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This page is pretty full, but it is still missing:
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== Weed Soldier ==
*Humping Sniper[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hUH4vcK0EU]
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The Weed Soldier refers to this image:
*HWM models in Garry's Mod (although this is probably part of a bigger Garry's Mod category) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqDaMSk00wA]
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*Golden Machine Gun[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-golden-machine-gun]
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User PantsPlant Weed Soldier.jpg
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The image was originaly created as an edit of a scene from TEChulus's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZgZ8JrSbpg Crystal Weed] which came out on September of 2013, it is unknown who created the edit, but one of the first notable uses of the image was done by the tf2 youtuber Rapid シ as the thubnail of his video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8crH4zBPbk&t=3s WEED IS NOW LEGAL IN TF2] which came out on February of 2015.
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;Resurgence
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Up to this point the Weed Soldier image (also dubbed :weed:) was just a random tf2 joke image, nothing more, nothing less, but the meme became very big in the community of the youtuber Chimparoncito around 2022, the image started to see use, in game on Conscientious Objector and outside of it like in profile pictures on several sites (mostly on steam), and even recreated in other games like MineCraft, this was all done because of challenge streams Chimparoncito did in which he closes the stream if he sees the image at all while playing tf2, the more times he did the challenge the harder it became, and the more popular the image became in the tf2 community at large.
  
Are these possible additions? --[[User:Focusknock|Focusknock]] 11:43, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
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At this point the image started to have variations of it created on the other classes, and was commonly used together with by this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsiYj6KOvXc&t=80s remix of Rocket Jump Waltz](created on April of 2020 by skylinee).
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Its most recent notable use happened on July of 2023 when the youtuber Richter Overtime used an [https://freeimage.host/i/JHeUCfR edited version of the image] with the word "Its Over" for the thumbnail of his video about the tf2 leak [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8un3dBLVSCw "Explaining TF2's Biggest Leak Ever"]
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;Popular Uses Of The Image
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UUZUyjVc_c 1]-common edit video of the classes.
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[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fi5b2qux6hhfb1.png 2]-loadout created in tf2.
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[https://freeimage.host/i/JHeSSVf 3]-the image recreated insdie of MineCraft.
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[https://freeimage.host/i/JHeUOgV 4]-a fad created about Richter Overtime's use of the :Weed: in the thumbnail of his video.
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[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fdwhf8xjl1zdb1.png 5]-:weed: on r/place 2023.
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[[User:PantsPlant|PantsPlant]]
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([[User talk:PantsPlant|talk]]) 00:49, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
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[[User:PantsPlant|PantsPlant]] ([[User talk:PantsPlant|talk]]) 16:27, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
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:Personally, I think although it does see a lot of usage, it isn't really notable. It seems like only a few notable YouTubers have the image as a popular fad in their community and it has only appeared a few times in the TF2 community as a whole. The most usage the fad sees seems to be related to one person's usage of the image in a thumbnail, which the thumbnail itself is the focus and not the Soldier image itself.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=Wiki Cap]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) 01:01, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
  
On the russian page, there is a TF2 rick roll. Can someone stranslate that to english?
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::I agree with GrampaSwood. While I've seen it a few times, it doesn't seem notable enough to be mentioned here. - [[User:BrazilianNut|BrazilianNut]] ([[User talk:BrazilianNut|talk]]) 02:39, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
- Mentlegen
 
  
sure,i'll do it --[[User:Condemned|Condemned]] 20:18, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 
  
I think painis cupcake is much more well known than the This is what I see with my eyes closed. If you doubt me, go to any micspam server and just listen in :). --[[User:Kurathedog|Kurathedog]] 02:23, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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== Demoman MOO! ==
  
I don't heard about these memes except HWM models. I think that is better put the Christian Brutal Sniper. --[[User:Jagoba RL|Jagoba RL]] 17:23, 8 November 2010 (UTC)
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{{Quotation|Demoman saying Move up!|'''MOO'''-ve that gear up!|sound=Demoman_moveup02.wav}}
  
I find it odd that while the page mentions the Odd Scout (which had three or four videos), Seeman and his lesser-known companion, Seeldier, aren't talked about. [[User:Wing Dairu|Wing Dairu]] 05:35, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
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The Demoman Moo meme is a meme where people play as Demo in 2fort, then they go to the cow right next to the entrance to the intel, and they say Move up while laughing right before Demo says "that." It should sound like he's saying MOO!
:I never even heard of those (even though I don't spend my day watching TF2 gmod videos on youtube), so I'm inclined to say their popularity and notability isn't skyrocket high to include them in the "memes" article. [[File:Killicon_backstab.png|22px|link=User_talk:Stabnrun]] [[User:Stabnrun|<span style="font-family:TF2 Build; color:black">Stab !</span>]] 19:01, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::I've heard of seeman, but never of seeldier nor odd scout. And I spend my days watching TF2 gmod videos. Still, odd scout has lots of views. Most seeman videos have far less. [[User:Lord Melchior|Lord Melchior]] 16:26, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
 
