Kill icon
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When a player dies in Team Fortress 2, the event is logged briefly in the upper right-hand corner of the screen (occasionally referred to as a kill panel or death notice,) displaying from left to right the name of the player (and, if applicable, an assisting player) responsible for the kill, an icon that reflects the nature of the death and then the name of the player who died. The icon is referred to as the kill icon or death notice icon. Additionally, all event logs involving the player are tinted pale yellow (in comparison to the normal brown) and remain on-screen for a longer period of time, in order to assist the player in keeping track of their events. If the death was the result of critical damage, then the icon has a red glowing effect behind it.
Most weapons have unique kill icons, but there are some that refer to multiple weapons.
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Weapons
These icons are used when one player inflicts a death upon another using a weapon.
Scout
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Scattergun | 
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Force-A-Nature | 
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Shortstop | 
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Soda Popper | 
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Pistol | 
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Lugermorph | 
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Winger | 
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Bat | 
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Sandman | 
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Sandman (ball) | 
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Holy Mackerel | 
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Candy Cane | 
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Boston Basher | 
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Sun-on-a-Stick | 
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Fan O'War | 
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Three-Rune Blade | 
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Atomizer | 
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Soldier
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Rocket Launcher | 
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Direct Hit | 
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Black Box | 
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Liberty Launcher | 
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Shotgun | 
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Reserve Shooter | 
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Mantreads | 
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Shovel | 
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Equalizer | 
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Pain Train | 
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Frying Pan | 
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Half-Zatoichi | 
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Market Gardener | 
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Disciplinary Action | 
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Pyro
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Flamethrower | 
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| Flamethrower (afterburn) | ||
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Backburner | 
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| Backburner (afterburn) | ||
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Degreaser | 
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| Degreaser (afterburn) | ||
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Shotgun |
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Flare Gun | 
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| Flare Gun (afterburn) | ||
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Detonator | 
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| Detonator (afterburn) | ||
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Fire Axe | 
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Axtinguisher | 
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Homewrecker | 
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Powerjack | 
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Back Scratcher | 
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Sharpened Volcano Fragment | 
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| Sharpened Volcano Fragment (afterburn) | ||
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Maul | 
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Postal Pummeler | 
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| Deflected projectiles | Kill icon | |
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Deflected arrow | 
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| Deflected arrow headshot | 
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Deflected flare | 
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Deflected grenade | 
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Deflected sticky | 
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Deflected rocket | 
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Deflected Sandman ball |
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Demoman
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Grenade Launcher | 
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Loch-n-Load | 
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Stickybomb Launcher | 
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Chargin' Targe | 
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Scottish Resistance | 
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Splendid Screen | 
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Bottle | 
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Eyelander | 
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Pain Train |
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Scotsman's Skullcutter | 
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Frying Pan |
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Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker | 
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Claidheamh Mòr | 
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Ullapool Caber (explosion) | 
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| Ullapool Caber (melee) | 
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Half-Zatoichi |
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Persian Persuader | 
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Nessie's Nine Iron | 
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Heavy
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Minigun | 
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Natascha | 
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Iron Curtain | 
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Brass Beast | 
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Tomislav | 
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Shotgun |
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Family Business | 
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Fists | 
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Killing Gloves of Boxing | 
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Gloves of Running Urgently | 
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Warrior's Spirit | 
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Fists of Steel | 
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Eviction Notice | 
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Engineer
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Shotgun |
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Frontier Justice | 
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Pistol |
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Lugermorph |
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Wrangler | 
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Wrench | 
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Golden Wrench | 
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Gunslinger | 
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| Gunslinger (Triple Punch) | 
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Southern Hospitality | 
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Jag | 
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| Sentry Gun | Kill icon | |
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Combat Mini-Sentry | 
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Level 1 Sentry Gun | 
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Level 2 Sentry Gun | 
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Level 3 Sentry Gun | 
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| Other | Kill icon | |
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Destruction of hauled building | 
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Medic
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Syringe Gun | 
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Blutsauger | 
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Crusader's Crossbow | 
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Overdose | 
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Bonesaw | 
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Übersaw | 
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Vita-Saw | 
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Amputator | 
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Solemn Vow | 
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Sniper
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Sniper Rifle | 
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| Sniper Rifle (headshot) | 
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Huntsman | 
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| Huntsman (headshot) | 
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| Huntsman (flaming) | 
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| Flaming Huntsman (afterburn) | 
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Sydney Sleeper | 
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Bazaar Bargain | 
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| Bazaar Bargain (headshot) |
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Submachine Gun | 
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Kukri | 
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Tribalman's Shiv | 
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Bushwacka | 
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Shahanshah | 
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Spy
| Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Revolver | 
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Big Kill | 
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Ambassador | 
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| Ambassador (headshot) |
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L'Etranger | 
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Enforcer | 
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Electro Sapper | 
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Knife | 
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| Backstab | 
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Your Eternal Reward | 
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Conniver's Kunai | 
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Big Earner | 
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Multiple classes
| Class | Weapon | Kill icon | |
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Shotgun |
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Pistol |
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Lugermorph |
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| Soldier Demoman
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Pain Train |
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Frying Pan |
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Half-Zatoichi |
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| Scout Engineer Sniper
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Bleeding | 
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 All classes
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Critical hits (Added behind kill icon) |
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Saxxy | 
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Special taunts
Also known as kill taunts, these taunts have the ability to kill almost every opponent in a single hit, as they do 450+ damage.
