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[[File:Gibbing_scout.png|300px|thumb|right|A [[Scout]] gibbing. Clearly noticeable are his headset, [[Ellis' Cap]], as well as his regular hat.]]
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{{Featured article tag}} [[File:Gibbing_scout.png|300px|thumb|right|A BLU [[Scout]] being gibbed. The Scout's headset and [[Ellis' Cap]] are clearly visible, as well as his default hat.]]
  
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'''Gibs''', or '''giblets''' are the bits and pieces of a player's body that are left after the player has been killed in a specific manner, often explosive in nature. When a player is gibbed, their body parts may be highlighted on the [[Deathcam]]. Additionally, the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] always drops its own unique gibs on death.
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'''Gibs''', or '''giblets''' ([[w:Help:IPA/English|/ˈdʒɪbləts/, /ˈɡɪbləts/]], pronounced "JIB-lets" or "GIB-lets"), refer to the various bloody bits and pieces of a player's body that are left behind when the player is killed in a specific manner, often explosive in nature. When a player is gibbed, their body parts may be highlighted on the [[Deathcam]].
  
The term ''gibs'' also encapsulates debris left by destroyed [[buildings]], [[stickybombs]], [[Sapper]]s, [[Razorback]]s, [[Dischord|Guitar]]s, [[Robot Destruction#Robots|Robots]] in [[Robot Destruction]] [[List of game modes|gamemode]], props, and the fallout from the explosion upon the attacking teams' victory on the final stage of a [[Payload]] map. "Gib" can also be used as a verb, e.g. "gibbing" someone, meaning reducing an enemy to gibs by blowing them up with a rocket or grenade.  
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''Gibs'' can also refer to debris left by destroyed [[buildings]], [[Stickybombs]], [[Razorback]]s, the guitar from the [[Guitar Smash]] kill taunt, [[Robot Destruction#Robots|Robots]] in [[Robot Destruction]], props, and the fallout from a [[Payload]] [[Environmental death#Payload Cart explosion|explosion]]. The act of "gibbing" an enemy means to reduce them to gibs by blowing them up with explosive [[projectiles]] like rockets and grenades.  
  
Players can gib themselves on [[command]] by entering <code>explode</code> into the console (similar to [[suicide|suiciding]] by entering the  <code>kill</code> command into the console), or by having the command [[Scripting|bound to a key]]. When playing [[Mann vs. Machine (game mode)|Mann vs. Machine]], both players and [[robots]] will only gib when forced by either decapitation or the [[Bombinomicon]]. However, giant robots will always gib on death, unless they are killed by energy weapons such as the [[Cow Mangler 5000]].
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Players can gib themselves on [[Console|command]] by entering <code>explode</code> into the console (similar to [[Suicide|suiciding]] by entering <code>kill</code>), or by having the command [[Scripting|bound to a key]].  
  
The server setting <code>tf_playergib</code> can also be used to modify gibbing behavior: when it is set to '0', players will not gib at all, no matter what kills them. When set to '1' (the default setting), gibbing behavior is as normal. Finally, with the setting <code>tf_playergib 2</code>, players will gib when killed by practically ''any'' means - be it a [[backstab]], [[Environmental death|environmental kill]], or [[Shotgun]] blast. This does not alter the behaviour of gib-related achievements.
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The server setting <code>tf_playergib</code> is used to modify gibbing behavior: when set to '0' (<code>tf_playergib 0</code>), players do not gib at all, regardless of the cause of death. When set to '1' (the default setting), gibbing behavior is normal. When set to '2', players gib when killed by practically ''any'' means - be it a [[backstab]], [[environmental death]], or [[Shotgun]] blast. This setting does not alter the behaviour of gib-related [[achievements]].
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When playing [[Mann vs. Machine]], players and [[robots]] only gib when decapitated or with the [[Bombinomicon]] equipped. However, Giant Robots always gib on death unless killed by [[energy weapons]] like the [[Cow Mangler 5000]]. Additionally, on [[Halloween map]]s, the [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]] always drops its own unique gibs on death.
  
