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** The Engineer in ''Sentry Knockback'', when he sees the Medic blocking his Sentry's gunfire.
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** The Engineer in In ''Sentry Knockback'', the Engineer is fixed in a disappointed frown when he sees the ubered Medic blocking his Sentry's gunfire.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The Engineer can only mutter "Well... darn" when the Spy pulls out his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB4UL6L8Bpk Revolver]]''.
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: ThisIsGonnaSuck:
** The Engineer can only throw up his hands and mutter "Well... darn" when the Spy pulls out his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB4UL6L8Bpk Revolver]]''.
** The Engineer can only throw up his hands and mutter "Well... darn" when the Spy pulls out his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB4UL6L8Bpk Revolver]]''.
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* FlippingTheBird: In ''Pop it, Don't Drop it'', the BLU Medic survives an ambush by ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill the entire RED team]]'', by using his Ubercharge just in time. How does he celebrate his survival? By flipping them off. With both hands. While wearing sunglasses. Surrounded by dancing Scouts and Heavies. While "Dream a Dream" by Captain Jack plays.
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* FlippingTheBird: In ''Pop it, Don't Drop it'', the BLU Medic survives an ambush by ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill the entire RED team]]'', by using his Ubercharge just in time. How does he celebrate his survival? By flipping them off. With both hands. While wearing sunglasses. Surrounded by dancing Scouts and Heavies. While "Dream a Dream" by Captain Jack Music/CaptainJack plays.
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* FriendshipMoment: When both Demoman and Pyro prepare to use the teleporter in "Teleporters", Demoman chooses to RocketJump instead and let Pyro have it.
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* FriendshipMoment: FriendshipMoment:
** In ''Medkits,'' after seeing that the (visibly on fire) Medic needs the small health pack more than he does, the Heavy suddenly gets the clever idea to give the Medic his Sandvich instead (which acts as a ''medium'' health pack by comparison), top his own health off with the Medi Gun, then use the small health kit leftover to refill his Sandvich meter and share a snack with his Medic friend. The bit ends with the Heavy hugging the Medic with one hand while a wigged Soldier in the background sings "That's [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] Teamwork~!"
** When both Demoman and Pyro prepare to use the teleporter in "Teleporters", Demoman chooses to RocketJump instead and let Pyro have it.
** In ''Medkits,'' after seeing that the (visibly on fire) Medic needs the small health pack more than he does, the Heavy suddenly gets the clever idea to give the Medic his Sandvich instead (which acts as a ''medium'' health pack by comparison), top his own health off with the Medi Gun, then use the small health kit leftover to refill his Sandvich meter and share a snack with his Medic friend. The bit ends with the Heavy hugging the Medic with one hand while a wigged Soldier in the background sings "That's [[PrecisionFStrike fuckin']] Teamwork~!"
** When both Demoman and Pyro prepare to use the teleporter in "Teleporters", Demoman chooses to RocketJump instead and let Pyro have it.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the Snipers in ''Class Balance'' is aiming and shooting ''his knife''.
** Krunkidile is fond of these, it seems. In ''Over-Extending'', while the rest of the BLU team raises their guns to shoot the reckless Soldier, the Demoman raises… his Frying Pan. Also, in ''Exits and Entrances'', Miniham.
** Krunkidile is fond of these, it seems. In ''Over-Extending'', while the rest of the BLU team raises their guns to shoot the reckless Soldier, the Demoman raises… his Frying Pan. Also, in ''Exits and Entrances'', Miniham.
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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Krunkidile is fond of putting these throughout the series.
** One of the Snipers in ''Class Balance'' is aiming and shooting ''hisknife''.
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**Krunkidile is fond At the end of these, it seems. ''Hanging Back'', the BLU Pyro can be seen looking back at the fishes that suddenly show up.
** In ''Over-Extending'', while the rest of the BLU team raises their guns to shoot the reckless Soldier, the Demoman raises… his Frying Pan. Also, in ''Exits and Entrances'', Miniham.
** One of the Snipers in ''Class Balance'' is aiming and shooting ''his
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** In ''Over-Extending'', while the rest of the BLU team raises their guns to shoot the reckless Soldier, the Demoman raises… his Frying Pan. Also, in ''Exits and Entrances'', Miniham.
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* HeroicBSOD: The BLU Medic in ''Class Balance'' when witnessing his worst fear come true: his entire team is Snipers.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'' has the RED Soldier charging the BLU team with the RED Medic as a pole vault[[note]]pay attention and you may notice the Medic bending in a way that ''should'' logically result in a SickeningCrunch[[/note]]. All to the tune of a Japanese pop ballad.
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* MundaneMadeAwesome: MundaneMadeAwesome:
** ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'' has the RED Soldier charging the BLU team with the RED Medic as a pole vault[[note]]pay attention and you may notice the Medic bending in a way that ''should'' logically result in a SickeningCrunch[[/note]]. All to the tune of a Japanese pop ballad.
** ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'' has the RED Soldier charging the BLU team with the RED Medic as a pole vault[[note]]pay attention and you may notice the Medic bending in a way that ''should'' logically result in a SickeningCrunch[[/note]]. All to the tune of a Japanese pop ballad.
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* OhCrap: The RED Team in ''Objectives'' when [[spoiler:they hear the Administrator announce that the payload is nearly at the final checkpoint. And they're on the other side of the map]].
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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
** The RED Team in ''Objectives'' when [[spoiler:they hear the Administrator announce that the payload is nearly at the final checkpoint.And While they're on the other side of the map]].
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** The Medic trying to land a long-range shot in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKRppO533o The Crusader's Crossbow]]''.
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** The RED Medic trying to land a long-range short-range shot on the RED Heavy in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKRppO533o The Crusader's Crossbow]]''.
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* AnAesop: The entire point of the series really, and has so many, [[Aesop/TeamServiceAnnouncement we gave it its own page]].
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* StockFootage: ''Grenade Launcher'' uses pre-filmed footage from ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' and... ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''?''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''?
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: ''Metal and Dispensers'': The RED Engineer refuses to build a Dispenser for his team's Soldier, because he took the ammo crate at the start of the match. While the Soldier ''was'' pretty wasteful, the two's squabble results in [[spoiler:a BLU Demoman exploding them both]].
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** All the BLU Snipers in ''Class Balance'' repeatedly mutter "It's like Christmas morning"... as does the RED Spy, because a team of nothing but Snipers is his dream come true.
