Soldier

Soldier
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Offensive
Health:	200 / 300
Speed:	80% (See Speed below for further details)
Meet the Soldier

“

I have personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of my own intestine back into my stomach. If that doesn't scare you out of your frilly pink leotards, guess what: You are an idiot and you hate America. — The Soldier on real fear

”

The Soldier is a crazed patriot from the heart of America, and the bread and butter general assault unit of the team. Although he's one of the simpler classes, he is far from the weakest. Equipped with his Rocket Launcher and 200 Health Points to spare, the Soldier is a highly versatile class for both offensive and defensive roles, and a great starter class to get familiar with the game.

The Soldier is also well known for his spectacular rocket jump. In defiance of all good sense and judgment, the Soldier can shoot a rocket at his feet to launch himself skyward at the cost of some health. This ability allows the Soldier to pop up in unexpected places and reach areas off-limits even to the Scout's double-jump.

The two grenades on the Soldier's character model cannot be used in any circumstance other than using the Kamikaze taunt while the Equalizer is equipped.

The Soldier is voiced by Rick May.

Bio

Name: Unknown; Referred to as "Mister Jane Doe" Location of origin: Template:W Job: Template:W Motto: "I'm a Rocket Man" Favourite World War: 2 Special ability: Rocket jump Emblems:    Description: Though he wanted desperately to fight in World War 2, the Soldier was rejected from every branch of the U.S. military. Undaunted, he bought his own ticket to Europe. After arriving and finally locating Poland, the Soldier taught himself how to load and fire a variety of weapons before embarking on a Nazi killing spree for which he was awarded several medals that he designed and made himself. His rampage ended immediately upon hearing about the end of the war in 1949.

Speed

Main article: Speed

Modifier	Speed
Standard	80%
Equipped with the Equalizer at above 80% HP.	80%
Equipped with the Equalizer between 60% and 80% HP.	88%
Equipped with the Equalizer between 40% and 60% HP.	96%
Equipped with the Equalizer between 20% and to 40% HP.	112%
Equipped with the Equalizer at 20% HP or below.	128%
Charging with the Cow Mangler 5000.	26.7%

Basic strategy

Main articles: Soldier tips, Soldier strategy

• You can rocket jump to great heights by simultaneously jumping and firing a rocket at the ground.
• Aim rockets at enemy's feet to ensure they can't avoid the explosion damage.
• Make sure you keep your Rocket Launcher loaded. Hit R to reload it at any time.
• Press E to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.

Weapons

Main article: 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
Stock Rocket Launcher		4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270
Unlock Direct Hit		4	20	Base: 112 Crit: 338	Has 80% faster rocket speed.  Deals 25% more damage.  Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on airborne opponents.  Has 70% smaller splash damage radius.
Craft Black Box		3	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	On hit, restores 15 health points.  Has a 25% smaller clip size.
Craft Rocket Jumper		4	60	Base: 0 Crit: 0	Has 200% more ammo carried.  Makes user immune to self-inflicted explosive damage, the wearer does not need the Gunboats.  Deals no damage at all to enemies.  +100% explosive damage vulnerability on wearer  +100% bullet damage vulnerability on wearer  +100% fire damage vulnerability on wearer
Craft Liberty Launcher		3	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	Has 40% faster rocket speed.  Has a 25% smaller clip size.
Craft Cow Mangler 5000		5	N/A	Base: 81 (single shot) Base: 108 (charged shot) Crit: N/A	Does not use ammo.   Has a 25% larger clip size.   Alt-fire: A charged shot that mini-crits players and disables buildings for 4 seconds.   -10% damage penalty.   No random critical hits.   5% slower reload time.   Deals only 20% damage to buildings.   Cannot be Crit boosted.
Promotional Original		4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	Rockets fly straight down the crosshair from the center of the screen.

