Soldier taunts

Taunts are character-specific animations that can be manually triggered in-game. The Soldier has several taunts, all of which are listed below with applicable voicelines and a description of the animation. This does not include voice responses or voice commands.

Primary

	Associated items	Description
	Rocket Launcher  Black Box  Rocket Jumper  Liberty Launcher  Original	The Soldier mock salutes by making a "loser" sign with his hand while saying: "Maggots!" "Cuh-rit!" "Leeeeft house!"

	Associated items	Description
	Direct Hit  Beggar's Bazooka	The Soldier yells and beats his chest in a similar fashion to Tarzan.

	Associated item	Description
	Cow Mangler 5000	The Soldier jumps, stands erect, salutes, clicks his heels then quickly marches in place.

Secondary

	Associated items	Description
	Shotgun  Reserve Shooter  Panic Attack	The Soldier salutes with the Shotgun, pointing it into the air and firing three times while the start of the song 'Last Post' music plays (this consumes no ammunition, nor does it deal damage). He then gives a military salute and says "BOO-YAH!". There is an alternate, longer version of this music.

	Associated items	Description
	Buff Banner  Concheror  Righteous Bison  Battalion's Backup	The Soldier juggles his grenades and a spare rocket laughing maniacally or shouting "Screamin' Eagles!".

Melee

	Associated items	Description
	Shovel  Pain Train  Frying Pan  Disciplinary Action  Market Gardener  Conscientious Objector  Freedom Staff  Ham Shank	The Soldier screams in one of four different ways and bangs his helmet with his weapon. The screams are identical to those he makes when killed by a non-gibbing critical hit or melee weapon. If the Soldier is in Pyroland, he will laugh before banging his helmet.

	Associated items	Description	Kill icon
	Equalizer  Escape Plan	Main article: Kamikaze The Soldier tosses away his weapon, cracks his knuckles and says "C'mere, cupcake", takes a grenade off of his belt, sets it, thrusts his fist in the air and explodes, gibbing himself and any nearby enemies as well as destroying any nearby buildings. If the Lumbricus Lid is equipped when this taunt is performed, the kill icon for this taunt changes to a Holy Hand Grenade, and this music is played.

	Associated item	Description
	Saxxy	The Soldier juggles his grenades and a spare rocket laughing maniacally or shouting "Screamin' Eagles!".

	Associated item	Description
	Half-Zatoichi	The Soldier yells and beats his chest in a similar fashion to Tarzan.

Action

	Associated item	Description
	Director's Vision	The Soldier extends his arms out and forms a square with his big hands, mimicking a camera lens.

	Associated item	Description
	Schadenfreude	The Soldier slouches forward, breathless with laughter. After righting himself, he wipes a tear from his eye.

	Associated item	Description
	High Five!	The Soldier gives a high five.

	Associated item	Description
	Shred Alert	The Soldier summons a guitar and plays an intense solo as flames and lightning spout from behind.

	Associated item	Description
	Conga	The Soldier bounces in rhythm to the Latin beats while saying: Initiating a Conga line "Ha ha ha!" "Ha ha! Conga!" "Single file!" Dancing to the Conga "Oooh, yeah!" "Ha hah, conga!" "Conga, maggots!" "Get into it!" "Conga you fools!" "Love it!" "[singing] Duh da da da!"

	Associated item	Description
	Fresh Brewed Victory	The Soldier will step on a bag of coffee beans and drink from a mug while saying: "A big cup of kicking your ass!" "A big mug of my foot up your ass!" "I love the smell of a kicked ass in the morning!" "Ahhhhh.'" "Ahhhhhhh." Associated sound effects [bag swishes into existence] [coffee can drops] [coffee drips] [sip] [sigh of contentment]

	Associated item	Description
	Square Dance	The Soldier will swing his partner 'round and 'round while saying: Starting a dance "Let's dance, maggot!" "Do-si-do!" "Dance-time, boys!" During the dance "Whoa! Ha ha ha!" "Ha ha ha!" "Ah ha ha!" "Whaa, ho ho ha ha!" "He he he he he hah hah!" "Ha ha hah, I'm dancing!" Dance's end "Dance accomplished!" "Dance terminated!"

	Associated item	Description
	Skullcracker	The Soldier will gesture towards his head and then perform a head butt with another player. Initiating a head butt "Heeead butt!" "Head butt me!" "Head butt time!" "Butt my head, that's an order!" Head-butting "Ahhhhh!" "Eahhhhhh!" "Ahhhhhhh!" After a head butt "Ahhh uhhh ahn!" "U. S. A.!" "God, Guts, Guns!" "Gaaawd, Guuuuts, Guuuns!"