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* MoreDakka: Parodied in ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'', where the RED Medic has an automatic ''crossbow''.
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->''"Team Service Announcement" is a series where the common mistakes and unused strategies of [[{{Noob}} new and inexperienced players]] [[ExaggeratedTrope are blown out of proportion]] and explained in an attempt to help those who make them, [[TheMillstone as well as make my life less horrible]]. If you know someone who's new to the game is in need of some pointers, or just want to spread the message, share the videos and help improve the community. If you're a frustrated player who would like something addressed, or a new player who would like something explained, [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent leave it in the comments section, and maybe I'll animate it]].''
->--'''The statement at the end of every video description.'''
''Team Service Announcement'' is a machinima series of shorts set in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', made by "[[https://www.youtube.com/user/anangrysockpuppet Krunkidile]]" with Source Filmmaker, and hosted on Website/YouTube. Each video addresses a particular topic about ''[=TF2=]'''s multiplayer, in order to help new players to get better at the game. They cover advice about various tactics, ways to be helpful, when to try different methods, and how to avoid embarrassing deaths. Each one includes a great deal of humor and personality as well. The entire series can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeZV2UXOouwk2nWKbMsaSm-69ZURUTAql here]].
Krunkidile doesn't really make new episodes of the series too often for three reasons: 1: The advice is getting trickier to convey through SFM shorts, 2: [[MisaimedFandom people watch them for entertainment rather than education]], and 3: Because they're not fun to make all the time, [[https://twitter.com/Krunkidile/status/1332405633635680257 Although Krunkidile isn't against continuing the series overall.]]
%%Note: Links to the videos should go on the first mention of the title in the article, then remain off other entries.
!!This series provides examples of:
* AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPwBZklaHYY Exits and Entrances]]'' has the BLU team set up in front of their main entrance... completely ignoring the side passage the RED Demoman and Medic make use of.
* AllJustADream: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwdjedbBtwc Compression Blast]]'' is set in a daydream of a Pyro, which explains bizarre events like the airblast being gale-force-wind levels of strong.
* AltText: The description for each video has an explanation of the lesson in plain English.
* AnAesop: The entire point of the series really, and has so many, [[Aesop/TeamServiceAnnouncement we gave it its own page]].
* ArtificialStupidity: In-universe in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYN7RxpumU8 Fake Players]]''. All the bots can be told apart by their frequent idiocy, such as running into walls, not seeking health when weak, and using the wrong weapons for the wrong situation. One of the bot Pyros gets a moment of ArtificialBrilliance by managing to airblast a rocket ''[[OffhandBackhand that came from behind]]''... only to go back to burning a wall trying to kill the Demoman on top of it.
* AsideGlance: When the Engineer slaps the Scout and leaves in "Teleporters", Scout looks at the screen for a second with a very "What just happened?" look to his face.
* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: In ''The Kritzkrieg'';
-->'''BLU Soldier:''' If you know what's good for you, you will run!\\
'''RED Demoman:''' Kill 'em!\\
''(All present RED team members are [[LudicrousGibs gibbed]] except Demoman and Sniper)''\\
'''RED Demoman:''' RUN!
* {{Beat}}: A very drawn-out one usually happens right before someone is about to be spectacularly and humiliatingly owned.
* BrokenRecord: "It's like Christmas morning. It's like Christmas morning. It's like Christmas morning."
* BystanderSyndrome: The point of ''Attention and Initiative''; members of the RED team keep noticing threats in time to do something about them, but never actually ''do anything about them''.
* CallBack:
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9LdJyuWS9g Objectives]]'' plays the same music as in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfizLF4-Pdo Subtlety]]'' when the BLU Spy is being sneaky.[[note]]"Sneakman" by Hideki Naganuma.[[/note]]
** The Soldier in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcYpcpqi8l4 Grenade Launcher]]'' says "I've got a good feeling about this!" in a bad situation just like he did in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmK9K5wPyQ Unlockable Weapons]]''.
*** ''Grenade Launcher'' also calls back to ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 Pop It, Don't Drop It]]'' in Demoman's penultimate volley of grenades, where an unfortunate medic is absolutely overwhelmed by firepower.
** The BLU Scout in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6N1cI2xtWs Scout Combat]]'' screams while running just as he did in ''Subtlety''.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goxMPk4_fJQ Cooperative Engineering]]'' features a Sniper saying "It's like Christmas mornin'" twice just like he did in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cm2iFmASBc Class Balance]]''.
** The part from ''Subtlety'' where the Spy is about to backstab his target is used in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyU2_SWxrH4 Soldiers Vs. Pyros]]'', except that the loud noise is caused by Soldier's rocket explosion instead.
* TheCameo:
** [[GenderFlip FemScout]] makes an appearance in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 Pop it, Don't Drop It]]'', dancing with the other BLU folks.
** Franchise/SpiderMan can be seen several times.
** Dante and Gordon Freeman are seen dancing in the "Exits and Entrances" video.
** [[VideoGame/BioshockInfinite Elizabeth]] and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis Nemesis]] (in a blonde afro) are seen doing the thumbs up in "Cooperative Engineering". A common joke is that the former universe-hopped into the [=TF2=] universe to find the current version of Comstock she was going to kill, who happened to be a Soldier.
** [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]], Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Unit-01]] appear as challengers to Soldier in ''Soldiers vs Pyros''.
* CombiningMecha: Parodied in ''Fake Players''. Several AI controlled players, i.e. "bots", combine to form a single bot with people for legs and arms.
* [[invoked]]CreatorsApathy: Invoked at times. Make a dumb request for a video and constantly nag him about it, and Krunkidile will respond with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqGscxZmSwA a horrific monstrosity]] loosely addressing your topic.
-->'''Krunkidile''': [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeZV2UXOouwl42Zyohy605yqUF2PgihIO Deep Serpent Assignments]] are not Team Service Announcements. They are what happens when someone suggests an idea for a Team Service Announcement, but says it in a way that makes me want to do it, but not put any effort into it. So I spend an hour barely animating and mixing together six songs and then slap it on Website/YouTube with a name that voices one of my grievances.
