History TeamFortress2 / TropesQToZ

** Played for laughs, sort of, in "Expiration Date":
---> '''Engineer''': So we're fine, [[TemptingFate as long as nobody]] [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext teleports any bread]]]]!
---> '''Soldier''': Question.
---> '''Engineer''': What is it, Soldier?
---> '''Soldier''': [[spoiler:I teleported bread.]]
---> ...
---> '''Engineer''': How... much?
---> '''Soldier''': [[spoiler:[[OffscreenInertia I have done nothing but teleport bread for three days.]]]]

---> '''[[spoiler:The Administrator]]''': How much do we have left?
---> '''Engineer''': Uh... well, this. ''(while holding a small vial)'' [[spoiler:[[NothingIsTheSameAnymore This here is the last bit of Australium on Earth, ma'am.]]]]

* AWizardDidIt: The in-universe explanation for "Medieval Mode" - ''literally''.

---> '''Spy:''' It's a long story, but Part One, his roommate is a magician. Should I continue?
---> '''Miss Pauling:''' You know what? Never mind.
---> '''Spy:''' Thank you.

* YouBastard: Several revenge lines counts as this, specially if the other player that you're dominating got a revenge kill on you. By the way, if you've been taunting after every kill and this happens, '''[[{{JerkAss}} YOU]] [[LaserGuidedKarma got what]] [[KickTheSonOfABitch was coming]]'''!

* {{Skybox}}

** In the ''Mac Update'' trailer, the Sniper looks at two objects through his scope. First, [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows a window]]. Second, [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh an apple]].

* WeirdCurrency: The player-based economy is based around the primary currency of metal and keys. Certain hats also saw use as high value currency: this included [[UsefulNotes/MacOS Earbuds]], [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Bill's Hat]], and [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxTheDevilsPlayhouse Max's Severed Head]].

** The Pyro can wield the Postal Pummeler, a [[DroptheHammer mailbox]] that has flames painted on it.[[note]]"hotmail"[[/note]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The Spy’s evaluation of Scout’s dating skills in Expiration Date.

** The Zombie Infection game mode added in Scream Fortress 2023 counts since the BLU team are zombified mercenaries with melee only attacks and unique abilities for each individual class. The RED team are normal mercenaries who need to hold off the zombified mercenaries from infecting them until the time runs out and the round ends.

** The Zombie Infection game mode is also this trope since the BLU team are zombified mercenaries with melee only attacks and unique abilities for each class. The RED team are normal mercenaries who need to hold off the zombified mercenaries from infecting them until the time runs out and the round ends.

* RunningGag: Scout [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf02_unhappy_returns/#f=42 tends to]] [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf02_unhappy_returns/#f=55 get]] [[http://www.teamfortress.com/tf04_blood_in_the_water/#f=49 choked]] [[http://www.teamfortress.com/gargoyles_and_gravel/#f=11 quite]] [[https://youtu.be/GLlLQ3LmZWU?t=2m3s often]]. Usually by Soldier.
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: Backstory wise, it's the Scout (he's the youngest of eight boys), and he used this as motivation to train his running speed. Gameplay wise, it's usually the Engineer (always last to the front lines because he's too busy upgrading his builds).

* SavageSpikedWeapons: The game has some examples, like "The Boston Basher", a [[BatterUp nail-covered baseball bat]] [[BloodKnight the cocky and fight-loving Scout]] can use, which causes bleeding in addition to damage with every hit, [[AwesomeButImpractical but with every miss Scout hits himself]], the [[TheBigGuy large, muscular Heavy]] who uses his fists for melee combat can obtain a pair of organized crime-inspired, [[PowerFist spike-covered brass knuckles]] called "The Eviction Notice" (ironically, this actually does LESS damage than his normal punch attack, as it speeds him up instead) and the warmongering, AxCrazy Soldier and the ViolentGlaswegian Demoman can equip "The Pain Train", a very savage-looking ImprovisedWeapon consisting of a cracked piece of wood with a railroad spike jammed through it held together by duct tape.

* SawBladesOfDeath: The Sawmill map features a central objective in which two giant sawblades alternate back and forth. Anyone who touches the sawblades will die instantly, even if they're Ubercharged or equipped with the Dead Ringer.

* SimpleYetAwesome: The Medic's default Ubercharge. It provides full invulnerability to the damage from enemy players and nothing else, but [[RocketTagGameplay in a game where everyone goes down in 2 to 3 shots]], being able to run roughshod all over the enemy team without the threat of retaliation makes Uber incredibly powerful.

* SweetSeal: The Summer 2023 Update added Selbyen, a Player Destruction map that has the nercs fighting to feed fish to one of these. Don't worry, the seal is invulnerable.

* SuddenDeath: If a round ends with neither side winning, servers have the option to go to Sudden Death, where all health packs are removed from the map and respawn is disabled. Teams can win either by accomplishing the objective or eliminating the other team.

** If the Heavy wears the Grand Duchess set, he will sometimes shout "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is]] ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic stupid]]'' [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic magic]]!", and Magical Mercenary hat will have the mercs mock the say show, one way or another. the Though it's perhaps more of an affectionate ribbing, as Gabe Newell is apparently a dedicated fan of the show.

** If the Heavy wears the Grand Duchess set, he will sometimes shout "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is]] ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic stupid]]'' [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic magic]]!", and Magical Mercenary hat have the mercs mock the say show, one way or another. the Though it's perhaps more of an affectionate ribbing, as Gabe Newell is apparently a dedicated fan of the show.

** If the Heavy wears the Grand Duchess set, he will sometimes shout "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Friendship is]] ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic stupid]]'' [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic magic]]!". Though it's perhaps more of an affectionate ribbing, as Gabe Newell is apparently a dedicated fan of the show.

* TitleDrop: Ms. Pauling drops the name at the end of "The Naked and the Dead", made complete by having the actual Team Fortress logo on her speech bubble.

* WhamLine: Played for laughs, sort of, in "Expiration Date":
--> '''Engineer''': So we're fine, [[TemptingFate as long as nobody]] [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext teleports any bread]]]]!
--> '''Soldier''': Question.
--> '''Engineer''': What is it, Soldier?
--> '''Soldier''': [[spoiler:I teleported bread.]]
--> ...
--> '''Engineer''': How... much?
--> '''Soldier''': [[spoiler:[[OffscreenInertia I have done nothing but teleport bread for three days.]]]]

* WorldOfBadass

** Borneo is named after an obscure jungle island found in Southeast Asia, and the map reflects that by being in a jungle.

** Brazil is named and themed around the Amazon Rainforest although the latter features what is clearly an {{Expy}} of the Arecibo Observatory dish (Found in Puerto Rico, not Brazil).
** Yukon is named after the Canadian territory of the same name.
** Rottenberg is named and themed after the village in Germany.
** Rumford is inspired by a paper mill located in the town of Rumford, Maine, [=USA=], which is close to the Canadian border, and both the map and the real life location has signs transcribed in both French and English.

* RealTimeWeaponChange