
yes
@@cndvdxyhjblbilg if you look, Vulkanite is the name of the rocket
The fact that they trawled on up in a rental boat is the best thing and very "them." Nice touch.
kinda feel bad for him
This looks like something straight out of "The Incredibles".
Both are set in 60s after all :)
Matheus I know right
I thought the same thing
Or 007
It's like the Incredibles, 007, TF2, and metal gear solid all rolled up into one.
4:06 subtle "Meet the Demoman" reference.
1:37 a meet the sandwich reference with how the camera is positioned
no way. There is so much genius subtly to this whole thing it's unreal.
Even the music omfg no way dude
I just LOVE the subtle Pulp Fiction reference with the golden glow in the suitcase without actually showing us what's in there
TBH thats what a lot of movies do when they have an *Important briefcase*
It's not subtle
Let's be real, its Australium
JackofAllSpadess Or just some "important" paperwork
Its a sandvich
One of the best animations I’ve ever seen, I like to think about how it might fit in the TF2 universe too. Maybe Gunn is Saxton Hale’s distant British cousin and he’s sending the Mercs to show him some Australian love, or maybe he’s spy’s rival and getting the Vulkanite is literally just a game for him.
Nice way of putting it!
Then why did they beat him up? Seems like a stupid move *if* he is saxton hale's cousin since that man is not human
@@cherriemaesicad8830obviously because that’s how Saxon shows his love :)
@@qaday123 so saxton hates his metaphorical cousin?
if i had a nickel for every time i saw someone use one of my barbie edits i made as an avatar, i'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice. i do love that latter theory though; he would definitely be british and that's all the reason spy would need to be his rival
Who else couldn't stop smiling when they saw the TF2 guys
Me
Our favorite menagerie of bastards.
me
I KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN. XD
I was actually sad
Who would win:
A sophisticated spy that has professional training in weaponry, hand-to-hand combat and has taken down a villan super power by himself.
Vs.
A bunch of bad bois.
Well, the bad bois are 9 guys and the best mercenaries in the world, all of them combined they have all the abilities of agent gunn.
69e comment.
Lucky bastard ;)
@Kapatin Yeah, but watching spy stand still every 9 seconds to recharge is Cloak N' Dagger wouldn't be half as funny
@@Smile-wd6rz actually they aren't the best mercs in the world, more sane people have done way better than them, they are just outcasts, except for really engie and spy
you could easily take down scout with just a focus and skill
@@jockeyfield1954 didn't miss Pauling once say they were hired because they were "the best of the best"?
I thought I was watching a Pixar short for a second
No Ames left is actually working for Pixar
I really thinked that in the 1:22
SmittyManJensen ME TOO
This is what happens in the Incredibles universe away from the sphere of supers
SmittyManJensen i a was thinking of the incredibles thanks to the quality of the cinematics.
I love how RED waited for the spy to complete his mission and then take the briefcase. Work smarter, not harder.😂
@@bluelightstudios6191 Their skill level is the reason why they act the way they do. They’re cheap mercs working for some random company.😂
Damn they could make this into a netflix series if they wanted to.
to waste 20 dollars, no way
@@claudiaantoiovega3107 to waste time to your commentary, no way.
It forever pains me that the tf2 adult swim tv series got canned due to the price to produce
I believe its the best entry ever been given on Saxxy yet. There, you can see tons of new models, additional content, and work on environment (which is outstanding). This is literally looking so well, that i had a feeling of watching SFM made by valve. Respect to you guys, there's no doubt that you're visiting Valve HQ this year.
1:31 when you realize that dafuq stopped making big smoke videos
Yeah, it's really amazing. Only flaw is sound design, but other than that, perfect.
I legit feel like this looks better than any official tf2 video yet, the amount of environment details and animation quality is just outstanding.
I totally agree!!
best overall winner though
Dude I feel so bad for him at the end! Honestly though, absolutely THE best SFM animation I have ever seen on this site.
Vander Salad there are even blizzard professional animators that within 2 days can make even better animations...
Vander Salad there some professionals animators that made some shots with sfm and still are doing
same, poor dude.
As someone smart probably said “work smarter, not harder”
it was karma for him pushing the dude to the sharks
And the winner for best overall goes to...
