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{{Hat infobox
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{{Item infobox
| hat-slot=[[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
| used-by=[[Sniper]]
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| image              = Master's Yellow Belt.png
| hat-image=Sniperbandana.png
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| imagewidth        = 261px
| released=[[Classless Update]]
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| used-by           = {{used by|Sniper}}
| display-loadout-stats=yes
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| equip-region      = sniper headband
| neutral-attributes = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen.
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| released          = {{Patch name|8|13|2009}}
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| released-major    = Classless Update
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|promotional-expired-codes|unusual-expired|collectors|keyless-crate}}
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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|Hat}}
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  | item-description = {{item description|Master's Yellow Belt}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' upon how the Master's Yellow Belt gains its distinct color.|Ja-rate!|sound=Sniper_JarateToss01.wav}}
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The '''Master's Yellow Belt''' is a headwear item for the [[Sniper]]. Released with [[Classless Update]], it appears as a yellow cloth belt tied around the Sniper's forehead.
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' mastering his trade|'''Ja-rate!'''|sound=Sniper JarateToss01.wav}}
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The '''Master's Yellow Belt''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Sniper]]. It is a white belt, presumably well-stained by [[Jarate]], tied around the Sniper's forehead, replacing his default slouch hat.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215457/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690008&postcount=3 Magi Kavin] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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This item is awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased the {{tooltip|RED Sniper Action Figure|Not available anymore in the Valve Store}} and redeem the code that came with it.
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
{{Painted variants}}
 
{{Painted variants}}
  
==Trivia==
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== Update history ==
* In Japanese, there is a phrase that describes the act of putting on a similar headband, and is used as an expression to describe getting down to work. A Western world equivalent to that expression would be 'rolling up one's sleeves'.
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|8|13|2009}}''' ([[Classless Update]])
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* The Master's Yellow Belt was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Master's Yellow Belt was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Master's Yellow Belt.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Master's Yellow Belt can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* Paint affects the Master's Yellow Belt's color more, colors are less washed out.
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Master's Yellow Belt's painting texture was improved.
  
*The hat is an homage to people who have trained in martial arts. Originally, the belts were given to the pupil as white belts and over time, dirt, sweat and other bodily fluids were used to turn the belt from white to black. However, since Jarate is the Sniper's shtick, the belt stays yellow.
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'''{{Patch name|6|5|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Revealed the rest of the NECA action figure promos.
  
* Much similar to the hat-less item [[Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative]], the [[Ghastly Gibus]], or [[Max's Severed Head]]; if a Sniper taunts with the [[Kukri]], [[Bushwacka]] or [[Tribalman's Shiv]] equipped while wearing the Master's Yellow Belt, he will hold onto thin air in place of his no longer equipped hat.  
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
  
* Being able to be painted, it can itself contradict its own name when changing it from a "Yellow" belt to any of the paint colors provided. Because it's paintable, it can also be returned to its original white color, or dyed a more vibrant color of yellow.
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'''{{Patch name|4|1|2014}}'''
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* Updated the {{code|[[Equip region|equip_region]]}} for the Master's Yellow Belt.
  
*If the player decides to paint the "Master's Yellow Belt" with the paint "A Distinctive Lack of Hue" the player's "Master's Yellow Belt" would look very similar to a stereotypical ninja's black headband.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
  
* The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1411323 Magi Kavin].
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'''{{Patch name|7|18|2024}} #1''' ([[Summer 2024 Update]])
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* Fixed not being able to equip the Master's Yellow Belt and the [[Hillbilly Speed Bump]] at the same time.
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}}
  
* If painted with "Zephanniahs Greed" it resembles the bandana worn by Naked Snake in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
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== Notes ==
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* The Master's Yellow Belt can be worn by P-body in ''[[Portal 2]]'''s co-op mode.<ref>[[portal:Master's Yellow Belt|Master's Yellow Belt on the Portal Wiki]]</ref>
  
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Trading live.jpg|Master's Yellow Belt appearing in the Trading Live announcement upon the [[Ol' Snaggletooth]].
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</gallery>
  
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== See also ==
{{Sniper Nav}}
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* [[Soldered Sensei]]
  
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
[[Category:Hats]]
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{{Classless Update Nav}}
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{{Portal 2 Crossover Hat Nav}}
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{{Promo Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Sniper Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 22:21, 20 July 2024

Ja-rate!
The Sniper mastering his trade

The Master's Yellow Belt is a cosmetic item for the Sniper. It is a white belt, presumably well-stained by Jarate, tied around the Sniper's forehead, replacing his default slouch hat.

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

This item is awarded in Genuine quality to players who purchased the RED Sniper Action Figure and redeem the code that came with it.

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

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)
  • The Master's Yellow Belt was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

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

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Paint affects the Master's Yellow Belt's color more, colors are less washed out.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Master's Yellow Belt's painting texture was improved.

June 5, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Revealed the rest of the NECA action figure promos.

November 12, 2013 Patch

April 1, 2014 Patch

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

July 18, 2024 Patch #1 (Summer 2024 Update)

  • Fixed not being able to equip the Master's Yellow Belt and the Hillbilly Speed Bump at the same time.

Notes

  • The Master's Yellow Belt can be worn by P-body in Portal 2's co-op mode.[1]

Gallery

See also

References