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{{infobox class
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|image=Soldier.png
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|class=[[Image:Leaderboard class soldier.png|40px]]
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|type=[[Offensive]]
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|health='''200''' <small> / {{tooltip|300|Overhealed by a Medic}}</small>
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|speed='''80%'''
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80% <small>with the [[Equalizer]] at above 80% HP.</small>
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<br/>88% <small>with the [[Equalizer]] between 60% and 80% HP.</small>
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<br/>96% <small>with the [[Equalizer]] between 40% and 60% HP.</small>
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<br/>112% <small>with the [[Equalizer]] between 20% and to 40% HP.</small>
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<br/>128% <small>with the [[Equalizer]] at 20% HP or below.</small>
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}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on real fear.|I have personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of my own intestine back into my stomach. <br> If that doesn't scare you out of your frilly pink leotards, guess what: '''You are an idiot and you hate America.'''}}
  
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A crazed patriot from the heart of America, the '''Soldier''' is the bread and butter general assault unit of the team. Although he's one of the easier to understand classes, he is far from the weakest. Equipped with his [[Rocket Launcher]] and 200 [[Health]] Points to spare, the Soldier is a highly versatile class for both offensive and defensive roles, and a great starter class to get familiar with the game.
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The Soldier is also well known for his spectacular [[rocket jump]]. In defiance of all good sense and judgment, the Soldier can shoot a rocket at his feet to launch himself skyward at the cost of some health. This ability allows the Soldier to pop up in unexpected places and reach areas off-limits even to the [[Scout]]'s double-jump.
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The Soldier is voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1653371/ Rick May].
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__ToC__
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=== Bio ===
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{{Class bio
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| name = Unknown, uses the alias "Mr. Jane Doe"
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| birthplace = {{W|Midwest|Midwest, '''USA'''}}
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| job = {{w|Shock & Awe}}<ref name="trailer 2"> [[Trailer 2|Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2]], released in September 2006.</ref>
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| motto = "I'm a Rocket Man"<ref name="trailer 2" />
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| specialability = [[Rocket jump]]
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| description = Though he wanted desperately to fight in World War 2, the Soldier was rejected from every branch of the U.S. military. Undaunted, he bought his own ticket to Europe. After arriving and finally locating Poland, the Soldier taught himself how to load and fire a variety of weapons before embarking on a Nazi killing spree for which he was awarded several medals that he designed and made himself. His rampage ended immediately upon hearing about the end of the war in 1949.
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| image = Meetthesoldier4.PNG
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}}
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== Basic strategy ==
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{{Basic strategy}}
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{{clr}}
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== Weapons ==
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{{main|Weapons}}
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Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.
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=== Primary ===
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{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%"
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! class="header" width="10%" |  Weapon
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! class="header" width="5%"  | Kill Icon
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! class="header" width="7%"  | Ammo<br/>Loaded
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! class="header" width="7%"  | Ammo<br/>Carried
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! class="header" width="11%" | Damage Range
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! class="header" width="45%" | Notes / Special Abilities
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Rocket Launcher|Stock}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Rocket Launcher}}
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| 4
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| 20
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| '''Base''': 90
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'''[[Crit]]''': 270
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|
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Direct Hit|Unlock}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Direct Hit}}
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| 4
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| 20
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| '''Base''': 112
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'''[[Crit]]''': 338
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|
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{{Pro}}Has 80% faster rocket speed.
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{{Pro}}Deals 25% more damage.
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{{Pro}}Guarantees [[Mini-Crit]] damage on [[juggling|juggled]] opponents.
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{{Con}}Has 70% smaller splash damage radius.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Black Box|Craft}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Black Box}}
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| 3
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| 20
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| '''Base''': 90
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'''[[Crit]]''': 270
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|
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{{Pro}}On hit, restores 15 health points.
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{{Con}}Has a 25% smaller clip size.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Rocket Jumper|Craft}}
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|
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| 4
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| 60
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| '''Base''': 0
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'''[[Crit]]''': 0
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|
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{{Pro}}Has 200% more ammo carried.
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{{Pro}}Makes user immune to self-inflicted explosive damage, the wearer does not need the Gunboats.
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{{Con}}Deals no damage at all to enemies.
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{{Con}}+100% explosive damage vulnerability on wearer
