Heavy
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Basic Information | |
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Type: | Defensive |
Health: | 300 /450 (See Health below for further details) |
Speed: | 77% (See Speed below for further details) |
Meet the Heavy | |
“ | Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe... maybe. I have yet to meet one that can outsmart bullet.
Click to listen
— The Heavy on intelligence
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The Heavy Weapons Guy, more commonly known as the Heavy, is a towering hulk of a man hailing from the USSR. He is the largest and possibly most dangerous class in Team Fortress 2. Boasting the most default health and devastating firepower from his trusty Minigun, the Heavy is no pushover. The Heavy's Minigun can inflict heavy damage at a high rate of fire, allowing him to mow down opposing babies, cowards, and teeny-men in seconds. The Heavy's movement speed is his main weakness. Upon revving up or firing his Minigun, his already unimpressive speed drops down to an even lower amount, making him a very easy target for Snipers and Spies. His slow speed makes him more dependent on support from Medics and Engineers to keep him in the fight. Aside from decimating entire teams, the Heavy is able to provide further support for his comrades with an often required health boost via his Sandvich, which, when consumed, is capable of healing him to full health. It can also be dropped to provide an instant 50% health boost to his teammates, systematically equal to a Medium Health kit. However, if the Heavy isn't careful, an enemy may pick up the dropped Sandvich for a health boost of their own.
The Heavy is the face of Team Fortress 2, and the character many players often think of when they hear of the game. He appears prominently on box-art, promotional materials, and loading screens. He starred in the very first Meet the Team video, and he has appeared in all further videos to date.
The Heavy is voiced by Gary Schwartz.
Fun Fact: Like a hibernating bear, the Heavy appears to be a gentle giant. Also like a bear, confusing his deliberate, sleepy demeanor with gentleness will get you ripped limb from limb. Though he speaks simply and moves with an economy of energy that's often confused with napping, the Heavy isn't dumb, he's not your big friend, and he generally wishes you'd just shut up before he has to make you shut up.
Contents
Bio
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Health
Class | Health | Overheal | Quick-Fix Overheal |
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Heavy | 300 | 450 | 376 |
Under the effects of the Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake | 350 | 500† | 426 |
With the Fists of Steel equipped | 300 | 390 | 346 |
With the Fists of Steel equipped and while under the effects of the Dalokohs Bar or Fishcake | 350 | 440 | 396 |
†Theoretical value. Overheal does not exceed 150% of the classes' maximum health.
Speed
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Any of the Heavy's Primary weapons spun up, except the Brass Beast |
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Brass Beast spun up |
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Under the effects of the Buffalo Steak Sandvich |
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Wielding the Gloves of Running Urgently |
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Wielding the Eviction Notice |
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Basic strategy
- Hold MOUSE2 to keep your Minigun spinning, ready for approaching enemies.
- You're a great Medic buddy. Keep a clear line of sight to your Medic to keep the Medigun on you.
- Hit E to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.
- Your Minigun chews up a lot of ammo. Pick up fallen ammo boxes to refill your supply.
Weapons
Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.
Primary
Weapon | Kill icon | Ammo Loaded |
Ammo Carried |
Damage Range | Notes / Special Abilities |
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Stock Minigun |
200 | N/A | Base: 9 Crit: 27 [40 rounds / sec.] |
Secondary fire spins-up the barrel without firing. Fires 4 bullets per unit of ammo used. | |
Promotional Iron Curtain |
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Unlock Natascha |
200 | N/A | Base: 6.75 Crit: 20.25 [40 rounds / sec.] |
Secondary fire spins-up the barrel without firing. Fires 4 bullets per unit of ammo used.
