Sniper taunts

Taunts are character-specific animations that can be manually triggered in-game. The Sniper 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
	Sniper Rifle  Sydney Sleeper  Bazaar Bargain  Machina  Hitman's Heatmaker  AWPer Hand  Classic  Shooting Star	The Sniper waves with a cocky smile and says: "Beauty!" "Thanks for standin' still, wanker!" "There ya go!" "Wave goodbye ta yer head, wanker!" "G'day!"

	Associated items	Description	Kill icon
	Huntsman  Fortified Compound	Main article: Arrow Stab The Sniper removes the arrow from his bow, twirls it behind him, then stabs it forward fiercely while holding it for about a second, before bringing the arrow back to his bow again, killing the victim. While thrusting the arrow, the Sniper says: "Stab, stab, stab!"

Secondary

	Associated items	Description
	SMG  Cleaner's Carbine	The Sniper jumps, kicking his heels together, punches the air upon landing and yells: "Yaaaagh!" "God Save the Queen!"

Melee

	Associated items	Description
	Kukri  Tribalman's Shiv  Bushwacka  Saxxy  Shahanshah  Conscientious Objector  Frying Pan  Freedom Staff  Ham Shank  Golden Frying Pan  Crossing Guard  Prinny Machete  Necro Smasher	The Sniper takes off his hat, holds it across his chest with a solemn expression and mumbles: "Y'got blood on my knife, mate." (except for Saxxy) "You'd best keep lyin' down." "That funeral ain't gonna be open casket." "A little of the ol' chop-chop."

Special

Sniper-exclusive

	Associated item	Description
	Didgeridrongo	The Sniper pulls out a didgeridoo and spins it in his hand before sitting down and playing a tune, which continues until the player taunts again or jumps. The Sniper then stands up and compliments his performance. Intro "Let's play!" "All right ya wankers!" "Let's make some bloody magic!" "Let's do this! "Let's go! Outro "Heh heh heh! That'll do!" "Hah ha hah! Brilliant!" "Ha ha ha ha, bloody brilliant!" "That was a ripsnorter!" "Sniping's a good job, mate!" Associated sound effects [sitting down] [standing up] [end of didgeridoo music]

	Associated item	Description
	I See You	The Sniper points two fingers towards his eyes, then points his finger outwards in the gesture of pointing at someone while saying: "I see you, mate." "I see you, ya mongrel." "Gotcha." "Boom. Headshot" "Headshot."

	Associated item	Description
	Killer Solo	The Sniper takes out a saxophone and plays one of the tunes below: First tune Second tune Third tune Fourth tune Fifth tune (All the tunes are based on "Seduce Me!")

	Associated item	Description
	Most Wanted	The Sniper takes out a pad and a pen while saying: "That will do!" "Well, Happy Australia Day to me." "That'll bloody do!" "Ripper you little." "Piece of piss." "Gotcha!" "Boom, head shot!" "Head shot." "Gotcha!" "Aces!" "Bonza!" "Rippah!" "Yes!" "Ha!" "Too right!" "Ain't that something." "Good as gold, mate!" Then after crossing a name on the pad, he laughs in several different ways: Evil Laughter 1 Evil Laughter 2 Laugh Short laugh Laugh 2 Short laugh 2 Short laugh 3

	Associated item	Description
	Shooter's Stakeout	When the taunt is activated, a small brown tent appears, with binoculars and a thermal bottle. The Sniper sits in the tent, and looks through the binoculars, occasionally commenting on things in his sights, and drinking from the bottle. When the taunt is ended, the Sniper puts the objects away as the tent disappears. Intro: "Ain't that something." "Heh heh heh! That'll do!" "'Ere ya go." Looking through binoculars: "You sneaky ratbag!" "I see you, ya mongrel." "I see you, mate." "Now that is the Queen's birthday right there." "Come to Sniper, my little beauty." "That'll bloody do!" "Huh, now that's nice!" "Holy dooley!" "That helmet ain't gonna save ya." "Someone's about to have a very bad day." "Take a gander at this, little princess." "You better hold on to your head, mate." (whispering) "I'm gonna blow the inside of ya head all over four counties." (whispering) "Keep yubbin' that big mouth, while it's still attached to your bloody neck." (whispering) "I'm gonna turn ya into colored rain." (whispering) "That helmet's going to make a nice bowl for ya brains." (whispering) "Piss off, big-head." (whispering) "Everything above your neck is going to be a fine red mist." (whispering) "Bloody bogan." (whispering) "You big-head wankers." (whispering) "You're all a bunch of no-hopers." (whispering) "All your heads look bloody twelve feet tall." (whispering) Outro: "Up you go!" "Heh heh heh! That'll do!" "That'll do!" "That was a ripsnorter!"