* CripplingOverspecialization:
** Exaggerated in ''Class Balance'', where the ''entire BLU team'' is Snipers (save for a single Medic, who looks ready to leave the server), all of them oblivious to the fact that they're losing the King of the Hill match.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzOaB7BaCU Demoknights and Battle-Medics]]'': The Demoknight is useless against the Sentry nest, but not against [[spoiler:the two guys who snuck up on the Soldier, saving his life]]. Battle-Medic, however, is ''completely'' useless, and the Soldier rejects him.
* CrucifiedHeroShot: The Sniper is seen posing like a crucifix at the end of ''Cooperative Engineering''. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment This has no relevance to the rest of the video whatsoever]].
* DancePartyEnding: The ending of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p6q6UC8Pls Teleporters]]''.
* EdutainmentShow: The videos are funny, while the descriptions spell out the flaw and solution the video's addressing (''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' addresses the value of a solo Ubercharge, for instance).
* EntitledBastard: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnjOCkoLbCQ Metal and Dispensers]]'', the RED Soldier causes a ton of trouble for his team's Engineer by wasting the ammo crate during the setup period. Later he dashes to him demanding a dispenser... but the Engineer doesn't feel all that obliged. This ends up turning into a subversion, as not only does the Engineer and the Soldier arguing [[spoiler:result in them being blown up by the BLU Demoman,]] but the description points out denying someone a dispenser can be just as bad as wasting ammo others need.
* EverybodysDeadDave: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmpdUXtvySw The Kritzkrieg]]'', the Announcer tells the RED Engineer "Your team is dead. Good luck."
* EveryEpisodeEnding: "LEARN", followed by a random sound from the game. Occasionally replaced with a different word, such as "FROG" in ''Melee.''
* FailedASpotCheck:
** In ''Objectives'', the spawn camping RED Team fails to notice a lone BLU spy that made it past them. [[OhCrap This proves fatal]].
** BLU tries their hardest pushing the cart in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTh2_RB8HHI Body Blocking]]'', failing to notice the RED Spy hiding in front of it who's canceling their efforts.
** All the BLU Snipers in ''Class Balance'' don't seem to see the RED Heavy capturing the King of the Hill control point.
** Heck, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AydkhtMl4nQ Attention and Initiative]]'' is built around a particularly brutal DoubleSubversion, because it shows RED Team not responding to any threat to their progress, noticing the problems just in time to help [[BystanderSyndrome but not actually helping]].
* FastballSpecial: Done twice in Demoknights and Battle Medics, the first time has an Engineer pick up his sentry and throw it at said Medic, then Soldier picks up a spy and throws it at the sentry nest ''sapping everything in there''. He tries it again against the 2 players dominating him.
* {{Flanderization}}: In ''Unlockable Weapons'', the BLU Soldier is a competent if overoptimistic fighter who got cornered by a Scout. In ''Grenade Launcher'' he's TooDumbToLive.
* FlatWhat: In ''Cooperative Engineering'', the Engineer mutters "What..." when he sees that his Sentry is, among other abuse, being danced on by a robot.
* FlippingTheBird: In ''Pop it, Don't Drop it'', the BLU Medic survives an ambush by ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill the entire RED team]]'', by using his Ubercharge just in time. How does he celebrate his survival? By flipping them off. With both hands. While wearing sunglasses. Surrounded by dancing Scouts and Heavies. While "Dream a Dream" by Captain Jack plays.
** This pose was later modded as a taunt to replace the "Meet the Medic" taunt. It got so popular that ''Valve actually increased the price'' of the [=MtM=] taunt because so many people were buying it to replace it.
* FriendshipMoment: When both Demoman and Pyro prepare to use the teleporter in "Teleporters", Demoman chooses to RocketJump instead and let Pyro have it.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the Snipers in ''Class Balance'' is aiming and shooting ''his knife''.
** Krunkidile is fond of these, it seems. In ''Over-Extending'', while the rest of the BLU team raises their guns to shoot the reckless Soldier, the Demoman raises… his Frying Pan. Also, in ''Exits and Entrances'', Miniham.
** In ''Objectives'', as the panicking RED team rushes to the payload, the Engineer can be seen with a toolbox on his shoulder. Once they get there though, [[spoiler:the RED team has lost, so his toolbox disappears. You can see him realize the box is missing and drop his arms]].
** Most of ''Spy Checking,'' particularly [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a cross-dressing dancing Scout.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: In ''Attention And Initiative'', after the BLU Engineer uses a teleporter to summon Heavy, Medic, Soldier, and Pyro, the heavy carnage is shown offscreen.
* HeroicBSOD: The BLU Medic in ''Class Balance'' when witnessing his worst fear come true: his entire team is Snipers.
** The Engineer in ''Sentry Knockback'', when he sees the Medic blocking his Sentry's gunfire.
* HumiliationConga: The BLU Spy in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-knIFuPrXoc Spy-Checking]]'' gets burned by two Pyros, riddled with bullets by two Heavies, bumps into a fat Engineer when his target passes through him, and when he tries to make a getaway by cloaking [[IdiotBall he forgets he's still on fire and thus completely visible and doesn't even jump in the water under the bridge to escape,]] thus resulting in a thrown axe to the spine for his efforts.
* IronicEcho:
** All the BLU Snipers in ''Class Balance'' repeatedly mutter "It's like Christmas morning"... as does the RED Spy, because a team of nothing but Snipers is his dream come true.
** The [=BLUs=] in ''Unlockable Weapons'' express joy in their new weapons... even after they stop being useful.
-->'''Soldier''': (''is cornered, out of rockets, and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter his shotgun]] was replaced with [[StatusBuff the Battalion's Backup bugle]]'') I've got a good feeling about— (blasted into the opposite wall by the Scout)
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The RED Heavy in ''The Kritzkrieg'' gets impaled with a [[CriticalHit crocket]]. Which then [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]].
-->'''Heavy's Decapitated Head:''' MY FLESH!
* KickTheSonOfABitch: ''Metal and Dispensers'': The RED Engineer refuses to build a Dispenser for his team's Soldier, because he took the ammo crate at the start of the match. While the Soldier ''was'' pretty wasteful, the two's squabble results in [[spoiler:a BLU Demoman exploding them both]].
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The underlying message in "Overextending and Overcommitting" and "Blown Cover". Those situations can be salvaged by just not engaging the enemy and backing away.
* KungFuProofMook: In ''The Kritzkrieg'', the Soldier is able to kill almost the entire enemy team thanks to the Medic's Kritzkrieg, but is foiled by the Engineer's Sentry, which is immune to critical hits.
