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{{Item infobox
| hat-slot = [[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
| used-by = [[Soldier]]|
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| image              = Killer's Kabuto.png
| hat-image=Kabuto.png|
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| team-colors        = yes
| released = [[March 18, 2010 Patch]]|
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| used-by           = {{used by|Soldier}}
| has-team-colors = yes|
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| equip-region      = hat
| contributed-by = [http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197978393191 AyesDyef]
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| contributed-by    = {{Steamid|76561197978393191}}
| display-loadout-stats=yes
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| released           = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}
| neutral-attributes = A haiku for war.<br/>To defeat one's enemies.<br/>Honor the crocket.
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| released-major    = First Community Contribution Update
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate20|unusual}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Helmet}}
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  | item-description = {{item description|Killer's Kabuto}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|Sun Tzu said that!|sound=Sun_Tzu.wav}}
 
  
The '''Killer's Kabuto''' is a community-created [[headwear]] item for the [[Soldier]] and was chosen by Valve to be released with the [[March 18, 2010 Patch|first wave]]  of [[Contribution page|community-contributed]] content due to its outstanding quality. It appears as a team-colored kabuto-style Japanese helmet, with an elaborate gold ornament displaying the Soldier's class icon.
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on the art of war|Sun Tzu said that!|sound=Sun Tzu.wav}}
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The '''Killer's Kabuto''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It is a team-colored [[w:Kabuto|kabuto]] helmet, with an elaborate gold ''maedate'' emblazoned displaying the Soldier's class icon.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060137/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16742747&postcount=299 f3doraman] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
{{Painted variants}}
 
{{Painted variants}}
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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* The Killer's Kabuto was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2010}}'''
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* The Killer's Kabuto was made [[Crafting|craftable]].
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Killer's Kabuto was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Killer's Kabuto.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Killer's Kabuto can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* The Killer's Kabuto paint mask was altered to paint the team-colored section of the helmet instead of the ornament and [[Soldier]] emblem at the front.
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Killer's Kabuto to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Killer's Kabuto's painting texture was improved.
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** The paint mask was enhanced and altered to tint the large metal plates with the specified paint color.
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* ''Kabuto'' (兜) means helmet in Japanese; while it is a generic term for any sort of helmet, it specifically refers to samurai helmets in Western usage.
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* A ''maedate'', or a front crest, was typically engraved with a family symbol, or a sculptural object representing an animal, mythical entity, or prayer.
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* The Killer's Kabuto makes an appearance on the promotional pictures of the ''[[Total War Master Collection]]'', even though the item itself is not included in the bundle.
  
*During the Momoyama period of civil war, these ''"kawari kabuto"'' (strange helmets) were mass-produced. They are made of 3 or 4 large plates of metal, as opposed to hundreds of tiny metal strips riveted together, as is the standard for 'traditional' kabuto.
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*A kabuto (兜, 冑) is a helmet used with traditional Japanese armour as worn by samurai. It features a strong bowl, the "hachi", which protects the crown of the head, a suspended series of articulated plates (the "shikoro") to protect the neck, and often a crest of the clan (mon).
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*Upon the return of general peace under the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Edo Period, armour became more elaborate and ceremonial. Many very luxurious armours were produced during this period, as well as a great number of simpler armours for lower-ranking samurai and foot soldiers. Fine armour continued to be produced up to the end of the Edo period in 1867, and slightly beyond. Later armours often emulated the garb of the romanticized Kamakura-Muromachi warriors.
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*It seems unclear why the Soldier would wish to wear this hat. Perhaps he finds it a tribute to his 'hero' Sun Tzu, even though the hat originates from Japan and not China.
 
*The Killer's Kabuto is the second community hat to appear in a [[Mac update trailer|Valve animated short]].
 
*The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411304&page=20 f3doraman].
 
*Haiku is a form of poetry originating in Japan, consisting of 3 phrases of 5, 7, and 5 moras (sound units determining syllable weight). Haiku also typically contains references to nature and the seasons, which the description lacks.
 
*Crocket is an short way of saying "critical rocket". The Soldier will typically say "Crocket!" when killing an enemy with one.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 01:21, 8 February 2024

Sun Tzu said that!
The Soldier on the art of war

The Killer's Kabuto is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier. It is a team-colored kabuto helmet, with an elaborate gold maedate emblazoned displaying the Soldier's class icon.

The item's description was written by f3doraman for the Hat Describing Contest.

Painted variants

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

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
  • The Killer's Kabuto was added to the game.

March 19, 2010 Patch

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Killer's Kabuto was made paintable.
  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Killer's Kabuto.
  • [Undocumented] The Killer's Kabuto can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • The Killer's Kabuto paint mask was altered to paint the team-colored section of the helmet instead of the ornament and Soldier emblem at the front.

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Killer's Kabuto's painting texture was improved.
    • The paint mask was enhanced and altered to tint the large metal plates with the specified paint color.

Trivia

  • Kabuto (兜) means helmet in Japanese; while it is a generic term for any sort of helmet, it specifically refers to samurai helmets in Western usage.
  • A maedate, or a front crest, was typically engraved with a family symbol, or a sculptural object representing an animal, mythical entity, or prayer.
  • The Killer's Kabuto makes an appearance on the promotional pictures of the Total War Master Collection, even though the item itself is not included in the bundle.