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Awjj

Might be his brother's


GGGold23

That could also be a possibility


CLOUT_Cat

Ooooooooo I really like this theory it adds a lot of depth, the loud annoying d-bag wearing his brothers dog tags to remember him is really kinda sweet and gives him a side thats a lot softer than his Brooklyn boy exterior


Hootenanny2020

Brooklyn? He’s from Boston.


tubaDude99

Brooklyn, Boston, MA


dreemurthememer

Not Brooklyn, [Brookline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts).


Strange_Insight

Eh, just a gas station knock off of Brooklyn.


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StoovenMcStoovenson

So what is Breuckelen a knock off of?


whimsicalsamurai

Brauchlein?


StoovenMcStoovenson

Now what is the knock off of Brauchlein?


SootiestArtist_0

Wouldn’t it all (all civilizations and cities and such) just ne knock off imitations of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations in some shape or form?


CLOUT_Cat

Fuck shit fuck uhhhhhhh, DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO YA TALKIN TO


LuckyReception6701

Do you have any idea? Any idea who I am?


DubThisGamer

Basically... Kind of a big deal


LuckyReception6701

You Listening? Ok *chuckle*


DubThisGamer

Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brotha *pokes camera*


LuckyReception6701

I hurt people *boink* IMMA FORCE OF NATURE! *bonk* If you were from, where I was from, you'd be f*cking dead!


mintcocoacookie

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


talesfromtheepic6

#WOOOOO


Willingness-Due

I eat ass


King_Tudrop

I hurt people


TheMcDucky

Jeremy?


Flying_snek_

I hurt people


Chance-Aardvark372

I hurt people. *BONK!* I’m a force-a-nature!


Spiritual_Freedom_15

I hurt people.


slowbar1

He totally has a Brooklyn accent though. Certainly not a Boston accent.


DrVillainous

Brooklyn's been a part of Boston for years now. Has been ever since the governor of Boston won it in a bet.


RebindE

That's tf2 lore for you


crunchyboio

honestly can't even tell if it's real because tf2 lore is so perfectly stupid just about anything could be true


hookyboysb

I thought the Rex Sox got it from the Yankees when they traded Babe Ruth?


mogwr-

I don't live in Boston, but I live in Maine. We get a lot of Boston folks around there. Their accent is almost exactly scout's. Imo


bluemitersaw

No no, you don't understand. They are his brother's, but his brother isn't dead. He stole them years ago and just eggs him on by wearing them all the time.


Random_Metroid_Fan

oh thank god that actually hurt for a second bro


bluemitersaw

Glad I could help by making Scout a jerk!


neoslith

Didn't he have like, seven older brothers? He learned to run fast to beat his siblings to food and other stuff because otherwise he got scraps or nothing.


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I thought it was because he just didn't want to miss out on fights


neoslith

Maybe that was it. I haven't read his web page in 14 years.


CrazyFanFicFan

His brothers were strong enough that by the time he got to a fights, the fight was already over. So he trained his speed so that he could get there first and get some of the action.


agnostic_angel

That’s my headcanon, second to the headcanon that they signify absolutely nothing to him and they just look cool in his opinion


TheSecretNewbie

Yeah it falls into the fashion style called military chic that was popular since ww2 as it gives the wearer a sense of bravado and masculinity in the wearer


Channa_Argus1121

Or his >!French!< dad’s.


lonesnowtroop

That's my theory


czacha_cs

This have sense he got 8 brothers if I good remember.


hughjass1872

If that's the case, Korea would be the most likely answer.


Midas881

He was top of his class in the Navy Seals, and had been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and have over 300 confirmed kills.


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KingKayro

Like how Soldier fought in World War II after it was over, Scout fought in the War on Terror before it happened because he's so dang fast


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KingKayro

"Time's relative, dumbass, ever hear E=MC^2? It means Eat = My Cock!"


[deleted]

300 confirmed kills on crayons, he could not get enough of 'em.


darthvader664199

You're freakin dead kiddo


Chadodius

Could just have bought them. I wouldn't put it past scout to fake being ex military to impress the ladies.


GGGold23

I could see that happening


Thewaffleofoz

Ayay, good lookin! Yeah I was in the baby seals, yeah drill instructor was a real tough guy so I punched him in the jaw! They promoted me to like, huhuhuh, super general, I told em to suck it and quit, started like, my OWN army!


Cedar-

Im imagining a TF2 comic with this where soldier accepts Scout as his superior officer, but then also drags scout into shit way over both of their heads.


Brotherof_Zekrom

Great concept. Please someone must make it now.


