6:12 If you'll notice, this scene perfectly mirrors Agent 35 (The Spy from Rise)'s death, only this time the Engineer was smart enough to duck.

how being a competitive scout main looks like: normal, fast paced, first person action What being a competitive scout main FEELS like:

1:46 I love how reasonable it was for Scout to realize the Medic is a spy cause he wasn't healing Demo

One detail that I love and that i think most people miss is at 3:13. Scout releases the hammers on both grenades at different times instead of at the same time so that instead of the grenades exploding at the same time, they sync up to explode at the correct intervals. Absolutely incredible work

2:52 I see the trick here, the scout can't really change directions while already moving in a straight line in air. So the beast took advantage of that.

The Blu Spy is possibly one the most friendly and innocent spies in all of SFM.

6:10 scout tries to do the same thing that he did with the spy in the epic scout video but engine manages to dodge it unlike the spy. Very cool detail

5:31 Engie reloads. 5:37 Shot 1 5:43 Shots 2-4 5:46 Shot 5 6:13 Shot 6 6:15 Empty. The attention to detail on the shot count is insane.

6:37 “Damn it that’s the seventh time this week... and it’s only Monday...”

I love how the Scout’s and Engineer’s hand-fighting styles are fairly different. Scout is quick and very strategic... While Engie is more cautious and patient, but more powerful...

What I like about Trainer Engie is once he believes Rabid Heavy is dead he gets angrier, showing he actually cares for his beast. Even giving him steak at the end of it all

1:20 The sniper shot at the Scout, and he dodged. 1:26 The rifle falls into the aisle. 3:26 The scout picked up the rifle, it was lying nearby. This is crazy

After this fight with scout, heavy and Engineer seem to recognize him as a threat. You can tell that its been a while since someone made them break a sweat to this degree

3:32 Years after my obsession over this short film, today was the first time I noticed that Heavy Taming Engineer ricocheted his bullet into the claw (the one holding Heavy down), which is how he was even able to shoot at Epic Scout's hand.

I like that small detail where spy tries to give scout a thumbs up but he doesn’t say a word. It’s evident that he’s learned from the first episode he can’t rely on his teammates to work and cooperate with him. Meanwhile, engi is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum. He relies on the rabid heavy to work with him and cooperate with him without any resistance. Also, let me say one thing about engi, he has literally forced a nearly unkillable beast with crazy amounts of power to be his pet and follow all his orders. He’s much stronger than we think.

I love the fact that each character has their respective strengths. Scout: - Immensely fast and agile. - Quick thinker and fast follow-ups. - Insane sense of hearing. - Incredibly swift combos and attacks. - Able to overwhelm enemies with speed and attacks. Engineer: - Deadeye and impressive ricochet shots. - Talented with strong hooks and counters. - The dropkick of GOD. - Thorough sense of hearing. - Great coordination with Heavy. Heavy: - Unspeakable strength and speed. - Unfathomable relentlessness. - Recklessly threatening. - Nearly untouched by all weaponry. - Great sense of smell. It makes this matchup insane. If there ever is a SFM Hall of Fame, this should be one of the first added.

I like how at 8:45 Heavy looks sad that Scout was gone, almost as if he missed the rush that came with a fight

I just realized that Scout's never actually done a lot of hand-to-hand combat so far throughout this story, he fights more like a Freestyle Kickboxer, if anything. I fucking love it. I ask for one thing, and one thing alone. please make him do a sick asf dropkick in the next episode.

Here are the thing I love about this Sfm 1. The story not being driven by dialouge 2. The battle turning from a team battle to one more personal to the Engineer 3. The engineer staying behind to watch the building explode not because of enternainment, but because he understands the Scouts power and is making sure that he might not come back and take them down

Guys, we missed the beginning! On 0:29 We see a Sniper who will shoot at 1:20 And also the Red Scout who was killed by a Soldier, the Soldier went to the point where he was killed by a Heavy. The Scout Soldier 's grenades are used at 3:10 The sawn-off Red Scout we see at 6:21

Both of them after fighting: "Dang, he was NOT like the rest of those idiots."