* LeeroyJenkins: ''[=TF2=]'' is about teamwork, so this tactic is frequently criticized.
** In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6m0nWD1sMc Over-Extending and Over-Committing]]'', the poor RED Medic gets dragged into a suicidal charge by the Soldier. This goes as well as you'd expect.
** The BLU Scout in ''Scout Combat'' doesn't understand how to run in anything but a straight line.
** All it takes for the Sniper to avoid the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SM0khChXxQ W+M1]]'' Pyro is to just move out of the way, and watch them hurl themself off a cliff.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[VideoGame/JetSetRadio Sneakman]]" for the BLU Spy.
* MindScrew: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjpGX8eMOkY Melee]]'' is supposed be about when to use melee weapons, except the Sniper turns into a frog, and the Demoman starts flying...[[note]]In context, the frog bit is a gag based on the original comment suggesting it misspelling "frag chance", which was probably referring to CriticalHit chance.[[/note]]
** It's tame, however, compared to the non-TSA videos Krunkidile makes, which are... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eeq4lruODQ pretty out there]].
* MightyGlacier: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT7NcPSRtys&feature=emb_title Ubercharge]]'', Medic ignores the Demo and Soldier to focus on pocketing the Heavy (here seen as a massive rock-shape), and while revving up the minigun, the uber runs out, and they all die. The description notes that Heavy isn't very good to push with on an assault as he's too slow, and other classes, like Scout, Demo and Soldier do his job better in this instance (not to mention the minigun bulletspread).
* MoodWhiplash: ''W+M1'' sounds pretty sophisticated with its Spanish music, and seemingly leads up to a huge duel. Then the Sniper sidesteps, [[DisneyVillainDeath the Pyro splats off a cliff]], and the Sniper farts at his body.
* MoreDakka: Parodied in ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'', where the RED Medic has an automatic ''crossbow''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'' has the RED Soldier charging the BLU team with the RED Medic as a pole vault[[note]]pay attention and you may notice the Medic bending in a way that ''should'' logically result in a SickeningCrunch[[/note]]. All to the tune of a Japanese pop ballad.
** The Soldier logging out of a bot-filled server in "Fake Players" has him dramatically flying through a purple vortex after smashing through a bot pile-up.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuvE3y4LspE Ranged Combat]]'', just as the RED Sniper Jarated the BLU Spy, his Heavy, Soldier, and Scout teammates all pose as snipers, confusing and scaring off said BLU Spy. Then when the Sniper tried to get a clean kill off the running Spy, his focus got broken by the teammates trying to shoot the Spy with their short range weapons, allowing the Spy to run free. That really pissed the Sniper off to the point where he eventually slaps all 3 of them at once.
** In ''Subtlety'', the BLU Spy is about to land a backstab on the RED Heavy… only for the BLU Scout to rush forward and start whacking the Heavy with a frying pan. [[UnstoppableRage The Heavy is not pleased]], and neither was the Spy.
* OffhandBackhand:
** In ''Scout Combat'', the RED Sniper does this ''with his sniper rifle for a headshot'' because the BLU Scout only knows how to run in straight lines.
** The bot Pyro in ''Fake Players'' does this with a rocket. Alas, [[ArtificialStupidity it's his only stroke of brilliance]].
* OhCrap: The RED Team in ''Objectives'' when [[spoiler:they hear the Administrator announce that the payload is nearly at the final checkpoint. And they're on the other side of the map]].
** The Engineer in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n049JQaXAPE Sentry Knockback]]'' when the Medic blocks his Sentry's gunfire. [[HeroicBSOD He doesn't snap out of it.]]
** The RED Engineers in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHOZNRhKBrI Building Placement]]'' when the Demoman destroys all their sentries… just as BLU Team's cart is about to reach the final checkpoint.
** The BLU Medic in ''Pop It. Don't Drop It'' when his Soldier is sniped… and 21 [=REDs=] are all about to fire upon him.
* OverlyLongGag:
** "It's like Christmas morning." *BANG* "It's like Christmas morning." *BANG* "It's like Christmas morning." *BANG*…"
** *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up*
** The Brass Beast lends itself to this:
*** The Heavy advancing slooooooooowly in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4D1z9dWw3I Minigun Spinup]]''.
*** The Heavy's arduous, cumbersome, and ultimately futile attempt to spin up his gun from a dead stop in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmK9K5wPyQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=34 Unlockable Weapons]]''.
** The Medic trying to land a long-range shot in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKRppO533o The Crusader's Crossbow]]''.
* OvertOperative: Precisely what should be avoided in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6DeMF7uvX4 Blown Cover]]'', where spies that are discovered should flee and fire back in the process instead of sticking to what they do. The Spy in the TSA just bumbles around, bumping into RED soldiers and announcing his presence with "I am the spy!"
* PunnyName: Some of the music used in the series has been chosen simply because of the name; ''Sneakman'' (when Spy is being Sneaky), ''Slip Away'' (made in part by Gary Crockett), ''Nothing To Worry About'' (used in ''Revolvers'' when Spy tries fruitlessly to convince an Engineer to give up), while ''F.U.N'' is entirely based around using the song of the same name from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''
* PrecisionFStrike: The Soldier at the end of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldKBHEt2s4 Medkits]]'' sings "That's fucking teamwork!", from Music/TenaciousD.
* ProductionForeshadowing: Inadvertantly, but noticeable. As Krunkidile often uses items from the ''[=TF2=]'' Steam Workshop in the videos, items might appear in a ''[=TSA=]'' video before they get implemented into the game itself. One example is in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzOaB7BaCU Demoknights and Battle-Medics]]'', which has the Soldier use the Air Strike, but was released well before said item was implemented into ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: ''The Phlogistinator'' would have been about how to counter the Phlog, but a few days before it was uploaded, it got nerfed and became incredibly easy to deal with.
* RecurringExtra: The Medic with the Cockfighter, Marxman, and Crusader's Crossbow. He first appears in ''Building Placement'', then ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'', has a memorable scene in ''Pop it, Don't Drop it'', and is seen dancing with RED Heavy in ''Scout Combat''.
