Fan O'War

Fan O'War
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Basic Information
Used by:	Scout
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	"Larolaro" Laro Template:Dictionary/steam ids/263120119
Released:	Shogun Pack
Availability:	Promotional (Genuine), Drop, Craft, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Genuine Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
Fan O'War 1 - 100 On Hit: one target at a time is marked for death, causing all damage taken to be mini-crits. -90% damage done Winds of Gravel Pit Scout brings on his fan! You are marked for death.

“

Not so tough now are ya? Are ya?! Click to listen — The Scout

”

The Fan O'War is a promotional melee weapon for the Scout. It is a large metal Template:W.

This weapon deals 90% less damage than the default bat, making it an inefficient means of killing enemies. However, hitting an opponent with the Fan O'War "marks them for death", denoted by a skull and crossbones icon appearing over the target's head. Upon being marked, the target hears a distinctive sound, and a skull icon appears on their HUD. During this period, any subsequent hits taken by the target will be mini-crits. Only one player at a time may be marked by this weapon. Upon hitting a new enemy, the status will transferred from the old target.

Players who pre-purchased Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam before March 15, 2011 were awarded with a Genuine quality version of this item. This is one of the four items that has a Genuine, Vintage, and Normal quality.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	4
Point blank		3-4
Critical		11
Mini-crit		5
Function times
Attack interval		0.5 s
Effect duration		10 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Scrap Metal		Mad Milk		Fan O'War
	+		=

Class Token - Scout		Slot Token - Melee		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Update history

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

• The item was added to the game.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• The item was made tradeable.
• All Fan O'Wars crafted before the patch have been changed to Vintage quality.
• [Undocumented] Unique crafting recipe added.

Bugs

• Spies who have activated the Dead Ringer will have the skull above their head even after feigning death.
• The Fan O'War clips into the Scout's hand in first person view when wielded.
• Occasionally, two skulls will appear over a target's head.
• There is a significant delay with the weapon's movement animations; they will not play when the Scout starts to move and continue after the Scout has come to a stop.
• The weapon uses the Bat's sounds, despite having unique hit sounds in the game files.

Trivia

• Template:W (軍配) were used by samurai officers in Japan for means of communication with their troops. They are also used by judges in sumo wrestling competitions.
• "Fan O'War" is a reference to Template:W, a powerful class of British naval ship used from the 16th to 19th centuries.
• The hovering skull and crossbones is the same particle effect used by the self damage of the Gloves of Running Urgently; however, its white coloring suggests closer similarity to the particle used by the Horseless Headless Horsemann.
• The Marked for Death icon that appears on the HUD is based upon the Heavy's skull shown on the "Anatomy of a Heavy Weapons Guy" poster, and the Rasputin Heavy achievement.
• Players who are marked for death that look up will be able to see the death icon above their head.
• During development, the Fan O'War was intended for the Soldier, but during play-testing, it was decided that the attributes that they had coded worked best for the Scout.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Icon displayed above a marked player.

• 

  HUD Icon displayed when 'marked for death'.

See also

• Fan O'War strategy