...Rico Black. Sniper. Team... Sometimes. I smell like brimstone cuz I fuckin' walked through Hell. --------------------- Name: Rico Andrew Black Age: 37 Sexuality: None of your bleedin' business. Relationship Status: Likewise, ya nosey ponce.
I guess I should have done this years ago, but... RULES.
-I am not terribly selective, but the posts that most inspire me will get the most attention. Everything will be replied to eventually, though.
-I can sometimes be slow to reply. Poke me! Just... not too hard.
-Rico is primarily in the TF2 universe. If you want to borrow an AU version of him for any other universe, let me know! Depending on the fandom, I’ll likely be up for it.
-18+, please. This blog will occasionally, but not always, take part in NSFW RPs or reblog NSFW images. Please plan accordingly and unfollow if you are underage or if such imagery upsets you.
-Please do not follow if you are pro incest, pedophilia, racism, child or animal abuse, or rape. Anti-choice, Anti-LGBTQ+, and/or displaying all other forms of bigotry should also unfollow. None of these themes will be employed in RPs without good reason, and never in a positive light.
-That said, Rico’s past does include being the victim of non-consensual sex acts. RPs involving said past will be tagged accordingly and put behind a readmore. If you need to unfollow to avoid these themes entirely, this is extremely understandable, and I hope to play with you on one of my other blogs.
-Common sense RP etiquette should be exercised. No godmoding without permission, no killing off my character (exceptions can be made for muses with respawn capabilities, but again, please ask first).
-Rico swears. A lot. He practically uses the ‘F’ word as a comma. Please do not follow if you are sensitive to harsh language, as most RPs with him will contain at least some swearing. He will try to hold it back if asked, but some swears will inevitably slip through.
-Due to the nature of the character, Rico is not accepting ships at this time- he has a lot to work through before even considering romance. Your character can try to flirt if they wish, but be forewarned he probably will not be receptive at all.
-Have fun and be safe!
Hey, all, it's your resident plague doctor fan.
So, I hate doing this, but I'm in a bit of a bind. Things have been a little... hard for me of late. And that's an understatement. With my body tired and health sliding, and a medical procedure on the horizon, this is where we are.
I'm looking to move out in the next few months - sooner preferred - as my current living situation is changing. My roommate is selling the house, and gave me limited time to get organized. I've applied for a weekend job to supplement my income. I'm even going to sell some of my old MTG cards or other nerd things. If you're interested in that, please reach out. Or, if you want, I can write you something.
Otherwise: If anyone can donate, I'd appreciate it. Even a handful of pocket change will help. If you can't, a reblog would be appreciated too.
Thank you all who have reblogged this post and/or donated. It means the world to me. I just applied to four more weekend cashiering positions to supplement my income, so here's to hoping.
I'm going to be taking some of my cards and other geeky things to some certified sellers, but if anyone is interested in what I might be selling, let me know.
Heyo, signal boosting this for my legit BFF. They're a fantastic person and I can vouch for the fact they wouldn't be asking for help if they didn't really REALLY need it.
"Oi. Sax, it's me. Yeah. Sorry to ring you like this, but... I need a favor. ... Yeh, that's exactly what this is about. Don't know if it'd be overreaching but... heh. Yeah, that's just what I had in mind. ... Yeah, the whole... It's the boot shaped one, yeah. ... Bloody aces. Ta, boss."
Turning off the communicator, Rico went back to cleaning his Machina with a whistle on his lips.
Hi Brodie! Hi Brady! Do you have any opinions on your fellow contestants? Any plans to win?