Agent Gunn!
You're wish came true.
Im_Laz Games check the title of the video.
Is it just me or did this remind me of The Incredibles?
Actually, all of tf2 now that I think about it, reminds me of The Incredibles.
Well they’re both set around the same time so not surprised
Westy what? I mean tf2 set somewhere in 1800s
They're both set in the 60's, what are you saying?
@@kittyluvr Are you on drugs? 1800 was around when the first mercs were hired, buddy.
yeah, the standard henchman guys reminded me so much of the Incredibles
I need more Agent Gunn in this style with the same animators, best SFM out there.
1:35 nice "Meet The Sandvich" reference there
Captain Incredibilis I️
*sandwich cameos
This is like.... incredibles level animation.. holy shit
Sharks with frickin laser beams were being developed on that island.
Furious Finch Are they gonna add sharks with lasers?? Cringecon 2014.
What? Do you not understand the reference? It's from the movie series "Austin Powers." "Sharks with fricking laser beams attached to their head." was a joke in them.
smh.
I know but I'm refering to one time where there was a Q and A at one of the Minecons. Three was this kid who asked if they were going to add sharks with lasers in the new update.
I can't hold all these references
thats probably a Lego Movie reference... the laser sharks
4:22 I just felt so bad for him, this is the first time I actually got mad and angry at the Team Fortress, man.
This did make me kinda dislike them just a bit, but this is nothing compared to that Robo-Scout sfm
Same
i mean to be fair, the TF mercs aren’t really nice people. they are mercenaries after all
Well did you forget they are mercs?
There was an Australian Pan in the suitcase, that’s more than many of us will ever make in our entire lifetimes
The ending was kinda sad
funny
@@user-vb6gi7dh9b Someone:**gets kicked** you:Haha big funny Someone else:**kicks you** you:**crying out loud**
@@tf2nsource837 nigga I'm a masochist I would moan
MTD 2 well I mean it’s comedy
@@anthony4611 getting hurt is comedy?you can say that to my englisch,man
This is totally, 100% the BEST saxxy entry I have EVER seen!!
Scarecrow same bruh
Scarecrow Guess who win .... XD
As we all expected xD
even beter than lil guardian pyro?
yes ^
This actually makes sense... They would do that
SWATDRUMMUH seems like a teamfortess kinda thing to do
They're mercenaries, not heroes. They aren't fighting for anything good. They're fighting for personal gain, benefit, glory, and SLAUGHTER.
Nice animation but i feel bad for Agent Gunn getting beat up by the mercs But anyway it was awesome!!
Phil Enrique Rodriguez me too i loved the short :D but i felt bad for agent gunn :(
I felt bad for the dog that died :(
El Spooky ohh but he came out at the end of the credits :D. He is fine :DDD
lrodriguez56021 credits aren't canon
Phil Enrique Rodriguez lol i felt bad too
I love how you Added smoke to his Gun
This is animated perfection
Crazy how far this person came from their first video. This literally looks like Pixar. Wherever Nonamesleft is now, I hope they're doing well.
Another master craft
0:48
The music on this part is orgasmic.
tf... no it aint, stop copying me stupid ugly bitch
I know you're 13.
Doughnut
Calling someone 13 doesn't make you mature than him. This music is perfect and you're against it? This SFM even won the Saxxys Overall.
Orgasmic is a bit much. It was a midi saxophone.
Doughnut we know from u saying that u r 13
Doughnut how much you wanna bet you’re 13 yourself
Am i the only one who noticed that Goldfinger hat-throwing reference?
Holy Roman Empire no
yes
I was thinking of it as a jojo speedwagon reference from phantom blood, but yeah, I just thought of it differently.
I was reminded more of Oddjob's hat-throwing ability from the old James Bond 007 movies.
How is this guy not at Valve Corporation as an employee. His animation inspired me to animate (I’m still new so)
It keeps the simplistic design of the character in mind like when he got outa hit sub suit and it showed him pull his glove this turned out amazing I think valve should hire u
Holy shit, literally the best I’ve ever seen, honestly, better than Valve
I just gotta say three things.
First: Medic must adopt that Doberman.
Second: My jaw just hit the floor.
