theres quite a few comments about how i got some references wrong. these videos are just a first impression of the character. sometimes i do research beforehand but at the time of making this video i did not have much tf2 knowledge. i just started playing the game and wanted to make a video on a character from a game i had an interest in. i did take the feedback seriously tho, for the other tf2 characters i made videos on i asked some friends for help before hand. i really enjoy the element of surprise when trying a character for the first time so it felt more like work and less like fun when i did that, but hopefully the other videos are more enjoyable because of it. writing these triggered comments feels like a pretty easy way to discourage someone from entering the tf2 community by shaming them over their lack of knowledge on a character. but i know the most salty ppl are the reddit losers anyways so stay triggered LMAO

5:50 the buff banner doesn't heal damage, it DEALS extra damage

10:52 i bet every soldier main lost their mind seeing him mistake random crits for earned crits

10:56 that is not a random crit, when you are rocket jumping and you hit your opponent with a shovel, you get a crit, referencing the market gardener

9:06 notice how it crits, that means the soldier's using the market gardener

R.I.P Rick May

1:45 did you just not pay attention to the last few seconds? It clearly did 4% per rocket and you're wearing the gunboats, notable by the fire effects on the feet exclusive to that item. They're also notable for reducing damage from blast jumping. Mantreads are the stomp given they literally allow such a thing in game. The slide is probably a reference to an animation. This has been another segment of me knowing way too much about something, kinda surprised i know this much about tf2 for having joined this year and having spent no money.

"he doesn't take damage on rocket jumping" and "i don't see healing" is funny i guess that he was so exited he couldn't read

”Imagine it was this easy to spam in the actual game” Man's hasn't gone against the beggars yet..☠️

5:30 man read it wrong , it says deal damage not heal

2:19 he slams his grenade into the opponent, and at 7:04 its the "COME HERE CUPCAKE" equalizer tauntkill where he blows himself (and his opponents) up with a grenade also at 6:08 i believe the red with brown helmet skin is a reference to his colouration in the comics? or maybe just toon shading in general also at 7:20 its not a medkit but rather a power canteen from the MvM mode

"the buff banner heals" - Linklight 2023

“Sun Tzu Said that” -Soldier

If u think about it, the neutral air cud actually the a market gardener ref cuz at 9:07 when he hits the cube with the shovel, it does a crit, which is what the market gardener does in the original game, being doing cries if u hit someone with it in the air

I really hope that there are more tf2 mods for Rivals of Aether. It would be fun to see all the other tf2 characters in the game.

5:34 nice healing written there

7:22 His shielding animation is him pulling out an Über Cantine (Mann vs. Machine)

wasnt a random crit, im certain it was a market garden since you were airborne via blast jumping

"That was an hell of a campaign, son!" - Rick may/Soldier

as a soldier main, man i want this game a lot more (also they should add trolldier to rivals)

Bros getting real creative with the "Okay, but can they beat Goku?" segment intros 😂

The shielding animation uses a man vs machine upgrade canteen that is used in the pve game mide in tf2

10:44 LinkLight Too reactions on Soldier death scream is perfect

The back air is probably a referance to the kamakazi taunt kill where soldier uses a grenade to uppercut someone but this time he smacks the licving crap out of every single one

The downtilt can be an interpretation of how soldier uses the Manntreads. It's not a horizontal slide in game but he 100% kicks with both feet like that when you goomba stomp.

It’s a shame he can’t market garden Edit: never freaking mind 9:06 you actually did

The one where he holds the grenade is a taunt kill and the crits arent random I think its like the market gardener

fun fact about soldier in tf2: the reason the rocket jumper weapon doesnt hurt him when he rocket jumps because he doesnt believe it will since he named it rocket jumper, theres nothing special about the launcher, he just doesnt believe itll hurt

It’s been 3 years. May you live on forever in the TF2’s whole community’s heart. Rest in peace Rick May.

By the way, that crit you got wasn’t a random crit, it was a Market Gardener crit. Soldier’s neutral aerial crits if you rocket jump before it.

10:52 That was a market garden hit :D

"You were good son real good. Maybe even the best"

13:28 soldier gaming

9:07 MARKET GARDEN Note: the way to check the market gardener from the stock shovel is by looking at the handle, gardener has green and brighter wood

I'll just note the bits he missed Up Special is the B.A.S.E. Jumper Down Air with no rockets looks like Mantreads Buff Banner grants extra damage when active Up Smash is Kamikaze taunt

5:30 it says DEAL +3% damage for 15 seconds.