It's dangerous to go alone! Take this! [gives them a package that seems to tick]
AHEHE THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
tags under cut
GO CHECK EVERYONE OUT AT THE CONTEST WERE ALL IN
VOTE FOR UR FAVS!! THIS ROUND IS ALMOST OVER AND THEN WE GOT ONE MORE!! GO GO GO SHOW UR SUPPORT !!
dont forget to vote Courier tho ;9
Armani & Marcel, The Decoys VS The Glider VS Rico Black
(Full matchup list here)
Alright team, here's a recap: This is a contest to determine who amongst you will take the top of the leaderboards and be hired at TFI! Simply put, whoever gets the most votes gets to move on, and whoever doesn't... Well. They'll be put down swiftly and cleanly. :}
So, mann your stations, because here are your next contestants! Vote for your favorite mercenary who you want to win the TF2 OC Contest! - P
WHO SHOULD TFI HIRE?
Armani & Marcel, The Decoys
The Glider
Rico Black
Voting ended onApr 9, 2025
OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!
We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
Armani & Marcel, The Decoys
@friendlyengie
Image credit: @/friendlyengie
When your job description is to be as obnoxious as possible, obviously you’re going to send in a clown! Armani is a Decoy, which means his purpose is to get on the field and draw as much attention to himself as possible. Sure, it probably means he gets killed frequently, but isn’t that half the fun?
Personally, Armani is rough and over the (big)top. He’s Italian, too. If that helps. If it doesn’t ignore that part. He’s got the flowery language exaggerated expressions of a performer and absolutely none of the social tact. He’s loud and in your face and simply does not care! Take him or leave him, baby! (Please take him.)
Marcel is just a guy. A little man. His mime-specific approach to the decoy class means he’s a lot less loud shouting and japes, and a lot more inconvenient tricks and hiding where you just can’t see him. He saves his breath unless he has the chance to be really funny. As a person, Marcel is eccentric and expressive. Cartoonishly so. A man of few words, since said words can only be spoken when he pulls the string on his back, he normally conveys his thoughts through actions instead. He’s annoying, and he wants you to know that specifically. He’s charming enough that he can make people forget how obnoxious he is just long enough for whatever stunt he pulls next to come out of nowhere. Ain’t he just so charming?
The Glider
@ruthytwoshakes
Image credit: @/ruthytwoshakes
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a depressed middle-aged Italian with a flight suit! Please welcome the Glider from TEAMFORTRESS: SPECIAL FORCES, to the best opportunity of all: a job where you merk the exact same team in a different color.
The Glider takes a new approach to our gravel field; with his one-of-a-kind “Gliding Suit” and endless supply of ariel ammo, he’s a menace from a never before seen angle in Team Fortress 2. Above.
He's a bit outta his gourd, spending most of your life isolated in a forest studying "Italy's Shame," Leonardo Da Vinci will do that to you. But no worries! His good cooking and friendly-ish attitude will do more than enough to get you to look past his fre- OCCASIONAL!! Grazie tante! - "mad scientist" outbursts. About planes. Freak. Just whatever you do, DO NOT call it a “Flight Suit.” There’s a difference. He’s not called “The Flyer,” for pete sakes.
Rico Black
@blackblackheart
Image credit: @/mickmundane
Project BLAK Dossier: Rico Andrew Black
Somewhere in a dented file cabinet in an exploded base in the middle of the desert, a file that will never be found again.
(TW: Disturbing content)
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Name: Rico Andrew Black (Note- not true surname. True surname unknown.)
Designation: Sniper
Age At Time of Acquirement: 9
Current Age: 35
Height: 6'1’’
Weight: 125 lbs. (Note- attempts to get Rico to eat properly have met in failure. Have induced him to eat via command, does not help. Metabolism is normal. Possible bulimia/anorexia? May also be form of rebellion.)
Sexuality: Unknown (Note- Rico has not been witnessed engaging with other members of his team or other people in general in a flirtatious manner- lack of data.)