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{{Con}}+100% bullet damage vulnerability on wearer
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{{Con}}+100% fire damage vulnerability on wearer
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|}
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=== Secondary ===
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{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%"
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! class="header" width="10%" | Weapon
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! class="header" width="5%"  | Kill Icon
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! class="header" width="7%"  | Ammo<br/>Loaded
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! class="header" width="7%"  | Ammo<br/>Carried
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! class="header" width="11%" | Damage Range
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! class="header" width="45%&quot; | Notes / Special Abilities
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Shotgun|Stock}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Shotgun}}
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| 6
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| 32
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| '''Base''': 60
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'''[[Crit]]''': 180<br/><small>[6 dmg. &times; 10 pellets]</small>
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|
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Buff Banner|Unlock}}
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|
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| N/A
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|
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{{Pro}}At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed [[Critical hit#Mini-Crits|Mini-Crits]].
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{{Info}}Charges its rage meter with damage dealt - takes 600 damage to fully charge rage meter.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Gunboats|Craft}}
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|
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| N/A
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|
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{{Pro}}Grants 60% less self-damage by rockets, including [[rocket jump]]s. However doesn't affect fall damage.
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{{Info}}Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected first in order to apply the ability.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Battalion's Backup|Craft}}
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|
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| N/A
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|
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{{Pro}}At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed immunity to [[Critical]] damage and raises resistance to damage by 35%.
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{{Info}}Charges its rage meter with damage received - takes 350 damage to fully charge.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Concheror|Promotional / Craft}}
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|
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| N/A
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|
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{{Pro}}While the buff is active, damage dealt to the enemy heals teammates by 35%.
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{{Info}}Charges its rage meter with damage dealt - takes 1133 damage dealt or 333 damage received to fully charge rage meter.
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|}
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=== Melee ===
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{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%"
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! class="header" width="10%" | Weapon
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! class="header" width="5%"  | Kill Icon
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! class="header" width="7%"  | Ammo<br/>Loaded
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! class="header" width="7%"  | Ammo<br/>Carried
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! class="header" width="11%" | Damage Range
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! class="header" width="45%" | Notes / Special Abilities
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Shovel|Stock}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Shovel}}
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| '''Base''': 65
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'''[[Crit]]''': 195
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|
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Equalizer|Unlock}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Equalizer}}
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| '''Base''':
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{{tooltip|33&ndash;113|Damage increases as the health decreases.}}
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'''[[Crit]]''': 3&times; <small>base damage</small>.
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|{{Info}}When weapon is active:
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:{{Pro}}Damage dealt and movement speed increase as user's remaining health decreases.
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:{{Con}}Deals 50% less damage when user is at full health.
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:{{Con}}Blocks healing and [[ÜberCharge]]s by any friendly Medics.
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:{{Con}}Suppresses the Medic call effect while active.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Pain Train|Craft}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Pain Train}}
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| '''Base''': 65
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'''[[Crit]]''': 195
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|
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{{Pro}}Doubles capture power for points and carts.
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{{Con}}Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Frying Pan|Promotional}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=Frying Pan}}
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| '''Base''': 65
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'''[[Crit]]''': 195
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|
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<small>Promotional item from [[Left 4 Dead 2]]</small><br />
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{{Info}}Same as the [[Shovel]]'s specs.
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|-
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! {{Table icon|Half-Zatoichi|Promotional, Craft}}
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| align="center" | {{Icon killicon|weapon=half-zatoichi}}
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| N/A
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| N/A
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| '''Base''': 65
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'''[[Crit]]''': 195
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|
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{{Pro}}On kill: restores you to 100% health
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{{Con}}This weapon is Honorbound and once drawn cannot be sheathed until it kills.
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{{Info}}A single successful hit will kill an enemy wielding the same weapon.
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|-
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|}
