Tf2 Tenth Class - Tumblr Posts
So, self insert ocs.
As someone who’s blog revolves around this one, I have some thoughts on the post.
Edith was originally a self insert oc. However, since I wanted the fic I was writing to be a sort of love letter to the community, I decided to expand her personality and try to make it so that she could be projected on by anybody. Or at least, as many people as possible. Speaking a second language, feeling out of place, having anxiety about going places, making impressions, the things in her past and mistakes she’s made, all of these things are a mixture of what I feel and what I’ve heard others feel a lot, and so I added them.
But she is, in fact, her own character and 10th class, whom I love a lot. Whether or not she is so wholly unique that she stands out, I don’t care.
But what I did care about, ironically enough, was making an impression. And that came with the mechanics of her class.
Just because you have a self insert or 10th class OC, you are not obligated in any way to explain what their purpose is, what their reasons are, so long as YOU are happy.
For me, I wanted to come up with a unique 10th class that had her own mechanics, but that’s because I saw untapped potential. If she were to be in the game, it would be near impossible for those mechanics to actually work due to map limitations.
And that’s the thing, because she’s a work of fiction, it doesn’t matter.
That means I can get as creative as I want with her, because she’s not part of the game.
As for shipping, my personal rule is not to ship her with any of the mercs! Not in the main fic, anyway. Might make some spinoffs if I ever finish the main one, but I felt that many had a bias towards certain characters they liked, (which is absolutely fair and I love those kinds of fics either way), and I wanted to keep it so that she could have varying relationships with everyone and not just romance! It’s for personal reasons, not influenced by anybody else.
However, I immensely enjoy seeing people shipping their ocs and self inserts with the team! Why the heck do you think I post x reader headcanons sometimes?
In the end, your characters are not more or less valid, and you don’t love your characters more or less depending on how developed they are.
As long as a character makes you happy, as long as the relationships they share make you happy, as long as you are content, then nobody, and I mean NOBODY can tell you how YOU should write YOUR characters.
You can take overdone concepts and expand upon them in your own way, because your character is unique to YOU.
You can give them modern day clothes and use tropes because your character is unique to YOU.
and YOU,
can do whatever you DAMN want.
You are valid, loved, and your characters, your self inserts, your tenth classes are yours and yours only. I support you all the way!
Do not send hate/harassment towards the author of the post being mentioned here, you goofs.
I resonate so hard with what you just posted about feeling called out with the 10th class OC thing.
Your take comforts me because I worry about this kind of thing a lot
And I work really hard
And to feel like your best isnt good enough
Or you dont get to have fun with something that YOU create
Is so draining
So yeah, thanks for speaking about it
I hope you dont give up on your OCs :)
And I hope you don’t either, anon! I’ve had a lot of experience making mary sue ocs, self inserts and the like and at any rate, I round them out because I need it to stay invested, and for others to. But that’s for me, and I do my best not to pull others down because of that, because everyone has their own things they like to do! I struggle with it sometimes, because I have anxiety over my characters being good. I make comfort characters for the exact purpose of giving them as many tropes as I want, as many edgy facets and powers as I want so as not to be tempted to give them to my other characters, but that doesn’t mean that they’re any less valid nor lovable.
And you know what?
I’m a fanfiction writer! I make content for a fandom that’s based on tropes! If people are gonna harass others for that, then there’s a big ol’ block button calling their name, alright? So even though I personally try to round out my characters for my own reasons, if you don’t want to, then you shouldn’t. Because everyone’s characters, no matter how developed, no matter how “edgy”, are VALID.
Keep making your OCs, and make them however you want. If someone tries to tell you they aren’t valid? Let them cry and sob over it. You are in control of yourself, and they can’t do anything about it.
Your best is good enough.
You can focus on making yourself happy first,
You get to have fun with your own characters,
You can work hard and come out with a result that you cherish, no matter what others tell you.
Never, ever let anyone drain you of that. Your characters are perfect how you like them.
I hope this doesn’t come across as too rant-y! I just feel your struggle, it’s a really hard mindset to break and so seeing it being reinforced hurt a little bit. But the amount of positivity coming from people because of this is absolutely incredible and it’s why I love this community so much!
Don’t let people like that get you down, alright? I agree, it’s draining, and it’s so very hard to ignore the negativity, but remember that 10 good thoughts can outweigh 1 bad thought, so keep surrounding yourself with people and characters and such that make you happy and content. Because in the end, that’s what’s most important.
We’re here because we want to have fun. We want to share ideas, we want to share our love for a work of fiction.
Be it team fortress, or anything else.
💖
guys befriend me because then i do stuff like this
did an art trade of sorts with my mutal on instagram, @mothwaffles they're super talented! go give them love.
anyways, this is Bladesmith ft. Ms. P (and a few other characters)
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Hey! I like your art and your bladesmith 10th class TF2 character looks really cool and I’d love to hear more about them if possible! I love the concept of tenth class ocs and I even have a couple!
(Feel free not to answer if you’re not comfortable/haven’t figured it out yet!)
heyyy i love 10th class ocs too!
thank you so much for taking interest in my art! Bladesmith is not mine, she belongs to my lovely friend, Mothwaffles, on instagram! Theres tons of info and more art on their profile, I recommend taking a look and reaching out!