Respawn Chip?: Yes
Theater?: Yes
Aware?: No Yes- control revealed after rogue behavior, as punishment
Personality: Rico is a ‘wild child’. Mischievous and high-energy. Despite this, he has taken to his training well, and is proud-to-arrogant of his achievements and growing skill. UPDATE: Rico has grown hot-headed and rebellious. Seems to greatly enjoy sowing chaos and discord- believes himself untouchable. Arrogant, but takes little seriously but his skills. UPDATE: Upon revelation of his Theater sessions, Rico has grown sullen and detached. Melancholy has grown worse over time- swings between depressive and hateful attitudes. Has added alcohol to his vice of nicotine, drinks to excess. Attempted to steal from medical stores- stopped and reprimanded. Still functions as an asset despite this, though devoid of his previous relish.
Team BLAK asset status: ACTIVE
Signature- Dr. M. Lang, Medic
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In a drawer in a desk in an office at Mann Co. Headquarters:
Employee File
Name: Rico Andrew Black
Date of Employment: TBA
Position: Gunman, Hunting Assistant
Notes: I found Rico at Helen’s damnable side project. After I singlehandedly destroyed Helen’s damnable side project WITH MY BARE FISTS, I asked him for a demonstration of his skills. Boy is a crack shot if I ever saw one! Offered him a job on the spot. He seemed overjoyed, as he should be! But then he seemed sad, which was the damnest thing. He said he wanted the job but could not accept it until something something soul searching something ‘getting his shit together’.
Gave him full base access, leave to fill in on needed mercenary spots, and provisions when requested. Have his word that he will take position. I am not sure how long ‘getting one’s shit together’ takes, but I do hope he won’t dally too long! There are animals that need shot and punched out by the fists of SAXTON HALE! and his trusty side gunman.
[This just got signed by SAXTON HALE!]
The Real Goods:
Name: Rico Andrew Black
Class: Sniper
Team: Unaffiliated/Freelance Stand-In
Age: 37
Rico was adopted at a young age from an Australian orphanage, to be used as part of a side project by the Administrator- an elite mercenary team, honed by intense training, genetic alteration, and mental control to eliminate Teams that Helen felt were too 'compromised'. Members of Team BLAK included similarly acquired orphans as well as members of the R&D Team, along with one unaltered 'control group' member with a suitable lack of morals and lust for murder.
Rico grew up about as well adjusted as you can expect someone raised to be an organic weapon to grow up- rebellious and arrogant as anyone who knows he can't be outshot, and in love with the concept and causation of chaos as anyone thrashing against a stifling environment their entire lives. These acts of rebellion were tolerated for a surprisingly long time, until one day. Rico still can't recall what that final straw was- all he remembers is the absolute fury on the face of Dr. Lang- Team Medic, Head of R&D Medical, and, on paper anyway, his adoptive father. As punishment for whatever that forgotten transgression was, Rico was shown his leash and chain- code words implanted in his mind to force him to obey commands given to him. He was also informed he would be kept on a tighter tether from then on.
If that was the only punishment meted out to the Sniper that day it would have been distressing enough. But there was something unintended that occured- Alexandre Coeurnoir, the Team Spy, had overheard everything, and wasn't about to let full control of another human being go to waste. From then on, Rico's life went from stifling to unbearable as he found himself at the mercy of Alexandre's every whim, unable to either tell anyone about what was happening or escape from it. He was helplessly bound in the web of a terrible spider and, as the Spy teased, there was no hope of rescue. No one would come to save him nor care enough to. Any attempts to run away was met with an eventual undeniable pull to return, and he was as blocked from taking a more permanent exit as he was from telling a soul about his torment. His only means of coping came from alcohol, nicotine, disassociation, and his one joy- his beloved motorcycle, Baby. He would ride into the desert for days at a time, denying the call as long as his shackled mind would allow, and pretend he was the apex predator he once fancied himself as.
And then…
Freedom came jumping from a helicopter, screaming his own name.
In truth, Rico Black had long since given up hope. Years of struggling and s
With the other members of Team BLAK either dead or scattered to finally live their own lives, Rico has kept himself busy keeping his promise to Saxton Hale. He lives primarily at Sawmill, in a treehouse he found in the forest and has since made his own, only going indoors when winter makes it too cold to be outside at length. While solitude suits him, he has made a handful of friends and is slowly but surely learning the one thing he was never taught- how to be a human being.
