| [ | Man, you guys are droppin' like flies! ―Brute 
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The Family Business is a secondary weapon for the Trooper, Arsonist, and Brute, and a primary for the Mechanic. It is a darker and slightly modified version of the default Shotgun which includes a stock.
Its clip size is increased by 33% and fires 15% faster in exchange for a 20% damage penalty.
Damage and Function Times
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shot type | Hitscan | |
| Damage type | Bullet | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Ranged | |
| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 5 / pellet |
| Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 7.5 / pellet |
| Maximum fall-off | 52.8% | 2.5 / pellet |
| Pellet count | 10 | |
| Point blank | 7.5-75 | |
| Medium range | 5-50 | |
| Long range | 2.5-25 | |
| Critical | 15 / pellet | |
| Mini-crit | 6-10.1 / pellet | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.53s | |
| Reload speed (first) | 1s | |
| Reload speed (consecutive) | 0.5s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Tips
General Tips
- The role varies between classes but the most common one is being a secondary finisher.
- However, do not underestimate its firepower as a standalone primary on Mechanic. Enemies who get too close to his nest will get shredded by the barrage of bullets if the Mechanic in question can aim.
- Troopers wearing the Friendly Fire Foiler can reload the Family Business 50% faster.
- It also works surprisingly well on Arsonist for chip damage, to supplement the afterburn damage he deals.
- Arguably, the best class to use the Family Business on is the Brute with the stock Fists equipped, he can reload this weapon incredibly fast, allowing for the Brute to have a very reliable backup weapon or as a very deadly primary for playing as the "Fat Flanker" subclass.
- To make this weapon extremely effective, make sure you take your aim, hitting shots at close range with rapid firerate makes this weapon rack up ridiculously large amounts of damage due to the increased clip size.
Vs. Bosses Tips
- Like the shotgun, this weapon should only be used when there is a couple of players left due to the crit bonus.
- And like with the Shotgun, the classes who can use this have better alternatives.
Related Achievements
See also: Achievements
Brute
Mini Gun Master
As a Brute, kill 4 enemies with your shotgun in a single life.
Update History
June 18, 2016
- Added Family Business as a Randomizer DM-exclusive weapon. (Undocumented)
September 10, 2016
- Added Family Business to the Fitten Co. Store. (Undocumented)
September 21, 2017
- Removed Family Business. (Undocumented)
August 15, 2018
- Re-added Family Business.
August 15, 2018 (#2)
- Can now be equipped by Trooper, Arsonist, and Mechanic.
August 27, 2018
- Added a backpack icon.
September 5, 2018
- New model by TremblingAspens.
September 12, 2018
- Increased damage penalty from -15% to -20%. (Undocumented)
October 19, 2018 (Halloween 2018)
- Removed +20% accurate bonus. (Undocumented)
May 19, 2020
- New model by TremblingAspens.
February 8, 2021 (Executive Update)
- Added new firing and reloading sounds.
October 19, 2024 (Typical Horrors IV)
- Updated viewmodel animation.
Trivia
- Although the Family Business is a multi-class weapon in Typical Colors 2, it is only available for the Heavy class in Team Fortress 2.
- The 2016 model was taken from a Team Fortress 2 workshop submission called The Lead Spitter.
Bugs
- The Family Business's damage penalty is incorrectly listed as 20% despite it actually being 16%.
Gallery
Past Designs
2018.
2018. (Previous)
2016.
2016. (Previous)
2016. (Original)
Viewmodels
GRN Trooper's first person view.
RED Trooper's first person view.
GRN Arsonist's first person view.
RED Arsonist's first person view.
GRN Brute's first person view.
RED Brute's first person view.
GRN Mechanic's first Person view.
RED Mechanic's first person view.
Miscellaneous
Backpack icon from 2018.
Backpack icon from 2016.
