Soldier

Soldier
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Basic Information
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Type:	Offensive
Health:	200 / 300
Speed:	80% 128% wielding the Equalizer at low health
Meet the Soldier

“

I have personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of my own intestine back into my stomach. If that doesn't scare you out of your frilly pink leotards, guess what: You are an idiot and you hate America. — The Soldier on real fear

”

A crazy patriot from the heart of America, the Soldier (allegedly Mister Jane Doe) is the bread and butter general assault unit of the team. While one of the easier to understand classes on the roster, he is far from the weakest. In fact, when played right, the Soldier can be one of the most dangerous classes on the battlefield. Equipped with his Rocket Launcher and stamina to spare, the Soldier is a highly versatile class for both offensive and defensive roles. A great starter class to get familiar with the game.

The ability the Soldier is infamous for is the spectacular rocket jump. In defiance of all good sense and judgment, the Soldier can point his Rocket Launcher downward, leap into the air, and fire, propelling himself skyward at the cost of some health (though as the Soldier attests, "Pain is weakness leaving the body.") This ability allows the Soldier to pop up in unexpected places and reach areas off-limits even to the Scout and his leaping prowess.

The Soldier is voiced by Rick May.

Bio

Name: Mister Jane Doe. Location of origin: Midwest, USA Job: Shock & Awe Motto: "I'm a Rocket Man" Favourite World War: 2 Special ability: Rocket jump Emblems:    Description: Though he wanted desperately to fight in World War 2, the Soldier was rejected from every branch of the U.S. military. Undaunted, he bought his own ticket to Europe. After arriving and finally locating Poland, the Soldier taught himself how to load and fire a variety of weapons before embarking on a Nazi killing spree for which he was awarded several medals that he designed and made himself. His rampage ended immediately upon hearing about the end of the war in 1949.

Basic Strategy

Main articles: Soldier tips, Soldier strategy

• You can rocket jump to great heights by simultaneously jumping and firing a rocket at the ground.
• Aim rockets at enemy's feet to ensure they can't avoid the explosion damage.
• Make sure you keep your Rocket Launcher loaded. Hit R to reload it at any time.
• Hit E to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Rocket Launcher	4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270
Unlock	Direct Hit	4	20	Base: 112 Crit: 338	Rocket Launcher alternative:  Has 80% faster rocket speed.  Deals 25% more damage.  Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on juggled opponents.  Has 70% smaller splash damage radius.
Craft	Black Box	3	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	Rocket Launcher alternative:  On hit, restores 15 health points.  Has a 25% smaller clip size.
Drop	Rocket Jumper	4	60	Base: 0 Crit: 0	Rocket Launcher alternative:  Has 200% more ammo carried.  Makes user immume to self-inflicted explosive damage.  Deals no damage at all to enemies.

Secondary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Shotgun	6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]
File:Item icon Buff banner.png Unlock	Buff Banner	N/A	N/A	N/A	Charges its rage meter with damage dealt - takes 600 damage to fully charge rage meter. At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed Mini-Crits.
Craft	Gunboats	N/A	N/A	N/A	Grants 60% less self-damage by rockets, including rocket jumps. Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected.
Craft	Battalion's Backup	N/A	N/A	N/A	Charges its rage meter with damage received - takes 175 damage to fully charge. At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed immunity to Critical damage and raises resistance to damage by 35%.

Melee

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Shovel	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock	Equalizer	N/A	N/A	Base: 33–113 Crit: 3× base damage.	Damage dealt and movement speed increase as user's remaining health decreases.  Does little damage when the user is healthy.  Blocks healing by Medics when in hand.
Craft	Pain Train	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Doubles capture power for points and carts.  Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.
Promotional	Frying Pan	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Promotional item for Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice release. Same as the Shovel's specs.

Taunt attack

	Attack	Weapon	Duration	Damage
Melee	Kamikaze	Equalizer	4 seconds	500 hp (instant kill) on hit. 320 hp self-damage. Damage modified from 256 to 320 since Mann-Conomy Update. 6 ft. radius.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

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Hats

Main article: Hats

Miscellaneous items

Main article: Miscellaneous items

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Soldier achievements Soldier pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones.

Trivia

• The Soldier has made several posts on the TF2 Official Blog. He is the only class to have done so.
• The Soldier's voice actor and the Engineer's voice actor have both voiced the character Wolf O'Donnell from Nintendo's Star Fox series: Rick May (the Soldier) in Star Fox 64, and Grant Goodeve (the Engineer) in Star Fox: Assault.
• The BLU Soldier has a sign on his apartment door labeled "Mister Jane Doe," however the correct term would be Mister John Doe. John/Jane Doe is a term used when referring to an unidentified male/female individual. Since the Soldier is a male, Jane Doe would be incorrect. It is most likely that VALVe intended to do this to poke fun at the Soldier's insanity and his idiocy.
• The Soldier's beta emblem was a helmet instead of a rocket:

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RED	BLU

See also

Concept art of the Soldier

• Rocket jump
• Juggling
• Aerials
• Meet the Soldier
• Soldier User Guides
• Soldier match-ups
• Soldier responses
• Soldier voice commands
• Soldier taunts
• Soldier strategy
• Soldier scripts
• Obtaining Soldier achievements
• List of references (Soldier)

External links

• WAR! Update
• WAR! Update - The Soldier Update
• The Soldier comic
• TF2 Official Blog- Some Manner of Grid-based Cipher Code
• TF2 Official Blog- More dot-commy mumbo jumbo for you bunch of women
• The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern
• Classless Update- Today is A Good Day
• TF2 Official Blog- Drop And Give Me Terror!
• TF2 Official Blog- How to Get a Ghostly Gibus Hat
• TF2 Official Blog- Attention Employees...
• TF2 Official Blog- The War Update
• TF2 Official Blog- It's a Bloodbath!
• TF2 Official Blog- War, Day 2
• TF2 Official Blog- The Big Red One