Chekhov's Punch - Revision history

Static Fanatic: Added first-person images to the gallery

2026-06-12T18:17:27Z

Added first-person images to the gallery

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
	[[File:Fight or flight heavy.png\|left\|thumb\|Promotional image of the Heavy with Chekhov's Punch in his back pocket, and also the [[Anti-Aircraft Cannon]].]]		<gallery>
			File:Weapon_chains.png\|First-person view.
			File:Weapon_chains_fists.png\|First-person view without the chains. Impossible under regular conditions.
			File:Fight or flight heavy.png\|left\|thumb\|Promotional image of the Heavy with Chekhov's Punch in his back pocket, and also the [[Anti-Aircraft Cannon]].
			</gallery>

	{{nav allweapons}}		{{nav allweapons}}

Static Fanatic at 10:01, 9 June 2026

2026-06-09T10:01:11Z

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The name Chekhov's Punch comes from the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun Chekhov's Gun]", a trope where something is shown at the beginning of a story and is used at the end. This matches the theme of this weapon, as it stores crits for later.		* The name Chekhov's Punch comes from the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun Chekhov's Gun]", a trope where something is shown at the beginning of a story and is used at the end. This matches the theme of this weapon, as it stores crits for later.
	* Prior to the 3.0.0. update, the description quote was: ''"If one is to equip these chains, then they should be punched with."''		* Prior to the [[3.0.0]] update, the description quote was: ''"If one is to equip these chains, then they should be punched with."''

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Static Fanatic: Added trivia

2026-06-08T17:09:38Z

Added trivia

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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The name Chekhov's Punch comes from the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun Chekhov's Gun]", a trope where something is shown at the beginning of a story and is used at the end. This matches the theme of this weapon, as it stores crits for later.		* The name Chekhov's Punch comes from the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun Chekhov's Gun]", a trope where something is shown at the beginning of a story and is used at the end. This matches the theme of this weapon, as it stores crits for later.
			* Prior to the 3.0.0. update, the description quote was: ''"If one is to equip these chains, then they should be punched with."''

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Static Fanatic: Removed lack of taunt kill statement and trivia about transferring crits between melees due to being outdated, and removed the darker arms statement since, like, what? That's done to highlight the chains in the icon - why put that in the trivia?

2026-06-07T10:01:06Z

Removed lack of taunt kill statement and trivia about transferring crits between melees due to being outdated, and removed the darker arms statement since, like, what? That's done to highlight the chains in the icon - why put that in the trivia?

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	}}{{Quotation\|'''Chekhov's Punch''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20250124201828/https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day2 publicity blurb]\|Hitting enemies with Chekhov's Punch stores critical hits, which you'll consume and activate whenever you attack with your other weapons. And you're going to need them—you take guaranteed crit damage from all melee sources if you're carrying Chekhov's Punch, even if you have another weapon in your hands.}}		}}{{Quotation\|'''Chekhov's Punch''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20250124201828/https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day2 publicity blurb]\|Hitting enemies with Chekhov's Punch stores critical hits, which you'll consume and activate whenever you attack with your other weapons. And you're going to need them—you take guaranteed crit damage from all melee sources if you're carrying Chekhov's Punch, even if you have another weapon in your hands.}}

	'''Chekhov's Punch''' is an alternate melee weapon for the [[Heavy]] added in the [[Fight or Flight]] update. They are the Heavy's own [[Fists]], wrapped in chains. Chains appear on the Heavy's arms when the weapon is equipped, regardless of whether it is active. The user can left or right click to throw a left or right punch, but this has no effect on usage. When dealing critical damage, instead of the typical uppercut, the Heavy's fists will both come down at once and cause the enemy to violently explode~~. In addition, Chekhov's Punch lacks the taunt kill of the Fists~~. As a hidden attribute, Chekhov's Punch has a 65% increase in attack range compared to all other melee weapons.		'''Chekhov's Punch''' is an alternate melee weapon for the [[Heavy]] added in the [[Fight or Flight]] update. They are the Heavy's own [[Fists]], wrapped in chains. Chains appear on the Heavy's arms when the weapon is equipped, regardless of whether it is active. The user can left or right click to throw a left or right punch, but this has no effect on usage. When dealing critical damage, instead of the typical uppercut, the Heavy's fists will both come down at once and cause the enemy to violently explode. As a hidden attribute, Chekhov's Punch has a 65% increase in attack range compared to all other melee weapons.

