Pyro

Pyro
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Offensive
Health:	175 / 260
Speed:	100% 110% with the Gas Jockey item set
Meet the Pyro

“

Mpphhh mphh mphhhh mphhh mhh! Click to listen — The Pyro on just about anything

”

The Pyro is a mumbling pyromaniac of indeterminate origin, and has a fervent fondness for fire and all things fire-related. Wielding a homemade Flamethrower, the Pyro can set opponents aflame, whittling their health away over time with the ensuing afterburn damage. The Pyro also wears an asbestos-lined suit that protects against any afterburn. Due to the short range of the Flamethrower, the Pyro relies heavily on ambush tactics to catch opponents off-guard. One of the primary, vital roles of the Pyro is Spy-checking; a puff of flame will ignite both Cloaked and Disguised Spies.

Though categorized as an offensive class, the Pyro can also be a useful asset in defense, protecting friendly Sentry Guns from Spies and sending entire attacking teams retreating for health. In addition, the Pyro can use the compression blast ability to reflect enemy projectiles, extinguish burning teammates, separate a Medic from its target, and disorient enemies by pushing them into the air. Pyros can also ignite a friendly Sniper's Huntsman arrow so it can ignite an enemy on a hit, or remove Sappers from an Engineer's Buildings using the Homewrecker or the Maul.

There is much debate about whether the Pyro is female or male. Other classes' domination responses (Spy, Sniper, Scout, Soldier, Demoman, and Engineer) referencing this speculation appear to be insulting the Pyro's fighting capability. The flowery purse located near its locker in the spawn room of 2Fort, as well as the Pyro's Madame Dixie hat and humiliation stance, have only served to further fuel fan speculation. Additionally, the Pyro has been referred to as both "he" and "she" by Valve, including on the official blog. A prime example of this was in the UI introduced after the Mac update, which referred to the Pyro as either 'him' or 'her' in the challenge dialogue box and alternated randomly between the two.

The Pyro is "voiced" by Dennis Bateman.

Bio

Name: Unknown Location of origin: Unknown Job: Template:W Motto: "Mmmphh-mphhhh-mmphh" Emblems:    Description: Only two things are known for sure about the mysterious Pyro: he sets things on fire and he doesn't speak. In fact, only the part about setting things on fire is undisputed. Some believe his occasional rasping wheeze may be an attempt to communicate through a mouth obstructed by a filter and attached to lungs ravaged by constant exposure to his asbestos-lined suit. Either way, he's a fearsome, inscrutable, on-fire Frankenstein of a man—if he even is a man.

Basic strategy

Main articles: Pyro tips, Pyro strategy

• Your Flamethrower does more damage the closer you are to the enemy.
• Ambush enemies to catch them in the short range of your Flamethrower. Use corners to your advantage.
• Your Flamethrower chews up a lot of ammo. Pick up fallen weapons to refill your supply.
• Switch to your Flare Gun or Shotgun if enemies retreat beyond the short range of your Flamethrower.
• You can often set enemies on fire and retreat, leaving them to die from the burning.
• Press E to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

The Flamethrower, Backburner, Degreaser, and Flare Gun deal no damage when fired underwater, instead they produce harmless bubbles. However, they will deal base damage if you are above the water and your enemy is also slightly above the water. There is no afterburn however, making these weapons less effective.

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
Stock Flame Thrower		Fire: 200 Air blasts: 10 (same reserve)	N/A	Base (Max): 139.5 / sec. Crit (Max): 418.5 / sec. Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.1	Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows will inflict Mini-Crit damage.
Unlock Backburner		Fire: 200 Air blasts: 4 (same reserve)	N/A	Base (Max): 160.4 / sec. Crit (Max): 481.3 / sec. Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.1	Guarantees Critical hits when attacking from behind.  Deals 10% more damage.  Airblasts cost 150% more ammo to fire.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 50 ammo per blast. All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows will inflict Mini-Crit damage.
Craft Degreaser		Fire: 200 Air blasts: 10 (same reserve)	N/A	Base (Max): 139.4 / sec. Crit (Max): 418.2 / sec. Afterburn: 4 / sec. × 10 secs.1	Gives 65% faster weapon switch.  Deals 25% less afterburn damage.  Secondary fire blasts compressed air which knocks back enemies, redirects enemy projectiles, and extinguishes flames on teammates, using 20 ammo per blast. All reflected rockets/grenades/arrows will inflict Mini-Crit damage.

