Fists of Steel

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While boxing gloves were made to cushion your well-placed uppercuts, steel fists were made to beat the snot out of your enemies' pineal glands. "What are pineal glands?", you might ask! We at Mann Co have no idea ourselves, but what we do know is that these babies are made of freaking steel!
— Fancy Vs. Nasty update description

The Fists of Steel, commonly abbreviated to FoS, are melee weapons for the Heavy. They appear as a pair of large robotic gauntlets, appropriately team-colored, that encase the Heavy's hands.

These weapons reduce damage from all sources that are not melee-based, be they hitscan or projectile, by 60%. As a downside, all melee attacks against the Heavy will deliver double damage. These effects only apply when the player has the gauntlets out.

The weapon was originally created for the Fancy vs. Nasty Update as a replacement for the Killing Gloves of Boxing and has since been officially added to the game.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Fists
Damage and function times
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 72
Base damage 100% 65
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 59
Critical 195
Mini-crit 88
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Killing Gloves of Boxing Fists of Steel
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Killing Gloves of Boxing.png = Item icon Fists of Steel.png


Class Token - Heavy Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Heavy.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Killing Gloves of Boxing.png Item icon Gloves of Running Urgently.png Item icon Warrior's Spirit.png Item icon Fists of Steel.png
Item icon Eviction Notice.png Item icon Apoco-Fists.png Item icon Holiday Punch.png Item icon Freedom Staff.png
Item icon Ham Shank.png Item icon Bat Outta Hell.png Item icon Conscientious Objector.png

Related Achievements

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Communist Mani-Fisto
Communist Mani-Fisto
Kill an enemy with a critical punch.

Update history

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

  • The item was added to the game.

December 21, 2010 Patch

January 7, 2011 Patch

January 10, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed the Heavy's fists not playing the critical hit animation.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Added a Red team skin to the Fists of Steel (having a very strong red hue).

February 22, 2011 Patch

  • Updated the RED team skin for the Fists of Steel (changing the color to a diluted bronze).

March 15, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The crafting blueprint for the weapon was changed from two Scrap Metal + G.R.U. to one Reclaimed Metal + K.G.B.

Bugs

  • In world view, parts of the Heavy's hands clip outside of the Fists of Steel. This is more noticeable during humiliation.
  • In first-person view, the Heavy's left wrist clips through the Fists of Steel.
  • When drawn, the weapon emits the Killing Gloves of Boxings' draw sound.
  • Damage from most taunt attacks are reduced by the Fists of Steel as if they were ranged attacks. In fact, only the Decapitation, Dischord, and Fencing taunt attacks are not treated this way.
  • As the Ullapool Caber hits the enemy twice (with melee and explosion damage), it is possible to survive a critical hit with the weapon.
  • The Heavy's hands disappear sometimes on death.
  • The Fists of Steel does not drop as a normal weapon would on death, it just disappears.

Trivia

  • An unused Heavy line for unlocking a new weapon references 'Fists of Steel'.
  • The original Fists of Steel also came with a unique sound set, making the fists seem more robotic. In the game, however, they retain the same sounds as the Killing Gloves of Boxing when being equipped but the punches have a custom metallic sound.
  • The Fancy vs. Nasty Update description for the Fists of Steel refers to Template:Ws, a small gland in the brain that excretes melotonin. Melotonin affects rhythmic cycles in humans, such as sleep patterns.
  • The Fists of Steel do not uncurl from their clenched position, whereas the Killing Gloves of Boxing and Gloves of Running Urgently have models that appear as if the Heavy is extending his fingers, as seen in humilation stances.

Gallery

See also