common misconceptions bout the tf2 sniper

[CoziestPigeon]

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

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Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

 

[El Poncho]

He is aussie coz of the hat :|

And on australian flag u might see a british flag on it

 

[Hazy]

Quick question. Who's out to get the queen?

Damn spies.. >_>

 

[theultimateend]

*sigh* TF2 comes with developer commentaries (the 360 version does, at least) and in these commentaries, they mention that they chose a British guy to put on a bad Aussie accent for the sniper because they thought it was funny. And it is.

Oh good I'm not just hallucinating. I was about to say what you said.

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

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Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

Considering that Wikipedia is a wiki and it is as accurate (if not more so) accurate than encyclopedia Britannica I'd say that wiki is a fine source of proof. Especially when you are looking at tons of citations that provide you with real world literature you can examine to verify data you've acquired.

Not that you were talking about Wikipedia specifically (you weren't) but I'm always out for people who end a post with an emote . (See ended mine with punctuation and then a parenthetical thought)

 

[Shapsters]

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

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Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

Gah! Damn you and your Wiki distrust!

God save the queen!

 

[CoziestPigeon]

davemann was on about something about snipers being cowardly but we all knew that anyway" (Epic sic) That's where the whole bravery argument is coming from.
None of what I said was an insult, so I'd appreciate if you could be a bit less touchy. The point about English skills was constructive criticism. I guessed you were an American because most Escapists are either American, British or Australian, and I'd expect a brit or an aussie to know that the Queen of England is Head of State down under.
And of course hello guv'nah is a stereotype. If someone asked me to exemplify how an American "ghetto" type speaks, I'd probably say "yo dawg, nice kickz". That's a stereotype too! But it gets the point accross as well. I didn't feel the need to be precise and say that cockneys drop their H, alter a lot of diphthongs, usedouble negatives, the -er sound becomes different, etc.
And my point about grammar, spelling and punctuation still stands.

yeah sure whatever, now i see it this way why the fuck should i care whether you think i have bad grammar or not this is the internet no one cares, and besides the other thing about bravery and training and such other crap really i mean who cares whether snipers are trained more its fuxing team fortress 2 no skill is required for snipers at all you crouch point and click. i dont see what really gives you authority to go criticising people about grammar and spelling across the internet or what makes you think people will go "OMFG you are right im an educated twonk thank you for correcting me now my life is complete".

Fuck, are you twelve? Just let it go kid.

 

[orangebandguy]

The sniper says "I'm a dinkin' Aussie, not a bloody cartoon." Does that not mean anything to you? Also the scout is from Boston.

 

[Susano]

davemann was on about something about snipers being cowardly but we all knew that anyway" (Epic sic) That's where the whole bravery argument is coming from.
None of what I said was an insult, so I'd appreciate if you could be a bit less touchy. The point about English skills was constructive criticism. I guessed you were an American because most Escapists are either American, British or Australian, and I'd expect a brit or an aussie to know that the Queen of England is Head of State down under.
And of course hello guv'nah is a stereotype. If someone asked me to exemplify how an American "ghetto" type speaks, I'd probably say "yo dawg, nice kickz". That's a stereotype too! But it gets the point accross as well. I didn't feel the need to be precise and say that cockneys drop their H, alter a lot of diphthongs, usedouble negatives, the -er sound becomes different, etc.
And my point about grammar, spelling and punctuation still stands.

yeah sure whatever, now i see it this way why the fuck should i care whether you think i have bad grammar or not this is the internet no one cares, and besides the other thing about bravery and training and such other crap really i mean who cares whether snipers are trained more its fuxing team fortress 2 no skill is required for snipers at all you crouch point and click. i dont see what really gives you authority to go criticising people about grammar and spelling across the internet or what makes you think people will go "OMFG you are right im an educated twonk thank you for correcting me now my life is complete".

This isn't just the internet, this is the escapist. A lot of us actually do care about grammar and spelling, as this is our sanctuary from people who don't use those things, so so what if this is the internet, a lot of us still care.I am not insulting you, I'm just saying.
Back to the point, The Sniper is Australian, there are multiple sources to back this up.

 

[The Youth Counselor]

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

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Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

GOOD LORD! I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend or start a flame war but so many of you are so thick, I can't believe you can move your fingers to type.

This is the description of the sniper from the OFFICIAL TF2 WEBSITE! [http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper.htm]

The Sniper

In his former life as a tracker of dangerous game in the unforgiving Australian outbackthe Sniper would spend months by himself. Prolonged isolation taught him a valuable lesson: You don't have to rely on other people if you never miss.[/b]

In the Meet the Sniper video, did you notice the fact that he was driving on the outback. Do you think that that type of hat was chosen just because it was stylish? No it's a Crocodile Dundee reference.

I can't belive this thread went on for so long, after so much evidence. The loosest argument one can make is that he is a native Brit who immigrated to Austrailia, but that is purely speculation. Yet many refused to listen to arguments and stubbornly refused evidence inside our thick skulls when a quick Google Search would've ended all debate.

Has our generation gotten so lazy with all these miracles of modern science, that even typing inside a search engine is too much? Years ago my teachers railed against taking information from just one news source, cliff notes, and especially the internet and wiki articles and now people don't even do that. We sit and mouth off and fight off the information getting into our thick skulls.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

*sigh* TF2 comes with developer commentaries (the 360 version does, at least) and in these commentaries, they mention that they chose a British guy to put on a bad Aussie accent for the sniper because they thought it was funny. And it is.