 
== Causes ==
 
== Causes ==
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* [[Grenade Launcher|Grenades]]  
 
* [[Grenade Launcher|Grenades]]  
 
* [[Stickybomb Launcher|Stickybombs]]
 
* [[Stickybomb Launcher|Stickybombs]]
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* [[Environmental death|Environmental explosions]] such as the Payload cart, [[Pumpkin bomb]]s, or map-specific explosions (such as [[Megaton]]'s final explosion)
 
* [[Ullapool Caber]] initial hit explosion
 
* [[Ullapool Caber]] initial hit explosion
* The [[Detonator]] and the [[Scorch Shot]] flares explosion
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* A flare explosion from the [[Detonator]] or [[Scorch Shot]]
* A killing blow from a [[Critical hits|critical hit]] or [[Critical hits#mini-crits|mini crit]] with the [[Apoco-Fists]]
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* A killing blow from a [[Critical hits|Critical hit]] or [[Critical hits#mini-crits|Mini-Crit]] with the [[Apoco-Fists]]
 
* A charged shot from the [[Classic]]
 
* A charged shot from the [[Classic]]
* [[Soldier]]'s [[Kamikaze]] [[taunt]]
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* The [[Engineer]]'s [[Arm Blender]] [[Taunts|taunt]]
* [[Engineer]]'s [[Organ Grinder]] taunt
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* The [[Soldier]]'s [[Grenade (taunt)|Grenade taunt]]
* [[Rock, Paper, Scissors]] taunt
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* Losing a game of [[Rock, Paper, Scissors]] to an enemy player
 
* Any death with the [[Bombinomicon]] equipped
 
* Any death with the [[Bombinomicon]] equipped
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* Saxton Hale's Saxton Punch! attack in [[Versus Saxton Hale]]
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* Dying as a Zombie in [[Zombie Infection]]
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* The [[Demoman]]'s Blast Charge in Zombie Infection
  
Deaths caused by the following will result in the creation of only the head gib:
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Deaths caused by the following only create a head gib:
  
 
* [[Eyelander]]  
 
* [[Eyelander]]  
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* [[Nessie's Nine Iron]]
 
* [[Nessie's Nine Iron]]
 
* [[Persian Persuader]]
 
* [[Persian Persuader]]
* [[Demoman]]'s [[Decapitation]] taunt
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* The Demoman's [[Barbarian Swing]] taunt
 
* A [[headshot]] with the [[Hitman's Heatmaker]]
 
* A [[headshot]] with the [[Hitman's Heatmaker]]
* [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]]'s melee attack
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* The [[Horseless Headless Horsemann]]'s melee attack
* [[Merasmus]]' melee attack
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* [[Merasmus]]'s melee attack
  
Damage caused by the [[Vita-Saw]], fatal or not, will result in the creation of a generic organ.
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Damage caused by the [[Vita-Saw]], fatal or not, results in the creation of a generic organ gib. However, deaths caused by the Vita-Saw only result in a [[ragdoll]].
  
A weapon able to create gibs, with the exception of weapons capable of decapitation, will do so if fatal damage equals or surpasses the victim's hitpoints by 10 (a 60 hitpoint damage dealing hit would gib a player with 50 hitpoints remaining, but would not gib one with 51 hitpoints). This rule does not apply if the damage is dealt in the form of critical hits or mini-crits, in which case the victim is guaranteed to be gibbed.
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A weapon that can create gibs, with the exception of weapons capable of decapitation, only does so if the damage of the killing blow is greater than or equal to the victim's remaining [[Classes#Health points|health]] plus 10 (e.g. a 60-damage-dealing hit would gib a player with 50 hitpoints remaining, but would not gib one with 51 hitpoints), or if the damage dealt is under the effect of [[Critical hits|Crits]] or Mini-Crits.
  