¹ Fire damage is determined by particle range from Flamethrower.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Shotgun		6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]
Unlock Flare Gun		1	16	Base: 30 Crit: 90 Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.	On hit, ignites enemy.  Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.

Melee

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Fire Axe		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock Axtinguisher		N/A	N/A	Base: 33 Crit: 195	Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.  Deals 50% less damage on non-burning targets.  No random Critical hits.
Craft Homewrecker		N/A	N/A	Base: 491 Crit: 146	Deals double damage against enemy buildings.  Able to remove Electro Sappers.  Deals 25% less damage against players.
Craft Powerjack		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	On kill: restores 75 health points and can overheal from maximum health.  +20% damage from melee sources while active.
Craft Back Scratcher		N/A	N/A	Base: 82 Crit: 244	+25% Damage done.  +50% Health from packs on wearer.  -75% Health from healers on wearer.
Promotional / Craft Sharpened Volcano Fragment		N/A	N/A	Base: 52 Crit: 156 Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.	On Hit: target is engulfed in flames.  -20% damage done
Promotional Maul		N/A	N/A	Base: 491 Crit: 146	Deals double damage against enemy buildings.  Able to remove Electro Sappers.  Deals 25% less damage against players.
Distributed Saxxy		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues (purely cosmetic feature).

Taunt Attack

	Associated items	Description	Kill Icon
	Shotgun  Flare Gun	Main article: Hadouken The Pyro charges up and performs a Hadouken, complete with a burst of flame emerging from the hands.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Gas Jockey's Gear
	Degreaser Powerjack Attendant
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Hats

Main article: Hats

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Pyro achievements Pyro pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones. 1 General achievement

Trivia

• The pressure tank on the Pyro's back contains oxygen rather than fuel, as the fuel for the Flamethrower is contained in a large propane gas tank inside the Flamethrower itself.
• The Pyro is the mascot of "Pyro's Hamburgers", a brand of food sold in Left 4 Dead 2.
• Template:W was hired as the first BLU team Pyro.
• The Pyro has the same voice for the English, German, Spanish, French and Russian versions of Team Fortress 2.
• There is a small issue in the Pyro's BLU team icon, where the Pyro holds a RED Team Flamethrower instead of the BLU Team Flamethrower. This can be seen in the class menu in-game while on BLU team.
• The Pyro is playable in Killing Floor, as a promotional bonus character for those who have purchased both Killing Floor and Team Fortress 2.
• The Pyro makes an appearance in Worms: Reloaded as part of one of the forts; the rest of the fort is composed of Hydro. In addition, the Pyro's gas mask is a selectable hat for the player's worms.
• A promotional item exists in Monday Night Combat of the Pyro's gas mask, wearable by the Tank class, with the name "Jet Guns Are Better".
• Three Napalm Grenades, a weapon from the original Team Fortress Classic, rest on the front of the Pyro's suit (unless the player has the Stockbroker's Scarf equipped.) These were originally intended to be usable weapons in TF2, but they (along with all the other classes' grenades) were pulled from the game, and are now purely cosmetic.

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  The Pyro's appearance in Killing Floor.

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  The Pyro's gas mask as a selectable Worms: Reloaded worm hat.

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  The in-game item for Monday Night Combat; "Jet Guns Are Better".

Related merchandise

• Flamethrower.jpg

  The Flamethrower Poster

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  Team Mousepad

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  The Team Poster

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  Pyro Class Decal, White

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  Pyro Class Decal, Black

See also

• Fire
• Compression blast
• Juggling
• Ambushing
• Pyro match-ups
• Anti-Pyro Strategy
• Pyro taunts
• Pyro responses
• Basic Pyro strategy
• Community Pyro strategy
• Pyro voice commands
• List of references (Pyro)
• Dodgeball
• Pyro (Classic)
• Merchandise

External links

• Pyro page on the Official TF2 Website
• "The Pyro Update"