	Associated item	Description
	Straight Shooter Tutor	The Sniper writes "AIM HERE", with an arrow pointing up, on a piece of paper and tapes it to a printed target dummy; he then taps the dummy's head while saying a line before pushing it forward and knocking it down. Tapping the target dummy: "The bullets come outta the slim end, mate!" "Nice try, mate! But I'm the best!" "You call that snipin'?!" Pushing the target dummy: "Bloody piker!" "Uah!"

All-Class

	Associated item	Description
	Burstchester	A creature resembling a Bread monster partially comes out of the Sniper's chest. He looks at it in shock until the creature goes back inside, and then checks his chest and stomach before shivering. 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 monster "Ah! What the bloody hell just happened?" "Crikey!" "Crikey..." "Need some help here!" "Help me pin this down!" "Bloody bogan!" (short scream) "That's some shonky business right there!" "G'day!" "Well I'll be stuffed." Shivering "Bloody piker!" "You sneaky ratbag!" "Ah, piss!" "Huhbluhbluhbluhbluhbluh! Bloody hell!"

	Associated item	Description
	Cheers!	The Sniper takes out a team-colored thermal bottle with a plaid pattern and a cup for a lid; he fills the cup and toasts saying "Cheers, mate!" before drinking from it. When he is done drinking, he nods as he says "Not bad!", then attaches the cup back onto the bottle and puts it away.

	Associated item	Description
	Conga	The Sniper bounces in rhythm to the Latin beats and points both of his index fingers to the sky while occasionally kicking his feet out while saying: Initiating a Conga line "He hee!" "Yah, look at me go, ha ha ha ha!" "It's conga time in Oz!" (slang for Australia) "Ay ee oom oom omph ah!" "Headshot conga!" Dancing to the Conga "Ooh, ooh ooh, ah!" "Ooh ooh, umph ah!" "Look at me conga!" "Ha hah!" "Come on ya pikers!" "All right!" "All right ya wankers!" "Wha hoo, whoo whoo, ha ha ha ha ha hah!" "Whoo hoo, ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha hah! Conga!" "COOOOOOON-GA!" The player continuously moves forward during this taunt, only being able to turn left and right.

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

	Associated item	Description
	Fist Bump	The Sniper punches the air with his right hand before turning sideways, extending his arm forward, and inviting others for a fist bump. Intro "Let's do this!" "Let's go!" "All right, ya wankers!" "Let's make some bloody magic!" "Let's play!" While waiting, he looks to the left and flicks his left hand while saying: "Let's do this!" "Come on, mate!" "Haven't got all bloody day!" The Sniper then quickly stomps the ground while spinning to his left and shaking his hands before punching the other player's fist. Bumping After a successful fist bump, he points at the other player and quickly pulls his hand back, imitating a gun recoiling from shooting, while saying: "Beauty!" "Heh, heh, heh! Cheers, mate!"

