One of the most well known species, the pootis bird is fairly common especially on trade servers. The pootis bird is related to the hoovy and are rarely aggressive towards players that don't provoke it, but is fierce and merciless to those who attack it. The pootis bird usually uses the standard minigun, sandwich, and holiday punch. The pootis bird commonly will give out sandwiches to players despite their team color. If one wishes to kill a pootis bird for some cruel reason spy and sniper are the best choice, because of the potential to instantly kill it. Since they won't attack until provoked, once it realizes you're not friendly it will already be dead. Killing a pootis bird may often cause nearby friendlies to become hostile towards you as well, also you're a jerk if you do it.

The hoovy is a close relative of the pootis bird and has a similar behavior. Hoovies are fairly common and like the pootis bird carry around sandwiches to feed others despite their team. The hoovies are more prone to dancing than the pootis birds, and have a common voice line of "put dispencer here" which appears to sound like "pootis pencer here" which is where the pootis bird's name comes from and why hoovies are sometimes called pootis heavies, they will also accuse random players of being a spy, as it is how they greet eachother, no one knows where this tradition came from, it count be an ancient ritual or just because theres no hello voice line. A hoovy, like the pootis bird usually has a minigun, sandwich, and holiday punch mittens. Hoovies are usually slower to anger than pootis birds and when taking damage they will commonly yell a "NO", or "HELP ME" before engaging in combat in a frantic last gesture of friendship before they rain bullets on the victim. The strategy for defeating one is the same as the pootis bird

The heavy bear is not very commonly seen but extremely deadly. Unlike most bears, the heavy bear doesn't hibernate in the winter. It uses long sharp claws and powerful arm to mutilate its prey and anything standing in between it and what it wants. It commonly uses the brass beast, buffalo steak sandwich, and the warrior's spirit. They will commonly prey on harmless creatures such as spy crabs, and scout birds, but that doesn't mean you're safe. The bear heavy will eat its buffalo steak sandwich to gain speed and minicrits then charge ready to tear you to shreds brutally. These creatures are commonly found on degroot keep making the best battle strategies anything that counters its main weaknesses, range and mobility. Bow snipers, and flying guillotine+sandman scouts are usually the best choice on degroot keep.

The fat scout is a rare species of heavy that has been known to lurk on mostly koth maps. The fat scout is basically a heavy that wants to be a scout and is trying its hardest to be one, it is an attempt to combine the mobility and the "hit and run" tactic from scout and with the heavy's high health. The fat scouts loadout is usually composed of the tomislav, shotgun or family business, and the gloves of running urgently. Fat scouts are very rarely friendly and are usually deadly. The fat scout uses the gloves of running urgently to get into combat quickly or sneak behind enemies, they then will pull out their shotgun and start shooting, usually jumping around like a scout while doing so. This method is quite effective because it can get close and deal maximum damage with the shotgun without worrying about your low health (unlike scout). The best method is usually soldier, because you can rocket jump away from them and when they pull out their gloves you can rain rockets on them (enemies holding the gloves of running urgently take minicrits) a sentry gun will also always get the job done.

The pyro shark is very common especially on 2fort and any map with water. The pyro shark lives in the water always and will kill and eat anything unlucky-enough, dumb-enough, or noob-enough to fall into the water. The key weapon of a normal pyro is fire, and with that in-mind players unaware of its danger will laugh at the though of a underwater pyro, thinking its harmless... people like that die. The pyro shark uses electricity to its advantage, electrocuting anyone who comes into its territory. The pyro shark's loadout is usually the flame thrower, shotgun, and neon annihilator, but they only attack with the neon annihilator. The neon annihilator will deal a critical hit to anything thats wet (including being in water, being covered in mad milk, or being covered in jarate). The best strategy for fighting one is just not to go in the water, its that simple, but if you do fall in the water... well... good luck.

The pyro frog is a close relative of the pyro shark, while mostly deadly in the water, the pyro frog is able to come onto land and attack as well. The pyro frog like the pyro shark is equipped with the neon annihilator, but unlike the pyro shark, they utilize their shotguns to kill prey that is running from them or is not in water. This species is extremely dangerous in water and out of water, they commonly hang out in shallow waters, and can commonly be mistaken for a pyroshark, never assume a pyro shark is not a pyro frog. This species is generally pretty cocky and will chase after anything in its vicinity until it dies. Even though they tend to use their shotguns, they are still restricted to close range combat so the best method for killing these is using a ranged weapon such as a sniper rifle or rocket launcher. Note that this species commonly comes in packs, and don't be suprised to see an army of pyro frogs charging at you after you killed their friend.

The pybro is a rather rare species of pyro. A pybro's loadout usually consists of the homewrecker (allowing it to destroy sappers), the scorch shot, and any flame thrower. The pybro's goal is to guard sentry nests and engineers, giving it its name (as they are bros with the engies). Pybros have a special type of relationship with a species of engineer called the turtle engineer (talked about in depth later in the guide), as the pybro protects them as they the turtle engies stay stationary. Pybros main targets are always spies, as spies pose arguably the biggest threat to sentry nests. This species is probably the nicest, most considerate, and most likely to extinguish you species of pyro. Although they are generally very nice, they are ruthless to anyone who tries to get near the engineer/sentry nest they're guarding. The simple counter to this species is simply not going near the sentry nest, but if you do, you should preferably be a heavy with a medic (soldier is ineffective against pybros as they can usually airblast). If you're an engineer however, these things are your best friends.

