Sniper taunts
Taunts are character-specific animations that can be manually triggered in-game. The Sniper has several taunts, all of which are listed below with applicable voicelines and a description of the animation. This does not include voice responses or voice commands.
Primary
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| The Sniper waves with a cocky smile and says: |
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Main article: Skewer
The Sniper removes the arrow from his bow, twirls it behind him, then stabs it forward fiercely while holding it for about a second, before bringing the arrow back to his bow again, killing the victim. While thrusting the arrow, the Sniper says: |
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Secondary
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| The Sniper jumps, kicking his heels together, punches the air upon landing and yells: |
Melee
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| The Sniper takes off his hat, holds it across his chest with a solemn expression and mumbles: |
Action
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| The Sniper puts his arms out and forms a square with his fingers, mimicking a camera lens. |
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| The Sniper points and laughs. |
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| The Sniper gives a high five. |
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| The Sniper summons a guitar and plays an intense solo as flames and lightning spout from behind. |
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| The Sniper will point two fingers towards his eyes, then points his finger outwards in the gesture of pointing at someone while saying: |
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| The Sniper will take out a saxophone and starts to play one of the tunes below: (All the tunes are based on "Seduce Me!") |
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The Sniper will take out a pad and a pen while saying:
Then after crossing a name on the pad, he will laugh in several different ways: |
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| The Sniper bounces in rhythm to the Latin beats and points both of his index fingers to the sky while occasionally kicking his feet out while saying:
Initiating a Conga line Dancing to the Conga
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| The Sniper will swing his partner 'round and 'round while saying:
Starting a dance
During the dance
Dance's end |
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| The Sniper will reach a hand out and tap his hat with the other hand while saying:
Initiating a head butt
After a head butt |
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| The Sniper will bend down a bit and interlock a few of his fingers to form a platform for another player to flip off of.
Preparing to flip Flipping another player Being flipped After flipping
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| The Sniper engages in an intense battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors.
Initiating a throw
Starting the throw Win (Condition-specific) Loss |
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| The Sniper will bend his knees and kick from while swinging his arms. |
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| The Sniper will look surprised at the alien and nervously pat his chest and shiver when it vanishes. |
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| The Sniper pulls out a witch's broom and proceeds to ride it and hover above the ground. |
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The Sniper will go through an aerobics routine with the option of a class-specific animation.
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Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a taunt used by the Huntsman.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added an unused "high-five" taunt.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Added Director's Vision taunt.
- [Undocumented] Added a voice response for the Skewer taunt.
- [Undocumented] Added laughing animations.
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added Schadenfreude taunt.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Taunting with a Saxxy no longer play lines that reference a knife
- Added High Five! taunt.
- Added Shred Alert taunt.
June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)
- Added Conga, Square Dance, Skullcracker, Flippin' Awesome, Rock, Paper, Scissors, and I See You taunts.
December 8, 2014 Patch (End of the Line Update)
- Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper during the melee taunt
- Fixed The Swagman's Swatter not being held by the Sniper for lower LOD settings during the melee taunt.
- Added Most Wanted and Killer Solo
July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)
- The Kazotsky Kick was added to the game.
October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)
- The Burstchester was added to the game.
October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)
- The Zoomin' Broom was added to the game.
- Updated taunts to prevent movement during the pre-round period when players are frozen
December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)
- Added Mannrobics taunt.
- Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing the hats while taunting
July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)
- Updated several hats to fix the Sniper not removing them while taunting.
Bugs
- When taunting with a melee weapon, certain hats may not be taken off, but will instead remain on the Sniper's head.
- Sometimes no mouth animation is shown when taunting with the SMG.
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