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{{Item infobox
| hat-slot = [[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
| used-by = [[Spy]]
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| image              = Fancy Fedora.png
| hat-image = Spywithhat.PNG
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| team-colors        = yes
| has-team-colors = yes
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| used-by           = {{used by|Spy}}
| released = [[Sniper vs. Spy]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|21|2009}}
| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| released-major    = Sniper vs. Spy Update
| neutral-attributes = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue.
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| availability      = {{avail|retired|crate24}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Hat}}
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  | limited          = yes
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  | item-description = {{item description|Fancy Fedora}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy'''|Thank you for being such a dear friend.|sound=Spy_specialcompleted08.wav}}
 
  
The '''Fancy Fedora''' is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Spy]]. It appears as a team-colored, felt fedora hat that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava.
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy''' to his "teammates"|Thank you for being such a dear friend.|sound=Spy specialcompleted08.wav}}
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The '''Fancy Fedora''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Spy]]. It is a team-colored, felt [[w:Fedora|fedora]] that sits atop the Spy's balaclava.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16693016&postcount=50 Kenori] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]], and was slightly edited by Valve.
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
{{Painted variants}}
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{{Painted variants full|paintdiff=yes}}
  
==Trivia==
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== Update history ==
* The Fancy Fedora could be seen before it was officially announced in the icon for the ''[[:File:Tf spy deep undercover.png|Deep Undercover]]'' [[Spy achievements|Spy achievement]].
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Fancy Fedora was added to the game.
  
* Originally a women's fashion into the 20th century, the fedora came into use in about 1919 as a men's middle-class clothing accessory.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Fancy Fedora was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Fancy Fedora.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Fancy Fedora can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
  
* The Fancy Fedora actually resembles a Trilby [http://moclassics.tumblr.com/post/103370634/round-up-the-trilby] more than it does a Fedora.  Fedoras have wider brims and were more popular in America, while the Trilby was more popular in Europe (from where the Spy originates).
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* Paint affects the Fancy Fedora's color more, colors are less washed out.
  
* In Hollywood movies of the 1940s, characters often wore a fedora; particularly when playing as a private detective, a gangster, or any other "tough guy" role. The fedora is also closely associated with "[[Wikipedia:Film noir|Film Noir]]" characters.  Fedoras and Trilbies are also prominently used in European gangster/crime films, for example ''[[Wikipedia:Rififi|Rififi]]'' or in many of the works of Jean-Pierre Melville (such as ''[[Wikipedia:Le Cercle Rouge|Le Cercle Rouge]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Bob le Flambeur|Bob le Flambeur]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Le Samourai|Le Samourai]]'').
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Fancy Fedora's painting texture was improved.
  
* 'Fedora' was the codename for Yerbas Lichi (Russian: Виктор Мечиславвич Лесовский), a K.G.B.-agent that infiltrated the United Nations during the Cold War, from where he very successfully sabotaged American intelligence agencies by supplying false information.[[Wikipedia:Fedora (KGB Agent)|(Wikipedia)]]
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'''{{item schema|1|25|2013}}'''
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* The Fancy Fedora was removed from the [[item drop system]] and [[Mann Co. Store]], and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or [[Crafting|crafted]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Saxton Hale|title=Kiss These Items Goodbye!|retrieved=2021-9-30|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9714|publication=TF2 Official Blog|puburl=https://www.teamfortress.com|date=2013-1-10}}</ref>
  
* The Fancy Fedora was seen in the [[Art Pass Contest]] comic being worn by the hacker, due to the red suit and black gloves, it can be asumed this is indeed The [[Spy]].
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'''{{Patch name|9|25|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the [[Limited]] attribute to the Fancy Fedora.
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* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411341&page=4 Kenori].
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== Notes ==
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* The Fancy Fedora can be worn by Atlas and P-body in ''[[Portal 2]]'''s co-op mode.<ref>[[p2:Fancy Fedora|Fancy Fedora on the Portal Wiki]]</ref>
  
* The white version of the Fancy Fedora is rather similar to Michael Jackson's hat.
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== Trivia ==
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* The Fancy Fedora actually resembles a [[w:Trilby|trilby]] more than it does a {{botignore|fedora}}. Fedoras have wider brims and were more popular in the USA, while the {{botignore|trilby}} was more popular in Europe including France, where the Spy is from.
  
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== See also ==
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* [[Stealth Steeler]]
  
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== References ==
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{{Sniper Vs Spy Update Nav}}
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{{Portal 2 Crossover Hat Nav}}
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[[Category:Hats]]
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[[Category:Retired items]]

Latest revision as of 22:30, 30 April 2024

Thank you for being such a dear friend.
The Spy to his "teammates"

The Fancy Fedora is a cosmetic item for the Spy. It is a team-colored, felt fedora that sits atop the Spy's balaclava.