	Associated item	Description
	Flippin' Awesome	The Sniper bends down a bit and interlocks a few of his fingers to form a platform for another player to flip off of. Preparing to flip "Who wants a flippin'?" "Who wants a flippin'?" "Step right up!" Waiting for the player (First response) "I'll flip ya!" (Second response) "I'll flip ya!!" "Let's do this!" "Haven't got all bloody day!" Flipping another player "Up you go!" "Ughh!" "Huhyeah!" "Ha haa!" "Huyeah gah!" "Huyeah!" "Nuyeah!" "Huah!" "Wanker!" Being flipped "Hah ha ha!" After flipping "Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha ha, wanker!" "Ha ha ha ha, bloody brilliant!" "Ha hah! Ha ha ha hah!" "Ugh! Ha ha hah ha ha ha ha!" "Cheers, mate!" "Heh, heh, heh! Cheers, mate!" "Ha ha ha! No worries!" "Ha ha ha! Well done!" "Heh heh heh! That'll do!" "That'll do!" "Hah ha hah! Brilliant!" "Brilliant!" "Hee hee! Good on ya!" "Good on ya!" "Have a good one!" After being flipped "And a little something extra!"

	Associated item	Description
	High Five!	The Sniper gives a little slap and a kick in the air before raising his hand while saying: "Okay, mate!" He then slightly bends his knees and calls the other player over to him with his fingers before slapping their hand. He then does a little punch in excitement of the successful high five.

	Associated item	Description
	Kazotsky Kick	The Sniper bends his knees and kicks forward while swinging his arms back and forth. Eventually he claps once, cracks his fingers, and shakes his hands on his sides.

	Associated item	Description
	Killer Joke	The Sniper plays a sting and an unchoked cymbal, then points forward with the drum stick on his left hand before doing a recoil motion, as if having fired with it. *Hocks and spits*

	Associated item	Description
	Mannrobics	The Sniper goes through an aerobics routine with the option of a class-specific animation. "Eh! Heh heh heh heh heh!" "Eh! Ah hah hah!" "Eh! Heh heh heh! Hah hah hoh! Ooh! Mmmph!" "Hah hah hah hah! Ah ha ha ha!" "Eh! Yeaaaah!" "Oh! Herr, herr, omph!" "Heh heh heh heh! Ha ha ha ha! Hah hah, ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha!" "Oh! Hoh ha ha ha ha!" "Oh herr! Ha ha ha ha!" "A little thundah! A little thundah from Down Under!" "Hah! Put that in a jar and bottle it!" "You make it look easy! Hah!" The player can freely move around, albeit slowly, during this taunt.

	Associated item	Description
	Mourning Mercs	The Sniper groans and leans forward a bit, his head and arms hanging limply. He raises his right hand closed into a fist, shaking it slightly, but lets it go limp again with another groan. He then kicks the ground as he whispers "Ah, piss."

	Associated item	Description
	Rock, Paper, Scissors	The Sniper engages in an intense battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Initiating a throw "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Let's play!" "Let's throw 'em!" "Let's throw 'em!" Waiting for the player "Who wants a throw?" "Give us a throw!" Starting the throw "On three!" "One!" "Two!" "Three!" Win "Yes!" (Condition-specific) "That was a ripsnorter!" "Rock beats scissors!" "Scissors cuts paper!" (Ending) "Ah ha ha ha!" Loss "Bah! Who needs it?" "Bah!" "Aaah!" (Ending) "Bloody, stupid game!" "You sneaky ratbag!"

	Associated item	Description
	Scaredy-cat!	The Sniper jumps back, putting both hands out in front of himself, before crouching down and crossing an arm across his chest, lowering his head and gripping his hat with his other hand; he then exhales, stands up straight, and feels how fast his heart is racing. Scared *screams* Regaining composure "Crikey!" "Bloody, stupid game!" "You sneaky ratbag!" (Shivering) "Huhbluhbluhbluhbluhbluh! Bloody hell!"

	Associated item	Description
	Schadenfreude	The Sniper points and laughs.

	Associated item	Description
	Second Rate Sorcery	The Sniper takes out a staff with a skull on its top and a tag reading "99¢". He attempts to cast a Blast Jump spell with his left hand while kicking the ground, failing to create anything but green sparkles. He then angrily breaks the staff over his knee before returning to his original position.

