Disguise (Classic)

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Disguising is an ability in the Team Fortress classic series of games that is used by the Spy. Disguising is used in order to sneak past enemy Sentry Guns and unaware enemy players. Upon selecting a disguise, "Disguising..." will be shown on the lower left side of the HUD and the Spy will begin to go undercover; this process takes approximately five seconds. Attacking with any weapon will instantly drop the player's disguise, but throwing a Grenade will not remove the disguise. Using grenades while disguised is a wise tactic when a team is having difficulty removing a Sentry Gun. Often, an Engineer will guard his Sentry and kill any Spy that threatens it, but it can still be destroyed if a Spy manages to set off 2-3 grenades. Team support is essential to this tactic to consolidate gained ground and get rid of the Engineer.

A player can disguise as any class, except the Civilian, on any team. A Spy will typically want to disguise as a member of an enemy team to trick the enemy team and enemy Sentry Guns. However, disguising as a friendly teammate has its advantages as well. It can be used to fool the enemy into thinking a more serious threat is coming, i.e. a Spy disguising as a Heavy Weapons Guy or a Soldier. As they leave, the Spy can then surreptitiously penetrate the enemy base disguised as an enemy. Also, disguising as a friendly player can be used in conjunction with Feign Death to sneakily get behind and backstab enemies that pass your corpse.

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