Third: That's totally Spy's brother from USA/England/Australia.
Might be british, bowties suit them the most
Дмитрий Макуца bowties are cool
NDG -1313 Looks like Hale’s brother to me
WallState if it was, his ass wouldn't have been kicked so hard.
Lol spy didn't give a shit about his brother than
Easter Eggs:
9 of the jukebox songs forshadow what is to come whilst the other three are names of the Team Fortress Soundtrack. 1:27
Reference to jaws through poster. 2:51
Scientist operating laser shark has Rick hairstyle. 2:55
Reference to Odd Job with weaponised hats. 2:57
Meating Room pun. 3:03
Fired written on the bucket. 3:06
Clocks have the Teufort time. 3:15
Another Odd Job reference. 3:34
Name of the boss is Mr. V (Possibly Vulkan/Vulkanite. 3:49
Reference to film studios and logos. 4:59
There is also possibly something more with the clocks but I wasn't bothered to check when you see them in the testing rooms and the main office.
Interesting
What does the jukebox say? I can’t read it
I love the ending, and how much it straight up insults Gunn's nature.
I kinda feel sorry for him
I think it’s about time someone other than Winglet got a saxxy. This time around we have so many other great choices!
Holy shit dude, this is amazing. Looks like a game trailer from a high budget company
*for the first time in my life, i am at a loss for words*
3:53 - 4:00 I had to watch that part like 5 times because that was so goddamn smooth. Also glad to see the doggo got out okay, thats really all that matters.
Soldiers son is doing some very important work i see
Best plot twist ever!!!!!
It's canon to _TF2_ now.
Supertron he’s the 10th class
I bet the one guy that disliked this just felt sorry for the main guy haha.
well this aged poorly.
@@judicatorhurayth1927how?
Props for making the suave mann not the Spy. And yeah this won all around.
Rubber ducky is the best weapon.
*bubberducky
Ani's Trash Can it is good
Ani's Trash Can finally, more one new weapon for tf2
Stats ? x)
Hitman all over again!
The TF2 guys' appearance at the end is god-tier xD
The best animation than i seen in SFM.
Watch live and let Spy by the winglet
3:33 That was reference to Oddjob in one of the James Bond's classic movies.
Jimmy Guo yeah, Goldeneye
Luuk de Wijse
Bro its golden finger.
I was thinking of that too
I thought Super Mario Odyssey
Luuk de Wijse, its actually from Goldfinger, think you mixed up the two there
Damn, you can clearly see there was a fuckton of effort put into this. There's even new models and everything! This definitely has my vote.
After trying SFM: i have so much respect for you guys
My god, this is like A tier, big studio animation.The lighting, the camera-work, the ambience! Awesome. Huge kudos to everyone involved in this project
The whole "agent" cliche and action was really fun to watch, and the twist at the end was really in the spirit of Team Fortress 2.
How come the spy doesn't use a Silencer? you know, for a SPY, his gun is very loud.
An alternate account he's more of an Assassin really
Also, his Revolver isn't meant for assassinations, but more for picking off wounded targets. Besides, silencers in TF2 would be pretty useless, take the Hitman's Heatmaker for instance, it got a silencer on it and it still makes plenty of noise.
An alternate account Well, he is more of an assassin than a spy, if Agent Gunn can sneak to the office unnoticed, the spy can kill everyone there unnoticed.
1:53 WAIT WAS THAT A REAL TIME REFLECTION
Oi!
FUTURE10S OH MY GOOOOOODDDDDD
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
RØß TM actually, if you look closely, the window is slanted, yet the merks reflect as if the window was vertical. So it was obviously done with some kind of postprocessing. Most likely the scene was rendered from another angle and put in in some third party software.
uhrguhrguhrg interesting....
There needs to be a spinoff about the henchmen
They have so much character for the like 2 minutes they're on the screen
We already got an unfinished comic series and a cancelled animated series, both from Valve
Edit: added "both from Valve"
*goes to quality*
“1440 p”
1 4 4 0
nani
it's 2k
Goes to 2160p
*"My eyes have not known true beauty until this very moment. I would rather die than go back."*
Fantastic! Really enjoyable. Best of luck in the Saxxys, this entry took it to another level.
