Spy-cicle

Spy-cicle
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Basic Information
Used by:	Spy
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	kf.hammond
Released:	Australian Christmas 2011
Availability:	Uncrate #36, Drop, Craft or Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Spy-cicle 1 - 100 Silent Killer: No attack noise from backstabs On Hit by Fire: Become fireproof for 2 seconds Backstab turns victim to ice Melts in fire, regenerates after 15 seconds It's the perfect gift for the man who has everything: an icicle driven into their back. Even rich people can't buy that in stores.

“

Icy spy! Click to listen — The Heavy playing a pun.

”

The Spy-cicle is a community-created melee weapon for the Spy. It is a long, light blue Template:W.

Whilst having the same damage and speed capabilities as the Knife, kills made with the Spy-cicle will be silent and turn the victim into solid ice, similar to Australium-infused weapons. In addition, if the Spy is hit by fire with the weapon active, it will melt and instantly extinguish the Spy while rendering him immune to any further fire and afterburn for 2 seconds. The effect is fast enough that a Cloaked Spy will remain undamaged and undetected even under point-blank Flamethrower fire, only taking damage from the first flame particle. However, the melted icicle is rendered unusable in the process, taking 15 seconds to regenerate.

If playing in Medieval Mode, the Spy-cicle will regenerate instantly.

The Spy-cicle was contributed to the game via the Steam Workshop under the name "The Cold Shoulder".

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Identical to: Knife

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	40
Point blank		34-46
Backstab		600%
Critical		120
Mini-crit		46-62
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Your Eternal Reward		Spy-cicle
	+		=

Class Token - Spy		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Related achievements

 Soldier

War Crime Spybunal Kill a Spy who just backstabbed a teammate.

 Sniper

Consolation Prize Get backstabbed 50 times.

Shock Treatment Kill a spy whose backstab attempt was blocked by your Razorback.

 Spy

A Cut Above Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife. Agent Provocateur Backstab your Steam Community friends 10 times. Come in From the Cold Get a Revenge kill with a backstab. Counter Espionage Backstab a disguised Spy. Die Another Way Kill a Sniper after your backstab breaks his Razorback. Dr. Nooooo Backstab a Medic that is ready to deploy an ÜberCharge. FYI I am a Spy Backstab a Medic who has healed you in the last 5 seconds. High Value Target Backstab an enemy who is dominating 3 or more of your teammates. Identity Theft Backstab the enemy that you're currently disguised as.

Is It Safe? Backstab 50 enemies who are capturing control points. May I Cut In? Backstab an enemy and the Medic healing him within 10 seconds of each other. Sapsucker Sap an enemy building, then backstab the Engineer who built it within 5 seconds. Slash and Burn Backstab an enemy, who then switches to Pyro before they respawn. Spymaster Backstab 1000 enemies. The Man with the Broken Guns Backstab an Engineer, then sap 3 of his buildings within 10 seconds. Triplecrossed Backstab 3 Snipers in a single life. Wetwork Stab an enemy to death while under the influence of Jarate. You Only Shiv Thrice Backstab 3 enemies within 10 seconds.

Update history

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• The Spy-cicle was added to the game.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Added draw/melee swing/melee hit/crit forces for the Spy-cicle.
• The Spy-cicle is now droppable and craftable.

December 23, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a Spy-cicle exploit
• [Undocumented] The Spy-cicle now uses the Revolver taunt.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added crafting blueprint for the Spy-cicle.

Bugs

• A knife will not respawn with the player. In order to receive a new knife after death, the player must touch a resupply cabinet or wait for the meter to fill.
• In some cases, the frost effect that is supposed to surround the Spy-cicle is found at the Spy's feet.
• If a Spy gets hit by fire while stunned by the Razorback, the knife will not vanish but the knife bar will still recharge and the fire resistance will not extend beyond 2 seconds.
• While cloaked with the Spy-cicle as the active weapon, the frost effect is still visible.

Unused content

• There is a unique draw sound effect for this weapon that is unused.

Trivia

• The item's name is a Template:W of the words "Spy" and "icicle".
• The Heavy has a unique backstab animation for this weapon; he shivers as he turns to ice.
• The inability for the Spy to be ignited was originally tested on the Fire Retardant Suit Beta 2.
• Should the victim of the Spy-cicle speak (like using voice commands or taunting) after a backstab, the frozen statue of the victim will keep speaking and even move its mouth.
• Once the fire immunity is activated, the user can survive a Hadouken without taking damage.
• The Spy-cicle was first teased on the first day of the Australian Christmas Update 2011, on the bottom left corner of the title image.

Gallery

• 

  RED first-person view.

• 

  RED first-person view, ready to backstab.

• 

  BLU first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view, ready to backstab.

See also

• Australian Christmas 2011
• Spy-cicle Strategy
• Backstab
• Knife