	They are identical to the Fists in terms of damage. However, each hit on an enemy (except for invulnerable enemies and disguised [[Spy\|Spies]]) stores up to 3 [[critical hits]], which are shared between all of Heavy's weapons. When the Heavy has a critical charge, his hands and weapons will glow with a crit-boost effect. In exchange, the Heavy takes critical damage from all melee hits, whether or not Chekhov's Punch is active or has any charges. In addition, it will only deal critical damage during melee attacks if the user has exactly 3 crits stored. If the Heavy has less than 3 charges, his hands will glow, but will lack the typical electric particle effect.		They are identical to the Fists in terms of damage. However, each hit on an enemy (except for invulnerable enemies and disguised [[Spy\|Spies]]) stores up to 3 [[critical hits]], which are shared between all of Heavy's weapons. When the Heavy has a critical charge, his hands and weapons will glow with a crit-boost effect. In exchange, the Heavy takes critical damage from all melee hits, whether or not Chekhov's Punch is active or has any charges. In addition, it will only deal critical damage during melee attacks if the user has exactly 3 crits stored. If the Heavy has less than 3 charges, his hands will glow, but will lack the typical electric particle effect.
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	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
	* The name Chekhov's Punch comes from the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun Chekhov's Gun]", a trope where something is shown at the beginning of a story and is used at the end. This matches the theme of this weapon, as it stores crits for later.		* The name Chekhov's Punch comes from the term "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chekhov%27s_gun Chekhov's Gun]", a trope where something is shown at the beginning of a story and is used at the end. This matches the theme of this weapon, as it stores crits for later.
	* The backpack icon for Chekhov's Punch has Heavy's arms colored significantly darker than usual.
	* Switching to the Fists from Chekhov's Punch allows you to keep and use the critical charges gained. This also allows the Fists to use critical hits on any number of charges. The crits are not used on the Fists' "High Noon" taunt kill.

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

Oleo at 06:56, 9 April 2026

2026-04-09T06:56:40Z

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	{{Loadout negative\|Melee will crit only at full capacity}}		{{Loadout negative\|Melee will crit only at full capacity}}
	<br>		<br>
	{{Loadout neutral\|"~~If one is to equip these chains, then they should be punched with~~."}}		{{Loadout neutral\|"Do not cry! You have narrative purpose in Heavy's life."}}
	}}{{Quotation\|'''Chekhov's Punch''' [https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day2 publicity blurb]\|Hitting enemies with Chekhov's Punch stores critical hits, which you'll consume and activate whenever you attack with your other weapons. And you're going to need them—you take guaranteed crit damage from all melee sources if you're carrying Chekhov's Punch, even if you have another weapon in your hands.}}		}}{{Quotation\|'''Chekhov's Punch''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20250124201828/https://tf2classic.com/fight_or_flight/day2 publicity blurb]\|Hitting enemies with Chekhov's Punch stores critical hits, which you'll consume and activate whenever you attack with your other weapons. And you're going to need them—you take guaranteed crit damage from all melee sources if you're carrying Chekhov's Punch, even if you have another weapon in your hands.}}

	'''Chekhov's Punch''' is an alternate melee weapon for the [[Heavy]] added in the [[Fight or Flight]] update. They are the Heavy's own [[Fists]], wrapped in chains. Chains appear on the Heavy's arms when the weapon is equipped, regardless of whether it is active. The user can left or right click to throw a left or right punch, but this has no effect on usage. When dealing critical damage, instead of the typical uppercut, the Heavy's fists will both come down at once and cause the enemy to violently explode. In addition, Chekhov's Punch lacks the taunt kill of the Fists. As a hidden attribute, Chekhov's Punch has a 65% increase in attack range compared to all other melee weapons.		'''Chekhov's Punch''' is an alternate melee weapon for the [[Heavy]] added in the [[Fight or Flight]] update. They are the Heavy's own [[Fists]], wrapped in chains. Chains appear on the Heavy's arms when the weapon is equipped, regardless of whether it is active. The user can left or right click to throw a left or right punch, but this has no effect on usage. When dealing critical damage, instead of the typical uppercut, the Heavy's fists will both come down at once and cause the enemy to violently explode. In addition, Chekhov's Punch lacks the taunt kill of the Fists. As a hidden attribute, Chekhov's Punch has a 65% increase in attack range compared to all other melee weapons.

