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{{Redirects here|Birdman|Birdman of Australiacatraz}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = misc
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Bird-Man of Aberdeen.png
 
| image              = Bird-Man of Aberdeen.png
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| used-by            = [[Demoman]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Demoman}}
 
| equip-region      = left shoulder
 
| equip-region      = left shoulder
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197999138417|917957426}}
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197999138417|6261070737}}
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| released          = [[Pyromania Update]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|6|27|2012}}<br>([[Pyromania Update]])
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| availability      = {{avail|craft|drop|crate46|purchase}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|pile-of-ash|crate46-expired|collectors|keyless-crate}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| craft              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = yes
 
| paint              = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | item-description = This shoulder-mounted feathered friend comes in any color you like, and is so full of whiskey it couldn't fly off if it wanted to. Great to have around if you decide to eat it—just turn your head and bite!
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   | prefix          = The
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| no-level          = yes
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Mascot}}
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   | loadout-name    = The Bird-Man of Aberdeen
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   | item-description = {{item description|Bird-Man of Aberdeen}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on his feathered friend|We did it, mate!|sound=Demoman_specialcompleted-assistedkill01.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|We did it, mate!|sound=Demoman specialcompleted-assistedkill01.wav}}
  
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The '''Bird-Man of Aberdeen''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[miscellaneous item]] item for the [[Demoman]]. It is a large green {{w|macaw}} that sits on the Demoman's shoulder and [[jigglebones|wobbles]] around under movement.  
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The '''Bird-Man of Aberdeen''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Demoman]]. It is a green and yellow [[w:Macaw|macaw]] that stands on the Demoman's left shoulder and [[Jiggle bones|wobbles]] with the player's movements.
  
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The Bird-Man of Aberdeen has three unique [[styles]]. The second style, "Distinguished", colors the bird white, resembling a {{w|cockatoo}}, while "Imbued", the third style, changes the belly feathers to a dull green. When painted, "Distinguished" bleeds the entire bird the same color, aside from the tail- and head-feathers, and "Imbued" colors the belly feathers duller than that of the rest of the bird's feathers.
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This item has three [[styles]], named "{{style name|Essential}}", "{{style name|Distinguished}}" and "{{style name|Imbued}}". The "{{style name|Distinguished}}" style colors the bird white, resembling a [[w:Cockatoo|cockatoo]], while the "{{style name|Imbued}}" style, changes the belly feathers to a dull green. When [[Paint Can|painted]], "{{style name|Distinguished}}" paints the entire bird the same color, aside from the tail- and head-feathers, and "{{style name|Imbued}}" colors the belly feathers duller than that of the rest of the bird's feathers.
  
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When a player equipped with the Bird-Man of Aberdeen, in [[Pyroland]], kills an enemy unassisted by another player, the killfeed shows the bird getting the assist, with its [[Name Tag|custom name]] if it has one, similar to [[Teddy Roosebelt]] and [[Balloonicorn]].
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{{Assisting in Pyroland}}
  
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The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=5837 contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]] under the name "Some spare eyes v_2.3".
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The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=5837 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
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{{Weapon Demonstration|pyroland=1}}
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
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{{Painted variants|default=Essential}}
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{{Painted variants/Notes}}
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{{Painted variants|style=Distinguished}}
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{{Tabs
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{{Painted variants|style=Imbued}}
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| noalign = 1
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| width = 430px
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| title = {{common string|Painted variants}}
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| orientation = horizontal
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| icon1 = {{style name|Essential}}
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| icon2 = {{style name|Distinguished}}
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| icon3 = {{style name|Imbued}}
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| content1 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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{{Painted variants|default=Essential|h=0}}
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| content2 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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{{Painted variants|style=Distinguished|h=0}}
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| content3 = <nowiki></nowiki>
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{{Painted variants|style=Imbued|h=0}}
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}}
  
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== {{item name|Styles}} ==
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== Styles ==
 
{{Styles table
 
{{Styles table
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| image1 = Bird-Man of Aberdeen Essential.png
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| image1 = Painted Bird-Man of Aberdeen UNPAINTED.png
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| image2 = Bird-Man of Aberdeen Distinguished.png
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| image2 = Painted Bird-Man of Aberdeen UNPAINTED Distinguished.png
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| image3 = Bird-Man of Aberdeen Imbued.png
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| image3 = Painted Bird-Man of Aberdeen UNPAINTED Imbued.png
 
| style1 = Essential
 
| style1 = Essential
 
| style2 = Distinguished
 
| style2 = Distinguished
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'''{{Patch name|6|28|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|6|28|2012}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the drop system.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the [[item drop system]].
  
