Halloween Boss voice responses

Voice Responses are contextually triggered lines that play after a player or character has achieved something, for instance killing enemies. Previous Halloween updates have released several Halloween Bosses: the Horseless Headless Horsemann, MONOCULUS, Merasmus, and the Bombinomicon. They each have several vocal responses, all of which are listed below.

Horseless Headless Horsemann

Spawn

(Ominous laughter)

Laughter when idle

(Evil laughter) (Deep laughter) (Wicked laughter) (Dramatic laughter)

Attacking

(Loud grunt) (Animalistic grunt) (Happy grunt) (Deep grunt) (Short grunt) (Low grunt)

Boo! Taunt

BOO!

Taking heavy damage

ARGH! UGH! OWW!

Death

(guttural moans and grunts) (sharp grunt) (dramatic scream and death rattle)

Monoculus

(Note: With the exception of the teleportation sound, all of these are simply Demoman voice clips at a lowered pitch.)

Laughter

HA HA HA HAH! HA HA HA! HAH! (deep booming laughter)

Stunned

(disconcerted moans) (moaning) (deep sigh) (burp) (sharp grunt) (gurgle) (squeal) (deep groan)

Enraged

ARRRR! DAHHHH! UH-ARRR! (grunt)

Teleports

(whoom!)

Taking heavy damage

OWWW!

Death

(moaning) (hiss)

Merasmus

Appears

"I am here!" "I have come!" "Merasmus has risen!" "Cower fools! Merasmus is here!" "Run fools! Run from Merasmus!" "Merasmus the Wizard has 'come for your souls!" (evil laughter) (wicked laughter) (diabolical laughter) "Soldier! Never anger a magician! "Welcome. To your doom! "DOOM! 'All of you are doomed!" "Enjoy Halloween mortals, for it will be your last!" "Merasmus arrives on a tide of blood! *sotto voce* Oh hello, Soldier".

Attacking

Lashing out with staff

"Arrr!" "Rarrr!" "Rharr!" "Hah!" "Plah!" "Uh huh hah!" "Rahhh!" "Mortis Attagstah!" "Staffus Attackum!" "Hehrrr!"

Ranged spells

"You cannot run!" "Run fools!" "You're all fools!" "Hurlus bombinus!" "Mortis Longdistimus!"

Summoning bombs

"Bombinomicon! Destroy them!" "By the power...of the Bombinomicon!" "Booooooombinomicon!" "Forbidden book! I unchain thee!" "Cower by the Bombinomicon!" "Beebus Barrasbus Bombinomicon!" "Bombinomicon! Heed my call! "Feel the terror...of reading!" "Feel the terror...of books!" "Heads up!" "Fire in the hole!" "Grenade! (laughter) "(crazed laughter)"

Time passes without encountering a victim

(maniacal laughter) (jolly evil laughter)

Magic words

"Basbus Brontu!" "Bontu Barsoma!" "Babmo Bibrundo!" "Bravus Abimbus!" "Barbo Cabarto!" "Abo Alabasbas!" "Lesbo Barrabus!" "Barraparraf Brubus!" "Binto Bartum!" "Bemilus Bronte!" "Mictor Ate!"

Magic backfires

"Son of a...!" "Herm!" "Gah!" "Gudah!"

Taking heavy damage

"Uhhhh!" "Ahhhhh!" "Ooohhhhh!" "Dawwwww!" "Oughhhh!"

Player hits Merasmus with headbomb

"Nooo!" "Nooo!" "Yaaah!" "Ahhhh!" "Oh the irony!" "Ahhhh! You're still a fool!" "Ahh!" "Oww! It too head bombs" "Ahhhh!" "Ahhhhhhhh!" "Ah! Back! Stay back you fools!" "Ah! Magic...powerless...against bombs!" "Ooooh! I did not think this through." "Ahh! Well played! Fool." "Nyah! No, don't hit me with it!" "Haaah!" "No, that really hurt!" "Aah! Ghost pain! It's worse than regular pain!" "Bombinomicon! Betrayer!" "Naaah! Oh, Judas book!" "Ahh! Who told you to do that?" "Naaah!" "Ahh! So weak!" "Fool! Your bombs are only making me weaker! (weak laughter) So weak!"

