Soldier taunts

Taunts are character-specific animations that can be manually triggered in-game. The Soldier 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
	Rocket Launcher  Black Box  Rocket Jumper  Liberty Launcher  Original  Air Strike	The Soldier mock salutes by making a "loser" sign with his hand while saying: "Maggots!" "Cuh-rit!" "Leeeeft house!"

	Associated items	Description
	Direct Hit  Beggar's Bazooka	The Soldier yells and beats his chest in a similar fashion to Tarzan.

	Associated item	Description
	Cow Mangler 5000	The Soldier jumps, stands erect, salutes, clicks his heels then quickly marches in place.

Secondary

	Associated items	Description
	Shotgun  Reserve Shooter  Panic Attack	The Soldier salutes with the Shotgun, pointing it into the air and firing three times while the start of the song 'Taps' music plays (this consumes no ammunition, nor does it deal damage). He then gives a military salute and says "BOO-YAH!". There is an alternate, longer version of this music.

	Associated items	Description
	Buff Banner  Concheror  Righteous Bison  Battalion's Backup	The Soldier juggles his grenades and a spare rocket laughing maniacally or shouting "Screamin' Eagles!".

Melee

	Associated items	Description
	Shovel  Pain Train  Frying Pan  Disciplinary Action  Market Gardener  Conscientious Objector  Freedom Staff  Ham Shank  Golden Frying Pan  Crossing Guard  Prinny Machete	The Soldier screams in one of four different ways and bangs his helmet with his weapon. The screams are identical to those he makes when killed by a non-gibbing critical hit or melee weapon. If the Soldier is in Pyroland, he laughs before banging his helmet.

	Associated items	Description	Kill icon
	Equalizer  Escape Plan	Main article: Grenade The Soldier tosses away his weapon, cracks his knuckles and says "C'mere, cupcake", takes a grenade off of his belt, sets it, thrusts his fist in the air and explodes, gibbing himself and any nearby enemies as well as destroying any nearby buildings. If the Lumbricus Lid is equipped when this taunt is performed, the kill icon for this taunt changes to a Holy Hand Grenade, and this music is played.

	Associated item	Description
	Saxxy	The Soldier juggles his grenades and a spare rocket laughing maniacally or shouting "Screamin' Eagles!".

	Associated item	Description
	Half-Zatoichi	The Soldier yells and beats his chest in a similar fashion to Tarzan.

Special

Soldier-exclusive

	Associated item	Description
	Fresh Brewed Victory	The Soldier steps on a bag of coffee beans and drink from a mug while saying: "A big cup of kicking your ass!" "A big mug of my foot up your ass!" "I love the smell of a kicked ass in the morning!" "Mission accomplished!" "Ahhhhh.'" "Ahhhhhhh." Associated sound effects [bag swishes into existence] [coffee can drops] [coffee drips] [sip] [sigh of contentment]

	Associated item	Description
	Fubar Fanfare	The Soldier pulls out a trombone and plays four low notes of failure (D, D♭, C, B). [failure notes]

	Associated item	Description
	Neck Snap	The Soldier cracks his neck while saying "Hooah!", then calls people over with hands forward in a "grabbing" pose. When another player joins in, the Soldier grabs their head while saying "Hut hut hut!" and swiftly spins it, before giving a salute. Initiating "C'mere, sweetheart..." "C'mere, sister." "C'mere, Sally." "C'mere, cupcake." "C'mere, pumpkin." Snapping neck "Ka-boom!" "Yaaaaagh!" "Pa-POW!" "Boom!" "Ahhhhhhh!" "Dah!" Salute "Hooah!" "Yeah." "Hoo.. ah!" (Evil laughter) If another Soldier is joining in, he hops toward the initiating Soldier, yelling "For Americaaaaa!" while raising his hands up and clutching them into fists, right before having his neck snapped. He then stumbles back a step with a pained grunt, before readjusting his head with his right hand, eliciting another grunt, and hitting the top of his helmet with his right fist during a final yell.

