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==Gender==
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In the class suggestion area of the TF2 main menu (right upper corner) pyro is being referred to as "her".
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<blockquote>Why don't you give her a shot?</blockquote>
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== Pyro Cameos? ==
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How about adding a small section in the gallery (or even a few pics in the current gallery) of the cameos that Pyro made in other non-valve games?
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As an example-  Pyro, Spy and Heavy were featured as racing characters in the PC version of Sonic All-Star Racing. [[User:Yossef|Yossef]] | [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/User_talk:Yossef Talk] | [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Yossef Contributions] 22:46, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
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: [[List of references]]. - [[User:BrazilianNut|BrazilianNut]] ([[User talk:BrazilianNut|talk]]) 23:15, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
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:: I wasn’t clear, sorry for the confusion. What I meant is that perhaps adding the Pyro (or any class) model that appears in other games, to show the reader how does the pyro looks in the games in question. For instance, showing how does the Pyro looks in Killing Floor. Furthermore, perhaps doing the same thing in the List of References? Adding the character models next to the games that they appeared. [[User:Yossef|Yossef]] | [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/User_talk:Yossef Talk] | [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Special:Contributions/Yossef Contributions] 07:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
  
I consider this to be quite a confirmation enough to say that pyro is a woman. I've been on a many month break from TF2, but I know about the speculation and weird evidence for and against pyro being a woman. I'll be editing the article accordingly. --[[User:Maska|Maska]] 16:28, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
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:::If we did this with the Pyro article, we would have to do it with the articles for all the other classes. As such, it would be better to do it in List of references, since re references are already listed there. - [[User:BrazilianNut|BrazilianNut]] ([[User talk:BrazilianNut|talk]]) 07:20, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
:It says he too. This is old. -- [[User:Smashman|Smashman...]] <sub>([[User_talk:Smashman|t]] • <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/smashman2004 s])</span></sub> 16:38, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 
::I actually think Pyro is a duck. -- [[User:En Ex|En Ex]] 16:46, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 
:::Oh, ok. A nice move from Valve. -- [[User:Maska|Maska]] 17:38, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 
::::Indeed. Valve trolling us. :3 -- [[User:Smashman|Smashman...]]{{bur}} <sub>([[User_talk:Smashman|t]] • <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.steamcommunity.com/id/smashman2004 s])</span></sub> 17:39, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
 
guy, says so in the game files
 
globalactors
 
{
 
"demo" "male"
 
"engineer" "male"
 
"heavy" "male"
 
"heavy_hwm" "male"
 
"medic" "male"
 
'''"pyro" "male"'''
 
"scout" "male"
 
"sniper" "male"
 
"soldier" "male"
 
"spy" "male"
 
} source: scripts/global_actors.txt. If anything, it's just a little joke calling some men (like the pyro) ladies[[User:Sam-1-14|Sam-1-14]] 19:56, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 
: That may just be referring to the fact that the voice actor is male. Truly, I believe there is no definitive answer and Valve will never provide one. Just leave the page ambiguous and let the conspiracy theories fly. It's fun! --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]]&nbsp;{{mod}}&nbsp;[[File:User Firestorm Nuke Sig.jpg]] 20:10, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 
Just make him a guy and move on Valve.God! [[User:CANPoo|CANPoo]] 02:43, 21 July 2010 (UTC)CANPoo
 
  
My theory is that he's Gromit, from Wallace and Gromit.-CdeMonkey
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== Pyro's gender ==
  
There should be a section devoted to the pyro's gender confusion.
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I think it's noteworthy in the Trivia section that the game's file global_actors.txt located inside tf2_misc_dir.vpk lists tf2 classes genders and for Pyro it says "male".
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[[User:Mido|Mido]] ([[User talk:Mido|talk]]) 20:46, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
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:Pyro's gender remains unknown until Valve reveals it, which will never happen probably · [[User:Ashe|Ashe]] ([[User talk:Ashe|talk]]) 21:09, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
  
*The main menu refers to the Pyro as either '''"him"''' or '''"her"''', randomly changing each time the game is started.
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:This file has to do with voice lines for certain genders, such as the HL2 civilians. Nothing actually to do with the gender of Pyro.<br>[[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) 00:07, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
*The game files (scripts/global_actors.txt) refers to the pyro as '''"male"'''
 
*The Pyro's Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask shows a picture of a small bird, implying that the pyro is '''a chick'''
 
*The Pyro Beanie seems to imply that the Pyro is a '''boy''' (or merely that the Pyro has a childlike intellect)
 
*The whiskered gentleman is an obvious nod towards The Pyro being '''male'''. The Guadalajara is not exactly a feminine item either.
 