** Similarly (and coincidentally introduced in the same video as the Medic above), a serious-looking Demoman wearing the "Tavish Degroot Experience" will also appear occasionally. If ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3cEYSacVHI&feature=c4-overview&list=UU7SVnofmf5_ZdAcYxMCz6oA Every Dramatic Team Fortress 2 Video]]'' is any indication, this seems to be Krunkidile's AuthorAvatar.
* RoboticReveal: In ''Fake Players'', when the BLU Soldier realizes everyone on the server is just a bot, '''everyone''' on the map reveals their artificialness and surrounds him.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The gag in ''Melee'' where the Sniper gets turned into a frog was inspired by the comment requesting the video, which said "Oh idea how about when to use each classes melee weapon because they have a higher frog chance than projectile weapons"
-->'''Krunkidile''': I'm pretty sure by "frog chance," he meant "frag-chance," and by "frag-chance," he meant "crit-chance."
* RuleOfFunny: The situations presented are usually exaggerated (almost to the point of unrealistic) versions of what could potentially happen in a game of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* SmokeShield: A {{justified|Trope}} example in ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' -- after the entire RED team has blasted the BLU medic with everything they've got, the smoke clears to reveal that the Medic survived by activating his Ubercharge.
* TheStinger:
** ''Subtlety'' replaces the "LEARN" at the end with "[[ThePowerOfRock ROCK]]" and shows the Soldier and Demoman jamming on their electric guitars.
** ''Pop It, Don't Drop it'' has the Medic dancing by, still flipping off the other team.
* StockFootage: ''Grenade Launcher'' uses pre-filmed footage from ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' and... ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''?
* TacticalRockPaperScissors: The lesson in ''Unlockable Weapons'' is that none of the titular unlockables are straight upgrades; they have downsides and drawbacks as well as their new strengths.
* TakeThat: The author will sometimes make jabs toward dramatic or romantic ''Team Fortress 2'' SFM videos, due to finding the concept of it often strange or pretentious, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzSfIft0mh8 this video]] in reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwSfhnpPZJg this one]].
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The BLU Medic gets hit with a barrage powerful enough to dig a hole to the Earth's center, just to make sure he dies. [[spoiler:Good thing he Ubercharged in time.]]
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The Engineer can only mutter "Well… darn" when the Spy pulls out his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB4UL6L8Bpk Revolver]]''.
** At the beginning of ''Kritzkrieg'', the Heavy's reaction to a crit rocket sticking out of his stomach is an exasperated "Ohhhhh..."
* TooDumbToLive:
** The BLU Heavy in ''Minigun Spinup'' takes so long to walk anywhere with his revving Brass Beast that the RED Spy and Sniper decide assassinating him is just too easy to be fun. [[spoiler:So instead they drive a steamroller over him.]]
** The BLU Soldier in ''Grenade Launcher'' willingly stands on a stickybomb trap, claiming "I got a good feeling about this!"
* {{Touche}}: In ''The Revolver'', the Spy responds "...you have done well" when the Engineer doesn't fall for his disguise and just smacks it off.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: ''The Revolver'' points this out. If a backstab goes awry, well, the Spy still has ''a gun''.
* TheWorfBarrage: ''Pop It, Don't Drop It''.
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'''LEARN'''
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->''"Team Service Announcement" is a series where the common mistakes and unused strategies of [[{{Noob}} new and inexperienced players]] [[ExaggeratedTrope are blown out of proportion]] and explained in an attempt to help those who make them, [[TheMillstone as well as make my life less horrible]]. If you know someone who's new to the game is in need of some pointers, or just want to spread the message, share the videos and help improve the community. If you're a frustrated player who would like something addressed, or a new player who would like something explained, [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent leave it in the comments section, and maybe I'll animate it]].''
->--'''The statement at the end of every video description.'''
''Team Service Announcement'' is a machinima series of shorts set in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', made by "[[https://www.youtube.com/user/anangrysockpuppet Krunkidile]]" with Source Filmmaker, and hosted on Website/YouTube. Each video addresses a particular topic about ''[=TF2=]'''s multiplayer, in order to help new players to get better at the game. They cover advice about various tactics, ways to be helpful, when to try different methods, and how to avoid embarrassing deaths. Each one includes a great deal of humor and personality as well. The entire series can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeZV2UXOouwk2nWKbMsaSm-69ZURUTAql here]].
Krunkidile doesn't really make new episodes of the series too often for three reasons: 1: The advice is getting trickier to convey through SFM shorts, 2: [[MisaimedFandom people watch them for entertainment rather than education]], and 3: Because they're not fun to make all the time, [[https://twitter.com/Krunkidile/status/1332405633635680257 Although Krunkidile isn't against continuing the series overall.]]
%%Note: Links to the videos should go on the first mention of the title in the article, then remain off other entries.
!!This series provides examples of:
* AbsurdlyIneffectiveBarricade: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPwBZklaHYY Exits and Entrances]]'' has the BLU team set up in front of their main entrance... completely ignoring the side passage the RED Demoman and Medic make use of.
* AllJustADream: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwdjedbBtwc Compression Blast]]'' is set in a daydream of a Pyro, which explains bizarre events like the airblast being gale-force-wind levels of strong.
* AltText: The description for each video has an explanation of the lesson in plain English.
* AnAesop: The entire point of the series really, and has so many, [[Aesop/TeamServiceAnnouncement we gave it its own page]].
* ArtificialStupidity: In-universe in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYN7RxpumU8 Fake Players]]''. All the bots can be told apart by their frequent idiocy, such as running into walls, not seeking health when weak, and using the wrong weapons for the wrong situation. One of the bot Pyros gets a moment of ArtificialBrilliance by managing to airblast a rocket ''[[OffhandBackhand that came from behind]]''... only to go back to burning a wall trying to kill the Demoman on top of it.
* AsideGlance: When the Engineer slaps the Scout and leaves in "Teleporters", Scout looks at the screen for a second with a very "What just happened?" look to his face.
* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: In ''The Kritzkrieg'';
-->'''BLU Soldier:''' If you know what's good for you, you will run!\\
'''RED Demoman:''' Kill 'em!\\
''(All present RED team members are [[LudicrousGibs gibbed]] except Demoman and Sniper)''\\
'''RED Demoman:''' RUN!
* {{Beat}}: A very drawn-out one usually happens right before someone is about to be spectacularly and humiliatingly owned.
* BrokenRecord: "It's like Christmas morning. It's like Christmas morning. It's like Christmas morning."
