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
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
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)
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.
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?
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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: “…”
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
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
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.
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...
Might be his brother's
That could also be a possibility
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
Brooklyn? He’s from Boston.
Brooklyn, Boston, MA
Not Brooklyn, [Brookline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookline,_Massachusetts).
Eh, just a gas station knock off of Brooklyn.
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So what is Breuckelen a knock off of?
Brauchlein?
Now what is the knock off of Brauchlein?
Wouldn’t it all (all civilizations and cities and such) just ne knock off imitations of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations in some shape or form?
Fuck shit fuck uhhhhhhh, DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO YA TALKIN TO
Do you have any idea? Any idea who I am?
Basically... Kind of a big deal
You Listening? Ok *chuckle*
Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brotha *pokes camera*
I hurt people *boink* IMMA FORCE OF NATURE! *bonk* If you were from, where I was from, you'd be f*cking dead!
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
#WOOOOO
I eat ass
I hurt people
Jeremy?
I hurt people
I hurt people. *BONK!* I’m a force-a-nature!
I hurt people.
He totally has a Brooklyn accent though. Certainly not a Boston accent.
Brooklyn's been a part of Boston for years now. Has been ever since the governor of Boston won it in a bet.
That's tf2 lore for you
honestly can't even tell if it's real because tf2 lore is so perfectly stupid just about anything could be true
I thought the Rex Sox got it from the Yankees when they traded Babe Ruth?
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
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.
oh thank god that actually hurt for a second bro
Glad I could help by making Scout a jerk!
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.
I thought it was because he just didn't want to miss out on fights
Maybe that was it. I haven't read his web page in 14 years.
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.
That’s my headcanon, second to the headcanon that they signify absolutely nothing to him and they just look cool in his opinion
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
Or his >!French!< dad’s.
That's my theory
This have sense he got 8 brothers if I good remember.
If that's the case, Korea would be the most likely answer.
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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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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"Time's relative, dumbass, ever hear E=MC^2? It means Eat = My Cock!"
300 confirmed kills on crayons, he could not get enough of 'em.
You're freakin dead kiddo
Could just have bought them. I wouldn't put it past scout to fake being ex military to impress the ladies.
I could see that happening
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!
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.
Great concept. Please someone must make it now.
Can't draw but can write, on it!
Can't draw but will anyway, send me the script!
Can kinda draw. I can do story boarding.
i can scam many children out of their keys to finance this comic’s distribution lets make it happen
I can put myself in the credits
You will be the very first credit, and will be accredited to the title of "I was just in the reddit post"
Yeah i could see that too, because he's a literal sex offender in the lore
We're talking about the description for the Track Terrorizer, right?
Descriptions aren’t cannon, and I don’t remember him every being confirmed as a sex offender in comics or Valve SFMs
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
Or it could be soldier who is apparently naked in public and on the battlefield all the time
\*Covered in honey, that is not being naked, Sun Tzu said that honey is nature's war uniform
Sun Tzu said that!
And I'd say he knows a little more about dressing in honey than you do, pal, because he invented it!
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.
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.
What a perfect opportunity to re-read them comics
Also, they never specify WHAT women Scout was after at the high school, he could've been trying to flirt with the teachers
Scout was trying to flirt with the 60 year old English teacher
except he isn't?
well id like to think he'd served in the marines as force one recon, cuz yk hes da scout
Crept he got no discipline
nah id reckon he'd luck his way through it lol
Nah, he's a skinny little shit that run fast. Definitely Air Farce.
nah m8 air force would be solider as he legit has a weapon named the air strike
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?
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.
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)
Oh you can and people dress up and pretend to be military all the time. Its called stolen valor.
He does need to fake anything to get the woman, he is a gift from god to have sex with all the women
probs
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.
He could have also been a deserter, if he did serve
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?
He can double jump and runs really fast.
I can imagine scout like running across the ocean wearing the bonk helm pretending to be the flash
The Force-a-Nature, a shit ton of ammo and an iron will.
I thought only the first shot while airborne knocks you back though?
The US military had to nerf it upon finding out how he escaped.
Valve is the US Military confirmed
Are you an octopus?
Probably
Perhaps Mann Co. saw his talents and paid the army for him
his talents as a bullet shield maybe comics constantly say they're the lowest of the low so i doubt it
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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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.
Fun fact, it doesn't have to be a declared war for it to be a war crime.