I fear no man... but this thing... it scares me. A W+M1 pyro is an extremely dangerous species that attacks by simply holding the W key and M1 (left click), in other words all they do is run at you while spamming their flamethrower. The W+M1 pyro's loadout usually consists of either all default or the phlogistinator in place of the default flamethrower, they can also commonly be seen wearing the ghostly gibus. Although all W+M1 pyros are very dangerous, phlogistinator W+M1 pyros are the ones to really watch out for. W+M1 pyros are commonly new players as this playstyle is very easy and effective, but the exprerienced players that play W+M1 pyro are just pure evil. This species is very common and can be found on any map, anyone who has played tf2 has encountered these things. The best method for killing these freaks is generally soldier or demoman as they have a range advantage over them, and it may force them to airblast. Any long range methods such as sniper also work, just don't miss, please don't miss.

Ah... the spy crab, one of the most beautiful, most elusive, and most graceful creatures of the tf2 universe. Spy crabs are generally completely passive and their loadout does not matter. They live in all habitats. This species's main goal is to make people smile with its funny-looking body. The sad thing is: this species is going extinct. This loving, hilarious, cigarette addicted crustacean may not be along much longer without your help. PLEASE if you see someone attack a spycrab, protect the spycrab. Spycrabs had lived as a peaceful species for thousands of years until the emergence of a new species that started to wipe them out - the tryhard (which I will get into in detail later in the guide). I'm not gonna give methods of killing this species because screw you these are beautiful beings.

A shpee is essentially a baby spy. Usually very noobish, stupid, and incompetant. Shpees are still learning the basics of being a spy and commonly make very noobish mistakes, and because of this are relatively endangered. Tryhards like to take advantage of these poor creatures for free kills (like they do to spy crabs). This species can be seen in any habitat and can be very commonly seen wearing the ghostly gibus. It's kinda awkward to run into these creatures, as you don't want to kill them but if given the chance they will probably kill you, not to say there aren't passive varients of the shpee. If you see a shpee in a casual game I encourage you to not go tryhard on it, go easy on it, give it a nice little fight. Remember every pro-spy main was a once a shpee.

The box spy is an interesting species of spy. A year or two ago this species used to be much more common than it is now. The box spy is a spy that carries a large box over its body, with a slot cut in it enabling the spy to see outside the box. If the box spy stops moving, they simply just look like a box on the ground, hiding it from predators. This species is completely passive and because of this like the spy crab, they are quickly going extinct. Box spies are able to come out of their boxes occasionally to dance. They are found on any habitat, but are especially common on trade servers. I encourage you to help protect these beautiful unique beings, as they have no way to defend themselves.

Bird scouts are speedy, agile, and can be quite dangerous. Their loadouts consist of the soda popper, winger, and the atomizer. Using the multiple double jumps of the soda popper, higher jumps from the winger, and the extra double jump from the atomizer, they are commonly seen "flying" through the air, giving the bird scout its name. Although bird scouts can be friendly, the hostile ones can be very dangerous as they come out of the skies when you're least expecting it. If you know there's a bird scout on your server always watch out for aerial attacks. They are usually crafty and strategic with their attacks, but they usually don't travel in packs. They are commonly found on hightower or other maps that have tall structures. Bird scouts also partake in a gruesome ritual called the migration where they all after hatching their young essentially kill themselves, this is shown in a LazyPurple video called The Flight of The Scouts (not my video). The best strategies for killing these include heavy (as they can easily shoot things flying past), pyros (as the flames will discourage them to get close), or engineer with a sentry (as the sentry will easily shoot them out of the sky).

Obnoxious, aggressive, and relentless; scunts are a rather common species of scout that can be found on virtually any map. They can be identified by their stock scatterguns accompanied with an edgy or overused name such as "meatshot" or "Kurt Cobain's microphone" as well as flashy cosmetics often painted neon green or bright pink (see image below for reference). Scunts are named as such because of how ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ANNOYING THEY ARE. Nobody likes these guys. Scunts take the game a bit too seriously and get their smelly sweat all over the server as they double jump around eviscerating enemies and friendlies alike spamming the "Thanks!" voiceline after every kill as well as the laugh taunt. Their most common prey are oblivious snipers and medics and scunts will often get tunnel vision upon spotting one. They are also known for constantly taking health kits to heal minimal damage denying them from the medic burning to death next to them. These guys are a menace and there is really no true counter to them, but the closest thing is a built up sentry gun, not much they can do about that. Oh and make sure to taunt after killing these guys because they suck.

The demo pan is an odd species of demoman, related to the demoknight but possessing one major distinction, the demo pan's weapon of choice is a pan rather than a sword. They seem to be more frequently friendly than their bloodthirsty demoknight cousins but that does not mean to take a demo pan lightly; when aggressive they are surprisingly dangerous foes. Much of their danger is due to a random yet seemingly frequent occurrence known as random crits; as the pan seems to crit more often than most weapons for some reason. To be a true demo pan the demoman must possess the booties or pirate peg, a shield, and of course the pan (they also often have the "bounty hat" aka the pirate hat). Some normal demomen wield a pan as a backup melee weapon but are not classified as demo pans due to the fact the pan isn't their main weapon. Often demo pans can be seen in maps that allow trimping (a sort of flying or gliding using the shield charge on an incline) and are therefore more commonly seen on maps such as upward, harvest, and degroot keep. The best counter to a demo pan is simply keeping distance as they are restricted to melee combat. Demoknights can also sometimes be a counter to demo pans as their swords have longer melee range than the pan does. However, due to the random crits of the pan and demoknight's inability to random crit, battles between the two are often intense. Begging the age old question "is the pan mightier than the sword?" <--Please at least one person in world history get the joke

The demo crab is yet another elusive and endangered species. Related to the spy crab, the demo crab