 
== List ==
 
== List ==
=== Deathcam examples ===
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{{Tabs
<gallery>
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| title = List
File:Killcam gibs.png|Violent gibs
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| orientation = horizontal
File:Silly gibs.png|Silly gibs
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| icon1 = Deathcam examples
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| icon2 = Class gibs
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| icon3 = Robot gibs
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| icon4 = Asteroid robot gibs
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| icon5 = Generic gibs
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| icon6 = Silly gibs
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| icon7 = Building gibs
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| icon8 = Projectile gibs
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| icon9 = Miscellaneous gibs
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| content1 = <gallery>
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File:Killcam gibs.png|Violent gibs.
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File:Silly gibs.png|Silly gibs.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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| content2 = <gallery>
=== Class gibs ===
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File:Gibbed Scout.png|[[Scout]]
<gallery>
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File:Gibbed Soldier.png|[[Soldier]]
Image:Gibbed Scout.png|[[Scout]]
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File:Gibbed Pyro.png|[[Pyro]]
Image:Gibbed Soldier.png|[[Soldier]]
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File:Gibbed Demo 2.png|[[Demoman]]
Image:Gibbed Pyro.png|[[Pyro]]
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File:Gibbed Heavy 2.png|[[Heavy]]
Image:Gibbed Demo 2.png|[[Demoman]]
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File:Gibbed Engy 3.png|[[Engineer]]
Image:Gibbed Heavy 2.png|[[Heavy]]
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File:Gibbed Medic.png|[[Medic]]
Image:Gibbed Engy 3.png|[[Engineer]]
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File:Gibbed Sniper.png|[[Sniper]]
Image:Gibbed Medic.png|[[Medic]]
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File:Gibbed Spy.png|[[Spy]]
Image:Gibbed Sniper.png|[[Sniper]]
 
Image:Gibbed Spy.png|[[Spy]]
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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| content3 = <gallery>
=== Robot gibs ===
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File:Robot Scout Gibs.png|[[Scout Robot]]
<gallery>
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File:Robot Soldier Gibs.png|[[Soldier Robot]]
Image:Robot Scout Gibs.png|[[Scout Robot]]
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File:Robot Pyro Gibs.png|[[Pyro Robot]]
Image:Robot Soldier Gibs.png|[[Soldier Robot]]
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File:Robot Demoman Gibs.png|[[Demoman Robot]]
Image:Robot Pyro Gibs.png|[[Pyro Robot]]
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File:Robot Heavy Gibs.png|[[Heavy Robot]]
Image:Robot Demoman Gibs.png|[[Demoman Robot]]
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File:Robot Medic Gib.png|[[Medic Robot]]
Image:Robot Heavy Gibs.png|[[Heavy Robot]]
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File:Robot Sniper Gib.png|[[Sniper Robot]]
Image:Robot Medic Gib.png|[[Medic Robot]]
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File:Robot Spy Gib.png|[[Spy Robot]]
Image:Robot Sniper Gib.png|[[Sniper Robot]]
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File:Tank Gibs.png|[[Tank Robot]]
Image:Robot Spy Gib.png|[[Spy Robot]]
 
Image:Tank Gibs.png|[[Tank Robot]]
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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| content4 = <gallery>
==== Asteroid robot gibs ====
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File:Asteroid Bot Gibs.png|[[Asteroid]] robot gibs.
<gallery>
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File:Asteroid Bot A Gibs.png|Asteroid robot A gibs used as part of the spawn animation.
Image:Asteroid Bot Gibs.png|[[Asteroid]] robot gibs
 
Image:Asteroid Bot A Gibs.png|Asteroid robot A gibs used as part of the spawn animation
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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| content5 = <gallery>
=== Generic gibs ===
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File:Organ.png|A generic organ, the most common of gibs.
<gallery>
 
Image:Organ.png|A generic organ, the most common of gibs
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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| content6 = [[Birthday mode]] servers and censored versions of ''Team Fortress 2'' have completely different gibs. They can also be enabled client-side by equipping a [[Pyroland|Pyrovision]]-enabling item or with the {{code|-sillygibs}} launch option.<ref>To edit the launch options of ''Team Fortress 2'', launch Steam, navigate to the "Library" tab, click ''Team Fortress 2,'' select the gear on the right hand side, go to ''Properties,'' type in the launch option, and then press the 'x' to close and apply the changes.</ref>
=== Silly gibs ===
 
[[Birthday mode]] servers and censored versions of ''Team Fortress 2'' have completely different types of gibs. They can also be enabled client-side by equipping a [[Pyrovision]]-compatible item or with the {{code|-sillygibs}} launch option.<ref>To edit the launch options of ''Team Fortress 2'', launch Steam, navigate to the "Library" tab (in "Detail View"), right-click "Team Fortress 2," select "Properties," and click "Set launch options…" From here, you can enter launch options in the window, separated by spaces. Afterward entering your preferred launch options, click "OK" and then "Close" to close the ''Team Fortress 2'' properties and apply the changes.</ref>
 
