The Courier VS Armani & Marcel, The Decoys VS The Therapist
(Final round! No match-up list here)
Alright team, here's a recap: This is a contest to determine who amongst you will take the top of the leaderboard and be hired at TFI! Simply put, whoever gets the most votes wins the contest, and whoever doesn't... Well. They'll be put down swiftly and cleanly. :}
So, mann your stations, because here are your FINAL contestants! Vote for your favorite mercenary who you want to win the TF2 OC Contest! - P
WHO SHOULD TFI HIRE?
The Courier
Armani & Marcel, The Decoys
The Therapist
Voting ended onApr 17, 2025
OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!
We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
The Courier
@sicc-nasti
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Do you like receiving your mail on time and your packages in pristine condition - untouched by curious hands and peeping eyes? Do you love when your woefully embarrassing love letters filled with poetry from your soul are delivered with the utmost care and secrecy? Does it fill you with glee when your special snacks you ordered overseas finally make its way into your hands and not a SINGLE piece is missing?
If you said yes to any of these questions then WOW do I NOT have the guy for you!!!!
Instead-
TFI presents you something you didn't know was possible OR legal - weaponized postal services!
Meet your 10th Class-
The Courier!
By intercepting and opening someone else's mail, an individual can gain access to confidential information that can be used for identity theft, fraud, or other illegal activities. And we wouldn’t want that, now would we? That's why our solution to this simple problem is bringing the mail to the battlefield! Courier is equipped with MANN CO approved disposable stackable mail crates for your climbing or shielding needs. Just think of how nice it would be to build a tower to do taunts on or have cover from that enemy Heavy's hail of bullets. Sure it's clunky but nothing shreds paper faster than a bullet - that's science tested and math approved by TFI scientists! And monkeys!
Courier is THE MANN for the job.
If that ain't enough to catch your attention, let's take a peek at the men behind the uniform.
RED’s Courier is a Puerto Rican ex-felon hailing from the greatest place on earth! New York City! With an insatiable appetite for all things fraud, deli meats, and violence - what more could you ask from a guy?
BLU's Courier is a Puerto Rican-Italian ex-con plucked from the greatest place on earth! Jersey City! With an insatiable appetite for all things smuggling, deli meats, and violence - what more could you ask from a guy?
Not enough for a vote?
Well, listen, I'm not above bribery. If you vote for them, Courier promises to not read your mail for like a week and INSTEAD- will write you up a totally not fraudulent marriage certificate to any merc you want!! Just think! Finally legally married to Heavy! Or Engie! How’s that sound for incentive, boss?
THROUGH RAIN, SHINE, BULLET HAIL OR SNOW, THEY’RE YOUR COURIER.
VOTE FOR COURIER IN THIS UPCOMING TF2 OC CONTEST
Maybe there’ll be enough in the budget for a third one!
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 Therapist
@hazardtoons
Image credit: @/hazardtoons
You wouldn’t expect an organisation like Team Fortress Industries to invest in something like mental health treatment for its hardened soldiers. The one giving them this generous care is a woman only known by those who work at the company as Therapist - a seemingly well-intentioned lady there to give everything from a shoulder to cry on to someone to seek advice from.
There is a catch, however. Not all the information she gathers from her clients is used for good. Underlying that comforting presence is another tool of oppression used in the company.
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?
The Therapist
THE HUNTER
The Barman
Voting ended onApr 9, 2025
OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!
We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
The Therapist
@hazardtoons
Image credit: @/hazardtoons
You wouldn’t expect an organisation like Team Fortress Industries to invest in something like mental health treatment for its hardened soldiers. The one giving them this generous care is a woman only known by those who work at the company as Therapist - a seemingly well-intentioned lady there to give everything from a shoulder to cry on to someone to seek advice from.
There is a catch, however. Not all the information she gathers from her clients is used for good. Underlying that comforting presence is another tool of oppression used in the company.
THE HUNTER
@scozthewoz
Image credit: @/scozthewoz
hailing from the london countrysides of the united kingdom, this insatiable butcher with the cheshire grin is a teenage expert at the art of paid homocide, despite how squirrely she may look! her presentation is a vauge riddle, hinted at with hyena-like cackles, a cruelty behind her constantly bared teeth she tends to mask as friendliness. she prides herself on her toys, each of them meticulously handmade and carefully hidden like snakes in the sand, every beartrap or snare serving nicely to hold her prey in place and maim them as it does so just in case one pesky rabbit weasles out! this viscera-lusting vermin prefers a more hands-on approach when she crawls out of the walls to play, often putting her guns to the wayside in favour of her beloved knife -- and on occasion, her teeth.
a taste of blood goes a long way for her motivation, you know.. why don't we give her a little push?