The item's description was written by Kenori for the Hat Describing Contest, and was slightly edited by Valve.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
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Due to how the textures are set up, painting the Fancy Fedora with single color Paint Cans results in different colorization on the paint regions between teams.
Single colors
Painted Fancy Fedora E6E6E6.png Painted Fancy Fedora E6E6E6 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora D8BED8.png Painted Fancy Fedora D8BED8 BLU.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (RED) An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (BLU) Color No. 216-190-216 (RED) Color No. 216-190-216 (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora C5AF91.png Painted Fancy Fedora C5AF91 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora 7E7E7E.png Painted Fancy Fedora 7E7E7E BLU.png
Peculiarly Drab Tincture (RED) Peculiarly Drab Tincture (BLU) Aged Moustache Grey (RED) Aged Moustache Grey (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 141414.png Painted Fancy Fedora 141414 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora 2D2D24.png Painted Fancy Fedora 2D2D24 BLU.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue (RED) A Distinctive Lack of Hue (BLU) After Eight (RED) After Eight (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 694D3A.png Painted Fancy Fedora 694D3A BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora 7C6C57.png Painted Fancy Fedora 7C6C57 BLU.png
Radigan Conagher Brown (RED) Radigan Conagher Brown (BLU) Ye Olde Rustic Colour (RED) Ye Olde Rustic Colour (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora A57545.png Painted Fancy Fedora A57545 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora CF7336.png Painted Fancy Fedora CF7336 BLU.png
Muskelmannbraun (RED) Muskelmannbraun (BLU) Mann Co. Orange (RED) Mann Co. Orange (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora E7B53B.png Painted Fancy Fedora E7B53B BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora F0E68C.png Painted Fancy Fedora F0E68C BLU.png
Australium Gold (RED) Australium Gold (BLU) The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (RED) The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora E9967A.png Painted Fancy Fedora E9967A BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora FF69B4.png Painted Fancy Fedora FF69B4 BLU.png
Dark Salmon Injustice (RED) Dark Salmon Injustice (BLU) Pink as Hell (RED) Pink as Hell (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 7D4071.png Painted Fancy Fedora 7D4071 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora 51384A.png Painted Fancy Fedora 51384A BLU.png
A Deep Commitment to Purple (RED) A Deep Commitment to Purple (BLU) Noble Hatter's Violet (RED) Noble Hatter's Violet (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 2F4F4F.png Painted Fancy Fedora 2F4F4F BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora 424F3B.png Painted Fancy Fedora 424F3B BLU.png
A Color Similar to Slate (RED) A Color Similar to Slate (BLU) Zepheniah's Greed (RED) Zepheniah's Greed (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 808000.png Painted Fancy Fedora 808000 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora 729E42.png Painted Fancy Fedora 729E42 BLU.png
Drably Olive (RED) Drably Olive (BLU) Indubitably Green (RED) Indubitably Green (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 32CD32.png Painted Fancy Fedora 32CD32 BLU.png Painted Fancy Fedora BCDDB3.png Painted Fancy Fedora BCDDB3 BLU.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (RED) The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (BLU) A Mann's Mint (RED) A Mann's Mint (BLU)
Team colors
Painted Fancy Fedora A89A8C.png Painted Fancy Fedora 839FA3.png Painted Fancy Fedora 3B1F23.png Painted Fancy Fedora 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora B8383B.png Painted Fancy Fedora 5885A2.png Painted Fancy Fedora 483838.png Painted Fancy Fedora 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora 803020.png Painted Fancy Fedora 256D8D.png Painted Fancy Fedora 654740.png Painted Fancy Fedora 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Fancy Fedora C36C2D.png Painted Fancy Fedora B88035.png RED Fancy Fedora.png BLU Fancy Fedora.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
  • [Undocumented] The Fancy Fedora was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Fancy Fedora was made paintable.
  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Fancy Fedora.
  • [Undocumented] The Fancy Fedora can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Paint affects the Fancy Fedora's color more, colors are less washed out.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Fancy Fedora's painting texture was improved.

January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]

September 25, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added the Limited attribute to the Fancy Fedora.

Notes

  • The Fancy Fedora can be worn by Atlas and P-body in Portal 2's co-op mode.[2]

Trivia

  • The Fancy Fedora actually resembles a trilby more than it does a fedora. Fedoras have wider brims and were more popular in the USA, while the trilby was more popular in Europe including France, where the Spy is from.

See also

References

  1. Saxton Hale   (TF2 Official Blog)      "Kiss These Items Goodbye!".      Published   January 10, 2013.      Retrieved   September 30, 2021.
  2. Fancy Fedora on the Portal Wiki