Fists of Steel
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| Fists of Steel | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Heavy |
| Slot: | Melee |
| Contributed by: | Mister Royzo |
| Released: | Australian Christmas |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #6, Uncrate #57 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
| Loadout Stats | |
The Fists of Steel Level 10 Boxing Gloves -40% damage from ranged sources while active 20% longer weapon switch +100% damage from melee sources while active |
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| “ | While boxing gloves were made to cushion your well-placed uppercuts, steel fists were made to beat the snot out of your enemies' pineal glands. "What are pineal glands?", you might ask! We at Mann Co have no idea ourselves, but what we do know is that these babies are made of freaking steel!
— Fists of Steel publicity blurb
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The Fists of Steel, commonly abbreviated to FoS, are a community-made melee weapon for the Heavy. It is a pair of large robotic gauntlets, appropriately team-colored, that encase the Heavy's hands.
These weapons reduce damage from all sources that are not melee-based, be they hitscan or projectile, by 40%. As a downside, all melee attacks against the Heavy will deliver double damage when this weapon is active, and all weapon switches made by the player will take 20% longer.
The weapon was originally created for the Fancy vs. Nasty Update as a replacement for the Killing Gloves of Boxing and has since been officially added to the game.
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Damage and function times
See also: Damage
Identical to: Fists
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| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 65 |
| Point blank | 55-75 | |
| Critical | 195 | |
| Mini-crit | 75-101 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Learn more about the Weapon Demonstration project.
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
| Reclaimed Metal | Killing Gloves of Boxing | Fists of Steel | ||
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As a crafting ingredient
| Reclaimed Metal | Fists of Steel | Eviction Notice | ||
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Strange variant
Related achievements
Heavy
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Medic
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Update history
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- The Fists of Steel were added to the game.
- The item was added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.
- This weapon was given a unique kill icon.
- Fixed the Heavy's fists not playing the critical hit animation.
- Added a RED team skin to the Fists of Steel (having a very strong red hue).
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
- Updated the RED team skin for the Fists of Steel (changing the color to a diluted bronze).[1]
- The crafting cost of the weapon was changed from 2 Scrap Metal and a Gloves of Running Urgently to 1 Reclaimed Metal and a Killing Gloves of Boxing.
April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)
- Change Attribute:
- 20% longer weapon switch.
- 40% ranged damage resistance.
- Added community contributed response rules to this weapon.
- [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Eviction Notice.
August 18, 2011 Patch (Manno-Technology Bundle)
- [Undocumented] Fixed this weapon not hiding Heavy's default fists.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
- Fixed the Fists of Steel not reducing damage from ranged weapons that use energy rings.
Bugs
- Damage from most taunt attacks are reduced by the Fists of Steel as if they were ranged attacks. In fact, only the Decapitation, Dischord, and Fencing taunt attacks are not treated this way.
Trivia
- The Fists of Steel replacement came with a unique sound set, making the fists seem more robotic. However, after its inclusion in-game their punches were given a custom metallic sound. The robotic taunt sounds were never included.
- The name of the weapon, and the weapon's model, were inspired by one of the Heavy's voice clips which proclaimed "My fists! They are made of STEEL!". This voice clip was later attached exclusively to this weapon.
Gallery
 RED first-person view. |
 BLU first-person view. |
 Previous version of the RED team skin. |
References
See also
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| unlock | Force-A-Nature | Direct Hit | Backburner | — | Natascha | Frontier Justice | Blutsauger | Huntsman | Ambassador | |
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| promotion | — | — | — | — | Iron Curtain | — | — | AWPer Hand | Big Kill | |
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| stock | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | Submachine Gun | Sapper | |
| unlock | Bonk! Atomic Punch | Buff Banner | Flare Gun | Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance | Sandvich | Wrangler | Kritzkrieg | Jarate Razorback | — | |
| craft | Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine | Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison | Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot | Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen | Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Family Business | Short Circuit | Quick-Fix Vaccinator | Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine | Red-Tape Recorder | |
| promotion | Lugermorph | — | — | — | Fishcake Robo-Sandvich | Lugermorph | — | — | Ap-Sap | |
| Melee | ||||||||||
| stock | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
| unlock | Sandman | Equalizer | Axtinguisher | Eyelander | Killing Gloves of Boxing | Gunslinger | Übersaw | — | — | |
| craft | Holy Mackerel Candy Cane Boston Basher Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Bat Outta Hell | Pain Train Half-Zatoichi Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Bat Outta Hell | Homewrecker Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Bat Outta Hell | Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Ullapool Caber Claidheamh Mòr Half-Zatoichi Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Scottish Handshake Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell | Gloves of Running Urgently Warrior's Spirit Fists of Steel Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Bat Outta Hell | Southern Hospitality Jag Eureka Effect | Vita-Saw Amputator Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell | Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Bat Outta Hell | Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle | |
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| stock | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
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| stock | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
| unlock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer | |
| promotion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | |
| Taunt | ||||||||||
| various | Home Run (Sandman/Atomizer) | Kamikaze (Equalizer/Escape Plan) | Hadouken (Shotgun/Flare Gun/Detonator/Reserve Shooter) Armageddon (Rainblower) Execution (Scorch Shot) | Decapitation (Eyelander/HHHH/Claidheamh Mòr/Half-Zatoichi/Persian Persuader/Nessie's Nine Iron) | Showdown (Fists/Saxxy/Apoco-Fists/Holiday Punch) | Dischord (Frontier Justice) Organ Grinder (Gunslinger) | Oktoberfest (Kritzkrieg) Medicating Melody (Amputator) Spinal Tap (Übersaw) | Skewer (Huntsman) | Fencing (Knife/Your Eternal Reward/Conniver's Kunai/Saxxy/Big Earner/Wanga Prick/Black Rose) | |
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