[[User:Layzergun|Layzergun]] 20:18, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
 
* Pyro has a purse in the 2for locker <small>--''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' [[User:Thespy|Thespy]] ([[User talk:Thespy|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Thespy|contribs]]) 01:45, 2 December 2010 (UTC)</small>
 
:The lockers on the top row don't reflect the lockers on the bottom row, so it's hard to say that because the purse is near the Pyro's locker, that it is his. -[[User:KazooieBanjo|KazooieBanjo]] 02:43, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 
  
- The addition of the Madame Dixie hat has created further confusion on the gender of the Pyro, hinting at it being female. I like the idea of a separate page being created about the Pyro's mysterious gender.  - [[User:Elementhol|Elementhol]] 15:02, 13 January 2011 (GMT)
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== Collective Noun for Pyros ==
:I really doubt this minor ambiguity warrants an entire new page. —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 21:29, 13 January 2011 (UTC)''
 
  
When is the truth about the Pyros gender going to be revealed? I hope that the pyro is a female! [[User:Altair|Altair]] 22:42, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
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I would like to suggest adding a Collective Noun for a group of pyros, similar to how its called a Murder of Crows.
  
I don't think items should really cause that much controversy. I mean GEISHA BOY was a ridiculous item for the medic but he is a man. I think Valve wants to not specify a gender for the pyro so it can be a mystery and so they can release any item for it/she/he [[User:Pierow|Pierow]] 09:30, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
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Collective Noun suggestions: A Kindling, A Fire Hazard, An Asylum.
  
True, but there where Geisha boys in Feudal Japan, not just the Geisha Girls that everyone knows about today. [[User:DJNerd|DJNerd]] 19:46, 4 July 2011 (PDT)
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[[User:Angzarr Psyco|Angzarr Psyco]] ([[User talk:Angzarr Psyco|talk]]) 15:05, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
  
Since his jumpsuit covers the entire body,it may aswell be just a confirmation of his gender, since he is corpulent, if it was the scout's mom it probably wouldn't appear this way.--[[User:Copo|Copo]] 12:31, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
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:I'm not sure it's necessary, as a group of Pyros is pretty rare.<br>[[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) 15:09, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
  
Speculation should go [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=80 here]. {{n}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Image|RED}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Text|Epic|#5885A2}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Text|Eric|#B8383B}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Image|BLU}}{{User:EpicEric/Sig/Extra}} 19:50, 4 July 2011 (PDT)
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:: Well, they could be called a "drag", only because when you ''do'' see pyros together, it is to pull a sliegh ([[SnowVille]]), and a team that pulls a sleigh is called a drag. Sure! :)=
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I read that apparently TF2 developers wanted to include a female member to TF2? Does anyone know if this was actually said or not and if so when and where (interview or site for example?). [[User:Goldfish|Goldfish]] 14:22, 6 July 2011 (PDT)
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:::There is no official collective noun for a group of Pyros. If the community ever agreed on a term, it would be limited to strategy pages, as it would be a ''community'' term, not an ''official'' one. - [[User:BrazilianNut|BrazilianNut]] ([[User talk:BrazilianNut|talk]]) 11:00, 18 June 2023 (UTC)
  
==Airblast's basic tips==
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== Nostromo Napalmer/Rainblower discrepancy ==
I know the basic tips section is off-limit, but I think it'd be appropriate adding the new airblast related tips. After all it's a vanilla feature.--[[User:Kid Of The Century|Kid Of The Century]] 10:26, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
 
:It's not "vanilla", as it was added after the Pyro Update. [[User:Danton|Danton]] 06:03, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 
::It depends more on what you mean by "vanilla": to me (and reasonably) they're all the features you have right off the bat. Compression Blast, upgradable dispensers/teleporters, cloak recharging through metal and building hauling are all abilities you have at your disposition the very moment you start the game for the first time, and therefore they should be in the basic tip section. I concur it should be noted they're available on the PC version of the game only (even if to me it seems the Wiki is almost entirely PC-oriented).--[[User:Kid Of The Century|Kid Of The Century]] 13:23, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 
:::{{c|Support}} The definition of "vanilla" in regards to software is "as delivered" - including "[upgraded] with official patches" (Just putting this here generally to avoid confusion).  Dictionary aside, I don't see why a few airblast tips can't be under "Basic Strategy". -[[User:RJackson|RJackson]] 13:37, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
 
I agree, the airblast is more a patch to fix an existing weapon, not an entirely new weapon
 
[[User:Layzergun|Layzergun]] 23:43, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
 
  
== Pyro ==
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Both the Nostromo's and the Rainblower have small differences from stock, such as taunts, pyrovision, and instant Scouts with a certain set of cosmetics. Why is the Rainblower apart from stock but the Nostromo's isn't? <small>— ''The preceding unsigned comment was added by'' '''[[User:Adeeta|Adeeta]]''' ([[User talk:Adeeta|talk]]) • ([[Special:Contributions/Adeeta|contribs]]) 2023-08-29, 18:30 UTC</small>
  
