Meet the Director
Meet the Director is a comic released on May 5, 2011 with the Replay Update. The comic stars Miss Pauling and a "Director" (whose identity is unknown) interviewing several Mercenaries of RED, attempting to proclaim details relating to their occupations.
Contents
Story
The story begins with Miss Pauling and the Director with the Sniper in his van as he drives them to Teufort, the location of 2Fort. During the drive, the Director asks Sniper how he feels in one word, which he then chooses for him (Victim). He then goes on stating how he is a victim of the educational role system and the role he has been shackled to by society, continuing on with the current administration before being cut off by the Sniper, who asks him to repeat what he said. The Director reminds him that they forced him to be a killer, to which the Sniper angrily responds (Emphasized by the flicking of his Civilian Bobblehead on his dashboard) that he is a Professional. The Director acknowledges this by calling him a victimized professional killer, an assassin, a murderer, a deranged psychopath (All of these names blocked out by the Sniper repeatedly flicking the bobblehead). He then asks the Sniper to tell him how those words feel. Just as the Sniper comes back with a death threat, Miss Pauling points out that they've arrived at Teufort.
On the battlefield, RED's Scout and Demoman are locked in a firefight with BLU's Soldier and Heavy while RED's Pyro appears to make short work of BLU's Sniper in BLU's Battlements (They are not seen, however). The Sniper leaves his Van to get to work and asks the Director if he wants to tag along, who declines the invitation and stays in the Van. Miss Pauling, however goes with him. The Sniper then asks her why they have to talk with him again, to which she replies that this is the chance to prove they are "not just armed psychopaths blowing up all their landmarks on a daily basis."
A Flashback occurs where the Administrator is telling Miss Pauling that having the Director here is a Perfect Opportunity to Spy on the Mercenaries they pay to "blow each other up on a daily basis" since the Director is too stupid and arrogant to listen to what they are actually saying to him in addition to the fact that he records everything. Miss Pauling questions the necessity of all this security, considering their IQ is astonishingly low, to which the Administrator compares them to Plutonium, saying it isn't smart, but can still kill you if not watched properly.
Pages
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Trivia
Page 1
- The Sniper's last name is revealed in this comic. So far, every TF2 comic has been an opportunity to discover at least one of the mercenarie's names, as with the Soldier and Demoman [1] and the Engineer
Page 2
- Page 2 depicts the Blu building in 2Fort being set on fire, supposedly by a flare gun projectile. This is impossible in-game, as a flare gun projectile will scatter on hitting a wall.
- There is an error in Page two, where "Meet the sniper" is said to be shot at 2fort, while it actually takes place in goldrush. However, it could as well have been shot later, which would explain the disappearing of sniper's cold.
Page 3
- The administrator suggest that she wants to spy on the mercenaries, tough in the "WAR!" comic, a fully operating surveillance system is used[2]. This may or may not hint that the events of "meet the director" take place before those of the "War!" comic.
Page 6
- This is the first time the spy is seen talking in a comic.
- The heavy is seen without his signature ammo belt. The scout doesn't wear his belt either, and removed his headphones and cap, as if he was wearing a Baseball Bill's Sports Shine
- The spy and soldier bear their beta clothes. Oddly, the soldier gets is regular clothes back in the next page while the spy keeps the beta look for the rest of the scene.
- On the picture just before he shows the photos of his parents, the Sniper's jacket is missing, though it can be seen on the previous picture.
- Though the sniper is said to live on Adelaide street, one can notice that his house is located on a road.
- The Sniper's parents are based on Eustace and Muriel from the Courage the Cowardly Dog cartoon. [1]
Page 7
- The head in the box's hair is too long to be that of a scout and too light to be that of a medic. It is possible that this head might have belonged to a spy or pyro, but could as well have belonged to someone who isn't a mercenary, as it is revealed that many of the administrator's messenger were killed.
- The picture held by the soldier depicts warning signs on the gate he puts his heads on, though these cannot be seen in "meet the soldier".
Page 8
- The administrator's cigarette's tip looks red, although she's supposed to be seen on a black & white screen. This is more likely a mistake than a comic effect, seeing as it's barely noticeable.
Page 9
- Miss Pauling's revolver looks much like that of the spy, though it has a black handle.
- Miss Pauling mention's an "administrator interview", although she says that it is to be held off. This might be hinting at a "meet the administrator" video, although there is no actual proof that such a video is in the works.
- Miss Pauling also mentions that the director "Never got a chance to talk to BLU", which may mean that there will not be a BLU team interview video.
Page 10
- Images of the Medic appear on some of the computer screens which is a possible teasing on the upcoming Meet the Medic video which is still to be released. One can notice that the syringe gun/medigun he's holding doesn't look like any existing medic weapon, which may hint at an upcoming weapon.