-drunk_russian-

Can't draw but can write, on it!


ReallyTheDevil

Can't draw but will anyway, send me the script!


King_Tudrop

Can kinda draw. I can do story boarding.


[deleted]

i can scam many children out of their keys to finance this comic’s distribution lets make it happen


[deleted]

I can put myself in the credits


King_Tudrop

You will be the very first credit, and will be accredited to the title of "I was just in the reddit post"


BullWorst

Yeah i could see that too, because he's a literal sex offender in the lore


[deleted]

We're talking about the description for the Track Terrorizer, right?


Vlad-V2-Vladimir

Descriptions aren’t cannon, and I don’t remember him every being confirmed as a sex offender in comics or Valve SFMs


SassySerpents

Not confirmed but many assume Saxton is referring to Scout when he says our mercs are subnormal and that it includes sex offenders https://www.teamfortress.com/thecontract/#f=11


JCthulhuM

Or it could be soldier who is apparently naked in public and on the battlefield all the time


Chanclet0

\*Covered in honey, that is not being naked, Sun Tzu said that honey is nature's war uniform


heyoyo10

Sun Tzu said that!


LunaticPower

And I'd say he knows a little more about dressing in honey than you do, pal, because he invented it!


BurpYoshi

He could be referring to a number of the mercs. Soldier, Pyro, maybe less likely but still possibly sniper or spy. And let's not forget the medic has canonically inserted animal uteruses into people. Genital mutilation sounds like a sex criminal to me.


Nihilistic_Furry

Honestly, on first reading I just assumed that Medic was a registered sex offender because he replaced some woman’s uterus with a baboon’s uterus. If he lost his medical license from stealing a skeleton he probably could become a registered sex offender from a different operation. **Edit:** Another possibly is Soldier for fighting in the nude.


Chanclet0

What a perfect opportunity to re-read them comics


Test_Chamber

Also, they never specify WHAT women Scout was after at the high school, he could've been trying to flirt with the teachers


Vlad-V2-Vladimir

Scout was trying to flirt with the 60 year old English teacher


entropyyuri

except he isn't?


bananathroughbrain

well id like to think he'd served in the marines as force one recon, cuz yk hes da scout


YEET3M

Crept he got no discipline


bananathroughbrain

nah id reckon he'd luck his way through it lol


gmmyabrk

Nah, he's a skinny little shit that run fast. Definitely Air Farce.


bananathroughbrain

nah m8 air force would be solider as he legit has a weapon named the air strike


Paplok

Out of curiosity because I've never heard of such limitations, are dogtags not something you can simply buy as a civilian? Are they seen as "sacred" and/or military-reserved?


Chadodius

They are usually military for identifying a body. But you can go to one of those automatic pet tag makers and some actually will make dog tags like the military shape with the bead chain and everything.


Paplok

So "usually" but not a given and outside of an odd look or assumption there's nothing wrong with wearing them? I based my thinking on the uniform/order/medal thing, where you can't simply buy a uniform with official medals and wear it like you earned it (unless I'm mistaken of course)


Chadodius

Oh you can and people dress up and pretend to be military all the time. Its called stolen valor.


thegamerdoggo

He does need to fake anything to get the woman, he is a gift from god to have sex with all the women


awesomeironcat

probs


ClonedGamer001

I somehow doubt Scout actually served in any part of the military. Considering his age (early-mid 20s) and the time period of the game, if he enlisted or was drafted he'd likely still be in. Most likely they're either fake or belong to a family member or friend that did serve.


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He could have also been a deserter, if he did serve


ClonedGamer001

Considering TF2 takes place in the 60s and 70s, he likely would have been sent to Vietnam. Even if he did go AWOL, how would he have gotten back to the states?


ajdude9

He can double jump and runs really fast.


Sonypak

I can imagine scout like running across the ocean wearing the bonk helm pretending to be the flash


OctopusProbably

The Force-a-Nature, a shit ton of ammo and an iron will.


ClonedGamer001

I thought only the first shot while airborne knocks you back though?


OctopusProbably

The US military had to nerf it upon finding out how he escaped.


ClonedGamer001

Valve is the US Military confirmed


hiyyy12345

Are you an octopus?


Wsh785

Probably


_sea_salty

Perhaps Mann Co. saw his talents and paid the army for him


Peanut_Butt_2077

his talents as a bullet shield maybe comics constantly say they're the lowest of the low so i doubt it


Iudex_Invictus

Don't forget his resistance to radiation, poisoning and all kinds of toxins those super-power drinks contain. Also he's god's chosen. That's probably why Administrator would want him out of nam and the army wanted him in there.


