Triboniophorus Tyrannus
“ | Burn in hell, you mumbling abomination!
Click to listen
— The Spy to the Pyro
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The Triboniophorus Tyrannus is a community-created headwear item for the Pyro released with the first wave of community-contributed content. It appears as a green, gelatinous slug with beady black eyes, placed off-center atop the Pyro's gas mask.
The hat's description was written by crushilista for the Hat Describing Contest.
Painted variants
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Update history
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- This hat was added to the game.
- Updated the new community-built hats so they can be crafted.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was made paintable.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- [Undocumented] Added this item to the Mann Co. Store.
Trivia
- The Triboniophorus Tyrannus is a reference to the brain slugs that were featured in Template:W. In the show, they would attach themselves to an individual's head and control their mind, forcing them to appear semi-comatose, speak in a monotonous tone, and do anything to spread the brain slugs throughout the universe. The brain slugs in the cartoon however, had one large eye instead of two small eyes, as well as two antennae.
- The Template:W is a type of green slug native to Australia.
- Triboniophorus Tyrannus roughly translates to "Slug King" in Latin.
- Triboniophorus Tyrannus will appear as "Pyro Brain Sucker" on the gift's description thumbnail from within the sender's backpack.
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