Razorback
“ | Watch your back. Or don't! Now it's your choice.
— Razorback publicity blurb
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The Razorback is an unlockable secondary weapon for the Sniper. It is a partially chipped hand-carved tribal shield with red and white paint and a car battery taped to the back. Two wires are shown going from the battery to the shield, held in place with black electrical tape.
When equipped, this weapon grants the player immunity to a single backstab from a Spy. If a backstab is attempted, the Spy is unable to attack, cloak, or switch weapons for approximately 2 seconds. The player is alerted of the failed attack by a very distinct, loud electrical sound, as well as being zoomed out of their scope if they were zoomed in, at which point they can retaliate.
Upon a single backstab, the Razorback breaks in half and falls off the player's back. If the Sniper is killed by another player within 5 seconds of his Razorback breaking, the Spy is given a kill assist. If a Razorback is broken, a new Razorback can be acquired if the player goes to a Resupply locker, respawns, or waits 30 seconds for it to regenerate.
Snipers with the Razorback equipped receive a 100% overheal penalty, so they can not be given overheal from Medics.
The Razorback is automatically given to any player who obtains 17 Sniper achievements.
Contents
[hide]Function times
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Effect | Knife lock-up | |
Recharge time | 30 s | |
Effect duration | 2 s | |
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Demonstration
Crafting
Blueprint
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As a crafting ingredient
Razorback | Chargin' Targe | Gunboats | ||
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Razorback | Reclaimed Metal | Darwin's Danger Shield | ||
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Reclaimed Metal | Jarate | Razorback | Cozy Camper | |||
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Strange variant
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Strange ranks
Rank | Spies Shocked | Name |
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0 | 0 | Strange |
1 | 1 | Unremarkable |
2 | 3 | Scarcely Lethal |
3 | 5 | Mildly Menacing |
4 | 7 | Somewhat Threatening |
5 | 10 | Uncharitable |
6 | 14 | Notably Dangerous |
7 | 18 | Sufficiently Lethal |
8 | 23 | Truly Feared |
9 | 28 | Spectacularly Lethal |
10 | 35 | Gore-Spattered |
11 | 50 | Wicked Nasty |
12 | 75 | Positively Inhumane |
13 | 99 | Totally Ordinary |
14 | 100 | Face-Melting |
15 | 150 | Rage-Inducing |
16 | 250 | Server-Clearing |
17 | 500 | Epic |
18 | 750 | Legendary |
19 | 784 | Australian |
20 | 850 | Hale's Own |
Related achievements
Sniper
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Spy
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Update history
- The Razorback was added to the game.
- The Spy can no longer change weapons from the knife while shocked by the Razorback.
- [Undocumented] Changed attribute:
- The Razorback no longer slows a Sniper down (previously had a 15% movement speed penalty).
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] The Razorback was added to the crafting blueprint for Darwin's Danger Shield.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
March 15, 2012 [Item schema update]
- The Razorback was added to the crafting recipe for the Cozy Camper.
- Fixed the Strange Razorback double-counting the number Spies shocked.
October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)
- Changed attributes:
- Added -100% overheal penalty.
- Shield regenerates after 30 seconds.
- Fixed a bug related to the Razorback and touching a resupply closet or respawning.
- Fixed the Razorback shields not being preserved across round restarts.
- Fixed Sniper ragdolls not displaying the correct state for the Razorback when the Sniper is killed (drawing when it should be hidden and vice-versa).
- Fixed Medics having an accelerated Übercharge build-rate when healing full-health Snipers who are using The Razorback.
- Updated the Strange ranks for the Razorback to be similar to the Manntreads(sic).
- Fixed The Razorback not being displayed in the 3D HUD player model and the loadout preview (community fix from gidi30).
Bugs
- The Razorback sometimes does not regenerate properly, even if the recharge bar is full.
- The Razorback does not appear when inspected from the backpack menu.
Trivia
- The Razorback resembles a mid-20th Century Queensland Rainforest tribal shield.[1]
- The notable scratch on the shield is from the Spy's unsuccessful backstab attempt on the Sniper vs. Spy update page.[2]
- The Razorback was teased in Meet the Spy, its name displayed on a white box depicting a pig, and labeled "urgent".
- A Razorback is a type of wild boar commonly found in Australia that is considered to be vermin due to increasing numbers.
Gallery
Broken Razorback (gibs).
References
See also
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