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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
 
| type              = cosmetic
 
| type              = cosmetic
| image              = Medicgeisha.png
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| image              = Geisha Boy.png
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
 
| equip-region      = hat
 
| equip-region      = hat
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197993552969|263120125}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197993552969|263120125}}
| released          = [[Shogun Pack]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|3|10|2011}}
| availability      = {{avail|Promotional|drop|craft|purchase|unusual}}
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| released-major    = Shogun Pack
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired|unusual|collectors}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | item-description = Frog leaps into pond<br />Lotus blossoms fall to earth<br />Medic has girl's hair
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   | item-kind        = Hair
   | loadout-name    = The Geisha Boy
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   | item-description = {{item description|Geisha Boy}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Hello, Fräuleins!|sound=Medic_taunts07.wav}}
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The '''Geisha Boy''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Medic]]. It is the haircut of a traditional Japanese [[w:Geisha|Geisha]] with team-colored flowers and wrap.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Hello, Fräuleins!|sound=Medic taunts07.wav}}
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The '''Geisha Boy''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. It is the haircut of a traditional Japanese [[w:Geisha|geisha]] with team-colored flowers and wrap.
  
 
This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who pre-purchased ''[[Total War: SHOGUN 2]]'' on [[Steam]] before March 15, 2011.
 
This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who pre-purchased ''[[Total War: SHOGUN 2]]'' on [[Steam]] before March 15, 2011.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''{{Patch name|3|10|2011}}''' ([[Shogun Pack]])
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'''{{Patch name|3|10|2011}}''' ({{update link|Shogun Pack}})
 
* The Geisha Boy was added to the game.
 
* The Geisha Boy was added to the game.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|3|11|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|3|11|2011}}'''
*Fixed the new Shogun hats not being grayed out when [[paint]] is being used.
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* Fixed the Geisha Boy not being grayed out when paint is being used.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|3|15|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|3|15|2011}}'''
* The Geisha Boy is now able to be [[Trading|traded]] along with all [[Shogun Pack]] items.
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* The Geisha Boy was made [[Trading|tradable]].
  
 
'''[Unknown Date]'''
 
'''[Unknown Date]'''
* The Geisha Boy was re-positioned on wearers' heads.
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* The Geisha Boy was re-positioned on wearers' head.
  
==Trivia==
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== Trivia ==
 
<!-- Don't add Haiku trivia in this page, because everyone know about Haiku. And these trivia was removed before. Keep that trivia only [[Fan O'War]] page, thank you.-->
 
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* The hat is named after the 1958 [[w:Jerry Lewis|Jerry Lewis]] film ''[[w:The Geisha Boy|The Geisha Boy]]''.
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* This item is named after the 1958 film ''[[w:The Geisha Boy|The Geisha Boy]]''.
* The hairstyle used for the hat is Momoware, a style typically worn by [[w:Maiko|Maiko]], or second-stage trainee geisha.
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* The hairstyle used for the hat is momoware, a style typically worn by [[w:Maiko|maiko]], or second-stage trainee geisha.
* The haiku in the description is a parody of one by [[w:Matsuo Bashō|Matsuo Bashō]], a famous poet of Japan's Edo period:
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* The haiku in the description is a parody of one by [[w:Matsuo Bashō|Matsuo Bashō]], a famous poet of Japan's [[w:Edo period|Edo period]]:
 
<blockquote>
 
<blockquote>
an ancient pond<br />
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an ancient pond<br>
a frog jumps in<br />
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a frog jumps in<br>
the splash of water<br />
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the splash of water<br>
 
</blockquote>
 
</blockquote>
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:ShogunConcept DemoMedic.png|Geisha Boy's and [[Samur-Eye]]'s concept artwork
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File:ShogunConcept DemoMedic.png|Concept art for the Geisha Boy and [[Samur-Eye]].
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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== See also ==
{{Promo nav}}
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* ''[[Total War: SHOGUN 2]]''
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{{Medic Nav}}
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{{Shogun Update Nav}}
[[Category:Shogun Pack]]
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{{Promo Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Medic Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 18:25, 17 November 2024

Hello, Fräuleins!
The Medic

The Geisha Boy is a community-created promotional cosmetic item for the Medic. It is the haircut of a traditional Japanese geisha with team-colored flowers and wrap.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased Total War: SHOGUN 2 on Steam before March 15, 2011.

Update history

March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)

  • The Geisha Boy was added to the game.

March 11, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed the Geisha Boy not being grayed out when paint is being used.

March 15, 2011 Patch

[Unknown Date]

  • The Geisha Boy was re-positioned on wearers' head.

Trivia

  • This item is named after the 1958 film The Geisha Boy.
  • The hairstyle used for the hat is momoware, a style typically worn by maiko, or second-stage trainee geisha.
  • The haiku in the description is a parody of one by Matsuo Bashō, a famous poet of Japan's Edo period:

an ancient pond
a frog jumps in
the splash of water

Gallery

See also