+20% damage resistance when spun up and health is less than 50% of max. | |
Craft Brass Beast |
200 | N/A | Base: 10.8 Crit: 32.4 [40 rounds / sec.] |
Secondary fire spins-up the barrel without firing. Fires 4 bullets per unit of ammo used. | |
Craft Tomislav |
200 | N/A | Base: 9 Crit: 27 [33 rounds / sec.] |
Secondary fire deploys the barrel without firing. Fires 4 bullets per unit of ammo used. | |
Promotional / Craft Huo-Long Heater |
200 | N/A | Base: 8.1 Crit: 24.3 [40 rounds / sec.]
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Secondary fire deploys the barrel without firing. Fires 4 bullets per unit of ammo used. |
Secondary
Weapon | Kill icon | Ammo Loaded |
Ammo Carried |
Damage Range | Notes / Special Abilities |
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Stock Shotgun |
6 | 32 | Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 damage × 10 pellets] |
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Unlock Sandvich |
N/A | 1 | ∞ | N/A | With primary fire or taunt key, restores 300 health over about 4 seconds. With secondary fire, throws it for another player to restore 50% health. |
Promotional Robo-Sandvich | |||||
Craft Dalokohs Bar |
N/A | 1 | ∞ | N/A | With primary fire or taunt key, restores 100 health over about 4 seconds With secondary fire, throws it for another player to restore 20.5% health. |
Promotional Fishcake | |||||
Craft Buffalo Steak Sandvich |
N/A | 1 | ∞ | N/A | While under effect:
Effects last for 16 seconds. |
Craft Family Business |
8 | 32 | Base: 51 Crit: 153 [5.1 damage × 10 pellets] |
+33% clip size. +15% increased attack speed. | |
Craft Panic Attack |
6 | 32 | Base: 72 Crit: 216 [4.8 damage × 15 pellets] |
+50% bullets per shot. +50% faster weapon deploy time. | |
Contract Second Banana |
N/A | 1 | ∞ | N/A | With primary fire or taunt key, restores 200 health over about 4 seconds With secondary fire, throws it for another player to restore 20.5% health. |
Melee
Weapon | Kill icon | Ammo Loaded |
Ammo Carried |
Damage Range | Notes / Special Abilities |
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Stock Fists |
N/A | N/A | Base: 65 Crit: 195 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch). | |
Promotional / Craft Apoco-Fists |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
Killing an enemy with a Critical hit or Mini-crit will turn the victim into Gibs. | ||||
Promotional Frying Pan |
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Craft Conscientious Objector |
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Promotional / Craft Freedom Staff |
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Drop Bat Outta Hell |
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Distributed Memory Maker |
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Promotional Ham Shank |
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Unlock Necro Smasher |
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Uncrate Crossing Guard |
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Promotional Prinny Machete |
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Distributed Saxxy |
Limited item from the Replay Update. Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature). | ||||
Distributed Golden Frying Pan |
Limited item from the Two Cities Update. Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature). | ||||
Unlock Killing Gloves of Boxing |
N/A | N/A | Base: 65 Crit: 195 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
On kill: grants 5 seconds of guaranteed Critical hits for all weapons. | |
Craft Gloves of Running Urgently |
N/A | N/A | Base: 65 Crit: 195 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
When active, grants 30% faster speed movement. | |
Uncrate Bread Bite |
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Craft Warrior's Spirit |
N/A | N/A | Base: 85 Crit: 254 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
+30% damage bonus. | |
Craft Fists of Steel |
N/A | N/A | Base: 65 Crit: 195 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
–40% damage from ranged sources while active. | |
Craft Eviction Notice |
N/A | N/A | Base: 26 Crit: 78 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
+40% faster firing speed. | |
Craft Holiday Punch |
N/A | N/A | Base: 65 Crit: 0 |
Secondary fire will throw a right-handed punch (no difference from left-handed punch).
