Sniper taunts

Taunts are character-specific animations that can be manually triggered in-game. The Sniper has several taunts, all of which are listed below with applicable voicelines and a description of the animation. This does not include voice responses or voice commands.

Primary

	Associated items	Description
	Sniper Rifle  Sydney Sleeper  Bazaar Bargain  Machina  Hitman's Heatmaker  AWPer Hand  Classic  Shooting Star	The Sniper waves with a cocky smile and says: "Beauty!" "Thanks for standin' still, wanker!" "There ya go!" "Wave goodbye ta yer head, wanker!" "G'day!"

	Associated items	Description	Kill icon
	Huntsman  Fortified Compound	Main article: Skewer The Sniper removes the arrow from his bow, twirls it behind him, then stabs it forward fiercely while holding it for about a second, before bringing the arrow back to his bow again, killing the victim. While thrusting the arrow, the Sniper says: "Stab, stab, stab!"

Secondary

	Associated items	Description
	SMG  Cleaner's Carbine	The Sniper jumps, kicking his heels together, punches the air upon landing and yells: "Yaaaagh!" "God Save the Queen!"

Melee

	Associated items	Description
	Kukri  Tribalman's Shiv  Bushwacka  Saxxy  Shahanshah  Conscientious Objector  Frying Pan  Freedom Staff  Ham Shank  Golden Frying Pan  Crossing Guard  Prinny Machete	The Sniper takes off his hat, holds it across his chest with a solemn expression and mumbles: "Y'got blood on my knife, mate." (except for Saxxy) "You'd best keep lyin' down." "That funeral ain't gonna be open casket." "A little of the ol' chop chop."

Action

Sniper-exclusive

	Associated item	Description
	Didgeridrongo	The Sniper will pull out a didgeridoo and spin it in his hand before sitting down and playing a tune, which will continue until the player taunts again or jumps. The Sniper will then stand up and compliment his performance. Intro "Let's play!" "All right ya wankers!" "Let's make some bloody magic!" "Let's do this! "Let's go! Outro "Heh heh heh! That'll do!" "Hah ha hah! Brilliant!" "Ha ha ha ha, bloody brilliant!" "That was a rip-snorter!" "Sniping's a good job, mate!" Associated sound effects [sitting down] [standing up] [end of didgeridoo music]

	Associated item	Description
	I See You	The Sniper will point two fingers towards his eyes, then points his finger outwards in the gesture of pointing at someone while saying: "I see you, mate." "I see you, ya mongrel." "Gotcha." "Boom. Headshot" "Headshot."

	Associated item	Description
	Killer Solo	The Sniper will take out a saxophone and starts to play one of the tunes below: First tune Second tune Third tune Fourth tune Fifth tune (All the tunes are based on "Seduce Me!")

	Associated item	Description
	Most Wanted	The Sniper will take out a pad and a pen while saying: "That will do!" "Well, Happy Australia Day to me." "That'll bloody do!" "Ripper you little." "Piece of piss." "Gotcha!" "Boom, head shot!" "Head shot." "Gotcha!" "Aces!" "Bonza!" "Rippah!" "Yes!" "Ha!" "Too right!" "Ain't that something." "Good as gol', mate!" Then after crossing a name on the pad, he will laugh in several different ways: Evil Laughter 1 Evil Laughter 2 Laugh Short laugh Laugh 2 Short laugh 2 Short laugh 3

All-Class

	Associated item	Description
	Director's Vision	The Sniper puts his arms out and forms a square with his fingers, mimicking a camera lens.

	Associated item	Description
	Schadenfreude	The Sniper points and laughs.

	Associated item	Description
	High Five!	The Sniper gives a high five.

	Associated item	Description
	Shred Alert	The Sniper summons a guitar and plays an intense solo as flames and lightning spout from behind.

	Associated item	Description
	Conga	The Sniper bounces in rhythm to the Latin beats and points both of his index fingers to the sky while occasionally kicking his feet out while saying: Initiating a Conga line "Whoo hoo, ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha hah! Conga!" "COOOOOOON-GA!" Dancing to the Conga "He hee!" "Yah, look at me go, ha ha ha ha!" "It's conga time in Oz!" (slang for Australia) "Ooh, ooh ooh, ah!" "Ooh ooh, umph ah!" "Ay ee oom oom omph ah!" "Look at me conga!" "Ha hah!" "Come on ya pikers!" "All right!" "All right ya wankers!" "Wha hoo, whoo whoo, ha ha ha ha ha hah!" "Headshot conga!"

	Associated item	Description
	Square Dance	The Sniper will swing his partner 'round and 'round while saying: Starting a dance "Let's dance!" "Let's dance, mate!" "Do-si-do time!" "Heheh, let's dance lads!" "Who's up for a dance?" During the dance "Ha haa!" "Ho ho ho, ah hah ha ha ha ha!" "Do-si-do, yes, he ha ha!" "Oh, look at my happy feet!" "Happy feet, happy feet!" "Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Dance's end "Aaaand, cheers!" "Aaaand, brilliant!"

	Associated item	Description
	Skullcracker	The Sniper will reach a hand out and tap his hat with the other hand while saying: Initiating a head butt "Heh heh heh, right here!" "Free head-buttin'! Courtesy of my face!" "Come on! My head against your head!" "Let's do this! "Let's go! "Let's go! "Come on, mate! "Let's go, mate! "Let's go, mate! "I haven't got all bloody day! Head-butting "Heyeah, ough!" "Heyeah, HEADSHOT! Oy." "AUUUUS-TRALIA!" After a head butt "Cheers mate!" "Crikey!" (laughing) "Blimey!" "Hooly dooley!"

