i was at meet the mercs on saturday. i had so much fun highlights of the night include
getting made fun of for stuttering and then john patrick lowrie saying “good job mate” afterward bc i looked distressed but my life was in fact more fulfilled after having my question answered. i was declared third most pathetic person in the room it was great
JOHN PATRICK LOWRIE HELD!! THE SRAT!! THE SNIPER RAT AND ELLEN SAID HE WAS ADORABLE. and he also said rodents have standards which they do!! rats are incredibly intelligent creatures
so im mixed. im wasian and so. im french and then i have a great-grandfather who was a spy so i had to tell this to dennis who then made what was not a “your mother” joke it was a “your great-grandmother joke” thank you for implying that im related to spy
but i had so much fun i did not have a panic attack like i thought i would and so i did not make a complete and utter fool of myself besides the stuttering thing shoutout to my roommate for coming with me for emotional support. i had so much fun! i need to do my german homework now goodnight
@stangeranfanficion sent me this last night and I feel basically obligated to repost it (from an old Reddit ama with JPL and Ellen McLain)
[Image ID: Reddit screenshot showing a post by ApepCaldera that says "Hi again, I have another question! (Am I allowed to ask two?) This one is for Mr. Lowrie... What gender do you think Pyro is?" and a reply from JohnPatrickLowrie that says "Pyro has gone beyond gender. He is post-genderific!" End ID]
Finally, I get to share this with all of you! I've been working with ShorK and the cast of Team Fortress 2 to put together an event outside of PAX West where fans can meet the cast! We're welcoming all fans of any age to meet the voice actors behind the game.
Guests featured: Robin Atkin Downes, Gary Schwartz, Dennis Bateman, John Patrick Lowrie, and Ellen McLain! ShorK and myself will also be present.
Our event is happening on Saturday, September 2nd, at the Grand Hyatt Seattle inside the Princessa Ballroom, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. Admission is $40 (includes your own pre-signed autograph of your choosing). Food & Drink will be available for purchase.
Valve fact, Valve has a tendency to rehire voice actors for multiple games but Ellen McLain is the only one to appear in every game besides Counter-Strike.
Ellen McLain voices eleven (11) characters.
Five (5) in Portal with GLaDOS, Caroline, the turrets, Curiosity Core, and the Intelligence Core.
Two (2) in DotA with Broodmother and Death Prophet.
Two (2) in Left4Dead with the Witches and Amanda Slater.
One (1) in Half-Life with the Combine Overwatch
And finally one (1) in Team Fortress as the Administrator
It warms my heart how much the TF2 voice actors still love that game, its community and their voice roles all this time later, even when Team Fortress could not be lower on Valve’s list of priorities:
I think its nice if we just have this post here as like a hit of positivity in hell world rn-
YESSS I was hoping someone would post this! I know it might be a "bare minimum" sort of deal but like Genuinely to get this sentiment from anyone right now feels really nice :)