MultiplesĪ harder thing to explain is why there are multiples of each Merc. Meanwhile, the game cast cannot permanently die to to a machine bringing them back, and from a meta level because they are characters in a game. The comic cast cannot die due to the universe not letting them since Medic took their souls, but from a meta perspective they cannot die because they are plot-armoured characters in a linear comic story. My theory is that Mann Co built respawn machines, that collect a person's soul upon their death and spawn a new body for them to inhabit.Īlso, I think it makes meta sense for respawn to be canon. We know that people in the TF2 universe have souls, as on certain Scream Fortress maps dying causes the player to turn into a ghost and stay that way until they are able to respawn. This I cannot say for sure, but my guess is that it's linked to souls and science. Now comes the question of how exactly respawn works. The Mercs behave like people who are repeatedly killing each other for fun or competition, and I think that respawn is an integral part of the TF2 universe, even if it’s never explicitly stated that it is a thing in the universe. Respawn being a canon thing in the universe fits very well into the tone of the game and it’s light-hearted but somewhat dark sense of humour. They also give an insight into how the Mercs view their job, with them being sort of viewing it like a game. They clearly reference dying multiple times.

These voice lines are from my boy the Sniper, and I'm sure there are more from him and other classes. There are voice lines that suggest this, for example: In the game universe, it’s very likely that respawn is canonical. This theory (as with all of my TF2 content) will be focused on the universe in which the game is set. There is evidence to believe that the game and comic take place in entirely different canons, but that is a post for another day.

A TF2 Gameworld Theory This is a theory about why Respawn and multiples of people is canon in the world of TF2įirst off, let me state that when I talk about the 'world of TF2', what I'm really talking about is the universe in which the games and the meet the videos are set.

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