What about the In A Nutshell videos, like 2Fort In A Nutshell, Dustbowl In A Nutshell or Achievement_idle in a nutshell? Those have a characteristic enough style and they're getting popular/widespread enough that it might merit mentioning down the line. [[User:Reverie Planetarian|Reverie Planetarian]] 10:51, 11 February 2011 (EST)
 
  
I defenetly say that "...in a nutshell is a popular fad." [[User:Guybrush20X6|Guybrush20X6]] 00:56, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
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--[[User:Slimyboi500|Slimyboi500]] ([[User talk:Slimyboi500|talk]]) 15:54, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Slimyboi500 [[File:User Slimyboi500 Profile.jpg|25px]]
  
==Oluapgineer==
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:I don't think this is nearly notable enough, considering it's only limited to 2Fort and doesn't see much widespread usage otherwise.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 16:17, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
  
Oluap should be honored to have his fad on the page....
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::I hadn't heard of it until now, so yeah, I don't think it's notable enough either. - [[User:BrazilianNut|BrazilianNut]] ([[User talk:BrazilianNut|talk]]) 17:14, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
  
[[File:User Thunder Pyro.jpg|45px|This is my weapon.]][[User:Thunder|<span style="text-shadow:black0px 0px 3px;"><font color: "#EEE8AA"><tt><big>'''Thunderstorm'''</big></tt></font>]] </span> 06:38, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
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== Tick Tock ==
  
== W+M1 ==
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What about adding the fad of the buff mercs posing to Tick Tock by Joji? [[User:CriticalFeesh|CriticalFeesh]] ([[User talk:CriticalFeesh|talk]]) 12:09, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
  
"An infamous video showed a player experiencing success with the Pyro by only using the "W" key and "Mouse1" (Moving forward and primary fire). This led to the creation of the term W + M1,"
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:This meme mostly exists in the format of the same few GIFs/images with the same music, I don't think this fits the definition of "fad" very well. It doesn't see much widespread usage outside of the same format (the GIFs with the music under it), unlike other fads here which come in many different forms.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 12:17, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
  
This is inaccurate. The term W+M1 existed way before the video (which dates from 2009), right about when TF2 started if I recall correctly. I'm editing this. [[User:Stabnrun|Stabnrun]] 02:08, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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:I think it counts, this seems like a much more popular fad. It has many variations, videos, and the song itself has become a very popular part of the community. It's also become so popular that just hearing the song in a micspam will lead most players to react either positively or negatively. People have even recreated it by syncing it to the gunshots in-game. [[User:Finnodile|Finnodile]] ([[User talk:Finnodile|talk]]) 23:33, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
  
== Scout is delicious: Not well known? ==
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::Remember to indent your comments appropriately with colons ({{code|:}}).
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::This sounds more like the song has become a fad, which I'm not sure is really something we can cover here as it's just a popular song in the TF2 community.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] {{!}} [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] {{!}} [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 23:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
  
Sorry, what? --[[User:Vaught|Vaught]] 02:12, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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:::True, but considering the context I still personally think it may be notable. However it is likely documented in another wiki anyway. [[User:Finnodile|Finnodile]] ([[User talk:Finnodile|talk]]) 23:47, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
  
:Added it back already.  [[User:Zoolooman|Zoolooman]] 02:15, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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== The heavy is dead ==
  
::Alrighty. Was just curious as why it wouldn't be well known when youtube is lit up with responses to it. No harm no foul! --[[User:Vaught|Vaught]] 02:20, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' reacting to Heavy's Death|'''HEAVY IS DEAD!'''|sound=Medic mvm class is dead03.wav}}
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The Heavy is Dead is a Community fad made by [https://www.youtube.com/@Delak_Antoine Delak] on YouTube.
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;Video
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''The video may be blocked for some users because it is age-restricted.''
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{{Youtube|oiuyhxp4w9I}}
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;"Family Friendly" version
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{{Youtube|wV3fNs53o4k}}
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----[[User:Slimyboi500|Slimyboi500]] ([[User talk:Slimyboi500|talk]]) [[File:User Slimyboi500 Profile.jpg|25px]] 18:29, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
  
== a whole LOAD of memes: should I add them all? ==
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:Not sure this is really a fad, more just a popular video that people quote. It has largely died down and there isn't any example of it beyond the video itself. I'd vote no<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 22:53, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
  
i know the whereabouts of a few seemingly million, do i give the link or add them all? <small>--''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' [[User:Yourdeadthatsgoodamen|Yourdeadthatsgoodamen]] ([[User talk:Yourdeadthatsgoodamen|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Yourdeadthatsgoodamen|contribs]]) </small>
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== Add Madcap ==
  
There really aren't that many TF2 Fads, let alone memes. I don't advise adding as many popular youtube video characters as you know of etc. If you have any suggestions, suggest it here in the talk page, and you'll get some input from the rest of the members. Also, remember to sign your posts with '''<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>''' (four tildes). -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
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I think we can add Madcap on here. There's art, loadouts, his theme music and even recently a voice actor. [[User:FrancePain|FrancePain]] ([[User talk:FrancePain|talk]]) 13:55, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 00:29, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 
  
