Heavy (Team Fortress 2)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Heavy (real name Mikhail) |
| Occupation: | Mercenary |
| Relationships: | Other mercs (coworkers) |
| Fandom: | Team Fortress 2 |
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The Heavy is one of the nine playable classes in Team Fortress 2.
Canon
The Heavy (real name Mikhail) is a mercenary from Russia. Following the murder of his counter-revolutionary father, Heavy and his family were imprisoned in a gulag for three months before escaping. Heavy does mercenary work to send money to his mother and sisters in Siberia. Heavy has a deep love for the various miniguns he uses in combat, having nicknamed them all. In addition to TF2 and its tie-in media, Heavy stars in the crossover game Poker Night at the Inventory, where he mentions having a PhD in Russian Literature.
Fandom
Heavy is perhaps the most widely recognized character from Team Fortress 2, as he is the most prominent character in the game's box art and appears in several of the Meet the Team promotional videos.
Pootis
One of Heavy's in-game voice lines, "Put dispenser here", can be shortened to sound like "Pootis", a fact that many in the TF2 community find hilarious. As such, the term has found its way into multiple Heavy-centric fanworks. Notable examples include POOTIS ENGAGE (an SFM in which two Heavys break into Area 51) and Lil' Pootis (in which a Heavy-like bird goes on small adventures).
Pairings
The most popular pairing for Heavy by a wide margin is Heavy/Medic (AKA Red Oktoberfest). This pairing is the most popular ship in the TF2 fandom, with over 1100 works on Archive of Our Own (as of January 2024), and it has even been referenced by Heavy and Medic's respective voice actors. Heavy has been shipped to a lesser extent with every other playable character, including himself.
Example Fanworks
Art
- battling sickness by drawing cringe :) by peachdalooza
- Heavy Prefers Gay Wrongs by poopyboiman
- Heavy weapongs guy save me… by ozzyeel
Fic
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Vids
- Heavy is a great Doctor! by Misan
- Heavy is a Millennial by ItalianNinja
- POOTIS ENGAGE and the sequel Pootis Engage // EXTREME, by ceno0
- Steamed Toast by The Winglet