You may want to put this 'suspicous' woman with a bag that looks like the pyro's locker bag, even with the flower, on the sacrifice comic from L4D.http://www.l4d.com/comic/comic.php?page=26 [[User:CANPoo|CANPoo]] 02:24, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
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:Assuming you mean the weapon table, this is because the notes on the right have to include the Pyrovision stat, as that is active at all times. The only time the Napalmer is different is in a very rare scenario during Full Moon or Halloween. This effect is also a set bonus and not tied to the actual weapon.<br>[[File:BLU Wiki Cap.png|20px|link=Wiki Cap]] | [[Help:Group rights|<span style="color:green;font-family:TF2 Build;">s</span>]] | [[User:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">GrampaSwood</font>]] ([[User talk:GrampaSwood|<font color="DB9C1F">talk</font>]]) 18:30, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Nice, I never saw that... maybe it travelled dimensions with Bill's hat! [[User:Wesson07|Wesson07]] 20:24, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:If you ask me, it looks more like a box, not a bag. But the flower could mean something.[[User:Jarhead|Jarhead]] 03:37, 5 December 2010 (UTC)Jarhead
 
 
 
== Pyro's trivia ==
 
 
 
"The Pyro is the only class in the game that possesses weapons in each slot that can individually guarantee Critical hits under certain circumstances; the Backburner Crits enemies from behind, the Flare Gun Crits ignited targets at long range, and the Axtinguisher Crits ignited targets."
 
 
 
This is debatable. The spy has the ambassador and the knife, and the sapper isn't a weapon per se. Should this be changed? - [[User:Mistah Phoenix|Mistah Phoenix]] 18:33, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
I erased a Trivia fact that said that on the Xbox360 Version of Team Fortress 2, The Pyro is completely fire-retardant.  This is incorrect, I play the Xbox360 version.  He is not completely fire-retardant.
 
: Ah, I just reverted your edit. I'll remove it again; thanks for participating, and don't forget to sign your talk page-edits with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>! ~ <code>[[User:Lhavelund|<font color=red><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">'''lhavelund'''</span></font>]]</code> <sup>([[User_talk:lhavelund|t]] ▪ [[Special:Contributions/lhavelund|c]])</sup> 22:42, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== He/She ==
 
 
 
Can we just shorten this to "it"? We don't even know if its a blasted human or not!--[[User:Vaught|Vaught]] 12:47, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:Say "the Pyro" instead of he, she or it. -- [[User:Pilk|Pilk]] <sub>([[User talk:Pilk|talk]])</sub> 12:50, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::Hrm. Sounds good to me. I'll give the page a good poking at with this. --[[User:Vaught|Vaught]] 12:52, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
maybe Pyro's a robot! :D [[User:Wesson07|Wesson07]] 10:40, 17 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
He/she is more human an personable, plus using "it" has negative connotations. [[User:DJNerd|DJNerd]] 13:53, 4 July 2011 (PDT)
 
 
 
== "Meet the Pyro" Fan Video ==
 
 
 
Not sure if anyone else has seen this, but il guess il be the (first?) one to say this,
 
theres this video of Meet The Pyro made by two fans of the pyro seen here:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-jfygVEE0
 
[[User:Gamecrazy009|Gamecrazy009]] 17:32, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:Ah yes the meet the pyro video... maybe we should create a pyro fan video page. - [[User:Meter1060|Meter1060]] 18:30, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Trivia still correct? ==
 
 
 
"There is a small issue in the Pyro's BLU team icon, where the Pyro holds a Red Team Flamethrower instead of the BLU Team Flamethrower. This can be seen in the class menu in-game while on BLU team."
 
 
 
Is this still the case? I couldn't verify it.
 
 
 
 
 
"There is a small issue in the Pyro's icon used in the HUD, where the BLU Pyro's icon resembles the Beta Pyro, while the RED Pyro retains the final version of the Pyro."
 
 
 
The difference was the tank on the back right? The color of the tank is yellow. So I assume the black tank is the beta version. But I just checked and the RED Pyro had the black tank while the BLU Pyro had the yellow one. Doesn't that mean that the RED Pyro is using the beta model?
 
 
 
[[User:Gamer 7601|Gamer 7601]] 16:46, 22 November 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== what? ==
 
 
 
A friend of mine says pyro was found in a mariachi band in Mexico at a gas station. Any confirmation.
 
 
 
[[User:dwy1996|dwy1996]] 23:12, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Small question ==
 
 
 
Opinion, which looks better?
 
 
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%"
 
! class="header" width="10%" | Weapon
 
! class="header" width="5%"  | Weapon Name
 
! class="header" width="5%"  | Kill Icon
 
! class="header" width="10%" | Ammo<br/>Loaded
 
! class="header" width="5%"  | Ammo<br/>Carried
 
! class="header" width="15%" | Damage Range
 
! class="header" width="30%" | Notes / Special Abilities
 
|-
 
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Flamethrower|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Stock</small>
 
| '''[[Flamethrower]]'''
 
| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Flamethrower}}
 
| '''Fire''':
 
:200
 
'''Air blasts''':
 
:10
 
<small>(same reserve)</small>
 
| N/A
 
| '''Base (Max)''':
 
:139.4 <small>/ sec.</small>
 
'''[[Crit]] (Max)''':
 
:418.2 <small>/ sec.</small>
 
'''Afterburn''':
 