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 Buff Banner		N/A	N/A	N/A	At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed Mini-Crits.  Charges its rage meter with damage dealt - takes 600 damage to fully charge rage meter.
Craft Gunboats		N/A	N/A	N/A	Grants 60% less self-damage by rockets, including rocket jumps. However doesn't affect fall damage.  Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected first in order to apply the ability.
Craft Battalion's Backup		N/A	N/A	N/A	At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed immunity to Critical damage and raises resistance to damage by 35%.  Charges its rage meter with damage received - takes 350 damage to fully charge.
Promotional / Craft Concheror		N/A	N/A	N/A	While the buff is active, the user and nearby teammates are healed for 35% of the damage they deal.  Charges its rage meter with damage dealt or received - takes 1133 damage dealt or 333 damage received to fully charge rage meter.
Craft Mantreads		N/A	N/A	N/A	-75% reduction in push force taken from damage.  Deals 3x falling damage to the player you land on.  Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected first in order to apply the ability.
Craft Reserve Shooter		3	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]	15% faster weapon switch speed.  Mini-crits airborne targets for 3 seconds after switch.  Has 50% smaller clip size.
Craft Righteous Bison		4	N/A	Base: 16 Crit: 48	Does not require Ammo.  Projectile penetrates enemy targets.  Projectiles cannot be deflected.  May hit target players multiple times.  Deals only 20% damage to buildings.

Melee

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Shovel		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock Equalizer		N/A	N/A	Base: 33–113 Crit: 3× base damage.	When weapon is active:  Damage dealt and movement speed increase as user's remaining health decreases.  Deals 50% less damage when user is at full health.  Blocks healing and ÜberCharges by any friendly Medics.  Suppresses the Medic call effect while active.
Craft Pain Train		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Doubles capture power for points and carts.  Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.
Promotional Frying Pan		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Same as the Shovel's attributes.
Promotional / Craft Half-Zatoichi		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	On kill: restores you to 100% health  This weapon is Honorbound and once drawn cannot be sheathed until it kills.  A single successful hit will kill an enemy wielding the same weapon.
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).
Craft Disciplinary Action		N/A	N/A	Base: 49 Crit: 147	Has 70% longer melee range.  On hit ally: boost both players' speed for several seconds.  Deals 25% less damage.
Craft Market Gardener		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Deals crits while the wielder is rocket jumping.  No random critical hits.

Taunt Attack

	Associated item	Description	Kill Icon
	Equalizer	Main article: Kamikaze The Soldier tosses away his Equalizer, cracks his knuckles, takes a grenade off of his belt, sets it, thrusts his fist in the air, and explodes, killing himself and any nearby enemies, buildings included.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Main article: Item sets

The General's Formals
	Mantreads Disciplinary Action Armored Authority Fancy Dress Uniform
Effect	No effect

Main article: Item sets

The Airborne Armaments
	Liberty Launcher Reserve Shooter Market Gardener Jumper's Jeepcap
Effect	No effect

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
	Cow Mangler 5000 Righteous Bison Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe
Effect	No effect

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: Soldier achievements Soldier pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones.

Update history

October 25, 2007 Patch

• Fixed rocket explosions being able to impart damage through thin ceilings

December 20, 2007 Patch

• Fixed Rocket trail effects sometimes existing permanently in world

February 14, 2008 Patch

• Dustbowl
  • Fixed a few places where rockets could pass through non-solid models

February 28, 2008 Patch

• Class balancing
  • Reduced Soldier's maximum rocket reserve ammo from 36 to 16

June 19, 2008 Patch (Pyro Update)

• Removed Soldier's 40% damage reduction from his own rockets. Does not affect rocket jumps

July 29, 2008 Patch

• Fixed rockets being able to fire through grates at round starts

December 11, 2008 Patch

• Added smoke to the feet of a rocket jumping Soldier

February 2, 2009 Patch

• Increased Soldier primary ammo count from 16 to 20

March 13, 2009 Patch

• Fixed rocket & grenade jumps not propelling players as far as they're supposed to

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• Added a new hat: the Soldier's Stash

