The Ambassador

The Ambassador
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Basic Information
Used by:	Spy
Slot:	Primary
Availability:	Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	6
Ammo carried:	24
Reload type:	Clip
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Ambassador 1 - 100 Crits on an accurate headshot -15% damage done -20% slower firing speed

“

There are two sorts of men in this world: the sort with blood pouring out of a hole in their heads, and the sort holding the Ambassador. — Ambassador publicity blurb

”

The Ambassador is an unlockable primary weapon for the Spy class. It is a relatively large Revolver, consisting of a shiny metallic barrel and deep red rosewood grip. Inscribed on the barrel is a likeliness of the Scout's mother.

Despite having the same ammo count, this weapon deals less damage and fires at a slower rate than the default Revolver, making it a disadvantaged weapon during open combat. The main advantage of the weapon is that its accuracy is akin to the Sniper Rifle. A direct headshot made with the Ambassador will result in a guaranteed Critical hit; otherwise, the weapon will never deal random Critical hits. After each shot, the accuracy is temporarily decreased, as indicated by an enlarged crosshair in the HUD. During this period, the weapon will be unable to score a critical headshot, even if fired at point blank range. Players must therefore choose their shots wisely.

Damage

• Base: 34
• Max Ramp Up: 150% (51 damage)
• Max Fall Off: 52% (18 damage)
• Point-Blank: 46-56
• Medium Range: 31-37
• Long Range: 15-19
• Mini-Crit: 46
• Critical hit (headshot only): 102

Medium range is defined as the main resupply door to the opposite wall on the upper level of 2Fort. Long range is defined as battlement to battlement on 2Fort. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.696
• Reload: 1.16
• Cooldown: 0.95

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

As a Crafting Ingredient

Ambassador		Scrap Metal		Southern Hospitality
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Related Achievements

Diplomacy Kill 50 enemies with the Ambassador. Who's Your Daddy? Headshot 3 Scouts with the Ambassador.

Skullpluggery While using the Ambassador, kill 20 Snipers with a headshot. A Cut Above Kill a gun-wielding Spy with your knife.

Previous Changes

August 21, 2009 Patch

• The weapon no longer has the lack of damage falloff.

June 23, 2009 Patch

• Shots no longer have the ability to penetrate targets.

May 26, 2009 Patch

• Headshots by the weapon no longer deal Mini-Crits, but Critical hits instead.

• The Ambassador's headshot kill icon was changed to match the Sniper Rifle's headshot kill icon.

Bugs

• Like L'Etranger, the weapon does not have a modeled or textured barrel, which can be seen during reload. Additionally, the cylinder does not rotate when fired and the bullets do not visibly exit the chamber (which is visible at a high viewmodel FOV setting) nor does its hammer move. This specific problem is also prevalent with the Big Kill and L'Etranger.
• Unlike the default Revolver, the Spy does not actually "reload" this weapon; instead he simply opens the cylinder and then closes it again. No bullets are ejected or replaced and no hand comes up to reload the weapon. Like the other graphical bugs, this issue persists on both the Big Kill and L'Etranger.

Trivia

• The bore of this weapon has been estimated to be .885 cal., although the cylinder size is smaller and suggests a .450 round.
• The Ambassador somewhat resembles the Dan Wesson PPC revolver and the Taurus Raging Bull 500 (accounting, of course, for the customized barrel and rosewood inlays).

Unused headshot kill icon

• An unused alternate version of the Ambassador headshot icon appears in the game files, seen to the right.
• Two Team-Colored Ambassadors appear as the backpack icon for the Dueling Mini Game.
• There is an alternate reload animation for this weapon as seen here

Gallery

• Ambassador 1st person red cropped.png

  RED 1st person view.

• Ambassador 1st person blu cropped.png

  BLU 1st person view.

See also

• Ambassador strategy

External links

• The Spy Update - The Ambassador