Holy Mackerel

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Eat it, fatty!
The Scout

The Holy Mackerel is a melee weapon for the Scout. It appears as a fish wrapped in faded newspaper with a rubber band. The end of the newspaper is shaped for easy handling. During movement, the fish bends in the opposing direction.

This weapon is identical to the default Bat in regard to its statistics and taunt. However, being slapped by the fish is considered so humiliating that the kill list displayed in the HUD will record every connecting swipe, displaying the corresponding number of hits dealt. Should a player be killed by the Holy Mackerel, the kill list will proclaim "FISH KILL!".

The kill feed will not register hitting an Engineer building or the Horseless Headless Horsemann.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Bat
Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage 100% 35
Point blank 32-39
Critical 105
Mini-crit 47
Function times
Attack interval 0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
The Special Delivery
Backpack The Special Delivery Bundle.png
Effect

Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Sandman Reclaimed Metal Holy Mackerel
Item icon Sandman.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Holy Mackerel.png
Class Token - Scout Slot Token - Melee Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Scout.png + Item icon Slot Token - Melee.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Sandman.png Item icon Holy Mackerel.png Item icon Boston Basher.png Item icon Candy Cane.png
Item icon Sun-on-a-Stick.png Item icon Fan O'War.png Item icon Three-Rune Blade.png Item icon Atomizer.png
Item icon Unarmed Combat.png Item icon Wrap Assassin.png Item icon Freedom Staff.png Item icon Ham Shank.png
Item icon Bat Outta Hell.png Item icon Conscientious Objector.png

As a Crafting Ingredient

Holy Mackerel Refined Metal Milkman
Item icon Holy Mackerel.png + Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 = Item icon Milkman.png

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The item was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • The weapon is altered to not display the hit message concerning disguised Spies.
  • A hit with the fish no longer counts as a kill, as this would cause problems with achievements and some statistics systems.

October 18, 2010 Patch

December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)

  • [Undocumented] Holy Mackerel client view is altered to continually face the player.

February 3, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed the assister's name not being listed in the fish humiliation and kill notices.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
  • Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.

Unknown Date

  • The weapon no longer adds to the kill feed when hitting a building.

Bugs

  • The flipped viewmodel version of this weapon appears as if it has been turned inside out.
  • The jigglebones currently make the weapon vibrate in game.

Trivia

  • The Holy Mackerel is always a Level 42 Fish; the number 42 might be a reference to Douglas Adams' book series, Template:W, in which 42 is considered to be the answer to "the ultimate question of Life, The Universe, and Everything".
    • Two further references are the books Template:W (of which the title was taken from a line in the original book), a title in the book series and Template:W, a posthumous collection of various essays and an unfinished novel written by Adams.
  • 24 is the maximum amount of hits one can make on a single target in the kill feed before the hit announcement disappears.
  • "Holy Mackerel!" is an expression of surprise found commonly in comedy TV shows, as well as cartoons and other children's TV shows.
  • The texture file of The Holy Mackerel reveals that the newspaper The Holy Mackerel is carried in is named "The Gravel Pit".
  • The melee weapon for the Special Delivery pack was originally a spiked bat by the name "Nail Biter" before being replaced by the Holy Mackerel.

Gallery

See also