Team Fortress Wiki:April Fools' Day/2011/Cow

April Fools' Day/2011
Kill Icons
File:Killicon april fools' day/2011.png
Basic Information
Used by:	Heavy
Slot:	Melee
Released:	April 1, 2010 Patch
Availability:	Drop. Craft, Uncrate (Series #13)
Nameable:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
90x90px April Fools' Day/2011 1 - 100 On Hit: Bleed for 12 seconds -20% movement when in use It goes moo. You're not quite sure how.

“

I have new way to kill cowards. Click to listen — The Heavy

”

The Cow is a melee weapon for the Heavy. It appears as a two-dimensional wooden cutout of a cow.

Whilst this weapon delivers the same damage as the Fists, it has the added ability of inflicting bleed damage on enemies for 12 seconds. As a downside, the Heavy's movement speed is reduced by 20% when the Cow is being used.

The critical hit animation is an overhead swing with the flat side of the Cow. Should the critical hit connect with an enemy player, the Cow's head will shatter on impact, leaving a broken stump. This effect is purely cosmetic.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	150%	72
Base damage	100%	65
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	59
Critical		195
Mini-crit		88
Bleeding		8 / s 48 total
Bleeding (mini-crit)		10.8 / s 64.8 total
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Bleeding duration		12 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Refined Metal		Fists of Steel		Sun-on-a-Stick		Cow
	+		+		=

Update history

April 1, 2011 Patch

• The item was added to the game.

Bugs

• As the weapon uses the same taunt as the Minigun, it clips with the Heavy's hands and chest.
• In some instances, the weapon may inflict milk status instead of bleed. Whether this is a bug or intentional is unknown.
• The weapon lacks a unique kill icon.

Trivia

• The Cow was first seen as a prop in 2Fort, featured in an out of bounds area in each team base.
  • Additionally, the sound of the Cow can be heard in Trailer 2.

See also

• Cow strategy