:6 <small>/ sec. &times; 10 secs.<sup>1</sup></small>
 
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{{Info}}Secondary fire blasts [[compression blast|compressed air]] which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows will inflict [[Mini-Crit]] damage.
 
|}
 
 
 
Or
 
 
 
===Primary===
 
{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%"
 
! class="header" width="10%" | Weapon
 
! class="header" width="5%"  | Kill Icon
 
! class="header" width="10%" | Ammo<br/>Loaded
 
! class="header" width="5%"  | Ammo<br/>Carried
 
! class="header" width="15%" | Damage Range
 
! class="header" width="30%" | Notes / Special Abilities
 
|-
 
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Flamethrower|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Stock</small><br/> '''[[Flamethrower]]'''
 
| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Flamethrower}}
 
| '''Fire''':
 
:200
 
'''Air blasts''':
 
:10
 
<small>(same reserve)</small>
 
| N/A
 
| '''Base (Max)''':
 
:139.4 <small>/ sec.</small>
 
'''[[Crit]] (Max)''':
 
:418.2 <small>/ sec.</small>
 
'''Afterburn''':
 
:6 <small>/ sec. &times; 10 secs.<sup>1</sup></small>
 
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{{Info}}Secondary fire blasts [[compression blast|compressed air]] which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows will inflict [[Mini-Crit]] damage.
 
|}
 
 
 
It just doesn't feel right to have the weapon icon in an unlabeled section and the rest having a label. The first creates '''Weapon Name''' column. The other merges the two, creating a bit more room. I wanted your say. :s --[[User:Vaught|<span style="text-shadow:pink 0px 0px 3px;"><font color=" #FFA6C9"><tt><big>'''Vaught'''</big></tt></font>]]</span> 21:27, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:I'd say choice 2, but I don't have a really good reason. I guess I just like it a bit more compact [[User:Natemckn|Natemckn]] 21:29, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::Need more feedback! --[[User:Vaught|<span style="text-shadow:pink 0px 0px 3px;"><font color=" #FFA6C9"><tt><big>'''Vaught'''</big></tt></font>]]</span> 02:33, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::: I love the second version! You shouldn't talk this here though, maybe the Weapons page or even the Wiki page, as it affects all weapons and class pages. —  [[File:Item_icon_Bonk!_Atomic_Punch.png|link=http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/User:Neo_Player|25px]] [[User:Neo_Player|<span style="color: #FF6600; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-shadow:orange 0px 0px 2px;">Neo_Player</span>]] <sup>([[User_talk:Neo_Player|<span style="background: #FFFF00; color: #FF0000; padding: 0 1px;">t</span>]] ▪ [[Special:Contributions/Neo_Player|<span style="background: #FF0000; color: #FFFF00; padding: 0 1px;">c</span>]])</sup> 03:45, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::::I really like choice 2. Why have the name of the weapon have its own little section, when it can be under the picture of the weapon saving much needed room. Choice 2 makes more sense. I also agree with Neo_Player, this isn't a small question, it's a very, very BIG one, this should be done with every weapon.[[User:Jarhead|Jarhead]] 03:53, 5 December 2010 (UTC)Jarhead
 
:::: I prefer the second one for pretty much every reason everybody else has already stated. [[User:Scatmanjohn|<b><sup>Scatman</sup> <sub>John</sub></b>]][[File:User_Scatman.png|25px]] <small>([[User talk:Scatmanjohn|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Scatmanjohn|Contrib]])</small> 22:41, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:::::I do prefer choice 2, too. — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] {{sta|WindPower}} 22:42, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::::::I prefer the second one too, but would rather the weapon name was under the availability. '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 22:43, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::::::Thought it was like that originally. Changed it properly! --[[User:Vaught|<span style="text-shadow:pink 0px 0px 3px;"><font color=" #FFA6C9"><tt><big>'''Vaught'''</big></tt></font>]]</span> 05:26, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:::::::Perfect. 2nd one all the way ;p '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 05:28, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:::::::: I really think that the second one should be implemented it saves space and gets rid of an unnecessary column [[User:Lexicon249|Lexicon249]] 05:30, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
:'''Guys please refer to [[Team_Fortress_Wiki:Discussion#Weapon_table_layout|this discussion here]] for more exposure.''' —  [[File:Item_icon_Bonk!_Atomic_Punch.png|link=http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/User:Neo_Player|25px]] [[User:Neo_Player|<span style="color: #FF6600; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-shadow:orange 0px 0px 2px;">Neo_Player</span>]] <sup>([[User_talk:Neo_Player|<span style="background: #FFFF00; color: #FF0000; padding: 0 1px;">t</span>]] ▪ [[Special:Contributions/Neo_Player|<span style="background: #FF0000; color: #FFFF00; padding: 0 1px;">c</span>]])</sup> 12:28, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Damage numbers? ==
 
 
 