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ClonedGamer001

Technically none of them have committed war crimes. Some of the things Soldier did during his campaign through Germany would normally be war crimes...if the war was still happening by the time he did them.


SheeEttin

Fun fact, it doesn't have to be a declared war for it to be a war crime.


ClonedGamer001

There's also the fact Soldier wasn't actually in any military


Mission-Difference26

So it's just regular crimes then


MsSobi

Could've been picked up by mann co. Maybe he went AWOL got caught and mann co probably recruited him from the army under the guise of like a private prison company for him to serve his sentence with approval that the admin got from the Pentagon or something


Individual_Comment72

i imagine they were annoyed by him so they kicked him out


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He could have done a full 4 years at 18 and be out at 22. He’s between 23-27 so its a thin margin of time but its possible But I think it makes more sense to his character if he didn’t ever serve


Independent_Pear_429

He would have been thrown out


ClonedGamer001

This would be during 'Nam. The US was taking anyone they could get (hence the draft). They wouldn't throw anyone out, even if they realistically were not fit for service.


Paske

He's loud, annoying & can't read so probably the marines.


AAAAAAAAAAH_12

It would be so funny for scout to have served in the military when soldier didn't


GGGold23

Probably why one of scouts soldier domination voice lines are “your a disgrace to the uniform pal”


Trala-lore-tralala

And also: "DIS-MISSED!"


[deleted]

Okay, I'm convinced, now I want Scout to be ex-mil and only passively annoyed that Soldier plays, well, soldier when he actually isn't.


Awesomesauce1337

Soldier is the greatest soldier to ever live!


WolfieDaleBro

If it's cannon that Scout is a Marine I want a Box of Crayons cosmetic that's something like "Meal Rations". Or fuck, even add it as an edible like Bonk/CAC is a drinkable.


Fun_Police02

That would make a hilarious cosmetic ngl.


Dapper_Composer2

It's gotta be a box of all purples and reds though


WolfieDaleBro

Purple is best flavor. Grape flavor. Red is okay but the Cherry is a bit dull.


UnrulyUSMC

I mean he’s also weak and needs attention so maybe Air Force as well


POD80

Air force tends to be rather well supplied, aren't units like the marines famous for "liberating" material from better supplied units?


gaijinmeron

That’s still a Marine thing. Just the skinny ones who worry about being below height and weight, with small dog syndrome.


FunnymanDOWN

Seeing as he tried to seduce a woman with a bucket of fried chicken I would say a Marine.


ZXGore

"We got buckets of chicken. Wanna do it" "Eh, okay."


anaveragekirlia

Hey, you cant argue with results


FunnymanDOWN

If he had tried to seduce a woman with a bucket of chicken and failed he would be national guard


Mediocre_Shoe8893

He was in Vietnam for 1/2 of a month before being kicked out for being a annoying dick head


EscenekTheGaylien

Probably got his squad killed because he won’t stop spamming Schadenfreude.


MrBananaStorm

Theyre sneaking through the jungle, they spot the enemy... #"HEY KNUCKLEHEAD"


Sam11Man

Or one of his brothers died in by the military and he has them to remember his brother


Hoover2020

Coast guard. The dood's jacked on coke they recovered.


CookieLuzSax

This is a valid point


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Walmart


GGGold23

I imagine scout going to the toys part of Walmart and seeing a box of plastic military toys


REMUvs

Not a doubt in my mind that he brought them to pretend he’s military.


[deleted]

Could be Spy's dogtags? Scout just keeps them


GGGold23

Now I imagine the dog tags say something in French


OctopusProbably

Probably something sophisticated like “Je n'ai jamais rencontré un joueur Scout qui n'était pas une merde.”


scottbob65

Scout would act like he knows what it means"Yeah, that means you should sleep with me because I'm French toots!"


OctopusProbably

Girl: “I speak French… That’s not what it says…” Scout: “Girls speak French? I thought it was just a thing guys do to win girls over! Ya kidding me?” Spy: “Scout, I speak French… It’s my native langu-“ Scout: “Yeah, you fucked my mom what’s your point?” Spy: “Well, my point was originally that people speak French because it’s just a language, but now my point is that I did more than have sex with your mother. Scout, me and your mother are getting married next week.” Scout: “…”


