Team Fortress 2 Dog Names

Introduction

The sequel to an old school Quake mod, Team Fortress 2 has delighted millions of gamers with its slapstick comedy and its class based, tactical gameplay. One of the unofficial mantras of Team Fortress 2 is share victory, share defeat; indeed, the matches that take place within this team based game require everyone to either work together like a well oiled machine or be bested by a team who can. Team Fortress 2 is one of the most popular games on Steam, the Valve Corporation's digital gaming distribution service, and the game has received hundreds, if not thousands, of updates since it was launched way back in October of 2007. The game's wacky cast of lovable lunatics have warmed the hearts of gamers all across the world and their distinct, laconic, names will provide dog owning Team Fortress 2 fans with a slew of potential naming options for their pets.

Team Fortress 2 Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Team Fortress 2 Dog

Guard Dog

Befitting of a game franchise with a community as unpredictable and mischievous as the Team Fortress 2 fan base, Guard Dog is actually a joke character that was created by fans as part of an unofficial fan-made update to the game. Just as how of all the other, human classes have laconic names that tell exactly what they play style and purpose is, Guard Dog's name ought to give you a pretty clear idea as to what this character is all about. Many of Guard Dog's game play mechanics were surprisingly well thought out and the fan base even created 37 achievements that players would've been to unlock if this mercenary mongrel ever got released.

As you might have guessed, most of those achievements were incredibly tongue in cheek by design; one of the first theoretical achievements listed, The King of the Moon, requires players to send a picture of them taunting over a defeated enemy player's body to their recently bested foe. Another achievement, aptly titled Hot Dog, required Guard Dog players to defeat an enemy Pyro after Guard Dog has been set on fire and then survive the entire ordeal. Guard Dog had 37 proposed achievements in total, further illustrating the extent to which the fan base had thought out Guard Dog's update.

The amount of proposed cosmetic items for Guard Dog also illustrate just how meticulously this joke character was thought out; Team Fortress 2 has affectionately been referred to as "America's number 1 war-themed hat simulato" due to the increasingly large amount of cosmetic items that players can give to their favorite classes and Guard Dog wouldn't have missed out on the festivities, if the player base had their say. Everything from superhero capes to thematic dog collars were proposed as potential cosmetic items Guard Dog players could obtain and give to their respective four legged avatars to help them stand out from the crowd.

Guard Dog's unique weapons and character abilities would've also helped it stand out from the crowd in that the character was intended to act as something of a Jack of all Trades class who could switch between offensive, defensive, and supportive roles when need be. The Hanger was meant to be Guard Dog's primary offensive tool and it would've acted like an SMG type weapon with a staggering 100 rounds of ammo. The Hanger would've purportedly done very little damage, but it would have also served as an anti-personal weapon meant to keep would be attackers at bay. The Helper was Guard Dog's next unique tool that would've allowed Dog to manually carry health and ammo pickups to teammates. Lastly, Guard Dog's final weapon would've been a collar mounted jet pack that would've enhanced Dog's natural jaw strength to devastating effect. While Guard Dog has been relegated to existing as an incredibly well thought out joke character thus far, many are still hopeful that Valve will eventually give the mercenary mutt an official role in game.

As for actual dogs with Team Fortress 2 names, we can look to Scout the rescue dog from Florida who now spends his days as a therapy dog. Also a superhero dog is Travis, who lives in the UK and has been trained as a hearing dog for a youth who lost his hearing due to cancer. Three legged Misha also has a Team Fortress 2 name and excels as a dog giving out kindness; she travels to nursing homes and also visits hospitalized children who have lost a limb in her home state of Rhode Island. Displaying a toughness beyond measure, these 3 rescued canines are a testament to the real support that dogs can offer to those in need.

Team Fortress 2 Dog Name Considerations

Quite frankly, the characters in Team Fortress 2 all have very simple and straight-to-the point names which give players an idea of what each class is all about before even spending any time playing as them; the Medic is the primary healer of the game, the Engineer can build helpful structures and turrets, and the Heavy has the heaviest frame, and gun, in the game. Speaking of weapons, each of the character's now iconic arsenals have also been given names by both the classes who wield them in game and player base over the years. As opposed to the straightforward, utilitarian naming conventions of the playable classes, the weapons of the characters often have names that serve as references to either people from their pasts or famous Pop Culture figures. Everyone ranging from staple characters from other video game franchises to real life public figures are referenced in Team Fortress 2. The game is also very community focused and a great deal of the content players can access has been created by dedicated fans over the years. Finding the perfect name for your new canine addition will be easy once you peruse the terrific list we've compiled for you, based on the best aspects of the game.

