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The '''Spy''' is a [[Classes#Support|support class]] from France, with years of experience in espionage, deception, and sabotage. He is a specialist support class armed with a variety of tools to infiltrate and eliminate enemies, as well as a smug, sarcastic attitude.  

 

Using his [[#Watch|cloaking watches]], he can become fully invisible, allowing him to infiltrate the enemy base without getting detected. His [[Disguise Kit]] lets him disguise as any class on any team, which allows him to blend in with enemy teams. He can use his [[Revolver]] to defend himself and pick off enemies from long range, or his [[Knife]] to instantly kill them from behind with a backstab. With his [[Tranquilizer Gun]], he can [[tranquilize]] his victim and finish them off with his Knife. In addition, he has the [[Sapper]], which he can use to disable Engineer-constructed [[buildings]] and drain them of health, allowing him or his team to swoop in and destroy them with ease. However, Sappers can be  destroyed by [[Engineers]] using the [[Wrench]].

The Spy can use his unique ability, Spywalk (default: {{code|Shift}}), to move at his usual movement speed while disguised. This can be helpful for catching up to enemies who run faster than the Spy's disguise class. However, this puts the player at risk of getting caught due to the Spy running faster than his disguise victim. This can be inverted in the Options menu so the Spy always runs at his usual speed and only slows down when pressing down the Spywalk button.

A master of disguise, misdirection, and the byzantine details of who really runs things, the Spy is a double reverse quadruple agent whose reflexive suspicion is entirely justified.

* …disguise yourself as an enemy with your Disguise Kit. Beware, as you can still bump into enemies, and attacking will remove your disguise.

* …call for enemy [[Medic|Medics]] by hitting {{Callmedic}} while disguised.

* …your Revolver is a very useful tool for when a stealth operation doesn't go your way.

* …place your Sappers on enemy buildings to disable and destroy them. Disguises aren't lost when placing Sappers.

* …your Sappers disable [[Sentry Gun|Sentry Guns]] before destroying them. Sap a Sentry Gun before attacking nearby Engineers.

* …use your Knife to backstab enemies from behind, killing them instantly.

* …hit {{attack2}} to cloak and become fully invisible for a short period of time.

* …use your cloak to get behind enemy lines, and your disguise to move around amongst them.

* …your Tranquilizer Gun slows down your target and decreases their ranged gun damage. This helps create an opening for an escape.

* …the darts from your Tranquilizer Gun cause your target to take guaranteed [[Critical hit|critical hits]] from melee damage. Let your teammates gang up on them, or go for a kill on your own.

* …you lose cloak taking damage with the L'escampette equipped. Stay out of the line of fire.

* The Spy used to have 100% movement speed in both ''Team Fortress 2'' and ''Team Fortress 2 Classified'', but both iterations were eventually changed to 107%.

* In ''Team Fortress 2 Classified'', Spy gets another line for his "Thanks!" voice command where he says "''Prego''" (Translation: "''You're welcome''"). This was lifted from the prerelease versions of ''Team Fortress 2''.

* For the French dub of the game, the Spy was given a British accent and several of his responses have been altered to use British words. Nationality changes being a common occurance when adapting French characters over to France in order to better fit local sensibilities the Spy was altered to become British.