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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
 
| type              = cosmetic
 
| type              = cosmetic
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| image              = Soldierwithhat.PNG
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| image              = Soldier's Stash.png
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| used-by            = [[Soldier]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Soldier}}
 
| equip-region      = none
 
| equip-region      = none
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|21|2009}}<br />([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|21|2009}}
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| released-major    = Sniper vs. Spy Update
 
| availability      = {{avail|retired}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|retired}}
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| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | level            = [[Limited Quantity|<font color="yellow">Limited]] Level 1-100 Cosmetic Item</font>
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Cosmetic Item}}
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   | item-description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling.
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  | limited          = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Soldier's Stash}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on the importance of preparations |Your country did not prepare you for the level of violence you will meet on my battlefield!|sound=Soldier_DominationSniper13.wav}}
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The '''Soldier's Stash''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It adds a black band around the Soldier's helmet, holding up a pack of cigarettes — the eponymous stash — as well as an ace of spades playing card.  
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Your country did not prepare you for the level of violence you will meet on my battlefield!|sound=Soldier DominationSniper13.wav}}
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The '''Soldier's Stash''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It adds a black band around the Soldier's helmet, holding up a pack of cigarettes and an ace of spades playing card.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190723/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16694513&postcount=60 Man Of Faith ™] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
 
* {{Undocumented}} The Soldier's Stash was added to the game.
 
* {{Undocumented}} The Soldier's Stash was added to the game.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* This hat was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* The Soldier's Stash was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Soldier's Stash.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Soldier's Stash.
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* {{undocumented}} The Soldier's Stash can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Soldier's Stash can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
  
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* Paint textures for the Soldier's Stash were improved.
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* The Soldier's Stash painting texture was improved.
  
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'''{{Patch name|9|25|2014}}'''
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'''{{item schema|1|25|2013}}'''
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* {{undocumented}} Added the Limited attribute to the Soldier's Stash.
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* The Soldier's Stash was removed from the [[item drop system]] and [[Mann Co. Store]], and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or [[Crafting|crafted]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Saxton Hale|title=Kiss These Items Goodbye!|retrieved=2021-9-30|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9714|publication=TF2 Official Blog|puburl=https://www.teamfortress.com|date=2013-1-10}}</ref>
  
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'''{{item schema|1|25|2013|id=a0ac5c7c966a3a5cf70f777ad5ff3dfbaf74194e}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|3|5|2014}}'''
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* The Soldier's Stash was removed from the item drop system and Mann Co. Store, and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or crafted. Crates with the possibility to get the hat are unboxed in normal quality. [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9714]
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* Updated the {{code|[[Equip region|equip_region]]}} for The Soldier's Stash.
  
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'''{{Patch name|03|5|2014}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|4|1|2014}}'''
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* Updated the Soldier's Stash's equip region.
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the {{code|equip_region}} for the Soldier's Stash.
  
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'''{{Patch name|04|1|2014}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|8|21|2014}} #1'''
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* {{undocumented}} Updated the equip region.
 
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'''{{Patch name|08|21|2014}}'''
 
 
* Updated the {{code|equip_region}} for the Soldier's Stash.
 
* Updated the {{code|equip_region}} for the Soldier's Stash.
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* {{undocumented}} Updated the item type of the Soldier's Stash.
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the item type of the Soldier's Stash.
  
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== Notes ==
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'''{{Patch name|9|25|2014}} #1'''
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* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16694513&postcount=60 Man Of Faith ™] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the [[Limited]] attribute to the Soldier's Stash.
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}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* The band was designed to hold a cloth camouflage cover to the helmet as well as foliage, in order to blend the helmet shape and color into the surrounding vegetation. In Vietnam, this band more commonly held cigarettes, as the Soldier does here, as well as insect repellent or an extra rifle magazine, as shown in the movie ''[[w:Full Metal Jacket|Full Metal Jacket]]''.
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* The [[backpack]] icon for the Soldier's Stash has a model render of Soldier wearing it. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves the hat visible, while hiding everything else, leaving his player model hidden as a result.
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* In [[w:World War II|World War II]], the {{botignore|soldiers}} of the [[w:506th Parachute Infantry Regiment|506th Parachute Infantry Regiment]] of the [[w:101st Airborne Division|American 101st Airborne Division]], the "[[Media:Soldier_specialcompleted04.wav|Screaming Eagles]]" were marked with the spades symbol painted on the sides of their helmets. It was used to represent good luck due to its fortunate connotations in card playing.
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* The use of the card itself also comes from the use of "Death Cards" in the Vietnam War, where American soldiers, believing that the spades was a sign of ill-fortune in Vietnamese culture, would put Aces of Spades on the bodies of dead Vietnamese (sometimes even littering the cards on the battlefield) to psychologically demoralize the Viet Cong. Though the tactic had little effect on the Viet Cong themselves, it was a source of morale for American soldiers. Some soldiers wore it like the Soldier does in their helmet-bands, often as an anti-peace sign (Peace being another thing the Soldier deeply despises).
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Soldier's Stash Backpack Icon No Alpha.png|The Soldier's Stash backpack icon without the alpha mask.
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* Other Vietnam War themed helmets:
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** [[Fortunate Son]]
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** [[Shellmet]]
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== References ==
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<references/>
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Soldier Nav|state=collapsed}}
  
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{{Soldier Nav}}
 
 
[[Category:Retired items]]
 
[[Category:Retired items]]

Latest revision as of 16:49, 15 April 2024

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The Soldier's Stash is a cosmetic item for the Soldier. It adds a black band around the Soldier's helmet, holding up a pack of cigarettes and an ace of spades playing card.

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

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
  • [Undocumented] The Soldier's Stash was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

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

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Soldier's Stash painting texture was improved.

January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]

March 5, 2014 Patch

April 1, 2014 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the equip_region for the Soldier's Stash.

August 21, 2014 Patch #1

  • Updated the equip_region for the Soldier's Stash.
  • [Undocumented] Updated the item type of the Soldier's Stash.

September 25, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added the Limited attribute to the Soldier's Stash.

Trivia

  • The backpack icon for the Soldier's Stash has a model render of Soldier wearing it. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves the hat visible, while hiding everything else, leaving his player model hidden as a result.

Gallery

  • The Soldier's Stash backpack icon without the alpha mask.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saxton Hale   (TF2 Official Blog)      "Kiss These Items Goodbye!".      Published   January 10, 2013.      Retrieved   September 30, 2021.
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