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Here's some funny concept art of the Scout that could have been photo

If, like me, you love hearing about games that were never released, or seeing early assets that didn't end up making it in the final product, then this late night post is right up your alley.

The Official Team Fortress 2 blog has got a few scandalous pieces of concept art for the Scout, which Valve's Robin Walker calls "embarrassing," and rightfully so.

Can you imagine if the final, in-game Scout looked anything similar to the concept shown above? I certainly cannot. You can view the transition in all its glory by clicking right here.

Oddly enough, this isn't the strangest Valve-related concept I've ever seen; that honor goes to what I can only describe as mountain man Freeman.

[Via Shacknews]








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seigfreid's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 22:07
seigfreid
he looks like a nerd
Tron's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 22:09
Tron
BONK!
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 22:33
Shin Oni
HOW BOUT YOU COME HERE AND SAY THAT TO MY FACE!! BOINK!!!

seriously. I love my some scout playin in TF2.
Gyrael's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 22:45
Gyrael
DOC! COME ON MAN!

Golden.
Magesx's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 22:48
Magesx
Mountain man Freeman?

That's Biker Freeman. Get your facts straight, Dtoid. >:[
Abyss's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:00
Abyss
Guybrush Threepwood, is that really you?! I knew you would find your way back into a game again!
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:12
Samit Sarkar
I call him "Gimli Freeman".
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:14
Excel-2011
What color is the final Scout's hair?
lyfeforce's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:17
lyfeforce
Holy forearms.
Paul Soth's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:35
Paul Soth
Wired like a guy I knew in high school.
Qalamari's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:35
Qalamari
I always heard "Ivan the Space Biker."
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/30/2009 23:55
MechaMonkey
You'd need an experienced sherpa and supplies enough for two weeks to scale that shnoz.
Spectral's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 00:09
Spectral
I'M RUNNIN CIRCLES AROUND YA

and your awful character design
Spectral's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 00:10
Spectral
I'M RUNNIN CIRCLES AROUND YA

and your awful character design
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 00:34
Brian Szabelski
I like the scout the way he is.
Vedicardi2's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 00:34
Vedicardi2
Looks like a french biker or something
AClockWorkMelon's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 01:06
AClockWorkMelon
I don't think he looks all that bad. :P
nebones's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 03:47
nebones
crap
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 05:46
Burnt Meatloaf
Yikes. He's stolen his hands from Michelangelo's David.
Yuphrum's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 07:37
Yuphrum
Mountain man freeman looks like Gimli the drawf stuffed into a H.E.V suit :-S
InfraredChimera's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 08:31
InfraredChimera
The scout looks like Randal from Clerks.
emile's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 11:00
emile
This should have been
ErigBurger's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 11:22
ErigBurger
His hands make him look like Abe from Abe's Odyssey.
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 13:02
AlucardX24
You followin' me, camera guy?
MrSlippery's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 13:02
MrSlippery
I love how I can play Heavy in a round, get mostly kills, and only get like, 22 points, but when I go scout, don't kill anyone, and just throw myself at the capture point, I get 40 points. :\
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/31/2009 14:58
Sharpless
AHAHAHA. It's not that bad, it's just goofy-looking. I wouldn't mind seeing some goofier TF2 models, as alternates or something. Where did the Freeman design come from? I hadn't seen that before.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2009 23:42
The Amazing Shenazin
TF2 is /v/ personified
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