Hello. The following is a message from the Teufort Census Bureau.
How would you rate your current employment?
Thank you for your co-operation.
@tf2-data-collection-agency
Pretty bloody high, especially now the weather's warming back up. No complaints. Of course, my employment situation's... a tad bit different than most around here, so I might not be th' best baseline for whatever survey you're putting together, mate.
hi , i just wanna ask if youve looked into how australian people actually spoke and wrote at the time! i think it would help you from coming across too much as a caricature ^_^ i think sniper tf2 and even saxton kind of dont really cross the line (mainly bc theyre written by australian people). I think you should try doing research or speaking to an australian person to try and nail what ur trying to accomplish
Thanks for the advice. I'll try to do better. I'm sorry if I caused any offense 😔
oh god I forgot about the oc contest oh whoops oh uhhh-
Miss Kimiko is officially out of the running! Honestly had a great time tho, and looking forward to seeing who wins! Congrats to Rico Black (@/blackblackheart) for his round 3 win!!
If I had a nickel for everyone Miss Kimiko’s been shot, I’d have 3 nickels. Which isn’t a lot but- wait when were the other two?
Boom.
(You really gave me and Rico a hell of a run! You got nothing to be ashamed of! Thanks for the congratulations, and the same to you for making it so far <3)
I put myself in a cool outfit, also I couldn't really get my hair so I put purple cat ears to try and make it look more similar, and no shoes because I don't like shoes. I don't know that song by name so I'll have to listen to it !!!
Alright team, here's a recap: This is a contest to determine who amongst you will take the top of the leaderboards and be hired at TFI! Simply put, whoever gets the most votes gets to move on, and whoever doesn't... Well. They'll be put down swiftly and cleanly. :}
So, mann your stations, because here are your next contestants! Vote for your favorite mercenary who you want to win the TF2 OC Contest! - P
WHO SHOULD TFI HIRE?
Miss Kimiko (the Instructor)
Rico Black
Voting ended onFeb 25, 2025
OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!
We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
Miss Kimiko (the Instructor)
@calsartisttrashbin
Image credit: @/calsartisttrashbin
Another secretive figure of TFI, Miss Kimiko acts as a middle man for the mysterious Administrator. From writing the contracts for the mercenaries, sorting out Saxon Hale's strange ideas with his assistant Bidwell, teaching Miss Pauling mercenary skills (because the Administrator definitely didn't teach Miss Pauling herself), running the mercenary tutorials, and many other menial tasks, this tired tattooed lady is certainly more storied than she says! A vote for her is a step closer to her much needed raise!
Rico Black
@blackblackheart
Image credit: @/mickmundane
Project BLAK Dossier: Rico Andrew Black
Somewhere in a dented file cabinet in an exploded base in the middle of the desert, a file that will never be found again.
(TW: Disturbing content)
—————————————————-
Name: Rico Andrew Black (Note- not true surname. True surname unknown.)
Designation: Sniper
Age At Time of Acquirement: 9
Current Age: 35
Height: 6'1’’
Weight: 125 lbs. (Note- attempts to get Rico to eat properly have met in failure. Have induced him to eat via command, does not help. Metabolism is normal. Possible bulimia/anorexia? May also be form of rebellion.)
Sexuality: Unknown (Note- Rico has not been witnessed engaging with other members of his team or other people in general in a flirtatious manner- lack of data.)
Respawn Chip?: Yes
Theater?: Yes
Aware?: No Yes- control revealed after rogue behavior, as punishment
Personality: Rico is a ‘wild child’. Mischievous and high-energy. Despite this, he has taken to his training well, and is proud-to-arrogant of his achievements and growing skill. UPDATE: Rico has grown hot-headed and rebellious. Seems to greatly enjoy sowing chaos and discord- believes himself untouchable. Arrogant, but takes little seriously but his skills. UPDATE: Upon revelation of his Theater sessions, Rico has grown sullen and detached. Melancholy has grown worse over time- swings between depressive and hateful attitudes. Has added alcohol to his vice of nicotine, drinks to excess. Attempted to steal from medical stores- stopped and reprimanded. Still functions as an asset despite this, though devoid of his previous relish.
