List of references (Pyro)/pl

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Due to the comedic style of Team Fortress 2 and Valve's humor, the game includes references, usually in a humorous fashion. There are many sources, including games, movies, and music; even jokes that have developed within the game and its community have been included. Below are references specific to the Pyro class, most of which are fire-related, in keeping with the Pyro's profession.

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Achievements

W centrum uwagi
W centrum uwagi
Podpal 100 przeciwników, używając pistoletu sygnałowego.


An "attention getter" is something designed to attract the attention of passers-by. The phrase is most often used in the advertising industry.


Chrzest w płomieniach
Chrzest w płomieniach
Zmuś 10 płonących przeciwników do wskoczenia do wody.


The phrase Baptism by fire is a reference to a soldier's first experience under fire in battle. It is used to describe anyone doing something "the hard way" for the first time, particularly if training is necessarily insufficient to fully prepare one for the experience (as is the case with battle).

Baptism by Fire is also a song from AC/DC's 2014 Album: Rock or Bust.


Dobór naturalny
Dobór naturalny
Spraw, aby zdominowany gracz opuścił serwer.


Barbeque is cooking meat directly with fire. QQ is a common emoticon for crying eyes, usually used to insult someone who is complaining about dying or losing. This came from a button shortcut in World of Warcraft, where pressing Alt then Q twice would result in quitting the game.


Oddział oparzeniowy
Oddział oparzeniowy
Podpal 3 Medyków, którzy są gotowi, aby użyć ładunku ÜberCharge.


A burn ward is an area in a hospital where burn victims are treated.


Ognisko
Ognisko
Zabij 3 przeciwników pod rząd na tym samym obszarze.


In video games, "camping" is a tactic whereby a player will obtain a strategic position anywhere on the map and wait for players to arrive and be killed, rather than actively seeking them out.


Rzemieślnik
Rzemieślnik
Zabij toporem 6 graczy nie ginąc.


Clearcutting is a controversial forestry and logging practice in which most or all trees in an area are uniformly cut down.


Ogień po dwakroć
Ogień po dwakroć
Użyj strzelby, aby wykończyć 20 przeciwników, których wcześniej podpaliłeś.


"Combined fire" is a front-line tactic which involves attacking an enemy from several different points at once; the enemy then cannot return fire to all their attackers and is forced to retreat.


Pożar kontrolowany
Pożar kontrolowany
Podpal 50 przeciwników zdobywających jeden z Twoich punktów kontrolnych.


A controlled burn is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, prairie restoration, and greenhouse gas abatement. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire stimulates the germination of some desirable forest trees, thus renewing the forest.


Płonące teczki
Płonące teczki
Podpal 5 przeciwników niosących Twoje tajne materiały.


This is a phrase dating back to the 1600s, used to describe the act of distorting financial accounts or records, often with the aim of avoiding the payment of tax.


Śmierć prześmiewcom
Śmierć prześmiewcom
Zabij 3 drwiących przeciwników.


Dance Dance Revolution, also known as Dancing Stage, is a long-standing music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the pioneering series of the rhythm and dance genre in video games.

"Immolation" is suicide committed by burning oneself to death.


Ogień z zaświatów
Ogień z zaświatów
Zabij przeciwnika w momencie, gdy sam giniesz z jego ręki.


This is a term used to describe a tie in a race.


Podpal i zapomnij
Podpal i zapomnij
Będąc martwym doprowadź do śmierci 15 graczy.


Fire and forget is a third-generation method of missile guidance. The military use the term to denote a type of missile which does not require further guidance after launch, so can literally be "forgotten" once fired.


Starszy ogniowy
Starszy ogniowy
Zabij 1000 przeciwników.


The top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department is usually referred to as the Fire Chief.


Straszak
Straszak
Zabij 500 przeciwników.


A firefighter is someone who puts out fires for a living.


Zapora ogniowa
Zapora ogniowa
Podpal 5 wrogich Szpiegów, którzy umieścili sapera na przyjaznej konstrukcji.


A firewall is a piece of software designed to stop malicious programs such as viruses from entering a computer.


Miej oko na płomienie
Miej oko na płomienie
Podpal 10 Snajperów obserwujących cel przez lunetę karabinu.


