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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| name            = L'Etranger
 
 
| type            = weapon
 
| type            = weapon
 
| image            = L'Étranger.png
 
| image            = L'Étranger.png
 
| kill-icon-1      = L'Etranger
 
| kill-icon-1      = L'Etranger
| used-by          = [[Spy]]
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| used-by          = {{used by|Spy}}
| slot            = primary
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| slot            = secondary
| crafting-slot    = secondary
 
 
| contributed-by  = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197996055531|143017137}}
 
| contributed-by  = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197996055531|143017137}}
| released        = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
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| released        = {{Patch name|9|30|2010}}
| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|Crate2|Crate14|Crate32-strange}}
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| released-major  = Mann-Conomy Update
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| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate2|crate14|crate32-strange|collectors}}
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| marketable      = yes
 
| numbered        = no
 
| numbered        = no
 
| ammo-loaded      = 6
 
| ammo-loaded      = 6
 
| ammo-carried    = 24
 
| ammo-carried    = 24
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| reload          = Clip
 
| loadout          = yes
 
| loadout          = yes
 
   | loadout-prefix = none
 
   | loadout-prefix = none
   | level         = Level 5 Revolver
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   | item-kind      = {{item kind|Revolver}}
   | att-1-positive = +15 cloak on hit
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  | item-level     = 5
   | att-2-negative = -20% damage penalty
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   | att-1-positive = {{attribute|CloakConsumeRate_Decreased|40}}
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  | att-2-positive = {{attribute|AddCloakOnHit|15}}
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   | att-3-negative = {{attribute|DamageDone_Negative|-20}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Quotation|'''The Spy''' on the Saharan culture|Our influence grows!|sound=Spy_autocappedcontrolpoint02.wav}}
 
The '''L'Etranger''', pronounced [[Media:letranger_pronunciation.wav|/le.tʁɑ̃.ʒe/]], is a [[Contribution page|community-made]] [[Weapons#spyprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Spy]]. It is a stylish, narrow-barreled {{botignore|revolver}} with an ivory handle design.
 
  
This weapon deals 20% less damage than the default [[Revolver]], making it less suitable for direct conflict. However, a successful hit will fill the Spy's [[Cloak]] meter by 15%, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped. Players can therefore use the gun to charge their Cloak in order to perform an escape or traverse a guarded area. This is especially useful when there is no metal or ammunition within close proximity.
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{{Quotation|'''L'Etranger''' publicity blurb|A masterwork of 20th century existentialist philosophy.}}
  
The kill icon for the L'Etranger was contributed by [http://steamcommunity.com/id/hyena-dip HyenaDip].
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The '''L'Etranger''' (pronounced [[Media:letranger_pronunciation.wav|/le.tʁɑ̃.ʒe/]]) is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#spysecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Spy]]. It is a stylish, narrow-barreled {{botignore|revolver}} with an ivory handle design.
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This weapon deals 20% less damage than the default [[Revolver]], making it less suitable for direct combat. However, a successful hit fills the Spy's [[cloak]] meter by 15%, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped. Equipping this weapon also extends the maximum duration of the Spy's cloak by 40%. Players can therefore use the gun to charge their cloak, and then use the added cloak duration to perform an escape or traverse a guarded area. This is especially useful when there are no ammo supplies nearby, or if the selected cloaking device makes using ammo supplies difficult.
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The bonus cloak duration works to a lesser degree with the [[Dead Ringer]] due to its innate cloak duration bonus. If the [[Your Eternal Reward]] is equipped, its drain penalty is nullified and the cloak duration bonus of the L'Etranger is halved.
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The kill icon for the L'Etranger was contributed by {{Steamid|76561197976113694}}.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
| type               = [[Hitscan]]
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| type             = [[Hitscan]]
| damage             = yes
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| damagetype      = Bullet
|  base             = 32
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| rangetype        = Ranged
|  fall off         = 16
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|  ramp up           = 48
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| damage           = yes
|  point blank       = 44-48
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|  base           = 32
|  medium range     = 28-36
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|  fall off       = 17
|  long range       = 15-18
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|  ramp up         = 48
|  crit             = 96
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|  point blank     = 44-48
|  minicrit         = 43
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|  medium range   = 28-36
| function times     = yes
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|  long range     = 17-18
|  attack interval   = 0.58 s
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|  pellet spread  = 80
|  reload           = 1.16 s  
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|  crit           = 96
|  spread recovery   = 1.25 s
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|  minicrit       = 43-65
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| function times   = yes
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|  attack interval = 0.5 s
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|  reload         = 1.133 s  
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|  spread recovery = 1.25 s
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
==Crafting==
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== Crafting ==
 
{{See also|Crafting}}
 
{{See also|Crafting}}
===Blueprint===
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=== Blueprint ===
 