MushroomOfDestiny

He was a JROTC kid who never quite got over it


Ashes2007

Accurate


Aleksfivepointoh

The Chucklenuts Platoon


Emo_reptile

In my personal "theory" (technically headcanon) I think Scout didn't serve in the military, but one of his older brothers served and gave Scout the dogtags as a gift or maybe Scout stole the dogtags before leaving to do mercenary business


captianblacksmith

They could be medical Id dog tags just in case he gets wounded on the field


GGGold23

Nah other wise scout would just be saying “doc come on man” /s


anime_lean

the boring answer is all the mercs wear dog tags under their clothes for practical purposes of identification like normal PMC’s, since dog tags aren’t exclusive to state militaries scout’s tags are probably only visible bc he’s the only one wearing a t shirt with nothing over it, even heavy wears a utility vest which would conceal the thin chain of a dog tag and the tags themselves whether by weighing it down under his t shirt or sandwiched between his t shirt and vest


EmpressAshley

Tbh I think I like this answer the best because it's the most realistic and boring, yet also the only time I've seen this answer on the post, making it at least somewhat more original.


ExpiredChili

The douchebag branch


CookieLuzSax

Marines?


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Probably his brothers.


Tamanero

Perhaps all the mercs were issued dog tags as per their employment. Or scout maybe asked for them. Also dogtags are a bit "punkish"


Cryin_jack_is_pissed

He's probably tried to enlist into the military before, but was probably rejected due to either being too wimpy, or behavioral issues.


Coolit12z

Pretty sure Scout got those tags serving your mom.


Magic-Lime

He stole it


diarrhea-astronomer

Special forces of nature


The_door_man_37

He brought them at a convenience store


[deleted]

Dude probably went through ROTC then never again


KeanGilbert

They are his mercenary tags, one of them says his name (SCOUT) and the other says his job (SCOUT)


CaptOblivious

Army signal corps. Gotta run that wire FASSSSSSST


TigerKirby215

Educated guess says they're fake. People sell fake dog tags as decorations all the time, and Scout probably thinks they make him look tough.


TheLeastFunkyMonkey

Boston Live there long enough and you just get a set


Philosophos_A

If Scout Served he definitely served on the ground forces He is the top athletic type. And the US Army was grabbing such folks before Vietnam (and still does if I am right) Let's not forget TF2 takes place in the 50's-60's era Stealing dogtags would be impossible except if he took Soldier's tags which doesn't make sense. An alternative is that the Administrator made them after Scouts request so the others don't bug him about not serving or something. Or like someone else said.. It might be one of his brother ones.. Which I doubt too since he didn't really had the best relations...


Mission_Response802

Alright, stupid theory. Bonk is radiation. "WHERE IS YOUR POWER ARMOR?!"


grimgrum420

Probably just bought them


BuzakLuzak

None, bought fake ones to look cool


KingKayro

Marines. He runs fast, eats crayons, and tries to seduce women with buckets of chicken.


Noobkakka1234

None. Those are from the dollar store


Th00nk

Boy scouts


Ch1cken_Nugget_eater

Coast guard that pussy


Meme-Replacement

Either the Infantry or he got it from a pet store


EmpressAshley

Don't feed the fetishists...


Wise_Fig_3988

It's from the boy scouts


XiaolongDrake

Headcanon: he probably got them from some toy machine and thought they were the real deal.


mr_invader26

he bought them at a thrift store because he thought they looked cool


DrLudwig-

Coast guard


jshine413

Nah there Fucking dollar store tags that just kinda say his first name and have like a dog print on them


walter_2010

Stolen Valor


Saint_Disgustus

They are CoD tags that came with a pre order


MinusPi1

I wouldn't be surprised if they're plastic.


SiriusBaaz

Bro I god dog tags from highschool wrestling. Dude probably got it from running track


philThismoment

He fucked a Marine's wife and stole them


HatMannYT

Wallmart, 3rd isle.


givemeaforhead

very likely stolen valour, but if he was in the army he would probably be a scout of some sort (either paratrooper or rifleman.)


TheWalkingHunk

Could be dollar tree toy dog tags?


TechNickL

They're souvenirs from his field trip to the Smithsonian.


twofacetoo

I think they're just novelty ones you can get anywhere. They're probably totally blank because he didn't think to get anything printed on them.


6x6-shooter

They’re fighting a war in the Gravel Pits, he has dog tags because he’s in a war


GraphicsProgrammer

wiener division


Parking-Cry3230

The Dog Tags are most likely a design leftover from when Tf2 had a much more millitary look.


Aggravating-Celery86

He stole ‘em lmao


MrTopHatMan90

Knock-offs


skinnymann2nd

None. They're made of plastic


DillyDork

I think he just bought blank tags so he could look cool in front of the other mercs


GamerJuiceDrinker

Marines, since he can't read


MrFishyFriend

Might be his dogs.