	Associated item	Description
	Flippin' Awesome	The Soldier will bend his knees slightly with his hands interlocked to form a platform for players to flip themselves off. If he is being flipped, the Soldier will perform a somersault in mid-air. Preparing to flip "Flip is go!" "Flip is go!" "Flip is go!" "Step up and get flipped!" "In flipping position!" "Do not keep me waiting!" "Get over here, sky-meat!" "Say your prayers and grab some air!" "Operation: Soaring Eagle!" Flipping another player [strained]"Up you go!" [strained]"Up you go!" "Hut hut hut!" "Hut-ta!" Being flipped "Wheee" "Ouwah" "Rahh" After flipping "Perfect landing!" "Perfect landing!" "Perfect landing." "The Eagle has landed" (reference to Apollo 11) "Duty. Honor. Flipping." "Duty and honor!" "Duty and honor."

	Associated item	Description
	Rock, Paper, Scissors	The Soldier engages in an intense battle of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Initiating a throw "Rock, paper, scissors!" "Rock! Paper! Scissors!" "Let's throw down!" "Who wants some?" "It's throw time!" Starting the throw "One, two, three!" "On three..." Win (Condition-specific) "Paper wins!" "Rock wins!" "Scissors win!" Loss "Awww." "Ah!" "Maggot!" "D'awwwh" "Did I win?" "I won! No, wait."

	Associated item	Description
	Kazotsky Kick	The Soldier will bend his knees and kick with arms folded as his helmet bounces up and down.

	Associated item	Description
	Burstchester	The Soldier will attempt to capture the alien and wonder where it went.

	Associated item	Description
	Zoomin' Broom	The Soldier pulls out a witch's broom and proceeds to ride it and hover above the ground.

	Associated item	Description
	Mannrobics	The Soldier will go through an aerobics routine with the option of a class-specific animation. "[panting] Ho, heh, huh, huh, uh!" "Ooh! Ah! Hah hah! Hoo hoo!" "Ah, hoo, heh, uh!" "There's nothing more American than exercise!"

Costume

	Associated wearables	Description
	Idiot Box  Steel Pipes  Shoestring Budget	The Soldier performs the Robot dance while saying, "Beep beep boop. Maggot!" The actual video demonstration can be seen here.

Unused content

	Associated item	Description
	None	The Soldier stamps his feet, crosses his arms then shows something off.

Trading

"Mine." "This is mine!" "All mine." "Eyes forward!" "Mine, maggot." "There are many like it, but this one is mine." "Ten hut! Companyyyyyyy... trade!" "Traaaaaaade." "This is a good deal." "I'm not gonna just give it to ya. You'd like that, wouldn't you? Comrade..." "I will trade this thing to you for another thing that you have." "We are trading now."

Update history

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• [Undocumented] Added taunts used by the Direct Hit, Shotgun and Equalizer.
• [Undocumented] The Shotgun's original taunt (juggling taunt) was assigned to the Buff Banner.
• [Undocumented] Added an unused "high-five" taunt.

August 26, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the Worms gear not playing the correct sound during the Equalizer taunt.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• [Undocumented] Updated the unused "high-five" taunt.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• Fixed the Soldier/Demoman taunts not working correctly when the Half-Zatoichi is the active weapon.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added Director's Vision taunt.
• [Undocumented] Added voice response for the Kamikaze taunt.

June 8, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added laughing animations.

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• [Undocumented] Added Schadenfreude taunt.

July 20, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added the Cocksure taunt, used by the Cow Mangler 5000.
• [Undocumented] Added an unused "show" taunt.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Soldier is no longer able to taunt while the Cow Mangler 5000 is charging.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• Added High Five! taunt.
• Taunting with the Righteous Bison, Battalion's Backup, or the Saxxy now play the Buff Banner taunt

November 2, 2011 Patch

• Added a robot taunt for the Soldier which plays when wearing The Tin Soldier set

September 6, 2012 Patch

• Fixed the Escape Plan not using the same taunt as the Equalizer.

February 18, 2013 Patch

• Added Shred Alert taunt.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

• Added Conga, Square Dance, Skullcracker, Flippin' Awesome, Rock, Paper, Scissors, and Fresh Brewed Victory taunts.

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

• The Kazotsky Kick was added to the game.

October 6, 2015 Patch (Invasion Community Update)

• The Burstchester was added to the game.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

• The Zoomin' Broom was added to the game.

November 3, 2015 Patch

• Updated taunts to prevent movement during the pre-round period when players are frozen

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• Added Mannrobics taunt.

Trivia

• The Cow Mangler 5000's taunt is officially named the "Cocksure" (Salute taunt).

See also

• Soldier marketing poses