	Associated item	Description
	Panzer Pants	The Soldier stands at attention. A small tank pops up from the ground beneath and around him, which he then proceeds to drive, his head and shoulders peeking out from the top. Pressing primary fire (default key: MOUSE1) makes him fire a shot and say a line. The shot is a purely cosmetic effect and does not cause any damage. "Muahahaha!" "Hoohoohohohahaha!" "Come and get it maggots!" "War is hell! Freedom isn't free! I am in a tank!" "I am in a tank!" "I will drive this tank up your ass, maggot!" "I am about to tattoo some tank treads on your ass!" "This is my tank! There are many like it, but this one is mine!" "Wars may be fought with tanks, but they are won by men! With tanks!" "Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting for in a tank!" "War! What is it good for? Everything!" (Edwin Starr's "War" reference) "This tank runs on blood, guts, and glory! The guts and glory I will provide! The blood is where you come in!" "This tank and the hero driving it, we're both made in America!" "Hahahahahahahahaha!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "Bah!" "Ah!" "For Americaaaaa!" "Freeeedom!" "Sound off if you love freedom, maggot!" "I am in a taaaaank!" "Taaaaank!" "Ahhhhhh!" "Incoming!" Ending the taunt causes the tank to explode; the Soldier jumps off with a back somersault. The player continuously moves forward during this taunt, only being able to turn left and right. When turning, the Soldier turns to face the side he is going together with the tank's cannon, allowing the player to shoot in approximately 45° to the side.

	Associated item	Description
	Profane Puppeteer	The Soldier pulls out a puppet version of himself, then turns his head to the side while covering his mouth as he does the puppet's voice, saying one of the following lines in a high-pitched voice, before laughing and putting the puppet away: "If you know what's good for ya, you will run!" "You are scum! You are nothin' but a buncha' cowards!" "If God had wanted you to live, He would not have created me!" "Take your lumps like a man, Private Twinkletoes." "You are all weak. You are all bleeders." "Each and every one of you will be sent home to your momma' in a box!" "We have you surrounded, at least from this side!" "Do not look at me, I did not ask you a question!" "Surrender now maggots and you will not be harmed!" "You are a maggot hatched from a mutant maggot egg!" "Look at you, maggot! Even your weapon needs a haircut!"

	Associated item	Description
	Rocket Jockey	The Soldier jumps onto a rocket and rides it around like a cowboy. Jumping "Medals for everyone!" "Wheee!" "Ouwah!" "Rahh!" Mounting "Attaaack!" "Screamin' Eagles!" [Maniacal laughter] [Scream 1] [Scream 2] The player continuously moves forward during this taunt, only being able to turn left and right.

	Associated item	Description
	Soldier's Requiem	The Soldier takes out a gravestone which says "Here lies maggot. I win. The end." and say: "You will not be missed." "I never liked you." "You were loud and ugly and now you're DEAD! Amen." "You're dead, that's good, amen." "Godspeed, you magnificent bastard." "You were good son, real good; maybe even the best."

	Associated item	Description
	Star-Spangled Strategy	A canvas with listed objectives of "Get the intel," "Defend point" and "Stop the cart", crossed out with either "KILL RED TEAM" or "KILL BLU TEAM", appears beside The Soldier, as he extends a pointer stick and smacks the canvas with it, pumps his fist in the air, and snaps the pointer stick over his knee. Smacking the canvas "Give 'em hell, boys!" "Last one alive, lock the door!" "Sound off if you're ready." "Man up, ladies." "Let's move some roadkill!" "Medals for everyone!" "Let's do this!" "I love the smell of a kicked ass in the morning!" Fist pump [Yell] "Charge!" "Attaaack!" "Hehehyaaa!" (Happy laughter) "Screamin' Eagles!" "Yaaaaagh!" "Ka-boom!" "Booyah!" "Hooah!" Breaking pointer stick "Urgh!" "Uhng!" "Argh!" "Ugh!" "Unf!" "Oof!" "Ungh!"

	Associated item	Description
	Can It!	The Soldier points to a trash can with a piece of paper attached to the lid reading "GET IN" with an arrow pointing towards trash in the can. He says one of the following lines, points forward, points twice at the trash and closes the lid kicking the trash can away. "You are scum! You are nothin' but a buncha' cowards!" "Dominated, hippie, get a job!" "You are a spineless worm! You are a mistake of nature! You are walking vomit!" "You are the sorriest excuses for soldiers I have ever seen!" "You are all maggots, you scum sucking fruit baskets!" "You are a maggot hatched from a mutant maggot egg!" "You are all weak. You are all bleeders."

