Within the game are 9 playable characters all with there own set of skills. Below is a list of each character with their original weapon set and skill when the game was released. Since the release, many new weapons have been created by Valve and many fanmade weapons/items have also been incorporated. They can be found on the items page.
| Classes | Skills | Default Weapons |
|---|---|---|
Scout |
Fast, Lightweight,Double Jump ability | Scattergun,Pistol,Bat |
Soldier |
Bombing Targets from above using Rocket Jumping | Rocket Launcher,Shotgun,Shovel |
Pyro |
Burn Players, Reflect Bombs and Rockets | Pryo Blaster,Shotgun,Axe |
Demoman |
Trigger Stickie Bombs, Travel long distances | Scattergun,Pistol,Bat |
Heavy |
Barreling down enemys with "Natasha" | Natasha,Shotgun,Fists |
Medic |
Healing, Ubercharge | Needle gun,Healing gun,Bluntsaw |
Engineer |
Build Sentry Gun,Healing Station,Teleporters and Repair | Shotgun,Pistol,Wrench |
Sniper |
Long distance shooting, | Sniper Rifle,Smg,Kuriki |
Spy |
Invisibility, Disguise as enemy,Instant Backstab Kill | Pistol,PDA,switchknife, |