Schadenfreude
| Schadenfreude | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | All |
| Slot: | Taunt |
| Released: | June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update) |
| Availability: | Drop, Purchase, Uncrate #19 or Uncrate (Unusual) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | Yes |
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 Taunt: The Schadenfreude |
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| “ | Science tells us that laughter is the best medicine. Put that theory to the test with the Schadenfreude taunt pack, now available in the Mann Co. Store, which gives all nine classes the ability to laugh at a corpse and see if it gets any better.
— The TF2 Team
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The Schadenfreude (pronounced "sha·den·froy·da;" [ˈʃɑ.den.fʁʊʏ.də]) is a special taunt for all classes. Upon activation, the player will take joy in the suffering of their enemies for several seconds by laughing at them. Unlike other all-class taunts, each class's animation has a slightly different duration: the Spy has the longest laugh, while the Engineer has the shortest.
The player will also perform this taunt when hit by a critical hit from the Holiday Punch, or with a random chance when using a weapon taunt during the April Fools' Day event (sometimes ranging from March 31st to April 2nd due to timezones).
Demonstration
Update history
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added the Schadenfreude to the game.
- Updated the Schadenfreude to be nameable.
- Fixed the backpack image for the Schadenfreude not being disabled when using paint.
- [Undocumented] The typo in its name (originally Schadenfruede) was fixed.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update)
- [Undocumented] The Schadenfreude can now be found in random drops.
- [Undocumented] The Schadenfreude taunt activates randomly when taunting.
- [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon.
- [Undocumented] Set all taunts to be giftable, nameable, and have craft numbers.
Trivia
- Schadenfreude is a German term meaning joy derived from the misfortune of others.
- When the Soldier uses the taunt, near the end, you can hear a director quietly say "And cut".
- The Scout's laugh has a sound effect for him slapping his knee. This can be heard even when he uses the same line for when he kills multiple enemies in a short time.
Gallery
Uber Update Day 5
The old icon for Schadenfreude.
See also
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