Critical hit forces victim to laugh. |
Taunt Attack
Associated items | Description | |
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Main article: Showdown
With a flick of the wrist, the Heavy mimics a quick-draw Pistol Showdown and shouts before blowing out the imaginary smoke from the "barrel". |
Item sets
The Hibernating Bear | |
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No effect |
Black Market Business | |
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Effect |
No effect |
The FrankenHeavy | |
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Effect |
Allows the Heavy to perform the FrankenHeavy taunt. |
The Grand Duchess | |
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Effect |
Enables additional voice responses. |
The Minsk Beast | |
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No effect |
The Monster Mash-Up Pack | |
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Effect |
No effect |
Cosmetic items
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Official class avatars
Official class avatars | ||
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Original set | RED ÜberCharged set | BLU ÜberCharged set |
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original |
Achievements
Main article: Heavy achievements
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Update history
- Added speech for the Heavy.
August 19, 2008 Patch (A Heavy Update)
- Added 35 Heavy achievements.
- [Undocumented] Added a new fist bodygroup to the Heavy model.
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- The Heavy and Sniper now have custom death animations.
- Added a backstab custom death animation to the Heavy.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added unused "Hi-five" taunt.
- Fixed the Heavy's hands being invisible.
- [Undocumented] The spin-up and spin-down animations of the Heavy's miniguns were changed.
- [Undocumented] New laughing taunt animations have been added but are currently unused.
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- Added a previously unused fist swing line.
- Added FrankenHeavy set taunt.
August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine)
- [Undocumented] Added new voice lines to Heavy.
October 26, 2012 Patch (Spectral Halloween Special)
- [Undocumented] Added voice lines.
- Fixed the Heavy using incorrect melee animations.
- Fixed the Heavy not playing his response rules lines after eating a Sandvich, Buffalo Steak Sandvich, etc.
June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)
- All mini-guns now have damage and accuracy ramp up after they start firing. Full accuracy and damage is reached 1 second after firing.
- [Undocumented] Fixed Heavy and Soldier not playing animations for some of their voice commands.
- Fixed pink error textures appearing on heavy fist weapons.
Bugs
- The Heavy's hands will occasionally turn invisible if he dies or taunts with his melee weapon out.
- A glitch involving the Heavy dying while firing the Minigun can occur; upon respawning, the Minigun may show a muzzle flash and make firing noises even though its unrevved.
- Depleting all of the ammo of any Minigun by lightly tapping the primary fire while keeping it spun-up with secondary fire allows the Heavy to appear to be firing indefinitely despite having no ammunition. Sounds will play and a muzzle flash is visible, but no damage will be dealt.
- A Heavy with any melee weapon as his active weapon can continue to attack while stunned, albeit with invisible animations.
- If a Heavy spins up his primary and taunts while keeping the secondary fire held down, the barrel will not spin after the taunt is finished. This can be fixed by firing or unrevving.
- Depleting the ammo of any Minigun while simultaneously picking up any other Minigun make the Heavy unable to attack or deal damage. It will also cause the Heavy's animations to stop completely.
Guest Appearances
2010 - 2012
- Poker Night at the Inventory - Non Playable Character
- Battle Nations - Usable Character
- Dungeon Defender - Non Playable Character / Familiar
- Hero Academy - Usable Character
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - As a part of the "Team Fortress" Playable Character, alongside Spy and Pyro (PC Version Only)
2013 - Now
- Surgeon Simulator - Non Playable Character
- Joe Danger - Playable Character
Trivia
- The Heavy's voice actor, Gary Schwartz, voices the Demoman and MONOCULUS as well.
- The Heavy's Assault Canon from the original Team Fortress mod was inspired by the M134 Minigun from the movie Predator.
- The songs that the Heavy may sing as part of his response rules include Mily Balakirev's 'Song of the Volga Boatmen', Chopin's 'Funeral March', Khachaturian's 'Sabre Dance'.
- The emblem on the Heavy's sleeve was originally a skull and crossbones. This is still visible in Meet the Heavy and in a backdrop for TF2's library page on Steam.
- The English Meet the Heavy video uses a low-resolution model of Heavy. All subsequent translated versions use a higher quality version.
