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, is a melee weapon for the Heavy. They appear as a pair of large robotic gauntlets, appropriately team-coloured, 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

See also: Damage

Identical to the Fists.

Function times

  • Attack Interval: 0.8

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

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

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

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

  • 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 colour to a diluted bronze).

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 K.G.B.'s 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.

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 is currently the only weapon to use its BLU skin as its backpack icon.

Gallery

See also