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=== Taunt Attack ===
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{{Taunt
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| image = Soldiergrenadekill.png
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| weapon-1 = Equalizer
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| special = kamikaze
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| special2 = hhg
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| description = {{hatnote|Main article: [[Kamikaze]]}}
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The Soldier tosses away his Equalizer, cracks his knuckles, takes a grenade off of his belt, sets it, thrusts his fist in the air, and explodes, killing himself and any nearby enemies, [[buildings]] included. Having the [[Rocket Jumper]] equipped will prevent any '''self-inflicted''' damage.
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}}
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== Item sets ==
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{{Set|class=Soldier}}
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== Hats ==
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{{Main|Hats}}
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{{Soldier class hat table}}
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{{All class hat table}}
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== Official class avatars ==
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{{Class avatars}}
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== Achievements ==
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{|
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| [[File:Achieved.png|65px|left]]
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| {{Main|Soldier achievements}}
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* '''Soldier pack''': 35 achievements, 3 [[Soldier achievements#Milestones|milestones]].
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|}
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== Update history ==
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'''[[June 19, 2008 Patch]]''' ([[Pyro Update]])
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*Removed Soldier's 40% damage reduction from his own rockets. Does not affect rocket jumps
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'''[[December 11, 2008 Patch]]'''
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*Added smoke to the feet of a rocket jumping Soldier
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'''[[May 21, 2009 Patch]]''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
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*Added a new hat: the Soldier's Stash
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'''[[August 13, 2009 Patch]]''' ([[Classless Update]])
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*Added 2 new hats: the Tyrant's Helm and the Stainless Pot
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*Added a new misc: the Gentle Manne's Service Medal
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'''[[August 17, 2009 Patch]]'''
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*Fixed rocket jumping
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'''[[December 10, 2009 Patch]]'''
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*{{Undocumented}} Added counters to the HUDs of Demomen and Soldiers to keep count of how many of either demomen killed as soldier or soldiers killed as demoman that person has contributed to the War.
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'''[[December 17, 2009 Patch]]''' ([[WAR! Update]])
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*Added 4 new weapons: the Direct Hit, the Buff Banner, the Equalizer and the Gunboats
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*Added 35 new Soldier achievements
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*Added new Soldier Domination lines
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*Added headshot death animation
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*Added backstab death animation
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*{{Undocumented}} Added 3 new taunts, used by the Direct Hit, Shotgun and Equalizer
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*{{Undocumented}} Added unused "Hi-five" animation
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'''[[March 18, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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*Added a new weapon: the Pain Train
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*Added a new hat: the Killer's Kabuto
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'''[[May 20, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
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*Added a new hat: the Sergeant's Drill Hat
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'''[[June 10, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Mac Update]])
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*Added Training for the Soldier
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'''[[August 25, 2010 Patch]]'''
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*{{Undocumented}} Added a new hat: the Lumbricus Lid
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'''[[September 30, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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*Added the Tank Buster set with 3 items: the Black Box, the Battalion's Backup and the Grenadier's Softcap
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*Added 2 new weapons: the Rocket Jumper and the Frying Pan
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*Added 3 new hats: the Chieftain's Challenge, the Stout Shako and the Dr's Dapper Topper
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*{{Undocumented}} The Soldier's unused "Hi-five" animation was updated
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'''[[October 6, 2010 Patch]]'''
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*Soldiers no longer maintain their rage level when changing loadout
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'''[[December 17, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Australian Christmas]])
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*Added 2 new hats: the Exquisite Rack and the Defiant Spartan
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'''[[February 28, 2011 Patch]]'''
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*Added a new hat: the Hero's Hachimaki
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'''[[March 10, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Shogun Pack]])
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*Added 2 new weapons: the Concheror and the Half-Zatoichi
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'''[[March 15, 2011 Patch]]'''
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*Fixed the Soldier/Demoman taunts not working correctly when the Half-Zatoichi is the active weapon
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'''[[April 7, 2011 Patch]]'''
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*Added a new hat: the Honcho's Headgear
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'''[[April 28, 2011 Patch]]'''
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*{{Undocumented}} Added a new hat: the Brain Bucket
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'''[[May 5, 2011 Patch]]'''
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*Added 2 new hats: the Team Captain and the Furious Fukaamigasa
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==Bugs==
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*If a Primary weapon is fired when the player is initially spawned into the game, a continuous loop of the reload animation can occur. This can be remedied by firing another shot or switching weapon to Secondary or Melee.