8:18 I love the way he looks back "Damn! Oh well. He deserved it I guess"

0:27 is exactly how it feels to play Scout

Still one of the best sfms ever made. The amount of detail is insane to this day.

The only thing holding scout back: *AMMO*

1:41 I know I’m super late to this, but can we acknowledge how smooth this transition from the Short Circuit to the Gunslinger is? It looks amazing!

Thank you so much Crash Maul! I’ve always loved this animation. Ever since I first found it, I’ve cherished every second of this animation. I can’t get enough of the tiny details such as the characters accurately reloading when it actually runs out. Everything in this animation is perfect, for years I didn’t fully understand how painful animation is, but now I immensely praise animators like you for making these masterpieces for us to enjoy. This is one of the reasons I still play Team Fortress 2 to this day. I sincerely hope you are doing great, having a wonderful life and enjoy making the greatest TF2 animation (in my opinion) to grace the internet. Can’t wait for the next one! (I’ve seen the most recent one) Take care, we all love you for your work! - Brandon

It must suck to be constantly fielding questions about when the next part's coming out - I guess they don't realize how much time and work these projects take. All I can say is, thank you for making and sharing these. They're a ton of fun to watch, even for the twentieth time, and well-flowing fight choreography is such an awesome thing to see. Can't get enough of it in any series.

4:09 one of the best bullet deflects ever

Holy shit, the attention to detail; at 4:35, Scout blindfolds the Heavy. I always thought it was just a basic white strap he used, but he's actually using a blu Humanitarian's Hachimaki. Earlier in the video, the blu Pyro that's decapitated by the Heavy is wearing one of these, and during the brief moment we see from the Heavy's PoV before being blindfolded, you can see said Pyro's severed head gently rolling along the ground. The Scout grabbed the headband off the Pyro's head and weaponized it.

Seven years and the fighting in this vid is so much better than like 90% of YT series fight scenes nowadays. You my friend are one of if not the GOAT of SFM animations (I think you put a drug in these fight scenes because i cannot stop watching them)

Damn I remember watching this as a kid the first time on the day it came out. It's been 7 years since then and I still like to go back here every once in a while. I wonder how far in he is in making of the next episode

Both parties have very impressive skills. The engi and heavy managed to coordinate and badly injure a seemingly impossible to kill target with insane agility and fighting skills The scout managed to hold off for a while and managed to also badly injure two opponents against all odds

I love how well orchestrated this entire short is. None of the characters barely ever say a word, yet we can clearly see their development from only three 10-minute shorts. The BLU scout’s short was at first more of a joke how unbalanced teams sometimes feel, yet it turned into one of the best introductions to OP characters I’ve seen in my life. Altough power escalation does seem like a real problem for that film and what comes after, the style everything is handed in fits tf2 so damn well. The RED engie’s film was much more straightforward from the beginning: it showed that the engie was a professional from the start, and even though his pet was the main attraction, he could handle himself in a fight much better than the average merc. Even thogh the duo did not appeal to me in the same way the BLU scout did, its refreshing to see both parties presented as not just ”good and evil”, but two sets of professionals on two sides of a coin. And this film. Its incredible. Not only is the animation and camera work gorgeous, its so beautifully orchestrated that many hollywood action scene writers should take not. First of all it’s clearly noted that the BLU scout hasn’t lost any of his potential: in fact, he’s improved, and doesn’t seem to consider fighting ordinary mercs even difficult anymore. When first watching the first few minutes of the short, I expected to see just another dm-fest as in the first short. The clever subversion of expectations with the introduction of the RED heavy had me blown away though. Realizing that this wouldn’t be an average sawmill fight but a scene where 2 champions are put against each other really sold it. And it doesn’t stop there. The way the power level of all 3 characters is handled is beoynd great. It’s clearly shown that alone on a 1v1, the BLU scout is always the best of the 3. However, the synchronation between the two RED mercs is always reintroduced, when you least expecting it, which, overwhelms the viewer, and the BLU scout aswell. And the conclusion. Even though I still hope for a continuation for this saga, the ending to this one still felt conclusive and fitting.

