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The '''Spy''' is a [[Classes#Support|support class]] whose purpose is to immediately kill unsuspecting enemies at great personal risk. He has 125 health and 107% speed, making him slightly faster than usual. His [[Disguise Kit]] allows him to camouflage himself as an enemy teammate, while still taking damage from them as usual. His [[Invis Watch]] allows him to cloak and turn invisible, only being revealed when he bumps into an enemy, or is shot by them. These allow him to sneak into enemy lines without being detected, giving him freedom to roam around the map. With his [[Knife|Knife's]] backstab feature, he can instantly kill any enemy looking away from him, which is especially valuable against [[Medic|Medics]] and [[Heavy|Heavies]]. His [[Revolver]] acts as a reliable backup weapon for when he is inevitably caught, able to blast pursuers close-up and finish off enemies from afar. Finally, his [[Sapper]] allows destruction of enemy [[buildings]], disabling them and dealing constant damage to them. This skillset is designed to allow the Spy to kill enemies undetected and be able to sneak away, with limited combat abilities outside of espionage.

The Spy faces unique issues compared to other classes. These issues include the triviality of spy-checking, the commitment of cloaking, his lack of combat ability, a reliance on luck despite his high skill requirements, and disproportionately hard counters from [[Pyro]], multiple [[Engineer|Engineers]], and any player who simply turns around. Players have learned to blast any "ally" that approaches them, and this will kill the Spy before he gets a chance to return fire. As his cloak is revealed when taking damage (such as unwittingly getting caught in crossfire), and he is helpless for a long period of time after uncloaking, he has no good response when he is revealed. Even if he could respond right away, his weapons are below par. The Revolver is merely decent, not exceptional, and the Knife is a terrible melee weapon outside of backstabs. This makes it difficult for Spy to win in a 1v1 fight, even with perfect aim.

As a result of these numerous downsides, the Spy is considered the weakest class in the game. Despite this distinction, he is by no means unusable, and is still able to find success if the circumstances are right. On offense, his main goal is to destroy the enemy Sentry Gun, which is accomplished by killing the Engineer and sapping all his buildings. He can also go deep into enemy territory to sneakily capture an objective, something which other classes have a hard time achieving. On defense, his main role is to constantly kill the enemy Medic and his patient, preventing them from building up enough momentum to mount a successful assault. A Spy standing around an obscure corner can get more kills than even a Heavy standing there, and is especially useful in killing the [[VIP]]. While the Spy is not a good class for anyone desiring consistency, his playstyle and mechanics are unlike any other, with a technical skillset that takes full advantage of the player's game knowledge. He is terrible for new players, but acts as an amusing option for experienced players to try out, pushing their luck to see just how far they can take the so-called "worst class in the game", and finding joy in the unexpected depths of his mediocre brilliance.

Country of Origin: France

 

Job: Uncloak & Dagger

 

Motto: "..."

 

Contraptions: Disguise Kit / Cloaking Watch

 

* …disguise yourself as an enemy with your [[Disguise Kit|disguise kit]]. Beware, attacking will remove your disguise.

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

* …place your [[Sapper|electro sappers]] on enemy buildings to disable and destroy them. Disguises aren't lost when placing sappers.

* …your electro sappers disable [[Sentry Gun|sentry guns]] before destroying them. Sap a sentrygun before attacking the engineer.

* …use your [[knife]] to backstab enemies from behind, killing them instantly.

* …hit {{attack2}} to [[Invis Watch|cloak]] and become fully invisible for a short period of time.

* …your [[Tranquilizer Gun|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.

* …the [[L'escampette]] allows you to move quickly to or from the enemy base. Make quick escapes, or quick infiltrations!

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

* In Team Fortress 2 Classic, 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.

* The RED and YLW Spy smoke white cigarettes, while the BLU and GRN Spy smoke brown cigarettes. Despite this, the class selection portraits in-game have the BLU and GRN Spy smoking white cigarettes.

*In the French version of the game, the Spy has a British accent, several of his responses have been rewritten, suggesting that the Spy's nationality was changed to better fit local sensibilities.

*The French dub also brings in the possibly of Spy having a little sister in a response line related to Dominations perpetrated on a Soldier by a Spy.