Scout

Scout
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Basic Information
Icon:
Type:	Offensive
Health:	125 /185 110 /165 with the Sandman equipped 150 /225 with the Special Delivery item set
Speed:	133%
Meet the Scout

“

Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and brother, I hurt people. Click to listen — The Scout on the facts of life

”

The Scout is a scrapper from Template:W, Template:W with a baseball bat and a mean attitude. He's the fastest mercenary on the battlefield, and his double jump leaves slower opponents struggling to keep up. Carrying a Scattergun, the Scout is ideal for aggressive fighting and flanking, allowing him to inflict massive close-range damage before dashing away to safety.

The Scout is an excellent choice for completing objectives quickly. He captures control points and pushes carts at the rate of 2 players.

The Scout is voiced by Nathan Vetterlein.

Bio

Name: Unknown Location of origin: Template:W Job: Rapid Recovery Motto: "Too. Much. Caffeine." Special ability: Double jump Emblems:    Beta emblems:    Description: The youngest of eight boys from the south side of Boston, the Scout learned early how to solve problems with his fists. With seven older brothers on his side, fights tended to end before the runt of the litter could maneuver into punching distance, so the Scout trained himself to run. He ran everywhere, all the time, until he could beat his pack of mad dog siblings to the fray.

Basic strategy

Main articles: Scout tips, Scout strategy

• Jump again in mid-air to change direction, and avoid enemy fire.
• You capture control points and push carts twice as fast as any other class.
• You're most effective when you stay moving and use your speed to your advantage.
• Your Scattergun is deadly at point blank range.
• Your Pistol is great for picking off enemies at a distance.
• Press E to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

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 Scattergun		6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]
Unlock Force-A-Nature		2	32	Base: 65 Crit: 194 [5.4 dmg. × 12 pellets]	On hit applies a knockback effect that propels enemies backwards and the user in the opposite direction (if airborne). This allows the user to perform a Force Jump and to horizontally prolong any other jumping technique.  Has 50% faster firing speed.  Has 20% more pellets per shot.  Has a 66% smaller clip size.  Deals 10% less damage per pellet.  Reloads very slowly; if one shot is unused before reloading, it is lost.
Craft Shortstop		4	36	Base: 48 Crit: 144 [12 dmg. × 4 pellets]	Has 78% faster firing speed.  Deals 100% more damage per pellet.  Has a clip-based reload.  Has 60% fewer pellets per shot.  Has a 33% smaller clip size.  Draws from the same ammo pool as the Pistol and the Winger.
Craft Soda Popper		2	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]	A hype meter is placed on the HUD when the Soda Popper is equipped. Running or jumping with the Soda Popper out will build up 'hype'; other weapons out will not build hype. After 13 seconds of running and/or jumping, the hype meter becomes full and the player is granted Mini-Crits to all of their weapons for 8 seconds.  Has 25% faster reload speed.  Has 50% faster firing speed.  If one shot is unused before reloading, it is lost.  Has a 60% smaller clip size.  No random Critical hits.

Secondary

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Pistol		12	36	Base: 15 Crit: 45 [6 rounds / sec.]
Promotional Lugermorph
Unlock Bonk! Atomic Punch		1	∞	N/A	When used, the player is immune to all damage but isn't able to attack. Knockback still affects the player.  The effect lasts 6 seconds then has to recharge for about 24 seconds to be used again.
Craft Crit-a-Cola		1	∞	N/A	When used, all damage dealt and damage taken are Mini-Crits.  The effect lasts 6 seconds then has to recharge for about 24 seconds to be used again.
Craft Mad Milk		1	∞	N/A	Any damage (except afterburn) done to enemies covered in milk restores 60% of the damage to the attacking player's health.  Nullifies Cloak on enemy Spies.  Extinguishes fire on wielder and allied players.  Has a 24 second recharge time.
Craft Winger		5	36	Base: 17 Crit: 52 [5 rounds / sec.]	Deals 15% more damage.  Has a 60% smaller clip size.