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**If the "Auto Reload" option was enabled and started reloading while taunting, the continuous loop of the reload animation will occur.
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== Trivia ==
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*The Soldier has made several posts on the [[Official Blog]], often referring to the ''Team Fortress 2'' team as "The Powers That Be".
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*The Soldier's voice actor and the [[Engineer|Engineer's]] voice actor have both voiced the character {{W|Wolf O'Donnell}} from Nintendo's {{W|Star Fox (series)|Star Fox}} series: Rick May (the Soldier) in ''{{W|Star Fox 64}}'', and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0328879/ Grant Goodeve] (the Engineer) in ''{{W|Star Fox: Assault}}''.
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*In ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'', an image of the BLU Soldier makes a cameo as the King card for the black suits (spades and clubs) in the "''Team Fortress 2''" card deck.
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*{{w|Stonewall Jackson}} served as the [[NPC#BLU team .28Original.29 | first BLU team]] Soldier.
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*In ''[[Worms: Reloaded]]'', the Soldier's helmet appears as one of the hats selectable for the player's worms.
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*The Soldier's beta emblem was a helmet instead of a rocket.
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<br><gallery widths=150px heights=150px>
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File:TF2-KingClubs.png|The Soldier playing card as seen in ''Poker Night at the Inventory''.
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File:Soldierworm.png|The Soldier's helmet as a selectable ''Worms: Reloaded'' worm hat
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File:Soldier-icon-beta-RED.png|The Soldier's RED beta emblem
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File:Soldier-icon-beta-BLU.png|The Soldier's BLU beta emblem
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</gallery>
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The following are not particularly useful or interesting, but may become so if an extended "Bio" section is included in the future:
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*Despite his impressive salary the Soldier chooses to reside in an unkempt apartment living off of army surplus soup and ribs, perhaps as part of his military facade.
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*Confederate General Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson served as the first BLU team soldier, though he used a rifle, not a rocket launcher.
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{{clr}}
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== Related merchandise ==
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<gallery>
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File:Merch Soldier IP.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=G0329 Soldier iPhone 3G Gelaskin Cover]
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File:Merch soldier tshirt.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=C01250 The Soldier T-Shirt]
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File:Merch TF2 Poster Victory.jpg|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0143 Soldier Victory Poster]
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File:Merch TF2 Poster Team.jpg|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P0110 The Team Poster]
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File:Merch_mousepad_team.jpg|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=M0204 Team Mousepad]
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File:Soldier Decal White.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=STF231 Soldier Class Decal, White]
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File:Soldier Decal Black.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=STF229 Soldier Class Decal, Black]
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File:GamingHeadsSoldierRED.png|[https://www.gamingheads.com/index.php?option=com_myphp&Itemid=3&product=91 RED Soldier Figurine]
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File:GamingHeadsSoldierBLU.png|[https://www.gamingheads.com/index.php?option=com_myphp&Itemid=3&product=89 BLU Soldier Figurine]
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</gallery>
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== Related fads ==
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* [[Community Fads#Painis Cupcake|Painis Cupcake]]
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== See also ==
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[[File:Soldierprofileconcept.png|thumb|350px|right|Concept art of the Soldier]]
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* [[Rocket jump]]
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* [[Juggling]]
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* [[Aerials]]
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* [[Meet the Soldier]]
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* [[Soldier match-ups]]
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* [[Anti-Soldier Strategy]]
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* [[Soldier responses]]
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* [[Soldier voice commands]]
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* [[Soldier taunts]]
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* [[Basic Soldier strategy]]
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* [[Community Soldier strategy]]
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* [[Obtaining Soldier achievements]]
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* [[List of references (Soldier)]]
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* [[Soldier (Classic)]]
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== References ==
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<references />
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part7/index.htm WAR! Update]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/soldierupdate/ WAR! Update - The Soldier Update]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/soldier/ The Soldier comic]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2562 TF2 Official Blog - Some Manner of Grid-based Cipher Code]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2663 TF2 Official Blog - More dot-commy mumbo jumbo for you bunch of women]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/enigmatical/ The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/enigmatical/ Classless Update - Today is A Good Day]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3013 TF2 Official Blog - Drop And Give Me Terror!]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3019 TF2 Official Blog - How to Get a Ghostly Gibus Hat]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3219 TF2 Official Blog - Attention Employees...]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3225 TF2 Official Blog - The War Update]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3230 TF2 Official Blog - It's a Bloodbath!]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3233 TF2 Official Blog - War, Day 2]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3247 TF2 Official Blog - The Big Red One]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4960 TF2 Official Blog - It Is Me, But Smaller!]
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*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5244 TF2 Official Blog - This is Very Good Title to Blog Post]
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{{Class Nav}}
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{{Soldier Nav}}

