Grenade (taunt)

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C'mere, pumpkin. Click to listen — The Soldier

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Information

Upon taunting with the Equalizer equipped, the Soldier throws his weapon to the ground dramatically, cracks his knuckles, then rips a Grenade from his bandolier, and pulls the pin. Upon completion, the Soldier and anyone slow, unaware or simply unfortunate enough to be within 6 feet of him will be instantly gibbed. This move will also destroy buildings if they are close enough. Because of the area of effect nature of this taunt, it can affect multiple targets. It is necessary to kill someone using this taunt to gain the 'Spray of Defeat' achievement. As a taunt, this can still be used during Humiliation to kill the winning team members as they come barreling into your spawn, as well during Stalemate. It is possible to survive this taunt when buffed to 300 health by a Medic.

Damage

• Self damage: 256
• Point Blank: 500+
• 6 ft: 500+
• 12 ft: None
• Critical Hit: N/A

Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Times

• Attack Interval: 4

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

Notes

• If you're overhealed, you will survive the explosion. This will cause you to get launched up in the air. Be aware that your overhealed health may drop enough to prevent you from surviving. Even if you do survive, you will be shot up into the air and if you don't have a low ceiling above you, you will likely fall to your death.
• You can do the weapon switch taunt bug to be healed while taunting. Press your taunt key and your last weapon-switch key around the same time, you'll be able to be healed or Übered while performing the taunt (allowing you to survive).
• After the December 21st, 2009 update, if you had the Gunboats equipped, you could survive the explosion with more health left over (enough to do it again without healing and be left with roughly 50HP) as it counted the resultant explosion as a rocket jump blast. However, this was fixed in the January 13, 2010 Patch.
• If someone inflicts damage to you whilst you are performing this taunt, they will be credited with the kill with the grenade icon.
• Despite the fact that the Soldier only carries 2 frag grenades, this taunt has no "ammo" and can be performed many times while overhealed. His model also continues to show 2 grenades, even after the taunt has been performed and a grenade is clearly used (as the Soldier was not expected to be able to survive the blast). Similarly, you can throw out an infinite number of dropped Equalizers. This can be very useful for refilling the ammo of teammates, as the Equalizer the Soldier throws to the ground can be picked up for ammunition and metal.

Trivia

• This is the only attack in the game that uses grenades (save the Demoman's Grenade Launcher).
• The grenades on the Soldier's bandolier resemble MK2 hand grenades but with an oversized safety lever and a more blocky body.
• This is the only kill taunt in the game that has any negative effect on the person who performs it (in this case, death), bar being completely helpless for the duration.

Demonstration Videos

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See also

• Grenade strategy