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| type              = cosmetic
 
| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Pencil Pusher.png
 
| image              = Pencil Pusher.png
| used-by            = [[Engineer]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Engineer}}
 
| equip-region      = none
 
| equip-region      = none
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197963695558|571095483}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197963695558|571095483}}
| released          = {{Patch name|10|13|2011}}<br>([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
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| released          = {{Patch name|10|13|2011}}
| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|unusual|collectors|keyless-crate}}
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| released-major    = Manniversary Update & Sale
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|unusual-expired|collectors|keyless-crate}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
   | prefix          = The
 
   | prefix          = The
   | item-kind        = Hair
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Hair}}
 
   | item-level      = 10
 
   | item-level      = 10
   | item-description = Measure twice, cut once, shoot first.
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   | item-description = {{item description|Pencil Pusher}}
 
}}
 
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* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher no longer falls off on death.
 
* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher no longer falls off on death.
 
* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable.
 
* {{Undocumented}} The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable.
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added {{item link|Collector's}} quality.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|7|8|2014}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|7|8|2014}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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== Bugs ==
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* The upper half of the hair is misplaced slightly above the goggles, exposing a thin line of the Engineer's default bald head.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* "Pencil pusher" is a slang term for a person with a clerical job involving a lot of tedious and repetitive paperwork.
 
* "Pencil pusher" is a slang term for a person with a clerical job involving a lot of tedious and repetitive paperwork.
* The item's description is a reference to the phrase "measure twice, cut once", a term often used in carpentry. More generally, the phrase refers to planning and preparing in a careful manner before taking action.
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* The item's description is a reference to the phrase "measure twice, cut once", a phrase referring to planning and preparing in a careful manner before taking action.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow="3">
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<gallery>
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 pencilpusher thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pencil Pusher.
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 pencilpusher thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pencil Pusher.
 
File:Pencil Pusher Manniversary Update.png|Pencil Pusher as seen in the [[Manniversary Update]].
 
File:Pencil Pusher Manniversary Update.png|Pencil Pusher as seen in the [[Manniversary Update]].
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File:Main_menu_fwk_engineer.png|The Engineer wearing the Pencil Pusher on the [[main menu]].
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File:Pencil Pusher misplaced hair.png|The back of the hair, showing how the upper half is misplaced above the goggles.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  

Latest revision as of 11:32, 27 October 2024

Shoot son, you all slow as molasses.
The Engineer on the enemy's intellect

The Pencil Pusher is a community-created cosmetic item for the Engineer. It removes the Engineer's default hard hat, giving him thinning grey hair and a pencil tucked behind his right ear.

The Pencil Pusher was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

October 13, 2011 Patch #1 (Manniversary Update & Sale)

  • The Pencil Pusher was added to the game.

February 9, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Pencil Pusher no longer falls off on death.
  • [Undocumented] The Pencil Pusher is no longer marked as paintable.

November 12, 2013 Patch

July 8, 2014 Patch

August 21, 2014 Patch #1

  • Updated the equip_region for The Pencil Pusher.
  • [Undocumented] Updated the item type of the Pencil Pusher.

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

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Bugs

  • The upper half of the hair is misplaced slightly above the goggles, exposing a thin line of the Engineer's default bald head.

Trivia

  • "Pencil pusher" is a slang term for a person with a clerical job involving a lot of tedious and repetitive paperwork.
  • The item's description is a reference to the phrase "measure twice, cut once", a phrase referring to planning and preparing in a careful manner before taking action.

Gallery