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The Interceptor is a primary weapon for the Arsonist. It takes the appearance of a fighter-bomber plane with an angry facial expression on the front barrel.
It deals guaranteed critical hits when attacking an enemy from behind at the cost of dealing 20% less damage. Like the stock Flamethrower, it restores 50 health upon extinguishing a teammate.
It rewards flanking tactics and punishes the user for mindlessly walking into enemies with its lower damage output.
Damage and Function Times[]
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shot type | Particle | |
| Damage type | Fire | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Ranged | |
| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 5.2 |
| Maximum ramp-up | 200% | 10.4 |
| Maximum fall-off | 50% | 2.6 |
| Critical | 15.6 | |
| Mini-crit | 7-14.04 | |
| Afterburn | 4 / tick 32 total damage (>4 secs) 80 total damage (>10 secs) | |
| Mini-crit afterburn | 5 / tick 40 total damage (>4 secs) 100 total damage (>10 secs) | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.03s | |
| Ammo consumption rate | 0.08s | |
| Afterburn duration | 4-10s | |
| Airblast cooldown | 0.75s | |
| Airblast cost | 20 | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Tips[]
- If you're using the Interceptor, your playstyle will mimic that of an Agent.
- Just like how she uses her Knife, you deal extreme damage behind enemies, but attacking their front side will barely do anything.
- While hitting from the a foe's back won't immediately kill them, unlike the Agent you have 175 HP, which will give you a lot more chances to shoot flames at their back.
- Speaking of the Agent... the Interceptor makes you a more deadly threat to her.
- Her Icicle may give her resistance to your flames, but if she runs away while her back is turned to you, the crits will still deal hefty damage.
- It will also be easier and faster to kill her if she fakes her death with the Dead Ringer if you shoot flames at her back.
- Remember that the angle to get critical hits is only 135 degrees instead of the Knife's 180 degrees, forcing you to work sneakier in order to deal insane damage.
- If you start fights with your opponent's back turned away from you, try to run around them to reach their back.
- You can temporarily pull out the Escapist's Escapade to make you run faster and then switch back to the Interceptor once you're in their back's range.
- Don't approach them head-on, or the -20% damage penalty will make your efforts go to waste. Instead, start fights with sneak attacks by taking flank routes to position yourself behind your foes.
- If you're having trouble with getting crits with the Interceptor, you can try playing as an Agent to practice how to sneak up on enemies from behind, and then use those newfound skills to use the Interceptor more effectively.
- Alternatively, you can try playing Flanker and use his Perceptionist, which also deals extra damage from behind.
Strange Variants[]
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Related Achievements[]
See also: Achievements
Arsonist[]
Kentucky Fried Children
Kill 10 Flankers with a critical hit using your flamethrower.
Pyromancer
Deal 500,000 points of fire damage.
Can't Dodge That
Airblast a Flanker into a hazard while they are under the effects of Bloxy Cola.
Kick the Bucket
Destroy a Level 3 Sentry with its own rocket.
Razorburn
Kill a Marksman with a critical hit using the Backburner while they have the Razorback equipped.
Unfriendly Fire
As an Arsonist, ignite 15 disguised Agents.
Stop, Drop, and Rolled
Kill an enemy with the Fire Extinguisher while they are on fire.
Spittin' Fire
As an Arsonist, taunt kill an enemy.
Spiked
Kill a Trooper and his Doctor with the same reflected rocket.
Flesh Abiding Citizen
As an Arsonist, extinguish 5 teammates with compression blasts in a single round.
Heat Vision
As an Arsonist, ignite 15 invisible Agents.
Doctor[]
Fighter of Fire
As a Doctor, heal 100 burning teammates.
Marksman[]
Golden Aim
Extinguish 2 teammates with one throw of the Lemonade.
Agent[]
Fire Flight
Backstab an Arsonist after they light you on fire.
Update History[]
October 25, 2018
- Added Backburner.
May 19, 2020
- New model by CookiesInOJ.
October 25, 2020
- Added new firing and reloading sounds.
December 18, 2021 (Holiday 2021)
- Removed +150% airblast cost penalty.
March 10, 2022
- The Backburner is no longer classified as a "McDonalds' Happy Meal Flamethrower". (Undocumented)
April 14, 2022
- New model by Green_Sama and CookiesInOJ.
- Renamed to The Interceptor.
- Added Strange quality. (Undocumented)
July 12, 2022 (A "Heavy" Update)
- Added Collector's quality. (Undocumented)
July 13, 2024 (Summer FM)
- Updated world animations.
August 10, 2024 (Summer AM)
- Fixed the Battalion's Backup resistances bypassing.
- Fixed the NoDamage VIP setting bypassing.
- Flame DPS is no longer dependent on frames.
February 1, 2025 (The New WINTER)
- Airblast now checks with raycasts. (Projectiles can not longer be airblasted through walls)
- Airblast player knockback is stronger.
Trivia[]
- This weapon was previously known as the Backburner.
- The current model is based on a piston-engine fighter aircraft from World War II which was known as the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk with a white drop tank. However, the model is elongated and lacks propeller blades.
- The Interceptor's 2018 model was taken from a free model in the Roblox Library called, TF2: BackBurner.
- The 2020 model was actually created on September 5, 2019 as the stock Flamethrower from Team Fortress 2.
- When item levels were initially added on Item Schema, The Interceptor, which was still known as the Backburner at the time, was originally yet jokingly classified as a McDonalds' Happy Meal Flamethrower due to its vibrant colors, making it look like a toy for children.[1]
Gallery[]
Past Designs[]
2020.
2018.
Viewmodels[]
GRN Arsonist's first person view.
RED Arsonist's first person view.
Concepts[]
Concept model of the Backburner's 2020 model made by CookiesInOJ.
