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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        =  
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| image             = Private Eye.png
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| used-by     = [[Spy]]
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| team-colors       = yes
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| released     = Unknown
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| used-by           = [[Demoman]], [[Medic]], [[Spy]]
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| availability = Drop, Craft
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| equip-region      = hat
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| trade       = Unknown
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197970792670|288019214}}<br>{{Backpack Item Link|76561197994223774|2503844269}}
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| gift        = Unknown
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| released           = {{Patch name|4|7|2011}}<br>([[Third Community Contribution Update]])
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| paint       = Unknown
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| availability       = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate24|crate37|unusual|collectors}}
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| rename       = Unknown
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| trade             = yes
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| loadout     = yes
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| gift               = yes
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| marketable         = yes
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| paint             = no
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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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  | item-description = A select style for the scrutinizing sleuth.
 
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The '''Private Eye''' is a [[hat]] for the [[Spy]]. It appears as a deerstalker with the [[Mann Co.]] label on the front.  
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{{Quotation|'''The Spy''' after solving a mystery|The outcome was never really in doubt.|sound=Spy cheers07.wav}}
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The '''Private Eye''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Demoman]], [[Medic]] and [[Spy]]. It is a [[w:Deerstalker|deerstalker]] hat with a brown houndstooth pattern, the [[Mann Co.]] label stitched on the front, and three team-colored matches stuck out of the right side, the topmost one's head being burnt off.
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== Item set ==
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{{Set|Eliminating The Impossible}}
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:''Note: The attributes are hidden until both items are equipped.''
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:''This set does not affect gameplay, as its description is meant to be a joke. However, it does change a handful of item descriptions, as of {{Patch name|6|20|2012}}.''
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''[[April 7, 2011 Patch]]'''  
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{{Update history|
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* This item was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|4|7|2011}}''' ([[Third Community Contribution Update]])
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* The Private Eye was added to the game.
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'''{{Item schema|7|9|2011}}'''
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* The Private Eye can now be equipped by the Demoman.
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'''{{Item schema|7|12|2011}}'''
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* The Private Eye can now be equipped by the Medic.
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'''{{Patch name|7|18|2011}}'''
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* Updated The Private Eye so it can be equipped by the Medic and Demoman.
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'''{{Patch name|3|8|2012}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Private Eye to the Eliminating The Impossible set.
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'''{{Patch name|4|1|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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}}
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== Bugs ==
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* The [[BLU]] variation of this cosmetic is completely reflective while on DirectX 8.
  
 
== Trivia ==  
 
== Trivia ==  
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* The deerstalker is a hat generally worn, as it's name implies, for deer stalking. However, it's most commonly associated with fictional English private detective Sherlock Holmes (though he was never officially described as wearing one).
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* "Private Eye" is a slang for [[w:Private investigator|Private Investigator]].
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* The Private Eye was originally designed for the [[Demoman]], with the name "Private Eye" in reference to his one good eye.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:PI Demo.png|[[Demoman]]
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File:PrivateEyeMedic.png|[[Medic]]
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File:PI Spy.png|[[Spy]]
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* [[Goldfish]]
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* [[Pocket Lint]]
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* [[Cheese Wheel]]
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* [[Banana Peel]]
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* [[Barn Door Plank]]
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* [[Secret Diary]]
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* [[Damaged Capacitor]]
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* [[Deer hat]]
  
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{{Third Community Update Nav}}
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{{Spy Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Demoman Nav|state=collapsed}}
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{{Medic Nav|state=collapsed}}
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{{Spy Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 22:10, 16 December 2022

“
The outcome was never really in doubt.
Click to listen
— The Spy after solving a mystery
 ”

The Private Eye is a community-created cosmetic item for the Demoman, Medic and Spy. It is a deerstalker hat with a brown houndstooth pattern, the Mann Co. label stitched on the front, and three team-colored matches stuck out of the right side, the topmost one's head being burnt off.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
Eliminating The Impossible
Item icon Nine-Pipe Problem.png
Effect

Reduces mystery solving time by up to 88%.

Note: The attributes are hidden until both items are equipped.
This set does not affect gameplay, as its description is meant to be a joke. However, it does change a handful of item descriptions, as of June 20, 2012 Patch.

Update history

April 7, 2011 Patch (Third Community Contribution Update)
  • The Private Eye was added to the game.

July 9, 2011 [Item schema update]

  • The Private Eye can now be equipped by the Demoman.

July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]

  • The Private Eye can now be equipped by the Medic.

July 18, 2011 Patch

  • Updated The Private Eye so it can be equipped by the Medic and Demoman.

March 8, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added the Private Eye to the Eliminating The Impossible set.

April 1, 2014 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Bugs

  • The BLU variation of this cosmetic is completely reflective while on DirectX 8.

Trivia

  • "Private Eye" is a slang for Private Investigator.
  • The Private Eye was originally designed for the Demoman, with the name "Private Eye" in reference to his one good eye.

Gallery

See also

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BLU Teddy Roosebelt.png Third Community Contribution Update
Cosmetics
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