Scout

Scout
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Basic Information
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Type:	Offensive
Health:	125 /185 (See Health below for further details)
Speed:	133% (See Speed below for further details)
Meet the Scout

“

Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, I hurt people. Click to listen — The Scout on the facts of life

”

Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, the Scout is a fast-running scrapper with a baseball bat and snarky "in-your-face" attitude. He is the fastest and most mobile mercenary on the battlefield unassisted. Scout's Double Jump helps him outmaneuver slower opponents like the Heavy and navigate the terrain while dodging oncoming bullets and projectiles. Carrying a Scattergun, Pistol, and Bat, he is an ideal class for aggressive fighting and flanking. Scout excels at "hit-and-run" tactics that sap away enemy health as his high mobility allows him to get in, do damage, and escape before being noticed. However, Scout possesses the lowest default health pool (alongside the Engineer, Sniper, and Spy), leaving him vulnerable on the front line. However, this is a fair trade-off given his ability to run in and out of contested hot spots quickly, enabling him to turn the tide of battle before the enemy team can even take notice.

Scout is a generally excellent choice for focusing on the objective. He is the only class that can capture control points and push carts at twice the normal rate. The Demoman and Soldier can only replicate this ability when equipping the Pain Train. His speed also makes him ideal for capturing intelligence briefcases.

The Scout is voiced by Nathan Vetterlein.

Bio

Name: Jeremy Location of origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA Job: Rapid Recovery Motto: "Too. Much. Caffeine." Special ability: Double jump Emblems:    Description: The youngest of eight boys from the south side of Boston, the Scout learned early how to solve problems with his fists. With seven older brothers on his side, fights tended to end before the runt of the litter could maneuver into punching distance, so the Scout trained himself to run. He ran everywhere, all the time, until he could beat his pack of mad dog siblings to the fray.

Health

Main articles: Health, Overheal

Class	Health	Overheal	Quick-Fix Overheal
Scout	125	185	158
With the Sandman equipped	110	165	139

Speed

Main article: Speed

Condition	Normal	Backward	Crouched	Swimming
Scout	133 %	120 %	44 %	107 %
Baby Face's Blaster at 0% boost	120 %	108 %	40 %	96 %
Baby Face's Blaster at 50% boost	147 %	132 %	49 %	117 %
Baby Face's Blaster at 100% boost	173 %	156 %	58 %	139 %

