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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The Spy's voice actor, Dennis Bateman, also voices the [[Pyro]].
*The idea of Spy originally came from a Quake glitch, which caused players of the enemy team to appear as allies.
*The Spy is known to speak phrases in French, Spanish and Italian.
*The Spy has an English accent in his French voice lines.
*The Spy in ''Team Fortress 2'' has a slightly faster movement speed (107%) compared to ''Team Fortress 2 Classic'' (100%).
*The Spy in ''Team Fortress 2'' has a slightly faster movement speed (107%) compared to ''Team Fortress 2 Classic'' (100%).
*In TF2, Spy is canonically the father of [[Scout]], however due to the comics being non canon to Team Fortress 2 Classic but Spy's Meet the Team video still within canon, it's up in the air whether Spy is still related to [[Scout]]
*In TF2, Spy is canonically the father of [[Scout]], however due to the comics being non canon to Team Fortress 2 Classic but Spy's Meet the Team video still within canon, it is still debatable whether or not Spy is still related to [[Scout]]
*In Team Fortress 2 Classic, Spy gets another line for his "Thanks!" voice command where he says "Prego." ("Translation: "You're welcome"), This voice line was lifted from Prerelease versions of Team Fortress 2.
*In Team Fortress 2 Classic, Spy gets another line for his "Thanks!" voice command where he says "Prego." ("Translation: "You're welcome"), This voice line was lifted from Prerelease versions of Team Fortress 2.

Revision as of 20:24, 18 January 2023

Spy
Spy RED.png
Spy BLU.png
Spy GRN.png
Spy YLW.png
Basic Information
Icon Leaderboard class spy.png
Type Support
Health 125 (185 with overheal)
Speed 100%

The Spy is a support-class. Using his Invis Watch and Disguise Kit, he infiltrates enemy lines to take out key classes like the Medic or dismantle an Engineer's nest.

Bio

Country of Origin: France

Job: Uncloak & Dagger

Motto: "..."

Contraptions: Disguise Kit / Cloaking Watch

He is a puzzle, wrapped in an enigma, shrouded in riddles, lovingly sprinkled with intrigue, express mailed to Mystery, Alaska, and LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU! but it is too late. You're dead. For he is the Spy - globetrotting rogue, lady killer (metaphorically) and mankiller (for real).

Weapons

Primary

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Revolver.png
Revolver
Killicon revolver.png
Backpack Tranquilizer Gun.png
Tranquilizer Gun
Killicon tranq.png

Sapper

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Sapper.png
Sapper
Killicon obj attachment sapper.png

Melee

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Knife.png
Knife
Killicon knife.png

Watch

Weapon
Backpack Invis Watch.png
Invis Watch

Tips

As a Spy…

  • …use your knife to backstab enemies from behind, killing them instantly.
  • …disguise yourself as an enemy with your disguise kit. Beware, attacking will remove your disguise.
  • …hit MOUSE2 to cloak and become fully invisible for a short period of time.
  • …try to act like an enemy while disguised. Observe where enemy team members are, and disguise as one of them.
  • …place your electro sappers on enemy sentry guns to destroy them. Disguises aren't lost when placing sappers.
  • …call for enemy Medics by hitting E while disguised.
  • …press Shift to run at normal speed while disguised as slower classes.
  • …use your tranquilizer gun in order to color-blind enemys. Disguises are lost when shooting tranquilizer darts.
  • …use your tranquilizer gun to slow down enemies that may be chasing you. This helps when running away from enemy Pyros.

Related achievements

Achievement Description
Tf2c inflict tranquilization.png TF2C_inflict_tranquilization_NAME TF2C_inflict_tranquilization_DESC

VIP achievements

Achievement Description
Tf2c kill civilian disguiseboost.png Fraudulent Transaction As a Spy, kill the Civilian using the boost given by him.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Bulgarian Шпионин Spy
Spanish Spy -
English Spy -
French Spy -
German Spy -
Italian Spia Spy
Brazilian Portuguese Spy -
Romanian Spy -
Russian Шпион Spy

Trivia

  • The Spy in Team Fortress 2 has a slightly faster movement speed (107%) compared to Team Fortress 2 Classic (100%).
  • In TF2, Spy is canonically the father of Scout, however due to the comics being non canon to Team Fortress 2 Classic but Spy's Meet the Team video still within canon, it is still debatable whether or not Spy is still related to Scout
  • In Team Fortress 2 Classic, Spy gets another line for his "Thanks!" voice command where he says "Prego." ("Translation: "You're welcome"), This voice line was lifted from Prerelease versions of Team Fortress 2.