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* NotAMask: [[spoiler:The Spy desperately tries to remove the Pyro's mask at the end, only to learn that it's not a mask at all…]]
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* TheCassandra: The Heavy is teased for being scared of the Pyro, but it turns out [[spoiler:he was 100% right to be]].
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* AmbiguousGender: Discussed. The possibility of the Pyro being a woman is commented on and the Scout apparently thinks they're one. The Scout being... [[AllMenArePerverts well, the Scout]] seems to think they're a "slender, buxom beauty" as the Spy puts it, something he seriously doubts. [[spoiler:Turns out, however, that gender may not even apply to the Pyro.]]
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* AmbiguousGender: Discussed. The possibility of the Pyro being a woman is commented on and the Scout apparently thinks they're one. The Scout being... [[AllMenArePerverts well, the Scout]] seems to think they're a "slender, buxom beauty" as the Spy puts it, something he seriously doubts. [[spoiler:Turns out, however, that gender as we understand it may not even apply to the Pyro.]]
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* ThePeepingTom: The Spy eventually gets so desperate to learn the Pyro's secret that he resorts to spying on them in the shower. It doesn't work.
* SeeTheInvisible: [[spoiler:The Pyro can somehow see the Spy while he's using his cloaking device. Probably because the Pyro is an EldritchAbomination]].
* SeeTheInvisible: [[spoiler:The Pyro can somehow see the Spy while he's using his cloaking device. Probably because the Pyro is an EldritchAbomination]].
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** The Soldier believes the Pyro to be "the picture of fine, all-American patriotism", [[TheDitz though he also believes this about the Spy]].
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** The Soldier believes the Pyro to be "the picture of fine, all-American patriotism", [[TheDitz [[DumbMuscle though he also believes this about the Spy]].
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* TheSpook: The Pyro's mysterious nature is the main fulcrum of this story. We even get some speculation from the rest of Team Fortress, specifically:
** The Scout speculates that the Pyro is a woman, though the Spy notes that his [[MsFanservice idea of what she might look like]] is rather... [[{{Gonk}} unlikely, to say the least]].
** The Soldier believes the Pyro to be "the picture of fine, all-American patriotism", [[TheDitz though he also believes this about the Spy]].
** The Demoman considers the Pyro to be "a demon straight from Hell", but adds that "he's ''our'' demon straight from Hell" and believes that they shouldn't hold it against the Pyro.
** The Sniper sees the Pyro as a notorious criminal who was granted sanctuary by the Administrator after "the coppers found his basement fulla human ears".
** The Engineer believes the Pyro to simply be a severely traumatized and deeply damaged young man, arguing that they're not to blame for their more unnerving tendencies.
** The Medic doesn't have any ideas for their origins, but does believe that they're most likely covered in scars and unable to speak properly.
** And the Heavy simply thinks the Pyro is an EldritchAbomination.
** [[spoiler:The Heavy appears to be the one who was most on the mark, considering what the Spy ended up learning]].
** The Scout speculates that the Pyro is a woman, though the Spy notes that his [[MsFanservice idea of what she might look like]] is rather... [[{{Gonk}} unlikely, to say the least]].
** The Soldier believes the Pyro to be "the picture of fine, all-American patriotism", [[TheDitz though he also believes this about the Spy]].
** The Demoman considers the Pyro to be "a demon straight from Hell", but adds that "he's ''our'' demon straight from Hell" and believes that they shouldn't hold it against the Pyro.
** The Sniper sees the Pyro as a notorious criminal who was granted sanctuary by the Administrator after "the coppers found his basement fulla human ears".
** The Engineer believes the Pyro to simply be a severely traumatized and deeply damaged young man, arguing that they're not to blame for their more unnerving tendencies.
** The Medic doesn't have any ideas for their origins, but does believe that they're most likely covered in scars and unable to speak properly.
** And the Heavy simply thinks the Pyro is an EldritchAbomination.
** [[spoiler:The Heavy appears to be the one who was most on the mark, considering what the Spy ended up learning]].
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* DeadManWriting: The story is told from the point of view of the Spy, desperately writing down his story on the backs of the Medic's medical notes in the hopes that the Team will learn what happened after the Pyro likely burns him to death for learning their secret.
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''The Mumbling Abomination'' is a ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' fanfiction by Hypnogogia. It can be read [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9809831/1/The-Mumbling-Abomination here]].
The Spy is determined to find out the true identity of the ever enigmatic Pyro, and so decides to seek out any venue he can to learn their secrets. But in the end, he discovers that the secret may not be something he ''wants'' to know...
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Simply put, this version of the Pyro turns out to be significantly less affable than their canon counterpart]].
* AmbiguousGender: Discussed. The possibility of the Pyro being a woman is commented on and the Scout apparently thinks they're one. The Scout being... [[AllMenArePerverts well, the Scout]] seems to think they're a "slender, buxom beauty" as the Spy puts it, something he seriously doubts. [[spoiler:Turns out, however, that gender may not even apply to the Pyro.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Demoman apparently believes Pyro to be a demon straight from Hell, though he adds the stipulation that they're "our demon straight from Hell". [[spoiler:Turns out, that may not have been too far off the mark]].
