Equalizer
“ | Get close enough to death, and you will become Death himself.
— Equalizer publicity blurb
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The Equalizer is an unlockable melee weapon for the Soldier. It is a silver-headed pickaxe with blood on both its ends.
Once this weapon is equipped, it has the unique ability to increase the damage of the player as their health is diminished. It is therefore capable of destroying most buildings in two hits when the player is at low health. Consequently, the weapon receive 90% less healing from all Medic weapons when it is being used (healing from health kits and Dispensers is unaffected). Its critical hit animation is a backhanded swing, striking the enemy with the sharp end of the weapon.
Taunting with the Equalizer equipped will perform the Kamikaze kill taunt. A variation of the taunt is available to players who equip the Lumbricus Lid.
Originally, the Equalizer increased the player's movement speed as their health diminished, along with the increased damage. These attributes were separated in the Beta Split Equalizer in the Team Fortress 2 Beta, and added to the game in the June 27, 2012 Patch. The Equalizer's present attributes are taken from the Beta Split Equalizer 2, while the Escape Plan takes its attributes from the Beta Split Equalizer 1.
The Equalizer is automatically given to any player who obtains 5 Soldier achievements.
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[hide]Damage and function times
Scales inversely with health. Approximately 107.25 − 0.37295 × H (107.25 minus 0.37295 multiplied H), where H is the player's current health, with a minimum of 33 when the player is at or above 100% health, and a maximum of 107 (before random damage and critical hits). TF2 uses RoundToCeil(); which then rounds the result to the next highest integer.
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200+ | 33 | |
113 | 65 | Base damage of Shovel |
52 | 88 | Mini-Crit damage of Shovel |
1 | 107 |
- Attack Interval: 0.8 s
Note: Values are approximate and are determined by community testing.
Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
Class Token - Soldier | Slot Token - Melee | Scrap Metal | Possible Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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As a crafting ingredient
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Strange variant
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Related achievements
Soldier
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Update history
- The Equalizer was added to the game.
- Fixed a server crash caused by using the Equalizer.
- Players can no longer survive Kamikaze by equipping the Gunboats.
- Reduced the damage bonus the Equalizer receives as the player loses health.
- The speed boost was not changed.
- [Undocumented] The Equalizer was added in the crafting blueprint for the Homewrecker.
- Fixed the Lumbricus Lid not playing the correct sound during the Kamikaze taunt.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Kamikaze self-damage has been increased to 320, which prevents Soldiers from surviving the taunt when overhealed normally.
- The Lumbricus Lid Kamikaze taunt kill received a unique kill icon.
- Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
- Fixed the Amputator and the Crusader's Crossbow healing teammates that have the Equalizer as their active weapon.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Tuned high-end damage range so it's no longer possible to one-shot certain classes.
- Suppress the Medic call effect while active.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a voice response for the Kamikaze taunt.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- Removed player move speed modification and added it to the Escape Plan.
- All owners of the Equalizer will be automatically granted the Escape Plan.
- Fixed not seeing team colors on the sleeves for the Equalizer and the Escape Plan.
- Fixed the Crusader's Crossbow healing teammates with the Equalizer or the Escape Plan deployed.
- [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.
July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)
- Changed attribute:
- Changed no healing penalty to 90% less healing from Medics while active.
Trivia
- Before becoming an official weapon, the Equalizer was first conceived by community members Tom Francis and Jibberish. These users were to receive a unique version of the weapon, called "The Great Equalizer"[1], but currently they are both labeled "Community Equalizer".
- Based on the hidden Poopy Joe page on the WAR! Update, the Equalizer was originally a pickaxe issued to American Monkeynaut Poopy Joe for him to "pierce the Vault of Heaven itself" before it was acquired by Mann Co. in entirely innocent circumstances.
- The name "The Equalizer" is most likely a reference to "The Great Equalizer," a term used to describe something that makes normally unequal things equal.
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