As everyone knows the wikipedia team fortress 2 article has come under rapid fire edits and outright vandalism, as accent aficionados endlessly debate the origin of the Scouts accent.
We here at Caketaku decided to get to the SOURCE of this debacle and close the VALVE on this problem.
So we decided to email Gabe Newell himself...
gaben@valvesoftware.com
date: Oct 8, 2007 9:38 PM
subject: scouts accent please respond! urgent!
mailed-by: Caketaku@gmail.com
Hi Gabe Newell.
There has been alot of confusion in wikipedia over the Scouts accent. (from tf2 not tfc)
people have edited it to say he has an accent ranging from, Boston, Brooklyn, Southie Boston, New England, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and more!
We need to know the truth! well we already know its a new england accent, BUT you need to give the tf2 and wikimunity peace and tell them once and for all!
Thanks in advance Gabe,
-Keith, editor for Caketaku
p.s. perhaps a future patch wherein the scout says "wicked" or "go sawks" is necessary to solidify his origins. just a suggestion!
After Gabe CCd it to all of Valve we received this timely response....
Oct 9, 2007 2:03 PM
subject: RE: scouts accent please respond! urgent!
mailed-by: ******@valvesoftware.com
The Scout comes from the mean streets on the bad side of the tracks
bisecting a major city that lies along the east coast of the United
States in Team Fortress 2's alternate version of Earth.
So there you have it folks, he's from BOSTON.
