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| hat-slot=[[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
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| used-by=[[Heavy]]
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| image              = Hound Dog.png
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| hat-image=Hounddog.png
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| used-by           = [[Heavy]]
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| released=[[March 18, 2010 Patch]]
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| equip-region      = hat
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| contributed-by = [http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960449110 Steven 'Progg' Skidmore]
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| equip-region-2    = glasses
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| display-loadout-stats=yes
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197960449110|157948848}}
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| neutral-attributes =Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
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| released           = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}<br>([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate21|unusual}}
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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        = Hair
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  | item-description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy''', on people who ain't no friends of his.|You mean nothing to me now!|sound=Heavy_revenge01_You_mean_nothing_to_me_now.wav}}
 
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The '''Hound Dog''', known to the community as the "Elvis Hat," is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Heavy]]. It appears as a greased black quiff with sunglasses.
 
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy''' on people who ain't no friends of his|You mean nothing to me now!|sound=Heavy revenge01.wav}}
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The '''Hound Dog''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Heavy]]. It gives the Heavy hair styled into a [[w:Pompadour (hairstyle)#Men's styles|pompadour]], as well as a pair of aviator-style sunglasses.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033540/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692791&postcount=45 Silentman] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
{{Painted variants}}
 
{{Painted variants}}
  
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==Trivia==
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== Update history ==
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*The quiff and sunglasses look was popularized by [[Wikipedia:Elvis_Presley|Elvis Presley]], after whom the item is named, and the [[Wikipedia:Teddy_Boy|Teddy Boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Greaser_(subculture)|"Greasers"]] movements of the 1950s.
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'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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* The Hound Dog was added to the game.
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*[[Concept art#Heavy|Concept art]] exists showing the Heavy with hair, though it's a different style than the Hound Dog.
 
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*The thumbnail for the Heavy achievement "Soviet Union" features a heavy with a similar hair style.
 
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*Progg, creator of this item, has also created and submitted the winning The Gas Man pack for the [[Polycount Pack]] contest.
 
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*The sunglasses are for cosmetic effect only, and do not cause a darkening of the player's screen.
 
  
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*Using the Australium Gold [[Paint Can]] on this hat changes the hair color from black to blonde. Combined with the shades, this makes the Heavy look similar to the TV cartoon character, [[Wikipedia:Johnny_Bravo|Johnny Bravo]]. Many community members now affectionately refer to this version as "Johnny Bravo Heavy", [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8cLgmqgL68 as seen here]. Some people, however, think it makes the Heavy look more like [[Wikipedia:Duke Nukem (character)|Duke Nukem]], and accordingly nickname him "Duke Nukem Heavy". Similarly,some in the community think that using Mann Co. Orange paint on the Hound Dog makes The Heavy look like the CSI Miami character [[Wikipedia:Horatio_Caine|Horatio Caine]]. Also, many players think that using An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge will make the Heavy look like actor [[Wikipedia:Ted_Danson|Ted Danson]]. Others have noted the Radigan Conagher Brown paint makes his hair resemble [[Wikipedia:Rick Astley|Rick Astley]]. Using An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge, you can make Heavy look like Chris Redfield's alternate costume from Resident Evil 5.
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2010}}'''
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* The Hound Dog was made [[Crafting|craftable]].
  
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*Only one other hat incorporates sunglasses, [[The Familiar Fez]]
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Hound Dog was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Hound Dog.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Hound Dog can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
  
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*The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411371&page=3 Silentman].
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Hound Dog's painting texture was improved.
  
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*This hat is currently unavailable in the Mann Co. Store.
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'''{{Patch name|6|11|2014}} #1'''
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* Fixed several cosmetic items not cloaking properly for the Spy.
  
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== Trivia ==
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* The "pompadour and sunglasses" look is popularly associated with [[w:Elvis Presley|Elvis Presley]], who also sang the most famous version of [[w:Hound Dog|the song]] which the cosmetic is named for.
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** The item's description also makes a reference to another song by Elvis Presley, "[[w:All Shook Up|All Shook Up]]".
  
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[[Category:Hats]]
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{{First Community Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Heavy Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 07:00, 23 April 2024

“
You mean nothing to me now!
Click to listen
— The Heavy on people who ain't no friends of his
 ”

The Hound Dog is a community-created cosmetic item for the Heavy. It gives the Heavy hair styled into a pompadour, as well as a pair of aviator-style sunglasses.

The item's description was written by Silentman for the Hat Describing Contest.

Painted variants

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

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)

  • The Hound Dog was added to the game.

March 19, 2010 Patch

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

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

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Hound Dog's painting texture was improved.

June 11, 2014 Patch #1

  • Fixed several cosmetic items not cloaking properly for the Spy.

Trivia

  • The "pompadour and sunglasses" look is popularly associated with Elvis Presley, who also sang the most famous version of the song which the cosmetic is named for.
    • The item's description also makes a reference to another song by Elvis Presley, "All Shook Up".
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