Pyro

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Pyro
Pyro.png
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Pyro.png
Basic Information
Icon: Leaderboard class pyro.png
Type: Offensive
Health: 175 / 260
Speed: 100%
110% with the Gas Jockey item set
Meet the Pyro
PyroVidSplash.png
Mpphhh mphh mphhhh mphhh mhh!
The Pyro on just about anything

A mumbling, besuited psychopath of indeterminate origin, the Pyro has a burning 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 prevents any afterburn on the Pyro. Due to the short range of the Flamethrower, the Pyro relies heavily on ambush tactics to catch opponents off-guard. One of the primary roles of the Pyro is the vital task of Spy-checking; a puff of flame will ignite both Cloaked and Disguised Spies, and the Pyro will then proceed to hunt them down with the same mercy and goodwill shown to all of its opponents—which is to say, none.

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 its 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 a Homewrecker.

There is much debate about whether the Pyro is a female or a male. Other classes' domination responses (Spy, Sniper, Scout, Soldier, Demoman, and Engineer) that refer to 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 humiliation stance being quite feminine, have only served to further 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 a he or a she in the challenge dialogue box and alternated randomly between the two. The Xbox 360 manual for Team Fortress 2 uses the male pronoun to describe the Pyro. Also, the base description of the Vintage Merryweather reads "Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters that have perished trying to quell his Flames."

The Pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman.

Bio

Basic Strategy

Template:Basic strategy

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

The Flamethrower, Backburner, Degreaser, and Flare Gun deal no damage when fired underwater. 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
Item icon Flame Thrower.png
Stock
Flamethrower
Killicon flame thrower.png 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

Pictogram info.png 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.

Item icon Backburner.png
Unlock
Backburner
Killicon backburner.png Fire:
200
N/A Base (Max):
160.4 / sec.

Crit (Max):

481.3 / sec.

Afterburn:

6 / sec. × 10 secs.1

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Critical hits when attacking from behind.
Pictogram plus.png Deals 15% more damage.
Pictogram minus.png Does not have the compression blast.

Item icon Degreaser.png
Craft
Degreaser
Killicon degreaser.png 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

Pictogram plus.png Gives 65% faster weapon switch.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 25% less afterburn damage.

1 Fire damage is determined by particle range from Flamethrower.
Note: The Degreaser is currently bugged; its designated kill icon only appears when used to destroy an Engineer's buildings. Otherwise, it uses the Flamethrower's kill icon.

Secondary

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Shotgun
Stock
Shotgun
Killicon shotgun.png 6 32 Base: 60

Crit: 180
[6 dmg. × 10 pellets]

Item icon Flare Gun.png
Unlock
Flare Gun
Killicon flare gun.png 1 16 Base:
30

Crit:

90

Afterburn:

6 / sec. × 10 secs.

Pictogram info.png On hit, ignites enemy.

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on burning targets within medium range (Up to 800 units).

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets at longer ranges.

Melee

Weapon Kill Icon Ammo
Loaded
Ammo
Carried
Damage Range Notes / Special Abilities
Item icon Fire Axe.png
Stock
Fire Axe
Killicon fire axe.png N/A N/A Base: 65

Crit: 195

Item icon Axtinguisher.png
Unlock
Axtinguisher
Killicon axtinguisher.png N/A N/A Base: 33

Crit: 195

Pictogram plus.png Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 50% less damage on non-burning targets.
Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.
Pictogram minus.png Cannot Crit on a non-burning enemy, even when Crit boosted.

Item icon Homewrecker.png
Craft
Homewrecker
Killicon homewrecker.png N/A N/A Base: 491

Crit: 146

Pictogram plus.png Deals double damage against enemy buildings.
Pictogram plus.png Able to remove Electro Sappers.
Pictogram minus.png Deals 25% less damage against players.

Item icon Powerjack.png
Craft
Powerjack
Killicon powerjack.png N/A N/A Base: 82

Crit: 244

Pictogram plus.png On kill restores 75 health points and can overheal from maximum health.
Pictogram plus.png Deals 25% more damage.
Pictogram minus.png No random Critical hits.

Item icon Back Scratcher.png
Craft
Back Scratcher
Killicon back scratcher.png N/A N/A Base: 82

Crit: 244

Pictogram plus.png +25% Damage done.
Pictogram plus.png +50% Health from packs on wearer.
Pictogram minus.png -75% Health from healers on wearer.

1 Against players.

Taunt attack

Pyrotaunt2.PNG Associated items DescriptionKill Icon
See also: Hadouken
The Pyro charges up and performs a Hadouken, complete with a burst of flame emerging from its hands.
  • Killicon hadouken.png

Item sets

Main article: Item sets
The Gas Jockey's Gear
Backpack The Gas Jockey's Gear Bundle.png
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
Pyroava.jpg Buffed red pyro.jpg Buffed blu pyro.jpg
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

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Main article: Pyro achievements

Trivia

  • The Pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman who also voices the Spy and the helicopter pilot in Left 4 Dead.
  • 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's home-made Flamethrower is constructed from a converted gas pump and a canister of propane. The Degreaser however, is made from a gas pump, a car muffler, a fire extinguisher, and a stovetop burner.
  • The Pyro is the mascot of "Pyro's Hamburgers", a brand of food sold in Left 4 Dead 2.
  • Abraham Lincoln was hired as the first BLU team Pyro.[1]
  • The Pyro has the same voice for 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 Template:W, as an unlockable bonus character for those who own both Killing Floor and Team Fortress 2.
  • When taunting with any of the Pyro's four melee weapons, the left hand performs the fingerings for various chords. The first three positions resemble variations of an F or C chord, and the last fingering closely resembles the G Chord played on a standard tuned guitar. [1]
  • The Pyro makes an appearance in Template:W as one of the forts; the rest of the fort is composed of Hydro. As well, the Pyro's gasmask is a selectable hat for the player's worms.


Related Merchandise

References

  1. Team Fortress: Loose Canon, page 5. Retrieved 2010-10-17.

See also

External links