Persian Persuader
| Persian Persuader | |
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| Kill Icon | |
| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Demoman |
| Slot: | Melee |
| Contributed by: | runglance |
| Released: | Über Update |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft or Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | Yes |
| Medieval: | Yes |
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 The Persian Persuader |
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| “ | Ah, that's the stuff!
Click to listen
— The Demoman on ammo's healing benefits
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The Persian Persuader is a community-made melee weapon for the Demoman. It is a Template:W with a brass hilt and a bloodied blade.
Having the weapon equipped doubles the recharge rate of the charge of the Chargin' Targe and Splendid Screen, allowing for more frequent charging. In addition, it converts any ammo collected into health. This only affects ammo pickups, building gibs, and dropped weapons; ammo cannot be collected from Dispensers and carts. Resupply lockers are unaffected.
Similar to the Eyelander, this weapon has a large melee range and cannot roll for random critical hits unless forced by a Kritzkrieg, Victory, a Chargin' Targe or Splendid Screen.
Taunting with the Persian Persuader will perform the Demoman's Decapitation kill taunt.
Contents
Damage and function times
| Damage and function times | ||
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| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 65 |
| Point blank | 55-75 | |
| Critical | 195 | |
| Mini-crit | 75-101 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Ammo conversion table
| Ammo Picked Up | Health |
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| Dropped Weapons | 20 |
| Large Ammo Box | 40 |
| Medium Ammo Box | 20 |
| Small Ammo Box | 10 |
| Building Type | Piece | Total |
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| Destroyed Sentry | 20 | 80 |
| Destroyed Mini-sentry | 20 | 80 |
| Destroyed Dispenser | 20 | 100 |
| Destroyed Teleporter | 20 | 80 |
Item set
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Crafting
Blueprint
| Half-Zatoichi | Scrap Metal | Persian Persuader | ||
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As a Crafting ingredient
| Refined Metal | Persian Persuader | Sultan's Ceremonial | ||
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Update history
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- The Persian Persuader was added to the game.
- Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for all of the new weapons in the Uber Update.
- Fixed Demomen with the Persian Persuader equipped picking up ammo crates when they're already at full health
October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)
- [Undocumented] The Persian Persuader can no longer receive ammo from dispensers or the cart; in addition the amount of health received from fallen weapons and destroyed buildings has been reduced significantly.
Bugs
- In first-person view, the weapon clips the Demoman's ring finger, and the pinkie finger does not grip the handle. This is because the weapon uses the same hand posing as the Saxxy.
- When the Demoman swings this weapon, he will slash with the blunt side of the blade, rather than the sharp side.
- While performing the Decapitation taunt, the Demoman appears to hold the weapon by its hilt, which clips through his hand.
- When the Demoman slices this weapon, he slices with the blunt side.
- The Demoman will briefly wield the Persian Persuader with his two-handed weapon world model at the beginning and end of the Decapitation taunt.
Trivia
- The creator of both the Persian Persuader and the Sultan's Ceremonial had intended them to be a reference to the Template:W.[1]
- The Template:W is forged in the hilt.
Gallery
First-person view.
First-person view with the Chargin' Targe.
First-person view with the Splendid Screen.
See also
References
- ↑ Post by user ant on thread "Team Fortress 2 art - Hats, Items, etc. on polycount.com forums, May 29, 2011. Accessed June 23, 2011.
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