Ever heard of Team Fortress 2?
Other than being around for a Good while (coming out in 2007), I never gave this IP much thought.
However… it turns out that a big event happened to TF2 at the beginning of 2023.
That “event” happened because of the fans, and a single Mod made for the game.
And that Mod was for, the “Mimi-Sentry”.
To explain in the simplest of terms, someone had the thought: “What if the devices that the Engineer can put down were actually ‘Robot Girls’?”
That thought became a trigger, once the first “robot turned robot girl” mod appeared, the TF2 modding scene exploded with many other “Robot Waifu” mods.
And the reason that this relates to Animation, is because the Game Models in Team Fortress 2 are compatible with the animation program Source Filmmaker.
So with easy access to these models that are compatible with a Free Animation Program (SFM can be downloaded for Free on Steam), why not give animating a go?
The Animation I’m sharing with you today, is one of Many animations part of this recent TF2 Wave, and this one’s easy to watch even if you don’t know about TF2.
This animation was created by TheHypedScoot (Youtube channel here).
With 5 Years of history for animation with Source Filmmaker on his channel, whether it’s a hobby or creative outlet, I’d still call him and Animation Veteran.
And while his channel is fully of mainly shorts, every now and then you get a special longer animation like the one above.
It is mostly TF2 related, but from the other animations of his I browsed, they are all animated nicely (when fitting)!
Funnily enough, there’s actually a few other animators I found from this “Mimi-Sentry” wave, so there’ll be a few other TF2 related animations I’ll share in the future!
(Not back to back, because I like seeing and showing a variety of animation styles)