All-Class

	Associated item	Description
	Burstchester	A creature resembling a Bread monster partially comes out of the Soldier's chest. He tries to catch the creature with both hands, but it quickly goes back in; the Soldier then looks around in search of it. Creature noises [Long scream 1] [Long scream 2] [Happy scream 1] [Happy scream 2] [Growl 1] [Growl 2] [Growl 3] [Growl 4] [Growl 5] [Growl 6] [Growl 7] [Growl 8] [Growl 9] [Growl 10] [Snap 1] [Snap 2] [Snap 3] [Snap 4] [Snap 5] [Snap 6] [Snap 7] [Snap 8] Looking at creature (Screaming) (Evil laughter) "You're a disgrace to the uniform." "C'mere, sweetheart..." "C'mere, sister." "C'mere, Sally!" "C'mere, cupcake!" "Incoming!" "Need some help here!" "Attaaack!" "Heh heh heeeh!" "Booyah!" "Hooah!" "Screamin' Eagles!" "Hello again!" "My blood! No!" Looking for the creature "If you know what's good for ya, you will run!" "You are a maggot hatched from a mutant maggot egg!" "No...!" "Dauggh no!" "You will not be missed." "I never liked you." "You were good son, real good; maybe even the best." "Awww." "Maggot!" "D'awwwh"

	Associated item	Description
	Cheers!	The Soldier raises a canteen high up with both hands while exclaiming "God bless America!", then removes the canteen's lid and throws it onto the ground before drinking from it, holding it over his head with both hands. After a few gulps, he shakes the canteen upside-down a few times to see if there's still any to drink, which there isn't; he then throws it against the ground as he says "Dauggh no!"

	Associated item	Description
	Conga	The Soldier bounces in rhythm to the Latin beats while saying: Initiating a Conga line "Ha ha ha!" "Ha ha! Conga!" "Single file!" Dancing to the Conga "Oooh, yeah!" "Ha hah, conga!" "Conga, maggots!" "Get into it!" "Conga you fools!" "Love it!" "[singing] Duh da da da!" The player continuously moves forward during this taunt, only being able to turn left and right.

	Associated item	Description
	Director's Vision	The Soldier extends his arms out and forms a square with his big hands, trying to visualize the scene in front of him in a frame or a screen.

	Associated item	Description
	Fist Bump	The Soldier moves his right hand up while closing it into a fist. He then points at his fist before extending his arm forward and inviting others for a fist bump. Intro "Give 'em hell, boys!" While waiting, he looks right and left before saying: "Let's do this!" "Come on!" "I haven't got all day!" "I haven't got all day!" "Come on, maggot!" "Let's go, maggot!" He then winds up his arm once before punching the other player's fist. Bumping After a successful fist bump, he raises his left hand and brings it down closed into a fist in a victorious gesture while saying: "Mission accomplished!"

	Associated item	Description
	Flippin' Awesome	The Soldier bends his knees slightly with his hands interlocked to form a platform for players to flip themselves off. If he is being flipped, the Soldier performs a somersault in mid-air. Preparing to flip "Flip is go!" "Flip is go!" "Flip is go!" "Step up and get flipped!" "In flipping position!" "Do not keep me waiting!" "Get over here, sky-meat!" "Say your prayers and grab some air!" "Operation: Soaring Eagle!" Flipping another player [strained]"Up you go!" [strained]"Up you go!" "Hut hut hut!" "Hut-ta!" "Urgh!" "Uhng!" Being flipped "Wheee" "Ouwah" "Rahh" After flipping "Perfect landing!" "Perfect landing!" "Perfect landing." "The Eagle has landed" (reference to Apollo 11) "Duty. Honor. Flipping." "Duty and honor!" "Duty and honor." "Well done!" "Perfect!" "Hooah!" "Done and done!" "Mission accomplished!" "Mission accomplished!" "Mission accomplished." "Medals for everyone!" "Stay frosty!" "Stay frosty!"

	Associated item	Description
	High Five!	The Soldier stands at attention and raises his hand while saying: "Let's go!" He then salutes, slaps the other player's hand, and pumps his right fist back and forth a few times.

