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|preview = LooseCanon Titlecard.png
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|release_date=June 27th, 2012
|release-date = July 2, 2010
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|length=2:32
|number-of-pages = 13
 
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer'''|Why don't you go ahead and call me Dell, ma'am.
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"Mister Conagher" was my grandfather's name.}}
 
  
'''''Loose Canon''''' is a [[comic]] that was released on July 2, 2010, three days before the announcement of the [[Engineer Update]]. It tells the story of how the initial wars between [[RED]] and [[BLU]] began, about brothers [[Redmond Mann|Redmond]] and [[Blutarch Mann]], and the roles that the [[Engineer]] and his [[Radigan Conagher|family]] have played throughout the generations. It also features the first marked appearance of [[Australium]].
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==Meet the Pyro video transcript ==
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|[''Meet the Pyro title card appears. Flames chars its surface exposing a lower body shot of the Pyro, Fire Axe in hand, walking slowly across a burnt wasteland as ominous music plays in the background. Cuts to a dimly-lit shot of the RED Heavy in a room with the blinds drawn.'']
  
The comic is notable for building on [[Non-player characters#TF Industries and divisions|the story of Zephaniah Mann]] and introducing Radigan Conagher.
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'''Heavy''': "I fear no man. But that '''Thing'''..."
  
''Loose Canon'' was illustrated by [http://makani.deviantart.com/ makani.]
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[''He looks around'']
 
== Synopsis ==
 
''Loose Canon'' opens in the [[Storyline|present day]] with the [[Engineer]] waiting for a meeting with [[Blutarch Mann]]. He is greeted by an elderly woman who tells him that Blutarch is ready to see him. They briefly talk about the painting hanging behind the Engineer, who asks to be called Dell. As they walk to his office, she inquires whether the Engineer knows of his [[Non-player characters#Radigan Conagher|grandfather's]] relationship with the Mann family, however the Engineer is unaware of any. The woman explains that many years ago, his grandfather solved a sensitive issue for Blutarch, but implies that his solution is starting to fail. She closes by saying that Blutarch will explain it all himself, and also for the Engineer not to shake his hand.
 
  
The comic then cuts to 1850 to the reading of Zepheniah Mann's will. The [[Administrator]]'s grandmother, [[Non-player characters#Elizabeth|Elizabeth]], receives the rest and residue of his estate; [[Saxton Hale]]'s grandfather, [[Non-player characters#Barnabas|Barnabas]], receives complete control of [[Mann Co.]] and something else (the narrator of the will is interrupted by Barnabas fighting a cougar); and finally Blutarch and [[Redmond]] receive "partnership" in the form of an equal share of whatever land remained in Zepheniah's possession. This is due to Blutarch and Redmond spending their entire lives bickering over nothing, and so are left something of consequence over which to feud.
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'''Heavy''': [In hushed tones] "It scares me."
  
The comic then jumps 40 years to 1890, where Radigan is in a meeting with a now-aged Blutarch. Blutarch explains that he and his brother both immediately hired a team of mercenaries in order to take control of each other’s land, and because of this have been in a stalemate for 40 years. Since he could no longer take his brother's land by force, he decided to simply outlast him. However, Redmond has yet to die. Blutarch then states that he wants Radigan to build him a machine to prolong his life and outlast his brother. Radigan silently thinks for a moment before agreeing.
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[''Cut to an OS of the Pyro walking through a town composed of wooden structures. A BLU Engineer, rapidly closes the door to a building while a Scout frantically tries to get inside. Other members of the BLU team panic and try to get away. VO then cut to the Scout in the same interrogation room'']
  
That evening, Radigan returns home. Unlocking the front door to his Tools and Munitions store, Radigan discovers an unknown woman waiting for him inside. Though the woman bears resemblance to the Administrator, she cuts Radigan off before he can ask, claiming it would be quicker if he did not ask who she is or how she knows what she knows. She is aware that Radigan has agreed to build a machine to prolong Blutarch's life, and asks if it would be possible for him not to. Radigan declines. Expecting as much, the woman proposes an alternative: she presents Radigan with a gold ingot. The woman goes on to explain how Australians have outpaced the world in terms of technology for the last 40 years, despite being a land of savages. The element ''[[Australium]]'' is only found in small caches in Australia. She claims to have spent the last 10 years collecting 100 pounds of the element, and that she will give it all to Radigan in exchange for him building an additional life support machine for Redmond.
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'''Scout''': [Flustered] "No, I. I ain't, I ain't talking about that freak. Alright?
 
 
The comic then returns to the present day meeting between Blutarch and the Engineer. Blutarch states that Redmond also built a life support machine, apparently unaware that Radigan was the one that built it. He then angrily explains that the machine has started to break down and he wants the Engineer to fix it. The Engineer then explains that while he's flattered they thought to ask him to fix it, he has no idea how the machine works, and that he would more than likely kill Blutarch if he touched it. Blutarch asks if he could fix it if had his grandfather’s blueprints, which the Engineer states he could, but that the blueprints were buried with his grandfather. Blutarch then throws the blueprints on the desk, saying that he has spent the last 60 years and a small fortune trying to decipher them to no avail. He then states that the Engineer may borrow them on one condition, but freezes midsentence. Confused, the Engineer asks if he is alright, to which Blutarch's assistant says that he's just dead. The machine then electrocutes Blutarch back to life. He grabs the Engineer and states that each day he stays dead a little bit longer, and that there is nothing on the other side. He tells him to fix the machine.
 