Should we round these since it's not possible to do a fraction of a damage point? --[[User:Vaught|<span style="text-shadow:pink 0px 0px 3px;"><font color=" #FFA6C9"><tt><big>'''Vaught'''</big></tt></font>]]</span> 02:33, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:Makes sense to me, my only concern is if after several hits it does add the extra decimal on. In other words, if it ends in .4/second. after 3 seconds it goes up to 1.2 and the game adds it back in. Although, the difference would be negligible overall, and would likely go unnoticed. [[User:K-Mac|K-Mac]][[File:Tfccivilian_thumb.png|25px]] <small>([[User talk:K-Mac|Talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/K-Mac|Contrib]])</small> 07:48, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:You forgot your sig! And what I've found out is that decimals are rounded down, so if something does 3.7 or 4.9, it does 3 or 4 damage, never up. Very strange, but thats the math for ya. Any other feedback on this? I don't want people to think there's a hidden decimal damage system when damage is solid numbers. --[[User:Vaught|<span style="text-shadow:pink 0px 0px 3px;"><font color=" #FFA6C9"><tt><big>'''Vaught'''</big></tt></font>]]</span> 20:49, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Killing Floor Twisted Christmas ==
 
 
 
For those who don't know, Killing Floor is going to do a [http://www.killingfloorthegame.com/xmas/ collab Christmas event] with TF2 (or rather, happen to be giving out TF2 stuff), with Mr. Foster's mask being a new item for Pyro. Any thoughts? I personally hope it's a misc. item, I think the Whiskered Gentleman would have some clipping issues. [[User:Sage J. Fox|Sage J. Fox]] 01:47, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
Meh, they mentioned separately so i think Tie would be misc. item and Mask - hat. Demo glasses having clipping issues too, but Valve added them anyways.[[User:TIS|TIS]] 02:26, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:But they also said "This item is..." so I assume they're together. It'd also make more sense to be a misc. since I'd rather be able to wear one of the thirty-one Pyro hats with the mask instead of just one of the thirteen misc, most of which are almost-identical badges. [[User:Sage J. Fox|Sage J. Fox]] 23:17, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::Dammit Valve and or Tripwire. ;D [[User:Sage J. Fox|Sage J. Fox]] 05:23, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
The pictures of the killing floor pyro and the mask seem to be dropped in randomly. I don't see their significance, especially the pic of the mask seeing as that has its own separate page. [[User:Lacysophia|Lacysophia]] 18:29, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:I agree, removed that screenshot of the hat. As for the KF screenshot, I do think that's relevant because it is interesting to note how the Pyro looks like in another game. '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 18:34, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Added Note ==
 
Degreaser is still using the Flamethrower's kill icon against players, with its real icon showing up against buildings.  I made a note of this under it in the primary section. [[User:Henry Spencer|Henry Spencer]] 21:23, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
 
 
== Pyro Fuel Trivia Source ==
 
 
 
Our current trivia states that the tank the Pryo carries is for oxygen, as the propane tank is the fuel for the flamethrower... Is there some factual source that we gleaned this from, because when looking at it from a logical standpoint, propane does name make for a good flamethrower, nor does it need additional oxygen.  It seems more logical that the propane fuels the pilot light on the flamethrower, and the pack the Pyro is carrying carries some form of napalm-like fuel as ammo.  Anyone have some credible source to back up the current trivia? [[User:CptObvious|CptObvious]] 08:34, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:I'm pretty sture it's to do with the propane grill-style tank that's attached to the Flamethrower. But I dunno for certain. [[User:NihonTiger|NihonTiger]] 08:37, 17 December 2010 (UTC)
 
::Please use fewer pronouns, expanded sentences, and more words.  I have no clue wtf you are talking about, because it doesn't even address what I've asked. [[User:CptObvious|CptObvious]] 08:07, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
 
:::Allow me to attempt to shine some light on this, or at least what im getting. The current trivia states "''The pressure tank on the Pyro's back contains oxygen rather than fuel, as the fuel for the Flamethrower is contained in a large propane gas tank inside the Flamethrower itself.''" Captain Obvious here either is confused on what this is saying, asking for a source of this statement, or trying to come up with a different way to state this to make more sense. -= [[User:M-NINJA|<font color="Blue">'''M-NINJA'''</font>]] [[File:Burger_Gib.png|24px|link=User_talk:M-NINJA]] =- 20:36, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
I don't think the tank on the Pyro's back does contain breathable oxygen, because on fireman's tanks the valves and guages are on the bottom of the tank.  The guage and valve on Pyro's tank are on the top, leading me to think that it is fuel, and not his/her air supply.  Plus from a logical stand point, the Pyro is clearly wearing a filtered gas mask, the kind that filter the air around the wearer, not a rebrether with tubes that lead to the tank which supplies the wearer with breathable air.  [[User:DJNerd|DJNerd]] 13:51, 4 July 2011 (PDT)
 
 
 
== Weapon Switch Times ==
 
Considering the Pyro has the only weapon able to modify weapon-switching times, the degreaser, shouldn't we include "weapon-prime, weapon-select" times for all weapons? Show the difference 60% makes? [[User:ZeyGoggles|ZeyGoggles]] 20:24, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:That information can go on the weapon's specific page. -= [[User:M-NINJA|<font color="Blue">'''M-NINJA'''</font>]] [[File:Burger_Gib.png|24px|link=User_talk:M-NINJA]] =- 20:28, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Hamburger Source Change ==
 
