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{{Hat
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{{Item infobox
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| SLOT = [[Head]]
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| type              = cosmetic
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| CLASSES = [[Sniper]]
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| image              = Trophy Belt.png
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| IMAGENAME = Sniperwithhat.PNG
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| used-by            = [[Sniper]]
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| TEAMSKINS =  
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| equip-region      = hat
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| RELEASE = [[Sniper vs. Spy]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|21|2009}}
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| GENERATION = First
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| released-major    = Sniper vs. Spy Update
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| HATBOX = yes
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| availability      = {{avail|retired|crate8}}
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| IMAGE = Toothhatlarge
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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        = Hat
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  | limited          = yes
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  | item-description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile.<br>It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper'''|Now I gotta make a necklace outta your teeth, bushman's rules. |sound=Sniper_domination14.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Trophy belt''' is a headwear item for the [[Sniper]] and was released with the [[Sniper vs Spy Update]] as the first hat available for the Sniper. It appears as the Sniper's regular slouch hat with a tan (rather than black) hat band holding several crocodile teeth.
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' on a long-cherished tradition|Now I gotta make a necklace outta your teeth, bushman's rules.|sound=Sniper domination14.wav}}
  
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==Trivia==
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The '''Trophy Belt''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Sniper]]. It is a light brown band with five crocodile teeth wrapped around the crown of the Sniper's default slouch hat.
  
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*The Sniper's trophy belt could be seen before it was officially announced in ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' during the fight scene between the BLU Sniper and the RED [[Spy]] ([http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3033/sniperhat.jpg Image]).
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081127/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16699324&postcount=81 Limeaide] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]].
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*The tooth belt is likely a reference to the hat worn by film character [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090555/ Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee], who popularized the 'rugged bushman' Australian stereotype. One of the Sniper's responses [http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/8/87/Sniper_meleedare01.wav "Now ''this'', is a knife!"] references a well-known [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01NHcTM5IA4 scene from the film].
 
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*The Australian CEO [[Saxton Hale]] wears a similar crocodile tooth-belt lining around his hat.
 
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*The teeth likely belong to the Australian [[Wikipedia:Saltwater crocodile|Saltwater crocodile]], one of the more dangerous animals to inhabit the [[Wikipedia:Northern Territory|Northern Territory]] where the Sniper has been known to hunt wild game.
 
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*Despite popular belief, the Trophy Belt actually refers to the band and teeth only. This can be proven with the aid of servers using the equip plugin, in which players can choose to wear a Sniper hat such as the [[Professional's panama]], whilst using the server plugin to equip the Trophy Belt at the same time. The teeth will wrap around the panama hat instead.
 
  
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== Painted variants ==
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{{Painted variants}}
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{{Sniper Nav}}
 
  
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== Update history ==
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[[Category:Hats]]
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'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Trophy Belt was added to the game.
  
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Trophy Belt.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Trophy Belt can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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* The Trophy Belt was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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'''{{item schema|1|25|2013}}'''
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* The Trophy Belt was removed from the [[item drop system]] and [[Mann Co. Store]], and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or [[Crafting|crafted]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Saxton Hale|title=Kiss These Items Goodbye!|retrieved=2021-9-30|url=https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=9714|publication=TF2 Official Blog|puburl=https://www.teamfortress.com|date=2013-1-10}}</ref>
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'''{{Patch name|9|25|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the [[Limited]] attribute to the Trophy Belt.
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== Notes ==
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* Before it was officially announced, the Trophy Belt could be seen worn in ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' during the fight scene between the [[BLU]] Sniper and the [[RED]] [[Spy]].
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== Trivia ==
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* The Trophy Belt is based on the hat worn by [[w:Michael "Crocodile" Dundee|Michael "Crocodile" Dundee]], the main character of the [[w:Crocodile Dundee (film series)|''Crocodile Dundee'' series of films]].
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* The [[backpack]] icon for the Trophy Belt has a model render of Sniper wearing it. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves the hat visible, while hiding everything else, leaving his player model hidden as a result.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Meet the Spy Trophy Belt.png|The Trophy Belt as it appeared in Meet the Spy.
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File:Trophy Belt Backpack Icon No Alpha.png|The Trophy Belt backpack icon without the alpha mask.
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File:Crocodile Dundee Reference.jpg|Crocodile Dundee
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Saxton]]
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== References ==
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<references/>
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{{Sniper Vs Spy Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Sniper Nav|state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Retired items]]

Latest revision as of 19:52, 8 March 2024

“
Now I gotta make a necklace outta your teeth, bushman's rules.
Click to listen
— The Sniper on a long-cherished tradition
 ”

The Trophy Belt is a cosmetic item for the Sniper. It is a light brown band with five crocodile teeth wrapped around the crown of the Sniper's default slouch hat.

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

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Trophy Belt was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Trophy Belt.
  • [Undocumented] The Trophy Belt can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]

September 25, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Added the Limited attribute to the Trophy Belt.

Notes

  • Before it was officially announced, the Trophy Belt could be seen worn in Meet the Spy during the fight scene between the BLU Sniper and the RED Spy.

Trivia

  • The Trophy Belt is based on the hat worn by Michael "Crocodile" Dundee, the main character of the Crocodile Dundee series of films.
  • The backpack icon for the Trophy Belt has a model render of Sniper wearing it. This is not seen in-game as the alpha mask applied to both versions of the backpack icon (small and large) only leaves the hat visible, while hiding everything else, leaving his player model hidden as a result.

Gallery

  • The Trophy Belt as it appeared in Meet the Spy.

  • The Trophy Belt backpack icon without the alpha mask.

  • Crocodile Dundee

See also

References

  1. ↑ Saxton Hale   (TF2 Official Blog)      "Kiss These Items Goodbye!".      Published   January 10, 2013.      Retrieved   September 30, 2021.
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