Pyro

Pyro
Basic Information
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Type	Offensive
Health	175 (260 with overheal)
Speed	100%

Hudda hudda huh!

The Pyro attempting to communicate to their team

The Pyro is an anonymous individual in a flame retardant suit with an affinity for all things fire. They are an offense class that specializes in close-range damage, ambush manoeuvres and guarding their team's territory.

The Pyro’s primary weapon is a homemade flamethrower that ignites enemies and inflicts afterburn, which is useful for guarding areas of interest and for Spy checking. Their secondary weapons are not as strict and are designed to complement the primary weapon. From hitscan shotguns to projectile flare guns, switching between primary and secondary weapons can allow the Pyro to quickly combo multiple sources of damage onto the opponent.

Another one of the Pyro’s most useful tools at their disposal is the alternate fire compression blast (also known as air blast) in their primary weapons. The air blast allows Pyro to extinguish ignited teammates, push enemies away and reflect projectiles such as rockets, grenades and even throwable weapons such as the brick.

Taking advantage of their ever-present fire resistance, mitigating their close-ranged weaknesses through careful play and quick thinking, and finding opportunities to exploit the enemies' mistakes can make Pyro one of the most game-changing classes any team can have.

The Pyro is voiced by Dennis Bateman.

Bio

Location of origin: Unknown

Job: Pyrotechnics

Motto: "Mmph mmmph mph-mph mmph mmmmph!"

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 even is a man.

Weapons

Primary

Weapon	Kill icon
Flame Thrower

Secondary

Weapon	Kill icon
Shotgun
Flare Gun
Twin Barrel

Melee

Weapon	Kill icon
Fire Axe
Harvester

Tips

Main article: Basic Pyro Strategy

As a Pyro…

• …you cannot be ignited by fire-based weapons. Use your shotgun or melee weapons against enemy Pyros in order to counter this.
• …you can often set enemies on fire and retreat, leaving them to die from the burning.
• …your flamethrower^(sic) does more damage the closer you are to the enemy.
• …your flamethrower chews up a lot of ammo. Pick up fallen weapons to refill your supply.
• …ambush enemies to catch them in the short range of your flamethrower. Use corners to your advantage.
• …the flamethrower's compression blast (MOUSE2) is a very useful tool. Use it to push enemies, even invulnerable Medics and their buddies, away or into environmental hazards.
• …your flamethrower can extinguish burning teammates with MOUSE2.
• …switch to your shotgun if enemies retreat beyond the short range of your flamethrower.
• …your Fire Axe is a great choice for dealing with enemy Pyros.
• …your flare gun can catch enemies on fire at long range. This works well against enemy Snipers.
• …the Twin Barrel can be used to close the gap between you and your target. Propel yourself upward or towards your enemies!
• …the Twin Barrel does not deal damage as reliably as your shotgun. If you're losing in an encounter, use it to propel yourself away in retreat!
• …the Harvester can generate a guaranteed critical hit, and allows you to heal from your enemies.
• …dying with the Harvester equipped will extinguish any enemies you've set on fire.

Related achievements

Achievement		Description
	Birthday Blowout	Extinguish 20 Dynamite Pack sticks by airblasting them.
	A Burning Memory	As a Pyro, deal 1000 afterburn damage while you're dead.
	Shotgun Messenger	As a Pyro, land 3 Shotgun meat-shots in 5 seconds, 6 times.
	Molten Steal	Land a Flare Gun crit on an enemy that somebody else set on fire.
	Summary Execution	Decapitate all 9 classes with the Harvester. Scout Soldier Pyro Demoman Heavy Engineer Medic Sniper Spy
	Head Rush	Decapitate 3 enemies with the Harvester in a single life.
	Don't Fear the Reaper	Save 5 teammates from burning to death by killing enemy Pyros wielding the Harvester.
	No, Time to Die	As a Spy, extinguish yourself by killing a Pyro wielding the Harvester.
	Rabbit Season	Hit a Scout with every pellet from a Twin Barrel shot.
	Rip and Tear!	Get 10 meat-shot kills with the Twin Barrel.
	Bringing the Heat	Kill 5 enemies after closing the distance with a Twin Barrel jump.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Подпалвач	Pyro
Spanish	Pyro	-
English	Pyro	-
French	Pyro	-
German	Pyro	-
Hungarian	Piró	Pyro
Italian	Piro	Pyro
Polish	Pyro	-
Brazilian Portuguese	Pyro	-
Romanian	Pyro	-
Russian	Поджигатель	Pyro
Turkish	Pyro	-
Ukrainian	Піро	Pyro

Update history

2.0.0

• Updated the Pyro’s head to be consistent with the rest of the classes. (Uses a separate texture-sheet and higher poly mesh.)

2.1.3

• Raised afterburn condition duration for Pyros to 0.5s (from 0.25s)
  • This allows for Flaregun^(sic) combos in certain situations

Comparison from Team Fortress 2

• The Pyro has been given a new line for their ‘Activate the Charge!’ voice command where they now yell "COME ON!". This voice line was lifted from prerelease versions of Team Fortress 2.
• In Team Fortress 2 Classic, the Pyro is the only character who's Meet the Team video is considered non-canon.
  • This retcon also makes the ‘Pyroland’ fantasy world non-canonical.

Trivia

• The Pyro has the same voice for the English, German, Spanish, French, and Russian versions of Team Fortress 2.
• The Napalm grenades on the Pyro's belt were intended to be used as weaponry but were cut during development.
• Throughout Team Fortress 2's development, Pyro was predominantly referred to and depicted as male. From Dennis Batemans stating the voice director referred to them as "He", to concept art depicting them as a middle aged man.