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You are now BBQ Chicken. ―Arsonist cooking an Agent from behind.

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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

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.
• The Agent's 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

Strange variations
The Strange Interceptor Level 17 Flamethrower Strange Interceptor - Kills: 0 Crits from behind Extinguishing teammates restores 50 health -20% damage penalty +100% airblast cost Afterburn reduces Medigun healing by -50% Alt-Fire: Release a blast of air that pushes enemies and projectiles and extinguishes teammates that are on fire.
	Compatible Strange Parts ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Agents Killed Annihilators Killed Arsonists Killed Assists Backstabs ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Brutes Killed Bosses Killed Cloaked Agents Killed Critical Kills Damage Dealt ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Damage Dealt to Bosses Deaths Defending Kills Buildings Destroyed Blunders ✔️ ✔️ ❌ ❌ ✔️ Flankers Killed Halloween Kills Headshot Kills Healing Done Kills ❌ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ Long Distance Kills Marksmen Killed Mini-Critical Kills Mechanics Killed Points Captured ✔️ ❌ ❌ ✔️ ❌ Player Hits Players Disciplined Players Doused Points Scored Kills while Blast Jumping ❌ ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️ Sappers Removed Short Distance Kills Supercharges Deployed Taunt Kills Times Fired ✔️ ✔️ ❌ Times Taunted Troopers Killed Zombies Killed

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

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.

Sources

WeaponsV • T • E
Flanker Primary Baby Face's Blaster • Colbat • Lever Shotgun • Lupara DB • Mach-Coach • Mule Mauler 600 • Perceptionist • Shotgun Cannon • Specialist • Soda Popper Secondary Batarang • Bloxy Cola • Bloxaide • Conventional • Concealed Carry • Goala Cola • Hot Coco Blast • Mad Milk • Pistol • Raven • Super Sneakers • Winger • Witches Brew Melee Atomizer • Bat • Brooklyn Basher • Candy Cane • Cold Shoulder • Frying Pan • Grill Scout • Handyman • Holy Mackerel • Objector • Rally Racket • Rubber Chicken • Sandman • Spare Hand • Three Rune Blade • Wooden Sword • Wrap Assassin
Trooper Primary Big Bite • Direct Hit • Double Trouble • Friendly Fire Foiler • G-Bomb • Great Unifier • Liberty Launcher • Maverick • Night Sky Ignitor • Original • RE:COIL • Rocket Jumper • Rocket Launcher • Stellar Carpet • Wrecker's Yard Secondary Armington • Battalion's Backup • Boonie Blaster • Bullet-stormer • Buff Banner • Buffin' Blitz • Crankenstein • Concheror • Deathblow • Eyes of Bermuda • Family Business • Gunboats • Mantreads • Parabomber • Personal Death Ray • Reserve Shooter • Shotgun Melee Crowbar • Equalizer • Escape Plan • Frying Pan • Furious Flagxe • Katana • Market Gardener • Mummy Khopesh • Objector • Rising Sun Katana • Shooting Star • SlapJock! • Tunnel Rat
Arsonist Primary Degreaser • HuangLong's Wrath • Flamethrower • Interceptor • Phlogistinator Secondary Armington • Bullet-stormer • Crankenstein • Deathblow • Detonator • Eyes of Bermuda • Family Business • Flare Gun • Shotgun Melee Escapist's Escapade • Fire Extinguisher • Frying Pan • Hotwire • Improvised Innovator • Last Rite • Mending Mallet • Mummy Khopesh • Objector • Thousand Degree Axe
Annihilator Primary Acid Trader • BlunderBrass • Galway Greaves • Grenade Launcher • Gunboats • Iron Force • Jack-O Roger • M1 Garandier • Parabomber • Squire Boots • Twin-Turbolence Secondary Bloody Blossom • Chargin' Targe • Gladiator's Guard • Irish Guard • Quickiebomb Launcher • Ragin' Bull • Sticky Jumper • Stickybomb Launcher • Tide Turner Melee Battle Axe • Black Death • Broken Sword • Cuteness Overload • Darkness • Elegant Blade • Frying Pan • Furious Flagxe • Golf Club • Katana • Objector • Pirate Cutlass • Mummy Khopesh • Rising Sun Katana • Shock and Awe • Spartan Savior • Whirlpool Wraith
Brute Primary Biker's Blitz • First Responder • Groovy Grinder • M249 • Maxine • Minigun • Monitor of Duty • Tomislav Secondary Armington • Battle Burrito • Brash Burger • Bullet-stormer • Crankenstein • Deathblow • Diggity Dog • Dire Donut • Eyes of Bermuda • Family Business • Jolly Gingerbread • ROBAR • Shotgun • Special-Ops Sushi • Sub Shotgun • Second Banana • Tenacious Turkey • Tungsten Torus Melee Boxing Gloves • Eviction Notice • Fists • Fists of Steel • Frying Pan • Gravity Coil • Objector • Speed Coil • Squid Coil • Warrior's Spirit
Mechanic Primary Armington • Avengeance • Bullet-stormer • Crankenstein • Einsteinium • Eyes of Bermuda • Family Business • Gutbuster • Rescue Ranger • Shotgun • Widowmaker Secondary Conventional • Heavy Metal • Noisy Cricket • Pistol • Raven • Short Circuit • Wrangler Melee Doll Maker • Eureka Effect • Golden Wrench • Gunslinger • P.D.Q • Southern Hospitality • Wrench PDA 1 Construct PDA 2 Demolish
Doctor Primary Apollo • Dairy Douser • Mercy Kill • Overdrive • Syringe Crossbow • Syringe SMG Secondary Blood Doctor • Kritzkrieg • Malpractitioner • Medigun • Rejuvenator • Vaccinator Melee Amputator • Dentist's Delight • Frying Pan • Objector • Pestilence Poker • Saw • Supersaw
Marksman Primary AWSM-SCE • Classic • Efficient Eliminator • Huntsman • Model IV • Poacher's Pride • Scythe for Sore Eyes • Skullbuster • Sniper Rifle • Sour Shots • Spider Bite • Urban Upriser Secondary 50-AE • Bottled Lemonade • Citric Reaction • Counter-Service • Hermits' Haversack • Lemonade • MAC-10 • Razorback • Suppressed Solution • Turtle Rock Melee Camper's Climber • Frying Pan • Guardian's Oath • Gustabe • Lemoblade • Machete • Mischievous Machete • Mummy Khopesh • Objector
Agent Primary Block-17 • Cloak Revolver • Diavolo • Quick Draw • Revolver • Silenced Pistol • Sinister Suit Secondary Afterimage • Cloak and Dagger • Dead Ringer • Invis-Watch Melee Conniver's Kunai • Golden Knife • Grin Reaper • Icicle • Knife • Shadow Blessing • Sumatran Claw • Swift Stiletto • Wraith • Your Eternal Reward PDA 1 Radius Scanner • Sapper • Spy Camera • Stray Reflex • Slow Burn PDA 2 Disguise Kit
All-Class Primary Tomato Melee Bloxy Award • Hand • Mod Max • Golden Frying Pan