 
'''{{Patch name|7|11|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|7|11|2012}}'''
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* Added Pyromania cosmetic items to the [[Mann Co. Store]]
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* The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
  
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== Bugs ==
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* This item's level does not show up in the backpack or loadout. This is because the item type is assigned to a text string that does not exist.  
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* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
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'''{{Patch name|2|11|2014}}'''
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* Changed item type to "Mascot".
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== Unused content ==
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* In the game files, there exists a blue alternative for the [[BLU]] team under the name of {{code|demo_parrot_blue.vtf}}. It goes unused, as the game uses only one texture for both teams.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* The item's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Robert Stroud|Robert Stroud]], a federal prisoner whose work with birds during imprisonment earned him the nickname "Birdman of Alcatraz", despite not being allowed to keep pets during his incarceration at Alcatraz itself.
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* The item's name is a reference to [[w:Robert Stroud|Robert Stroud]], a prisoner whose work with birds during imprisonment earned him the nickname "Birdman of [[w:Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary|Alcatraz]]", despite not being allowed to keep pets during his incarceration at Alcatraz itself.
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* The name also refers to the fact Aberdeen has the largest urban population of herring gulls in the world.
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** The name also references [[w:Aberdeen|Aberdeen]], a city in northern Scotland.
  
 
== Gallery ==  
 
== Gallery ==  
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<gallery>
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Parrot thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail of the Bird-Man of Aberdeen
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File:Parrot thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Bird-Man of Aberdeen.
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File:Bird-Man of Aberdeen BLU Model.png|The unused [[BLU]] skin.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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{{PyromaniaNav}}
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== See also ==
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{{HatNav}}
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* [[Mann-Bird of Aberdeen]]
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{{Demoman Nav}}
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* [[Polly Putrid]]
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* [[Bird]]
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* [[Mascot]]
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{{Pyromania Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Demoman Nav|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Jiggleboned]]

Latest revision as of 18:02, 11 July 2024

"Birdman" redirects here. You may have been looking for Birdman of Australiacatraz.
“
We did it, mate!
Click to listen
— The Demoman
 ”

The Bird-Man of Aberdeen is a community-created cosmetic item for the Demoman. It is a green and yellow macaw that stands on the Demoman's left shoulder and wobbles with the player's movements.

This item has three styles, named "Essential", "Distinguished" and "Imbued". The "Distinguished" style colors the bird white, resembling a cockatoo, while the "Imbued" style, changes the belly feathers to a dull green. When painted, "Distinguished" paints the entire bird the same color, aside from the tail- and head-feathers, and "Imbued" colors the belly feathers duller than that of the rest of the bird's feathers.

When players equipped with this item kill an enemy unassisted by another player, the killfeed shows everyone in Pyroland that it gets the assist, with its custom name if it has one.

The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Pyroland Demonstration

Painted variants

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

Main article: Styles
Styles
Painted Bird-Man of Aberdeen UNPAINTED.png
Painted Bird-Man of Aberdeen UNPAINTED Distinguished.png
Painted Bird-Man of Aberdeen UNPAINTED Imbued.png
Essential Distinguished Imbued

Update history

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

  • The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the game.

June 28, 2012 Patch

July 11, 2012 Patch

August 27, 2013 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

November 12, 2013 Patch

February 11, 2014 Patch

  • Changed item type to "Mascot".

Unused content

  • In the game files, there exists a blue alternative for the BLU team under the name of demo_parrot_blue.vtf. It goes unused, as the game uses only one texture for both teams.

Trivia

  • The item's name is a reference to Robert Stroud, a prisoner whose work with birds during imprisonment earned him the nickname "Birdman of Alcatraz", despite not being allowed to keep pets during his incarceration at Alcatraz itself.
    • The name also references Aberdeen, a city in northern Scotland.

Gallery

  • Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Bird-Man of Aberdeen.

  • The unused BLU skin.

See also

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