	Associated item	Description
	Kazotsky Kick	The Soldier puts one hand over the other in front of him while bending his knees and kicking forward. He looks left, makes a military salute, repositions his hands, looks right, then looks back forward, his helmet bouncing up and down the entire time. The player can freely move around, albeit slowly, during this taunt.

	Associated item	Description
	Killer Joke	The soldier plays a sting and an unchoked cymbal, then stands at attention while "saluting" with a "loser" hand sign and laughing. (Evil laughter 1) (Evil laughter 2) (Evil laughter 3)

	Associated item	Description
	Mannrobics	The Soldier goes through an aerobics routine with the option of a class-specific animation. "[panting] Ho, heh, huh, huh, uh!" "Ooh! Ah! Hah hah! Hoo hoo!" "Ah, hoo, heh, uh!" "There's nothing more American than exercise!" The player can freely move around, albeit slowly, during this taunt.

	Associated item	Description
	Mourning Mercs	The Soldier falls to his knees and hands as he says "Nooo!", then slams his right fist on the ground while screaming before getting back up and adjusting his helmet.

	Associated item	Description
	Rock, Paper, Scissors	The Soldier engages in an intense battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Initiating a throw "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Rock! Paper! Scissors!" "Let's throw down!" "Who wants some?" "It's throw time!" Starting the throw "One, two, three!" "On three..." Win (Condition-specific) "Paper wins!" "Rock wins!" "Scissors win!" Loss "Awww." "Ah!" "Maggot!" "D'awwwh" "Did I win?" "I won! No, wait."

	Associated item	Description
	Scaredy-cat!	The Soldier screams, points in terror, and crouches while putting his hands over his head. After a moment, he looks back up. Scared *Scream 1* *Scream 2* *Scream 3* *Scream 4* Looking up "I am scared, you maggots!" "Holy Mary, mother of Joseph!" "I am having a heart attack!"

	Associated item	Description
	Schadenfreude	The Soldier slouches forward and wheezes, breathless with laughter. After righting himself, he then wipes a tear from his eye.

	Associated item	Description
	Second Rate Sorcery	The Soldier takes out a staff with a skull on its top and a tag reading "99¢" while laughing and jumping from side to side. He attempts to cast a spell with his left hand, failing to create anything but green sparkles. He then angrily throws the staff on the ground before returning to his original position.

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

	Associated item	Description
	Skullcracker	The Soldier gestures towards his head and then perform a head butt with another player. Initiating a head butt "Heeead butt!" "Head butt me!" "Head butt time!" "Butt my head, that's an order!" "Let's do this!" "Let's do this!" "Let's go!" "Come on!" "Come on." "I haven't got all day!" "I haven't got all day!" "Go go go!" "Go go go!" "Come on, maggot!" "Let's go, maggot!" "I got your six!" "Come on maggots!" Head-butting "Ahhhhh!" "Eahhhhhh!" "Ahhhhhhh!" "Ugh!" "Ooh!" "Argh!" After a head butt "Ahhh uhhh ahn!" "U. S. A.!" "God, Guts, Guns!" "Gaaawd, Guuuuts, Guuuns!"

	Associated item	Description
	Square Dance	The Soldier swings his partner 'round and 'round while saying: Starting a dance "Let's dance, maggot!" "Do-si-do!" "Dance-time, boys!" During the dance "Whoa! Ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha!" "Ah ha ha!" "Whaa, ho ho ha ha!" "He he he he he hah hah!" "Ha ha hah, I'm dancing!" Dance's end "Dance accomplished!" "Dance terminated!"

	Associated item	Description
	Victory Lap	The Soldier jumps into a team-colored bumper car. Pressing MOUSE1 makes him honk the car's horn. The player can freely move around, albeit slowly, during this taunt.

