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 are melee weapons for the Heavy. They appear as a pair of large robotic gauntlets that encase the Heavy's hands.

Due to the durability of the weapons, they reduce damage from all sources that are not melee-based, be they hitscan or projectile, by 60%. On the downside, all melee attacks against the Heavy deliver double damage.

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

See also: Damage

Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

  • Attack Interval: 0.8

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Blueprint

Scrap Metal Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel
Item icon Scrap Metal.pngx2 + Item icon Gloves of Running Urgently.png = Item icon Fists of Steel.png

Update history

December 21, 2010 Patch

Bugs

  • In world view, parts of the Heavy's hands clip outside of the Fists of Steel.
  • When drawn, the weapon emits the K.G.B.'s draw sound.
  • Even though many appear to be melee attacks, the damage of most taunt attacks is reduced by equipping the Fists of Steel as if they were ranged attacks. In fact, only the Decapitation, Dischord, and Fencing taunt attacks are not treated like ranged attacks in this regard, allowing a Heavy with the Fists of Steel to survive (one application of) most taunt attacks.

Trivia

  • The name "Fists of Steel" may be a reference to the Heavy's (unused) line for unlocking a new weapon.
  • 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.

Gallery

See also