| Class | Taunt | Kill icon | |
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| Scout
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| Soldier
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Kamikaze with Lumbricus Lid | 
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| Pyro
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Hadouken | 
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| Demoman
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Decapitation | 
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| Heavy
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Showdown | 
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| Engineer
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Dischord | 
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Organ Grinder | 
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| Medic
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Spinal Tap |
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Skewer | 
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| Spy
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Fencing | 
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Environmental kills
These icons are typically used when a player dies either from an environmental hazard, or causes their own death with their weapon or other means.
| Related death | Kill icon | |
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Suicide, fall damage | 
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Pumpkin bombs | 
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Saw blades | 
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Trains, Li'l Chew-Chew | 
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Unused
There are several unused kill icons that can be found in the game files. Some of these icons are included for custom use by the community, others appear to have been replaced by the currently used kill icons or possibly had their accompanying concept scrapped.
| Name | Icon | Potential use | |
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Enviromental death |  
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These two kill icons were introduced for custom use by community developers. The first appears as a skull and crossbones surrounded by flames and the second as an explosion. Their use in custom maps and mods could extend to lava or intense heat, or explosives such as bombs or mines. |
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Half-Zatoichi | 
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An alternate kill icon for the Half-Zatoichi, assumedly designed for when a Half-Zatoichi wielder instantly kills another Half-Zatoichi wielder. |
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Deflected arrow headshot † | 
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Scoring a headshot with a deflected arrow. |
| Deflected flaming arrow † | 
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Scoring a kill with a deflected flaming arrow. | |
| Deflected flaming arrow headshot † | 
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Scoring a headshot with a deflected flaming arrow. | |
| Deflected Sandman ball † | 
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Scoring a kill with a deflected ball. | |
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Level 1 Sentry Gun | 
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This icon appears similar to the standard Level 1 Sentry kill icon with one clear difference: the Sentry appears to have some kind of laser attached to the top. The icon was introduced to the game files months before the Engineer Update. |
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Flaming arrow headshot † | 
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Kill icon added with the Engineer Update for scoring a kill with a flaming arrow headshot. |
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Ambassador headshot |  
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Two headshot icons for the Spy's Ambassador. The first was used in-game from the Sniper vs. Spy Update to the Engineer Update, but was changed to the Sniper Rifle headshot icon for unknown reasons. The second icon was included in the game files, but never used in-game, and is only assumed to be related to the Ambassador. |
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Spinal Tap † | 
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Scoring a kill with the Medic's Spinal Tap tauntkill. |
†These unused kill icons were created and contributed by NeoDement.
Bugs
The Wrangler's kill icon is currently cut off: only the Wrangler itself may be seen.
Update history
August 19, 2008 Patch (A Heavy Update)
- The Fists were given a unique kill icon; previously they used what is now the icon of the K.G.B.
- Fixed players killed by flaming arrows not showing the appropriate death icon
- Fixed Pyros not getting the proper kill icon for kills with deflected Direct Hit rockets.
- The following weapons were given unique kill icons:
- Pain Train
- Scotsman's Skullcutter
- Tribalman's Shiv
- Homewrecker
- Fixed the community submitted deathnotice icons for the community submitted weapons.
July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)
- The Sandman now uses the Bat kill icon while the stunball uses the existing Sandman kill icon.
- The Ambassador headshot kill icon is replaced with the Sniper Rifle headshot kill icon.
- The following weapons were given unique kill icons:
- Force-A-Nature
- Lugermorph
- Natascha
- The Big Kill
- Fixed some of the deathnotice icons using the wrong colors.
- The Lumbricus Lid Kamikaze taunt kill received a unique kill icon.
- The following weapons were given unique kill icons:
- Sandman
- Backburner
- Gloves of Running Urgently
- Vita-Saw
- Blutsauger
- Frying Pan
- Black Box
- Sydney Sleeper
- Bushwacka
- Amputator
- Ullapool Caber
- Brass Beast
- Fists of Steel
- Warrior's Spirit
- Jag
- The following weapons' kill icons were changed:
- Rocket Launcher
- Direct Hit
- Shotgun
- Minigun
- Killing Gloves of Boxing
- [Undocumented] Fixed native kill icon not displaying when killing enemy players with the Degreaser.
- [Undocumented] Added an unused kill icon for the Loch-n-Load
- Implemented the Loch-n-Load kill icon
- Added mini-sentry kill icon.
- [Undocumented] The Ullapool Caber's and Candy Cane's kill icons were updated.
- [Undocumented] If the player suicides with the Ullapool Caber, it displays the Caber's kill icon.
- Fixed burning deaths to always use the death notice icon for the weapon that started the burn
- Updated the kill icons
- [Undocumented] The Maul and Three-Rune Blade kill icons have been flipped.