That little choice to not have Heavy immediately catch the steak is such a great detail to show how he knows the job isn't finished.

I like how the deaths and already dead bodies we see before the main fight become relevant later on. The Red Scout, the Blu Engie and Sniper corpses, the Red Machina Sniper, the Blu Pyro and Soldier on the capture point, all their respective weapons gets used in the fight. Along with the bullet count of the Engineer’s revolver, the consistency is satisfying. I know people are still leaving comments to point out details and/or show appreciation, but seriously, this animation is forever legendary Also when the Scout steals the Engie’s revolver for the first time, the Engie is visibly surprised to see his gun gone, but he reacts instantly upon hearing the familiar sound of the hammer getting cocked, very nice

Finally an anime were the characters actually care about there wounds

despite taking 2-4 years between each, they don't fail to deliver, the way how it's so fluid brings such joy to see the master piece that it is also, this needs to be said: "scout mains whenever they join sawmill"

Really hoping that the Spy there is important to the story later on. The Scout meeting the Engi again with the Spy at his side would make for an interesting "Now it's an even match" kind of situation.

4:12 SCOUT S' BREAK DANCER COMBO!

5:27 Scout : reloads widowmaker* *Wait, that's illegal*

3:43 I've watched this video so many times since it first came out and I've only just now noticed the Engie has a unique logo on his sleeve. Really nice detail.

5:22 who finds heavy cute when he’s literally distracted while Engi needs him but heavy is just playing with himself, trying to figure out how to takeoff the blindfold. Edit: who else thinks the blue spy, is actually the white spy but he isn’t a good fighter like the white spy and he’s friendly, just like the white spy.

Its been 7 years , and this masterpiece is still good

2:51 i just noticed, when the rabbid heavy bounces on the planks right on top of sniper´s body, sniper's head bounces and his hat falls off of his head... this is way too much detail.

I love that Epic Scout looks bulkier here. Really shows yours and his progress.

4:14 that Windmill breakdance move during the fight was so fucking awesome

What I love most about this video, the series in general is how the yes the fights look cool But how in the meta sense of the franchise as a whole despite being far removed from the source Epic Scout and The Engi with the Rabid heavy still fights based on their general archetypes Scout obviously is very nimble, agile and fast but he also benefits heavily from his ability to plan around the weaknesses of his opponents and catch them slipping Engi on his own “while admittedly not without his own strengths” benefits most from his control over his “sentry” and how he directs it but also just as importantly how they work in unison. And heavy is obviously still a beefy tank capable of dealing tons of damage and soaking up tons in return, but he’s not invincible, he still needs to rely on his support and clever placements otherwise a more savvy player can take advantage of his lack of options and rather simple play style. And while he’s not in this particular video, the white spy despite being probably the most removed from his original counterpart, is still layered by the original spy’s playstyle. He utilizes his opponent’s overestimation of their capabilities and a general underestimation of his, while also relying heavily on subterfuge and trickery to get by. Also luck…. A lot of luck.

5 years later and this is STILL the most insane SFM video I have seen in my life.

after watching this for hundreds of times i just now realized at 4:17 while epic scout is doing whatever he’s doing he’s reloading

I just want to say thank you Crash Maul for this amazing video. Even I watched it several times, this one never fails to entertain. And I still rewatch it from time to time to see your beautiful work. Have a good one friend.

i just realized. At 5:46 when the bullet ricochets on the wall....it STARTS SPINNING! IT SPINS LIKE COME ON DUDE! THAT IS INSANE LEVELS OF DETAIL

1:50 badass reload

Heavy: Strength 100 Engi: Intelligence 100 Scout: Speed 100

4:22 - 4:26 I literally felt this even when I was a kid

Scout skipping stair steps 0:45 certified badass.

Every time I come back to these series of videos, and I still love all the little details like 6:12 where Engi is nearly killed like Agent 35, or when the Engineer drop kicks Bryce similarly to how he does to the Engineer he finishes off. I love all these little continuity details.

