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Pyro
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Pyro.png
Basic Information
Icon: Leaderboard class pyro.png
Type: Offensive
Health: 175 / 260
Speed: 100%
110% with the Gas Jockey item set
Meet the Pyro
PyroVidSplash.png
Mpphhh mphh mphhhh mphhh mhh!
The Pyro, on anything and everything

A mumbling, besuited psychopath of indeterminate origin, the Pyro has a burning fondness for fire and all things fire-related. Wielding a home-made Flamethrower, the Pyro can set opponents aflame, whittling their health away over time with the ensuing burn damage. The Pyro also wears an asbestos-lined suit that prevents any afterburn on the Pyro. Due to the short range of the Flamethrower, the Pyro relies heavily on ambush tactics to catch opponents off-guard. One of the primary roles of the Pyro is the vital task of Spy-checking; a puff of flame will ignite both Cloaked and Disguised Spies, and the Pyro will then proceed to hunt them down with the same mercy and goodwill shown all of its opponents—which is to say, none.

Though categorized as an offensive class, the Pyro can also be a useful asset in defense, protecting friendly Sentry Guns from meddling Spies and sending whole attacking teams running back home in search of burn cream. In addition, the Pyro can also make use of compression blasts to reflect projectiles and sticky bombs right back to their owners, extinguish any friendly teammate that has been caught on fire, and push enemies away. Pyros can also ignite a friendly Sniper's Huntsman arrow so it can ignite an enemy on a hit. The Pyro can also remove Sappers from an Engineer's Buildings by using their trusty hammer, the Homewrecker.

There is much debate about whether the Pyro is a female or a male. Other classes' domination responses (Spy, Sniper, Scout, Soldier, Demoman, and Engineer) that refer to this speculation appear to be insulting the Pyro's fighting capability. The flowery purse located near its locker, as well as the Pyro's humiliation stance being quite feminine, have only served to further fan speculation. Additionally, the Pyro has been referred to as both "he" and "she" by Valve, including on their official blog. A prime example of this is in the UI introduced after the Mac update, which refers to the Pyro as either a he or a she in the challenge dialogue box and alternates randomly between the two. To date, Valve has yet to confirm the Pyro's gender, although the Vintage Merryweather refers to "his flames" in the description, and the misc. item the Whiskered Gentleman makes him/her seem masculine. The Xbox 360 manual for TF2 uses the male pronoun to describe the Pyro.

The Pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman.

Bio

Basic Strategy

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Weapons

Main article: Weapons

The Flamethrower, Backburner, Degreaser and Flare Gun deal no damage when firing under water. However, they will deal base damage when you are above the water and your enemy is also slightly above the water. There is no after-burn however, making them less effective.

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

Weapon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Item icon Flame Thrower.png
Stock
Flamethrower Fire:
200

Air blasts:

10

(same reserve)

N/A Base (Max):
139.4 / sec.

Crit (Max):

427.5 / sec.

Afterburn:

6 / sec. × 10 secs.1
  • Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows will inflict Mini-Crit damage.
Item icon Backburner.png
Unlock
Backburner Fire:
200
N/A Base (Max):
160.4 / sec.

Crit (Max):

472.5 / sec.

Afterburn:

6 / sec. × 10 secs.1

Flamethrower alternative:
Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Critical hits when attacking from behind.
Pictogram plus.png Deals 15% more damage.
Pictogram minus.png Does not have the compression blast.

Item icon Degreaser.png
Craft
Degreaser Fire:
200

Air blasts:

10

(same reserve)

N/A Base (Max):
139.4 / sec.

Crit (Max):

427.5 / sec.

Afterburn:

4.5 / sec. × 10 secs.1

Flamethrower alternative:
Pictogram plus.png Gives 65% faster weapon switch.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 25% less afterburn damage.

Secondary

Weapon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Shotgun
Stock
Shotgun 6 32 Base: 60

Crit: 180
[6 dmg. × 10 pellets]

Item icon Flare Gun.png
Unlock
Flare Gun 1 16 Base:
30

Crit:

90

Afterburn:

6 / sec. × 10 secs.1
  • On hit ignites enemy.
  • Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on burning targets within medium range (800 units).
  • Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets at longer ranges.

Melee

Weapon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Item icon Fire Axe.png
Stock
Fire Axe N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Item icon Axtinguisher.png
Unlock
Axtinguisher N/A N/A Base: 33

Crit: 195

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 50% less damage on non-burning targets.
Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.
Pictogram minus.png Cannot Crit on a non-burning enemy, even when Crit boosted.

Item icon Homewrecker.png
Craft
Homewrecker N/A N/A Base: 49

Crit: 146

Pictogram plus.png Deals double damage against enemy buildings.
Pictogram plus.png Able to remove Electro Sappers.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 25% less damage against players.

Item icon Powerjack.png
Craft
Powerjack N/A N/A Base: 82

Crit: 244

Pictogram plus.png On kill restores 75 health points, and can overheal from maximum health.
Pictogram plus.png Deals 25% more damage.
Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.

1 Fire damage is determined by particle range from Flamethrower.

Taunt attack

Pyrotaunt2.PNG Associated items DescriptionKill Icon
See also: Hadouken
The Pyro charges up and performs a Hadouken, complete with a burst of flame emerging from his hands.
  • Killicon hadouken.png

Item sets

Main article: Item sets
The Gas Jockey's Gear
Backpack The Gas Jockey's Gear Bundle.png
Effect

Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Demonstration of the Item Set:

Hats

Main article: Hats

Miscellaneous items

Main article: Miscellaneous items

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Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set RED ÜberCharged set BLU ÜberCharged set
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Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

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Main article: Pyro achievements

Trivia

  • The Pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman who also voices the Spy, and also the helicopter pilot in Left 4 Dead.
  • The pressure tank on the Pyro's back contains oxygen rather than fuel, as the fuel for the Flamethrower is contained in a large propane gas tank inside the Flamethrower itself.
  • The Pyro's home-made Flamethrower is constructed from a converted gas pump and a canister of propane. The Degreaser however, is made from a gas pump, a car muffler, a fire extinguisher, and a stovetop burner.
  • The Pyro is the mascot of "Pyro's Hamburgers", a brand of food sold in Left 4 Dead 2.
  • Abraham Lincoln was hired as the first BLU team Pyro.[1]
  • The Pyro has the same voice for English, German, Spanish, French and Russian versions of Team Fortress 2.
  • Equipping all items in the The Gas Jockey's Gear pack will make the Pyro the second fastest class in the game much like the Pyro's 2-dimensional counterpart from the Team Fortress 2 demake: Gang Garrison 2.

References

  1. Team Fortress: Loose Cannon, page 5. Retrieved 2010-10-17.

See also

External links


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