[Entertainment] Team Fortress 2 Spy Robs McDonalds

[The Lovin Spoon]

Police have refused to confirm or deny whether they are investigating if a stylish bandit who held up a McDonalds restaurant in country New South Wales with a large knife was dressed as a character from a popular video game.

On Tuesday morning, police announced they were hunting for a sharply dressed criminal who entered the fast food outlet in Tamworth shortly after midnight on Sunday October 26 wielding a large butcher's knife and demanding cash.

Wearing a double-breasted navy blazer and a balaclava, the mystery man - who was dubbed the 'suited bandit' by police in a statement on Tuesday morning - shares a remarkable resemblance to the video game character The Spy from online action game Team Fortress 2.

According to an online fan encyclopaedia, The Spy 'is an enthusiast of sharp suits and even sharper knives'.

The French-speaking character is known for his 'swift backstabs' which will 'kill any foe in a single hit', the page said.

A NSW police spokesman would only say: 'The focus of the police investigation is identifying the man involved'.