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Your friends (enemies) will squeal with delight (be consumed with fire) when you cover them with sparkling rainbows (all consuming fire). — Rainblower publicity blurb.
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The Rainblower is a primary weapon for the Pyro. It appears as a series of three brass horns with long, spiraling piping and a container of sparkly team-colored fluid. It sprays out a stream of colorful bubbles, and rainbows. This item may only be seen in-game by users who are in Pyroland, however it will show up as the Rainblower in the deathcam. A Pyro with the Rainblower equipped will be shown as having the Flame Thrower to players not in Pyroland. The Rainblower makes wind chime sounds when fired.
Taunting with the Rainblower equipped will perform the Armageddon kill taunt, igniting and potentially killing anyone in the area. Unlike other Pyroland-related items, players not in Pyroland will also see this taunt but with a slight difference; instead of forming a rainbow at the beginning of the taunt, the Pyro will appear to breathe a stream of fire from its mouth.
In combat this weapon functions identically to the Flame Thrower.
Damage and function times
[collapse]Damage and function times
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Shot type
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Particle
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Damage type
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Fire
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Ranged or Melee damage?
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Ranged
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Damage
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Flame damage (close)
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100%
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6.82 / particle
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Flame damage (far)
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60%
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4.09 / particle
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Critical
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12-21 / particle
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Mini-crit
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6-9 / particle
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Afterburn
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3/tick 60 total
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Afterburn (mini-crit)
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4/tick 80 total
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Function times
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Attack interval
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0.04 s
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Ammo consumption interval
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0.08 s
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Afterburn duration
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10 s
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Airblast cooldown
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0.75 s
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Values are approximate and determined by community testing.
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Note: Flame damage is proportional to particle lifetime instead of distance from target. Unlike most weapons, Critical hits are also affected by the scaling. Additionally, there is a very slight damage variance (±0.08 / particle) due to differences in particle angles.
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Strange variant
[expand]Strange variant information
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Strange Rainblower Strange Flame Thrower - Kills: 0 On Equip: Visit Pyroland Only visible in Pyroland Your friends (enemies) will squeal with delight (be consumed with fire) when you cover them in sparkly rainbows (all-consuming fire. (Equips Pyrovision.)
Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.
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Related achievements
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Escape the Heat Jump into a pool of refreshing water while on fire.
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Flamethrower Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.
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Backdraft Dodger Kill a Pyro who has airblasted one of your rockets in the last 10 seconds.
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Semper Fry Kill 20 enemies while you are on fire.
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Combined Fire Use your shotgun to finish off 20 players you've ignited.
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Firefighter Kill 500 enemies.
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Hot on Your Heels Kill 50 enemies with your flamethrower, from behind.
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OMGWTFBBQ Kill an enemy with a taunt.
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Pyromancer Do 1 million points of total fire damage.
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Second Degree Burn Kill a burning enemy who was ignited by another Pyro.
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Weenie Roast Have 2 enemy Scouts on fire at the same time.
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Infernal Medicine Extinguish 100 burning teammates.
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Friendship is Golden Extinguish a burning teammate with your Jarate.
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Update history
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- The Rainblower was added to the game.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
July 5, 2012 Patch
- Fixed the Rainblower taunt attacking players through walls.
- Optimized the Rainblower taunt particles.
July 12, 2012 [Item schema update]
- Fixed Strange Rainblower so Strange Part Posthumous Kills can be applied to it.
November 12, 2013 Patch
Bugs
- This weapon does not glow when crit boosted.
- Occasionally the looping flame sound reverts to the Flame Thrower's looping sound.
- When in spectator mode and spectating a player with the Rainblower, the Rainblower shoots out the default particles from the Flame Thrower.
- As with most other taunts, performing the Rainblower's taunt and sliding off a ledge or being knocked into the air will cancel the taunt but not its animation. However, it will also leave the taunt's particle effects at the place the taunt was initially performed, though it will not damage enemies.
- This will also occur if the player is killed during the taunt animation.
Trivia
- The Rainblower's concept of being seen only in Pyroland comes from Meet the Pyro, where Pyro sees its flamethrower as the Rainblower, and its fire as rainbows.
- The Rainblower, along with the Stock Rocket Launcher and Flame Thrower were obtainable in Saints Row IV by pre-ordering the game on Steam.
Gallery
See also
[collapse] Pyro |
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| Weapons |
Primary | | | Secondary | | | Melee |
Fire Axe ( Frying Pan, Saxxy, Conscientious Objector, Freedom Staff, Bat Outta Hell, Memory Maker, Ham Shank, Golden Frying Pan, Necro Smasher, Crossing Guard, Prinny Machete) · Axtinguisher ( Postal Pummeler) · Homewrecker ( Maul) · Powerjack · Back Scratcher · Sharpened Volcano Fragment · Third Degree · Lollichop · Neon Annihilator · Hot Hand | | | | | | |
| | Abilities | | | Cosmetics | | | Item sets | | | Special taunts | | | Achievements | | | Character | | | Strategy | | | Other | |
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