- The Heavy is the mascot of "Heavy Gulp", a brand of drink sold in Left 4 Dead 2.
- In the Left 4 Dead comic "The Sacrifice", a RED Heavy statue appears on Louis' work desk during his recollection. [1]
- The Heavy takes a starring role as one of the four main characters in Telltale Games' Poker Night at the Inventory.
- Players can unlock the Iron Curtain for use in Team Fortress 2 by knocking him out of a tournament in which he buys with the weapon instead of the normal $10,000.
- He describes how listening to Huey Lewis on the battlefield helps keeps spirits up while fighting.
- His favorite movies are The Dirty Dozen and first 20 minutes of Rocky IV.
- An in-game conversation suggests that the Heavy is very educated, having gone to college and receiving a PhD in Russian literature. When asked if he uses his education in his line of work, he responds with "More than you would think".
- An image of the Heavy makes a cameo as the King of Diamonds in the "Team Fortress 2", "Poker Night" and "Poker Night Alternative" decks, respectively, as well as the King of Hearts in the "Team Fortress 2" deck.
- The Heavy makes an appearance in Worms: Reloaded as part of one of the forts; the rest of the fort is composed of Dustbowl. A plastic mask of the Heavy also makes an appearance as one of the hats selectable for the player's worms.
- The Gunner class of Monday Night Combat has a promo item resembling the Heavy's ammo belt, named "Bavcon".
- The name "Bavcon" comes from bandolier, the type of ammo belt that Heavy wears. Bacon is a running gag throughout Monday Night Combat.
- The first BLU team Heavy resembled John Henry.
- Heavy posted his first blog post on April 7, 2011 [4] while Soldier was on jury duty.
- In the Meet the Director comic, it was revealed that Heavy sleeps in a bed next to Sasha, who is in a smaller bed.
- It was also mentioned that the Heavy's father was a "counter-revolutionary" who was executed, and that his mother, sisters and himself were sent to a north Siberian Gulag in September 1941. The gulag was destroyed and all prisoners escaped in December of the same year.
- In the Bombinomicon comic, it was revealed that the Heavy works to feed his family, meaning he is still in contact with them. This is confirmed in later comics, where he is seen reuniting with his family in A Cold Day in Hell.
- The Heavy is a Familiar (a pet) in the game Dungeon Defenders. The three other TF2 Familiars in the same game are the Pyro, Medic and Engineer.
- The Heavy appears in the teaser trailer in Dungeon Defenders, where he fights against the BLU team on the Gravel Pit and gets pulled by the hero character Huntress into a portal to the Dungeon Defenders universe.
- The Heavy makes an appearance in the film Chef on a background of an iPad Mini, while wearing the Connoisseur's Cap and eating a Sandvich on Dustbowl's first stage.[5]
Gallery
- HeavyTFC.png
The Heavy class of Team Fortress Classic.
- Heavy back.jpg
Trading card front.
- Heavy2.jpg
Trading card back.
Related merchandise
See also
- Heavy match-ups
- Anti-Heavy strategy
- Heavy taunts
- Heavy responses
- Heavy voice commands
- Basic Heavy strategy
- Community Heavy strategy
- Heavy Weapons Guy (Classic)
References
- ↑ "Team Fortress #3 - A Cold Day in Hell", April 2, 2014
- ↑ "From Hell" – TF2 Official Blog post, February 3, 2011.
- ↑ a b Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2, released in September 2006.
- ↑ "This is Very Good Title to Blog Post" – TF2 Official Blog post, April 7, 2011.
- ↑ Screenshot of the iPad Mini in the background
External links
- Heavy page on the Official TF2 Website
- "A Heavy Update"
- TF2 Official Blog - A Heavy Problem
- TF2 Official Blog - So much blood!
- TF2 Official Blog - Incoming Heavy!
- TF2 Official Blog - This is Very Good Title to Blog Post
- A Cold Day in Hell
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