Pyro

Pyro
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Offensive
Health:	175 / 260
Speed:	100% 110% with the Gas Jockey item set
Meet the Pyro

“

Mpphhh mphh mphhhh mphhh mhh! Click to listen — 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 the 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, 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

Name: Unknown Location of origin: Unknown Job: Pyrotechnics Motto: "Mmmphh-mphhhh-mmphh" Emblems:    Description: Only two things are known for sure about the mysterious Pyro: he sets things on fire and he doesn't speak. In fact, only the part about setting things on fire is undisputed. Some believe his occasional rasping wheeze may be an attempt to communicate through a mouth obstructed by a filter and attached to lungs ravaged by constant exposure to his asbestos-lined suit. Either way, he's a fearsome, inscrutable, on-fire Frankenstein of a man. If he is a man.

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
Stock Flamethrower		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	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.
Unlock Backburner		Fire: 200	N/A	Base (Max): 160.4 / sec. Crit (Max): 481.3 / sec. Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.1	Guarantees Critical hits when attacking from behind.  Deals 15% more damage.  Does not have the compression blast.
Craft Degreaser		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	Gives 65% faster weapon switch.  Deals 25% less afterburn damage.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Shotgun		6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]
Unlock Flare Gun		1	16	Base: 30 Crit: 90 Afterburn: 6 / sec. × 10 secs.1	On hit, ignites enemy.  Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on burning targets within medium range (Up to 800 units).  Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets at longer ranges.

Melee

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Fire Axe		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock Axtinguisher		N/A	N/A	Base: 33 Crit: 195	Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.  Deals 50% less damage on non-burning targets.  No random Critical hits.  Cannot Crit on a non-burning enemy, even when Crit boosted.
Craft Homewrecker		N/A	N/A	Base: 492 Crit: 146	Deals double damage against enemy buildings.  Able to remove Electro Sappers.  Deals 25% less damage against players.
Craft Powerjack		N/A	N/A	Base: 82 Crit: 244	On kill restores 75 health points and can overheal from maximum health.  Deals 25% more damage.  No random Critical hits.

¹ Fire damage is determined by particle range from Flamethrower. ² Against Players.

Taunt attack

	Associated items	Description	Kill Icon
	Shotgun  Flare Gun	See also: Hadouken The Pyro charges up and performs a Hadouken, complete with a burst of flame emerging from its hands.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Gas Jockey's Gear
	Degreaser Powerjack Attendant
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
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Pyro achievements Pyro pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones. 1 General achievement

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.
• 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 set to appear in Template:W, as an unlockable bonus character for those who own both Killing Floor and Team Fortress 2.

Related Merchandise

• Flamethrower.jpg

  The Flamethrower Poster

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  Team Mousepad

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  The Team Poster

See also

• Fire
• Compression blast
• Juggling
• Ambushing
• Pyro match-ups
• Pyro taunts
• Pyro responses
• Basic Pyro strategy
• Community Pyro strategy
• Pyro voice commands
• List of references (Pyro)
• Dodgeball
• Pyro (Classic)
• Merchandise

External links

• "The Pyro Update"