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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|You! Yes, '''you'''! You are '''dead'''!|sound=Heavy_taunts08.wav}}

'''Death''' occurs when a player's [[health points]] drop to zero, resulting in a '''kill'''. There are several types of kills that can be inflicted either by players or by the [[environmental death|environment]]. A death yields a range of points to the player or players who dealt the killing blow and adds one point to the victim's death count. 

Upon death, the player's point of view is briefly shifted to third person, as the [[class]] they were playing either turns into a [[ragdoll]] or [[gibs]], depending on the nature of the death, and drops their weapon, which can be walked over by another player to gain [[ammo]] and [[metal]]. The name of the player and their respective killer is displayed in the recent kills log on the upper right corner of the [[HUD]], along with the [[kill icon]] of the respective [[weapon]] used by the killer. After death, the player is placed in the [[respawn]] cycle and must wait a certain length of time before rejoining the game. During this time, the player will temporarily enter [[team#Spectator|spectate]] mode, unless instant respawn is enabled on the server.



== Player Kills ==
[[Image:Health dead.png|right|thumb|Player's HUD death icon, seen briefly in place of the Health number when the player dies.]]

=== Regular Kills ===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Engineer|victim=Spy|weapon=wrench|width=25%}}
A regular kill awards 1 point to the player.

=== Revenge Kills ===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Pyro|victim=Heavy|weapon=domination|width=50%|kill-text=got REVENGE on}}
Revenge kills occur after killing or assisting against a player that is dominating you and are worth 2 points.

=== Sentry Gun Kills ===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Engineer|victim=Heavy|weapon=level 1 sentry|width=40%}}
Occurs when an the [[Sentry Gun]] of an Engineer gets a kill, awards 1 point to the player. Can also be [[Kill assist|assisted]].

=== Suicide ===
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{{Kill notice|weapon=skull|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Scout|kill-text=bid farewell, cruel world!|width=50%}}
Adds a death to the player's score. Occurs when the player types <code>kill</code> or <code>explode</code> into the console, when the player switches teams. or when the player switches classes outside of a spawn room.

===Headshot kills===
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*'''With the Sniper Rifle'''
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Sniper|victim=Scout|weapon=sniper headshot|width=25%}}
Awards 1.5 points to the player.

*'''With the Huntsman'''
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Sniper|victim=Scout|weapon=huntsman headshot|width=25%}}
Awards 2 points to the player.

*'''Deflected arrow headshot'''
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Pyro|victim=Sniper|weapon=deflect arrowhs|width=25%}}
Awards 1.5 points to the player. 

*'''With the Ambassador'''
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Spy|victim=Scout|weapon=ambassador headshot|width=25%}}
Awards 1.5 points to the player.

===Backstab===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Spy|victim=Sniper|weapon=backstab|width=25%}}
Awards 2 points to the player.

===Kill assists===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Heavy|victim=Demoman|assister=Medic|weapon=minigun|width=50%}}
Awards 1/2 a point to the assister.

===Being Finished Off===
{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Engineer|victim=Spy|weapon=skull|width=50%|kill-text=finished off}}
Awards 1 point to the killer. This occurs if a player kills himself when he has been damaged by another player. It may also be shown if a damaged player disconnects, uses the <code>kill</code> or the <code>explode</code> command in console or gets an [[environmental death]].

===Telefrag===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Spy|victim=Engineer|weapon=skull|width=25%}}
Awards 1 point to the killer. This occurs if a player is standing upon a teleporter exit as it is being used by a member of the other team.

===Destruction===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Heavy|victim=Dispenser (Engineer)|weapon=minigun|width=50%}}
Awards 1 point to the player on the destruction of an enemy [[Buildings|building]].

===Bleeding===
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{{Kill notice|extend=yes|invert=yes|killer=Sniper|victim=Spy|weapon=bleed|width=25%}}
Bleeding can be induced by the [[Tribalman's Shiv]], [[Southern Hospitality]], [[Boston Basher]] and the [[Three-Rune Blade]]. Should the player die from the bleed condition, it will award 1 point to the inflicter.

== Environmental hazards ==
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Death can be caused by damaged received from various parts of the [[map]]. Some environmental interactions can result in instant death, such as being struck by a [[train]]. Other interactions may only cause some damage, which may not be enough to kill a player, such as being near an exploding [[pumpkin bomb]]. Some environmental hazards have unique [[kill icons]].

== See also ==
* [[Domination]]
* [[Respawn]]
* [[Suicide]]
* [[Ragdoll]]
* [[Kill icons]]
* [[Classes#Health points|Health Points]]

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