{{Blueprint
 
{{Blueprint
 
| ingredient-1 = Dead Ringer
 
| ingredient-1 = Dead Ringer
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}}
 
}}
 
{{Blueprint | autoresult = Spy secondary}}
 
{{Blueprint | autoresult = Spy secondary}}
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=== As a crafting ingredient ===
 
=== As a crafting ingredient ===
{{Blueprint
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{{Blueprint|autoresult=Saharan Spy}}
| ingredient-1 = L'Etranger
 
| ingredient-2 = Refined Metal
 
| ingredient-2-amount = 4
 
| result = Familiar Fez
 
}}
 
 
{{Blueprint
 
{{Blueprint
 
| ingredient-1 = Reclaimed Metal
 
| ingredient-1 = Reclaimed Metal
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| ingredient-2 = L'Etranger
 
| ingredient-2 = L'Etranger
 
| result = Widowmaker
 
| result = Widowmaker
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}}
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== Strange variant ==
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{{Strange item info
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| item-type = {{item kind|Revolver}}
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| rankson = kills
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| rankson2 =
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| festive =
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  | att-1-positive = {{attribute|CloakConsumeRate_Decreased|40}}
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  | att-2-positive = {{attribute|AddCloakOnHit|15}}
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  | att-3-negative = {{attribute|DamageDone_Negative|-20}}
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| can deal damage = yes
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| can deal gib damage = no
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| can headshot = no
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| can reflect projectiles = no
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| can deal posthumous damage = no
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| can extinguish = no
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| can deal long range damage = yes
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| notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
 
{{Update history|
 
{{Update history|
'''[[September 30, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
 
* The L'Etranger was added to the game.
 
* The L'Etranger was added to the game.
  
'''[[October 8, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|10|8|2010}}'''
* {{Undocumented}} This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the [[Familiar Fez]].
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* {{Undocumented}} The L'Etranger was added to the crafting blueprint for the [[Familiar Fez]].
  
'''[[February 14, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|2|14|2011}}'''
 
* Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
 
* Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
 
* {{undocumented}} Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.
 
* {{undocumented}} Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.
  
'''[[July 22, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
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*{{Undocumented}} The L'Etranger was added to the crafting blueprint for the [[Enforcer]] and the [[Big Earner]].
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'''{{Patch name|7|22|2011}}'''
 
* {{Undocumented}} The damage bonus attribute was changed from "-20% damage done" to "-20% damage penalty".
 
* {{Undocumented}} The damage bonus attribute was changed from "-20% damage done" to "-20% damage penalty".
  
'''[[June 23, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Über Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|8|18|2011}}''' ([[Manno-Technology Bundle]])
*{{Undocumented}} This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the [[Enforcer]] and the [[Big Earner]].
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* {{Undocumented}} The L'Etranger was added to the crafting blueprint for the [[Widowmaker]].
  
'''[[August 18, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Manno-Technology Bundle]])
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'''{{Patch name|10|25|2011}}'''  
*{{Undocumented}} This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the [[Widowmaker]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] Quality.
  
'''[[October 25, 2011 Patch]]'''  
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'''{{Patch name|7|10|2013}}'''  
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Item_quality#Strange_items|Strange]] Quality.
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* Changed attribute:
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** Added 40% increased Cloak duration.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* Like the [[Ambassador]], [[Big Kill]], and [[Diamondback]], the Spy does not actually put any bullets in the barrel while reloading, nor do any bullets eject.
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* Like all of the Spy's secondary weapons except the [[Revolver]] and the [[Enforcer]], the Spy does not actually put any bullets into the cylinder while reloading, due to the model lacking a speedloader.
* The bullets chambered in the weapon do not line up with the barrel.
 
* Wielding this weapon with DirectX 8.0 enabled will result in it being visible when the Spy is cloaked.
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* L'Etranger is the French title of {{W|The Stranger (novel)|an existentialist novel}}, written by {{W|Albert Camus|Albert Camus}}, in which an emotionally-detached French Algerian murders an Arab with a handgun.
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* "L'Etranger" is the French title of [[w:The Stranger (Camus novel)|an existentialist novel]], written by [[w:Albert Camus|Albert Camus]], in which an emotionally-detached French Algerian murders an Arab with a handgun.
** The Main Character of the book is widely considered a sociopath due to his cold nature, similar to the Spy's cold and murderous actions.
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** The main character of the book is widely considered a sociopath due to his cold nature, similar to the Spy's cold and murderous actions.
* L'Etranger is French for "''The Stranger''", "''The Outsider''" or "''Abroad''", tying in with the Spy's mysterious nature and his origins in {{W|France}}.
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* "L'Etranger" is French for "''The Stranger''", "''The Outsider''", "''The Foreigner''" or "''Abroad''", tying in with the Spy's mysterious nature and his origins in [[w:France|France]].
* The weapon is modeled after the {{W|Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895 revolver}}. However the L'Etranger, like the Revolver and Ambassador, reloads with a speedloader and flip-out cylinder, whereas the actual Nagant uses an Abadie gate and hand ejector to load one cartridge at a time. Also, the Nagant has a 7-round cylinder, as opposed to the L'Etranger's cylinder holding 6, like the Spy's other revolvers.
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** The item's name misses the [[w:É|acute accent]] of "É". The French localization does have the accent.
* As correct nouns in the French launguage require an acute accent, the upper case E in the weapon's name should be É.
 