 
 
Later at the Engineers workshop as he shifts through his grandfathers' blueprints and notes, we are told by a voice over of Blutarch that the Engineer has been lent the blueprints to decipher them and learn how to fix the machine. He also states that should the Engineer find anything else of interest, it is to be brought directly to him and to not build it. The Engineer is then shown grinning after finding a file labelled ''"Guns: Maps of Australium Caches"''.
 
  
== Pages ==
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[''Fiddles with microphone, anxious to get it off'']
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File:Engineercomic01.jpg|Page 1
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'''Scout''': [Stops as his head darts around.] "He's not here, is he? I wanna get this [bump] thing off."
File:Engineercomic02.jpg|Page 2
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File:Engineercomic03.jpg|Page 3
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[''He walks off, bumping into the camera which falls to the floor. Cut to the Pyro who kicks down to the door to a building, Flamethrower at the ready. A zoom shot into the nozzle of the Flamethrower as the whooshing gas of the pilot light is heard. Fade to the interrogation room. The Spy is exhaling the smoke from a cigarette'']
File:Engineercomic04.jpg|Page 4 ([[Comics#Other material|Issue #97]])
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File:Engineercomic05.jpg|Page 5
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'''Spy''': "One shudders to imagine what inhumane thoughts lie behind that mask."
File:Engineercomic06.jpg|Page 6
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File:Engineercomic07.jpg|Page 7
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[''Cut to a rear shot of the Pyro revving up his Flamethrower. Fire erupts from the nozzle. A standing shot showing the Pyro spewing flames into the air. The town is already up in flames. The Spy continues his VO as the shot switches to the Pyro's front, focusing up to his mask
File:Engineercomic08.jpg|Page 8
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File:Engineercomic09.jpg|Page 9
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'''Spy''': "What dreams of chronic, sustained cruelty."
File:Engineercomic10.jpg|Page 10
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File:Engineercomic11.jpg|Page 11
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[''Zoom into the lenses of the gas mask. Music rises then cuts off as the camera is plunged into darkness. Two circles of light appear and rush towards the camera. They are the eyeholes of the gasmask, viewed from the inside'']
File:Engineercomic12.jpg|Page 12
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File:Engineercomic13.jpg|Page 13
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[''The Lovin' Spoonful's "Do You Believe in Magic" plays. It a view into the an ostentatiously happy, childish world as seen by the Pyro. Many things are noticeably different from reality. The Flamethrower is replaced with a musical instrument that spews bubbles. The gas tank on the back is a contraption with a Victrola-like horn. The Pyro laughs. It is a joyous world with sunshine, flowers, rainbows, and candy houses.]
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[''Transition shot provided by a gently falling kitten. A BLU Heavy appears behind an enormous Sandvich. He is actually a cherub with winds and a diaper. The wings, however still cannot hold his weight and he falls with a squeaking sound. He is unharmed and smiles.'']
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[''Cut to the Pyro on a hill planted with giant lollipops. He lifts one and holds it victoriously over his head. The BLU Heavy seems delighted at the treat and runs as fast as his little legs will carry him. He trips comically, but soon catches up. The Pyro skips towards him, lollipop in hand.'']
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[''The Pyro pirouettes and leap into the air with the lollipop in both hands swinging it over his head. Immediate transition to reality, burning buildings are in the background. The music switches ominously. The lollipop is actually a Fire Axe and burrows into the BLU Heavy's head as he screams. Blood spatters fill the screen.'']
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[''Back in the Pyro's head, the BLU Heavy has the lollipop happily in his mouth. The Pyro is pleased, but notices something over his shoulder. It is the BLU Scout, flying quickly towards them. He lands cheerfully on the musical contraption. The Pyro holds a bubble wand and blows bubbles as the Scout giggles childishly.'']
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[''In reality, the Pyro holds the Scorch Shot. The shot has been fired and hits the BLU Scouts head as he falls slowly in pain.'']
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[''The cherub Scout merely somersaults backwards in the air, tickled by a sea of bubbles. Both he and the BLU Heavy play around. The Pyro notices the BLU Medic playing Peek-A-Boo in a large present, hiding under the lid. The Pyro exclaims and rushed forth to adjust the lid.'']
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[''Cut to the BLU Medic is trapped in a burning building. The Pyro secures the doors by shoving the Fire Axe between the handles.'']
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'''BLU Medic''': [Pokes his head from the door and tries to escape] "No!"
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[''Shot behind the Pyro. He aims his flamethrower and adds additional fire to the inferno. The BLU Medic screams.'']
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[''Transition to the Pyro's world. He motions his hand for everyone to follow him. He skips along and meets other members of the BLU Team, all in cherub form. The BLU Spy and Engineer ride a magical stuffed unicorn. Even the Soldier seems pleased. The Pyro rides off into the distance spewing magical sparks from his musical contraption framed by his BLU friends. Fireworks and bubbles pop. The Demoman is particularly happy, his usual grenades on his vest replaced by milk bottles.'']
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[''An explosion forces the camera back to reality. Everything is in flames as members of the BLU team are tossed into the air. The BLU Demoman has a stricken look on his face.'']
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'''Demoman''': "I'm burnin'!"
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[''He reaches for help. Cut to the BLU Scout running scared while a BLU Sniper crashed through one of the upstairs windows of a blazing building. He grunts and crawls to the leg of the Pyro. His glasses are askew.'']
  