Hiding

Disguised as a prop

"Must hide and heal." "Must hide and heal." "Must hide. Get stronger." "Must hide. Must heal." "Must hide. Must heal." "Merasmus must hide." "Merasmus must hide." "No strength. Must hide." "No! This cannot be the end! Must hide." "Fools! I will come back stronger!" "Fools! Do you not know you deal with the master of hiding!" "Fools! Feel the terror of my hiding!" "You cannot kill me fools! For I am great at hiding!" "The hide-ening! It is here! Okay, need to find a hiding-spot." "Time to play hide-and-seek...your doom!" "Must hide. Get stronger." "You have bested my magic! But can you withstand the dark power...of HIDING!" If players are taking too long to find Merasmus "Demoman! Would you have your eye back? Come find me!" (malevolent laughter) "The longer I hide. The stronger I get." (liltingly) "I'm healing!" (dark laughter) "Muhahaha. I'm healing myself. With healing magic." "Muhahaha. I'm healing myself. With healing magic. And aspirin." (weak laughter) "The longer I hide, the stronger I get." "The fools! They have no idea how strong I'm getting. Or how loud...I'm..talking..."

Found

"Huzzah!" "Surprise!" "Wizard surprise!" "Magic!" "Emergis Exmortis!" "Boo!" "Boo!" "Bulazbo!"

Battle outcomes

Leaves

"Goodbye... Forever!" "Alright, I'm leaving now." "Alright, I'm leaving now." "Goodbye, everyone!" "Well, that was fun. Off I go!" "Alright, goodbye everyone!" "Enough! I leave." "A-ha! Too slow! I leave!" *Evil laugh* "Goodbye, forever!" *Evil laugh* "Goodbye, forever! *sotto voce* I'll see you at home, Soldier." "You have amused Merasmus, but now I must attend to other eldritch buisness. Farewell!" "*Evil laugh* I bid you, farewell!" "Farewell! Happy Halloween, everyone!" "I leave you... to your doom!"

Defeated

"Ach, no!" "You win. No, wait, it's a tie! Argh..." "Aaah!" "Aaah!" "Oooh!" "Nyyaaagh! I hate you so much, Soldier!" "You haven't heard the last of Merasmus the Magician!" "I die, I diieeee... bye Soldier." "I die! Soldier, you were the wooorst roommate!" "I die! I curse this land, for a hundred years!- No! A thousand! Thousand year-oh, I die!" "Noooo!" "Noooo!"

Wheel of Fate outcomes

Spinning the Wheel of Fate

"The wheel spins!" "The wheel spins!" "I spin the Wheel of Fate!" "The Wheel of Fate spins!" "You cannot escape the Wheel of Fate!" "Spin, wheel! Spin!" "Spin the wheel, and seal your fate!" "Yes, spin the wheel, you fools. See what horrors are in store for you." "Prepare to feel the wrath of the Wheel of Fate!" "Yes, spin the Wheel of Fate!" "Your fate... is at hand!" "The Wheel of Fate is a fickle mistress." "The wheel spins!" "(laughter) Your fate is at hand." "The wheel will be your undoing." "Yes... Yes! The wheel!" "Yes... Yes! Fate!" "The wheel! Come on wheel, Merasmus needs this." "The wheel! Come on wheel, you owe me." "The wheel! Come on... Set them all on fire." "The wheel! Come on... Big. Head. Come on, big head."

Big Head fate

"Big heads!" "(laughter) Big head fate! Big head fate!" "I curse your heads... with bigness!" "You cannot escape the terror... of your own giant head!" "Super big heads!" "Plague of head-biggening!" "Big heads! The horror! The horror!"

Small Head fate

"Shrunken heads!" "Tiny heads!" "Teeny, tiny heads! As foretold in prophecy." "Feel the tiny eldritch terror of an itty... bitty... head!" "Like your tiny heads? THANK MAGIC!" "Teeny, tiny heads!"

Super Speed fate

"Super Speed!"

Whammy fates

Bleed effect "The bloodening!" "Blood-letting!" "Let the blood flow!" "Blood fate!" "Plague of blood!" Fire effect "Firestorm!" "Fire!" "Fire, yes! Now you're all on fire!" "Fire! Oh, that's a good one!" "Burn fools, burn!" Rain of Jarate "Rain of Jarate!" "Rain of Jarate! (sotto voce) I'm sorry about this." "Jarate!" "Jarate! Jarate for everyone!" "Jarate for everyone! I'm so, so sorry!" Summoning Ghosts "Ghosts!" "Let the haunting... begin!" "Rise, rise from your graves!" "Plague of ghosts!"

Low Gravity fate

"Low gravity!" "Gravity displeases me, so I have removed it!" "Gravity displeases me, so I have removed it! ...Most of it!" "Gravity! I banish thee!" "Bid farewell to your precious gravity!"

Super Jump fate

"Super jumping!" "High jump!"

Guaranteed Critical Hit fate

"It is the crit boostening!"

