Spinal Tap

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The Medic

The Spinal Tap is the Medic's kill taunt. Upon taunting with the Übersaw active, the Medic throws his coattails back and enters a combat pose before thrusting his Übersaw forward and retracting it, killing any enemy player slow, unaware, or simply unfortunate enough to be in the way.

The initial thrust will stun the victim and deal 1 damage, while the retraction deals 500 damage. As the two are separate actions, it is possible to succeed with one but fail with the other depending on whether the enemy is within range or if the Medic is interrupted. Upon a successful kill, the Medic is granted 100% ÜberCharge, (25% from the initial thrust, 75% from the exit) the equivalent of four normal hits with the Übersaw. However, if the target is a disguised Spy or under the effect of an ÜberCharge, the thrust will stun but provide no Über, and the retraction will grant 50% Über.

As with most kill taunts, this taunt can be used to kill enemy players during humiliation and stalemates.

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Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Damage
Point blank 1 + 500
Mini-crit 675
Function times
Taunt duration 4 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Update history

January 13, 2010 Patch

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

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