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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
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| image              = Zegoggles.png
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| image              = Ze Goggles.png
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
 
| used-by            = [[Medic]]
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| contributed-by    = [http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197998113407 5p3tch]
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| equip-region      = hat
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| released          = [[May 20, 2010 Patch]]
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| contributed-by    = {{Steamid|76561197998113407}}
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| availability      = Drop, Craft, [[Crate#Series #5|Uncrate(#5)]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|20|2010}}
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| released-major    = Second Community Contribution Update
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate5|unusual}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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  | item-kind        = Glasses
 
   | item-description = Nothing
 
   | item-description = Nothing
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Auf wiedersehen, Dummkopf!|sound=Medic_taunts03.wav}}
 
  
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'''Ze Goggles''' are a community-created [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Medic]], appearing as a pair of chunky, military-spec night-vision goggles.
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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|I am not afraid of no ghosts! I '''refuse''' to be afraid of no ghosts!|sound=Soldier sf12 taunts17.wav}}
  
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==Trivia==
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'''Ze Goggles''' are a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Medic]]. They are a pair of clunky, military-spec [[w:Night-vision device|night-vision goggles]].
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* Ze Goggles' description is a reference to one of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juFZh92MUOY Ranier Wolfcastle's lines] from The Simpsons' Season 7 episode "Radioactive Man", which has since developed into a meme. The line Radioactive man yells out when he is splashed by sulfuric acid is "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!".
 
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* Ze Goggles are also a reference to the Ecto-Goggles (officially dubbed the "Paragoggles" in Ghostbusters: The Video Game) which appear in the Ghostbusters series, their name originally being 'The Ect-oh Goggles'<ref>http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1066873&postcount=107</ref>. This may be a reference to the fact that the Medic looks quite similar to Egon Spengler, and that the [[Medi Gun]] and backpack he wears bear a resemblance to the Neutrona Wand and Proton Pack respectively.
 
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* Ze Goggles were the first class-specific hat to have a description.  They have had the description "Nothing" since they were added to the game, before the Hat Description Contest. It is a play off of weapon descriptions which describe what the items do.  Ze Goggles do Nothing.
 
  
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==References==
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== Update history ==
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<references/>
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'''{{Patch name|5|20|2010}}''' ([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
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* Ze Goggles were added to the game.
  
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{{HatNav}}
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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{{Medic Nav}}
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* {{Undocumented}} The Ze Goggles can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}} #1''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Ze Goggles's type was changed from "Hat" to "Glasses".
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== Trivia ==
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* The name and description of the item are a reference to the line "My Eyes! Ze Goggles do nothing!", spoken by [[w:Rainier Wolfcastle|Rainier Wolfcastle]] in the episode "[[w:Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode)|Radioactive Man]]" of the television series ''[[w:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]''.
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* The design of the item is a reference to the Ecto-Goggles from the ''[[w:Ghostbusters|Ghostbusters]]'' series.
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* The backpack sound effect of the item is the same sound effect of turning on the nightvision goggles in the ''[[w:Counter-Strike|Counter-Strike]]'' series.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Ecto-Goggles.png|The Ecto-Goggles, as seen in ''Ghostbusters 2''.
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</gallery>
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{{Second Community Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Medic Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 11:32, 23 February 2024

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Ze Goggles are a community-created cosmetic item for the Medic. They are a pair of clunky, military-spec night-vision goggles.

Update history

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

  • Ze Goggles were added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Ze Goggles can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

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

  • [Undocumented] The Ze Goggles's type was changed from "Hat" to "Glasses".

Trivia

  • The name and description of the item are a reference to the line "My Eyes! Ze Goggles do nothing!", spoken by Rainier Wolfcastle in the episode "Radioactive Man" of the television series The Simpsons.
  • The design of the item is a reference to the Ecto-Goggles from the Ghostbusters series.
  • The backpack sound effect of the item is the same sound effect of turning on the nightvision goggles in the Counter-Strike series.

Gallery

  • The Ecto-Goggles, as seen in Ghostbusters 2.

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