  
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Tire Gib.png|Unicycle wheel
 
File:Tire Gib.png|Unicycle wheel
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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=== Building gibs ===
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File:Sentry lvl1.png|[[Buildings#Destruction|Destroyed]] Level 1 [[Sentry Gun]] or [[Combat Mini-Sentry]].
<gallery>
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File:Sentry lvl2.png|Destroyed Level 2 Sentry Gun.
Image:Sentry lvl1.png|[[Buildings#Destruction|Destroyed]] Level 1 [[Sentry Gun]] or [[Combat Mini-Sentry]]
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File:Sentry lvl3.png|Destroyed Level 3 Sentry Gun.
Image:Sentry lvl2.png|Destroyed Level 2 Sentry Gun
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File:Dispenser Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Dispenser]].
Image:Sentry lvl3.png|Destroyed Level 3 Sentry Gun
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File:Teleporter.png|Destroyed [[Teleporter]].
Image:Dispenser Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Dispenser]]
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File:Sapper.png|Broken [[Sapper|Electro Sapper]].<ref name="sapgib">Since the switch to the {{code|c_}} models, {{botignore|sappers}} no longer gib.</ref>
Image:Teleporter.png|Destroyed [[Teleporter]]
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File:RTR Debris.png|Broken [[Red-Tape Recorder]].<ref name="sapgib"/>
Image:Sapper.png|Broken [[Electro Sapper]]
 
Image:RTR Debris.png|Broken [[Red-Tape Recorder]]
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
=== Projectile gibs ===
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Arrow Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Projectiles|Arrow]]
 
Image:Festive Arrow Gib.png|Destroyed [[Huntsman|Festive Arrow]]
 
Image:Repair Claw Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Rescue Ranger|Repair Claw]]
 
Image:Stickybomb Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Stickybomb Launcher|Stickybomb]]
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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| content8 = <gallery>
=== Horseless Headless Horsemann gibs ===
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File:Arrow Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Projectiles|Arrow]].
<gallery>
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File:Festive Arrow Gib.png|Destroyed [[Huntsman|Festive Arrow]].
Image:Gibbed_Horsemann.png|[[Horseless Headless Horsemann]]'s gibs
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File:Repair Claw Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Rescue Ranger|Repair Claw]].
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File:Stickybomb Gibs.png|Destroyed [[Stickybomb Launcher|Stickybomb]].
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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=== Miscellaneous gibs ===
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File:Gibbed_Horsemann.png|Horseless Headless Horsemann's gibs.
<gallery>
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File:Razorback Gibs.png|Broken Razorback.
Image:Razorback Gibs.png|Broken [[Razorback]]
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File:Guitar Gibs.png|Smashed Guitar.
Image:Guitar Gibs.png|Smashed [[Dischord|Guitar]]
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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}}
  
 
== Related achievements ==
 
== Related achievements ==
==={{Class link|Soldier}}===
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=== {{Class link|Soldier}} ===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|Spray of Defeat}}
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|Spray of Defeat}}
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==={{Class link|Engineer}}===
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=== {{Class link|Engineer}} ===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Death Metal}}
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Death Metal}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
==={{Class link|Sniper}}===
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=== {{Class link|Sniper}} ===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Sniper|Prime Cuts}}
 