Basic strategy

Main articles: Scout tips, Basic Scout strategy, Community Scout strategy

• Jump again in mid-air to change direction, and avoid enemy fire.
• You capture control points and push carts twice as fast as any other class.
• You are most effective when you stay moving and use your speed to your advantage.
• Your Scattergun is deadly at point-blank range.
• Your Pistol is great for picking off enemies at a distance.
• Press 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	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Scattergun		6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]
Unlock Force-A-Nature		2	32	Base: 65 Crit: 194 [5.4 damage × 12 pellets]	On hit: applies a knockback effect that propels enemies backwards and the user in the opposite direction (if airborne). This allows the user to perform a Force Jump and to horizontally prolong any other jumping technique.  50% faster firing speed.  20% more pellets per shot.  66% smaller clip size.  10% less damage per pellet.  If one shot is unused before reloading, it is lost.
Craft Shortstop		4	32	Base: 48 Crit: 144 [12 damage × 4 pellets]	42% faster firing speed.  100% more damage per pellet.  Has a clip-based reload.  Alt-Fire: does a shove that pushes enemies.  60% fewer pellets per shot.  33% smaller clip size.  20% increase in push force taken from damage and airblast while deployed.
Craft Soda Popper		2	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]	A hype meter is placed on the HUD when the Soda Popper is equipped. Damage dealt by the player will build up 'hype'. After dealing roughly 350 damages, the player can activate Hype mode for 8 seconds, allowing for 5 additional air jumps.  25% faster reload speed.  50% faster firing speed.  66% smaller clip size.  If one shot is unused before reloading, it is lost.
Craft Baby Face's Blaster		4	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]	Equipping the Baby Face's Blaster will slow the Scout down from 133% of normal speed to 120% of normal speed. A boost meter is placed on the HUD when the Baby Face's Blaster is equipped. Dealing damage, regardless of weapon used while equipping the Baby Face's Blaster, builds up the boost meter, increasing the Scout's speed to 173% of normal speed. The boost meter maxes at 100 points of damage dealt.  34% smaller clip size.  10% slower movement speed on wearer.  Boost reduced on air jumps.  Boost reduced when hit.
Craft Back Scatter		4	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets]	Minicrits targets when fired at their back from close range.  34% smaller clip size.  No random critical hits.  +20% bullet spread.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Pistol		12	36	Base: 15 Crit: 45 [6 rounds / sec.]
Promotional Lugermorph
Uncrate C.A.P.P.E.R					Killed enemies suffer a distinctive death by incineration.
Unlock Bonk! Atomic Punch	N/A	1	∞	N/A	When used, the player is immune to all damage, but is unable to attack. Knockback still affects the player.  After the effect wears off, the user will be subjected to a slowdown effect based on the damage absorbed; this scales from 25% at low damage to 50% at 200+ damage. The slowdown effect lasts for 5 seconds.  The invulnerability effect lasts for 8 seconds and then has to recharge for about 22 seconds in order to be used again.
Craft Crit-a-Cola	N/A	1	∞	N/A	While under effect:  Guaranteed Mini-Crits.  Making any attack while under the effect causes a 5-second Marked-For-Death debuff.  The mini-crit boost effect lasts for 8 seconds and then has to recharge for about 22 seconds in order to be used again.
Craft Mad Milk	N/A	1	∞	N/A	Any damage (except afterburn) done to enemies covered in milk restores 60% of the damage dealt to the attacking player's health.  Partially nullifies Cloak on enemy Spies.  Extinguishes fire on wielder and allied players.  Has a 20-second recharge time.  20% decrease in recharge time when you extinguish an allied player.
Uncrate Mutated Milk
Craft Winger		5	36	Base: 17 Crit: 52 [5 rounds / sec.]	15% more damage.  Jump height increased by 25% when active.  60% smaller clip size.
Craft Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol		9	36	Base: 15 Crit: 45 [7 rounds / sec.]	On Hit: Gain up to +3 health.  15% faster firing speed.  25% smaller clip size.
Promotional / Craft Flying Guillotine		1	∞	Base: 50 Crit: 150 Bleeding: 8 / sec. × 5 secs.	Can be thrown to damage enemies. Recharges after 6 seconds.  On hit: cause bleeding for 8 seconds.  Long-distance hit reduces charge time by 1.5 seconds.  No random Critical Hits.  Cannot be picked up after being thrown.

Melee

Weapon	Kill icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Bat		N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105
Promotional Frying Pan
Craft Conscientious Objector
Promotional Freedom Staff
Drop Bat Outta Hell
Distributed Memory Maker
Promotional Ham Shank
Unlock Necro Smasher
Uncrate Crossing Guard
Promotional / Craft Prinny Machete
Craft Holy Mackerel					Broadcasts every successful hit on an enemy player over the death-notice area.  Kills are labeled as "FISH-KILL!" and "ARM-KILL!" respectively in the death-notice area.
Craft Unarmed Combat
Uncrate Batsaber					Killed enemies suffer a distinctive death by incineration.
Distributed Saxxy					Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Distributed Golden Frying Pan					Limited item from the Two Cities Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).
Unlock Sandman		Bat: N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105	Alt Fire: Launches a baseball that slows the enemy between 1–7 seconds, depending on distance. The baseball will recharge over 10 seconds, can be picked up from the ground after launch, or can be replenished from a resupply cabinet.  Lose 15 max health.
		Ball: 1	∞	Base: 15 Crit: 45
Craft Candy Cane		N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105	A small health pack is dropped when the player kills an enemy, regardless of what weapon the player was using in order to kill the enemy.  25% Explosive damage vulnerability on wearer.
Craft Boston Basher		N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105 Bleeding: 8 / sec. × 5 secs.	On hit: causes bleed to enemy for 5 seconds.  On miss, causes self-damage and bleed to the player for 5 seconds.
Promotional / Craft Three-Rune Blade
Promotional / Craft Sun-on-a-Stick		N/A	N/A	Base: 26 Crit: 79	Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.  25% damage resistance from fire while this weapon is active.  25% less damage.
Promotional / Craft Fan O'War		N/A	N/A	Base: 9 Crit: 26	On hit: one target at a time is marked for death, causing all damage taken to be mini-crits for 15 seconds.  Crits whenever it would normally mini-crit.  Deals 75% less damage.
Craft Atomizer		N/A	N/A	Base: 30 Crit: 89	Grants the ability to triple jump while weapon is deployed.  Melee attacks mini-crit while airborne.  15% less damage against players.  50% deploy penalty.
Craft Wrap Assassin		Bat: N/A	N/A	Base: 12 Crit: 37	Alt-Fire: Launches a festive ornament that shatters causing bleeding on direct hit and explodes hurting everyone close to the explosion. The Bauble will recharge over 7.5 seconds or can be replenished from a resupply cabinet.  25% increase in ball recharge rate.  65% less damage.
		Ball: 1	∞	Base: 15 Crit: 45 Bleeding: 8 / sec. × 5 secs.