Revision as of 14:17, 20 May 2011

Soldier
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Soldier.png
Basic Information
Icon: Leaderboard class soldier.png
Type: Offensive
Health: 200 / 300
Speed: 80%

80% with the Equalizer at above 80% HP.
88% with the Equalizer between 60% and 80% HP.
96% with the Equalizer between 40% and 60% HP.
112% with the Equalizer between 20% and to 40% HP.
128% with the Equalizer at 20% HP or below.

Meet the Soldier
SoldierVidSplash.png
“
I have personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of my own intestine back into my stomach.
If that doesn't scare you out of your frilly pink leotards, guess what: You are an idiot and you hate America.
— The Soldier on real fear.
 ”

A crazed patriot from the heart of America, the Soldier is the bread and butter general assault unit of the team. Although he's one of the easier to understand classes, he is far from the weakest. Equipped with his Rocket Launcher and 200 Health Points to spare, the Soldier is a highly versatile class for both offensive and defensive roles, and a great starter class to get familiar with the game.

The Soldier is also well known for his spectacular rocket jump. In defiance of all good sense and judgment, the Soldier can shoot a rocket at his feet to launch himself skyward at the cost of some health. This ability allows the Soldier to pop up in unexpected places and reach areas off-limits even to the Scout's double-jump.

The Soldier is voiced by Rick May.

Bio

Basic strategy

Template:Basic strategy

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded 		Ammo
Carried 		Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Rocket Launcher
Stock
Rocket Launcher 		Killicon rocket launcher.png 4 20 Base: 90

Crit: 270

Direct Hit
Unlock
Direct Hit 		Killicon direct hit.png 4 20 Base: 112

Crit: 338

Pictogram plus.png Has 80% faster rocket speed.

Pictogram plus.png Deals 25% more damage.

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on juggled opponents.

Pictogram minus.png Has 70% smaller splash damage radius.

Black Box
Craft
Black Box 		Killicon black box.png 3 20 Base: 90

Crit: 270

Pictogram plus.png On hit, restores 15 health points.

Pictogram minus.png Has a 25% smaller clip size.

Rocket Jumper
Craft
Rocket Jumper 		4 60 Base: 0

Crit: 0

Pictogram plus.png Has 200% more ammo carried.

Pictogram plus.png Makes user immune to self-inflicted explosive damage, the wearer does not need the Gunboats.

Pictogram minus.png Deals no damage at all to enemies.

Pictogram minus.png +100% explosive damage vulnerability on wearer

Pictogram minus.png +100% bullet damage vulnerability on wearer

Pictogram minus.png +100% fire damage vulnerability on wearer

Secondary

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded 		Ammo
Carried 		Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Shotgun
Stock
Shotgun 		Killicon shotgun.png 6 32 Base: 60

Crit: 180
[6 dmg. × 10 pellets]

Buff Banner
Unlock
Buff Banner 		N/A N/A N/A

Pictogram plus.png At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed Mini-Crits.

Pictogram info.png Charges its rage meter with damage dealt - takes 600 damage to fully charge rage meter.

Gunboats
Craft
Gunboats 		N/A N/A N/A

Pictogram plus.png Grants 60% less self-damage by rockets, including rocket jumps. However doesn't affect fall damage.

Pictogram info.png Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected first in order to apply the ability.

Battalion's Backup
Craft
Battalion's Backup 		N/A N/A N/A

Pictogram plus.png At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed immunity to Critical damage and raises resistance to damage by 35%.

Pictogram info.png Charges its rage meter with damage received - takes 350 damage to fully charge.

Concheror
Promotional / Craft
Concheror 		N/A N/A N/A

Pictogram plus.png While the buff is active, damage dealt to the enemy heals teammates by 35%.

Pictogram info.png Charges its rage meter with damage dealt - takes 1133 damage dealt or 333 damage received to fully charge rage meter.

Melee

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded 		Ammo
Carried 		Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Shovel
Stock
Shovel 		Killicon shovel.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Equalizer
Unlock
Equalizer 		Killicon equalizer.png N/A N/A Base:

33–113

Crit: 3× base damage.

Pictogram info.png When weapon is active:
Pictogram plus.png Damage dealt and movement speed increase as user's remaining health decreases.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 50% less damage when user is at full health.
Pictogram minus.png Blocks healing and ÜberCharges by any friendly Medics.
Pictogram minus.png Suppresses the Medic call effect while active.
Pain Train
Craft
Pain Train 		Killicon pain train.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Pictogram plus.png Doubles capture power for points and carts.

Pictogram minus.png Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.

Frying Pan
Promotional
Frying Pan 		Killicon frying pan.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Promotional item from Left 4 Dead 2
Pictogram info.png Same as the Shovel's specs.

Half-Zatoichi
Promotional, Craft
Half-Zatoichi 		Killicon half-zatoichi.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Pictogram plus.png On kill: restores you to 100% health

Pictogram minus.png This weapon is Honorbound and once drawn cannot be sheathed until it kills.

Pictogram info.png A single successful hit will kill an enemy wielding the same weapon.

