This is a video transcript that introduces the real lives of the Team Fortress 2 mercenaries, based on the official comics, trading cards and other sources of lore. The video covers the names, origins, personalities and relationships of each merc, as well as some of their secrets and quirks. The video also briefly explains the main plot of the comics and hints at possible future videos about the side characters and the story details. The video ends with a call to action for viewers to comment, watch more videos and subscribe.
1. The text discusses the Team Fortress mercenaries and their real lives, as revealed in officially published comic strips, trading cards, and other Valve published lore.
2. The BLU team and the RED team are two separate groups of mercenaries, both working for a company called TF Industries, and are employed to fight each other repeatedly.
3. The company that supplies the weapons to TF Industries, Mann Co., gets taken over by the robots of Mann versus Machine mode, leading to TF Industries being abandoned by the Administrator.
4. The story then features Miss Pauling, the Administrator's assistant, reuniting one set of mercenaries, hunting down the robots, and fighting the Team Fortress Classic version of themselves.
5. The Pyro's true identity is not known and is suggested to be revealed by Miss Pauling, who is second in command at TF Industries.
6. The Heavy Weapons Guy's name is Mikhail or Misha and he is from Siberia. He loves his miniguns and names them all.
7. Engineer's real name is Del Connagher and he is from the town of Big Cave, Texas. He is the most intelligent among the mercenaries with no fewer than 11 PhDs.
8. The Sniper's real name is Mick Mundy but he is from New Zealand. He is shown to have been blasted out of underwater New Zealand on a rocket while still a young baby.
9. The Spy's real name is unknown, but he is confirmed to be French. He has a relationship with Scout's mother and is revealed to be Scout's father.
10. The Scout's real name is Jeremy and he is from Boston. He is the youngest of eight brothers.
11. The Medic's real name is Mr. Ludwig and he is from Stuttgart, Germany. He has no formal medical training and his experiments include separating the souls of the other mercenaries.
12. The Demoman's full name is Tavish Finnegan Degroot and he is from Ullapool, Scotland. He lost his eye at seven years old on Halloween night while working for Merasmus, the wizard who haunts Ghost Fort during in-game events.
13. The Soldier is regularly referred to as Mr. Jane Doe throughout the comics. Despite his outward stupidity, he shows an impressive ability to acquire jobs.