 
 
The current source for the "Pyro's Hamburgers" trivia just leads to the l4dwiki. I say we change it to an image of "Pyro's Hamburgers". I did find [http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5962/l4d2pyro.jpg one image] but im sure we can get a better version...maybe with some AA? -= [[User:M-NINJA|<font color="Blue">'''M-NINJA'''</font>]] [[File:Burger_Gib.png|24px|link=User_talk:M-NINJA]] =- 20:46, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== The Pyro's Electric "Axe" Guitar ==
 
 
 
I don't really know where to ask this so I'll just put it on the Pyro's talk page. The question i want to ask is when the pyro does his/her Axe taunt what cords is he/she doing because you can make out the left hand fingers doing notes?...i suppose on that "note" then, do you think this would be from the pyro's lifestyle from perhaps being in a band? You don't have to answer the second question, i'm more of wondering what the notes the pyro plays are...--[[User:Awesome Weegee|Awesome Weegee]] 21:04, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:Well, his vocals and his hand position aren't correlated, from what I can tell. The vocals bend in the vicinity of an E, I think, but his hand position is a mix of thumb-over style playing and a bar chord... it's really not anything I recognize.  They may have just randomly placed the hand/fingers on the model to simulate some sort of chord being played, without a specific one in mind.  I think trying to link this to him being in a band or his lifestyle is just you trying to project some sort of currently non-existent lore on tf2... it'd all be speculation at best.  The pyro's persona gives him reason to play the 'air guitar' on his axe just on a standalone basis... doesn't need any back-story. -- [[User:CptObvious|CptObvious]] 21:32, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
 
::He's that much of an enigma already. Any backstory would simply ruin the mystery. —[[User:KarasuGamma|烏Γ]] ''<sup>([[User talk:KarasuGamma|kaw at me]])</sup>, 22:27, 12 January 2011 (UTC)''
 
::: Indeed, I can't speak for the chords, but everyone in the world air guitars. So that part means nothing. -- [[User:Benjamuffin|<span style="color:#476291;font-size:13px;font-family:
 
'TF2 Build';text-shadow:#e3e3e3 1px 1px 0px;">Benjamuffin</span>]] <span style="font-size:10px">[[File:BenjamuffinSig.png|Om nom nom!]] ([[User talk:Benjamuffin|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Benjamuffin|contribs]])</span> 11:35, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
I zoomed in on the Pyro's left hand, and I agree, Pyro's fingers don't move with the "notes" he/she plays, I think he/she is just air guitaring with his/her melee weapon.  If he/she is playing actual notes, I don't recognise the fingerings.  As for the notes, the first "note" sounds to me like it is about a G, and the second is an E that ties into a G.  [[User:DJNerd|DJNerd]] 13:37, 4 July 2011 (PDT)
 
 
 
== Pyro's Vader Helmet ==
 
 
 
Right after the initial Mann-conomy update, I was browsing through the item files in the SDK modelviewer, and found both a Chef's hat and a Darth Vader helmet in the pyro's item folder. Ever since the next update, both files are gone.
 
 
 
Can anyone else back me up on this, and if so, were these items supposed to be event items for Force Unleashed that never came to fruition or am I missing something? [[User:Mariner1712|Mariner1712]] 18:59, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Pyros face ==
 
 
 
On page 2 of [[Meet the Director]], the BLU pyros face is visible. [[File:pyro_face.PNG]]--Adam.GameDev 17:36, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
:I said it on the other discussion page, but I'm pretty sure that's the Heavy. '''''<span style="font-size:100%; font-style:italic;">[[File:Leaderboard_class_soldier.png|19px|link=User:Just_a_Gigolo]][[User:Just_a_Gigolo|Just a Gigolo]]</span> - ([[User talk:Just_a_Gigolo|talk]])''''' 17:37, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
::Well, it looks like he's holding a flame thrower. --Adam.GameDev 17:38, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
:::That's clearly the minigun. It even has the shooting affect from Meet The Heavy. '''''<span style="font-size:100%; font-style:italic;">[[File:Leaderboard_class_soldier.png|19px|link=User:Just_a_Gigolo]][[User:Just_a_Gigolo|Just a Gigolo]]</span> - ([[User talk:Just_a_Gigolo|talk]])''''' 17:39, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
::::Well, I haven't seen Meet the Heavy, and it does look like he's airblasting.--Adam.GameDev 17:41, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
:::::Go watch Meet The Heavy (and any other "Meet The" you haven't seen), and pay attention to the barrel flare when he's shooting at the end. '''''<span style="font-size:100%; font-style:italic;">[[File:Leaderboard_class_soldier.png|19px|link=User:Just_a_Gigolo]][[User:Just_a_Gigolo|Just a Gigolo]]</span> - ([[User talk:Just_a_Gigolo|talk]])''''' 17:43, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
::::::It's the artistic style, check the other weapons being fired in the comic. '''<span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:83%;">—[[File:User Moussekateer signature sprite.png|31px|link=User:Moussekateer]][[User:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black">Moussekateer</span>]]·[[User talk:Moussekateer|<span style="color:black;font-size:82%;">talk</span>]]</span>''' 17:44, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
I'm with [[User:Just_a_Gigolo|Just a Gigolo]], I think that is Heavy with a Minigun. [[User:DJNerd|DJNerd]] 13:24, 4 July 2011 (PDT)
 
 
 
== Pyro Identity? ==
 
 
 
This is all speculation, but I believe I have found yet another possibility to the identity of the Pyro...
 