	Associated item	Description
	Yeti Punch	A wooden cutout of a Yeti appears roaring in front of the Soldier. He closes his right hand into a fist, grabs and lifts the cutout over him, and smashes it against his head. He staggers for a moment, dizzy, then goes back to normal. Cutout appears [roar 1] Before hitting the yeti "C'mere, sweetheart..." Destroying cutout [scream] Cutout destroyed [breaking wood] Defeated roar [roar 2]

	Associated item	Description
	Yeti Smash	The Soldier turns into a Yeti, beats his chest while roaring, and slams the ground with his fist; he then turns back to normal and slightly rearranges his helmet back in place while standing back up. Yeti transformation [snow falling, loud roar] [landing from jump] [short roar] [long roar 1] [chest hit 1] [chest hit 2] [chest hit 3] [chest hit 4] [chest hit 5] [chest hit 6] [chest hit 7] [chest hit 8] [chest hit 9] [long roar 2] [slamming the ground]

	Associated item	Description
	Zoomin' Broom	The Soldier pulls out a witch's broom and proceeds to ride it, hovering above the ground. The player can freely move around, albeit slowly, during this taunt.

Costume

	Associated wearables	Description
	Idiot Box  Steel Pipes  Shoestring Budget	The Soldier performs the Robot dance while saying, "Beep beep boop. Maggot!". The actual video demonstration can be seen here.

Unused content

	Associated item	Description
	None	The Soldier stamps his feet, crosses his arms then shows something off.

Trading

"Mine." "This is mine!" "All mine." "Eyes forward!" "Mine, maggot." "There are many like it, but this one is mine." "Ten hut! Companyyyyyyy... trade!" "Traaaaaaade." "This is a good deal." "I'm not gonna just give it to ya. You'd like that, wouldn't you? Comrade..." "I will trade this thing to you for another thing that you have." "We are trading now." "That hat is not mercenary-issue, son! There is no room for fashionistas in the art of war!" "Son, your hat is writing checks your head cannot cash!" "That is not a hat, that is an excuse to kick your ass!" "That is not a hat, that is proof that you hate America!" "Do you call that a hat? That is a pile of nonsense!" "Son, your fashion sense has gone AWOL!" "That thing is not a weapon! That thing is why the enemy wins!" "You do not skip around in this man's battlefield with a weapon like that!" "Look at you, maggot! Even your weapon needs a haircut!" "Do you call that a weapon, son? Somewhere, your father is weeping because of you!"

Update history

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• [Undocumented] Added taunts used by the Direct Hit, Shotgun and Equalizer.
• [Undocumented] The Shotgun's original taunt (juggling taunt) was assigned to the Buff Banner.
• [Undocumented] Added an unused "high-five" taunt.

August 26, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the Worms gear not playing the correct sound during the Equalizer taunt.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Updated the unused "high-five" taunt.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Soldier/Demoman taunts not working correctly when the Half-Zatoichi is the active weapon.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

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

June 8, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added laughing animations.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Schadenfreude taunt.

July 20, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added the Cocksure taunt, used by the Cow Mangler 5000.
• [Undocumented] Added an unused "show" taunt.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Soldier is no longer able to taunt while the Cow Mangler 5000 is charging.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Added High Five! taunt.
• Taunting with the Righteous Bison, Battalion's Backup, or the Saxxy now play the Buff Banner taunt

November 2, 2011 Patch

• Added a robot taunt for the Soldier which plays when wearing The Tin Soldier set

September 6, 2012 Patch

• Fixed the Escape Plan not using the same taunt as the Equalizer.

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 Fresh Brewed Victory taunts.

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.

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

• Added Fubar Fanfare taunt.

October 21, 2016 Patch (Scream Fortress 2016)

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

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

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

October 19, 2018 Patch (Scream Fortress X)

• The Panzer Pants was added to the game.

December 3, 2020 Patch (Smissmas 2020)

• The Rocket Jockey was added to the game.
• The Fist Bump was added to the game.

October 5, 2021 Patch (Scream Fortress 2021)

• The Profane Puppeteer was added to the game.

October 5, 2022 Patch (Scream Fortress 2022)

• The Scaredy-cat! was added to the game.

July 12, 2023 Patch (Summer 2023 Update)

• The Star-Spangled Strategy and the Killer Joke were added to the game.

October 9, 2023 Patch (Scream Fortress 2023)

• The Neck Snap was added to the game.

December 7, 2023 Patch (Smissmas 2023)

• The Mourning Mercs and Cheers! were added to the game.

Trivia

• The Cow Mangler 5000's taunt is officially named the "Cocksure" (Salute taunt).
• Near the end of Soldier's Schadenfreude taunt, the voice director can be heard saying "Alright cut".

See also

• Soldier marketing poses