  
==Gallery==
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== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:L'Etranger 1st person red.png|RED first-person view.
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File:L'Etranger 1st person red.png|[[RED]] first-person view.
File:L'Etranger 1st person blu.png|BLU first-person view.
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File:L'Etranger 1st person blu.png|[[BLU]] first-person view.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[Spy strategy#L'Etranger|L'Etranger strategy]]
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* [[Basic Spy strategy#L'Etranger|L'Etranger strategy]]
  
{{MannConomyNav}}
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{{Mann-Conomy Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Spy Nav}}
 
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[[Category:The Saharan Spy]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:17, 3 November 2024

A masterwork of 20th century existentialist philosophy.
L'Etranger publicity blurb

The L'Etranger (pronounced /le.tʁɑ̃.ʒe/) is a community-created secondary weapon for the Spy. It is a stylish, narrow-barreled revolver with an ivory handle design.

This weapon deals 20% less damage than the default Revolver, making it less suitable for direct combat. However, a successful hit fills the Spy's cloak meter by 15%, regardless of which cloaking device is equipped. Equipping this weapon also extends the maximum duration of the Spy's cloak by 40%. Players can therefore use the gun to charge their cloak, and then use the added cloak duration to perform an escape or traverse a guarded area. This is especially useful when there are no ammo supplies nearby, or if the selected cloaking device makes using ammo supplies difficult.

The bonus cloak duration works to a lesser degree with the Dead Ringer due to its innate cloak duration bonus. If the Your Eternal Reward is equipped, its drain penalty is nullified and the cloak duration bonus of the L'Etranger is halved.

The kill icon for the L'Etranger was contributed by Psyke .

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 48
Base damage 100% 32
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 17
Point blank 44-48
Medium range 28-36
Long range 17-18
Pellet spread 80:1
Critical 96
Mini-crit 43-65
Function times
Attack interval 0.5 s
Reload 1.133 s
Spread recovery 1.25 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
The Saharan Spy
Backpack The Saharan Spy Bundle.png
Effect

Extra effects when taunting.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Dead Ringer Reclaimed Metal L'Etranger
Item icon Dead Ringer.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon L'Etranger.png
Class Token - Spy Slot Token - Secondary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Spy.png + Item icon Slot Token - Secondary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Ambassador.png Item icon L'Etranger.png Item icon Enforcer.png Item icon Diamondback.png

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal Saharan Spy weapon Familiar Fez
Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 + Item icon L'Etranger.pngItem icon Your Eternal Reward.png = Item icon Familiar Fez.png
Reclaimed Metal Scrap Metal L'Etranger Enforcer
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png + Item icon L'Etranger.png = Item icon Enforcer.png
Reclaimed Metal Conniver's Kunai L'Etranger Big Earner
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Conniver's Kunai.png + Item icon L'Etranger.png = Item icon Big Earner.png
Reclaimed Metal L'Etranger Widowmaker
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.pngx2 + Item icon L'Etranger.png = Item icon Widowmaker.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class spy.png Spy

A Cut Above
A Cut Above
Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
  • The L'Etranger was added to the game.

October 8, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The L'Etranger was added to the crafting blueprint for the Familiar Fez.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
  • [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

  • [Undocumented] The L'Etranger was added to the crafting blueprint for the Enforcer and the Big Earner.

July 22, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "-20% damage done" to "-20% damage penalty".

August 18, 2011 Patch (Manno-Technology Bundle)

  • [Undocumented] The L'Etranger was added to the crafting blueprint for the Widowmaker.

October 25, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.

July 10, 2013 Patch

  • Changed attribute:
    • Added 40% increased Cloak duration.

Bugs

  • Like all of the Spy's secondary weapons except the Revolver and the Enforcer, the Spy does not actually put any bullets into the cylinder while reloading, due to the model lacking a speedloader.

Trivia

  • "L'Etranger" is the French title of an existentialist novel, written by Albert Camus, in which an emotionally-detached French Algerian murders an Arab with a handgun.
    • The main character of the book is widely considered a sociopath due to his cold nature, similar to the Spy's cold and murderous actions.
  • "L'Etranger" is French for "The Stranger", "The Outsider", "The Foreigner" or "Abroad", tying in with the Spy's mysterious nature and his origins in France.
    • The item's name misses the acute accent of "É". The French localization does have the accent.

Gallery

See also