コミュニティ発祥ネタ（Community Fads）
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コミュニティネタとはネット上で流行していたり、Team Fortress 2のコミュニティから発祥したキャラクターなどの派生ネタのことです。流行の定義としては「ある行為や発想などが、多数の人によって熱狂的に支持され暫くの間（いい意味でも悪い意味でも）盛り上げられる」ものとします。[1]ネタが生まれるのはTeam Fortress 2のゲームからだけではなく、Template:W（通称:GMOD）やTemplate:Wと連動している場合があるのも珍しくはありません。
そして、それらのネタの流行が更に発展していった場合は「アイデアやコンセプトがオンラインで大人気になる」という定義の元、「インターネット・ミーム（ネットスラング）」として拡散していくことだってあります。[2]
目次
ゲームの派生キャラ
クレイジー・レッグ（Crazy Legs）
クレイジー・レッグとはTeam Fortress 2のゲーム内でよく見られた珍現象です。これはスカウトの脚に影響を与えるバグとして存在しており、いつしかこの現象が名物となり「2枚の薄切り生ベーコンが風洞によって持ちあげられる」という結論に（なぜか）なってしまったため、クレイジー・レッグはベーコン・レッグとも呼ばれています。このバグは公式で2010年1月13日のパッチにてすでに修正されました。しかしこのバグの愛好家の為に、幸か不幸かクレイジー・レッグはゲーム中に残してあります。ただ、その現象が発生しても修正前のようにあからさまに目につくものではなくなってます。
このバグはスカウトがしゃがみながらダブルジャンプすると発生し、Civilian現象のように三人称からの視点で確認することができます。
実は公式ブログにてクレイジー・レッグは、バックストーリーが与えられたり表彰されるほど悪名高いものに成り上がっていたのでした。[3]
Demopan
The Demopan fad originates from a Steam User Forums thread titled "The New Face of TF2". The thread contained a Deathcam shot featuring a 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 "STOUT SHAKO FOR 2 REFINED", appears as a 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 an explosion and a cutout of the Demopan in the Deathcam. A user on YouTube with the account name 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 fake class page was created and featured on the wiki for April Fools Day 2011. It was created by wiki user Benjamoose, and turned into an official Team Fortress 2 Wiki article for the day.
Meet the Demopan footage.
- Demopan is a recognized and confirmed meme.
Gentlemen
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 a 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 a Heavy with his custom bullets crammed into his mouth and the text "BULLETS." underneath.
"Gentlemen" is also often deliberately misspelled "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 meme.
Original screenshot from Garry's Mod.
The popular corruption of "Gentlemen".
Spycrab
One of the most well-known fads within Team Fortress 2 is the Spycrab. The Spycrab is an animation oversight caused by a Spy looking straight up while holding the Disguise Kit, crouching, then walking in any direction. This causes a Spy to move around in an amusing fashion that resembles a crab. The Dapper Rogue 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 taunt for the Disguise Kit in the Sniper vs. Spy Update.
Footage of a player doing the Spycrab.
- The Spycrab is a recognized and confirmed meme.
nope.avi
Created with Template:W by YouTube user Jimbomcb, the nope.avi fad consists of a BLU Engineer on Gravel Pit who slowly approaches the screen. As he stops, his hard hat floats up and he utters the phrase "nope" while his neck elongates, before he 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 meme.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article on fads
- ↑ Wikipedia article on memes
- ↑ TF2 Blog Post: Better Late Than Never
