Engineer taunts

Taunts are character-specific animations that can be manually triggered in-game. The Engineer 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
	Shotgun  Widowmaker  Pomson 6000  Rescue Ranger  Panic Attack	The Engineer performs a hoedown while yelling: "Woooo hoo!" "Heeeey ya!" "Yippee ki yaa he yay kyaaah kayo!" "Hee hee! Yeehaa!"

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Frontier Justice	Main article: Dischord The Engineer takes out his trusty guitar, plays a chord, then smashes the area in front of him. (Smash sound 1) (Smash sound 2) (Smash sound 3)

Secondary

	Associated items	Description
	Pistol  Lugermorph  Wrangler  Giger Counter	The Engineer twirls the item in his hand while chuckling menacingly and blows over the barrel (or the side of the barrel, in the case of the Lugermorph) of the gun.

	Associated item	Description
	Short Circuit	The Engineer laughs evilly, slaps his knee and points.

Melee

	Associated items	Description
	Wrench  Golden Wrench  Southern Hospitality  Jag  Eureka Effect  Saxxy	The Engineer laughs evilly, slaps his knee and points.

	Associated item	Description	Kill icon
	Gunslinger	Main article: Organ Grinder The Engineer revs his Gunslinger which starts spinning, then thrusts it forward.

	Associated item	Description
	Eureka Effect	The Engineer throws his arm into the sky, which gets struck by lightning. He then teleports back to spawn, or his teleporter exit.

Action

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

	Associated item	Description
	Schadenfreude	The Engineer, standing firmly with his fists on his hips, lets out a hearty laugh; he laughs a little too hard, soon coughing into one of his arms.

	Associated item	Description
	High Five!	The Engineer gives a high five and says "Heck yes!".

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

	Associated item	Description
	Conga	The Engineer bounces in rhythm to the Latin beats while saying: Dancing to the Conga "Yuh duh doo doo!" "Woo! Yeah yee yah!" "Ho ho, dee diga dee!" "Ho ho, yee hah!" "Ho ho, woowhee!" "Yehaw, yehaw, yehaw!" "Ye-eah!" "Ho ho!" "Oom bah, oom bah, omm bah, oom bah! Yeah ye-yeah!" "Yeah, giddiyup, giddiyup, giddiyup!" "Yeah, that's living!" "Mmmh, garsh, go!" "Yeah, yeah!" "Oh hee, hee, hee, hee, hee!" "Doon dookaloon dookloon doon doon!" "Mmmmmhmmmn!"

	Associated item	Description
	Rancho Relaxo	The Engineer unfolds a toolbox, which contains a lawn chair, a small umbrella, and several beer bottles. He then sits down, drinks beer, belches, and occasionally says: "[glugging] Ahhh!" [loud slurp] "[Belch] Ooh, mmmh that's good!" "Ahhhh!" "Glug, glug, glug. Aaaah, life of Reilly! Mmm." (See: living the life of Reilly) This continues until the player presses the taunt button again. Associated sound effects [beep] [steam hissing and gears clanking] [settling into a comfortable position] [electric crackling and clanking]

	Associated item	Description
	Square Dance	The Engineer will swing his partner 'round and 'round while saying: Starting a dance "Do-si-do time!" Dance's end "I'm a dancing fool!" "Yeeehaw!"

	Associated item	Description
	Skullcracker	The Engineer will gesture towards his head and then perform a head butt with another player. After a head butt "Whoo!" "Yeah!" "All right!"

	Associated item	Description
	Flippin' Awesome	The Engineer will bend his knees slightly with his hands interlocked to form a platform for players to flip themselves off. If he is being flipped, the Engineer will perform a somersault in mid-air. Preparing to flip "Flippin' time!" "Let's get some air!" "Who wants a flip?" "Who wants a flip?" "Get a foot in!" "Get a foot in!" Flipping another player (strained) "Uhhh, up you go!" (strained) "Uuuup ya go!" (strained) "Get up there!" "Get up there!" Being flipped "Woooo!" "Wooo!" "Woo hoo!" "Up I go!" After flipping "Giddyup!" "Giddyup!" "Ha hah!"

	Associated item	Description
	Rock, Paper, Scissors	The Engineer engages in an intense battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Initiating a throw "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Rock, paper, scissors, boys!" "Who's up for a throw?" Starting the throw "One!" "Two!" "Three!" "On three!" Win (Condition-specific) "Scissors cut paper, hoss!" "Paper covers rock, boss!" "Rock beats scissors, son!" "You're all wore out boy!" Loss "Damn this game to blazes." "You low-down scoundrel." "Well, that sours my milk." "Nice work."

	Associated item	Description
	Kazotsky Kick	The Engineer will kick from side to side.

	Associated item	Description
	Burstchester	The Engineer will appear surprised and carefully examine the alien.

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

	Associated item	Description
	Bucking Bronco	The Engineer will mount and ride a mechanical bull until it bucks him off. "Yee-haw!" "Woo hoo! Hoo hoo! Yeah! Yee-haw!" "Yeeeeeee-haw!" "Yeeeeee-haw!" "Yeeeee-haw!" "Ah hah!" "Whew! Hoo hoo!" "Mmh! Huh ha hoo! This is not doing my spine any favors!" "Ha ha! Come on, spinal column, don't let me down now!"

	Associated item	Description
	Mannrobics	The Engineer will go through an aerobics routine with the option of a class-specific animation. "Hmm hmm hmm! Hmm hmm hmm! (panting)" "Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Yeah! Hooyah! Go doggie! Hmm!" "Hmm hehehehe! Hmm ha ha ha ! Light as a feather!" "Heh heh! Feel the burn now!" "Haha! Ya'll ain't ready for this!" "Hah, this is all self-taught!" "Yes, sir! I'm all fired up!" "I'm running hotter than Hell's basement!" "Le's see a sentry track this!" "Alright, time to take it to Level 3!" "Okay body, time to Teleport you to a world of physical fitness! Phew!" "Haha! I don't even need my good hand for this!"

Unused

	Associated item	Description
	None	The Engineer takes out his guitar and plays a long tune on it.

	Associated item	Description
	None	The Engineer wiggles around uncomfortably, then vomits.

Update history

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• [Undocumented] Added 2 taunts used by the Frontier Justice and Gunslinger
• [Undocumented] Added unused "high-five" and "guitar playing" taunts

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Removed the unused "high-five" and "guitar playing" taunts from game files

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added Director's Vision taunt.
• [Undocumented] Re-added the unused "high-five" taunt back to the game files

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added "Schadenfreude" taunt.
• [Undocumented] Added laughing animations.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Wrangler taunt now performs the Pistol taunt animation
• Added High Five! taunt.

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• Added a taunt used by the Eureka Effect.
• [Undocumented] Added an unused "vomit" taunt.

February 18, 2013 Patch

• Added Shred Alert taunt.

January 23, 2014 Patch

• Updated the Short Circuit to use the Engineer's melee taunt

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

• Added Conga, Square Dance, Skullcracker, Flippin' Awesome, Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Rancho Relaxo 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)

• Bucking Bronco and Mannrobics were added to the game.