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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              = AlienParasiteHat.png
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| image              = Alien Swarm Parasite.png
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| used-by            = [[Classes|All]]
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| used-by            = [[Classes|All classes]]
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| released          = [[July 19, 2010 Patch]]
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| equip-region      = hat
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| availability      = Promotional, Unlock
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| released          = {{Patch name|7|19|2010}}
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| trade              = Yes (Some)
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| availability      = {{avail|promotional-unlock}}
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| trade              = no
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| gift              = no
 
| paint              = yes
 
| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | level           = Level 20
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   | item-kind        = Mascot
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  | item-level       = 20
 
   | item-description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off.
 
   | item-description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off.
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  | item-flags      = Achievement Item: Not Tradable or Marketable
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|You have thirty seconds to live!|sound=Medic_taunts15.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Alien Swarm Parasite''' is an unlockable [[Hats|headwear]] item for all classes. It is obtained by earning the "Hat Trick" achievement in the game ''Alien Swarm'' by completing 2 co-op missions (regardless of difficulty setting) online.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' diagnosing an infected player|You have 30 seconds to live!|sound=Medic taunts15.wav}}
  
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The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690096&postcount=9 Grug] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]] and was slightly edited by Valve.
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The '''Alien Swarm Parasite''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is based on the [[wikia:w:c:alienswarm:Parasite|Parasite]] from the video game ''[[Alien Swarm]]''; a green creature with six limbs, three white fangs, and a [[Jiggle bones|limp]] tail that attaches itself to the classes' heads.
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{{Assisting in Pyroland|Kill=yes}}
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This item is awarded to players who earn the ''Alien Swarm'' achievement ''Hat Trick'' by completing two co-op missions online, regardless of difficulty setting.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102421/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690096&postcount=9 Grug] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]], but was slightly edited by [[Valve]].
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{{Weapon Demonstration|pyroland=yes}}
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
 
{{Painted variants}}
 
{{Painted variants}}
  
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== Related Achievements ==
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== Related achievements ==
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=== [http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/ Alien Swarm] ===
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=== {{Achiev type link|alienswarm}} ===
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{|
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{{Achievement table|
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|[[Image:AlienSwarmHatTrick.jpg|64px]]
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Other games|Hat Trick}}
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|''' Hat Trick '''
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}}
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Complete 2 co-op missions online. Earns a Team Fortress 2 parasite hat.
 
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|}
 
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''[[July 21, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|7|19|2010}}'''
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* Fixed this [[hat]] not being posed correctly on class loadout panels.
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* The Alien Swarm Parasite was added to the game.
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'''[[December 2, 2010 Patch]]'''
 
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* This hat was made [[paint]]able.
 
  
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==Bugs==
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'''{{Patch name|7|21|2010}}'''
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*Similar to an existing bug with the [[Holy Mackerel]], the jiggleboned tail of the parasite may become twisted and knotted.
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* Fixed Parasite hat not being posed correctly on class [[loadout]] panels.
  
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== Trivia ==
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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*When the hat is shot after falling off of its owner, it will bleed.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Alien Swarm Parasite.
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*This is the second hat that appears to be a living creature, the other being the Triboniophorus Tyrannus.
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*This hat is the first item to be unlocked via the achievements of another game.
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
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*This hat was speculated days before the game was even released due to the Heavy appearing on the icon for the Hat Trick achievement.
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* The Alien Swarm Parasite was made [[Paint Can|paintable]].
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*This hat looks much like a facehugger from the Alien franchise or a headcrab, parasitic enemy from the Half-Life series, also made by Valve.
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*This hat will split into two whenever someone wearing it dies; this also happens in Alien Swarm where if the player dies from infection, the parasite splits into two or three, depending on the difficulty.
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'''{{Patch name|6|28|2012}}'''
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*It doesn't fit the spy.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Alien Swarm Parasite is now credited as being assisted by the player on unassisted kills in [[Pyroland]].
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*If you taunt with the Sniper's Kukri,Shiv or Bushwacka the Sniper will pull the parasite off of his head, before putting it back on - not a particularly clever idea if the hat is indeed alive.
 
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*Along with the Sniper's melee taunt on the alien, its tail moves slightly to its right while on the Sniper's chest. The tail goes back to its rigid status once it goes back onto the Sniper's head.
 
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*The Heavy wears his parasite hat differently in-game than on the Hat Trick achievement icon.
 
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*This is the only promotional hat without a limited supply.
 
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*When clicked in the backpack this hat makes the sound of an actual Alien Swarm Parasite, instead of the sound played by selecting a regular hat.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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<gallery perrow="3">
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Image:ParasiteScout.png|[[Scout]]  
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File:Scout Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Scout]]  
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Image:ParasiteSoldier.png|[[Soldier]]  
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File:Soldier Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Soldier]]
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Image:ParasitePyro.png|[[Pyro]]
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File:Pyro Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Pyro]]
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Image:ParasiteDemoman.png|[[Demoman]]  
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File:Demoman Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Demoman]]
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Image:AlienParasiteHat.png|[[Heavy]]
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File:Heavy Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Heavy]]
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Image:ParasiteEngineer.png|[[Engineer]]
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File:Engineer Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Engineer]]
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Image:ParasiteMedic.png|[[Medic]]
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File:Medic Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Medic]]
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Image:ParasiteSniper.png|[[Sniper]]
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File:Sniper Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[Sniper]]
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Image:ParasiteSpy.png‎|[[Spy]]
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File:Spy Alien Swarm Parasite.png|[[‎Spy]]
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Image:ParasiteTauntSniper.png|Sniper [[Sniper taunts#Melee|taunting]]
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File:gameparasite.png|The Swarm Parasite as seen in ''Alien Swarm''.
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Image:gameparasite.png|The Swarm Parasite as shown in ''Alien Swarm''
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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{{Promo nav}}
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== See also ==
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{{HatNav}}
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* ''[[Alien Swarm]]''
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[[Category:Promotional items]]
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{{Promo Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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[[Category:Achievement Items]]
 
[[Category:Jiggleboned]]
 
[[Category:Jiggleboned]]

Latest revision as of 23:52, 15 April 2024

“
You have 30 seconds to live!
Click to listen
— The Medic diagnosing an infected player
 ”

The Alien Swarm Parasite is a promotional cosmetic item for all classes. It is based on the Parasite from the video game Alien Swarm; a green creature with six limbs, three white fangs, and a limp tail that attaches itself to the classes' heads.

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.

This item is awarded to players who earn the Alien Swarm achievement Hat Trick by completing two co-op missions online, regardless of difficulty setting.

The item's description was written by Grug for the Hat Describing Contest, but was slightly edited by Valve.

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

Related achievements

Alien Swarm.png Alien Swarm

Hat Trick
 Hat Trick
Complete 2 co-op missions online. Earns a Team Fortress 2 parasite hat.

Update history

July 19, 2010 Patch

  • The Alien Swarm Parasite was added to the game.

July 21, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed Parasite hat not being posed correctly on class loadout panels.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Alien Swarm Parasite.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

June 28, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Alien Swarm Parasite is now credited as being assisted by the player on unassisted kills in Pyroland.

Gallery

See also

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