Beautiful work!
The feeling you get when you see our beloved gang of mercs at the end is like no other
The things people can do with SFM are truly incredible.
This is absolutely incredible, props to everyone who worked on this
This is freaking _amazing_ holy crap.
Lol that Oddjob moment was a nice touch
Love the meet the sandvich refrence
Aw man, y'all have been gone for 2 years now. I hope you're alright
3 months later just to tell you that he's alright (i think) he doesn't upload or anything like that but he is constantly liking tweets on twitter tho
4:28 "We have taken the enemy intelligence."
Does this remind you guys of the incredibles when the family infiltrated the base?
Did the doggy make it out alright?
no
yes
He is alive in end credit so yes
He made it out like Indiana Jones with that fridge.
ahahahhha XD
Words cannot express how much I LOVE and ADMIRE this animation right now!!!!!!
Is no one going to talk about the swimming in the first minute? The sheer fluidity and natural-ness of it stood out to me because I really wasn't expecting that from an SFM video.
I forgot how absolutely fucking insane the quality of this SFM was
Aw RED why did ya beat him? It's funny how we see completely new characters then these guys show up and take everything, the agent looks sad in the end :(
yeah, its little sad
Heavy just knocked him into oblivion
Kaleb Chenowith It's because Australium is in the briefcase
Kaleb Chenowith It’s because that’s what being a Mercenary is all about so it made sense.
Poor guy all his hardwork to get that briefcase hehehe anyways good animated smooth movement you get a good star :3
Aw, sucks to be him...
I just realized the dog was still in the building when it self destructed
I don't understand why I've never knew about this vid existing my entire time in the tf2 community, well.. until now
This is so incredible, it feels like it could actually happen in the TF2 universe
I'd LOVE to play a game as this guy
Like there was a story mode of tf2, that would be great
"and the winner for best overall goes to..."
Edit: CALLED IT FUCK YEAH
The camera work is fantastic 10/10 would feast my eyes again
2 years later still gold
dont worry, he'll be back for his 100k sub special then leave again...
;-; i feel so bad for agent Gunn
So there is an Elon Musk Space Program in Team Fortress’s universe too! The resemblance is uncanny!
You know something is frickin' fantastic when you seriously can't think of anything wrong with it. This is just perfect.
Before the End: "Oh boy oh boy, I wonder how he's gonna connect this back to TF2-"
After the End: "My man was done dirty."
Low key I feel sad for Mr Gunn.
guard dog is confirmed next tf2 class
If I could vote on this more than once, I'd do it faster than a spy stealing a brief ca- oh wait
Anyways, excellent use of original models, maps, animation and story telling! I would be *very* angry and disappointed if this didn't get awarded the best overalls a man (or woman) could wear!
This us OUTSTANDING! The new models, the action, the idea of the story kinda, it looks like something from valve! And most of all! It looks like its own game! Within tf2! When tf2 does die eventually (yes all games die) this would make a great tf3
yes or tenth class
un.X.pected as long as first person shooters games exists, tf2 will stay alive
Trash_Kew it would be a good tf2 Spin off!
Outstanding piece of work. Cant beelieve and very dissapointed that this has gotten so little amount of views. It deserves at least 5 million.
MOVIE QUALITY WTF?! O.O This is amazing! :D
My brother legit just played with the guy that made this, everybody was killing everybody with golden saxton trophies.
you know that no-one believes people on the internet who say stuff like that.
Lie
If this one is fake then www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/iacv69/today_i_played_with_the_guy_who_made_the_models/ would be real (recent post)
I actually felt bad for the agent ;-;
Same! He earned that fair and square. Then again it was pretty cool to see the team appear.
me too
Black arrow well, it is the team's style, do whatever it takes, whether it's an asshole move or not. Love that concept about them.
@@swimdog Yeah that was pretty dicks what they did
this along with end of the line is now my favourite sfms ever
This is still to date the best entry for saxxy, 100%.
Tons of insanely talented people behind this. From the models, to the music, to the animation, to the sound design. All phenomenal.
the emotions i feel as he's recovering from getting jumped by 8 of the mercs are so raw. i hope agent gunn is well after this whole ordeal.