Team BLAK asset status: ACTIVE
Signature- Dr. M. Lang, Medic
———————————————-
In a drawer in a desk in an office at Mann Co. Headquarters:
Employee File
Name: Rico Andrew Black
Date of Employment: TBA
Position: Gunman, Hunting Assistant
Notes: I found Rico at Helen’s damnable side project. After I singlehandedly destroyed Helen’s damnable side project WITH MY BARE FISTS, I asked him for a demonstration of his skills. Boy is a crack shot if I ever saw one! Offered him a job on the spot. He seemed overjoyed, as he should be! But then he seemed sad, which was the damnest thing. He said he wanted the job but could not accept it until something something soul searching something ‘getting his shit together’.
Gave him full base access, leave to fill in on needed mercenary spots, and provisions when requested. Have his word that he will take position. I am not sure how long ‘getting one’s shit together’ takes, but I do hope he won’t dally too long! There are animals that need shot and punched out by the fists of SAXTON HALE! and his trusty side gunman.
[This just got signed by SAXTON HALE!]
The Real Goods:
Name: Rico Andrew Black
Class: Sniper
Team: Unaffiliated/Freelance Stand-In
Age: 37
Rico was adopted at a young age from an Australian orphanage, to be used as part of a side project by the Administrator- an elite mercenary team, honed by intense training, genetic alteration, and mental control to eliminate Teams that Helen felt were too 'compromised'. Members of Team BLAK included similarly acquired orphans as well as members of the R&D Team, along with one unaltered 'control group' member with a suitable lack of morals and lust for murder.
Rico grew up about as well adjusted as you can expect someone raised to be an organic weapon to grow up- rebellious and arrogant as anyone who knows he can't be outshot, and in love with the concept and causation of chaos as anyone thrashing against a stifling environment their entire lives. These acts of rebellion were tolerated for a surprisingly long time, until one day. Rico still can't recall what that final straw was- all he remembers is the absolute fury on the face of Dr. Lang- Team Medic, Head of R&D Medical, and, on paper anyway, his adoptive father. As punishment for whatever that forgotten transgression was, Rico was shown his leash and chain- code words implanted in his mind to force him to obey commands given to him. He was also informed he would be kept on a tighter tether from then on.
If that was the only punishment meted out to the Sniper that day it would have been distressing enough. But there was something unintended that occured- Alexandre Coeurnoir, the Team Spy, had overheard everything, and wasn't about to let full control of another human being go to waste. From then on, Rico's life went from stifling to unbearable as he found himself at the mercy of Alexandre's every whim, unable to either tell anyone about what was happening or escape from it. He was helplessly bound in the web of a terrible spider and, as the Spy teased, there was no hope of rescue. No one would come to save him nor care enough to. Any attempts to run away was met with an eventual undeniable pull to return, and he was as blocked from taking a more permanent exit as he was from telling a soul about his torment. His only means of coping came from alcohol, nicotine, disassociation, and his one joy- his beloved motorcycle, Baby. He would ride into the desert for days at a time, denying the call as long as his shackled mind would allow, and pretend he was the apex predator he once fancied himself as.
And then…
Freedom came jumping from a helicopter, screaming his own name.
In truth, Rico Black had long since given up hope. Years of struggling and s
With the other members of Team BLAK either dead or scattered to finally live their own lives, Rico has kept himself busy keeping his promise to Saxton Hale. He lives primarily at Sawmill, in a treehouse he found in the forest and has since made his own, only going indoors when winter makes it too cold to be outside at length. While solitude suits him, he has made a handful of friends and is slowly but surely learning the one thing he was never taught- how to be a human being.
