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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
| image              = Seal_Mask.png
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| image              = Seal Mask.png
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors-class1 = Demoman
 
| team-colors-class1 = Demoman
 
| team-colors-class2 = other
 
| team-colors-class2 = other
| used-by            = [[Classes|All]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|all}}
 
| equip-region      = face
 
| equip-region      = face
| released          = {{update link|Very Scary Halloween Special}}
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| released          = {{Patch name|10|27|2011}}
| availability      = Limited
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| released-major    = Very Scary Halloween Special
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| availability      = {{avail|goodie-cauldron}}
 
| trade              = no
 
| trade              = no
 
| gift              = no
 
| gift              = no
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| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | quality          = Unique
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   | prefix          = The
   | level           = Level 31 Mask<br />Holiday Restriction: Halloween / Full Moon
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Mask}}
   | item-description = Turn routine melee attacks into environmental hate crimes with this adorable mask.
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  | item-level       = 31
   | item-flags      = Not Tradable
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  | halloween-icon  = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Seal Mask}}
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   | item-flags      = {{attribute|CannotTrade}}
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  | att-1-negative  = {{attribute|holiday_restriction_halloween_or_fullmoon}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Quotation|'''The Scout''' on seal clubbing|'Ey, is somebody keepin' track of my heads batted in?|sound=Scout_specialcompleted09.wav}}
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The '''Seal Mask''' is a [[headwear]] found inside the [[Halloween Goodie Cauldron]], which is wearable by [[all classes]]. It is a paper mask depicting a seal's face with crudely taped-on whiskers. When worn by the [[Demoman]], the seal's left eye is taped out.
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Dominated! By the great seal of the United States of ''My Head!''|sound=soldier item birdhead domination03.wav}}
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The '''Seal Mask''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a paper mask depicting a seal's face with crudely taped-on whiskers. When worn by the [[Demoman]], the seal's left eye is taped out.
  
 
{{Halloween restricted}}
 
{{Halloween restricted}}
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
 
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
 
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
* The Seal Mask was added to the game.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Seal Mask was added to the game.
  
'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}}''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
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'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}} #1''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
* Removed "hat" equip region.
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* Removed "Hat" equip region.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The item description refers to the {{w|Seal hunting|clubbing of seal pups}} to death, a controversial poaching method performed in several countries and commonly cited by animal rights organizations.
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* The item's description refers to the [[w:Seal hunting|clubbing of seal pups]] to death, a controversial poaching method performed in several countries and commonly cited by animal rights organizations.
* The mask is based on a post on [[Steam Users' Forums]] <ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23075473#post23075473</ref> regarding the [[Summer Camp Sale]]. The post said, "the SUMMER SEAL ,WILL BEGIN soon????" From this post, seals made appearances in several of the promotional images for the sale. One of the mascots for the Steam Halloween Sale is seen wearing the Seal Mask as a nod to the thread. <ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26071263&postcount=5 Post from BurtonJ linking to the original "SUMMER SEAL" post.</ref><ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26088258&postcount=38 Another post from BurtonJ that has since be edited to remove the links. This is a quote of that post.</ref><ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26095140&postcount=77 BurtonJ confirming the Seal Mask is a reference to this post</ref>
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* The mask is based on a post on [[Steam Users' Forums]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111030135632/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23075473 Steam Users' Forums thread]</ref> regarding the [[Summer Camp Sale]]. The post said, "the SUMMER SEAL ,WILL BEGIN soon????" From this post, seals made appearances in several of the promotional images for the sale. One of the mascots for the Steam Halloween Sale is seen wearing the Seal Mask as a nod to the thread.
 
* Like several other Halloween hats, the Seal Mask's level references Halloween, which happens on October 31.
 
* Like several other Halloween hats, the Seal Mask's level references Halloween, which happens on October 31.
* The "SUMMER SEAL" art design was also based on an internet meme of a seal[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/05/crasher-seal-photobombs-g_n_411767.html] portrayed to be photobombing[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/photobomb] a photograph of penguins along a beach.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery perrow="3">
 
<gallery perrow="3">
File:Scout Seal Mask.png|[[Scout]]  
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File:Scout Seal Mask.png|[[Scout]]
File:Soldier Seal Mask.png|[[Soldier]]  
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File:Soldier Seal Mask.png|[[Soldier]]
 
File:Pyro Seal Mask.png|[[Pyro]]
 
File:Pyro Seal Mask.png|[[Pyro]]
 
File:Demo Seal Mask.png|[[Demoman]]  
 
File:Demo Seal Mask.png|[[Demoman]]  
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File:Sniper Seal Mask.png|[[Sniper]]
 
File:Sniper Seal Mask.png|[[Sniper]]
 
File:Spy Seal Mask.png|[[Spy]]
 
File:Spy Seal Mask.png|[[Spy]]
File:Seal mask sm2.png|RED Demoman and BLU Heavy wearing the Seal Mask.
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File:Seal mask sm2.png|[[RED]] Demoman and [[BLU]] Heavy wearing the Seal Mask.
 
File:Seal Mask Promotion.png|Promotional image on Steam main page advertising the "Halloween Seal Mask".
 
File:Seal Mask Promotion.png|Promotional image on Steam main page advertising the "Halloween Seal Mask".
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
== Related merchandise ==
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== Valve Store merchandise ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Merch Seal Shirt.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=CST101 2011 Halloween Seal Mask T-Shirt]
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File:Merch Seal Shirt.png|2011 Halloween Seal Mask T-Shirt {{Merchandise-expired}}
File:Merch Seal Shirt Womans.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=CST103 Womens 2011 Halloween Seal Mask T-Shirt]
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File:Merch Seal Shirt Womans.png|Women's 2011 Halloween Seal Mask T-Shirt {{Merchandise-expired}}
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Very Scary Halloween Special]]
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
  
{{VeryScaryHalloweenSpecialNav}}
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{{Very Scary Halloween Special Nav}}
{{HatNav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}

Latest revision as of 15:22, 29 September 2023

The Seal Mask is a cosmetic item for all classes. It is a paper mask depicting a seal's face with crudely taped-on whiskers. When worn by the Demoman, the seal's left eye is taped out.

This item can only be worn around Halloween or during a Full Moon; at other times of the year, it does not appear in gameplay, unless the server has Halloween mode enabled. However, it can be equipped at any time and can still be viewed on the loadout screen even when it is not visible during games.

Update history

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

  • [Undocumented] The Seal Mask was added to the game.

December 15, 2011 Patch #1 (Australian Christmas 2011)

  • Removed "Hat" equip region.

Trivia

  • The item's description refers to the clubbing of seal pups to death, a controversial poaching method performed in several countries and commonly cited by animal rights organizations.
  • The mask is based on a post on Steam Users' Forums[1] regarding the Summer Camp Sale. The post said, "the SUMMER SEAL ,WILL BEGIN soon????" From this post, seals made appearances in several of the promotional images for the sale. One of the mascots for the Steam Halloween Sale is seen wearing the Seal Mask as a nod to the thread.
  • Like several other Halloween hats, the Seal Mask's level references Halloween, which happens on October 31.

Gallery

Valve Store merchandise

References