PART SEVEN: THE DAYS HAVE WORN AWAY

[LN95]

https://www.teamfortress.com/tf07_thedayshavewornaway/

[xo]

Title relates to the updates.

[Lara "Chara" (She/Her)]

SOLDIER HAS KIDSSSS!!!

[cynical-melomaniac]

Scout and Soldier have kids, Tom Jones is still here

[Lara "Chara" (She/Her)]

Originally posted by ASYSTEMATIC:

Scout and Soldier have kids, Tom Jones is still here

EVEN BETTER

[Bonkers]

Originally posted by ASYSTEMATIC:

Scout and Soldier have kids, Tom Jones is still here

and scout outilived his 1987 death date

EDIT: I misread, the ending takes place in '79. Darn...

[No Mercy]

anyway it's a dead game

[Kevin Crabcakes]

To anybody who hasn’t read it yet, do not expect a large and bombastic climax. That was what comic #6 was for. This is mostly lore and a conclusion.
There are parts that feel rushed and the Korean Mafia subplot + Merasmus showing up again just to die was strange. Otherwise it’s really just an Administrator lore drop and a happy fast forward vision for the mercenaries.

[Kevin Crabcakes]

Originally posted by Bonkers:

Originally posted by ASYSTEMATIC:

Scout and Soldier have kids, Tom Jones is still here

and scout outilived his 1987 death date

I think the Christmas scene happens in 1979. If the guy doesn’t live he’ll create a lot of orphans.

[Fireschlong #2Broke4MannUp]

Originally posted by No Mercy:

anyway it's a dead game

As a digital archaeologist, I discourage the misuse of the term "dead" when it comes to TF2. It waters down the magical places that are actual dead/forgotten media.

[Bonkers]

Originally posted by Kevin Crabcakes:

Originally posted by Bonkers:

and scout outilived his 1987 death date

I think the Christmas scene happens in 1979. If the guy doesn’t live he’ll create a lot of orphans.

You're right, I misread the damn date. Since Tom Jones is a ghost from dying at his house instead of heaven, there's still a chance Scout's whole vision of meeting god was just that and nothing more. Not that it matters, though. The story is over, so anything beyond it can be whatever you want it to.

[Mystic Monkey]

So the last comic has came out.
I always figured TF2 was pretty much on community life support now and that VALVe would officially be "finished" with it after the comic. I guess we'll see in 2025 if they'll still do event updates.

Also, is the Administrator blood-related to Zepheniah Mann? In the three variation covers, all they have in common is a girl wearing purple crying over the death of her parents. My guess the parents were blood-related to the Manns, that or a contract kill by them, and Helen/Emily/Elizabeth got revenge by ruining Zepheniah's family over a feud that last over one and a half centuries.

Perhaps one of her parents were the sibling to Zeph. Zeph explains that it's just "natural" for Mann siblings to kill one another off, which is why she made sure the brothers were on equal terms for so long.

[SharkChew]

Originally posted by Fireschlong #2Broke4MannUp:

Originally posted by No Mercy:

anyway it's a dead game

As a digital archaeologist, I discourage the misuse of the term "dead" when it comes to TF2. It waters down the magical places that are actual dead/forgotten media.

I agree, it belongs to the waste processing plant.

[Fireschlong #2Broke4MannUp]

Originally posted by SharkChew:

Originally posted by Fireschlong #2Broke4MannUp:

As a digital archaeologist, I discourage the misuse of the term "dead" when it comes to TF2. It waters down the magical places that are actual dead/forgotten media.

I agree, it belongs to the waste processing plant.

I think it belongs to an orphanage with how it has been abandoned.

[Salih]

Originally posted by Mystic Monkey:

So the last comic has came out.
I always figured TF2 was pretty much on community life support now and that VALVe would officially be "finished" with it after the comic. I guess we'll see in 2025 if they'll still do event updates.

Also, is the Administrator blood-related to Zepheniah Mann? In the three variation covers, all they have in common is a girl wearing purple crying over the death of her parents. My guess the parents were blood-related to the Manns, that or a contract kill by them, and Helen/Emily/Elizabeth got revenge by ruining Zepheniah's family over a feud that last over one and a half centuries.

Perhaps one of her parents were the sibling to Zeph. Zeph explains that it's just "natural" for Mann siblings to kill one another off, which is why she made sure the brothers were on equal terms for so long.

I dont think she is. The most likely possibility is that Zepheniah Mann killed her parents because of some business related issue. After that she tried to get her revenge but forgot how it happened in the first place. Although, wouldn't there be like classified documents in the Mann corporations about all of their killings? Even then, I don't think zephiniah specifically ordered the death of her parents, it was probably some random employer that did it. Her revenge isn't explained in great detail tbh, it's left up to interpretation I guess.

[Mystic Monkey]

Originally posted by Salih:

Originally posted by Mystic Monkey:

So the last comic has came out.
I always figured TF2 was pretty much on community life support now and that VALVe would officially be "finished" with it after the comic. I guess we'll see in 2025 if they'll still do event updates.

Also, is the Administrator blood-related to Zepheniah Mann? In the three variation covers, all they have in common is a girl wearing purple crying over the death of her parents. My guess the parents were blood-related to the Manns, that or a contract kill by them, and Helen/Emily/Elizabeth got revenge by ruining Zepheniah's family over a feud that last over one and a half centuries.

Perhaps one of her parents were the sibling to Zeph. Zeph explains that it's just "natural" for Mann siblings to kill one another off, which is why she made sure the brothers were on equal terms for so long.

I dont think she is. The most likely possibility is that Zepheniah Mann killed her parents because of some business related issue. After that she tried to get her revenge but forgot how it happened in the first place. Although, wouldn't there be like classified documents in the Mann corporations about all of their killings? Even then, I don't think zephiniah specifically ordered the death of her parents, it was probably some random employer that did it. Her revenge isn't explained in great detail tbh, it's left up to interpretation I guess.

Another question of mine is... will VALVe do anything more with the uh... "TF2verse" or whatever you want to call it.

I mean, I highly doubt they will do a "Team Fortress 3", but they could make something new set in the same world. (Deadlock, while may have similar style, takes place in the early 20th century and it's Maelstrom lore contradicts a lot of TF2 lore)

But all-in-all, we kinda knew that despite TF2s activity, VALVe was losing interest in it and would be a matter of time before it's no longer marketable. (They'll probably still have community updates and sell keys because they're the bare minimum for squeezing out money from the remaining playerbase.) I figured that day would be the day the final comic comes out and the "story" officially ends.