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Removed self-inflicted minicrits. Fixes Jarate'd Soldiers having ineffective rocket/grenade jumps
• Added 2 new hats: the Tyrant's Helm and the Stainless Pot
• Added a new misc: the Gentle Manne's Service Medal
• [Undocumented] Added new hat bodygroups to the Soldier

August 17, 2009 Patch

• Fixed rocket jumping

September 15, 2009 Patch

• Compensated by increasing the radius of grenades, pipes, and rockets to 50% of what they lost at the corners of the OBB
• Rocket radius change: 121->146

December 10, 2009 Patch

• Added counters to the HUDs of Soldiers to keep count of how many of either demomen killed as soldier or soldiers killed as demoman that person has contributed to the War

December 17, 2009 Patch (WAR! Update)

• Added 4 new weapons: the Direct Hit, the Buff Banner, the Equalizer and the Gunboats
• Added 35 new Soldier achievements
• Added new Soldier Domination lines

December 18, 2009 Patch

• Fixed a server crash caused by using the Equalizer
• Fixed the Direct Hit having an incorrect short range damage curve (now matches the normal Rocket Launcher curve)

December 22, 2009 Patch

• Fixed inconsistent Rage generation with the Buff Banner
• Fixed the player keeping their rage setting when the Buff Banner isn't equipped
• Fixed the Buff Banner not working when +reload has been forced in console
• Fixed the Direct Hit Mini-Critting enemies submerged in water
• Updated the Gunboats to absorb damage from any self-inflicted rocket blast that doesn't hurt another player
• Achievement fixes
  • Fixed the "Ride of the Valkartie" Soldier achievement being earned by Soldiers on the defending team

January 6, 2010 Patch

• Soldier Rage bar no longer resets when touching a resupply cabinet
• Achievement fixes
  • Changed the requirements for the "Medals of Honor" Soldier achievement
  • Fixed an issue that affected several achievements requiring the use of the Equalizer
• Changes to the TF Bots
  • Soldier bots are more careful to not fire rockets that will explode on nearby geometry and kill them

January 13, 2010 Patch

• Changed the Direct hit to only minicrit enemies that have been launched into the air by an explosion
• Increased the rate of the Soldier's Rage generation by 40%
• Reduced the duration of the Soldier's Buff Banner effect from 14 seconds to 10
• Fixed rockets not being removed if they explode in func_nogrenades zones
• Fixed the Gunboats absorbing damage from the Soldier's Kamikaze
• Recoil/Reload force added for the Direct hit rocket launcher
• More defined flesh hit force added for the Equalizer pick axe
• Added appropriate trumpet forces for BLU Buff Banner
• Added appropriate trumpet forces for RED Buff Banner

January 27, 2010 Patch

• Changed the main menu background to randomly use the Red, Blue, and Soldier background images

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

• Added a new weapon: the Pain Train
• Added a new hat: the Killer's Kabuto

April 15, 2010 Patch

• Reduced the damage bonus the Equalizer receives as the player loses health

April 28, 2010 Patch

• Added jiggle bones to The Buff Banner
• Bot changes
  • Soldiers bots now switch to their Shotgun after firing all four rockets when engaging an enemy.
• Fixed a case where Gunboats didn't apply their damage reduction properly.

April 30, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the Gunboats not properly applying the damage reduction when Spectators are nearby

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

• Added a new hat: the Sergeant's Drill Hat

June 10, 2010 Patch (Mac Update)

• Added Training for the Soldier

July 8, 2010 Patch (Engineer Update)

• The Gunboats now reduce self-damage by 60% (was 75%)

August 25, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added a new hat: the Lumbricus Lid
  • Added an unused unique sound for the Kamikaze taunt while equipped with the Lumbricus Lid.
• [Undocumented] Added a new grenade bodygroup to the Soldier model

August 26, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the new Worms gear not playing the correct sound during the Equalizer taunt