The Barman (Thomas Armstrong)
@trypo-p
Image credit: @/trypo-p
Born and raised in Stratford, Ontario, Barman is an affable gentleman who specializes in the art of mixology. Among the mercenaries, Barman is relatively tame in comparison; he gets along with everyone and is seen as an almost "parental" figure to most of the team. Whether it be telling old stories of his life back in Canada, or smacking Scout on the back of his neck for forgetting his manners, he has his ways of making the team remember that he's their elder.
Most of the man's time is spent in his makeshift bar in the team's base, or in his own room. That, of which, contains a multitude of model train sets. Sadly Barman was unable to live his dream of becoming a train conductor, but he can still lose himself in the fantasy when he's alone in his room with his models.
When he's in his bar, however, he gets to have casual conversation among his teammates. During his time working for the team he had become quite friendly with Demoman and Spy, often spending nights with them at the bar after a long battle. He'd listen to everyones worries, give them advice, then laugh the rest of the night away to lighten up the mood.
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?
The Magicians!
Ripley Aguirre "The Pilot"
Voting ended onNov 7, 2025
OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!
We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
The Magicians!
@hazardtoons
Image credit: @/hazardtoons
RED Magician, AKA Merpati Sebayang:
23 • she/her
One of the younger recruits at Team Fortress Industries, the Magician takes any opportunity to make a show of things. She's a skilled killer, but has a perpetual smile on her face even in the bloodiest of situations.
Despite having an optimistic, almost naive outlook on the world, the Magician isn't stupid or innocent. Don't underestimate her. She has a mercenary job for a reason. She can blast the head off a Heavy no problem! She keeps her work life and personal life very seperate. She occasionally uses her perpetually sunny exterior to deliberately unsettle people. Contrasting a cute little smile with a blood-soaked uniform is a great way to strike fear and unease in the hearts of enemies.
Like most of the mercs, she has a non-perfect grasp on social skills, especially with her checkered past. She's overly friendly to strangers, can be excessively blunt, and often misreads the tone of situations. Her dream is to one day be a performing magician.
She arrived at TFI after being on the run for a few years in search of her missing sister.
BLU Magician, AKA Myra Dazzle
31 • she/her
Once a wildly successful teen celebrity with a travelling magic show, she abandoned her fame to live her dreams of learning REAL magic. TFI is a jumping-off point for better things and better magic. She is jaded and soft-spoken, and hates all things bedazzled and showy. Although her old cutesy persona occasionally slips in when she isn't paying close attention to her speech…
Ripley Aguirre "The Pilot"
@yuyotrix
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Full Name: Ripley Lawson Aguirre
Common Nicknames: Pi, Ripple, Azul
Role: Aerial Assault / Support
Height: 183cm (6'0")
Pronouns: Any
Team: R.E.D
Ripley Aguirre, better known simply as Pilot, wasn’t always the reckless, cigarette stained daredevil the mercs know today. She grew up on a quiet mexican farm, an only child surrounded by wooden toys and wide skies. Her parents taught her to build, to dance, to fix things with her hand, and encouraged her ambitions. The day she saw her first plane cutting through the clouds, something inside her changed forever. She wanted to touch the sky– and she did.
He became one of the most talented fliers in his division before a mission gone wrong sent him spiraling to the ground, a metal rod piercing his skull in the process. Ripley survived, but his mind didn’t come back in one piece. The person who woke up was still sharp and brave, but there were cracks– memory loss, emotional detachment, a growing addiction to danger. Soon, Pilot replaced Ripley.
What they lost in stability they gained in raw chaos. Pilot craves adrenaline like oxygen. They laugh at the line between life and death, often crossing it for fun. Their memory slips like sand through their fingers, they forget names, faces, even their own past. But when it comes to their team, they loves them fiercely.. sometimes too fiercely.
Among the mercs, opinions on her are… divided.
Scout thinks they're the coolest thing alive and his favorite partner in crime, though he knows better than to trust them with anything serious.
Soldier sees her as a fellow warrior, reckless but valiant. The perfect cadet to trust when you need someone to watch your six.
Pyro understands his chaos the best. Together they draw, babble, and set things on fire, speaking a language only the two of them seem to know.
Demoman shares their laughter and their drinks, but keeps one eye open (ba dum tss). He’s seen what reckless joy can do.
Heavy respects her heart, not her head. He’s the one who grabs her by the collar before she does something truly stupid.
Engineer sighs the loudest when he returns from a flight with half of the plane destroyed… again. Still, he quietly helps him piece things (and sometimes memories) back together.
Medic finds them amusing. He feeds the recklessness like a scientist feeding a lab rat, he knows better than to turn em down completely. Pilot never refuses his requests, and he enjoys every second of it.
Sniper thinks he's too loud, too bold, too everything. He keeps his distance, though begrudgingly respects the loyalty.