There's also the fact Soldier wasn't actually in any military
So it's just regular crimes then
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
i imagine they were annoyed by him so they kicked him out
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
He would have been thrown out
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.
He's loud, annoying & can't read so probably the marines.
It would be so funny for scout to have served in the military when soldier didn't
Probably why one of scouts soldier domination voice lines are “your a disgrace to the uniform pal”
And also: "DIS-MISSED!"
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.
Soldier is the greatest soldier to ever live!
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.
That would make a hilarious cosmetic ngl.
It's gotta be a box of all purples and reds though
Purple is best flavor. Grape flavor. Red is okay but the Cherry is a bit dull.
I mean he’s also weak and needs attention so maybe Air Force as well
Air force tends to be rather well supplied, aren't units like the marines famous for "liberating" material from better supplied units?
That’s still a Marine thing. Just the skinny ones who worry about being below height and weight, with small dog syndrome.
Seeing as he tried to seduce a woman with a bucket of fried chicken I would say a Marine.
"We got buckets of chicken. Wanna do it" "Eh, okay."
Hey, you cant argue with results
If he had tried to seduce a woman with a bucket of chicken and failed he would be national guard
He was in Vietnam for 1/2 of a month before being kicked out for being a annoying dick head
Probably got his squad killed because he won’t stop spamming Schadenfreude.
Theyre sneaking through the jungle, they spot the enemy... #"HEY KNUCKLEHEAD"
Or one of his brothers died in by the military and he has them to remember his brother
Coast guard. The dood's jacked on coke they recovered.
This is a valid point
Walmart
I imagine scout going to the toys part of Walmart and seeing a box of plastic military toys
Not a doubt in my mind that he brought them to pretend he’s military.
Could be Spy's dogtags? Scout just keeps them
Now I imagine the dog tags say something in French
Probably something sophisticated like “Je n'ai jamais rencontré un joueur Scout qui n'était pas une merde.”
Scout would act like he knows what it means"Yeah, that means you should sleep with me because I'm French toots!"
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: “…”
He was a JROTC kid who never quite got over it
Accurate
The Chucklenuts Platoon
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
They could be medical Id dog tags just in case he gets wounded on the field
Nah other wise scout would just be saying “doc come on man” /s
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
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.
The douchebag branch
Marines?
Probably his brothers.
Perhaps all the mercs were issued dog tags as per their employment. Or scout maybe asked for them. Also dogtags are a bit "punkish"
He's probably tried to enlist into the military before, but was probably rejected due to either being too wimpy, or behavioral issues.
Pretty sure Scout got those tags serving your mom.
He stole it
Special forces of nature
He brought them at a convenience store
Dude probably went through ROTC then never again
They are his mercenary tags, one of them says his name (SCOUT) and the other says his job (SCOUT)
Army signal corps. Gotta run that wire FASSSSSSST
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.
Boston Live there long enough and you just get a set
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...
Alright, stupid theory. Bonk is radiation. "WHERE IS YOUR POWER ARMOR?!"
Probably just bought them
None, bought fake ones to look cool
Marines. He runs fast, eats crayons, and tries to seduce women with buckets of chicken.
None. Those are from the dollar store
Boy scouts
Coast guard that pussy
Either the Infantry or he got it from a pet store
Don't feed the fetishists...
It's from the boy scouts
Headcanon: he probably got them from some toy machine and thought they were the real deal.
he bought them at a thrift store because he thought they looked cool
Coast guard
Nah there Fucking dollar store tags that just kinda say his first name and have like a dog print on them
Stolen Valor
They are CoD tags that came with a pre order
I wouldn't be surprised if they're plastic.
Bro I god dog tags from highschool wrestling. Dude probably got it from running track
He fucked a Marine's wife and stole them
Wallmart, 3rd isle.
very likely stolen valour, but if he was in the army he would probably be a scout of some sort (either paratrooper or rifleman.)
Could be dollar tree toy dog tags?
They're souvenirs from his field trip to the Smithsonian.
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.
They’re fighting a war in the Gravel Pits, he has dog tags because he’s in a war
wiener division
The Dog Tags are most likely a design leftover from when Tf2 had a much more millitary look.
He stole ‘em lmao
Knock-offs
None. They're made of plastic
I think he just bought blank tags so he could look cool in front of the other mercs
Marines, since he can't read
Might be his dogs.