Botkiller weapons

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I am destroyer of metal men. Click to listen — The Heavy

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Botkiller weapons are a special classification of items. They are signature Stock weapons for each class with a robotic Heavy's head with team-colored eyes bound to the weapon with various belts, chains and wires, depending on the weapon. There are two types of weapons: ones fitted with silver heads and ones fitted with golden heads. All of the Botkiller Weapons are Jiggleboned; Heavies', Pyros', Demomen's, Soldiers', Snipers', and Scouts' robotic Heavy heads will sway left and right according to the direction the player turns. On Engineers' and Spies' weapons, the mouth of the robotic Heavy head will open and close while the player moves around. The Sniper's robotic Heavy head has a hole in its forehead, and the Demoman's sports a metal eyepatch.

Botkiller Weapons were added to the game with the Mann vs. Machine update on August 15, 2012 Patch. To earn a Botkiller weapon, the player must complete a full Tour of Duty (6 missions, two on each map), and will be rewarded with a random Botkiller weapon at the end. While most weapons found will have silver Heavy Robot heads, there is a small chance golden ones will be granted. Weapons will always be in strange quality.

The level of a Botkiller weapon is correspondent to the level of the player's Operation Steel Trap Badge. For example, the first time a player completes all six missions, he or she will be rewarded with a Level 1 item, the second times would be rewarded with a Level 2 item, etc. However, this seems to not be true anymore as of the September 4, 2012 Patch. ^{[citation needed]}

Update history

August 15, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Botkiller Weapons were added to the game.

Unused content

• The yellow components of the silver heads are set up for paint.

Bugs

• The chain would seem to move on the botkiller Minigun as the barrel spins, but it stays stationary as the barrel spins normally.
• Robot Heavy heads may fall off of their Botkiller Weapons and attach to other weapons, predominantly the Botkiller Minigun.

Gallery

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  Botkiller Scattergun variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Rocket Launcher variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Flamethrower variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Stickybomb Launcher first person view.

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  Botkiller Minigun variant first person view.

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  Golden Botkiller Minigun variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Wrench variant first person view.

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  Golden Botkiller Wrench variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Medi Gun RED variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Medi Gun BLU variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Sniper Rifle variant first person view.

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  Golden Botkiller Sniper Rifle variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Knife RED variant first person view.

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  Botkiller Knife BLU variant first person view.

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  Golden Botkiller Knife RED variant first person view.

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  Golden Botkiller Knife BLU variant first person view.

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  Visual bug that shows the chain off of the correct weapon, and on the currently equipped item.

See also

• Tour of Duty
• Festive weapons