Why "The Heavy"

[Jub]

I'm just curious as to why Telltale chose specifically the Heavy Weapons Guy out of the entire cast of Team Fortress 2. Don't get me wrong I love the Heavy beingit here, I'm just curious as to how Telltale narrowed down their choice specifically to the Heavy.

[ThatoneJeff]

Heavy is sorta like the "face" of TF2.

[plrichard]

It might have something to do with this series on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIf3kzXLu2Q

[spd12]

Originally Posted by ThatoneJeff

Heavy is sorta like the "face" of TF2.

Pretty much what he said. He features prominently in a lot of TF2 media, so he basically kinda-sorta is its main character in some ways.

[ThatoneJeff]

Originally Posted by plrichard

It might have something to do with this series on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIf3kzXLu2Q

No that wouldn't be the case, Valve has a laissez-faire approach to machinima.

[plrichard]

Originally Posted by ThatoneJeff

No that wouldn't be the case, Valve has a laissez-faire approach to machinima.

Yeah, but Telltale could know how popular Heavy is because of "Moments with Heavy" and asked for the rights for him. Valve's approach to machinima doesn't really have any bearing on which of their characters Telltale wants to use in their game.

[der_ketzer]

Well he is the funniest of the whole bunch.
I would have loved to see the medic instead but the Heavy is okay.

[Jub]

Originally Posted by spd12

Pretty much what he said. He features prominently in a lot of TF2 media, so he basically kinda-sorta is its main character in some ways.

Kinda-sorta yes, but it's still interesting, for example What if everybody at telltale preferred say... The Scout? Would that have effected their choice? Also, the Heavy seems like an odd (though interesting) choice for a poker game, where-as most companies would have chosen a much more cunning character like the Spy for this role, Telltale chose to stick with the big gallute.

[furrykef]

The most logical choice other than the Heavy would be the Scout, but the problem with the Scout is he cannot shut up, so he'd probably get old pretty fast. Engineer and Spy's personalities are more subtle than the Heavy's, whereas this game -- since the selling point is really the dialogue -- works best with outrageous personalities. Pyro wouldn't work 'cause you can't understand him. That leaves Demoman, Medic, and Sniper. Medic would just seem a strange choice to me -- an important class, but likely not the first class people think of when they think of TF2. Demoman could work, and Sniper probably could too. But I think Heavy's just funnier. He has that deep but silly voice, he has the mildly broken English, and he's nutty in pretty funny ways ("What was that, sandvich?").

That's my take on it, anyway.

[Elvenmonk]

Originally Posted by furrykef

The most logical choice other than the Heavy would be the Scout, but the problem with the Scout is he cannot shut up, so he'd probably get old pretty fast. Engineer and Spy's personalities are more subtle than the Heavy's, whereas this game -- since the selling point is really the dialogue -- works best with outrageous personalities. Pyro wouldn't work 'cause you can't understand him. That leaves Demoman, Medic, and Sniper. Medic would just seem a strange choice to me -- an important class, but likely not the first class people think of when they think of TF2. Demoman could work, and Sniper probably could too. But I think Heavy's just funnier. He has that deep but silly voice, he has the mildly broken English, and he's nutty in pretty funny ways ("What was that, sandvich?").

That's my take on it, anyway.

And Soldier's not fun either.

[The Highway]

I want the Sniper!

[Jake]

Out of all the cast of tf2, the heavy seemed like he'd be the mist fun, personality-wise, to share a table with the other three. Strong bad and max are crazy live wires of their own trademark sorts, while the heavy is a definite "still waters run deep" type. We picked the four guys at the table pretty much at once, because of the matrix of ways each of them can bounce off each other, and the heavy fit in well.

[Clord]

Originally Posted by Jake

Out of all the cast of tf2, the heavy seemed like he'd be the mist fun, personality-wise, to share a table with the other three. Strong bad and max are crazy live wires of their own trademark sorts, while the heavy is a definite "still waters run deep" type. We picked the four guys at the table pretty much at once, because of the matrix of ways each of them can bounce off each other, and the heavy fit in well.

Why Tycho was picked?

[Sir Pantalones]

Originally Posted by Clord

Why Tycho was picked?

Why not?

[Falanca]

Why Heavy?


He's Russian.

[SoulMoustache]

Originally Posted by Jub

Kinda-sorta yes, but it's still interesting, for example What if everybody at telltale preferred say... The Scout? Would that have effected their choice? Also, the Heavy seems like an odd (though interesting) choice for a poker game, where-as most companies would have chosen a much more cunning character like the Spy for this role, Telltale chose to stick with the big gallute.

The Spy would probably be too busy playing Baccarat to care about Poker.

[RAnthonyMahan]

Jake raises a good point. I mean, Max and Strong Bad are pretty over-the-top as it is. If you throw in someone similarly spontaneous, like the Scout...well, there is such a thing as too ridiculous. Heavy and Tycho, while still crazy, do it in a more subtle way.

That and, as mentioned before, Heavy is essentially the "face" of TF2.

[furrykef]

Originally Posted by Elvenmonk

And Soldier's not fun either.

Darn it, I thought I'd got 'em all! Geez, TF2 has a lot of classes. :P

Actually I think Soldier would be one of the best choices, come to think of it. I think the Heavy is overall more comical, though.

Originally Posted by SoulMoustache

The Spy would probably be too busy playing Baccarat to care about Poker.

I hope he's cheating at it, or else he cannot win unless he's the banker. Or maybe you mean something other than casino Baccarat, but I imagine such games are rare.

[GinnyN]

Originally Posted by furrykef

Actually I think Soldier would be one of the best choices, come to think of it. I think the Heavy is overall more comical, though.

Soldier is a suicidical maniac. I don't think he will play poker to begin with

[Tophatguy]

Originally Posted by ThatoneJeff

Heavy is sorta like the "face" of TF2.

This, and he is the funniest person in TF2