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Engineer
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Engineer (real name Dell Conagher) |
| Occupation: | Engineer, inventor |
| Relationships: | Other mercs (coworkers) |
| Fandom: | Team Fortress 2 |
| Other: | |
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The Engineer is one of the nine playable classes in Team Fortress 2.
Canon
Dell Conagher, AKA the Engineer, is an inventor from Texas with 11 PhDs. His grandfather Radigan invented life-extension devices for the owners of RED and BLU, setting the stage for the game’s story. Engineer spends much of his time in the official comics at the Administrator’s side.
Fandom
Engineer is a beloved character in the fandom, with numerous fanworks featuring or even centering around him. His relatively laid-back, kindly demeanor (at least compared to the other mercs) is often shown off in fanworks. He is often depicted as having a relatively close, even parental bond with Pyro.[1] This “father figure” description is sometimes applied to his relationship with Scout, and may be contrasted with the more strained relationship between Scout and Spy, his implied biological father. This interpretation of his character is common but not uncontroversial.[2][3]
Engineer's relationship with his inventions is another common subject in fanworks. Perhaps most notably, a humanization of one of the Engineer's buildings, dubbed "Mimi-Sentry", has gained popularity within the fandom, with a considerable amount of fanart and SFM videos featuring her.
Popular Tropes
- Trans Engineer
- Parent Friend Engineer
- Sweet Engineer
- Engineer Needs a Hug
- Engineer Acting As Scout's Parental Figure
- Engineer & Pyro Friendship
- Good Engineer
- Autistic Engineer
Relationships
See List of Team Fortress 2 Relationship Names For All Engineer Relationships
The most popular pairings featuring Engineer are Engineer/Spy (AKA Napoleon Complex) and Engineer/Soldier (AKA Helmet Party). The pairing of him and Pyro (AKA Texas Toast) is also relatively common.
Common Pairings/Polys
- Engineer/Engineer
- Engineer/Scout
- Engineer/Soldier
- Engineer/Pyro
- Demoman/Engineer
- Engineer/Heavy
- Engineer/Medic
- Engineer/Sniper
- Engineer/Spy
Common Gen Relationships
Example Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Art
- Engiedad for the soul. by yourspacevirus, Archived version by yourspacevirus (2023), Engineer with Pyro.
- makin bacon by hop-a-lot, Archived version by hop-a-lot (2023)
Fan Fics
Fan Videos
- Engineer’s new inventions by Kostamoinen
- How I Unironically Play Engineer by Amnomidae
- out of touch engineers by The Average F2P
- Practical Problems by McVee
- Tiny Desk Engineer by Doctor Lalve. This video sparked a meme, and now many SFM animations feature the Tiny Desk Engineer in a cameo role.
- You give up a few things, Chasing a Dream! by Texlow, which uses audio from the movie Treasure Planet.
Fan Mixes
- HOLD YOUR RED HANDS HIGH by mail-me-a-snail (2024), (on Spotify, Archived version)
- SAVE A HORSE RIDE A COWBOY by komero-otus (2023)
- atop a lemming's hill by Nightmare Lane, Archived version (2019)
- Aint Nobody Like Me. by bluengineer, Archived version (2015)
- après moi, le déluge by stormcloakk, Archived version (2015), for an Engineer OC.
- Dang dab nab-it! by stonedbear, Archived version (2015)
- Erectin' A Playlist by beckaq, Archived version (2014)
Meta
- So. You kin a TF2 mercenary by onionfortress, Archived version (2020), includes a section on Engie fictionkin.
Wikis
References
- ^ post by orchid-likes-sandwiches, Archived version, Tumblr, dated December 21, 2024. This art and its caption is an example of the popular fanon of Engineer as a father figure to Pyro.
- ^ butchhatred and hardwaresysx0 on Tumblr, Archived version, dated Oct. 18, 2023. Relates to discontent within the fandom over the "Engineer as father figure" headcanon.
- ^ buildacatboy on Tumblr, Archived version, dated Aug. 10, 2021. Relates to the "woobificaton" of Engineer.