A "Fire Watch" is a person whose sole duty is to look out for fires in an established area.


Z płomieniem ci do twarzy
Z płomieniem ci do twarzy
Prześlij przeciwnikom migawki wszystkich swoich drwin.


"Freezer burn" is a condition that occurs when frozen food has been damaged by dehydration and oxidation, due to air reaching the food.

"Burn" also refers to an insult, appropriate for a taunt achievement.


Pełne Spektrum Brzmienia
Pełne Spektrum Brzmienia
Podpal 3 przeciwników za pomocą drwiny Tęczomiotu.


The real-time tactical game Full Spectrum Warrior was originally developed by the US Army University Affiliated Research Center to learn if commercial gaming platforms could be leveraged for training purposes.

A rainbow also features a "full spectrum" of colours, hence the usage of Rainblower for the achievement.


Masz ognia?
Masz ognia?
Podpal wrogiego Szpiega w momencie, gdy strzepuje on popiół z papierosa.


Someone who asks another for "a light" is usually asking for a match or lighter to light their cigarette. This phrase is often used in films and literature.


Żar depcze po piętach
Żar depcze po piętach
Zabij 50 graczy, korzystając z miotacza ognia i atakując ich zza pleców.


A term originating in hunting lexicon, to be "hot on the heels" means to be close to a target or quarry one is in pursuit of. "On the heels" is somewhat self-explanatory, referring to the feet of the target itself. The "hot" part of the phrase is more ambiguous, but it likely refers to the increase in body temperature mammals experience when excited. Thus, hunting dogs would become "hot" when they picked up the scent of quarry. Over time, the term "hot" became synonymous with being close to something.


O mało co
O mało co
Odbij 100 pocisków, korzystając ze strumienia sprężonego powietrza.


Hot potato is a game that involves players quickly gathering in a circle and tossing a small object such as a beanbag or tennis ball to each other while music plays. The player who has the "hot potato" last when the music stops is out. Play continues until only one player is left. The game is designed to be fast-paced and high-pressure and is often played by children. The game can also be played without music where there is a designated leader who shouts out "hot!".


Gorący ładunek
Gorący ładunek
Zabij Żołnierza odbitą rakietą z krytycznym ładunkiem.


"Hotshot" is a term for someone who is considered to have unusually good aim.


Szpieg z grilla
Szpieg z grilla
Podpal 10 przebranych Szpiegów.


I spy is a guessing game usually played in families with young children, partly to assist in both observation and in alphabet familiarity. It is often played as a car game.


Drwal
Drwal
Zabij toporem 3 graczy nie ginąc.


A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial felling and transport of trees for processing.


Bekon z grilla
Bekon z grilla
Zabij 50 Grubych, korzystając z miotacza ognia.


This is a joke likening the Heavy to bacon due to its high fat content. It's also a line used by the Engineer.


Gra w dwa ognie
Gra w dwa ognie
Podpal przeciwnika i leczącego go Medyka.


A person's next of kin is their closest living blood relative, historically, an important aspect in critical medical care.

Kindling is material used to enlarge a fire before heavier fuel is added.


OMGWTFBBQ
OMGWTFBBQ
Zabij przeciwnika drwiną.


"OMGWTF" is an internet term used to convey strong exclamation, such as when killed unexpectedly in Team Fortress 2 by a taunt; it stands for "oh my God, what the fuck?".

BBQ is a common North American abbreviation for traditional barbecue style of cooking, which, specifically, is cooking flesh with an open flame.


Ognisty lot
Ognisty lot
Podpal Żołnierza wykonującego rakietowy skok.


A pilot light is a small gas flame which is kept alight in order to serve as an ignition source for a more powerful gas burner, such as the one on the Pyro's flamethrower.

While he's in the air, Soldier is a "pilot". Hitting him in mid-air with a flamethrower is lighting a pilot.


Plan B
Plan B
Nurkując, zabij 10 przeciwników będących pod wodą.


"Plan B" is a reference to an (often inferior, and occasionally non-existent) alternative to whatever one's main plan of action happens to be.


Pyromanta
Pyromanta
Zadaj łącznie milion punktów obrażeń od ognia.


In many fantasy games, a Pyromancer is a wizard who uses fire to quell their foes.

