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{{quotation|'''The Soldier''' conquering a point|We have commandeered my point!|sound=Soldier_autocappedcontrolpoint03.wav}}
 
{{quotation|'''The Soldier''' conquering a point|We have commandeered my point!|sound=Soldier_autocappedcontrolpoint03.wav}}
 
The '''Conquistador''' is a [[Contribution page|community-created]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Soldier]]. It is a {{W|Morion (helmet)|morion}} typically worn by Spanish {{w|conquistador}}s.  
 
The '''Conquistador''' is a [[Contribution page|community-created]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Soldier]]. It is a {{W|Morion (helmet)|morion}} typically worn by Spanish {{w|conquistador}}s.  
 
The hat which was loosely based on a Conquistador hat featured in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean, was originally designed for the Demoman class. Due to the hat's ill-fit with the default Demoman's hat, the Soldier class was eventually chosen owing to the Soldier's adventurous and up-front position in battle and the similarity of his nature with the definition of Conquistadors.<ref>[http://pastebin.com/Tuw9zG6W Interview with nilouco.qc]</ref>
 
  
 
The Conquistador was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=6033 contributed] to the game via the [[Steam Workshop]], under the name "Morium".
 
The Conquistador was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=6033 contributed] to the game via the [[Steam Workshop]], under the name "Morium".
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The term {{W|conquistador|{{botignore|conquistador}}}} mostly refers to Spanish adventurers, who journeyed to conquer lands in America. Additionally, "{{botignore|conquistador}}" translates literally from Spanish and Portuguese as "conqueror".
 
* The term {{W|conquistador|{{botignore|conquistador}}}} mostly refers to Spanish adventurers, who journeyed to conquer lands in America. Additionally, "{{botignore|conquistador}}" translates literally from Spanish and Portuguese as "conqueror".
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* The hat which was originally based on a {{botignore|conquistador}} hat featured in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and was intended for the Demoman. However, due to the hat's ill-fit with the default Demoman's hat, the creator subsequently chose the Soldier citing his adventurous and up-front position in battle as well as the similarity of his nature with historic {{botignore|conquistadors}}.<ref>[http://pastebin.com/Tuw9zG6W Interview with nilouco.qc]</ref>
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 21:47, 14 February 2012

We have commandeered my point!
The Soldier conquering a point

The Conquistador is a community-created headwear item for the Soldier. It is a Template:W typically worn by Spanish Template:Ws.

The Conquistador was contributed to the game via the Steam Workshop, under the name "Morium".

Update history

February 2, 2012 Patch

  • The Conquistador was added to the game.

Trivia

  • The term Template:W mostly refers to Spanish adventurers, who journeyed to conquer lands in America. Additionally, "conquistador" translates literally from Spanish and Portuguese as "conqueror".
  • The hat which was originally based on a conquistador hat featured in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean and was intended for the Demoman. However, due to the hat's ill-fit with the default Demoman's hat, the creator subsequently chose the Soldier citing his adventurous and up-front position in battle as well as the similarity of his nature with historic conquistadors.[1]

References