10 Video Game Characters That Were Created For The Most Shocking Reasons

10. The Spy From Team Fortress 2 Was A Result Of A Glitch

All Team Fortress 2 mercenaries have unique abilities, but the Spy is the one who truly stands out. He can transform into any member of the opposing team and slip past their radar unnoticed (well, unless you're being very obvious with your disguise).

The Spy's mechanic is no coincidence, but it also wasn't something that the developers of Team Fortress were planning on adding. The idea for the Spy's character had actually become a thing due to a peculiar glitch that appeared in the original Team Fortress mod for Quake.

The glitch made it so that some people in the game would spawn with the color and model of an opposing team member. The off-colored players could infiltrate the enemy line and prepare surprise attacks on unsuspecting opponents.

The glitch sparked an idea in the developers' heads. They decided to turn it into an actual mechanic in the game and then designed a whole character around it. The Spy was added to the roster of mercenaries and brought a fun new mechanic into the world of PvP games.