* ClothingAppendage: [[spoiler:The Pyro's mask is its actual face]].
* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:The Pyro does this as it watches the Spy slowly go insane as he fumbles searching for where its "mask" ends]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Implied. [[spoiler:The Pyro doesn't act all that different from their usual self for much of the fic, but they laugh evilly when the Spy goes mad upon learning their true nature and it's implied that they're going to kill him so he doesn't reveal the truth]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are a few hints of the Pyro's true nature, most notably [[spoiler:the rapturous enjoyment they get from showering seemingly fully clothed in their suit and gas mask]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Upon learning that [[spoiler:the Pyro is an EldritchAbomination]], the Spy flees from their room, screaming so bad that he has to be sedated and chained to a bed by the Medic. He laments that though the Medic does not know this, he has doomed him with this decision.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Spy speculates that the Pyro intends to kill him for learning their secret [[CrazyPrepared and may have learned from the Engineer how to remove him from the respawn system for good measure]].
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Of all the mercenaries, [[TheBrute Heavy]] is the one who fears Pyro the most. [[spoiler:Turns out he was right to do so]].
-->'''Heavy:''' Pyro is not right. There are things that are not meant to be on this earth. Very bad things. The Pyro is one of them.
* {{Homage}}: To the works of Creator/HPLovecraft.
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:The Pyro turns out to be one. That mask they wear? It's their ''face'']].
* TheNeedless: [[spoiler:The Pyro doesn't eat. They've left a huge rotting pile of food under the window of their room because of this]].
* WhamLine: One for the ages, at the very end:
-->[[spoiler:Yes, I was prepared for all horrors but one, the final revelation that sent me into madness and oblivion. I had searched for their secret for so long, let my mind dwell on so many possibilities, I had missed the truth staring me in the face.]]\\
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[[spoiler:There was no secret beneath that mask.]]\\
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[[spoiler:''The Pyro did not wear one!'']]
The Spy is determined to find out the true identity of the ever enigmatic Pyro, and so decides to seek out any venue he can to learn their secrets. But in the end, he discovers that the secret may not be something he ''wants'' to know...
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Simply put, this version of the Pyro turns out to be significantly less affable than their canon counterpart]].
* AmbiguousGender: Discussed. The possibility of the Pyro being a woman is commented on and the Scout apparently thinks they're one. The Scout being... [[AllMenArePerverts well, the Scout]] seems to think they're a "slender, buxom beauty" as the Spy puts it, something he seriously doubts. [[spoiler:Turns out, however, that gender may not even apply to the Pyro.]]
* AmbiguouslyHuman: The Demoman apparently believes Pyro to be a demon straight from Hell, though he adds the stipulation that they're "our demon straight from Hell". [[spoiler:Turns out, that may not have been too far off the mark]].
* ClothingAppendage: [[spoiler:The Pyro's mask is its actual face]].
* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:The Pyro does this as it watches the Spy slowly go insane as he fumbles searching for where its "mask" ends]].
* FauxAffablyEvil: Implied. [[spoiler:The Pyro doesn't act all that different from their usual self for much of the fic, but they laugh evilly when the Spy goes mad upon learning their true nature and it's implied that they're going to kill him so he doesn't reveal the truth]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: There are a few hints of the Pyro's true nature, most notably [[spoiler:the rapturous enjoyment they get from showering seemingly fully clothed in their suit and gas mask]].
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Upon learning that [[spoiler:the Pyro is an EldritchAbomination]], the Spy flees from their room, screaming so bad that he has to be sedated and chained to a bed by the Medic. He laments that though the Medic does not know this, he has doomed him with this decision.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Spy speculates that the Pyro intends to kill him for learning their secret [[CrazyPrepared and may have learned from the Engineer how to remove him from the respawn system for good measure]].
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Of all the mercenaries, [[TheBrute Heavy]] is the one who fears Pyro the most. [[spoiler:Turns out he was right to do so]].
-->'''Heavy:''' Pyro is not right. There are things that are not meant to be on this earth. Very bad things. The Pyro is one of them.
* {{Homage}}: To the works of Creator/HPLovecraft.
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler:The Pyro turns out to be one. That mask they wear? It's their ''face'']].
* TheNeedless: [[spoiler:The Pyro doesn't eat. They've left a huge rotting pile of food under the window of their room because of this]].
* WhamLine: One for the ages, at the very end:
-->[[spoiler:Yes, I was prepared for all horrors but one, the final revelation that sent me into madness and oblivion. I had searched for their secret for so long, let my mind dwell on so many possibilities, I had missed the truth staring me in the face.]]\\
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[[spoiler:There was no secret beneath that mask.]]\\
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[[spoiler:''The Pyro did not wear one!'']]
