Fishwhacker

Fishwhacker
Kill Icons
Basic Information
Used by	Sniper
Slot	Melee
Loadout Stats
Fishwhacker Club On Hit: Bleed for 2 seconds 100% critical hit vs bleeding players On Miss: Mark yourself for death for 3s No random critical hits Hold 'er steady, mate. She tends to throw splinters.

The Fishwacker is a melee weapon for the Sniper.

Update history

1.8.0

• Added the Fishwhacker

2.0.0

• Reworked the Fishwacker
  • Swings slower
  • Causes concussional bleeding on hit for 2s
  • Crits on bleeding enemies
  • Marked for death whilst holding the Fishwhacker
  • Updated Viewmodel animations to all be overhanded
  • Uses new impact sounds

2.0.2

• Removed -20% slower fire rate
• Replaced "Marked for Death while active" with "On Miss: Marked for Death for 3s"
• Updated its Description and item-type
• Added particles on impact to add to the new description

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Рибарникът	Fisherman
Spanish	Machacapeces	Fishwhacker
English	Fishwhacker	-
French	Matraque à poisson	Fish Baton
German	Fischknüppel	Fish Baton
Italian	Bacchetta di pesce	Fish Baton
Brazilian Portuguese	Mata-peixes	Fish Killer
Romanian	Vânător de pește	Fish Hunter
Russian	Рыбодробилка	Fishwhacker

Trivia

• The Fishwhacker is actually what's known as a "Fish Priest" a tool commonly used to kill fish as soon as they are caught, the name "Priest" comes from the notion of giving a fish their "last rites".
• Team Fortress 2 Classic's model of the Fishwhacker is based on both concept art and an untextured model found within the retail files of Team Fortress 2.
• Unlike Team Fortress 2 Classic, the Fishwhacker was originally meant to be Snipers default melee weapon during the development of TF2, even after it's exclusion the Kukri is still referred to as a "club" in the games code.