The Pyro's identity

[jua]

After yearrs of thinking, I finally deduced the Pyro's secret identity.
Pyro is Mario. Yes, the face of Nintendo, the mascot of gaming, everyone's favourite Italian lives a secret live as the mystery of TF2, the anonymous mercenary. Specifically, Mario is inside a Pyro mech suit.
Let us analyse what we have:


Weapon:
Pyro's primary weapon, the flamethrower, doesn't make sense. A flamethrower always have a compartment for fuel AND a method to provide compressed air so that the air can be used to propel the burning fuel. Yet the flamethrower doesn't seem to need that. This hints that the flamethrower works on a more exotic mechanism.

Meanwhile, Mario has the Fire Flower, his main offensive techniques besides stomping on foes, a flower that allows him to cast fireballs at his foes at a range. Combine these two together and the flamethrower suddenly makes sense. The flamethrower doesn't function via spewing burning gasoline, it harnesses the power of the Fire Flower.

The flamethrower runs on the Fire Flower, but considering the fact that it exhausts the Fire Flower by making it produce streams of searing flames instead of fireballs with long cooldown, it does get used up, which is why flamethrowers don't have unlimited ammo.

Airblasts function slightly differently: it uses the Fire Flower as a fuel source to produce a kinetic blast instead, sacrificing offense for utility.

One can also look at the Manmelter, perhaps the weapon that functions the closest to the original Fire Flower. Wait no, it functions exactly the same as the Fire Flower.


Character Design:
The Pyro has an air tank and a gas mask. Wait, what? Air tank AND gas mask? The gas mask shouldn't impact breathing until you need a tank, and and air tank would've made the gas mask obsolete. Which would mean one of it is merely cosmetic. But if Pyro is a mech suit for Mario to use, it would make sense if the gas mask is cosmetic and the air tank is neccesary. In fact, the whole head is cosmetic (I'll explain later). Mario couldn't survive in the TF2 universe's atmosphere, thus he needs an air tank for his air supply, which would mean the suit is airtight.

And the Pyro's mumblings? You can't hear anything of Mario's enthusiastic "Mama-mia!" from within the airtight suit except for muffled mumblings, can you?


Cosmetics:
Pyro has the most unique type of cosmetics ever: replaceable heads [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Equip_region#List_of_equip_regions]. Aside from Halloween cosmetics (which are due to magic. Just look at the Voodoo Souls) no other class have this, hinting that no matter how crazy TF2 is, no one should be able to replace their heads. However, a head isn't necesary for Pyro to function. Here's why:

In most media, Mario is depicted to be fairly short, not even up to Solid Snake's shoulder [http://static3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111007054706/metalgear/images/2/24/SSBcodeccall.png]. But as Super Mario players know, that is not Mario's default form. Mario always started out as a smaller version of himself. Small enough, in fact, to fit within the Pyro's torso completely, which is actually the mech's cockpit. Thus, the head isn't necessary for the mech to funtion, which is why it is so easily replaceable.


Motive:
Ok, big one here: If this is true, why does Maio need to take up mercenary work? Short answer:to survive.

If you notice, Mario is always, ALWAYS, collecting coins. And for every 100 coins, he gets one live.

Thus, Mario needs money. In fact, money is the only thing capable of keeping him alive. And considering how well being a mercenary in TF2 pays (just look at the Heavy, he can afford to pay for minigun bullets, feed his whole family, AND give a child $7000 for Halloween [http://www.teamfortress.com/bombinomicon/?p=3]), he finally made the choice to keep him, Luigi, Peach, Toads #1 and #2, Daisy, Rosalina... OK we estabished that Mario needs a lot of money now, right?


And thus we can now conclude, Pyro is Mario in a mech. We cool?

[The Smart Patrol]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIwK7nykfCQ

[Haloway]

Dude what.

[Talon]

Flamethrower functions by using Propane from the propane tank on the bottom of the flamethrower... which is also used when airblasting.

The oxygen tank is to help the Pyro breath because of his abestos lined fire-retardant suit. Abestos can really harm your lungs... especially if you are exposed to it for long periods of time. The Pyro wears the suit nearly 24/7. Possibly the only time he takes it off is to go to the bathroom while the only time he takes off the mask is to eat and drink.

Your theory just fell to pieces.

[Haloway]

Shadow_Mantis lähetti viestin:

Flamethrower functions by using Propane from the propane tank on the bottom of the flamethrower... which is also used when airblasting.

The oxygen tank is to help the Pyro breath because of his abestos lined fire-retardant suit. Abestos can really harm your lungs... especially if you are exposed to it for long periods of time. The Pyro wears the suit nearly 24/7. Possibly the only time he takes it off is to go to the bathroom.

So does that mean pyro is Hank Hill?

[The Smart Patrol]

The paradox sandwich lähetti viestin:

So does that mean pyro is Hank Hill?

I prefer this http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18r3x709dx90ojpg/ku-xlarge.jpg than this Mario one the op is suggesting.

[Conga Lyne]

The pyro is a light bulb

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Filamental

[Talon]

The paradox sandwich lähetti viestin:

Shadow_Mantis lähetti viestin:

Flamethrower functions by using Propane from the propane tank on the bottom of the flamethrower... which is also used when airblasting.

The oxygen tank is to help the Pyro breath because of his abestos lined fire-retardant suit. Abestos can really harm your lungs... especially if you are exposed to it for long periods of time. The Pyro wears the suit nearly 24/7. Possibly the only time he takes it off is to go to the bathroom.

So does that mean pyro is Hank Hill?

Or an ancestor of Hank Hill considering the time period that TF2 takes place in (I think just after WWII and around The Cold War).

(Don't actually believe this... but it is humorous to think about... slightly more so than this Mario theory the op has going on here)

[Skovahn]

Achmed the Dead Terrorist lähetti viestin:

The pyro is a light bulb

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Filamental

[Spectro]

The paradox sandwich lähetti viestin:

Shadow_Mantis lähetti viestin:

Flamethrower functions by using Propane from the propane tank on the bottom of the flamethrower... which is also used when airblasting.

The oxygen tank is to help the Pyro breath because of his abestos lined fire-retardant suit. Abestos can really harm your lungs... especially if you are exposed to it for long periods of time. The Pyro wears the suit nearly 24/7. Possibly the only time he takes it off is to go to the bathroom.

So does that mean pyro is Hank Hill?

It has to be. Just listen to the way he pronounces w's.

[koimeiji]

I love this.

even though there isn't an ounce of truth in any of it, it's still one of the best "theories" out there.

[ShenanAgain]

The Smart Patrol lähetti viestin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIwK7nykfCQ

Mario shows up at :15.

THEORY CONFIRMED

[Murph]

Honestly just go on the wiki and find the Pyro stap putting so much time into this xD http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/File:Pyro2.png

[Vhadros Theveguis]

No, pyro is GORDON FREEMAN!

He uses a HOMEMADE flamethrower
and uses household tools as weapons (sound familiar? A CROWBAR IS A HOUSEHOLD TOOL!)!

So, he is Gordon Freeman!

[FaelisongTalim]

Pyro is not a man.

Or a Woman.

Infact, he could be either of the following.

• A Lightbulb
  
• A Robot
  
• A Pedophilic Lawn Mower
  
• A Transexual Shoe
  
• The Alphabet
  
• Batman
  
• An Asexual Tree
  
• Illegal Salmon Wrangler
  
• An Ice Cream Cone

[Rocky]

TF2 Is based in the 50's/60's. Case closed.