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| used-by            = [[Demoman]]
 
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| equip-region      = hat
 
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197960520255|1790788927|matt}}
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197960520255|4524908663}}
| released          = {{Patch name|7|10|2013}}<br />([[Summer Event 2013]])
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| released          = {{Patch name|7|10|2013}}<br>([[Summer Event 2013]])
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate62|unusual|collectors|keyless-crate-unusual}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
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| paint              = yes
 
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   | item-kind        = Helmet
 
   | item-kind        = Helmet
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   | item-description = This knight's helm was painstakingly recreated using stills from the classic time travel episode (Ep 417: "A K.I.T.T. in King Arthur's Court") of the hit TV show Knight Rider.
 
   | item-description = This knight's helm was painstakingly recreated using stills from the classic time travel episode (Ep 417: "A K.I.T.T. in King Arthur's Court") of the hit TV show Knight Rider.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on the perks of being a Norman|Guts and glory, lads!|sound=Demoman autocappedcontrolpoint02.wav}}
The '''Stormin' Norman''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Demoman]]. It is a steel Norman helmet with a nose guard and a team-colored mail coif.
 
  
The Stormin' Norman was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=150105280 contributed] to the Steam Workshop under the name "Storm'n Norm'n".
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The '''Stormin' Norman''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Demoman]]. It is a steel [[w:Nasal helmet|nasal helmet]] with a team-colored [[w:Mail coif|mail coif]], typical of Norman style during the High Middle Ages.
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The Stormin' Norman was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=150105280 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
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* The Stormin' Norman was added to the game.
 
* The Stormin' Norman was added to the game.
  
'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}} #1'''
* {{Undocumented}} Added the Stormin' Norman to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Stormin' Norman to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
  
'''{{Patch name|07|7|2016}}''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
  
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* This item's description refers to the 417th episode of the 1982 TV series ''[[w:Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''. This series only had [[w:List of Knight Rider (1982 TV series) episodes|90 episodes]].
 
* This item's description refers to the 417th episode of the 1982 TV series ''[[w:Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''. This series only had [[w:List of Knight Rider (1982 TV series) episodes|90 episodes]].
 
* The description also references the 1995 film ''[[w:A Kid in King Arthur's Court|A Kid in King Arthur's Court]]'', that was based on the novel ''[[w:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'' by [[w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain]].
 
* The description also references the 1995 film ''[[w:A Kid in King Arthur's Court|A Kid in King Arthur's Court]]'', that was based on the novel ''[[w:A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court|A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'' by [[w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain]].
* The [[w:Normans|Normans]] were a race of people descended from the Gauls and Vikings, and who played a major in the history of medieval Europe.
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* The [[w:Normans|Normans]] were a population descended from the Gauls and Vikings, and who played a major in the history of medieval Europe. In Scotland (the Demoman's birthplace), the Kings of the High Medieval era were mostly of [[w:Scoto-Norman|at least partial Norman descent and influence]].
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* The name of this item is also a reference to [[w:Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.|Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.]]'s nickname '''Stormin' Norman''', the commander of US forces deployed to Saudi Arabia during the [[w:Gulf War|Gulf War]] of 1990-1991.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Steamworkshop_tf2_stormn_normn_thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Stormin' Norman.
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 stormn normn thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Stormin' Norman.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 18 February 2023

Guts and glory, lads!
The Demoman on the perks of being a Norman

The Stormin' Norman is a community-created cosmetic item for the Demoman. It is a steel nasal helmet with a team-colored mail coif, typical of Norman style during the High Middle Ages.

The Stormin' Norman was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Painted variants

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

Update history

July 10, 2013 Patch (Summer Event 2013)

  • The Stormin' Norman was added to the game.

August 27, 2013 Patch #1

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Trivia

Gallery