Difference between revisions of "Ze Goggles"

From Team Fortress Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
m
(The description was in place before the contest; this person need not be mentioned.)
Line 14: Line 14:
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
* Ze Goggles' description (written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411300&page=2 akasolidus]) is a reference to one of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY Ranier Wolfcastle's lines] from The Simpsons' Season 7 episode "Radioactive Man", which has since developed into a meme. Ze Goggles was the first hat that can be obtained by the drop system to have a unique description.
+
* Ze Goggles' description is a reference to one of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY Ranier Wolfcastle's lines] from The Simpsons' Season 7 episode "Radioactive Man", which has since developed into a meme. Ze Goggles was the first hat that can be obtained by the drop system to have a unique description.
 
* Ze Goggles hold even more of a reference to the Ecto-Goggles (officially dubbed the "Paragoggles" in Ghostbusters: The Video Game) 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 (officially dubbed the "Paragoggles" in Ghostbusters: The Video Game) 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.
 
* The prefix is a reference to the Medic's German accent making his words sound different, such as "Ze" instead of "the".
 
* The prefix is a reference to the Medic's German accent making his words sound different, such as "Ze" instead of "the".

Revision as of 00:43, 6 October 2010

Template:Hat infobox

Auf wiedersehen, Dummkopf!
The Medic

Ze Goggles are an unlockable hat for the Medic, appearing as a pair of chunky, military-spec night vision goggles.

Trivia

  • Ze Goggles' description is a reference to one of Ranier Wolfcastle's lines from The Simpsons' Season 7 episode "Radioactive Man", which has since developed into a meme. Ze Goggles was the first hat that can be obtained by the drop system to have a unique description.
  • Ze Goggles hold even more of a reference to the Ecto-Goggles (officially dubbed the "Paragoggles" in Ghostbusters: The Video Game) 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.
  • The prefix is a reference to the Medic's German accent making his words sound different, such as "Ze" instead of "the".
  • Ze Goggles' special description was in place before the Mann-conomy Update, making it the only droppable hat at the time to have one.
  • As of the Mann-conomy Update, Ze Goggles have a unique Nightvision Device charge-up sound when moving them around in the backpack.