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− | *Ze goggles have a special description which reads 'Nothing'. This is a reference to a | + | *Ze goggles have a special description which reads 'Nothing'. This is a reference to a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY Ranier Wolfcastle's line] from The Simpsons' Season 7 episode "Radioactive Man", which has since developed into a meme. This also makes Ze goggles the first hat that can be obtained by the drop system to have any description at all. |
*Ze goggles hold even more of a reference to the Ecto-Goggles which appear in the Ghostbusters series, their name originally being 'The Ect-oh Goggles'. This may be a reference to the fact that the Medic looks quite similar to Egon Spengler, and that the [[Medigun]] and backpack he wears bear a resemblance to the Neutrona Wand and Proton Pack. | *Ze goggles hold even more of a reference to the Ecto-Goggles which appear in the Ghostbusters series, their name originally being 'The Ect-oh Goggles'. This may be a reference to the fact that the Medic looks quite similar to Egon Spengler, and that the [[Medigun]] and backpack he wears bear a resemblance to the Neutrona Wand and Proton Pack. | ||
*Ze goggles' name is also a reference to the Medic's German accent making his words sound different, such as "Ze" instead of "the". | *Ze goggles' name is also a reference to the Medic's German accent making his words sound different, such as "Ze" instead of "the". |
Revision as of 01:49, 1 July 2010
“ | Auf wiedersehen, Dummkopfs!
Click to listen
— The Medic
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Ze goggles is an unlockable hat for the Medic, appearing as a pair of chunky, military-spec night vision goggles. This item was released in the May 20, 2010 Patch under the second round of Contribute! content.
Trivia
- Ze goggles have a special description which reads 'Nothing'. This is a reference to a Ranier Wolfcastle's line from The Simpsons' Season 7 episode "Radioactive Man", which has since developed into a meme. This also makes Ze goggles the first hat that can be obtained by the drop system to have any description at all.
- Ze goggles hold even more of a reference to the Ecto-Goggles which appear in the Ghostbusters series, their name originally being 'The Ect-oh Goggles'. This may be a reference to the fact that the Medic looks quite similar to Egon Spengler, and that the Medigun and backpack he wears bear a resemblance to the Neutrona Wand and Proton Pack.
- Ze goggles' name is also a reference to the Medic's German accent making his words sound different, such as "Ze" instead of "the".
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