Holy Mackerel
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| Holy Mackerel | |
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| Kill Icon | |
| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Scout |
| Slot: | Melee |
| Contributed by: | Shawn "5p3tch" Spetch |
| Released: | Mann-Conomy Update |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Medieval: | Yes |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
 The Holy Mackerel |
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| “ | Eat it, fatty!
Click to listen
— The Scout
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The Holy Mackerel is a melee weapon for the Scout. It appears as a fish wrapped in faded newspaper with a rubber band. The end of the newspaper is shaped for easy handling.
This weapon is identical to the default Bat in regard to its statistics and taunt. However, being slapped by the fish is considered so humiliating that the kill list displayed in the HUD will record every connecting swipe, displaying the corresponding number of hits dealt. Should a player be killed by the Holy Mackerel, the kill list will proclaim "FISH KILL!".
The kill feed will not register hitting an Engineer building or the Horseless Headless Horsemann.
Contents
Damage
See also: Damage
Identical to the Bat.
Function times
Identical to the Bat.
Item set
Main article: Item sets
| The Special Delivery | |
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Leave a Calling Card on your victims |
Demonstration
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
| Sandman | Reclaimed Metal | Holy Mackerel | ||
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As a Crafting Ingredient
| Refined Metal | Holy Mackerel | Milkman | ||
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Update History
- The weapon is altered to not display the hit message concerning disguised Spies.
- A hit with the fish no longer counts as a kill, as this would cause problems with achievements and some statistics systems.
- The hit message no longer awards the player First Blood during an Arena match.
- Holy Mackerel client view is altered to continually face the player.
Unknown Date
- The weapon no longer adds to the kill feed when hitting a building.
Bugs
- The flipped viewmodel version of this weapon appears as if it has been turned inside out, as shown here.
- Upon hitting a Spy who has the Dead Ringer activated, the kill icon will only display one fish hit and not a fish kill. This can be used as an easier way to detect Dead Ringer Spies.
- When being healed by a Medic, every slap counts as an assist for the Medic. However, upon deploying an ÜberCharge on the Scout, assists kills are not awarded.
- The jigglebones currently make the weapon vibrate in game.
Trivia
- The Holy Mackerel is always a Level 42 Fish; the number 42 might be a reference to Douglas Adams' book series, Template:W, in which 42 is considered to be the answer to "the ultimate question of Life, The Universe, and Everything".
- Two further references are the books Template:W (of which the title was taken from a line in the original book), a title in the book series and Template:W, a posthumous collection of various essays and an unfinished novel written by Adams.
- 24 is the maximum amount of hits one can make on a single target in the kill feed before the hit announcement disappears.
- "Holy Mackerel!" is an expression of surprise found commonly in comedy TV shows, as well as cartoons and other children's TV shows.
- The texture file of The Holy Mackerel reveals that the newspaper The Holy Mackerel is carried in is named "The Gravel Pit".
- The melee weapon for the Special Delivery pack was originally a spiked bat by the name "Nail Biter" before being replaced by the Holy Mackerel.
- The promotional poster for the Special Delivery pack has the tag line Fish Slapping Dance!, which is a reference to Template:W's sketch The Fish Slapping Dance.
Gallery
First-person view.
See also
| Weapons | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | — | |
| Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater |
Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star |
— | ||
| Secondary | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Revolver | |
| Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana |
Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter |
Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | ||
| Melee | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
| Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete |
Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand |
Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete |
Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete | ||
| Primary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
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| Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | ||
| Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sapper | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Red-Tape Recorder Ap-Sap Snack Attack | ||
| Taunt | Grand Slam | Grenade | Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast |
Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing | |
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