Ichiro: /* Strategy */

2026-04-02T02:15:31Z

Strategy

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	➕ Each attack stores a guaranteed crit for all weapons to a maximum of three		➕ Each attack stores a guaranteed crit for all weapons to a maximum of three
	➕ Has ~~a much~~ higher range		➕ Deals guaranteed crits when the crits are fully stored
			➕ Has higher attacks range
	</poem>		</poem>
	\| <poem>		\| <poem>
	➖ No random crits		➖ Has no random crits
	➖ Melee damage taken deals critical damage on the wearer		➖ Melee damage taken deals critical damage on the wearer
	</poem>		</poem>

KingoftheFishies: New update

2026-02-01T18:58:25Z

New update

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	They are identical to the Fists in terms of damage. However, each hit on an enemy (except for invulnerable enemies and disguised [[Spy\|Spies]]) stores up to 3 [[critical hits]], which are shared between all of Heavy's weapons. When the Heavy has a critical charge, his hands and weapons will glow with a crit-boost effect. In exchange, the Heavy takes critical damage from all melee hits, whether or not Chekhov's Punch is active or has any charges. In addition, it will only deal critical damage during melee attacks if the user has exactly 3 crits stored. If the Heavy has less than 3 charges, his hands will glow, but will lack the typical electric particle effect.		They are identical to the Fists in terms of damage. However, each hit on an enemy (except for invulnerable enemies and disguised [[Spy\|Spies]]) stores up to 3 [[critical hits]], which are shared between all of Heavy's weapons. When the Heavy has a critical charge, his hands and weapons will glow with a crit-boost effect. In exchange, the Heavy takes critical damage from all melee hits, whether or not Chekhov's Punch is active or has any charges. In addition, it will only deal critical damage during melee attacks if the user has exactly 3 crits stored. If the Heavy has less than 3 charges, his hands will glow, but will lack the typical electric particle effect.

	Using a charge will give 1.5 seconds of crits to automatic weapons and a single crit on single-shot weapons. ~~This also means that missing~~ a ~~shot, including on melee,~~ will consume a stored crit. This applies during melee even if Chekhov's Punch has less than 3 charges, although hitting a surface or a friendly player, or missing a melee attack while in melee range of an enemy, does not ~~consume a~~ charge. If the user is crit-boosted through other means, no charges will be consumed.		Using a charge will give 1.5 seconds of crits to automatic weapons and a single crit on single-shot weapons. Missing a charged hit will not use up the charge. If the user is crit-boosted through other means, no charges will be consumed.

	Using a critical [[Sandvich]] will also consume a charge, giving 360 health with overheal when eaten, or giving 100% health to an ally when thrown. A charge will be consumed even if the player is at 450 health when eaten, and picking up a thrown critical Sandvich will not refund a charge.		Using a critical [[Sandvich]] will also consume a charge, giving 360 health with overheal when eaten, or giving 100% health to an ally when thrown. A charge will be consumed even if the player is at 450 health when eaten, and picking up a thrown critical Sandvich will not refund a charge.
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	* Sounds for gaining or losing [[crit]]s are now audible to all players		* Sounds for gaining or losing [[crit]]s are now audible to all players
	* [[Critical hits\|Critglows]] are now only visible on the [[weapon]]'s own model if [[crit]]s are full		* [[Critical hits\|Critglows]] are now only visible on the [[weapon]]'s own model if [[crit]]s are full

			{{Update\|3.0.0}}
			* No longer loses crits on missed melee swings
	}}		}}

VoxelObsession at 14:12, 4 August 2025

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VoxelObsession: Added haste boosted function times

2025-07-08T11:57:33Z

Added haste boosted function times

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	\| mini-crit = 88		\| mini-crit = 88
	\| function-times-column = true		\| function-times-column = true
	\| attack-interval = 0.8 s		\| attack-interval = 0.8 s</br>{{tooltip\|0.5 s\|Haste boosted}}
	\| activation-time = 0.2 s		\| activation-time = 0.2 s
	\|}}		\|}}

VivaRomania: /* Update history */ gonna leave the minigun and sandwich "updated:" lines in this particular instance so things make sense

2025-06-03T17:23:02Z

Update history: gonna leave the minigun and sandwich "updated:" lines in this particular instance so things make sense

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	* Updated the [[Sandvich]]:		* Updated the [[Sandvich]]:
	** Consumes one Chekhov's Punch stored [[Critical hit\|crit]] when thrown or eaten		** Consumes one Chekhov's Punch stored [[Critical hit\|crit]] when thrown or eaten
	* Updated Chekhov's Punch:		* The chain wearable now [[Critical hit\|critglows]] in both first person and third person
	** The chain wearable now [[Critical hit\|critglows]] in both first person and third person

	{{Update\|2.1.4}}		{{Update\|2.1.4}}
	* Updated Chekhov's Punch:		* Sounds for gaining or losing [[crit]]s are now audible to all players
	** Sounds for gaining or losing [[crit]]s are now audible to all players		* [[Critical hits\|Critglows]] are now only visible on the [[weapon]]'s own model if [[crit]]s are full
	** [[Critical hits\|Critglows]] are now only visible on the [[weapon]]'s own model if [[crit]]s are full
	}}		}}