== Cleanup tag? ==
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:I think it would need to prove more long-term popularity. It seems like the popularity is also largely contained to r/tf2. There may also be issues with the fact that the class itself is AI-generated.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 14:10, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
  
Is there a need for it anymore, or should it just be removed now that the article has been cleaned up? [[User:Stabnrun|Stab !]] 17:05, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
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== This is a bucket ==
  
== Lines ==
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy'''|This is a bucket.|sound=This_is_a_bucket.wav}}
Strange decision,deleting those horizontal lines.Looks ugly. {{unsigned|Condemned|20:18, 24 November 2010}}
 
:Uh.. no it doesn't? "nope.avi" and all the others that you added "lines" for are actually sub-"categories" of the main "Youtube memes" category, so they shouldn't be "promoted" like that just because it looks ugly... [[User:Stabnrun|Stab !]] 20:49, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 
  
== Demopan ==
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This is a bucket is a community fad from the scene of [[Expiration Date]].
  
I think this counts as a meme now but I don't know enough to add it. [[User:Guybrush20X6|Guybrush20X6]] 23:30, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
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'''Video'''
: Wait a couple months. If it's still around, it can be added. [[User:Bonzi77|Bonzi77]] 09:02, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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{{Youtube|JmSqorj-EC0}}
:: http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/File%3ADemopan.jpg Is a picture of Demopan. I believe it's currently a meme right now, but again, let us way a month. If it still continues, then we can call that a meme. A meme takes time. [[User:Wintergreen|Wintergreen]] 00:39, 30 December 2010 (UTC)
 
Not to hijack this section, but speaking of other well-known memes, the Gentlementlemen series (including the other videos with that song, despite the realm of the meme extending far beyond TF2) is also be notable enough to be added, as well as possibly Polite/Crazed Sniper (though it seems they only have one video each). —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 19:39, 8 January 2011 (UTC)''
 
  
== One of the most obvious is ignored ==
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In this scene, Spy says "This is a bucket." and Soldier reacts to it with "Dear God.". And Spy says "There's more." and Soldier responds "No."
  
And something officially recognized and '''''added to the game''''' - FYI I Am A Spy. —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 07:49, 15 January 2011 (UTC)''
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"This is a bucket" has a page on [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-is-a-bucket Know Your Meme].
  
Hmm, a Community Manager on Knowyourmeme.com had this to say:
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[[User:Yellow Devil|Yellow Devil]] ([[User talk:Yellow Devil|talk]]) 09:57, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
  
There are obviously a TON of videos, image macros, and every type of media one can think of for Team Fortress 2.  
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:This cannot be a community fad. This is a funny scene created by Valve, the community doesn't add onto it at all.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] {{!}} [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] {{!}} [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 10:17, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
The game has a rich history in it’s short life, with lots of updates, and crossovers into other memes.
 
The problem is that not all of these things are memetic items. The vast majority of it is fanart. The game is insanely popular, I play it myself, but it’s the kind of thing that will naturally be parodied. It’s like the Britney Spears of video games. And with video games today becoming more popular than movies, TF2 is a well-represented force in the media regardless of what any particular instance looks like. Any big video game will inspire parody and fanart."
 
  
That was a year ago, and shortly after the said article was posted as an attempted meme, it was deadpooled. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
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== SeeS or SooS? ==
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 09:01, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 
  
== Knowyourmeme as a guideline. ==
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SeeS or SooS? is a community fad made by notna.
  
I've been thinking, and I hate to be the one to say this, but as much as we love the items on the Memes page, a lot of these things are not Memes. They are just huge fads within the Team Fortress community. A big bunch of these ''have'' managed to cultivate Meme status, but we really can't list every Team Fortress 2 inside joke as a born Meme. Most people outside of the TF2 community have never heard of these, even the Meme filled /b/tards. I think on a wiki (an official one at that) we should be more correct in our terminology.
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'''Video'''
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{{Youtube|-fzhPyDVleo}}
  
I propose that we either use knowyourmeme.com (they have a status: confirmed/denied on the right) as a resource to check before adding content to this page, move some of the items to a differently named page or section, or list their current Meme status beside the proposed Meme.
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In the video, Soldier with a tiny head says "SeeS" and then Heavy with a tiny head like the Soldier says "SooS." And as this scene crosses over faster and faster, Spy says "SooS." Afterwards, Soldier makes a sad face and a seconds later, Medic says "SeeS."
  
Before anyone discredits knowyourmeme.com they have a stricter system than here when it comes to accepting and they do a hell of a lot of research before announcing something as a meme.
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There are a lot of variations of the fad on YouTube.
  
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[[User:Yellow Devil|Yellow Devil]] ([[User talk:Yellow Devil|talk]]) 12:28, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
  
So, to start said ball rolling:
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:Doesn't seem noteworthy imo. There are plenty of voice line mixing fads like this, but they're not noteworthy.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] {{!}} [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] {{!}} [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 18:38, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
*'''Gentlemen''' - Confirmed Meme.
 
*'''Poor and Irish''' - Not a Meme, not even a single reference or attempt. An inside joke.
 
*'''Saxton Hale''' - Deadpooled, it just TF2 fan base clone of a real Meme. An inside joke.
 
