pyro.tex

\subsection{Pyro}
\label{Pyro}
{\bf Bio}:
Only two things are known for sure about the mysterious Pyro: he sets things on fire and he doesn't speak. In fact, only the part about setting things on fire is undisputed. Some believe his occasional rasping wheeze may be an attempt to communicate through a mouth obstructed by a filter and attached to lungs ravaged by constant exposure to his asbestos lined suit. Either way, he's a fearsome, inscrutable on-fire Frankenstein of a man. If he even is a man.

{\bf Health}: 175 HP

{\bf Purpose}
Burn things, push people around, protect Engineers, locate Spies, ambush enemies.

\subsubsection {Weapons}

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\underline {Primary}
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{\bf Flamethrower}: Expels a cone of flames, which will ignite anyone on the opposing team within range. After someone is set on fire, the flames will deal 6 damage per second for 10 seconds, or until extinguished. The Flamethrower has an alternate attack: the compression blast (aka airblast). It expends 20 ammo and expels a cone of non-burning gas. The compression blast has a versatile array of important uses, see the tactics section.

{\bf Backburner*}: This weapon causes 15\% more damage than the Flamethrower, but it does not have the ability to airblast. Pyros who successfully ambush the enemy will get all critical hits on enemies' backs, causing a large amount of damage. 


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\underline {Secondary}
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{\bf Shotgun}: A standard shotgun. Uses include finishing off an enemy that has escaped the range of the Pyro's Flamethrower.

{\bf Flare Gun*}: Shoots a long range flare that deals damage on impact and sets fire to an enemy. The flames will deal damage for 10 seconds, or until extinguished. If the flare strikes an enemy who is already on fire from short range, the flare will be a mini-crit. If the flare hits an enemy who is already on fire from long range, the flare will be a critical hit.

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\underline {Melee}
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{\bf Fire Axe}: The fire axe is a standard melee weapon.  

{\bf Axtinguisher*}: It only does half damage to enemies who aren't on fire but, it deals critical hits to those that are. Combined with the Flamethrower or Flare Gun, this can be devastating.  It will not deal random critical hits. 

{\bf Homewrecker**}: Deals 75\% of Fire Axe damage against combatants, but deals 200\% damage against buildings. It can also destroy an enemy Spy's sapper on friendly buildings with one hit. This is the only weapon outside of the Engineer's wrench that can destroy sappers.


\subsubsection {Tactics}
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\item Pyros are suited to close combat, so looking for ways to sneak around the enemy and come up behind their backs is important.

\item Pyros can be an enemy Spy's worst nightmare as the Pyro's flame will ignite an invisible or disguised enemy Spy, who can not then easily disappear.
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\underline {Compression Blast}
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\item The compression blast is a versatile tool and can be used both offensively and defensively.

\item A well-timed compression blast can reflect rockets, grenades, stickies, baseballs, Jarate, flares, and even arrows! The reflected object changes team affiliation and becomes a mini-crit.

\item The compression blast can also be used to push opponents off cliffs, into various environmental hazards, or simply juggled in place. This can be used when an enemy team uses an Übercharge to either move the patient around or to separate the Medic from their patient. In addition, the compression blast can push people off a control point or away from a payload cart to stop the enemy from capturing or advancing.

\item If a teammate is on fire, the compression blast can be used to extinguish them.
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