5:30 its funny how he mis-read that description and thought the buff banner heals, no, it damages he mis-read "heals" as deals

If fighting is sure to result in victory then you must fight. -soldier

Bruh, does Morgan & Morgan even know who their target audience is? “Wow, these Rivals Of Aether players don’t have an attorney! They’re clearly suffering from some legal trouble! We gotta fix that!”

This guy NEEDS his own character on Rivals Of Aether

I wasn't expecting a Law firm to sponsor some random video about gaming but i guess the future really is now.

0:43 missed the opportunity to use a rocket to shoot at their feet

That one npc when something is slightly related to soldier: r.i.p rick may

This character is insane. Green impostor was also just added

5:50 the concheror id the one that heals. But I don't blame the guy if he hasn't played TF2 that often. He probably didn't unlock the concheror yet.

This is a certified team with the whole fortress moment

TF2 in rivals of aether. Very cool. This video looks epic and it made my day perfect

“You were good, son. Maybe even the best…”

At the start I was hoping the shovel would crit while soldier is airborne, and my hope has been fulfilled

“STAY FOCUSED SOLDIERS”

7:36 OMG, ENGINEER GAMING!!

"i can dodge by bunnyhopping" vertically falling fireballs:

Unrelated but I saw during the sans part of the moveset showcase that his damage animation is his "dodged attack" wink and this is the only game I've seen do that properly

9:10 did you see that crit? the shovel he is using is the market gardener, so you can play trolldier in this game

I saw the title and said "Don't care mate. But is Peppino in the game?" and KZfaq did the thing where it shows the first 5 seconds of the video This timing was so perfect, it was meme worthy

when a tf2 fan who don’t get all the references in the character and forgets how the weapons work and their name

For some reason the raising notes of the music at the end of the video remembered me of Tick Tock by Joji

The down air is the Manntreads’ stomping mechanic

Im glad i found out about this game like this

They give soldier the captain falcon stomp. The pose and everything.

10:22 that’s called a market garden 10:57 that’s also called a market garden

6:16 THE SOLDIER BEHIND THE ROCKETS

Soldier and Ori have now officially met each other, like how Sora is the only character to interact with both Mickey Mouse and Mario

WAIT A MINUTE... THE DOWN AIR DID 4 DAMAGE TOO... HMMMMMMMM... anyways great video keep it up!

*The Rick Soldier guy, I hope you're not in a higher place right now and that you're fine there rest in peace 🫡*

2:27 yo is that the TROLLDIER?

The shovel is the market gardener!

"updated" is a strong word

The stomp is the mantreads

The up smash attack is based off of the cupcake taunt

10:23 trust me, no one thinks that it’s weak

Cant wait to see all classes in the game

Idea, with the rocket fire, you can aim down, try rocket jumping of the side of the stage

7:05 this is in reference to soldier committing suicide during the hit game team fortress 2

The up smash is the equlizer and escape plans taunt kill called the kamakazi where soldier killes himslef with a exploding uppercut

He really didn't do soldier justice

Up special based of the B.A.S.E jumper a parachute for the demoman and the soldier that was added in the love and war update i think

HOLY SHIT SOLDIER FROM TF2

“ Good news everyone, *we aren’t going to die. We are going to live forever!* “ Rick May 1940 - 2020 _That was a hell of a campaign son.._

7:25 Thats an canteen from MVM, the shield has him use an uber with it

It was a missed opportunity to have some Soldier cosmetics on his palette swaps, imo

They had a chance to make the aerials all of them have the market gardener. They had one chance.

12:04 you can rocket jump in the air, you were just out of rockets

Imagine if we get the whole TF2 team on the game

Alt title: America's best soldier has joined the game

i love the fact when you rocket jumped and used the shovel in the mid air it did a critical damage

Just saying since soldier acted as scout’s lawyer in the comics it could’ve been a cool sponsor transition lol

9:08 market gardening:0

Btw I think the crit you get is from rocket jumping and hitting them with the shovel / market gardener

2:20 that is the domination logo that appears when you are being dominated

VSH update, australium in Noita, and soldier in Rivals

Idk why but I can see soldier having a boss mode like other caracter. And it scares me.

10:52 not random crit, market gardener crit. Market gardener deals crits while rocket jumping

the "medkit" what you called it is a uber canteen 7:00

11:02, that wasnt a random crit, it was a market garden

If god had wanted you to win this match he wouldn't have made team fortress 2

No way, this guy put insurance in the description

His shield isn't a medkit, its an uber canteen from the Mann vs Machine mode which gives you uber(invincibility for a couple seconds

RIP Rick May o7

linklight is dyslexic real