Male Team Fortress 2 Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Scout The lightning fast, trash talking speed demon from Boston
1	Jeremy The Scout's real name
1	Soldier The rocket-jumping super patriot who's missing a few more screws than the others
1	Saxxy One of the Soldier's weapons is a pure Australium statue of Saxton Hale
1	Travis Tavish Finnegan DeGroot is the Demoman's real name
1	Heavy Short the Heavy Weapons Guy, who has the highest health and DPS in game
1	Mikhail The Heavy's birth name; Heavy could potentially be seen as the game's mascot
1	Misha A nickname given to the Heavy which is shorty for Mikhail
1	Dell Engy's native Texan first name
1	Ludwig The Medic's currently listed last name
1	Mun-Dee Though the Sniper sports a thick Australian accent, he was born in New Zealand
0	Sandman An alternate baseball bat that the Scout can use to slow down enemies
0	Nathan A reference to the Scout's voice actor, Nathan Vetterlein
0	Rick A reference to the Soildier's voice actor, Rick May
0	Demoman This Scotsman's explosive weapons are only matched by his explosive temper
0	Gary A reference to Gary Schwartz, the Demoman's voice actor
0	Engineer One of the most explicitly mild mannered classes in game who lets his sentry guns do the talking
0	Engy An affectionate and often used nickname for Engineers
0	Wrangler One of Engy's secondary weapons that lets him manually control his sentries
0	Grant Taken from Grant Goodeve, the Engineer's voice actor
0	Medic The primary healer and supportive character in the game
0	Kritzkrieg A variant of the Medic's unique Medi Gun, which grants allies guaranteed crits
0	Bonesaw The Medic's trusty, dusty melee weapon
0	Sniper This dedicated mercenary always waits for the perfect shot
0	Jarate One of the most potent secondaries in the game...and one of the most demoralizing
0	Bushwacka Named after a community created melee weapon the Sniper can use
0	Spy This sneaky, covert operative can cloak himself and slip past enemy lines
0	L'Etranger One of the Spy's unique handguns that can increase his cloak's duration
0	John Derived from the Sniper's voice actor, John Patrick Lowrie
0	Dennis Taken from Dennis Bateman, the Spy's voice actor

Female Team Fortress 2 Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Pauling Miss Pauling is the Administrator's young yet equally deranged assistant
1	Zhanna One of the Heavy's sisters whose had feelings for the Soldier
1	Sasha The nickname the Heavy has affectionately given his minigun
1	Nessie A reference to a melee weapon for the Demoman and the Loch Ness Monster
1	Jag Another Engineer weapon that speeds up his building rate
1	Pyro The most mysterious class of all whose gender,and even species, remains a mystery
0	Administrator The disembodied voice who narrates all of the matches in TF2
0	Helen The Administrator's actual name
0	Ellen A reference to Ellen McLain, the voice actress for the Announcer and Portal's GLaDOS
0	Announcer The name most Team Fortress 2 players end up calling the Administrator
0	Ashley Taken from Ashley Burch, Miss Pauling's voice actress
0	Olivia Gray Mann's young, and secretly sinister, daughter
0	Lar-Nah The Sniper's long lost birth mother who hails from New Zealand
0	Yana Another of the Heavy's sisters
0	Bronislava The last of the Heavy's sisters with most syllables to her name
0	Natascha An alternate minigun the Heavy can use in place of Sasha
0	Ludmila Taken after a scrapped minigun with a name that also has Slavic roots
0	GlaDOS The name an AI character might have that's a reference to the Portal series
0	Atmoizer One of the Scout's bats that allows him to triple jump
0	Phlogistinator A unique weapon for the Pyro that provides invulnerability and other perks
0	Lollichop Named after one of the Pyro's melee weapons, a giant lollipop
0	Bootlegger Named after a pirate themed accessory that can be given to the Demoman
0	Sandvich Taken from the Heavy's iconic, health restoring sandvich
0	Fishcake Another restorative snack that the heavy can chow down on
0	Dalokohs Taken from the Heavy's Dalokohs Bar item, which is the Russian word for chocolate spelled backwards
0	Eureka Taken after an Engy weapon that allows him to teleport
0	Blutsauger A weapon for the Medic that means "vampire" in German
0	Sydney A reference to the Sniper's Sydney Sleeper weapon and Sydney, Australia
0	Razorback An unlockable defensive weapon for the Sniper that prevents a single backstab