6:12 notice how he tried to do the same thing as he did to spy on rise of the epic scout

Very and nice of you too put all the models you used at the end. Thanks for that

I find it wholesome that Spy is happy to see scout as if he showed genuine love and care.

ah yes, the battle between Matthew Bryce, and "Ricochet" Riley, aka Epic Scout and the Rabid Heavy Taming Engineer

6:37 Scout's Worst Thing: *Run Out Of Ammo*

Gotta love how you can see that the blu scout has strategies, shooting into a gun right as it shoots, and getting behind someone to shoot them while looking away in both rise of the blue scout, and this one

I like to think before every battle, Bryce opens a wound somewhere on his body and pours Scrumpy and Bonk on it which gives him his "superpowers"

3:38 Best fighting scene on history

This is basically the battle between extreme strength, extreme agility, and extreme intelligence.

6:12 fun fact this part reference to the Rise of the epic scout when he kills the red spy

as a sawmill fanatic, (my favourite map) its nice to see a sfm animation like this! thanks for making this.

When you think that scout is dead but there's 3 minutes left *something's* *wrong* *I* *can* *feel* *it*

Just noticed that at 6:10 the Scout tries to pull out the same trick he used to kill the Spy in Rise of the Epic Scout

4:56 that recovery

The music, the choreography, the action, amazing video

It’s very impressive that the engineer hasn’t made a sound when he got hurt I think he’s on mute

8:58 This part is just cute to me. Idk why, something about the simplicity of just the heavy nomming on a piece of meat while sitting like a good boy is just adorable.

I’ve personally considered the Rise of the Epic Scout & The Rabid Heavy-Taming Engineer 2 of the best SFM’s ever made. And I didn’t know until now that they’re by the same animator and that this one existed. It’s so freaking beautiful & I’m intrigued as hell for the next part, which I see is already out!👌

Could pass more than 40 years and this video still amazing! ❤

I love the fact that whenever the scout ran out of ammo on one gun he had another one right beside him.

Heavy: STR build Engi: Quality build Scout: DEX build

i love how scout at 1:28 shoots the soldiers rocket, like how demoman had the same incident happen, i think its a callback to the epic scout.

6 years later and this is still the greatest tf2 sfm to ever exist

1:50 that reload doe.

5:26 Cursed widowmaker reload

This is actually the first sfm TF2 video that spy is actually treating scout better like a dad

I saw this video when I was child and now I watch this video and cry because I won`t see part 2 (

Hey Crash Maul, we’re still here waiting for the next one, I bet it’ll be amazing.

Crash Maul remains the undisputed master of the SFM action genre.

these fights are awesome and some of the attacks are what you would see in a very combo based game

Love the attention to detail with the blood on the bandage at 4:05

Now this... this is the kind of videos we need more of on KZfaq. The animation was spot on, the combat scenes were perfectly executed to the point that it rivals some of the best action movies around. It's a shame Valve doesn't give Saxxies to videos longer than 5 minutes, because this totally deserves it. Keep up the good work, friend. I shall patiently await the sequel to this, which I'm sure will be just as amazing, if not better.

1:47 Scout has really learned from past experience.

Man.. even after all these years, rise of the epic scout and the fight for sawmill are still one of best sfms

It took me until the end of the video that this is the same Scout from "Rise of the Epic Scout". This narrative is insane!! (even 7 years later)

4:50 yo the new tekken game looks good

3:13 Personal favorite 100 IQ moment

I remember seeing this for the first time, and it still goes hard. this may be one of the best SFMs ive ever watched

