The Dread Knot is a community-created promotional headwear item for the Heavy. It resembles a Template:W, the traditional top-knotted hair style of Template:W men and samurai in Japan and, in more modern times, Template:W.
Players who pre-purchased Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam before March 15, 2011 were awarded with a Genuine quality version of this item.
Update history
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- The Dread Knot was added to the game.
March 11, 2011 Patch
- Fixed the new Shogun hats not being grayed out when paint is being used.
March 15, 2011 Patch
- This hat is now able to be traded along with all Shogun Pack items.
Trivia
- The name is a reference to the "Template:W", a type of 20th century battleship with tremendous fire power. The word itself literally means "fear nothing".
- Choji hairstyles were popular in feudal Japan as a convenient way to keep one's hat or helmet on. They remained popular until the early 20th century.
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Rock Paper Shotgun | | | San Diego Comic-Con 2011 | | | San Diego Comic-Con 2012 | | | Steam Holiday Sale 2013 | | | Steam Translation Server | | | Summer Adventure 2014 | | | | | | ThreeA Toys | | | | | | | |
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Fists ( Frying Pan, Saxxy, Conscientious Objector, Apoco-Fists, Freedom Staff, Bat Outta Hell, Memory Maker, Ham Shank, Golden Frying Pan, Necro Smasher, Crossing Guard, Prinny Machete) · Killing Gloves of Boxing · Gloves of Running Urgently ( Bread Bite) · Warrior's Spirit · Fists of Steel · Eviction Notice · Holiday Punch | | | | | | |
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