Oh good I'm not just hallucinating. I was about to say what you said.

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

/thread

Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

Considering that Wikipedia is a wiki and it is as accurate (if not more so) accurate than encyclopedia Britannica I'd say that wiki is a fine source of proof. Especially when you are looking at tons of citations that provide you with real world literature you can examine to verify data you've acquired.

Not that you were talking about Wikipedia specifically (you weren't) but I'm always out for people who end a post with an emote . (See ended mine with punctuation and then a parenthetical thought)

Hate to break it to you, but if you ever source wikipedia in anything important or school related, your prof will laugh your ass back to your lifetime job at McDonald's.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

/thread

Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

Gah! Damn you and your Wiki distrust!

God save the queen!

I mean, I still know he's an aussie Just saying, wikis = not proof.

 

[theultimateend]

*sigh* TF2 comes with developer commentaries (the 360 version does, at least) and in these commentaries, they mention that they chose a British guy to put on a bad Aussie accent for the sniper because they thought it was funny. And it is.

Oh good I'm not just hallucinating. I was about to say what you said.

Yes he is, the accent may be off but he is meant to be an aussie

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Sniper

Proof

/thread

Sorry, but a wiki doesn't count as any sort of proof

Considering that Wikipedia is a wiki and it is as accurate (if not more so) accurate than encyclopedia Britannica I'd say that wiki is a fine source of proof. Especially when you are looking at tons of citations that provide you with real world literature you can examine to verify data you've acquired.

Not that you were talking about Wikipedia specifically (you weren't) but I'm always out for people who end a post with an emote . (See ended mine with punctuation and then a parenthetical thought)

Hate to break it to you, but if you ever source wikipedia in anything important or school related, your prof will laugh your ass back to your lifetime job at McDonald's.

I did, the professor questioned my source, I cited various news and research sources that find it is more accurate than Britannica. They congratulated me on my thorough response and I finished the course with a B+.

So. I'm not sure what you are breaking but perhaps you might want to re glue it.

Not everyone in the world is as ignorant of the ever changing world as you seem to credit them.

 

[DeadRow]

Because the Queen is the ruler of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. Although, the commonwealth is basically now just Australia but she's still sovereign there.

And Canada, South Africa, Jamaica, and more.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

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I did, the professor questioned my source, I cited various news and research sources that find it is more accurate than Britannica. They congratulated me on my thorough response and I finished the course with a B+.

So. I'm not sure what you are breaking but perhaps you might want to re glue it.

Not everyone in the world is as ignorant of the ever changing world as you seem to credit them.

Funny, because I was just on wikipedia and it told me the elephant population in Africa has tripled in the last few years, then it told me that Odin and Zeus had a fight to the death to find who could be the ultimate ruler of Dong-Land.

Really fuckin credible.

It's simple, some shit on there is reliable, most is, but because its open to edit from ANYONE, you cannot rely on it. You managed to sweet talk your prof, grats, but not many of them are that easy to convince.

Also, you said you used other sources aswell.

 

[YuheJi]

I'm pretty sure that Valve has admitted on several occasions that the Sniper is a fake Aussie. All the other characters in TF2 are greatly exaggerated as well.

 

[Altorin]

why would an australian say for queen and country?.

Because the Queen is the ruler of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. Although, the commonwealth is basically now just Australia but she's still sovereign there. He's voiced by an American by the way.

Has the Commonwealth really shrunk that much? Back in 96 when the commonwealth games were in my city, it included a lot of different countries, like Brazil. Honestly, I can't remember many others other then Australia, Canada and Brazil, but I know there were plenty of countries here.

 

[Internet Kraken]

The Sniper is Australian.

He is just an incredibly poor Australian. Which is intentional.

Valve themselves said "The Sniper is as convincing an Australian as the Heavy is Russian and the Medic is German."

 

[Flying-Emu]

first off i dont know if this post has been done but ive got to let you all know that the sniper in tf2 is not a ruddy aussie seriously why would an australian say for queen and country?.

the slang that is used in australia is also used in the uk, wanker mate and so on besides i have never heard a australian with a cockney accent.

so please people stop saying this character is australian if you really want to know how it goes its like this :-
Heavy - russian/eastern europe
scout - brooklyn new york
Sniper - england
Spy - france
Demoman - scotland
engineer - southern usa
Medic - germany
Soldier - usa
Pyro - ummm well idk this one i doubt anyone does

anyway this should clear up that the sniper is not a aussie

Scout is from Boston.

 

[duchaked]

Well, he is supposed to be australian. Its just that its an english voiceactor with a bad australian accent.
And i believe, that technicly, the queen of engalnd is also queen of australia, in a very seremonial way.

The Sniper is Australian.

He is just an incredibly poor Australian. Which is intentional.

Valve themselves said "The Sniper is as convincing an Australian as the Heavy is Russian and the Medic is German."

yeah that makes sense

 

[megapenguinx]

And if the engineer were southern, he would have had a banjo. And a Southern accent.

seen the meet the engineer video he has both

I actually think he is more south western hence the him being out in the desert environment