Well, at least the BLU Pyro. Using information gathered from this wiki, I will now expose my beliefs on the Pyro's identity.
 
 
 
(DISCLAIMER: This is all speculation and has not been proven true.)
 
 
 
First, we need to go back to the original BLU Team. Heres a sentence from the paragraph on the article for Non-Player Characters.
 
 
 
"Prior to his appointment as President of the United States, the Pyro, Abraham Lincoln, used an experimental Flamethrower to aid his comrades in battle.
 
 
 
When we look at other parts of that paragraph, we see that all other members of the original Blu Team were based on/inspired/resembled other historical figures, while the Pyro description identifies him as being the only clearly identified historical figure, while the rest of the team could just be doppelgangers.
 
 
 
Lets go even deeper, to the NPC paragraph specifically about Abraham Lincoln. Ill cut out anything not relating to my point
 
 
 
"In addition to being the nation's 16th president, Abraham Lincoln was also the BLU team's first Pyro when the war began in the 1800's. The Engineer Update states Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John "Tower of Hats" Booth, although the WAR! Update attributes his death to rocket-jumping up stairs. Furthermore, according to the Loose Canon comic, there were blueprints for three "life-extender machines," the last one apparently built on the day of Lincoln's death. Whether or not Abraham is still alive is open to debate."
 
 
 
Well, it is a bit odd how there are two explanations for Lincolns death, now isn't it? Almost as if they were created as cover-ups for the true story. We also need to look at this bit of info from the Radigan Conagher paragraph.
 
 
 
"Radigan Conagher also seemed to have been obsessed with Abraham Lincoln. In the first edition of The Engineer Update,
 
several pages of notes can be seen that are totally dedicated to inventing an object that could have saved Lincoln from John Wilkes Booth. Some devices include: a hat that would shoot at the attacker, a chair that would swing over and under a balcony away from the attacker, and a teleporter."
 
 
 
My theory? Radigan did manage to save Abraham's life using a life-extender, and the stories of the stairs and Booth were cover-ups for the truth, that Abraham Lincoln is the current BLU Pyro. You would probably have a series of questions about this. "How is it possible for him to fight, jump, and run so well if he's as old as Redmond and Blutarch?" "How come Lincoln isn't "dead" during periods of the day like Redmond/Blutarch?" "What about the Red Pyro?" Ill explain these three.
 
 
 
1: How is it possible for him to fight, jump, and run so well if he's as old as Redmond and Blutarch?
 
 
 
I don't think that Redmond and Blutarch would've been as strong or healthy as Lincoln, so Lincoln might've had a better physique. However, my belief is that another engineer/technician upgraded the life-extender into a suit that would offer increased mobility so Lincoln could resume his duty as BLU Pyro. However, they're might've been certain requirements for the suit, such as an air-filtration system, (gas-mask) a fire-proof, full-body suit to protect the frail, old body from lighting aflame, and emergency oxygen reserve tanks. These seem to fit the bill of the Pyro.
 
 
 
2: How come Lincoln isn't "dead" during periods of the day like Redmond/Blutarch?
 
 
 
Once again, My answer is that another engineer/technician may have upgraded the life-extender for Lincoln, perhaps removing the "dead" factor. Now, as it was said during Loose Canon, Blutarch had been trying to decipher the notes for sixty years, so theoretically, he would've sorted through the best. So who fixed Lincoln's life-extender? Blutarch. Once the engineer had managed to fix Blutarch's machine, what if he managed to track down Lincoln and either A: The Blu Engineer fixed the life-extender even further so Lincoln could resume his duties as Pyro, or B: Other engineers/technicians were able to upgrade the suit once they had the basic repaired life-extender.
 
 
 
3: What about the Red Pyro?
 
 
 
Once again, we have to go back to the Original BLU Team. Don't you find it a bit odd that both Redmond and Blutarch had the exact same idea to make teams of exactly nine mercenaries, presumably the exact same classes as each other? I do, and I have a theory. Since Blutarch said that he founded his team of nine mercenaries and that his brother "Did the exact same thing." What if Redmond simply copied Blutarch's idea. Redmond copied The BLU Team's appearance and weapons with extreme detail so that the teams would be evenly matched. But since there weren't two Abraham Lincolns, Redmond would've had to use a doppelganger. Thus, nothing on the RED team would be original, and every time The BLU Team made a change in appearance or weaponary, so would Red. Up until this very day, when the Red Pyro looks exactly like the Blu Pyro.
 
