Ambassador
| “ | There are two sorts of men in this world: the sort with blood pouring out of a hole in their heads, and the sort holding the Ambassador.
— Ambassador publicity blurb
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The Ambassador is the unlockable primary weapon for the Spy class. It is a relatively large Revolver, consisting of a shiny metallic barrel and deep red grip. Inscribed on the barrel is a likeliness of the Scout's mother.
This weapon is similar to the default Revolver in that it has the same ammo count. Its accuracy, however, is akin to the Sniper Rifle, even at long range (a later patch has since made this bonus obsolete). A direct headshot made with the Ambassador will result in a guaranteed Critical hit; otherwise, the weapon will never deal random Critical hits. After each shot, the accuracy is temporarily decreased, as indicated by an enlarged crosshair. During this period, the weapon will be unable to score a critical headshot, even if fired at point blank range. Players must therefore choose their shots wisely.
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Damage
The Ambassador does 15% less damage than the Revolver per shot.
- Base: 34
- Max Ramp Up: 150% (51 damage)
- Max Fall Off: 52% (18 damage)
- Point-Blank: 46-56
- Medium Range: 31-37
- Long Range: 15-19
- Mini-Crit: 46
- Critical hit (headshot only): 102
Function times
The Ambassador has a 20% slower rate of fire than the Revolver.
- Attack Interval: 0.696
- Reload: 1.16
- Cooldown: 0.95
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Related Achievements
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Diplomacy
Kill 50 enemies with the Ambassador. |
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Skullpluggery
Headshot 20 Snipers with the Ambassador. |
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Who's Your Daddy?
Headshot 3 Scouts with the Ambassador. |
Previous Changes
- As of lately, the Ambassador headshot kill icon has been changed from the one pictured to the Sniper Rifle headshot kill icon.
Trivia
- For crafting purposes, this weapon is in the secondary slot.
- The bore of this weapon has been estimated to be .885 cal., although the cylinder size is smaller and suggests a .450 round.
- The Ambassador somewhat resembles the Dan Wesson PPC revolver and the Taurus Raging Bull 500 (accounting, of course, for the customized barrel and rosewood inlays).
- The Ambassador has a golden trigger, a possible nod to the Golden Gun from the James Bond movies.
- The Ambassador does not have a barrel modeled or textured, which can be seen during reload. Additionally, the cylinder does not rotate when fired and the bullets do not visibly exit the chamber (which is visible at a high viewmodel FOV setting).
- On Day 6 of the Spy vs Sniper update page, the Ambassador advertisement bears striking similarity to the pose used in several James Bond film posters. The difference being that the Spy is left-handed in the ad, and Bond appears right-handed. But also note that, in-game, the Spy is typically right-handed.
- An unused alternate version of the Ambassador headshot icon appears in the game files, seen to the right.
- The Ambassador's handle is red no matter which team you are on because it has a rosewood grip, yet the Dueling Mini-Game's icon depicts one with a blue handle as well as one with a red handle.
- The Ambassador's ability to Crit on headshots may have been inspired by the way that the RED Spy killed the BLU Engineer in Meet The Spy, with the Spy shooting the Engineer in the head with one bullet and the Engineer dying instantly. Although the Spy was using the Revolver in the video, the Revolver cannot headshot.
Gallery
- Ambassador 1st person red cropped.png
RED 1st person view.
Full RED 1st person view.
- Ambassador 1st person blu cropped.png
BLU 1st person view.
Full BLU 1st person view.
See also
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