Melee

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock Bat		N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105
Craft Holy Mackerel					Broadcasts every successful hit on an enemy player over the death-notice area.  Kills are labeled as "FISH-KILL!" and "ARM-KILL!" respectively in the death-notice area.
Craft Unarmed Combat
Distributed Saxxy					Limited item from the Replay Update.  Killed enemies freeze into solid Australium statues.
Drop Conscientious Objector
Unlock Sandman		Bat: N/A	Bat: N/A	Bat: Base: 35 Crit: 105	With secondary fire, launches a baseball that stuns the enemy between 1–8 seconds, depending on distance. The baseball will recharge over 15 seconds or can be picked up from the ground after launch to fully regenerate.  Lowers maximum health by 15 points.
		Ball: 1	Ball: ∞	Ball: Base: 15 Crit: 45
Craft Candy Cane		N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105	A small health pack is dropped when the player kills an enemy, regardless of what weapon the player was using in order to kill the enemy.  Raises explosive vulnerability by 25%.
Craft Boston Basher		N/A	N/A	Base: 35 Crit: 105	On hit, causes bleed to enemy for 5 seconds  On miss, causes self-damage and bleed to the player for 5 seconds.
Promotional / Craft Three-Rune Blade
Promotional / Craft Sun-on-a-Stick		N/A	N/A	Base: 26 Crit: 79	Guarantees Critical damage on burning targets.  Deals 25% less damage.
Promotional / Craft Fan O'War		N/A	N/A	Base: 3.5 Crit: 10.5	On hit: one target at a time is marked for death, causing all damage taken to be mini-crits for 15 seconds or until healed by a Health Kit.  Deals 90% less damage.
Craft Atomizer		N/A	N/A	Base: 28 Crit: 84	Grants the ability to triple jump.  Third jump deals 10 self-damage to the player.  Has 30% slower firing speed.  Deals 20% less damage against players.
Craft Wrap Assassin		Bat: N/A	Bat: N/A	Base: 11 Crit: 32	Alt-Fire: Launches a festive ornament that shatters causing bleeding. The Bauble will recharge over 15 seconds or can be picked up from the ground after launch to fully regenerate.  -70% damage penalty
		Bauble: 1	Bauble: ∞	Bauble: Base: 15 Crit: 45

Taunt Attack

	Associated items	Description	Kill Icon
	Sandman  Atomizer	Main article: Home Run The Scout points to the sky, winds up and swings his bat, all without sound. If an enemy is successfully hit, a loud "Bonk!" is heard, followed by a round of applause.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Special Delivery
	Shortstop Mad Milk Holy Mackerel Milkman
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Main article: Item sets

The #1 Fan
	Soda Popper Winger Atomizer Bonk Boy
Effect	No effect

Main article: Item sets

The Curse-a-Nature
	Wrap Battler B-ankh! Futankhamun
Effect	No effect

Main article: Item sets

Santa's Little Accomplice
	Wrap Assassin Big Elfin Deal Bootie Time
Effect	No effect

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: Scout achievements Scout pack: 38 achievements, 3 milestones.

Bugs

• While running, the Scout's dogtags clip into his neck.

Trivia

• After players noted a resemblance between the Scout and TV pitchman Template:W, many requested that Valve add a reference to this in-game. With the release of The Scout Update, lines such as "If you order now, I'll throw in a second beatin', absolutely free." and "No otha' class' gonna do dat!" were added to the game files.
• The Submachine Gun for the Sniper was originally intended as the primary weapon for the Scout.
  • The Nailgun, a scrapped weapon carried over from Team Fortress Classic, was also intended for the Scout.
• In Poker Night at the Inventory, an image of the Scout makes a cameo as the Jack of Spades & Clubs in the "Team Fortress 2" deck.
• The Scout makes an appearance in Worms: Reloaded as part of one of the forts; the rest of the fort is composed of Granary. The Scout's headset and cap are also available as a selectable hat for the player's worms.
• The original BLU Scout resembles Billy the Kid.
• The Assassin class of Monday Night Combat has a promo item with the Scout's headset and the Spy's disguise mask named "Bonk! Slash!".
• Since June 8th, 2011 when a Scout is gibbed occasionally a dove will fly out of his torso. This is a reference to the final scene in Meet the Medic.

Gallery

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  Team Fortress Scout model.

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  The Scout class of Team Fortress Classic.

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  The Scout, with conceptual Scatterguns.

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  Concept art of the Scout.

• Scoutcon3.png

  Concept art of the Scout.

• Scoutcon2.png

  Concept art of the Scout.

• Scoutcon4.png

  Concept art of the Scout.

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  Trading card front.

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  Trading card back.

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  The Scout Jack of Spades card from the "Team Fortress 2" deck as seen in Poker Night at the Inventory.

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  The Scout's headset and cap as a selectable Worms: Reloaded worm hat.

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  The in-game item for Monday Night Combat; "Bonk! Slash!".

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  Class card as seen on the TF2 Official Website.

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  The Scout's default arsenal.

Related merchandise

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  The Scout "Force-a-Nature" T-Shirt

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  Scout Track Jacket

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  Bonk T-Shirt, Women

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  Bonk T-Shirt

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  Force of Nature Poster

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  Team Mousepad

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  The Team Poster

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  Scout Class Decal, White

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  Scout Class Decal, Black

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  Meet the Scout Lithograph

See also

• Scout jumps
• Scout rush
• Scout's mother
• Basic Scout strategy
• Community Scout strategy
• Scout match-ups
• Anti-Scout strategy
• Scout taunts
• Scout responses
• Scout voice commands
• List of references (Scout)
• Scout (Classic)

External links

• Scout page on the Official TF2 Website
• Scout Update
• TF2 Official Website - Okay, this does not look good here. Umm...
• TF2 Official Website - Hey good job, there, hardhat
• TF2 Official Website - That's what I'm talking about!
• TF2 Official Website - Better Late Than Never