 
 
Thats my story, and I'm sticking to it. Please tell me if you see any holes or flaws in my theory, or ask any questions you might have.
 
 
 
~~ThePyroTruth~~
 
 
 
:Soooo... this isn't anything that we would put on the page. The amount of work you put into this is astounding, yet it unfortunately does not have any relevance to the Wiki. This would better be suited to a forum --{{User:Firestorm/sig}} 12:05, 5 July 2011 (PDT)
 
 
 
Sorry about that... I just thought this might be the place where I could get the most publicity. On any forum you might go to, there could be a million different subjects on the Pyro's identity, and mine would most likely be brushed aside. Could I put this on my user page? (Sorry, kind of new to the whole "wiki" thing...)
 
 
 
~~ThePyroTruth~~
 
:You can. Also, sign your posts with 4 tildes (<tt><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></tt>) rather than your name. {{n}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Image|RED}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Text|Epic|#5885A2}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Text|Eric|#B8383B}} {{User:EpicEric/Sig/Image|BLU}}{{User:EpicEric/Sig/Extra}} 15:37, 5 July 2011 (PDT)
 
 
 
== Domination quotes ==
 
 
 
The domination quotes of other classes calling the Pyro a woman prove nothing.  As classes other than the Pyro are also called women and other female derogatories. 
 
Examples:
 
* The Medic's line "Did ze Fräuleins have zeir Mittelschmerz?" 
 
* The Demoman sometimes exclaims "Oh, you're a wee little miss, you are!" when dominating a Scout. 
 
* He also sometimes says, "See! I told ya they were a bunch o' wee lasses!" as a general domination line. 
 
* When dominating a Sniper, the Soldier has the line "This is not a camping trip Sheila, this is war, and I love it!" 
 
* When getting revenge as Engineer, he might exclaim, "You ladies shoulda' oughta' brought some menfolk with ya."
 
 
 
I'm sure I'm missing some, but you get the idea I'm sure.  Does this constitute the part about other classes domination phrases calling the Pyro a woman be removed.  Or does the fact that the Pyro is the only class who's gender is in doubt out-weigh this fact?  [[User:DJNerd|DJNerd]] 10:08, 10 July 2011 (PDT)
 

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Pyro Cameos?

How about adding a small section in the gallery (or even a few pics in the current gallery) of the cameos that Pyro made in other non-valve games? As an example- Pyro, Spy and Heavy were featured as racing characters in the PC version of Sonic All-Star Racing. Yossef | Talk | Contributions 22:46, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

List of references. - BrazilianNut (talk) 23:15, 2 November 2021 (UTC)
I wasn’t clear, sorry for the confusion. What I meant is that perhaps adding the Pyro (or any class) model that appears in other games, to show the reader how does the pyro looks in the games in question. For instance, showing how does the Pyro looks in Killing Floor. Furthermore, perhaps doing the same thing in the List of References? Adding the character models next to the games that they appeared. Yossef | Talk | Contributions 07:00, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
If we did this with the Pyro article, we would have to do it with the articles for all the other classes. As such, it would be better to do it in List of references, since re references are already listed there. - BrazilianNut (talk) 07:20, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Pyro's gender

I think it's noteworthy in the Trivia section that the game's file global_actors.txt located inside tf2_misc_dir.vpk lists tf2 classes genders and for Pyro it says "male". Mido (talk) 20:46, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Pyro's gender remains unknown until Valve reveals it, which will never happen probably · Ashe (talk) 21:09, 21 May 2022 (UTC)
This file has to do with voice lines for certain genders, such as the HL2 civilians. Nothing actually to do with the gender of Pyro.
GrampaSwood (talk) 00:07, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Collective Noun for Pyros

I would like to suggest adding a Collective Noun for a group of pyros, similar to how its called a Murder of Crows.

Collective Noun suggestions: A Kindling, A Fire Hazard, An Asylum.

Angzarr Psyco (talk) 15:05, 17 June 2023 (UTC)

I'm not sure it's necessary, as a group of Pyros is pretty rare.
GrampaSwood (talk) 15:09, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
Well, they could be called a "drag", only because when you do see pyros together, it is to pull a sliegh (SnowVille), and a team that pulls a sleigh is called a drag. Sure! :)=
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There is no official collective noun for a group of Pyros. If the community ever agreed on a term, it would be limited to strategy pages, as it would be a community term, not an official one. - BrazilianNut (talk) 11:00, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Nostromo Napalmer/Rainblower discrepancy

Both the Nostromo's and the Rainblower have small differences from stock, such as taunts, pyrovision, and instant Scouts with a certain set of cosmetics. Why is the Rainblower apart from stock but the Nostromo's isn't? The preceding unsigned comment was added by Adeeta (talk) • (contribs) 2023-08-29, 18:30 UTC

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Assuming you mean the weapon table, this is because the notes on the right have to include the Pyrovision stat, as that is active at all times. The only time the Napalmer is different is in a very rare scenario during Full Moon or Halloween. This effect is also a set bonus and not tied to the actual weapon.
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