== Pages (no text) ==
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'''Sniper''': "Help!"
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File:EngineercomicNT01.jpg|Pages 1, 2, and 3
 
File:EngineercomicNT02.jpg|Page 4
 
File:EngineercomicNT03.jpg|Page 5
 
File:EngineercomicNT04.jpg|Page 6
 
File:EngineercomicNT05.jpg|Page 7
 
File:EngineercomicNT06.jpg|Page 8
 
File:EngineercomicNT07.jpg|Page 9
 
File:EngineercomicNT08.jpg|Page 10
 
File:EngineercomicNT09.jpg|Page 11
 
File:EngineercomicNT10.jpg|Page 12
 
File:EngineercomicNT11.jpg|Page 13
 
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== Trivia ==
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[''The Pyro is unresponsive. Then he lowers his Flamethrower. Cut to the gas mask where the flames are reflected in the lenses. The BLU Sniper screams. The Pyro cocks his head to the side, almost childishly'']
=== Page 1===
 
*The [[Engineer]]'s last name is revealed to be Conagher. This continues the tradition begun in the [[WAR! Comic]] of revealing a mercenary’s name every major comic.  
 
* The painter Kicasso is based off of the painter [[Wikipedia:Picasso|Pablo Picasso]]. Pronouncing his name the same way, this creates the pun "Kick-ass-so".
 
 
=== Page 2 ===
 
* The painting is based on [http://pablo-picasso.paintings.name/blue-period/gallery/self-portrait.php Picasso's Self Portait] from his Blue Period. This is a reference to the fact that Blutarch keeps everything, from his home to his mercenaries, color-coordinated in blue.
 
  
=== Page 4 ===
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[Team Fortress 2 ending flourish music plays.]  
* Zepheniah Mann's maidservant, [[Elizabeth]], is revealed to be the likely grandmother of the [[Administrator]].
 
* This is the second time a member of the [[Hale]] family has been shown fighting a [[Wikipedia:Big cat|big cat]] whilst sitting down. The first instance was on the cover of a [[:File:Saxton_haircut.jpg|Saxton Hale comic]] where Saxton Hale fought a lion while getting his hair cut. Both men remark on the creature's spirit, but because Tobasco-brand pepper sauce would not be invented for another 18 years Barnabas uses the generic term.
 
  
=== Page 9 ===
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[''Cut back to the Pyro's world, "Do You Believe in Magic?" still plays. It is dusk and the Pyro cheerfully walks away from the camera, contraption in hand. A pan out through a torn hole in a BLU Soldier's chest. A spine and various innards are still visible. He groans and falls, his helmet rolls along the ground. The camera backs off, following the helmet and showing the carnage. The town is ruined, burnt to a crisp. The BLU team share the same fate; either burned or chopped into parts. The BLU Heavy still has the Fire Axe embedded in his skull. The Axtinguisher is visible, holding the Sniper's hand in place at the wrist. Parts of buildings collapse.'']
* The fighter on the right in the top panel is wearing [[Saxton Hale]]'s signature [[Trophy Belt|crocodile-toothed hat]].
 
  
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'''Pyro''': [whistles the first couple of bars to "Do You Believe in Magic?"]
* The handwritten notes on the "Life Extender Machine" blueprint suggest that a machine was built for a third person (not Blutarch or Redmond), although it cannot be determined who due to the frame of the second panel cutting off the person's name.
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== See also ==
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== Gallery ==
* [[Comics]]
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File:Meet the Pyro - Coming soon.png|A preview of ''Meet the Pyro''
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File:Pyro_flames.jpg|Wallpaper.
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File:Mtpcadre.png|The Pyro using the [[Scorch Shot]] on a Scout, as seen in the video.
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File:Meta_cityonfire.jpg|The Pyro holding the Scorch Shot.
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== External links ==
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== See also ==  
* [http://www.teamfortress.com/loosecanon/ Loose Canon] comic on the Team Fortress 2 Official Website.
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* [[Movies#Meet the Team movies|Meet the Team]]
* [http://tf2.com/post.php?id=4013&p=4 Blog post] that accompanied the announcement of the Loose Canon comic on the Team Fortress 2 Official Website.
 
  
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Revision as of 20:15, 27 June 2012

Upgrade/Toolbox
Meet the Pyro Titlecard
Video Info
Released: June 27th, 2012
Run time: 2:32

Meet the Pyro video transcript

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See also

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