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Sniper|Prime Cuts}}
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'''{{Patch name|7|26|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|7|26|2011}}'''
* Fixed a bug that would cause team-painted wearable gibs to show an incorrect color.
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* Fixed a bug that would cause team-painted wearable gibs to show an incorrect colour.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|9|6|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|9|6|2011}}'''
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== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* Notification boxes that label the body part appear on censored gibs, even in the censored versions of ''Team Fortress 2''.
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* Notification boxes that label body parts appear on censored gibs, even in censored versions of ''Team Fortress 2''.
* The Engineer's right hand gib will always be his glove, even when the [[Gunslinger]] or [[Short Circuit]] is equipped.
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* The Engineer's right hand gib is always his glove, even when the [[Gunslinger]] or [[Short Circuit]] is equipped.
* Gibs, like the [[ÜberCharge]] textures, with the exception of the Soldier's on [[BLU]], do not show the class' final designs. For example, a gibbed Scout has a different shoe design and his socks have stripes.
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* Gibs, like [[ÜberCharge]] textures, with the exception of the [[BLU]] Soldier, do not match each class' final designs in-game. For instance, a gibbed Scout has a different shoe design and his socks have stripes.
* If a player is wearing a [[Voodoo-Cursed Soul]], they will not be gibbed regardless being hit with a direct explosive, or even the command: <code>explode</code>, but instead be launched from the position from where they were hit.
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* Players wearing a [[Voodoo-Cursed Soul]] are not gibbed when hit with explosives or suiciding via <code>explode</code>, and are instead launched from the position where they were hit.
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* Splash damage from the [[Wrap Assassin]]'s bauble can cause gibs to spawn.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* When a [[Scout]] is gibbed, there is a 1 out of 20 chance that a dove will fly out of his body. This is a reference to the [[Meet the Medic]] video where at the end the Scout realizes [[Archimedes]] is stuck in his chest.
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* When a [[Scout]] is gibbed, there is a 1 out of 20 chance of a dove flying out of his body. This is a reference to the ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' video where at the end the Scout realizes [[Non-player characters#Archimedes|Archimedes]] is stuck in his chest.
* The gibs appear to be based on earlier versions of the game's player models, as seen in [[Trailer 1]] and [[Trailer 2]]. This is clear when looking closely at the models' faces, which were reworked to be more detailed, but there are also some design changes that were never corrected:
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* The gibs appear to be based on earlier versions of the game's player models, as seen in ''[[Trailer 1]]'' and ''[[Trailer 2]]''. This is clear when looking closely at the models' faces, which were reworked to be more detailed, but there are also some design changes that were never corrected:
** The Scout's design is based on his Trailer 2 variant, as evidenced by the Cream Spirit headset, the differently designed shoes, and the stripes on his socks.
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** The Scout's design is based on his ''Trailer 2'' variant, as evidenced by the Cream Spirit headset, the differently designed shoes, and the stripes on his socks.
** The Pyro's oxygen tank and gloves are a uniform colour (dark grey and black for Red, yellow and brown-black for Blu). The Red version of this design could be seen in [[Illustrative Rendering in Team Fortress 2]], and the Blu version in Trailer 2.
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** The Pyro's oxygen tank and gloves are a uniform colour (dark grey and black for RED, yellow and brown-black for BLU). The RED version of this design could be seen in ''[[Illustrative Rendering in Team Fortress 2]]'', and the BLU version in ''Trailer 2''.
** The Demoman's class emblem is missing from his right arm, and the grenades he wears are all grey apart from the Cream Spirit tip. This matches his design in Trailer 2.  
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** The Demoman's class emblem is missing from his right arm, and the grenades he wears are all grey apart from the Cream Spirit tip. This matches his design in ''Trailer 2''.  
** The Heavy's class emblem is a skull and crossbones on Red and blank on Blu. His hand is missing its glove, which matches his design as shown in Trailer 2.
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** The Heavy's class emblem is a skull and crossbones on RED and blank on BLU. His hand is missing its glove, which matches his design as shown in ''Trailer 2''.
** The Engineer's class emblem is missing on Blu, and a textured-on button is present on one of his pockets, matching his Trailer 2 design. His overalls are also mainly textured on instead of being fully modelled.
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** The Engineer's class emblem is missing on BLU, and a textured-on button is present on one of his pockets, matching his ''Trailer 2'' design. His overalls are also mainly textured on instead of being fully modeled.
** The Medic has a streak of grey hair around the back and sides of his head, which matches his design as shown in the Orange Box trailer.
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** The Medic has a streak of grey hair around the back and sides of his head, which matches his design as shown in the ''Orange Box'' trailer.
** The Sniper's vest is light grey with darker shoulders, his hat has a thinner band, his watch is darker and he has no class emblems on his shoulders. His face is also somewhat different, with no AO from his glasses, and a redder nose. All of these details match the Sniper's appearance in Trailer 1.
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** The Sniper's vest is light grey with darker shoulders, his hat has a thinner band, his watch is darker and he has no class emblems on his shoulders. His face is also somewhat different, with no ambient occlusion from his glasses, and a redder nose. All of these details match the Sniper's appearance in ''Trailer 1''.
** The Spy's suit and balaclava are darker and more washed-out than their current design, with team-colored armbands and a striped tie. The Red version of this design could be seen in Trailer 1, and the Blu version in Trailer 2.  
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** The Spy's suit and balaclava are darker and more washed-out than their current design, with team-coloured armbands and a striped tie. The RED version of this design could be seen in ''Trailer 1'', and the BLU version in ''Trailer 2''.  
*The license plate silly gib has a registration sticker date of 1964, being one of few in-game items to give the events of the game a time span. However, the gib's color, format, and number specifically reference the [http://saleofcar.com/plates/1978-wyoming-0159436 1978 Wyoming plate]. No Wyoming county has the [http://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/titles_plates_registration/prefixes.html prefix number 24].
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* The license plate silly gib has a registration sticker date of 1964. However, the gib's colour, format, and number specifically reference the [https://saleofcar.com/plates/1978-wyoming-0159436 1978 plate] from [[w:Wyoming|Wyoming, USA]]. No county in Wyoming has the [https://www.dot.state.wy.us/home/titles_plates_registration/prefixes.html prefix number 24].
* The [[Combat Mini-Sentry]] deployed by Gunslinger Engineers uses the same gibs as a destroyed Level 1 Sentry Gun, they are just sized down.
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* The [[Combat Mini-Sentry]] deployed by Gunslinger Engineers uses the same gibs as a destroyed Level 1 Sentry Gun, but sized down.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Death]]
 