	Associated item	Description
	Flippin' Awesome	The Sniper will bend down a bit and interlock a few of his fingers to form a platform for another player to flip off of. Preparing to flip "Who wants a flippin'?" "Who wants a flippin'?" "Step right up!" "I'll flip ya!" "I'll flip ya!!" Flipping another player "Up you go!" "Ughh!" "Huhyeah!" "Ha haa!" "Huyeah gah!" "Huyeah!" "Nuyeah!" "Huah!" "Wanker!" Being flipped "And a little something extra!" "Hah ha ha!" After flipping "Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha ha, wanker!" "Ha ha ha ha, bloody brilliant!" "Ha hah! Ha ha ha hah!" "Ugh! Ha ha hah ha ha ha ha!" "Cheers, mate!" "Heh, heh, heh! Cheers, mate!" "Ha ha ha! No worries!" "Ha ha ha! Well done!" "Heh heh heh! That'll do!" "That'll do!" "Hah ha hah! Brilliant!" "Brilliant!" "Hee hee! Good on ya!" "Good on ya!" "Have a good one!"

	Associated item	Description
	Rock, Paper, Scissors	The Sniper engages in an intense battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Initiating a throw "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Let's play!" "Let's throw 'em!" "Let's throw 'em!" "Who wants a throw?" "Give us a throw!" Starting the throw "One!" "Two!" "Three!" "On three!" Win "Ah ha ha ha!" "That was a rip-snorter!" "Yes!" (Condition-specific) "Rock beats scissors!" "Scissors cuts paper!" Loss "Bah." "Aaah!" "Bloody, stupid game!" "You sneaky rat-bag!" "Bah! Who needs it?"

	Associated item	Description
	Kazotsky Kick	The Sniper will bend his knees and kick from while swinging his arms.

	Associated item	Description
	Burstchester	The Sniper will look surprised at the alien and nervously pat his chest and shiver when it vanishes.

	Associated item	Description
	Zoomin' Broom	The Sniper pulls out a witch's broom and proceeds to ride it and hover above the ground.

	Associated item	Description
	Mannrobics	The Sniper will go through an aerobics routine with the option of a class-specific animation. "Eh! Heh heh heh heh heh!" "Eh! Ah hah hah!" "Eh! Heh heh heh! Hah hah hoh! Ooh! Mmmph!" "Hah hah hah hah! Ah ha ha ha!" "Eh! Yeaaaah!" "Oh! Herr, herr, omph!" "Heh heh heh heh! Ha ha ha ha! Hah hah, ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha!" "Oh! Hoh ha ha ha ha!" "Oh herr! Ha ha ha ha!" "A little thundah! A little thundah from Down Under!" "Hah! Put that in a jar and bottle it!" "You make it look easy! Hah!"

	Associated item	Description
	Victory Lap	Sniper enter a team-colored bumper car similar to the ones seen in Carnival of Carnage.

	Associated item	Description
	Second Rate Sorcery	Sniper will take out a staff with a skull on its top and a tag reading "99¢". Sniper will attempt to cast a spell, fail to create anything but green sparkles, and then react before putting the wand away or destroying it. Sniper speak: "amplus tripudio" (Super jump spell).

	Associated item	Description
	Yeti Punch	A wooden cutout of a Yeti appears in front of the Sniper. He looks at it from head to toe, holds his hand close to the cutout Yeti's head for a moment, and hits it with just his finger, which destroys the entire cutout. He then slaps his hands one against the other in a cleaning fashion. Associated sounds "Stedy Stedy" "Now that's how it's done!"

	Associated item	Description
	Yeti Smash	Sniper turns into a Yeti, then proceeds to roar while beating their chest then slamming the ground; Sniper then turns back to normal and stands back up. Associated sounds "Long laugh" "Holy dooley"

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added a taunt used by the Huntsman.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added an unused "high-five" taunt.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added Director's Vision taunt.
• [Undocumented] Added a voice response for the Skewer taunt.

June 8, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added laughing animations.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added Schadenfreude taunt.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Taunting with a Saxxy no longer play lines that reference a knife
• Added High Five! taunt.

February 18, 2013 Patch

• Added Shred Alert taunt.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

• Added Conga, Square Dance, Skullcracker, Flippin' Awesome, Rock, Paper, Scissors, and I See You taunts.

December 8, 2014 Patch (End of the Line Update)

• Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper during the melee taunt
• Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper for lower LOD settings during the melee taunt.

March 12, 2015 Patch

• Added Most Wanted and Killer Solo

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

• The Kazotsky Kick was added to the game.

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

• The Burstchester was added to the game.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

• The Zoomin' Broom was added to the game.

November 3, 2015 Patch

• Updated taunts to prevent movement during the pre-round period when players are frozen

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• Added Mannrobics taunt.

May 31, 2016 Patch

• Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing the hats while taunting

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

• Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing them while taunting.

September 12, 2016 Patch

• Fixed a bug related to the Sniper's zoom and taunting.

October 21, 2016 Patch (Scream Fortress 2016)

• Added Second Rate Sorcery taunt.
• Added Victory Lap taunt.

December 21, 2016 Patch (Smissmas 2016)

• The Didgeridrongo was added to the game.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Added 2 official taunts: Yeti Punch and Yeti Smash.

Bugs

• When taunting with a melee weapon, certain hats may not be taken off, but will instead remain on the Sniper's head.
• Sometimes no mouth animation is shown when taunting with the SMG.