*'''Spycrab''' - Confirmed Meme.
 
*'''Demopan''' - Confirmed Meme.
 
*'''Voice Clip Mashups''' - I checked, but this is pretty obviously not a Meme.
 
*'''nope.avi''' - Currently being researched.
 
*'''Scout is Delicious''' - Confirmed Meme.
 
*'''Painis Cupcake''' - Deadpooled, however reopened for research.
 
*'''Vagineer''' - Currently being researched, though looks promising.
 
*'''Odd Scout''' - No references at all.
 
*'''Seeman''' - Not a Meme, give it time.
 
*'''Christian Brutal Sniper''' - Not a Meme.
 
  
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== Mimi-Sentry/Robots in General==
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[https://i.imgur.com/wkiomH9.jpeg An example of anthropomorphism of the Engineer's buildings]. [https://www.deviantart.com/cpnitro/art/Sentry-Family-982948885 Original post here]<br>
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Originally starting out as a fad in 2023, "Mimi-Sentry" refers to an anthromorphic personification of the Mini-Sentry of the Engineer as a robotic female.  The most common depiction is to portray "Mimi" as the Engineer's daughter as a humorous extrapolation of an Engineer tip.  "Mimi-Sentry" reached the point of there being Steam Workshop mods that changed the Engineer's buildings into the robots in question.  Various animations often portray "Mimi" as a michevious "daughter" of the Engineer, or remaking Engineer memes replacing him with the "Mimi Sentry".  The anthropomorphism quickly spread to not only the other Engineer buildings but even weapons of the other TF2 classes and even into other games.  In general the Dispencer is referred to as "Miss Spencer" and the Teleporters are portrayed as "twins", which ultimate leads to portrayls as the Engineer and his buildings as a literal family. 
  
The problem with most of these, is they are simply either inside jokes or things that have a fan base and have been cultivated within the TF2 community because of this. It's like calling a TV show a Meme, just because it has a fan base that quote it in parodied situations, they are not the same thing. Even noting them as a cult status or something similar would be better.
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The TF2 community often uses "Mimi-Sentry" as a meta-joke of how desperate/lacking in updates the game was to the point of creating "Mimi-Sentry" as a fad.  Many fans welcomed the meme while others were ciritical of it, often complaining about how the robots were often depicted in less than savory circumstances.  Despite this, the general consensus of the "Mimi Sentry" is to treat "her" as a wholesome loyal daughter to the Engineer.<small>— ''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' '''[[User:Akumaking1|Akumaking1]]''' ([[User talk:Akumaking1|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Akumaking1|contribs]]) 03:58 CEST 27/09/2024</small>
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:Please remember to sign your comments using <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>.
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:I'm not really sure how popular this meme is, or if this meme is actually really widespread. I'm personally inclined to believe this to be less of a meme and more of a popular fanart character, which I'm not sure fits on this article.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] {{!}} [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] {{!}} [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 07:09, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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::It feels like it was a brief trend a year ago and hasn't had much staying power. Also I'm with swood that it's essentially just fan art. [[User:Mediarch|{{font color|ec5c69|'''Mediarch'''}}]] [[File:User Mediarch PFP.png|25px]][[User:Mediarch|{{font color|ff66cc| ♥ }}]][[User talk:Mediarch|{{font color|ec5c69|'''Talk'''}}]][[User:Mediarch|{{font color|ff66cc| ♥ }}]][[Special:Contributions/Mediarch|{{font color|ec5c69|'''My Edits'''}}]] 14:05, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
  
To those sad at the idea to see some of these go or moved somewhere else, remember, a lot of these have yet to grow, and many will eventually reach said status. This page needs a better layout and content style anyway. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
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== Sandvich ==
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 09:31, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
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The [[Sandvich]] is an unlockable item for the [[Heavy]], and is famous for the various, often humorous quotes he will say when using the item.  In various animations and comics, it's popular to depict the Heavy as utterly obsessed with the Sandvich to the point of ignorning everything else, going into a depressive state if he can't eat it, etc. <small>— ''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' '''[[User:Akumaking1|Akumaking1]]''' ([[User talk:Akumaking1|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Akumaking1|contribs]]) 12:38 CEST, 30 September 2024</small>
  
:The problem with using Know Your Meme is that there are some memes (Saxton or nope.avi for example) that are heavily used within the TF2 community but rarely used outside of it (as opposed to, say, "Gentlemen" or "Spycrab") and so they might get deadpooled even though they're used a lot. But I agree, this needs a major MAJOR rewrite, most of the "Youtube Memes" are just popular videos that I personally never heard of (and by "popular" I mean only a few few portion of the YT/GMod/TF2 community has seen them) and there are some old memes that should be referenced too. Who remembers "OVERTIME OVERTIME OVAAHTIME"? [[File:Killicon_backstab.png|22px|link=User_talk:Stabnrun]] [[User:Stabnrun|<span style="font-family:TF2 Build; color:black">Stab !</span>]] 12:43, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
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:This is not really a community fad, this is a joke started by Valve itself with the numerous voice lines regarding Sandvich, and it's simply continued and turned into an extreme version by the community.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] {{!}} [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] {{!}} [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 10:55, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
  