Historically, pyromancy is the art of divination by use of fire. It was a regular practice of the ancient Greeks, who would interpret the flames of burning sacrifices. The Chinese equivalent of this process was the burning of oracle bones.


Pirotechnika
Pirotechnika
Zabij 3 przeciwników, korzystając z jednego ładunku ÜberCharge.


Pyrotechnics is the use of fire and/or controlled explosions for entertainment purposes, such as fireworks or gouts of flame blasted behind the musicians at a concert.


Poparzenia drugiego stopnia
Poparzenia drugiego stopnia
Zabij płonącego przeciwnika, którego podpalił inny Pyro.


A second-degree burn is a skin burn that damages or destroys the epidermis and exposes the dermis.


Samozapłon
Samozapłon
Podpal 10 ukrytych Szpiegów.


Spontaneous combustion is a type of combustion which occurs without an external ignition source. It is usually a slow process that can take several hours of decomposition/oxidation with heat building up to a point of ignition. The term is sometimes used to refer to spontaneous human combustion: there are occasional reports or claims that a living person's body has spontaneously combusted.


Ognisty szlak
Ognisty szlak
Podpal 10 przeciwników, którzy chwilę wcześniej korzystali z teleportu.


In the days of North American Western expansion, a trailblazer was a pioneer surveyor who marked the course of new roads in forests by cutting horizontal blazes (marks) into the bark of trees with an axe. It has since come to mean a pioneer in an area of research.


Podwójna pieczeń
Podwójna pieczeń
Spraw, aby 2 wrogich Skautów płonęło w tym samym momencie.


A weenie roast is a gathering at which people roast hot dogs, a food typically eaten at baseball games, over an open fire.

A "Weenie" is also an insulting US word for an unmanly (small, skinny; and weak) man.

Weapons

Dupalacz
Dupalacz


A backburner is the burner on a stove away from the cook's side. The phrase "put on the backburner", meaning given lower priority, refers to the lesser amount of attention paid to pots on the backburners. The weapon's name is a double entendre in that it also gets critical hits from behind, encouraging the player to literally burn the backs of enemies.


Odtłuszczacz
Odtłuszczacz


Degreasers are emulsifying agents used to remove heavy oils and grease. When mishandled with heat, degreasers — especially engine degreasers — are known to cause severe burns or injuries due to their highly flammable and explosive nature, much like the Pyro's weapon. Grease is also often used as a mechanical lubricant, which may explain the Degreaser's faster weapon switch.


Burzyciel
Burzyciel


The term "Homewrecker" is a given name to a person or object that is being accused of or responsible for stress in a marriage or relationship.


Napalm z Nostromo
Napalm z Nostromo


"Nostromo" is the name of the freighter that encounters the Xenomorph appearing in the Alien franchise. The design is based on the custom flamethrower used in the franchise.

Flogistynator
Flogistynator
Being a revolutionary appliance capable of awakening the fire element phlogiston that exists in all combustible creatures, which is to say, all of them.


Phlogiston is a theoretical fire-like element that was once believed to be contained within combustible objects.


Pocztowy pogromca
Pocztowy pogromca


To "go postal" means to become extremely angry, often to the point of killing people. The phrase was coined in response to a series of post office shootings in the 1980s.


Trzeci stopień
Trzeci stopień
Being a boon to tree-fellers, backwoodsmen and atom-splitters the world over, this miraculous matter-hewing device burns each individual molecule as it cleaves it.


A third-degree burn is one which damages the entire dermis and requires excision to heal. The idiom "the third degree" may also refer to a painful interrogation.

Cosmetic Items

Zjawisko nadpyrodzone
Zjawisko nadpyrodzone


An apparition is a supernatural appearance of a ghost or anything paranormal.


Strefa 451
Strefa 451


The name of the item is derived from Area 51, a location in Nevada, United States surrounded by conspiracy theories about aliens; and Fahrenheit 451, a Ray Bradbury novel about a "fireman" whose job is to burn books. It may also reference the process of Greylisting, a method of defending e-mail users against spam which produces a "451 error", and puns the archetypal Grey alien that the hat resembles.


Ognisty byk
Ognisty byk


The item's name is a reference to the brazen bull, an ancient Greek torture and execution device shaped like a hollow brass bull. The convicted person would be locked inside the bull and a fire would be lit under the bull, causing the metal to heat up and the convict to burn to death.