Taunt attack

	Associated items	Description	Kill icon
	Sandman  Atomizer	Main article: Grand Slam The Scout points to the sky, winds up, and swings his bat, all without sound. If an enemy is successfully hit, applause is heard.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Special Delivery
	Shortstop Mad Milk Holy Mackerel Milkman
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

The #1 Fan
	Soda Popper Winger Atomizer Bonk Boy
Effect	No effect

The Curse-a-Nature
	Wrap Battler B-ankh! Futankhamun
Effect	No effect

Santa's Little Accomplice
	Wrap Assassin Big Elfin Deal Bootie Time
Effect	No effect

The Public Enemy
	Baby Face's Blaster Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Fed-Fightin' Fedora Dillinger's Duffel
Effect	No effect

The Boston Bulldog
	Hound's Hood Terrier Trousers
Effect	No effect

The Retro Rebel Pack
	Pomade Prince Paisley Pro Argyle Ace
Effect	No effect

The Wicked Good Ninja Pack
	Frickin' Sweet Ninja Hood Southie Shinobi Red Socks
Effect	No effect

The Isolationist Pack
	Alien Cranium Biomech Backpack Xeno Suit
Effect	Increased Melee damage against Isolated Merc set Increased Nostromo Napalmer damage taken from Isolated Merc set

The Deep-Fried Dummy
	Nugget Noggin Fowl Fists Talon Trotters
Effect	No effect

The Rooftop Rebel
	Head Hunter Claws and Infect Crazy Legs
Effect	No effect

Sixties Sidekick
	Sidekick's Side Slick Bat Backup Crook Combatant
Effect	No effect

Cosmetic items

Main articles: Cosmetic items, List of Scout cosmetics, List of All class cosmetics

Official class avatars

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

Achievements

Main article: Scout achievements Scout pack: 41 achievements, 3 milestones.

Update history

January 14, 2008 Patch

• Fixed players turning into Scout model after lagouts (and a variety of related issues, such as disappearing doors).

February 24, 2009 Patch (Scout Update)

• Added 35 Scout achievements.
• Scouts now earn a bonus point for killing Medics who are actively healing a target.
• [Undocumented] Added Scout voice lines.
• [Undocumented] Added Grand Slam taunt.

March 6, 2009 Patch

• You can now duck twice in the air. Scout double jumps reset the in-air jump counts.

March 13, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Scout taunt kill achievement firing for people who didn't actually qualify.

April 20, 2009 Patch

• Scouts now drop the Intelligence if they're carrying it when they start phasing.

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• [Undocumented] Added hat bodygroups to the Scout, Soldier, Engineer and Sniper models.
• [Undocumented] Added new swinging animations to the Sandman when a Scout swings the bat with the ball still in his hand.

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• Added headshot death animation.

December 22, 2009 Patch

• Updated the Baseball and Jarate HUD indicators to stay on screen when full.

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the Scout's legs twisting out of shape during a double jump.
• Added backstab death animation.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Added unused "High-five" animation.

February 3, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added a new leg bodygroup to the Scout model.

May 12, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added a dogtag bodygroup to the Scout model.

June 17, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Scouts now have a 1 out of 20 chance of having a flying dove spawn when killed via gibbing.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Removed the response when killing an enemy Scout or Pyro and moved the lines to the dominating Pyro/Scout response.
• Added a rare response to double jumping after getting a recent kill.

October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special).

• [Undocumented] Added voice lines to Scout.

November 2, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated player models.

October 24, 2024 Patch

• Fixed BLU Scout using the incorrect team color pants.