* BystanderSyndrome: The point of ''Attention and Initiative''; members of the RED team keep noticing threats in time to do something about them, but never actually ''do anything about them''.
* CallBack:
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9LdJyuWS9g Objectives]]'' plays the same music as in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfizLF4-Pdo Subtlety]]'' when the BLU Spy is being sneaky.[[note]]"Sneakman" by Hideki Naganuma.[[/note]]
** The Soldier in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcYpcpqi8l4 Grenade Launcher]]'' says "I've got a good feeling about this!" in a bad situation just like he did in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmK9K5wPyQ Unlockable Weapons]]''.
*** ''Grenade Launcher'' also calls back to ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 Pop It, Don't Drop It]]'' in Demoman's penultimate volley of grenades, where an unfortunate medic is absolutely overwhelmed by firepower.
** The BLU Scout in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6N1cI2xtWs Scout Combat]]'' screams while running just as he did in ''Subtlety''.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goxMPk4_fJQ Cooperative Engineering]]'' features a Sniper saying "It's like Christmas mornin'" twice just like he did in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cm2iFmASBc Class Balance]]''.
** The part from ''Subtlety'' where the Spy is about to backstab his target is used in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyU2_SWxrH4 Soldiers Vs. Pyros]]'', except that the loud noise is caused by Soldier's rocket explosion instead.
* TheCameo:
** [[GenderFlip FemScout]] makes an appearance in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz5BU44_h74 Pop it, Don't Drop It]]'', dancing with the other BLU folks.
** Franchise/SpiderMan can be seen several times.
** Dante and Gordon Freeman are seen dancing in the "Exits and Entrances" video.
** [[VideoGame/BioshockInfinite Elizabeth]] and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis Nemesis]] (in a blonde afro) are seen doing the thumbs up in "Cooperative Engineering". A common joke is that the former universe-hopped into the [=TF2=] universe to find the current version of Comstock she was going to kill, who happened to be a Soldier.
** [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]], Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, and [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Unit-01]] appear as challengers to Soldier in ''Soldiers vs Pyros''.
* CombiningMecha: Parodied in ''Fake Players''. Several AI controlled players, i.e. "bots", combine to form a single bot with people for legs and arms.
* [[invoked]]CreatorsApathy: Invoked at times. Make a dumb request for a video and constantly nag him about it, and Krunkidile will respond with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqGscxZmSwA a horrific monstrosity]] loosely addressing your topic.
-->'''Krunkidile''': [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeZV2UXOouwl42Zyohy605yqUF2PgihIO Deep Serpent Assignments]] are not Team Service Announcements. They are what happens when someone suggests an idea for a Team Service Announcement, but says it in a way that makes me want to do it, but not put any effort into it. So I spend an hour barely animating and mixing together six songs and then slap it on Website/YouTube with a name that voices one of my grievances.
* CripplingOverspecialization:
** Exaggerated in ''Class Balance'', where the ''entire BLU team'' is Snipers (save for a single Medic, who looks ready to leave the server), all of them oblivious to the fact that they're losing the King of the Hill match.
** ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzOaB7BaCU Demoknights and Battle-Medics]]'': The Demoknight is useless against the Sentry nest, but not against [[spoiler:the two guys who snuck up on the Soldier, saving his life]]. Battle-Medic, however, is ''completely'' useless, and the Soldier rejects him.
* CrucifiedHeroShot: The Sniper is seen posing like a crucifix at the end of ''Cooperative Engineering''. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment This has no relevance to the rest of the video whatsoever]].
* DancePartyEnding: The ending of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p6q6UC8Pls Teleporters]]''.
* EdutainmentShow: The videos are funny, while the descriptions spell out the flaw and solution the video's addressing (''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' addresses the value of a solo Ubercharge, for instance).
* EntitledBastard: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnjOCkoLbCQ Metal and Dispensers]]'', the RED Soldier causes a ton of trouble for his team's Engineer by wasting the ammo crate during the setup period. Later he dashes to him demanding a dispenser... but the Engineer doesn't feel all that obliged. This ends up turning into a subversion, as not only does the Engineer and the Soldier arguing [[spoiler:result in them being blown up by the BLU Demoman,]] but the description points out denying someone a dispenser can be just as bad as wasting ammo others need.
* EverybodysDeadDave: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmpdUXtvySw The Kritzkrieg]]'', the Announcer tells the RED Engineer "Your team is dead. Good luck."
* EveryEpisodeEnding: "LEARN", followed by a random sound from the game. Occasionally replaced with a different word, such as "FROG" in ''Melee.''
* FailedASpotCheck:
** In ''Objectives'', the spawn camping RED Team fails to notice a lone BLU spy that made it past them. [[OhCrap This proves fatal]].
** BLU tries their hardest pushing the cart in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTh2_RB8HHI Body Blocking]]'', failing to notice the RED Spy hiding in front of it who's canceling their efforts.
** All the BLU Snipers in ''Class Balance'' don't seem to see the RED Heavy capturing the King of the Hill control point.
** Heck, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AydkhtMl4nQ Attention and Initiative]]'' is built around a particularly brutal DoubleSubversion, because it shows RED Team not responding to any threat to their progress, noticing the problems just in time to help [[BystanderSyndrome but not actually helping]].
* FastballSpecial: Done twice in Demoknights and Battle Medics, the first time has an Engineer pick up his sentry and throw it at said Medic, then Soldier picks up a spy and throws it at the sentry nest ''sapping everything in there''. He tries it again against the 2 players dominating him.
* {{Flanderization}}: In ''Unlockable Weapons'', the BLU Soldier is a competent if overoptimistic fighter who got cornered by a Scout. In ''Grenade Launcher'' he's TooDumbToLive.
* FlatWhat: In ''Cooperative Engineering'', the Engineer mutters "What..." when he sees that his Sentry is, among other abuse, being danced on by a robot.
* FlippingTheBird: In ''Pop it, Don't Drop it'', the BLU Medic survives an ambush by ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill the entire RED team]]'', by using his Ubercharge just in time. How does he celebrate his survival? By flipping them off. With both hands. While wearing sunglasses. Surrounded by dancing Scouts and Heavies. While "Dream a Dream" by Captain Jack plays.
** This pose was later modded as a taunt to replace the "Meet the Medic" taunt. It got so popular that ''Valve actually increased the price'' of the [=MtM=] taunt because so many people were buying it to replace it.
