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The Wrangler is an unlockable secondary weapon for the Engineer. It seems to be the remains of a wooden pistol handle implemented with a joystick.

While selected, the Engineer is allowed to manually take control of his Sentry Gun's aim. During this period, the Sentry Gun will stop aiming automatically. A laser sight is emitted from the Sentry Gun which will provide aim assist to the player to aid with targeting. Other players, however, can see this laser and may quickly ascertain the location of the Sentry Gun.

The Wrangler is able to produce a semi transparent shield around the Sentry Gun that absorbs 66% of all incoming damage. Furthermore, the gun's firing rate and missile launch rate (for Level 3 Sentry Guns) are doubled whenever fired using the weapon's bound keys. When switching to another weapon away from the Wrangler, the Sentry Gun is left defenseless for 3 seconds with its shield, after which time it will resume normal operation.

The Wrangler allows a clever Engineer to get to high places through the use of a Sentry Gun jump.

Related Achievements

	Rio Grind Perform 50 repairs and/or reloads on a Sentry Gun being Wrangled by another Engineer.		Patent Protection Destroy an enemy Engineer's Sentry Gun with a Sentry Gun under control of your Wrangler.
	Search Engine Kill three cloaked Spies with a Sentry Gun under control of your Wrangler.		Pownd on the Range Kill 10 enemies outside the normal Sentry Gun range using the Wrangler.
	Building Block Have a Sentry Gun shielded by the Wrangler absorb 500 damage without being destroyed.		Breaking Morant Kill 10 Snipers with a Sentry Gun under control of your Wrangler.

Trivia

Radigan Conagher holding the Wrangler.

The Wrangler, as with the Frontier Justice, the Gunslinger, and the Southern Hospitality, appears to have been designed by Radigan Conagher, the Engineer's ancestor. This is shown by a hidden link in the Engineer Update
The main component of the Wrangler bears a striking resemblance to the control pad of the Atari 2600.
Humorously, the Engineer's hand appears to get cramps after rotating the Wrangler's joystick for a period of time.
At this time, the laser emitted from the Sentry Gun while using the Wrangler will travel through some walls.
A wrangled level 2 or 3 Sentry Gun can survive Taunt attacks that would normally destroy any building instantly (such as the Pyro's Hadouken or Soldier's Kamikaze).
Players that kill themselves with their Sentry Gun using the Wrangler will have the kill icon appear as the Wrangler. On the other hand, a player killed with their Sentry Gun's rockets using the Wrangler will cause the kill icon to appear as a level 3 Sentry Gun.

Being stunned by the Sandman leaves the Engineer unable to fire, but keeps the Sentry Gun in the Wrangled state, effectively disabling it.
The Engineer appears to be able to fire missiles and bullets with the Wrangler by simply moving the joystick forward.

Gallery

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RED 1st person view.
Full RED 1st person view.
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BLU 1st person view.
Full BLU 1st person view.

Weapons
v • d • e	Scout	Soldier	Pyro	Demoman	Heavy	Engineer	Medic	Sniper	Spy
Primary	Scattergun	Rocket Launcher	Flame Thrower	Grenade Launcher	Minigun	Shotgun	Syringe Gun	Sniper Rifle	—
Primary	Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter	Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike	Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury	Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber	Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater	Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack	Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose	Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star	—
Secondary	Pistol	Shotgun	Shotgun	Stickybomb Launcher	Shotgun	Pistol	Medi Gun	SMG	Revolver
Secondary	Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R	Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack	Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster	Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher	Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana	Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter	Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator	Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark	Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback
Melee	Bat	Shovel	Fire Axe	Bottle	Fists	Wrench	Bonesaw	Kukri	Knife
Melee	Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete	Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand	Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete	Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete	Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Construction PDA	—	—	Disguise Kit
Primary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	Destruction PDA	—	—	Invis Watch
Secondary PDA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sapper
Building	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap Snack Attack
Taunt	Grand Slam	Grenade	Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast	Barbarian Swing	High Noon	Arm Blender Guitar Smash	Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody	Arrow Stab	Fencing

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 {{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on manual punishment|This thing ain't on auto-pilot, son!|sound=Engineer_wranglekills01.wav}}
-The '''Wrangler''' is an unlockable [[Pistol]] replacement for the [[Engineer]]. It is part of the [[Engineer Update]] and was announced on Day 2.
+The '''Wrangler''' is an unlockable [[secondary]] weapon for the [[Engineer]]. It seems to be the remains of a wooden pistol handle implemented with a joystick.
-While selected, it allows the [[Engineer]] to take control of his [[Sentry Gun]]'s aim from any distance, and the Sentry Gun stops aiming automatically. When the Engineer takes control, a laser sight is emitted from the Sentry Gun, used to aid the Engineer in aiming where the gun will fire, but also has the effect of allowing enemies to quickly ascertain where the Sentry Gun is located.
+While selected, the [[Engineer]] is allowed to manually take control of his [[Sentry Gun]]'s aim. During this period, the Sentry Gun will stop aiming automatically. A laser sight is emitted from the Sentry Gun which will provide aim assist to the player to aid with targeting. Other players, however, can see this laser and may quickly ascertain the location of the Sentry Gun.
-The Wrangler also gives the Sentry Gun a shield that absorbs 66% of incoming damage, doubles the gun's firing rate, and increases the missile launch rate at level 3. When switching to another weapon away from the Wrangler, the Sentry Gun is left defenseless for 3 seconds, after which time it will resume normal operation.
+The Wrangler is able to produce a semi transparent shield around the Sentry Gun that absorbs 66% of all incoming damage. Furthermore, the gun's firing rate and missile launch rate (for Level 3 Sentry Guns) are doubled whenever fired using the weapon's bound keys. When switching to another weapon away from the Wrangler, the Sentry Gun is left defenseless for 3 seconds with its shield, after which time it will resume normal operation.
-When using the Wrangler, the Sentry Gun's laser will auto-lock on (aim assist) to targets when you move your crosshairs near them.
-The left mouse button fires the bullets, while the right mouse button fires rockets (Only with a level three Sentry Gun).
 The Wrangler allows a clever Engineer to get to high places through the use of a [[Sentry jump|Sentry Gun jump]].
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 * At this time, the laser emitted from the Sentry Gun while using the Wrangler will travel through some walls.
 * A wrangled level 2 or 3 Sentry Gun can survive [[Weapons#Taunt Attacks|Taunt attacks]] that would normally destroy any building instantly (such as the [[Pyro]]'s [[Hadouken]] or [[Soldier]]'s [[Kamikaze]]).
-*Should you kill yourself with your own Sentry Gun using the Wrangler, the kill icon will be that of the Wrangler.
+*Players that kill themselves with their Sentry Gun using the Wrangler will have the kill icon appear as the Wrangler. On the other hand, a player killed with their Sentry Gun's rockets using the Wrangler will cause the kill icon to appear as a level 3 Sentry Gun.
-**On the other hand, when killing yourself or an enemy with one of your own Sentry Gun rockets while using the Wrangler, the kill icon that appears is a level 3 Sentry Gun instead of the normal icon.
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 * Being stunned by the [[Sandman]] leaves the Engineer unable to fire, but keeps the Sentry Gun in the Wrangled state, effectively disabling it.

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