Meet The Scout, Before He Was The Scout!

Logan Westbrook

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Meet The Scout, Before He Was The Scout!


With the update for the Scout on Team Fortress 2 just on the horizon, Valve has released some concept art showing what the scout might have looked like, had things been a little different.

It's easy to forget that Team Fortress 2 wasn't always going to be a cartoony wonderland of madcap action, and was originally going to be a realistic military shooter. Somewhere along the line though, Valve changed its mind, which naturally necessitated a lot of redesigns. Valve, despite threats of bodily harm from the artist in question, have decided to share some of those redesigns with us.

Created by artist Dhabih Eng, the scout was the one of the first classes worked on when Valve decided to give Team Fortress 2 its cartoony look. Concept art show on Valve's official Team Fortress blog [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2195] shows the scout's evolution from hyperactive bike-messenger to something resembling the scout that we've come to know and love.

Just don't tell the artist that you've seen them, ok?

Source: Joystiq [http://www.joystiq.com/2009/01/31/team-fortress-2-meet-the-original-scout/]



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SomeBritishDude

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Haha, I love the earliest image. It's interesting to see the process artist go though when creating a game, I'd love to do concept art.
 

xitel

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Wow, I for one am extremely glad my favorite class didn't end up looking like that/
 

Jumplion

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*BONK*

I personally like the 2nd picture the best. The scout is the youngest class in the game, right? So the second one is like an older version of him, only it looks like something out of a Pixar movie. Which is awesome :D
 

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xitel said:
Wow, I for one am extremely glad my favorite class didn't end up looking like that/
Same, I'm happy with the scout as he is now. He also has the second best meet-the-team video, just behind Sniper.
 

Erana

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Indigo_Dingo said:
orannis62 said:
xitel said:
Wow, I for one am extremely glad my favorite class didn't end up looking like that/
Same, I'm happy with the scout as he is now. He also has the second best meet-the-team video, just behind Sniper.
Third, behind the inevitably awesome Meet the Pyro. We can't lose - either we get a Samus, or the script is "Mphwaw uhum Phwawaw erhaw".
I personally liked the one where the pyro sings, "Mimf Umh Fmir Smarder, Wifded Fmir Smerder"
 
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If you haven't done it yet, check out the "Meet the..." team in other languages. Still deciding whether the Spanish scout is the best for his speed of language or the French scout for his very French shrugs.
 

Corpse XxX

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Yeah, about that: when're those other 'meet the...' things coming out (if ever)?
I has no idea, but i've been waiting for them myself.. On the other hand, for a little amusement, you can go to the TF2 official homepage and read the description about the in game characters.. Quite funny, especially the Soldier.. lol
 

soren7550

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*laughs* Damn he looks different! I can honestly say I like the final product better.