:: Indeed, but that is partially my point, those not acceptable (or yet acceptable) to sites like that, are not really Memes at all. They are just fads and cult fan comedy that has gained popularity within Team Fortress 2's community. They are nothing but inside jokes and references, so I think we really need to get rid of the whole "Team Fortress 2 and its community are responsible for the birth of a variety of memes." when the game really can't take that much credit. I mean the meme definition is vague at best even if it is taken from wikipedia. The definition of a meme could be applied to many non-meme things. As a whole, we either need to redefine these items as internal fads (with a better title of course) or strip out the non-meme items. Either that or we put them under honorable mentions in a section on the page. Knowyourmeme.com is quite happy to acknowledge the TF2 content as a Meme as long as it gains that status. Many of these are simply... Well, not at that point... I mean I like to consider my self in the know when it comes to the internetz, I have developed custom content for TF2, I lurk youtube etc, but even I have not heard of Seeman for example. They are just VERY popular youtube fan videos that people like. That doesn't make them memes. Otherwise every partner video on youtube would be a meme. As for the whole audio mash up thing, that isn't even a meme at all. While it is widespread in TF2 videos for custom dialogue, people have been doing audio mashup content to gain custom speech since before the damn TV was invented, so that one needs to go either way. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
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== Kitty0706 ==
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 14:19, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
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Kitty0706 (real name Colin Wyckoff) was a popular GMod animator on YouTube, famous for creating animations like "Heavy's Retarded Holiday" or "Team Fabulous 2" which depict the TF2 characters (and often other characters from other games ) in often comical, surreal situations. Kitty0706 is often considered the golden standard of GMod animations of TF2.
  
::: Simple solution, we move the page to something like "Fanbase Fads"/"Fan Fads" or something better sounding, then we can add all the popular items as they are. Then at the end of each paragraph for each individual fad, if the fad has reached meme status, we simply add "The "Gentleman" fad has reached Meme status" at the end in bold or something, with the name linking to the knowyourmeme.com page (replacing the fad name with whatever). -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
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In January 2015, Colin Wyckoff died due to leukimia, and his loss was mourned by the greater community, with other content creators creating videos to honor him. On January 10th, 2020, a Team Fabulous 2 redraw collaboration dubbed "Team Fabulous 2: Renamiated" was announced on Twitter to honor Kitty0706 and raise money for leukemia research.<small>— ''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' '''[[User:Akumaking1|Akumaking1]]''' ([[User talk:Akumaking1|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Akumaking1|contribs]]) 12:38 CEST, 30 September 2024</small>
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 14:24, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 
  
:::: For those unsure about how relevent "Fad" or even "Trend" is;
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:::: "A fad, sometimes called a trend, meme or a craze, is any form of behavior that develops among a large population and is collectively followed with enthusiasm for some period, generally as a result of the behavior's being perceived as novel in some way.[1] A fad is said to "catch on" when the number of people adopting it begins to increase rapidly."
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:Kitty0706 is not a community fad. A page covering Kitty would have to be under the Notable Persons Project, however, policy states that community personalities should not be covered so unfortunately we can't cover him here or on his own page.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=List of Wiki Cap owners]] {{!}} [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] {{!}} [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] [[File:PraisetheSun.png|20px|alt=Praise the Sun!]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) ([[Special:Contributions/GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">contribs</font>]]) 10:55, 30 September 2024 (UTC)
:::: Considering they even use meme in the opening line, I'd say it was appropriate, giving that the internet's own definition of a meme is a little more specific and in-depth than a fad. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 14:30, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:::::I'd definitely agree with moving the page to something a little less rigid and specific, since that would allow for popular non-memes to be included. XP —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 19:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)''
 
:::::I agree with changing the title as "memes" isn't exactly accurate, but changing it to "Community fads" isn't accurate either because it implies that ALL of these "memes" were quickly forgotten shortly after being popular, which isn't true for some of them (Gentlemen, Spycrab, etc.). Changing it to "Community trends" would be a better in my opinion since it says nothing about its duration or popularity. What do you think? [[File:Killicon_backstab.png|22px|link=User_talk:Stabnrun]] [[User:Stabnrun|<span style="font-family:TF2 Build; color:black">Stab !</span>]] 14:23, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 
::::::"Trend" ''directly implies'' the duration of popularity. >v> —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 17:43, 16 January 2011 (UTC)''
 
:::::::How does "trend" imply the duration of popularity, really?
 
:::::::''Trend'': "a line of general direction of movement, a prevailing tendency of inclination, a style or preference, a line of development, or the general movement over time of a statistically detectable change. In a few words, "trend" is a synonym to "tendency"."
 
:::::::''Fad'': "A phenomenon that becomes popular '''for a very short time'''. From French fade, from Late Latin *fatidus, a blend of Latin fatuus (“foolish”) and vapidus (“vapid”)."
 
:::::::"Though the term trend may be used interchangeably with fad, a fad is generally considered a fleeting behavior whereas a trend is considered to be a behavior that evolves into a relatively permanent change."
 