* FriendshipMoment: When both Demoman and Pyro prepare to use the teleporter in "Teleporters", Demoman chooses to RocketJump instead and let Pyro have it.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: One of the Snipers in ''Class Balance'' is aiming and shooting ''his knife''.
** Krunkidile is fond of these, it seems. In ''Over-Extending'', while the rest of the BLU team raises their guns to shoot the reckless Soldier, the Demoman raises… his Frying Pan. Also, in ''Exits and Entrances'', Miniham.
** In ''Objectives'', as the panicking RED team rushes to the payload, the Engineer can be seen with a toolbox on his shoulder. Once they get there though, [[spoiler:the RED team has lost, so his toolbox disappears. You can see him realize the box is missing and drop his arms]].
** Most of ''Spy Checking,'' particularly [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a cross-dressing dancing Scout.]]
* GoryDiscretionShot: In ''Attention And Initiative'', after the BLU Engineer uses a teleporter to summon Heavy, Medic, Soldier, and Pyro, the heavy carnage is shown offscreen.
* HeroicBSOD: The BLU Medic in ''Class Balance'' when witnessing his worst fear come true: his entire team is Snipers.
** The Engineer in ''Sentry Knockback'', when he sees the Medic blocking his Sentry's gunfire.
* HumiliationConga: The BLU Spy in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-knIFuPrXoc Spy-Checking]]'' gets burned by two Pyros, riddled with bullets by two Heavies, bumps into a fat Engineer when his target passes through him, and when he tries to make a getaway by cloaking [[IdiotBall he forgets he's still on fire and thus completely visible and doesn't even jump in the water under the bridge to escape,]] thus resulting in a thrown axe to the spine for his efforts.
* IronicEcho:
** All the BLU Snipers in ''Class Balance'' repeatedly mutter "It's like Christmas morning"... as does the RED Spy, because a team of nothing but Snipers is his dream come true.
** The [=BLUs=] in ''Unlockable Weapons'' express joy in their new weapons... even after they stop being useful.
-->'''Soldier''': (''is cornered, out of rockets, and [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter his shotgun]] was replaced with [[StatusBuff the Battalion's Backup bugle]]'') I've got a good feeling about— (blasted into the opposite wall by the Scout)
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: The RED Heavy in ''The Kritzkrieg'' gets impaled with a [[CriticalHit crocket]]. Which then [[StuffBlowingUp explodes]].
-->'''Heavy's Decapitated Head:''' MY FLESH!
* KickTheSonOfABitch: ''Metal and Dispensers'': The RED Engineer refuses to build a Dispenser for his team's Soldier, because he took the ammo crate at the start of the match. While the Soldier ''was'' pretty wasteful, the two's squabble results in [[spoiler:a BLU Demoman exploding them both]].
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: The underlying message in "Overextending and Overcommitting" and "Blown Cover". Those situations can be salvaged by just not engaging the enemy and backing away.
* KungFuProofMook: In ''The Kritzkrieg'', the Soldier is able to kill almost the entire enemy team thanks to the Medic's Kritzkrieg, but is foiled by the Engineer's Sentry, which is immune to critical hits.
* LeeroyJenkins: ''[=TF2=]'' is about teamwork, so this tactic is frequently criticized.
** In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6m0nWD1sMc Over-Extending and Over-Committing]]'', the poor RED Medic gets dragged into a suicidal charge by the Soldier. This goes as well as you'd expect.
** The BLU Scout in ''Scout Combat'' doesn't understand how to run in anything but a straight line.
** All it takes for the Sniper to avoid the ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SM0khChXxQ W+M1]]'' Pyro is to just move out of the way, and watch them hurl themself off a cliff.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[VideoGame/JetSetRadio Sneakman]]" for the BLU Spy.
* MindScrew: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjpGX8eMOkY Melee]]'' is supposed be about when to use melee weapons, except the Sniper turns into a frog, and the Demoman starts flying...[[note]]In context, the frog bit is a gag based on the original comment suggesting it misspelling "frag chance", which was probably referring to CriticalHit chance.[[/note]]
** It's tame, however, compared to the non-TSA videos Krunkidile makes, which are... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eeq4lruODQ pretty out there]].
* MightyGlacier: In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT7NcPSRtys&feature=emb_title Ubercharge]]'', Medic ignores the Demo and Soldier to focus on pocketing the Heavy (here seen as a massive rock-shape), and while revving up the minigun, the uber runs out, and they all die. The description notes that Heavy isn't very good to push with on an assault as he's too slow, and other classes, like Scout, Demo and Soldier do his job better in this instance (not to mention the minigun bulletspread).
* MoodWhiplash: ''W+M1'' sounds pretty sophisticated with its Spanish music, and seemingly leads up to a huge duel. Then the Sniper sidesteps, [[DisneyVillainDeath the Pyro splats off a cliff]], and the Sniper farts at his body.
* MoreDakka: Parodied in ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'', where the RED Medic has an automatic ''crossbow''.
* MundaneMadeAwesome: ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'' has the RED Soldier charging the BLU team with the RED Medic as a pole vault[[note]]pay attention and you may notice the Medic bending in a way that ''should'' logically result in a SickeningCrunch[[/note]]. All to the tune of a Japanese pop ballad.
** The Soldier logging out of a bot-filled server in "Fake Players" has him dramatically flying through a purple vortex after smashing through a bot pile-up.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** In ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuvE3y4LspE Ranged Combat]]'', just as the RED Sniper Jarated the BLU Spy, his Heavy, Soldier, and Scout teammates all pose as snipers, confusing and scaring off said BLU Spy. Then when the Sniper tried to get a clean kill off the running Spy, his focus got broken by the teammates trying to shoot the Spy with their short range weapons, allowing the Spy to run free. That really pissed the Sniper off to the point where he eventually slaps all 3 of them at once.
** In ''Subtlety'', the BLU Spy is about to land a backstab on the RED Heavy… only for the BLU Scout to rush forward and start whacking the Heavy with a frying pan. [[UnstoppableRage The Heavy is not pleased]], and neither was the Spy.
* OffhandBackhand:
** In ''Scout Combat'', the RED Sniper does this ''with his sniper rifle for a headshot'' because the BLU Scout only knows how to run in straight lines.