* [[Death]]
== Notes ==
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<references />
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:Glossary]]
 
[[Category:Glossary]]

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A BLU Scout being gibbed. The Scout's headset and Ellis' Cap are clearly visible, as well as his default hat.
Oh, they're gonna have to glue you back together… in Hell!
The Demoman on postmortem repair-work

Gibs, or giblets (/ˈdʒɪbləts/, /ˈɡɪbləts/, pronounced "JIB-lets" or "GIB-lets"), refer to the various bloody bits and pieces of a player's body that are left behind when the player is killed in a specific manner, often explosive in nature. When a player is gibbed, their body parts may be highlighted on the Deathcam.

Gibs can also refer to debris left by destroyed buildings, Stickybombs, Razorbacks, the guitar from the Guitar Smash kill taunt, Robots in Robot Destruction, props, and the fallout from a Payload explosion. The act of "gibbing" an enemy means to reduce them to gibs by blowing them up with explosive projectiles like rockets and grenades.

Players can gib themselves on command by entering explode into the console (similar to suiciding by entering kill), or by having the command bound to a key.

The server setting tf_playergib is used to modify gibbing behavior: when set to '0' (tf_playergib 0), players do not gib at all, regardless of the cause of death. When set to '1' (the default setting), gibbing behavior is normal. When set to '2', players gib when killed by practically any means - be it a backstab, environmental death, or Shotgun blast. This setting does not alter the behaviour of gib-related achievements.

When playing Mann vs. Machine, players and robots only gib when decapitated or with the Bombinomicon equipped. However, Giant Robots always gib on death unless killed by energy weapons like the Cow Mangler 5000. Additionally, on Halloween maps, the Horseless Headless Horsemann always drops its own unique gibs on death.

Causes

Deaths caused by the following can result in the creation of gibs:

Deaths caused by the following only create a head gib:

Damage caused by the Vita-Saw, fatal or not, results in the creation of a generic organ gib. However, deaths caused by the Vita-Saw only result in a ragdoll.

A weapon that can create gibs, with the exception of weapons capable of decapitation, only does so if the damage of the killing blow is greater than or equal to the victim's remaining health plus 10 (e.g. a 60-damage-dealing hit would gib a player with 50 hitpoints remaining, but would not gib one with 51 hitpoints), or if the damage dealt is under the effect of Crits or Mini-Crits.

List

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  • Deathcam examples
  • Class gibs
  • Robot gibs
  • Asteroid robot gibs
  • Generic gibs
  • Silly gibs
  • Building gibs
  • Projectile gibs
  • Miscellaneous gibs
Birthday mode servers and censored versions of Team Fortress 2 have completely different gibs. They can also be enabled client-side by equipping a Pyrovision-enabling item or with the -sillygibs launch option.[1]
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Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

Spray of Defeat
Spray of Defeat
Use a grenade to gib a player.