ÜberCharge fate

"You are GODS! (sotto voce) ...I don't know why I put that on the wheel..." "You are GODS! Magic! It is not an exact science." "Invincible! INVINCIBL- Wait, wait, what?" "Everybody's invincible! Muhahahaha! Fools! Ahahaha... eheh... Hold on..." "You are GODS! Nahahaha... Enjoy your false confidence. It will be your doom!" "You are GODS! Aha, that may seem good, but it will be bad. In the fullness of time." "You are GODS! I... meant to do that. It will go badly for you. You watch." "You are GODS! Wait, no no no no no!" "ÜBERCHARGE!"

Bombinomicon

Attached to player's head

"Ey, buddy! I'm gonna give you a bomb head. Go run at that wizard." "Ey, buddy! I'm gonna give you a bomb head. Go run at that wizard." "I'm gonna give you a bomb head. Go run at that wizard. Oh boy, let's do this!" "Ey, go blow up that wizard for me, eh?" "We don't got a lot of time, run at that wizard, okay?" "Hey, you! Take this! Go run at that wizard, okay? Okay." "Hey, I'm a bomb book! It's pretty good." "You and me, buddy! We're gonna blow that wizard up." "Ey, it's you! Yeah, take this. It's good. You gonna like this bomb head." "Ey, it's me, the Bombinomicon! Oh, man, this is great!" "Ey, buddy, no time to explain! Run at that wizard!" "Pow! Zoop! Run at that wizard!" "Hey, it's me, the bomb book! Run at that wizard! Yeah, let's do it!" "Bombinomicon! Givin' you a bomb head. Oh boy, let's do this!" "Hey, it's me, the Bombinomicon! It's pretty good! Your head's a bomb now! Okay, good luck." "Your head's a bomb now! Okay, good luck." "Your head's a bomb now! Oh, it's really good! Okay, good luck." "Nice head. Now it's a bomb! I'm the greatest!" "Nice head, buddy. Bomb head! It's good stuff." "Ey, you got a head! Great! Now it's a bomb head." "Ey there! Pow! Bomb head! Oh, it's really good. Off I go." "Pow! Bomb head! Off I go." "Ey, buddy! You look like you could use a bomb for a head. Pow! Zoop! Off I go." "Ey, buddy! You look like you could use a bomb for a head. Pow! Zoop! Oh, it's really good." "Bombinomicon! Givin' you a bomb head. It's what I do." "Bombinomicon! Givin' you a bomb head. Ey, it's pretty nice." "Pow! Zoop! Bomb head for you. Your head looks real nice. So long!" "Pow! Zoop! You're gonna like this bomb head!" "Pow! Zoop! Bomb head for you." "Po-po-BAM! Bomb head for you! [laugh] Oh, it's good." "Oh, I hate that wizard. 'Ey! You should go blow him up." "Oh, I HATE that wizard! You should go blow him up." "The wizard! Go blow him up! So long!" "Ey, guy! What's up? Your head's a bomb now. Okay, we're good." "Ey, guy! What's up? Your head's a bomb now. Okay, we're good." "Your head's a bomb now! Okay, good stuff. Good stuff." "Your head's a bomb now! This is gonna be the BEST!" "Givin' you a bomb head! It's what I do." "Man, you got a nice head. Now it's a bomb head." "Po-po-BAM! Your head--it looks real nice."

Held up

"Yeah, let's do this!" "Yeah, let's do it!" "Ey, guys!" "Yeah, sure!" "Sure, why not?" "Okay, let's do this!" "YES! This is the greatest!" "Oh-ho, this is is gonna be good!" "Hey, everybody! I'm the Bombinomicon!" "Oh boy, let's do this!" "Oh boy, let's do this!" "Yeah, let's do it!" "Yeah, yeah!" "Yeah, yeah!" "Oh, this is gonna be the best!" "You got it!" "All right, stand back!" "Good stuff!" "Oh yeah! Get to throw some bombs!" "This is gonna be the best!" "This is gonna be the best!" "Hey, everybody!" "Have some bombs, guys!" "Yeah! Ha-ha!" "Yeah! Ha-ha!" "Here's a whole bunch of bomb stuff!"

Skull Island welcome

"Hey, guys! Beat that wizard, huh? Good stuff, good stuff, buddy." "How do you like this island? Pretty nice, huh? Waterfront property. Yeah, it's mine. Well, it's a timeshare. It's good for romancing the ladies though, no? There's this little cookbook I've been seeing, and--hey, it's pretty nice." "Well, you feel free to poke around, I guess. You know, looks like that's what you're doing anyway, right? [laughs] Feel free to steal everything that isn't nailed down. Hey, I'm a book! What do I need with it?"

Upon getting the Skull Island Topper

"Ah, Merasmus' skull hat. That's gonna look real nice on your head." "Ah, Merasmus' skull hat! Ey, it's pretty nice." "Ah, Merasmus' skull hat! Good choice, buddy. Very nice choice."