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• Added the Tank Buster set with 3 items: the Black Box, the Battalion's Backup and the Grenadier's Softcap
• Added new weapons: the Rocket Jumper and the Frying Pan
• Added 3 new hats: the Chieftain's Challenge, the Stout Shako and the Dr's Dapper Topper
• Achievement tuning
  • Soldier achievement "Geneva Contravention" changed to 3 from 5
• [Undocumented] The Soldier's unused "Hi-five" animation was updated
• [Undocumented] Self-damage for the Kamikaze taunt kill has been increased to 320, which prevents Soldiers from surviving the taunt when overhealed normally

October 6, 2010 Patch

• Soldier's no longer maintain their rage level when changing loadout
• Fixed the medal number for the Gentle Manne's Service Medal not displaying properly
• The Viking Helm paint effects are more noticeable
• The Battalion's Backup no longer gives rage for falling damage
• The Shortstop is now affected by tf_use_fixed_weaponspreads

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Added 2 new hats: the Exquisite Rack and the Defiant Spartan

October 8, 2010 Patch

• Made the Gentle Manne's Service Medal nameable

October 12, 2010 Patch

• Made the Frying Pan tradable

October 20, 2010 Patch

• Trading changes
  • Fixed the Frying Pan not being tradable
• [Undocumented] Removed the ability to craft the Frying Pan using the "Fabricate Class Weapons" blueprint

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress)

• Added a health penalty to the Rocket Jumper
• [Undocumented] Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now tradable

November 19, 2010 Patch

• Fixed the shotgun reload animations for the Soldier looping endlessly

December 2, 2010 Patch

• Made the following hats paintable: Sergeant's Drill Hat
• Fixed a lighting problem with a couple of the Soldier’s hats

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

• Added new hats: 'Exquisite Rack' and 'Defiant Spartan'

December 22, 2010 Patch

• The Rocket Jumper now has no max health penalty, and have damage vulnerabilities instead

January 3, 2011 Patch

• The Gentle Manne's Service Medal is now gift-wrappable

February 28, 2011 Patch

• Added the Hero's Hachimaki
• The Chieftain's Challenge, Stout Shako and Dr's Dapper Topper were added to the Mann Co. Store

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• Added 2 new weapons: the Concheror and the Half-Zatoichi

March 15, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a server crash caused by using the Half-Zatoichi to hit someone not holding a weapon
• Fixed the Soldier taunts not working correctly when the Half-Zatoichi is the active weapon
• Fixed the Concheror animations not always playing correctly for players on the Blue team
• Fixed a bug where players could switch weapons after deploying the Half-Zatoichi before they killed someone with it

March 21, 2011 Patch

• Updated honor-bound weapons so they can be holstered within a second of touching a supply cabinet
• Updated the Hero's Hachimaki to be tradeable

April 7, 2011 Patch

• Added a new hat: Honcho's Headgear

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Fixed taunt kills made with a Katana not counting towards honorbound kills
• Fixed a bug where killing a Katana wielder with a Katana was incorrectly causing an increased crit chance
• Item changes:
  • Equalizer Tuned high-end damage range so it's no longer possible to one-shot certain classes also Suppress the medic call effect while active
  • Battalion’s Backup Reduced rage generation rate by 50%
  • Concheror Damage-to-health conversion increased to 35% (from 20%)
• Bot changes:
  • Soldier bots switch to their shotgun after emptying their rocket launcher at close/medium range

April 28, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Brain Bucket

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• Added new hats: Furious Fukaamigasa and The Team Captain
• Brain Bucket made craftable, tradeable, and giftable
• Brain Bucket was added to the list of hats that can be unusual
• Community contributed voice responses rules have been implemented for the Kamikaze

May 12, 2011 Patch

• Updated the Furious Fukaamigasa and Hero's Hachimaki to be craftable
• [Undocumented] Updated the Hero's Hachimaki to be made droppable

May 25, 2011 Patch

• Added the Concheror to the list of weapons allowed in Medieval mode

June 3, 2011 Patch

• Added new community contributed response rules for when a Soldier kills a Demoman.

