Neon Annihilator

Neon Annihilator
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Basic Information
Used by:	Pyro
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Psyke The Ronin SquareEnix Mr. Bunce
Released:	August 2, 2012 Patch (Triad Pack)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Promotional (expired), Uncrate #57 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Genuine Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Neon Annihilator Level 1 - 100 Sign Damage removes Sappers 100% critical hit vs wet players No random critical hits -20% damage vs players

“

Mhhph mh mh mhhp mh mhp mhpph mhhpp! Click to listen — The Pyro on using public banners as weaponry

”

The Neon Annihilator is a community-created promotional melee weapon for the Pyro. It is a neon sign with the Chinese word for "bar" (酒吧, Cantonese: Zau2Baa6, Mandarin: jiǔbā) that appears to have been torn from its permanent fixture on a wall, judging by the orientation of the characters and the fact that the base also has four thick, crooked bolts. The neon tubes on the sides of the weapon are team-colored (hydrogen for RED and mercury for BLU) and glow in the dark, as do the neon tubes inside the outer tubes, which slowly pulse between light and dark. A yellow-coloured plastic wire is seen strung from the neon lights to the back of the weapon, where it is connected via a small power compartment. The weapon releases an electric sound when striking a player or object.

The weapon deals 20% less damage to players and cannot deal random Critical hits. However, any attack on an enemy soaked by Mad Milk, Jarate, the Gas Passer's gas cloud, swimming, or standing in water of any depth electrocutes them, dealing critical damage. As enemies are considered wet for five seconds after leaving a water source, the Neon Annihilator also deals Critical hits for that duration. Dealing any kind of Critical hit breaks it visually, which does not impact gameplay. Furthermore, the Neon Annihilator can remove Sappers, an ability it shares with the Homewrecker and Maul, although it requires 2 hits to remove them instead of 1.

Enemies killed by the Neon Annihilator suffer a distinctive death by vaporization: they turn black, hover in mid-air while surrounded by team-colored particles, and then disappear into ashes. Like backstabs and headshots, there is a 25% chance of opponents performing a specific disintegration animation if killed in this way. This vaporization effect is shared among the energy weapons.

Taunting with the Neon Annihilator plays a bass guitar sound alongside the Pyro's usual mumbling.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-ordered Sleeping Dogs on Steam before August 14, 2012, or August 17, 2012 in Europe.

The Neon Annihilator was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	Players: 52 Buildings: 65
Critical		156
Mini-crit		70
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Third Degree		Reclaimed Metal		Neon Annihilator
x2	+		=

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Neon Annihilator Strange Sign - Kills: 0 Damage removes Sappers 100% critical hit vs wet players No random critical hits -20% damage vs players Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Pyro

Clearcutter Kill 6 people with your axe in one life.

Lumberjack Kill 3 people with your axe in one life.

Update history

August 2, 2012 Patch (Triad Pack)

• The Neon Annihilator was added to the game.

August 10, 2012 Patch

• Materials now animate.
• Damage penalty only applies to players (not buildings).
• Can damage Sappers.

August 15, 2012 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Neon Annihilator to the item drop system.

September 13, 2012 [Item schema update]

• Made the Neon Annihilator in genuine quality tradable and giftable.

March 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

March 19, 2013 Patch

• Fixed the Neon Annihilator sometimes floating in the world after death.
• The Neon Annihilator can now accept Sappers Destroyed strange parts.

April 3, 2013 Patch

• Fixed the guitar sound not always playing when taunting with the Neon Annihilator.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

January 9, 2014 Patch

• Fixed not being able to apply Killstreak Kits to the Sleeping Dogs promo items.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

• [Undocumented] Added unused broken model for the Neon Annihilator.

July 30, 2014 Patch

• Fixed teammates blocking the removal of Sappers when using the Homewrecker, Maul, and Neon Annihilator.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Fixed the Neon Annihilator not having its models break on Critical hits.

July 18, 2024 Patch

• Fixed the Neon Annihilator not getting crit-attacks when hitting players covered with gas.

Trivia

• The battery's texture has a nod to the Facepunch forums on it ("def2fp"). The BLU team skin was originally going to read "props2fp" but was changed by Valve.
• On the Triad Pack Update Page, the damage penalty is incorrectly labeled as a firing speed penalty.

Gallery

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  BLU variant of the weapon.

• 

  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

• 

  RED first-person view of a broken Annihilator.

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  BLU first-person view of a broken Annihilator.

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  Promotional image featuring the Sleeping Dogs promotional items.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Neon Annihilator.

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  Concept art for the Neon Annihilator.

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  Concept art for the Neon Annihilator and Champ Stamp.

See also

• Neon Annihilator strategy
• Sleeping Dogs