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{{Hat infobox
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{{Item infobox
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| hat-slot = [[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
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| used-by = [[Pyro]]
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| image              = Triboniophorus Tyrannus.png
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| hat-image = Brainslug.png
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| used-by           = {{used by|Pyro}}
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| released = [[March 18, 2010 Patch]]
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| equip-region      = hat
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| contributed-by    = {{Steamid|76561197992612732}}
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| neutral-attributes = At least he's still telling you to burn things.
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| released           = {{Patch name|3|18|2010}}
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| contributed-by = [http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197992612732 Steaky]
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| released-major    = First Community Contribution Update
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|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|Mascot}}
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  | item-description = {{item description|Triboniophorus Tyrannus}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy''' to the Pyro|Burn in hell, you mumbling abomination!|sound=Spy_DominationPyro04.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Triboniophorus Tyrannus''', known to the community as the "Brain Slug," is a community-created [[headwear]] item for the [[Pyro]] and was chosen by Valve to be released with the first wave of [[Contribution page|community-contributed]] content due to its outstanding quality. It appears as a green, gelatinous slug attached diagonally atop the gas mask of the Pyro's head.
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{{Quotation|'''The Engineer''' on the Pyro's cranial companion|Now I've seen everything!|sound=Engineer autodejectedtie02.wav}}
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The '''Triboniophorus Tyrannus''' ({{pronounce|'traɪ,boʊniːoʊ,fɔərʌs}} {{pronounce|taɪ,rænʌs}} {{respell|treye|BOH|nee-}}{{respell|oh|FOH|russ}} {{respell|teye|RAN|uss}}) is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Pyro]]. It is a [[Jiggle bones|gelatinous]] green slug with beady gloss black eyes, placed off-center atop the Pyro's gas mask-burnished head.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190716/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714048&postcount=308 crushilista] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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{{Assisting in Pyroland|Kill=yes}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration|pyroland=1}}
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
{{Painted variants}}
 
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==Trivia==
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== Update history ==
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*This hat is similar to the brain slugs that occasionally appeared in the animated television show [[wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]], where they would be attached to someone's head, controlling their mind, forcing them to appear semi-comatose , talk 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.
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{{Update history|
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**The description (written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411342&page=21 crushilista]) may also be a reference to Futurama. Because the brain slug controls the host's mind, it may be referring to how it would be convenient that it's still telling the Pyro to burn things, which is his usual job, and perhaps usual thoughts.
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'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
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***The description may also be a reference to The Simpsons where the character Ralph Wiggum belives he sees a Leprechaun that tells him to burn things.
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* The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was added to the game.
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*This hat also bears a striking resemblance to one found in the Steam-hosted racing game [[wikipedia:Zero Gear|Zero Gear]]. Zero Gear is about as obsessed with hats as Team Fortress 2, where this hat is available as a headgear and a character. The Pyro's hat is identical to the character/hat in Zero Gear.
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*The Triboniophorus Tyrannus is one of the few hats that are jiggleboned, meaning that they will jiggle around realistically with the player's movement.
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2010}}'''
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*The [[wikipedia:Triboniophorus|Triboniophorus]] is a type of green slug native to Australia. "Tyrannus" is Latin for "tyrant" or "king."
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* The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was made [[Crafting|craftable]].
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*It is the first hat thought to be a living creature, the other being the [[Alien Swarm Parasite]].
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*The Triboniophorus Tyrannus, unlike most hats, does not fall off the Pyro's head once he dies, not even if he gibs, in which case it simply disappears.  
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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*This hat turns back to it's original green color when the player dies if it has been painted.
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* The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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{{HatNav}}
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Triboniophorus Tyrannus.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Triboniophorus Tyrannus can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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{{Pyro Nav}}
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Triboniophorus Tyrannus to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Triboniophorus Tyrannus' painting texture was improved.
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'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Triboniophorus Tyrannus now makes squishing noises when moved in the backpack.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}''' ([[Pyromania Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Triboniophorus Tyrannus is now credited as being assisted by the player on unassisted kills.
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}}
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== Trivia ==
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* ''[[w:Triboniophorus|Triboniophorus]]'' is a genus of green slug native to Australia. "Tyrannus" is Latin for "tyrant/despot". The item name can thus be translated from [[w:New Latin|New Latin]] as "the tyrant slug".
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* This item appears on page 2 of the ''[[True Meaning]]'' [[Comics|comic]], wearing a [[B.M.O.C.]]
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:2fort invasion poster7.png|An X-Ray of the Pyro with the Triboniophorus Tyrannus on top, as seen in BLU Alien biology lab on [[2Fort Invasion]] map.
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Metal Slug]]
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* [[Triboniophorus Gentlemannus]]
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{{First Community Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Pyro Nav|state=collapsed}}
  
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[[Category:Jiggleboned]]

Latest revision as of 02:31, 11 October 2024

“
Now I've seen everything!
Click to listen
— The Engineer on the Pyro's cranial companion
 ”

The Triboniophorus Tyrannus (/'traɪ,boʊniːoʊ,fɔərʌs/ /taɪ,rænʌs/ treye-boh-nee-oh-foh-russ teye-ran-uss) is a community-created cosmetic item for the Pyro. It is a gelatinous green slug with beady gloss black eyes, placed off-center atop the Pyro's gas mask-burnished head.

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

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

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

Update history

March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
  • The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was added to the game.

March 19, 2010 Patch

  • The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was made craftable.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

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

October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added the Triboniophorus Tyrannus to the Mann Co. Store.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Triboniophorus Tyrannus' painting texture was improved.

February 9, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Triboniophorus Tyrannus now makes squishing noises when moved in the backpack.

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Triboniophorus Tyrannus is now credited as being assisted by the player on unassisted kills.

Trivia

  • Triboniophorus is a genus of green slug native to Australia. "Tyrannus" is Latin for "tyrant/despot". The item name can thus be translated from New Latin as "the tyrant slug".
  • This item appears on page 2 of the True Meaning comic, wearing a B.M.O.C.

Gallery

  • An X-Ray of the Pyro with the Triboniophorus Tyrannus on top, as seen in BLU Alien biology lab on 2Fort Invasion map.

See also

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Contribute Promo.png First Community Contribution Update
Weapons
Cosmetics
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