June 8, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] New laughing taunt animations have been added but are currently unused

June 10, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a problem with honorbound weapons not allowing themselves to be holstered after killing a Spy using the Dead Ringer

June 14, 2011 Patch

• Added The Spiral Sallet
• Updated The Hero's Hachimaki so it can be painted

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• Added weapons: Liberty Launcher, Reserve Shooter, Market Gardener, Mantreads and Disciplinary Action
• Added hats: Jumper's Jeepcap, Armored Authority
• Added misc: Fancy Dress Uniform
• Training improvements:
  • Added "A,W,S,D" movement instruction to Soldier training

July 20, 2011 Patch

• Added 2 new weapons: Cow Mangler 5000 and Righteous Bison
• Added new hat: Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet
• Added new misc: Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe

August 2, 2011 Patch

• Added new hat: Stahlhelm

August 3, 2011 Patch

• Added the Original

Bugs

• If a Primary weapon is fired when the player is initially spawned into the game, a continuous loop of the reload animation can occur. This can be remedied by firing another shot or switching weapon to Secondary or Melee.
  • If the "Auto Reload" option was enabled and started reloading while taunting, the continuous loop of the reload animation will occur.

Trivia

• The Soldier has made several posts on the Official Blog, often referring to the Team Fortress 2 team as "The Powers That Be".
• In Poker Night at the Inventory, an image of the BLU Soldier makes a cameo as the King card for the black suits (spades and clubs) in the "Team Fortress 2" card deck.
• Template:W served as the first BLU team Soldier.
• In Worms: Reloaded, the Soldier's helmet appears as one of the hats selectable for the player's worms.
• The Soldier is apparently the voice of his team as shown on the blogs.

Gallery

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  The Soldier playing card as seen in Poker Night at the Inventory (clubs and spades).

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  The Soldier's helmet as a selectable Worms: Reloaded worm hat

• Soldier-icon-beta-RED.png

  The Soldier's RED beta emblem

• Soldier-icon-beta-BLU.png

  The Soldier's BLU beta emblem

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  The Soldier class of Team Fortress Classic.

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  Concept art of the Soldier

• Soldier concept r.png

  Concept art of the Soldier

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  Concept art of the Soldier

• Soldier.jpg

  Concept art of the Soldier

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  Concept art of the Soldier

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  A Soldier with the General's Formals leads troops on World War Wednesday

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  A lone Soldier wanders Lumberyard

Related merchandise

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  Soldier iPhone 3G Gelaskin Cover

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  The Soldier T-Shirt

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  Soldier Victory Poster

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  The Team Poster

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  Team Mousepad

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  Soldier Class Decal, White

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  Soldier Class Decal, Black

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  RED Soldier Figurine

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  BLU Soldier Figurine

See also

• Rocket jump
• Juggling
• Aerials
• Meet the Soldier
• Soldier match-ups
• Anti-Soldier Strategy
• Soldier responses
• Soldier voice commands
• Soldier taunts
• Basic Soldier strategy
• Community Soldier strategy
• Obtaining Soldier achievements
• List of references (Soldier)
• Soldier (Classic)

External links

• Soldier page on the Official TF2 Website
• WAR! Update
• WAR! Update - The Soldier Update
• The Soldier comic
• TF2 Official Blog - Some Manner of Grid-based Cipher Code
• TF2 Official Blog - More dot-commy mumbo jumbo for you bunch of women
• The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern
• Classless Update - Today is A Good Day
• TF2 Official Blog - Drop And Give Me Terror!
• TF2 Official Blog - How to Get a Ghostly Gibus Hat
• TF2 Official Blog - Attention Employees...
• TF2 Official Blog - The War Update
• TF2 Official Blog - It's a Bloodbath!
• TF2 Official Blog - War, Day 2
• TF2 Official Blog - The Big Red One
• TF2 Official Blog - It Is Me, But Smaller!
• TF2 Official Blog - This is Very Good Title to Blog Post