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

	Associated item	Description
	Skullcracker	The Sniper reaches a hand out and taps his hat with the other hand while saying: Initiating a head butt "Heh heh heh, right here!" "Free head-buttin'! Courtesy of my face!" "Come on! My head against your head!" "Let's do this!" "Let's go!" "Let's go!" "Come on, mate!" "Let's go, mate!" "Let's go, mate!" "Haven't got all bloody day!" Head-butting "Heyeah, ough!" "Heyeah, HEADSHOT! Oi." "AUUUUS-TRALIA!" After a head butt "Cheers mate!" "Crikey!" (laughing) "Blimey!" "Hooly dooley!"

	Associated item	Description
	Square Dance	The Sniper swings his partner 'round and 'round while saying: Starting a dance "Let's dance!" "Let's dance, mate!" "Do-si-do time!" "Heheh, let's dance, lads!" "Who's up for a dance?" During the dance "Ha haa!" "Ho ho ho, ah hah ha ha ha ha!" "Do-si-do, yes, he ha ha!" "Oh, look at my happy feet!" "Happy feet, happy feet!" "Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" Dance's end "Aaaand, cheers!" "Aaaand, brilliant!"

	Associated item	Description
	Victory Lap	The Sniper 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 in front of the Sniper. He looks at it from head to toe, holds his hand close to the cutout Yeti's head for a moment, and hits it with just his finger, which destroys the entire cutout. He then slaps his hands one against the other in a cleaning fashion. Cutout appears [roar 1] Before hitting the cutout "Steady, steady..." Cutout destroyed [breaking wood] Defeated roar [roar 2] After hitting the cutout "Now that's how it's done!"

	Associated item	Description
	Yeti Smash	The Sniper turns into a Yeti, beats his chest while roaring, and slams the ground with his fist; he then turns back to normal and stands 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] After turning back [long laugh] "Holy dooley!"

	Associated item	Description
	Zoomin' Broom	The Sniper 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.

Other

	Associated item	Description
	Neck Snap	The Sniper raises his sleeves before confidently approaching the Soldier, yelling "let's have a go at it!" The Soldier then snaps the Sniper's neck, causing him to turn 180° and elicit a pained grunt. The Sniper almost falls forward, then almost falls back, letting out a short scream as he tries to regain balance, which he eventually does. He then shakes his head before turning back to the Soldier, while exclaiming "Huhbluhbluhbluhbluhbluh! Bloody hell!"

Update history

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

• [Undocumented] Added a taunt used by the Huntsman.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added an unused "high-five" taunt.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added Director's Vision taunt.
• [Undocumented] Added a voice response for the Arrow Stab taunt.

June 8, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added laughing animations.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added Schadenfreude taunt.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Taunting with a Saxxy no longer play lines that reference a knife
• Added High Five! taunt.

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 I See You taunts.

December 8, 2014 Patch (End of the Line Update)

• Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper during the melee taunt
• Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper for lower LOD settings during the melee taunt.

March 12, 2015 Patch

• Added Most Wanted and Killer Solo

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 VII)

• 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.

May 31, 2016 Patch

• Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing the hats while taunting

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

• Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing them while taunting.

September 12, 2016 Patch

• Fixed a bug related to the Sniper's zoom and taunting.

October 21, 2016 Patch (Scream Fortress VIII)

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

December 21, 2016 Patch (Smissmas 2016)

• The Didgeridrongo was added to the game.

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

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

December 3, 2020 Patch (Smissmas 2020)

• The Fist Bump was added to the game.

December 2, 2021 Patch (Smissmas 2021)

• The Shooter's Stakeout was added to the game.

October 5, 2022 Patch (Scream Fortress XIV)

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

July 12, 2023 Patch (Summer 2023 Update)

• The Killer Joke was added to the game.

October 9, 2023 Patch (Scream Fortress XV)

• The Neck Snap was added to the game.

December 7, 2023 Patch (Smissmas 2023)

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

Bugs

• When taunting with a melee weapon, certain hats may not be taken off, instead remaining on the Sniper's head.
• Sometimes no mouth animation is shown when taunting with the SMG.