:::::::''Trend'' sounds much less derogatory and more accurate to me, whereas ''fad'' directly implies that these terms were short-lived, when, quite frankly, most of them weren't/aren't. [[File:Killicon_backstab.png|22px|link=User_talk:Stabnrun]] [[User:Stabnrun|<span style="font-family:TF2 Build; color:black">Stab !</span>]] 22:52, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:::::::: True, but that all depends on your perception of time given the individual scenarios. Leg Warmers were considered a Fad during the 80s, but they were worn for a whole ten years. Then during the 2000s, they made a comeback after a decade of being unworn and unfashionable, and are now as popular as ever amongst teen girls. "Fad" is accurately suitable, given that when the game dies out, only the Memes will likely live on. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#0e5c76;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 14:52, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== I think this should be featured because... ==
 
I believe this page should be a featured article because i found it very informational. Newbies might be confused when people talk about spycrabs and W+M1. I actually figured  out the meaning of W+M1 on this page. Please make this a featured article.
 
 
 
 
 
I have a number of memes that I know that are worthy of mention here. -- [[User:Thunder|Thunder]]
 
 
 
:: I moved your paragraph to the bottom of the page due to it not having a title and thus being above the page content index. I hope you don't mind. On that note, my opinion of your suggestion is that I would hate for something displaying a main character as a Vagina, to be featured on the main page. Memes are not vital/helpful information and some of them are certainly not what a new player would want to see. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 09:37, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Vagineer ==
 
 
 
Ben, any reason you deleted the bit about Snyphurr? Seems like a valid part of the Vagineer series. On another note, I readded the definition of memes to the top, to provide some sort of context for the "recognized meme" notes on Demopan and his colleagues. —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 01:54, 16 January 2011 (UTC)''
 
 
 
I removed it because I don't think we should be listing every insignificant little detail about their story arc and episode listings etc. I did the same for the Painis Cupcake, I removed a part that links to his other videos.
 
I think each section should just explain who they are and why they are a Fad/Meme, with links to say their first appearance being relevent. Each paragraph was/is way too big on some of them anyhow. So in short, Snyphurr isn't the Vagineer, so unless he is suddenly a Fad/Meme too, I don't think he should be mentioned. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 22:51, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Oddscout? ==
 
 
 
Correct me if i am right, but i have not heard about that meme. I have played Tf2 for a time now and i have not heard a single time that someone have talked about Oddscout. So how did it become a meme? [[User:Altair|Altair]] 18:11, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
It is fairly new. There were 3 videos that involved the Odd Scout, but thats it. It wouldn't be considered a meme, but more of a fad
 
[[User:Nihilus0|Nihilus0]] 01:39, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
A Fad? To be honest, i have seen more of Heavydile and Weaslecake than Oddscout. I wouldnt really count it as a fad either, but more of something odd randomness that you just make because that you are bored. If that was ok, why the hell aint L.A.E (Law Abiding Engineer) ok then? [[User:Altair|Altair]] 12:06, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
: I can assure you, though not a Meme, it is most definitely a Fad. The Odd Scout has a lot of fan art (some of it questionable) and is also referenced occaisonaly during gameplay (I have heard such). The whole point of removing the Meme page and having a Community Fads page, was so that things such as this could be noted. A Fad is low enough, there really isn't a need to lower it to something else. As for Law Abiding Engineer; though popular, it's questionable as to whether this is a Fad. It's pretty much been forgotten about in terms of keeping it alive through joke/reference. Give it time though, it may become a Fad at some point, and as I said, it IS debatable. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#0e5c76;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 14:45, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 
Indeed Bejnamuffin, but the question is, will it have enough time? Or will it collapse like a very strange video with engineer did from the Fads? Nobody knows. [[User:Altair|Altair]] 11:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Sven's Condensed list of requested Fads ==
 
 
 
'''''Here it is''''':
 
* Snyphurr
 
* Jarate Cake Dick
 
* The "Kiss Me" series of videos
 
* Sewer Medic
 
* The "Food debate" series of videos
 
* Weaselcake
 
 
 
Lol forgot the signature. [[User:Sven|Sven]] 22:08, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
:: I don't really think any of those are Fads. I know of a few of them (such as the Food debate) but they're really just popular videos, not fads. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#0e5c76;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamoose</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 01:48, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 
::: Why wouldn't the Food Debate, at least, be a fad by now? It's a long, ongoing series, with derivatives. It's better than the "What I see when X Y" series, which could arguably be mentioned here, also. [[User:Sven|Sven]] 21:15, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 
:::: See now I WOULD consider calling the "What i see when I close my eyes" a fad, though it's not strictly TF2 related so it's not applicable. Beyond the actual videos made by the author, there is little in the way of additional fan created content for the Food Debate. It's a popular video, but nothing more really... -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#0e5c76;font-size:13px;font-family:'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamoose</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 21:19, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 
:::::Well, it seems that our definitions of the word "Fad" is different, at the very least. I would hardly consider Odd Scout a Fad, but, as your post in the above discussion says, you clearly do. I still think that the Food Debate is more deserving than Odd Scout, given the amount of videos about it. [[User:Sven|Sven]] 21:28, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 
::::::If there are any that has a chance here to be on the list, it has to be Weaslecake and the food debate series. Snyphurr? I dont think so. Just a special version made for Vagineer. Jarate Cake dick? It has no chance at all. Also, who is jarate cake dick? The Kiss Me series? Nope. They are starting to get pretty boring. They would have a chance if it was'nt for that they has been going on for a good while and really boring me out. Sewer Medic? It would have a chance, if gb7zone7 was'nt so lazy that he stoped making the sewer medic. Weasle Cake and the food debate series do i consider. [[User:Altair|Altair]] 11:08, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Name of the article ==
 
