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* The Billycock also known as an Tom Bowler, Derby or Coke hat was originally designed for horseback riders. The tighter-fitting brim and relatively low crown made it harder to topple off its owner's head. Some had complained of low tree branches knocking off their silk top hats, which were the preferred style of the gentry at the time.{{cite}} | * The Billycock also known as an Tom Bowler, Derby or Coke hat was originally designed for horseback riders. The tighter-fitting brim and relatively low crown made it harder to topple off its owner's head. Some had complained of low tree branches knocking off their silk top hats, which were the preferred style of the gentry at the time.{{cite}} | ||
| − | * The term "Backbiter" means a person who says nasty things about another person,<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backbiter Wiktionary: 'backbiter'], retrieved 2010-10-18 | + | * The term "Backbiter" means a person who says nasty things about another person,<ref>[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backbiter Wiktionary: 'backbiter'], retrieved 2010-10-18</ref> so the hat's name may refer to the Spy's tendency to [[Spy responses#Dominating a Scout|badmouth opponents]]. |
* The Spy's Billycock looks similar to the [[Modest Pile of Hat]]. However, the Modest Pile of Hat is grey, has a thicker rim, and a much more noticeable hatband. | * The Spy's Billycock looks similar to the [[Modest Pile of Hat]]. However, the Modest Pile of Hat is grey, has a thicker rim, and a much more noticeable hatband. | ||
* With its team-specfic coloring, combined with the Spy's colored suits, this hat gives the Spy an appearance similar to that of [[Non-player_characters#Blutarch_and_Redmond_Mann|Blutarch and Redmond Mann]]. | * With its team-specfic coloring, combined with the Spy's colored suits, this hat gives the Spy an appearance similar to that of [[Non-player_characters#Blutarch_and_Redmond_Mann|Blutarch and Redmond Mann]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 17 October 2010
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The Backbiter's Billycock is an unlockable headwear item for the Spy. It appears as a Tom Bowler hat that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava.
The hat description was written by caeonosphere.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
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| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
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| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Trivia
- The Billycock also known as an Tom Bowler, Derby or Coke hat was originally designed for horseback riders. The tighter-fitting brim and relatively low crown made it harder to topple off its owner's head. Some had complained of low tree branches knocking off their silk top hats, which were the preferred style of the gentry at the time.[citation needed]
- The term "Backbiter" means a person who says nasty things about another person,[1] so the hat's name may refer to the Spy's tendency to badmouth opponents.
- The Spy's Billycock looks similar to the Modest Pile of Hat. However, the Modest Pile of Hat is grey, has a thicker rim, and a much more noticeable hatband.
- With its team-specfic coloring, combined with the Spy's colored suits, this hat gives the Spy an appearance similar to that of Blutarch and Redmond Mann.
References
- ↑ Wiktionary: 'backbiter', retrieved 2010-10-18
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