Frags of our Fathers
Frags of our Fathers
Gib 1000 people.
Gore-a! Gore-a! Gore-a!
Gore-a! Gore-a! Gore-a!
Provide the enemy with a freezecam of you taunting over 3 of their body parts.


Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer

Death Metal
Death Metal
Pick up 10,000 waste metal from pieces of destroyed buildings.


Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper

Prime Cuts
Prime Cuts
While using The Classic, gib all 9 classes during a single round.

Update history

February 14, 2008 Patch

  • Updated explosion debris to be a bit darker.

June 17, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Scouts now have a 1 out of 20 chance of having a flying dove spawn when killed via gibbing.

July 26, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a bug that would cause team-painted wearable gibs to show an incorrect colour.

September 6, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed a client crash related to breakables/gibs.

July 2, 2012 Patch

  • Fixed decapitations creating head gibs in Low Violence and Pyrovision.

Bugs

  • Notification boxes that label body parts appear on censored gibs, even in censored versions of Team Fortress 2.
  • The Engineer's right hand gib is always his glove, even when the Gunslinger or Short Circuit is equipped.
  • Gibs, like ÜberCharge textures, with the exception of the BLU Soldier, do not match each class' final designs in-game. For instance, a gibbed Scout has a different shoe design and his socks have stripes.
  • Players wearing a Voodoo-Cursed Soul are not gibbed when hit with explosives or suiciding via explode, and are instead launched from the position where they were hit.
  • Splash damage from the Wrap Assassin's bauble can cause gibs to spawn.

Trivia

  • When a Scout is gibbed, there is a 1 out of 20 chance of a dove flying out of his body. This is a reference to the Meet the Medic video where at the end the Scout realizes Archimedes is stuck in his chest.
  • The gibs appear to be based on earlier versions of the game's player models, as seen in Trailer 1 and Trailer 2. This is clear when looking closely at the models' faces, which were reworked to be more detailed, but there are also some design changes that were never corrected:
    • The Scout's design is based on his Trailer 2 variant, as evidenced by the Cream Spirit headset, the differently designed shoes, and the stripes on his socks.
    • The Pyro's oxygen tank and gloves are a uniform colour (dark grey and black for RED, yellow and brown-black for BLU). The RED version of this design could be seen in Illustrative Rendering in Team Fortress 2, and the BLU version in Trailer 2.
    • The Demoman's class emblem is missing from his right arm, and the grenades he wears are all grey apart from the Cream Spirit tip. This matches his design in Trailer 2.
    • The Heavy's class emblem is a skull and crossbones on RED and blank on BLU. His hand is missing its glove, which matches his design as shown in Trailer 2.
    • The Engineer's class emblem is missing on BLU, and a textured-on button is present on one of his pockets, matching his Trailer 2 design. His overalls are also mainly textured on instead of being fully modeled.
    • The Medic has a streak of grey hair around the back and sides of his head, which matches his design as shown in the Orange Box trailer.
    • The Sniper's vest is light grey with darker shoulders, his hat has a thinner band, his watch is darker and he has no class emblems on his shoulders. His face is also somewhat different, with no ambient occlusion from his glasses, and a redder nose. All of these details match the Sniper's appearance in Trailer 1.
    • The Spy's suit and balaclava are darker and more washed-out than their current design, with team-coloured armbands and a striped tie. The RED version of this design could be seen in Trailer 1, and the BLU version in Trailer 2.
  • The license plate silly gib has a registration sticker date of 1964. However, the gib's colour, format, and number specifically reference the 1978 plate from Wyoming, USA. No county in Wyoming has the prefix number 24.
  • The Combat Mini-Sentry deployed by Gunslinger Engineers uses the same gibs as a destroyed Level 1 Sentry Gun, but sized down.

See also

References

  1. To edit the launch options of Team Fortress 2, launch Steam, navigate to the "Library" tab, click Team Fortress 2, select the gear on the right hand side, go to Properties, type in the launch option, and then press the 'x' to close and apply the changes.
  2. a b Since the switch to the c_ models, sappers no longer gib.