The MSG Saga is a YouTube Machinima action series of Garry's Mod videos, created by Shirosaki97
and ShermanZAtank. It features the titular character, Major Scout Guy, a hunter of TF2 Freaks who comes into blows with a dangerous Vagineer known as the Evolved Vagineer, while also collaborating with the Australium Guardians led by Cyborneer.
This series is set in the same universe as the Cyborneer Series, Quirky Misadventures of Soldine the Cyborg and Doppelganger's Rampage, with the stories briefly overlapping at certain points, especially with the first.
The series ran from May 12th, 2012 to July 15th, 2015, but ended in a cliffhanger that was never resolved. The series may be watched here.
This series provides examples of:
- An Ice Person: The blue shelled bullets in Major's Scattergun can freeze those they hit.
- Animation Bump: The series sees a steady increase in animation quality in the episodes made by Shirosaki97 as it progresses.
- A more drastic example is comparing the episodes made by the former with those made by ShermanZAtank, whose animation is much smoother, as well as the episode Friend or Foe?, which was made by SarisKhan.
- Asskicking Leads to Leadership: The Evolved Vagineer gains the allegiance of a trio of other Vagineers after killing a PRL one in MSG Saga: The Gathering.
- Big Bad Ensemble: The Evolved Vagineer is Major's primary foe, but he also constantly has to help Cyborneer deal with CyborSpy.
- Big Damn Heroes: Happens multiple times in The Cyborshowdown with Major Scout Guy and TelroSpy repeatedly saving and being saved by Cyborneer and CyborHeavy.
- TelroSpy risks his life to save Major and CyborScout during CyborScout's Training, which leads to his disappearance.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: Major Scout Guy is briefly brainwashed by Dr. Schadenfreude during Friend or Foe?. He gets knocked out of it after Soldine punches him down, though.
- Cliffhanger: The MSG Saga: Finale: Part 2 ends with one, after TelroSpy returns.
- Colon Cancer: MSG Saga: Confrontation: Part 2: TelroSpy vs VagiSpy.
- Crossover: The series crosses over with the Cyborneer Series starting in Cyborspy encounters Major Scout Guy, from which point the latter becomes a major ally of Cyborneer. Multiple following episodes are considered to be part of both series simultaneously.
- The Dragon: The Malevolent Vagispy serves as this to the Evolved Vagineer.
- Evil Counterpart: The Malevolent Vagispy is this to TelroSpy, as the BLU-colored Spy-themed TF2 Freak in service of one of the main characters of the story.
- Eye Beams: After the Vagineer evolved, he gained these, first demonstrated during MSG Saga: The Gathering.
- Face–Monster Turn: The innocent Spy attacked by the Vagineer in MSG Saga: Confrontation: Part 1 is unwillingly transformed into the Malevolent Vagispy.
- Fragile Speedster: Major Scout Guy's combat style is a mix of this and Glass Cannon. He can't take a hit, but good luck hitting him or surviving his shots.
- The Hero: Major Scout Guy, naturally. It is his saga, after all!
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Both TelroSpy and Cyborneer are this to Major Scout Guy. He is devastated when the former goes missing.
- The Lancer: TelroSpy, Major Scout Guy's main ally and best friend.
- Orphaned Series: The series ends in the second part of the Grand Finale, which concludes in a To Be Continued screen that was, in fact, never continued.
- Playing with Fire: The orange shelled bullets in Major's Scattergun can set enemies on fire.
- Punched Across the Room: CyborSpy is on the receiving end of this in Cyborspy encounters Major Scout Guy, courtesy of the latter.
- Shock and Awe: The yellow shelled bullets in Major's Scattergun can shock enemies, briefly stunning them.
- Shotguns Are Just Better: Most of Major Scout Guy's powers are centered around his custom-build Scattergun, which allows him to fire elemental shots beyond common bullets which prove very useful in combat.
- Skyward Scream: This is Major's reaction to TelroSpy's disappearance in Desperate times.
- Super Mode: Major Scout Guy can activate a "Power Boost" which serves as this, allowing him to take down the Vagineer or CyborSpy. He normally only uses it as a last resort.
- Taking the Bullet: During CyborScout's Training, TelroSpy saves CyborScout from Savior by shielding her with his body. Downplayed in that he survives the ordeal.
- Tragic Keepsake: TelroSpy's hat becomes this to Major after the former goes missing.
- Versus Title: MSG vs CyborPyro.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Savior is not seen or mentioned again after he is defeated by TelroSpy.
- Weaponized Teleportation: TelroSpy's main ability is teleporting, which he makes ample use of, such as ambushing CyborSpy from behind in The Cyborshowdown or retreating if things go south.