Spy finds her exhausting yet reliable. He knows she’d never betray the team so he weaponizes the chaos. (They also happen to share a cigarette brand, mainly the why he tolerates her)
Pilot’s unpredictable nature makes em a wild card on the battlefield, a disaster waiting to happen or a miracle in motion, depends on the wind really. They're loud, bright, unkillable, and unashamedly alive.
She fights not because she remembers why, but because it’s the only thing that still makes sense.
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?
Maria Humboldt
The Therapist
Voting ended onJan 14, 2025
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We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
Maria Humboldt
@ilovegayvampires
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Maria is a 50-year-old doctor hailing from Stuttgart, Germany. While she hasn’t gotten her medical license revoked (yet) it’s really only a matter of time. As the medic of her RED team #007, it’s Maria’s job to experiment on heal her teammates, and she’s great at it! Though rumors say she favors her new lab rat female boy toy friend, the RED Spy.
The Therapist
@hazardtoons
Image credit: @/hazardtoons
You wouldn’t expect an organisation like Team Fortress Industries to invest in something like mental health treatment for its hardened soldiers. The one giving them this generous care is a woman only known by those who work at the company as Therapist - a seemingly well-intentioned lady there to give everything from a shoulder to cry on to someone to seek advice from.
There is a catch, however. Not all the information she gathers from her clients is used for good. Underlying that comforting presence is another tool of oppression used in the company.
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?
The Therapist
THE BUTCHER!
Voting ended onFeb 25, 2025
OC INFO UNDER THE CUT!
We highly encourage you to take a peek to make your decision!
The Therapist
@hazardtoons
Image credit: @/hazardtoons
You wouldn’t expect an organisation like Team Fortress Industries to invest in something like mental health treatment for its hardened soldiers. The one giving them this generous care is a woman only known by those who work at the company as Therapist - a seemingly well-intentioned lady there to give everything from a shoulder to cry on to someone to seek advice from.
There is a catch, however. Not all the information she gathers from her clients is used for good. Underlying that comforting presence is another tool of oppression used in the company.
THE BUTCHER!
@meetthebutcher
Image credit: @/junkbrainzart
The Red Butcher is only known as Butcher. He's bright and cheery, maybe to a creepy extent. He's whimsical, if you will.
Butcher is 50 years old and from Hungary, having come to America in his late 30's fleeing the police. His store at home, which was once his fathers store, had finally been caught for the decades of human corpses in their freezer, being sold as animal meat.
He set up shop in the United States, eventually falling back on murder and cannibalism. He was found out again, but not before catching the eyes of TFI.
He was later hired as a mercenary, forgoing his prison sentence and bringing him to what he considers a paradise.
Butcher is fold of the respawn machine because of his desire to kill. He's blood thirsty. Literally and metaphorically. He gets along well with Medic, but tends to creep the other mercs out.
Anyways, Vote Butcher. He's a fat hairy old gay cannibal what more could tumblr want
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?
Pierce / The Supplier
The Therapist
Voting ended onFeb 4, 2025
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Pierce / The Supplier
@sharkk-fin
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Meet the RED Supplier. This guy's not the brightest or the nicest, but he gets the job done! His job is to deliver ammo boxes and medkits to his teammates as fast as possible. When you put it that way, it sounds like a fun video game! Pretty useful when there's none nearby, and your teammates are off doing who knows what! I mean, how many times has THAT happened to you? You're super low on health, or you're in the middle of fighting someone, and there's no resupply nearby?? They're halfway across the map! Medic's busy trying to recreate Meet the Medic, and Engineer's dispenser was JUST destroyed! Sounds like you need someone fast and reliable to help you get back on your feet. Well, I can't promise he'll be reliable, but he sure is fast!
But of course, there's a catch. You can't have someone who's good at his job AND is the sweetest guy on earth. He has his likeable aspects of course, but he's still an asshole. He's got this huge ego, and a love for pulling pranks on his teammates. He's a huge jerk and will probably make your work life miserable! Maybe you can tape a picture of his face to a dartboard and throw darts at it, make the thought of punching that smug grin off his face your reason for getting up for work that day! But if you can look past all that, and somehow befriend him, he's a cool guy! Loyal and nicer to the people he cares about, but that still won't stop him from playing pranks.
He's great at his job, but not so great with people. If you're willing to sacrifice the sanity and happiness of your favorite mercs for a successful mission, he's your guy! A vote for Supplier is a vote for (hopefully) not waiting 12 seconds before respawning because you couldn't get to a medkit in time!
The Therapist
@hazardtoons
Image credit: @/hazardtoons
You wouldn’t expect an organisation like Team Fortress Industries to invest in something like mental health treatment for its hardened soldiers. The one giving them this generous care is a woman only known by those who work at the company as Therapist - a seemingly well-intentioned lady there to give everything from a shoulder to cry on to someone to seek advice from.
There is a catch, however. Not all the information she gathers from her clients is used for good. Underlying that comforting presence is another tool of oppression used in the company.