 
 
I think we should change it back to memes, and maybe have "Fads" redirect to it. All in favor? [[User:Mentlegen|Mr. Wii]] 23:39, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
They changed in the first place because many of the fads on this page aren't yet considered memes. [[User:Nihilus0|Nihilus0]] 23:43, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
:: As Nihilus0 said, there are WAY more fads here than memes, the current system of listing fads then marking the ones that have become memes is a lot neater than the old page. Not only that but if we moved it back, we'd have to lose half of the content. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#0e5c76;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamoose</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 01:48, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 

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Weed Soldier

The Weed Soldier refers to this image:

The image was originaly created as an edit of a scene from TEChulus's video Crystal Weed which came out on September of 2013, it is unknown who created the edit, but one of the first notable uses of the image was done by the tf2 youtuber Rapid シ as the thubnail of his video WEED IS NOW LEGAL IN TF2 which came out on February of 2015.

Resurgence

Up to this point the Weed Soldier image (also dubbed :weed:) was just a random tf2 joke image, nothing more, nothing less, but the meme became very big in the community of the youtuber Chimparoncito around 2022, the image started to see use, in game on Conscientious Objector and outside of it like in profile pictures on several sites (mostly on steam), and even recreated in other games like MineCraft, this was all done because of challenge streams Chimparoncito did in which he closes the stream if he sees the image at all while playing tf2, the more times he did the challenge the harder it became, and the more popular the image became in the tf2 community at large.

At this point the image started to have variations of it created on the other classes, and was commonly used together with by this remix of Rocket Jump Waltz(created on April of 2020 by skylinee). Its most recent notable use happened on July of 2023 when the youtuber Richter Overtime used an edited version of the image with the word "Its Over" for the thumbnail of his video about the tf2 leak "Explaining TF2's Biggest Leak Ever"

Popular Uses Of The Image

1-common edit video of the classes.
2-loadout created in tf2.
3-the image recreated insdie of MineCraft.
4-a fad created about Richter Overtime's use of the :Weed: in the thumbnail of his video.
5-:weed: on r/place 2023.
PantsPlant (talk) 00:49, 17 September 2023 (UTC) PantsPlant (talk) 16:27, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Personally, I think although it does see a lot of usage, it isn't really notable. It seems like only a few notable YouTubers have the image as a popular fad in their community and it has only appeared a few times in the TF2 community as a whole. The most usage the fad sees seems to be related to one person's usage of the image in a thumbnail, which the thumbnail itself is the focus and not the Soldier image itself.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood (talk) 01:01, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
I agree with GrampaSwood. While I've seen it a few times, it doesn't seem notable enough to be mentioned here. - BrazilianNut (talk) 02:39, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


Demoman MOO!

MOO-ve that gear up!
— Demoman saying Move up!

The Demoman Moo meme is a meme where people play as Demo in 2fort, then they go to the cow right next to the entrance to the intel, and they say Move up while laughing right before Demo says "that." It should sound like he's saying MOO!

--Slimyboi500 (talk) 15:54, 4 October 2023 (UTC)Slimyboi500 User Slimyboi500 Profile.jpg

I don't think this is nearly notable enough, considering it's only limited to 2Fort and doesn't see much widespread usage otherwise.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 16:17, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
I hadn't heard of it until now, so yeah, I don't think it's notable enough either. - BrazilianNut (talk) 17:14, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Tick Tock

What about adding the fad of the buff mercs posing to Tick Tock by Joji? CriticalFeesh (talk) 12:09, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

This meme mostly exists in the format of the same few GIFs/images with the same music, I don't think this fits the definition of "fad" very well. It doesn't see much widespread usage outside of the same format (the GIFs with the music under it), unlike other fads here which come in many different forms.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 12:17, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
I think it counts, this seems like a much more popular fad. It has many variations, videos, and the song itself has become a very popular part of the community. It's also become so popular that just hearing the song in a micspam will lead most players to react either positively or negatively. People have even recreated it by syncing it to the gunshots in-game. Finnodile (talk) 23:33, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
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This sounds more like the song has become a fad, which I'm not sure is really something we can cover here as it's just a popular song in the TF2 community.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 23:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)
True, but considering the context I still personally think it may be notable. However it is likely documented in another wiki anyway. Finnodile (talk) 23:47, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

The heavy is dead

HEAVY IS DEAD!
The Medic reacting to Heavy's Death

The Heavy is Dead is a Community fad made by Delak on YouTube.

