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[[File:Demopan_Large.png|thumb|250px|right|Demopan fad/meme]]

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'''Community fads''' are fads that circulate or originate throughout the ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' community. A fad by definition is "Any form of behavior that develops among a large population and is collectively followed with enthusiasm for some period..."<ref>[[w:Fad|Wikipedia article on fads]]</ref> The medium used in which to create the fads can range from not only ''Team Fortress 2'' itself, but also ''{{W|Garry's Mod}}'' and {{W|Source_(game_engine)#Source_Filmmaker|Source Filmmaker}}. These are some of the most frequent used mediums to create ''Team Fortress 2'' fads.

Some of the more well-known fads have gone on to become '''internet memes''', defined as "Ideas or concepts that attain online popularity."<ref>[[w:Internet meme|Wikipedia article on memes]]</ref>

== Fads found in-game ==
=== Crazy Legs ===
[[File:Crazylegs.jpg|right|thumb|Hey, look at me, Ma!]]

The '''Crazy Legs''' phenomenon has existed for as long as ''Team Fortress 2'' has been public. Crazy Legs exist as a bug that affects a [[Scout]]'s legs, turning them into something that has been described as "Two raw bacon strips held up in a wind tunnel." As a result, Crazy Legs is also called '''Bacon Legs'''. Officially, the bug is fixed, and has been since the [[January 13, 2010 Patch]]. Unfortunately - or fortunately, for fans of the bug - Crazy Legs lives on in the game. Although still present, the effects are drastically less blatant than before the fix.

The bug occurs when the Scout crouches and double jumps. The effect is also visible in third-person, and is likely to happen when in third-person as the [[Civilian]].

Crazy Legs actually gained enough notoriety to get a back story and recognition on the [[TF2 Blog]].<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3368 TF2 Blog Post: Better Late Than Never]</ref>

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCVniJNRvwA What Crazy Legs looks like now.]

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===Demopan===
[[File:DemopanFad.png|right|thumb|Original screenshot]]

The '''Demopan''' fad originates from a [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1661306|steam Steam User Forums thread] titled "The New Face of TF2". The thread contained a Deathcam shot featuring the [[Demoman]] (as seen to the right). It quickly became a fad as the photograph spread across the ''Team Fortress'' community. The Demopan, with the name "{{botignore|[[Stout Shako|STOUT SHAKO]] FOR 2 [[Crafting#Metal|REFINED]]}}", appears as the [[BLU]] Demoman equipped with the [[Frying Pan]], [[Chargin' Targe]], [[Bounty Hat]], and [[Dangeresque, Too?]] Several other images were made with the cutout of the Demopan to continue the fad such as the Demopan with [http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/1064/mystout.png an explosion] and [http://i51.tinypic.com/jhvnnd.png a cutout of the Demopan in the Deathcam]. A user on YouTube with the account name [http://www.youtube.com/user/SpawnThemAll SpawnThemAll] created a video that spoofs ''[[Meet the Demoman]]''; the video features crudely cutout images of the Demopan's face and items over the top of the Demoman whilst using audio mashup content to change certain lines of dialogue.

A [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:April_Fools'_Day/Demopan|fake class page]] was created and featured on this wiki for April Fools Day 2011. It was created by wiki user [[User:Benjamuffin|Benjamoose]], and turned into an official Team Fortress 2 Wiki article for the day. 

''Meet the Demopan'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbV2aM0mSXg footage].

* Demopan is a recognized and confirmed [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/demopan meme].

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=== Gentlemen ===
[[File:Gentlemen.png|right|thumb|The original image macro.]]

The '''Gentlemen''' fad stems from one of the [[Spy]]'s most ubiquitous catchphrases. His calm, suave, calculating persona is encapsulated in his utterance of this simple address, followed by the careful placement of a cigarette. 