Chef does belong to me, so if you have any questions about her, feel free to message me on insta or here!
And 100000000% I would LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE to hear about your 10th class ocs!
Gives me something to draw ;)
Pure beauty!
Kissing is hard to draw, so I hope you guys appreciate this trash I made for you.
If you won't be my valentine, could you at least give me a little bit of sympathy? (chaplain my belaplain belongs to @owoiwonderwhatsthis)
MEET THE CHAPLAIN!!
(ELINA POSTS ANOTHER OC IN A MILLENNIA? WOWZA!!)
So I’ve been getting into Team Fortress Two for quite some while, and during that time I created a tenth class OC of my own called The Chaplain!! Real name Maryam Kwashiokor, The Chaplain seems to be the most innocent and lighthearted of the crazed mercenaries as she is titled ‘The Nicest Girl In Teufort’ but behind that Goody-Two-Shoes persona, she is a very stressed and lonely girl, she’s quite the panicking worrywart who always seems to crumble under the slightest bit of pressure, she’s the kind of woman to see someone walk stupidly to a puddle only for her to step in and.. fall herself flat on the puddle to let the person walk all over her, her almost girl-crazy devotion to her faith is the glue that keeps herself together without finally snapping under the pressure of having such a dangerous job as a mercenary, despite her cowardly and frail persona, she can manage to take care of herself in combat and for others in the battlefield, possessing a feisty agility and speed to make her always quick to her feet coupled with her being skilled with all sorts of weaponry and being able to use objects (like a yardstick or sharp pencil) to her use in combat, what’s really surprising is that she’s certified for a real ass goddamn chainsaw, but the only thing that Maryam wants in her batshit insane job and her comedically tragic life is to just go through with it to live another day or maybe get enough days for a vacation.. what a poor unlucky girl..
(Also here is her voice-claim!! I was gonna use Lisa Hannigan but Irada Delsink and Jenny Funnell seem like very good fits for her as well!)
(And also some art I did of her! As well as a kin onion for folks to understand her character a little more.. I’ve been on a chaplain drawing spree so expect more of it to come!)
Hahahaha… what if you were the avatar of the god of regeneration and I was a military chaplain that kept dying over and over in an endless cycle.. and we were both women..lol JK.. unless..
(Super duper late valentines gift for @herebecritters , please take this crossover yuri as a token of appreciation, this is non-canon but that’s quite alright!)
We gettin’ sloppy on a sunday morning bay-bee!
Drawing the medic. I saw these oc's, the tenth class ones. (Which btw are so cool. Some are so damn well written.) I decided to sketch one out, I'll probably post a proper post one day.
And there's a sketch of me too.
Groetjes 🤍
Did an oc drawing. A better version with more thought. The bait name is supposed to partly be like a trap. Tricking the person into assuming she’s not much. But I’d like to thing she lures you close enough into one of her traps. But yeah Maria is Belgian because Belgian rep ig. Designing ocs with a friend has been fun so far. (I got him into tf2 I think. I don’t regret it. )
Groetjes 🤍
My friend wanted me to draw Maria more. Here she is with her prosthetic. I like to think she’s very close to engie since he can fix her leg. Which goes paired with a fear of being defenceless.
Character sheet
Anywho. Here she isss✨
Groetjes 🤍
Size difference
sometimes he’s drawn so much smaller so here he is super tiny.
Here’s a sketch of mari an oc of mine.
Maybe over time she becomes an unofficial lab assistant.
OC drawing event - part 1
Designed and submitted by: @hodgepodgle
Meet the mafioso!
This was a really fun one. I already had ideas was I saw the design. I really like mob boss characters, especially those that have that intimidating aura.
I’m sure blu isn’t gonna return anytime soon..
Thank you for submitting your oc and letting me draw them! It was great to do. Also thanks for your kind words 🤍
Original submitted reference
OC drawing event - part 2
Designed and submitted by: @connicoxd
I gotta say for this piece I got one of the neatest looking reference sheets yet! Dominic is a real nice looking character I’d say. He looks tough yet cute!
I really appreciate the extensive references 🤍
Original reference
OC drawing event - part 3
Designed and submitted by: @scoutbot
For this piece it was a nice challenge to translate the art style. ( apologies if I misinterpreted some details) I appreciate the included lore and characteristics so that I could make the drawings more personalised.
Also the submissions have been closed. I’m now rounding up all the requests.
Original submitted reference
OC Drawing event - part 4
Designed and submitted by: @therealstdrm
I am far from new to Hely. This one was submitted by a friend of mine. Sometimes we sit together and draw to discuss our tf2 ocs. Writing dumb stories too. Not for posting or anything but just for the hell of it. It’s nice. Sometimes being friends is all about engaging in fandom together. So here is a piece.
Original reference
🍞 White board on the server 🍊
Members joined off call too I noticed, so you can claim your drawing in the comments !
(Low res overview with more under the cut)
@ilovegayvampires (blue drawings mostly)
@therealstdrm (pink) + mine (green) + @elliotbizarre (black) Also later I found one made by @catboy-medic-tf2
(Under the cut)
Requests open you say... Perhaps you could doodle this rabid gremlin?
I really love her. I hope you love the drawings too. Decided to colour in my doodles a bit. I’ve followed you for a while and your drawings and oc are so nice 🤍 so thanks for sending it in!