Video

The video may be blocked for some users because it is age-restricted.

"Family Friendly" version

Slimyboi500 (talk) User Slimyboi500 Profile.jpg 18:29, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Not sure this is really a fad, more just a popular video that people quote. It has largely died down and there isn't any example of it beyond the video itself. I'd vote no
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 22:53, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Add Madcap

I think we can add Madcap on here. There's art, loadouts, his theme music and even recently a voice actor. FrancePain (talk) 13:55, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

I think it would need to prove more long-term popularity. It seems like the popularity is also largely contained to r/tf2. There may also be issues with the fact that the class itself is AI-generated.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 14:10, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

This is a bucket

This is a bucket.
The Spy

This is a bucket is a community fad from the scene of Expiration Date.

Video

In this scene, Spy says "This is a bucket." and Soldier reacts to it with "Dear God.". And Spy says "There's more." and Soldier responds "No."

"This is a bucket" has a page on Know Your Meme.

Yellow Devil (talk) 09:57, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

This cannot be a community fad. This is a funny scene created by Valve, the community doesn't add onto it at all.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 10:17, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

SeeS or SooS?

SeeS or SooS? is a community fad made by notna.

Video

In the video, Soldier with a tiny head says "SeeS" and then Heavy with a tiny head like the Soldier says "SooS." And as this scene crosses over faster and faster, Spy says "SooS." Afterwards, Soldier makes a sad face and a seconds later, Medic says "SeeS."

There are a lot of variations of the fad on YouTube.

Yellow Devil (talk) 12:28, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Doesn't seem noteworthy imo. There are plenty of voice line mixing fads like this, but they're not noteworthy.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 18:38, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Mimi-Sentry/Robots in General

An example of anthropomorphism of the Engineer's buildings. Original post here
Originally starting out as a fad in 2023, "Mimi-Sentry" refers to an anthromorphic personification of the Mini-Sentry of the Engineer as a robotic female. The most common depiction is to portray "Mimi" as the Engineer's daughter as a humorous extrapolation of an Engineer tip. "Mimi-Sentry" reached the point of there being Steam Workshop mods that changed the Engineer's buildings into the robots in question. Various animations often portray "Mimi" as a michevious "daughter" of the Engineer, or remaking Engineer memes replacing him with the "Mimi Sentry". The anthropomorphism quickly spread to not only the other Engineer buildings but even weapons of the other TF2 classes and even into other games. In general the Dispencer is referred to as "Miss Spencer" and the Teleporters are portrayed as "twins", which ultimate leads to portrayls as the Engineer and his buildings as a literal family.

The TF2 community often uses "Mimi-Sentry" as a meta-joke of how desperate/lacking in updates the game was to the point of creating "Mimi-Sentry" as a fad. Many fans welcomed the meme while others were ciritical of it, often complaining about how the robots were often depicted in less than savory circumstances. Despite this, the general consensus of the "Mimi Sentry" is to treat "her" as a wholesome loyal daughter to the Engineer.The preceding unsigned comment was added by Akumaking1 (talk) • (contribs) 03:58 CEST 27/09/2024

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I'm not really sure how popular this meme is, or if this meme is actually really widespread. I'm personally inclined to believe this to be less of a meme and more of a popular fanart character, which I'm not sure fits on this article.
BLU Wiki Cap.png | s | GrampaSwood Praise the Sun! (talk) (contribs) 07:09, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
It feels like it was a brief trend a year ago and hasn't had much staying power. Also I'm with swood that it's essentially just fan art. Mediarch User Mediarch PFP.pngTalkMy Edits 14:05, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Sandvich

The Sandvich is an unlockable item for the Heavy, and is famous for the various, often humorous quotes he will say when using the item. In various animations and comics, it's popular to depict the Heavy as utterly obsessed with the Sandvich to the point of ignorning everything else, going into a depressive state if he can't eat it, etc. The preceding unsigned comment was added by Akumaking1 (talk) • (contribs) 12:38 CEST, 30 September 2024

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This is not really a community fad, this is a joke started by Valve itself with the numerous voice lines regarding Sandvich, and it's simply continued and turned into an extreme version by the community.
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Kitty0706

Kitty0706 (real name Colin Wyckoff) was a popular GMod animator on YouTube, famous for creating animations like "Heavy's Retarded Holiday" or "Team Fabulous 2" which depict the TF2 characters (and often other characters from other games ) in often comical, surreal situations. Kitty0706 is often considered the golden standard of GMod animations of TF2.

In January 2015, Colin Wyckoff died due to leukimia, and his loss was mourned by the greater community, with other content creators creating videos to honor him. On January 10th, 2020, a Team Fabulous 2 redraw collaboration dubbed "Team Fabulous 2: Renamiated" was announced on Twitter to honor Kitty0706 and raise money for leukemia research.The preceding unsigned comment was added by Akumaking1 (talk) • (contribs) 12:38 CEST, 30 September 2024

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Kitty0706 is not a community fad. A page covering Kitty would have to be under the Notable Persons Project, however, policy states that community personalities should not be covered so unfortunately we can't cover him here or on his own page.
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