The fad itself is a widely recognized image macro, originally spawned by a ''Garry's Mod'' screenshot of the Spy with his mouth jammed with cigarettes followed by the caption "GENTLEMEN." in capital letters. It was soon remade into a cartoon caricature of the same picture. The concept quickly exploded and expanded to feature a version for every ''Team Fortress'' character. The basic formula for the macro is straightforward; it is a caricatured drawing of the character with their mouth jammed full of objects that usually pertain to aspects of that character. For example, a Gentlemen fad for the [[Heavy]] may involve a caricature of the Heavy with his custom bullets crammed into his mouth and the text "BULLETS." underneath. 

The word "Gentlemen" is also often deliberately misspelled as "Mentlegen" and accompanied by altered versions of the original Gentlemen image macro. A [[bot]] can be randomly named Mentlegen as a tribute.

* Gentlemen is a recognized and confirmed [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gentlemen meme].
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File:Gentlemen_originalFad.png|Original screenshot from ''Garry's Mod''.
File:Mentlegen.jpg|The popular corruption of Gentlemen.
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=== Spycrab ===
[[File:Spytaunt05.PNG|right|thumb|Spycrab]]

One of the most well-known fads within ''Team Fortress 2'' is the '''Spycrab'''. The Spycrab is an animation oversight caused by the [[Spy]] looking straight up while holding the [[Disguise Kit]], crouching, then walking in any direction. This causes the Spy to move around in an amusing fashion that resembles a crab. ''[http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day04_english.htm Dapper Rogue]'', a "Catalogue for the Gentleman Scoundrel", referenced this by including a "Crab-Walking Kit" with the description "It will change your skeleton! Excruciatingly painful but worth it."

Due to its popularity, the Spycrab was included as an alternative [[Spy taunts#PDA|taunt]] for the Disguise Kit in the [[May 21, 2009 Patch|Sniper vs. Spy Update]].

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dyQlZziHnw Footage] of a player doing the Spycrab.

* The Spycrab is a recognized and confirmed [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/spy-crab meme].
* A [[Crabmod|fan-made game mode]] was made in honor of this fad.
* In Vs Saxton Hale mode, Hale says that he eats Spycrabs
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=== nope.avi ===
[[File:Nope.png|right|thumb|"Nope"]]

Created with {{W|Source_(game_engine)#Source_Filmmaker|Source Filmmaker}} by YouTube user [http://www.youtube.com/user/Jimbomcb Jimbomcb], the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvdf5n-zI14 '''nope.avi'''] fad shows the [[BLU]] [[Engineer]] on [[Gravel Pit]] slowly approaching the screen. As he stops, his hard hat floats up and he utters the phrase [[Media:Engineer_no01.wav|"Nope"]] while his neck elongates. He then promptly leaves the scene.

nope.avi is frequently used in conversations as a "humorous" negative response. Instead of replying "No", the person may post a link to the video or type "nope.avi".

Several similar videos were produced consisting of other characters uttering a phrase before a drastic physical transformation took place.

* nope.avi is a recognized and confirmed [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nopeavi meme].
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==Sniperdile==
[[File:Oh_Rawr.jpg|right|182px|Oh_Rawr]]
Created by Youtube User [http://www.youtube.com/user/KiddyCorky KiddyCorky] as seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAuYOm4JXMc Sniperdile Extinction: The Trailer], the ''Sniperdile'' is a Sniper that wears the Ol' Snaggletooth and a Darwin's Danger Shield. He was created after the [http://www.teamfortress.com/mannconomy/ Mann-Conomy Update] when the ''Croc-o-Style Kit'' set was released.

''Sniperdiles'' are a fierce species and mostly like to live in Swamps like Mountain Lab, unfortunatly 95% of them have gone extinct and only a few remain in search for the peaceful Spycrabs. Only a few people know that the ''Sniperdile'' is an endangered species. Note that if you hear a crouch-walking Sniper with the equipped gear yelling "Spy!" he is a ''Sniperdile'' and must not be harmed. ''Sniperdiles'' do like to get territorial and will attack anyone they see.
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