Bańkowa fajka
Bańkowa fajka
Being an invention that achieves the humanitarian goal of all great men of science, from Lord Holland to the Duke of Wellington, to allow a true gentle-man to smoke a pipe in space.


A bubble pipe is a children's toy that resembles a tobacco pipe, only it is used to blow soap bubbles.


Czapka konesera
Czapka konesera
You're today's theme ingredient...


The description refers to the popular cooking contest Iron Chef, namely its gimmick of a "secret ingredient" that the chefs must incorporate into their dishes.


Czaszkowy megalodon
Czaszkowy megalodon


A Carcharodon is a genus of sharks in the lamnidae family. The item references Pyrosharking.


Martwy pachołek
Martwy pachołek


This hat is a reference to the "Conehead Zombies" from the game Plants vs Zombies.


Trupia czapa
Trupia czapa
For centuries, mankind has struggled in vain to answer the question of who built this city on rock and roll. This hat/hair combo finally answers that age-old mystery: It was you!


This hat resembles the hat and wig worn by the character Dr. Rockso from the TV show Metalocalypse.

The description refers to the Starship song We Built This City.


Upadły anioł
Upadły anioł


This item is a reference to Lucifer, the angel who, according to the Bible, was cast out of Heaven and became Satan.


Fatalne flamenco
Fatalne flamenco
Help your enemies celebrate Day of the Dead by wearing this hat and then killing them.


Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which originated in Spain.

The description is a cultural reference to the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday that celebrates the life and death of friends and family.


Żarzący żołnierz
Żarzący żołnierz


This item is based on the Fire Nation soldiers from the TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender.


Facjata Fostera
Facjata Fostera


Mr. Foster is a character from Killing Floor, who wears an identical white gas mask.

A façade is an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality; this is a reference to both Mr. Foster's and the Pyro's hidden identities.


Ocieplacz głowy
Ocieplacz głowy
This incinerator's insulator keeps your head a perfect 105 degrees, while muffling the hallucinations brought on by wearing a hat that slowly cooks your brain.


The hat's description references the name it was submitted to the Workshop under (the Incinerator's Insulator).


Kaptur przystojniaka
Kaptur przystojniaka
If you've got it, flaunt it. If you don't, hide it under this discreet hoodie.


The description is a reference to the song When You've Got It, Flaunt It from The Producers.


Obłędnie dzwoniący pas
Obłędnie dzwoniący pas
Slay-bells will be ringing in the slow-roasted ears of your burn victims.


Jingle Bells is a popular Christmas song. Some of the lyrics are referenced in the item description.


Koleżka
Koleżka
People will think you're in the Navy. But the joke is on them, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT! That is just one possible benefit of this tricky hat.


The name of the hat is a reference to Gilligan's Island, in which the Skipper often refers to Gilligan as "little buddy".


Plecak księżycowego człeka
Plecak księżycowego człeka
Being a repository of the foundational ingredients necessary for a body to live a life of leisure in space—namely one part oxygen, one part mercury, and twelve parts laudanum.


The description references the two substances' abilities to cause insanity and elation: Laudanum is an opiate substance historically used as a painkiller, and Mercury is a poisonous substance that can potentially cause insanity.


Nosowy cukierek
Nosowy cukierek
Dress up your respirator to trick people into thinking you're a delusional maniac living in a fantasy world!


This item resembles the face makeup worn by the character Dr. Rockso from the TV show Metalocalypse.

"Nose candy" is a slang term used by Dr. Rockso for cocaine, his favorite drug.


Stara Guadalajara
Stara Guadalajara
This hat adds spice to any occasion.


Guadalajara is a city in western Mexico culturally associated with Mariachi singers, who are known for wearing Mexican sombreros.


Duma renifera
Duma renifera


Prancer is the name of one of Santa Claus's reindeer in the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, better known as The Night Before Christmas. The design of Prancer's Pride is a reference to How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: the Grinch's dog, Max, had a single antler similarly tied to his head with string when the Grinch disguised him as one of Santa's reindeer.