I would personally like to give my own stats on these characters. The stats are: strength, durability, intelligence and agility. They are ranked from 1-10. 1 being awful and 10 being the best. The rabid heavy: Strength: 10, no explanation needed here Agility: 7, was able to keep up with the epic Scout in short term bursts (especially with that ball form at 2:50) Intelligence: 1, constantly falls for basic traps and is incredibly relient on his senses and instinct for battle as seen when Epic Scout blinds him and he is just uselessly flailing and had to have Tamer Engineer to help him out. Durability: 10, tanked an explosion with seemingly little damage being taken, no sells most bullets shot at him and survived when a massive metal saw collided right with his face. Overall: 28/40 The epic Scout/Brice. Strength: 8 (originally a 7), was able to kick Engineer into the air during the 1st fight they had and was able to send Heavy spinning in the air from a roundhouse kick 1:16. Agility: 10, no explanation required. Intelligence: 8, was able to constantly come up with new ways to trap and kill/nerf the rabid heavy (for example, we got trapping him with the crane, baiting Heavy into attacking the oil container etc). Was able to use every firearm efficiently, he deducted that the Medic was a spy when the Demo had no clue in the beginning at 1:45. Durability: 8, (originally was a 5) was able to tank bullets and a few rabid heavy punches. It has now has been brought to my attention about how the epic Scout survived a crane to the back and survived the explosion with major damage taken so I've added 3 points to his durability. Overall: 34/40 Tamer Engineer: Strength: 5, beat the epic Scout in a fist fight. Agility: 3, easily the lowest mobility wise showcasing no real feats of speed or agility during this vid. Intelligence: 10, was able to tame the rabbid heavy, constantly predicts the epic Scout's movement, was able to manipulate Epic Scout into a fist fight after nearly losing in the initial gun fight between the two. Durability: 6, tanked a few bullets as well as tanking a few of Epic Scout's punches, kicks and a bottle to the head in the fight they had. Furthermore he survived the explosion with major damage taken. Also appears to have high pain tolerance as he never made a sound when getting his ass comboed or when getting shot by Epic Scout though this could just be him being mute. Overall: 24/40 Edit: Here are the stats for White Spy White Spy: Intelligence: 7, the White Spy is quite intelligent and creative if a bit clumsily, examples include: using the car lights to stun the Scout, leaving no evidence of his past for the blokes at the beginning to track, able to use his firearms every effectively, also adapts well to a situation as seen when Cobra grabs him tie to get him off footing so he cuts it off the second time, same thing when Cobra throws a knife at him etc. I would give him a ten but his forgetful nature (e.g forgetting to reload his gun), showing panic when faced with a strong opponent and that kiss with Cobra at the end knock him down a peg. Strength: 8, Spy chucked a massive LMG from his car to another and considering how big the gun was the fact that he was able to chuck it that far is quite impressive. Durability 7, has survived hits from the big shirtless bloke in the purple mask (one hit even powerful enough to break the concrete of the tunnel walls and leave a massive debt in it), tanked a few bullets and also survived a car explosion which was powerful enough to propell him forward without any long lasting damage. Agility: 3, has around the same agility as RHT Engineer, displaying little speed feats. Overall: 25/40 However I would like to give a quick mention of White Spy's greatest trait. *SPECIAL STAT* Luck: 10, the white spy's luck is insane, him getting exploded outta car only to do several front flips and stab the guy on the motorcycle in front of him through luck (as demonstrated by White Spy's disbelief), him getting punched by the shirtless masked guy and he just so happens to land in a car behind them etc. White Spy's luck is simple insane.

Can we all appreciate that ten seconds from 6:46 to 6:56 with all the actions and movement was all done on one camera without having to change to another camera or and edit of clips together. That’s pretty impressive with what’s in those ten seconds.

One of the best if not THE best sfm of all time at least action wise the animation is so fluid and the music choices are perfect. Sfm is a real artform!

I must say this to you Crash maul, this is a great series especially the fight for sawmill that was best fight I've ever seen in a long time in tf2 history and it's very impressive to see how you developed the characters and the plot of the sequel to the series and I respect that crash maul, you are a great designer and a great voice actor too, in conclusion you are a great KZfaqr and I hope you continue on with your work.

Crash Maul managed to create an awesome TF2 universe. I cannot wait to see new IDs, new fighters. I have been following SFM community since its release at 2012 and you are my favourite SFM animator so far. There are so many details. Like representing old fight moves from his Rise of Epic Scout and Meet the Rabid Heavy Taming Engineer videos. Loved it.