** The bot Pyro in ''Fake Players'' does this with a rocket. Alas, [[ArtificialStupidity it's his only stroke of brilliance]].
* OhCrap: The RED Team in ''Objectives'' when [[spoiler:they hear the Administrator announce that the payload is nearly at the final checkpoint. And they're on the other side of the map]].
** The Engineer in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n049JQaXAPE Sentry Knockback]]'' when the Medic blocks his Sentry's gunfire. [[HeroicBSOD He doesn't snap out of it.]]
** The RED Engineers in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHOZNRhKBrI Building Placement]]'' when the Demoman destroys all their sentries… just as BLU Team's cart is about to reach the final checkpoint.
** The BLU Medic in ''Pop It. Don't Drop It'' when his Soldier is sniped… and 21 [=REDs=] are all about to fire upon him.
* OverlyLongGag:
** "It's like Christmas morning." *BANG* "It's like Christmas morning." *BANG* "It's like Christmas morning." *BANG*…"
** *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up* *Thumbs-Up*
** The Brass Beast lends itself to this:
*** The Heavy advancing slooooooooowly in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4D1z9dWw3I Minigun Spinup]]''.
*** The Heavy's arduous, cumbersome, and ultimately futile attempt to spin up his gun from a dead stop in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bmK9K5wPyQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=34 Unlockable Weapons]]''.
** The Medic trying to land a long-range shot in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTKRppO533o The Crusader's Crossbow]]''.
* OvertOperative: Precisely what should be avoided in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6DeMF7uvX4 Blown Cover]]'', where spies that are discovered should flee and fire back in the process instead of sticking to what they do. The Spy in the TSA just bumbles around, bumping into RED soldiers and announcing his presence with "I am the spy!"
* PunnyName: Some of the music used in the series has been chosen simply because of the name; ''Sneakman'' (when Spy is being Sneaky), ''Slip Away'' (made in part by Gary Crockett), ''Nothing To Worry About'' (used in ''Revolvers'' when Spy tries fruitlessly to convince an Engineer to give up), while ''F.U.N'' is entirely based around using the song of the same name from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''
* PrecisionFStrike: The Soldier at the end of ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pldKBHEt2s4 Medkits]]'' sings "That's fucking teamwork!", from Music/TenaciousD.
* ProductionForeshadowing: Inadvertantly, but noticeable. As Krunkidile often uses items from the ''[=TF2=]'' Steam Workshop in the videos, items might appear in a ''[=TSA=]'' video before they get implemented into the game itself. One example is in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzOaB7BaCU Demoknights and Battle-Medics]]'', which has the Soldier use the Air Strike, but was released well before said item was implemented into ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: ''The Phlogistinator'' would have been about how to counter the Phlog, but a few days before it was uploaded, it got nerfed and became incredibly easy to deal with.
* RecurringExtra: The Medic with the Cockfighter, Marxman, and Crusader's Crossbow. He first appears in ''Building Placement'', then ''Over-Extending and Over-Committing'', has a memorable scene in ''Pop it, Don't Drop it'', and is seen dancing with RED Heavy in ''Scout Combat''.
** Similarly (and coincidentally introduced in the same video as the Medic above), a serious-looking Demoman wearing the "Tavish Degroot Experience" will also appear occasionally. If ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3cEYSacVHI&feature=c4-overview&list=UU7SVnofmf5_ZdAcYxMCz6oA Every Dramatic Team Fortress 2 Video]]'' is any indication, this seems to be Krunkidile's AuthorAvatar.
* RoboticReveal: In ''Fake Players'', when the BLU Soldier realizes everyone on the server is just a bot, '''everyone''' on the map reveals their artificialness and surrounds him.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The gag in ''Melee'' where the Sniper gets turned into a frog was inspired by the comment requesting the video, which said "Oh idea how about when to use each classes melee weapon because they have a higher frog chance than projectile weapons"
-->'''Krunkidile''': I'm pretty sure by "frog chance," he meant "frag-chance," and by "frag-chance," he meant "crit-chance."
* RuleOfFunny: The situations presented are usually exaggerated (almost to the point of unrealistic) versions of what could potentially happen in a game of ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''.
* SmokeShield: A {{justified|Trope}} example in ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' -- after the entire RED team has blasted the BLU medic with everything they've got, the smoke clears to reveal that the Medic survived by activating his Ubercharge.
* TheStinger:
** ''Subtlety'' replaces the "LEARN" at the end with "[[ThePowerOfRock ROCK]]" and shows the Soldier and Demoman jamming on their electric guitars.
** ''Pop It, Don't Drop it'' has the Medic dancing by, still flipping off the other team.
* StockFootage: ''Grenade Launcher'' uses pre-filmed footage from ''Pop It, Don't Drop It'' and... ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}}''?
* TacticalRockPaperScissors: The lesson in ''Unlockable Weapons'' is that none of the titular unlockables are straight upgrades; they have downsides and drawbacks as well as their new strengths.
* TakeThat: The author will sometimes make jabs toward dramatic or romantic ''Team Fortress 2'' SFM videos, due to finding the concept of it often strange or pretentious, such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzSfIft0mh8 this video]] in reference to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwSfhnpPZJg this one]].
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The BLU Medic gets hit with a barrage powerful enough to dig a hole to the Earth's center, just to make sure he dies. [[spoiler:Good thing he Ubercharged in time.]]
* ThisIsGonnaSuck: The Engineer can only mutter "Well… darn" when the Spy pulls out his ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB4UL6L8Bpk Revolver]]''.
** At the beginning of ''Kritzkrieg'', the Heavy's reaction to a crit rocket sticking out of his stomach is an exasperated "Ohhhhh..."
* TooDumbToLive:
** The BLU Heavy in ''Minigun Spinup'' takes so long to walk anywhere with his revving Brass Beast that the RED Spy and Sniper decide assassinating him is just too easy to be fun. [[spoiler:So instead they drive a steamroller over him.]]
** The BLU Soldier in ''Grenade Launcher'' willingly stands on a stickybomb trap, claiming "I got a good feeling about this!"
* {{Touche}}: In ''The Revolver'', the Spy responds "...you have done well" when the Engineer doesn't fall for his disguise and just smacks it off.
* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: ''The Revolver'' points this out. If a backstab goes awry, well, the Spy still has ''a gun''.
* TheWorfBarrage: ''Pop It, Don't Drop It''.
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