Maska piromanty
Maska piromanty


Historically, pyromancy is the art of divination by use of fire. It was a regular practice of the ancient Greeks, who would interpret the flames of burning sacrifices. The Chinese equivalent of this process was the burning of oracle bones.


Gwoździe kolejowe
Gwoździe kolejowe
There we were, assembling some collars, when we thought, "Yes, they're cool. But what's missing?" That's when we realized: lots of sharp bits welded onto the round bits.


This item resembles the spiked cuffs and collar work by the character Dr. Rockso from the TV show Metalocalypse.

The item's description is a reference to a line spoken by Wheatley in Portal 2 about how he came up with Crushers: "Had a bit of a brain wave. There I was, smashing some steel plates together, and I thought, 'yes, it's deadly. But what's missing? What's missing?' And I thought lots of sharp bits welded onto the flat bits."

A rail spike is a large metal nail used to hold railroad ties in place.


Niepoważna gumowa rękawica
Niepoważna gumowa rękawica
It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire.


This hat gives the Pyro a striking resemblance to "Feathers McGraw", a character from the Wallace and Gromit claymation series. Feathers wore a rubber glove on his head to disguise himself as a chicken, albeit briefly.


Rakietowy Rusek
Rakietowy Rusek
The latest in space-primate propulsion, this jet pack has been tested exclusively by apes! We can't stress enough how few human flight tests we've conducted with this product!


This item resembles the jetpack worn by the character Yuri from Awesomenauts.


Rozbrajające spojrzenie
Rozbrajające spojrzenie
Humorously vellicating vitreous.


To say something is a "sight for sore eyes" means it is a welcome sight.

Vellicating is the act of lightly touching a body part so as to cause the underlying nerves to twitch. Vitreous humor is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball.


Szalik maklera
Szalik maklera


Mr. Foster is a character from Killing Floor, who wears an identical striped tie. The name is derived from the fact that he used to be a stockbroker.


Czorci chwost
Czorci chwost


Tales from the Crypt is an EC Comics horror comic as well as a television show inspired by it.


Triboniophorus Tyrannus
Triboniophorus Tyrannus
At least he's still telling you to burn things.


This bears a resemblance to the brain slugs from Futurama, and is commonly referred to by the community as a "brain slug".


Tryklops
Tryklops
Fool your enemies into thinking you can see better! Here's the trick: You won't be able to see at all!


This helmet is based on the mask worn by the Assassin in Super Monday Night Combat.


Zabytek strażaka
Zabytek strażaka
Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames.


Merryweather & Sons were a 19th-century British manufacturer of firefighting equipment. The appearance of the Merryweather resembles that of the helmets they produced.


Obłędny ognik
Obłędny ognik
Finally live your life like a candle in the wind. (Wind not included)


The item's description is a reference to Elton John's song Candle in the Wind.


Kaptur krematora
Kaptur krematora
The perfect accessory for maintaining anonymity while stealing rings from midgets.


The Nazgûl from the Lord of the Rings series wear a similar hood.

The description is a reference to The Hobbit, in which several protagonists (including 13 dwarves and a hobbit, a small humanoid being) possess a ring with unusual powers.

Taunts

Primary

The Pyro's raising of their weapon and triumphant cackle during their primary taunt appears to be a reference to the Tusken raiders (often called "Sand People") of Star Wars, with whom the Pyro shares a few physical similarities.

Secondary

The Pyro's Hadouken taunt is a direct reference to Ryu's signature attack from the Street Fighter game series. The Hadouken (or "surge fist") itself is a Japanese neologism, and literally means "wave motion fist". The practitioner thrusts their palms forward, sending a surge of spirit energy flying towards the opponent.

The Pyro's variation on the attack is technically a Shakunetsu Hadouken ("Scorching Surge Fist"), a Hadouken which is imbued with the power of fire.

Melee

The Pyro plays air guitar briefly. This is a reference to the common nickname for an electric guitar — an "axe".

Media

Bio

"Either way, he's a fearsome, inscrutable on-fire Frankenstein of a man. If he even is a man."

The Pyro is likened to Frankenstein's Monster, the famous creature from Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. Their similarities include an enigmatic nature and a truly monstrous sense of purpose - though ironically, Frankenstein's monster is afraid of fire. The statement also refers to the speculations by the TF2 community towards the Pyro's gender, and even their humanity.