Trivia

• After players noted a resemblance between the Scout and TV pitchman Vince Offer, many requested that Valve add a reference to this in-game. With the release of the Scout Update, lines such as "If you order now, I'll throw in a second beatin', absolutely free!" and "No otha' class' gonna do dat!" were added to the game.
• The Submachine Gun for the Sniper was originally intended as the primary weapon for the Scout. As the 2006 trailer reveals, the switch was made fairly late in development.
  • The Nailgun, a scrapped weapon carried over from Team Fortress Classic, was also intended for the Scout. It was also removed late in development, as its bucket icon is still in the game files.
• In Poker Night at the Inventory, an image of the Scout wearing the Ye Olde Baker Boy hat makes a cameo as the Jack of Spades & Clubs in the "Team Fortress 2" deck.
• The Scout makes an appearance in Worms: Reloaded as part of one of the forts; the rest of the fort is composed of Granary. The Scout's headset and cap are also available as a selectable hat for the player's worms.
• The Scout, alongside every other class, makes an appearance in the game Saints Row: The Third in the form of a wearable head mask.
• The first BLU team Scout resembled Billy the Kid.
• The Assassin class of Monday Night Combat has a promo item with the Scout's headset and the Spy's disguise mask named "Bonk! Slash!".
• Since the June 17, 2011 Patch, when a Scout is gibbed there is a 1 in 20 (5%) chance of a dove flying out of his torso. This is a reference to the final scene in Meet the Medic, where Archimedes is revealed to be stuck in Scout's chest.
• Nathan Vetterlein also voices the "Crazy Church Guy" from Left 4 Dead. This is referenced by one of the Scout's lines, which is recreated based on one of the Crazy Church Guy's lines.
• The Scout is a playable character in the game SpeedRunners.
• The clothing of the Scout is a wearable cosmetic in the game Streamline.
• The Scout seems to idolize Tom Jones, to the extent of buying hoards of memorabilia even before his passing, as seen in the comics.
  • He also has a tattoo of Tom Jones with the title "Sex Bom".
• Issue #6 of the Team Fortress 2 comic, The Naked and the Dead, reveals some information about the Scout's identity.
  • He is at least 26 years old during the events of the comics.
  • His first name is Jeremy, as revealed by the Spy.
  • He has only basic elementary reading knowledge, as he had difficulty reading the words "SUBMACHINE GUNS" marked on a crate. This is also suggested in Unhappy Returns, where Scout is depicted reading the "Young Readers Edition" of a collection of television scripts.
  • If his personification of "God" is to be believed, the Scout's death will occur on December 4th, 1987.
• The Scout's pose in the official group picture, which is shown at the end of each Meet the Team video, is very similar to his Grand Slam taunt.
• The Scout is a playable character in the game Funko Fusion.

Gallery

Related images: Scout images

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  The Scout, with conceptual Scatterguns.

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  Concept art of the Scout.

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  Concept art of the Scout.

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  Concept art of the Scout.

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  Concept art of the Scout.

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  Trading card front.

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  Trading card back side.

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  BLU Scout in Poker Night at the Inventory.

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  Scout costume in Fall Guys.

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  Scout's Hat in Worms: Reloaded.

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  This item can be found in Monday Night Combat; "Bonk! Slash!".

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  Scout's appearance in the game Speedrunners.

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  Scout's outfit in the game Streamline.

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  Engineer, Heavy, Scout, and Medic in Funko Fusion.

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  Scout Card, can be found in TF2 Official Website.

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  Steam Trading Card.

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  Steam Profile Background.

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  Updated Class Portrait.

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  Updated Class Portrait BLU.

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  Scout's Appearance in the Main Menu.

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  Scout's alternate appearance in the Main Menu.

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  Scout's appearance in the Main Menu during Halloween.

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  Scout's appearance as a Zombie in the Main Menu during Halloween.

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  Scout's default arsenal.

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  Contract drawer photo.

Related merchandise

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  Scout Poster

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  Scout Poster Mouse Pad

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  Scout Baseball Jersey

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  Scout Lightning Logo (RED)

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  Scout Lightning Logo (BLUE)

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  Scout Class Patches

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  Team Poster

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  Scout Raglan Dress

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  Scout Plush

See also

• Scout jumps
• Scout rush
• Scout's mother
• Basic Scout strategy
• Community Scout strategy
• Scout match-ups
• Anti-Scout strategy
• Scout taunts
• Scout responses
• Scout voice commands
• Scout (Classic)
• List of references (Scout)

External links

• Scout page on the Official TF2 Website
• Scout Update
• TF2 Official Website - Okay, this does not look good here. Umm...
• TF2 Official Website - Hey good job, there, hardhat
• TF2 Official Website - That's what I'm talking about!
• TF2 Official Website - Better Late Than Never