Soldier

Soldier
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Basic Information
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Type:	Offensive
Health:	200 / 300
Speed:	80% 128% wielding the Equalizer at low health
Meet the Soldier

“

I have personally killed 6,078 men in cold blood while looking them in the eye; jumped on 1,455 live grenades; and stuffed fourteen feet of my own intestine back into my stomach. If that doesn't scare you out of your frilly pink leotards, guess what: You are an idiot and you hate America. — The Soldier on real fear

”

A psychotic patriot from the heart of America, the Soldier (allegedly Mister Jane Doe) is the bread and butter general assault unit of the team. While one of the easier to understand classes on the roster, he is far from the weakest. In fact, when played right, the Soldier can be one of the most dangerous classes on the battlefield. Equipped with his Rocket Launcher and stamina to spare, the Soldier is a highly versatile class for both offensive and defensive roles. A great starter class to get familiar with the game.

The ability the Soldier is infamous for is the spectacular rocket jump. In defiance of all good sense and judgment, the Soldier can point his Rocket Launcher downward, leap into the air- and fire, propelling himself skyward at the cost of some health (though as the Soldier attests, "Pain is weakness leaving the body.") This ability allows the Soldier to pop up in unexpected places and reach areas off-limits even to the Scout and his leaping prowess.

Bio

Name: Mister Jane Doe Location of origin: Midwest, USA Job: Shock & Awe Motto: "I'm a Rocket Man" Favourite World War: 2 Special ability: Rocket Jump Emblems:    Description: Though he wanted desperately to fight in World War 2, the Soldier was rejected from every branch of the U.S. military. Undaunted, he bought his own ticket to Europe. After arriving and finally locating Poland, the Soldier taught himself how to load and fire a variety of weapons before embarking on a Nazi killing spree for which he was awarded several medals that he designed and made himself. His rampage ended immediately upon hearing about the end of the war in 1949.

Basic Strategy

Main articles: Soldier tips, Soldier strategy

• You can rocket jump to great heights by simultaneously jumping and firing a rocket at the ground.
• Aim rockets at enemy's feet to ensure they can't avoid the explosion damage.
• Make sure you keep your Rocket Launcher loaded. Hit R to reload it at any time.
• Hit 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	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Rocket Launcher	4	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270
Unlock	Direct Hit	4	20	Base: 112 Crit: 338	Rocket Launcher alternative: Has 80% faster rockets speed. Deals 25% more damage Guarantees Mini-Crit damage on juggled opponents. Has 70% smaller splash damage radius.
Craft	Black Box	3	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	Rocket Launcher alternative: On hit restores 15 health points. Has a 25% smaller clip size.
Drop	Rocket Jumper	4	60	Base: 0 Crit: 0	Rocket Launcher alternative: Has 200% more ammo carried. Deals no damage at all to either the player and enemies.

Secondary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Shotgun	6	32	Base: 60 Crit: 180 [6 dmg. × 10 pellets]
File:Item icon Buff banner.png Unlock	Buff Banner	N/A	N/A	N/A	Charges its rage meter with damage dealt. At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed Mini-Crits.
Craft	Gunboats	N/A	N/A	N/A	Grants 60% less self-damage by rockets, including rocket jumps. Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected.
Craft	Battalion's Backup	N/A	N/A	N/A	Charges its rage meter with damage received. At 100% charge, using it grants player and nearby teammates 10 seconds of guaranteed immunity to critical damage and raises resistance to damage by 35%.

Melee

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Shovel	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195
Unlock	Equalizer	N/A	N/A	Base: 33–113 Crit: 3× base damage.	Damage dealt and movement speed scale inversely to the amount of health the player has left. Blocks healing by Medics when held.
Craft	Pain Train	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Doubles capture power for points and carts. Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.
Promotional L4D2	Frying Pan	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Same as the Shovel's spec's.

Taunt attack

	Attack	Weapon	Duration	Damage
Melee	Kamikaze	Equalizer	4 seconds	500 hp (instant kill) on hit. 256 hp self-damage. 6 ft. radius.

Item sets

Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Hats

Main article: Hats

Miscellaneous items

Main article: Miscellaneous items

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Soldier achievements Soldier pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones.

Trivia

• The BLU Soldier's name is, according to his mailbox, Jane Doe. Jane Doe is the name used when a female's name is not known, usually used in reference to missing or unidentified soldiers. (John Doe is the male variant, a detail the Soldier appears to have overlooked.)

• The Soldier has made several posts on the TF2 Official Blog. He is the only class to do so.
• The Soldier smokes, as evidenced by the Soldier's Stash hat and promotional images.
• The Soldier's voice actor and the Engineer's voice actor have both voiced the character Wolf O'Donnell from Nintendo's Star Fox series: Rick May (the Soldier) in Star Fox 64, and Grant Goodeve (the Engineer) in Star Fox: Assault.
• Despite his impressive salary the Soldier chooses to reside in an unkempt apartment living off of army surplus soup and ribs, perhaps as part of his military facade.
• The Soldier often makes references to the other character's country of origin. These references sometimes display a surprisingly detailed knowledge of the country in question (taunting the Sniper for not being prepared for the level of violence on the battlefield, a reference to Australia's heavy censors on video games and film) and sometimes none whatsoever (as he believes the Engineer is a Canadian, though it may be intended to be an insult by labeling the Engineer as such). He also shows that despite his violent attitude and apparent lack of intelligence, he knows a fair bit about current events (as he references the Cold War and World War II that he (unofficially) fought in when dominating a Heavy or Medic), and military policy (when he references "Section 8" and war crimes in his lines and achievements)
• The Soldier does not openly say that he is not a real Soldier (being denied from every branch of military, and going on his own tour of duty) and keeps the fact a secret. The mere suggestion that the Soldier is a civilian is liable to send him into a fit of self-righteous fury.
• The Soldier makes up odd names for his enemies during dominations. He has given the Sniper six names during domination, most of them very similar.
• The Soldier's beta emblem was a helmet. (see below)

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RED	BLU

• After the Mann-Conomy Update, the Soldier now has the most class-specific hats out of all the classes. (The Medic having the least.)
• It is said that the Soldier ended his Nazi killing spree upon hearing about the end of WWII in 1949, even though the war ended in 1945. Thus implying that he continued his rampage 4 years after the war had ended.

See also

Concept art of the Soldier

• Rocket jump
• Juggling
• Aerials
• Meet the Soldier
• Soldier User Guides
• Soldier match-ups
• Soldier responses
• Soldier voice commands
• Soldier taunts
• Soldier strategy
• Soldier scripts
• Obtaining Soldier achievements
• List of references (Soldier)

External links

• WAR! Update
• WAR! Update - The Soldier Update
• The Soldier comic
• TF2 Official Blog- Some Manner of Grid-based Cipher Code
• TF2 Official Blog- More dot-commy mumbo jumbo for you bunch of women
• The Zepheniah Mann & Sons Co. Quarterly Concern
• Classless Update- Today is A Good Day
• TF2 Official Blog- Drop And Give Me Terror!
• TF2 Official Blog- How to Get a Ghostly Gibus Hat
• TF2 Official Blog- Attention Employees...
• TF2 Official Blog- The War Update
• TF2 Official Blog- It's a Bloodbath!
• TF2 Official Blog- War, Day 2
• TF2 Official Blog- The Big Red One