Taunt Attack

Soldiergrenadekill.png Associated item DescriptionKill Icon
Main article: Kamikaze
The Soldier tosses away his Equalizer, cracks his knuckles, takes a grenade off of his belt, sets it, thrusts his fist in the air, and explodes, killing himself and any nearby enemies, buildings included. Having the Rocket Jumper equipped will prevent any self-inflicted damage.
  • Killicon grenade (taunt).png
  • Killicon hhg.png

Item sets

Main article: Item sets
The Tank Buster
Backpack The Tank Buster Bundle.png
Effect

Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Hats

Main article: Hats
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Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier cosmetic items
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TF2 crosshair orange.png All class cosmetic items

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set RED ÜberCharged set BLU ÜberCharged set
Soldierava.jpg Buffed red soldier.jpg Buffed blu soldier.jpg
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Achieved.png
Main article: Soldier achievements

Update history

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

  • Removed Soldier's 40% damage reduction from his own rockets. Does not affect rocket jumps

December 11, 2008 Patch

  • Added smoke to the feet of a rocket jumping Soldier

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

  • Added a new hat: the Soldier's Stash

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

  • Added 2 new hats: the Tyrant's Helm and the Stainless Pot
  • Added a new misc: the Gentle Manne's Service Medal

August 17, 2009 Patch

  • Fixed rocket jumping

December 10, 2009 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added counters to the HUDs of Demomen and Soldiers to keep count of how many of either demomen killed as soldier or soldiers killed as demoman that person has contributed to the War.

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

  • Added 4 new weapons: the Direct Hit, the Buff Banner, the Equalizer and the Gunboats
  • Added 35 new Soldier achievements
  • Added new Soldier Domination lines
  • Added headshot death animation
  • Added backstab death animation
  • [Undocumented] Added 3 new taunts, used by the Direct Hit, Shotgun and Equalizer
  • [Undocumented] Added unused "Hi-five" animation

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

  • Added a new weapon: the Pain Train
  • Added a new hat: the Killer's Kabuto

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

  • Added a new hat: the Sergeant's Drill Hat

June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)

  • Added Training for the Soldier

August 25, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added a new hat: the Lumbricus Lid

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • Added the Tank Buster set with 3 items: the Black Box, the Battalion's Backup and the Grenadier's Softcap
  • Added 2 new weapons: the Rocket Jumper and the Frying Pan
  • Added 3 new hats: the Chieftain's Challenge, the Stout Shako and the Dr's Dapper Topper
  • [Undocumented] The Soldier's unused "Hi-five" animation was updated

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Soldiers no longer maintain their rage level when changing loadout

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

  • Added 2 new hats: the Exquisite Rack and the Defiant Spartan

February 28, 2011 Patch

  • Added a new hat: the Hero's Hachimaki

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

  • Added 2 new weapons: the Concheror and the Half-Zatoichi

March 15, 2011 Patch

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

April 7, 2011 Patch

  • Added a new hat: the Honcho's Headgear

April 28, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added a new hat: the Brain Bucket

May 5, 2011 Patch

  • Added 2 new hats: the Team Captain and the Furious Fukaamigasa

Bugs

  • If a Primary weapon is fired when the player is initially spawned into the game, a continuous loop of the reload animation can occur. This can be remedied by firing another shot or switching weapon to Secondary or Melee.
    • If the "Auto Reload" option was enabled and started reloading while taunting, the continuous loop of the reload animation will occur.

Trivia

  • The Soldier has made several posts on the Official Blog, often referring to the Team Fortress 2 team as "The Powers That Be".
  • The Soldier's voice actor and the Engineer's voice actor have both voiced the character Template:W from Nintendo's Template:W series: Rick May (the Soldier) in Template:W, and Grant Goodeve (the Engineer) in Template:W.
  • In Poker Night at the Inventory, an image of the BLU Soldier makes a cameo as the King card for the black suits (spades and clubs) in the "Team Fortress 2" card deck.
  • Template:W served as the first BLU team Soldier.
  • In Worms: Reloaded, the Soldier's helmet appears as one of the hats selectable for the player's worms.
  • The Soldier's beta emblem was a helmet instead of a rocket.


  • The Soldier playing card as seen in Poker Night at the Inventory.

  • The Soldier's helmet as a selectable Worms: Reloaded worm hat

  • Soldier-icon-beta-RED.png

    The Soldier's RED beta emblem

  • Soldier-icon-beta-BLU.png

    The Soldier's BLU beta emblem

Related merchandise

Related fads

See also

Concept art of the Soldier

References

  1. ↑ a b Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2, released in September 2006.

External links


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