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{{Item infobox
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| type              = misc
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| type              = cosmetic
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| image              = Backpack Lucky No. 42.png
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| image              = Lucky No. 42.png
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| team-colors        =  
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| team-colors        = yes
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| used-by            = [[Scout]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Scout}}
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| contributed-by    =  
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| equip-region      = scout backpack
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| released          = [[July 1, 2011 Patch]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|7|1|2011}}
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| availability      = [[Mann Co. Store|Purchase]]
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| released-major    = Summer Camp Sale
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| trade              = no
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| availability      = {{avail|purchase-limited}}
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| gift              = Yes
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| trade              = yes
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| numbered          = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| craft              = 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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   | item-description = Why fight in the sun when you could lounge in the shade?
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Beach Towel}}
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  | item-level      = 10
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  | limited          = yes
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   | item-description = {{item description|Lucky No. 42}}
 
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This misc item replaces the Scout's default backpack. It appears to be a Beach Towel rolled up with a Parasol. As with all other summer items, this item is available through [[Purchase]] until July 11, 2011.
 
  
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==Trivia==
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout''' on lounging in the shade on a summer day|That's what I'm talking about!|sound=Scout goodjob02.wav}}
  
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* The name of this item is a reference to the book series {{w|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}, which says that a hitchhiker should always have a towel with him, as well as 42 being the answer to life, the universe, and everything. Another Scout weapon, the [[Holy Mackerel]], references this as well, with its level being 42.
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'''Lucky No. 42''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Scout]]. It is an [[w:Old gold|old gold]]-colored beach towel with a pale-yellow sun design and a team-colored parasol. Both are wrapped around the Scout's standard messenger bag with grey straps and team-colored fasteners.
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This item was available for [[Mann Co. Store|purchase]] until July 12, 2011, during the [[Summer Camp Sale]].
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== Painted variants ==
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{{Painted variants}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|7|1|2011}} #1''' ([[Summer Camp Sale]])
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* Lucky No. 42 was added to the game.
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'''{{item schema|7|12|2011}}'''
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* Removed the Lucky No. 42 from the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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'''{{Patch name|10|18|2011}} #1'''
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* Fixed the Lucky No. 42 not being able to be used in the [[Crafting|Rebuild Headgear recipe]].
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
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* Added the Limited attribute to the Lucky No. 42.
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== Bugs ==
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* The [[backpack]] icon shows a different texture compared to its in-game model.
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== Trivia ==
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* This item is twice a reference to ''[[w:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', written by [[w:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams]]. Throughout the course of the book and its sequels, always carrying a towel is a running theme. The book also states that the number 42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.
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== {{common string|See also}} ==
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* {{item link|Flip-Flops}}
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* {{item link|Summer Hat}}
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* {{item link|Summer Shades}}
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{{Summer Camp Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Scout Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 09:07, 16 October 2024

“
That's what I'm talking about!
Click to listen
— The Scout on lounging in the shade on a summer day
 ”

Lucky No. 42 is a cosmetic item for the Scout. It is an old gold-colored beach towel with a pale-yellow sun design and a team-colored parasol. Both are wrapped around the Scout's standard messenger bag with grey straps and team-colored fasteners.

This item was available for purchase until July 12, 2011, during the Summer Camp Sale.

Painted variants

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Single colors
Painted Lucky No. 42 E6E6E6.png Painted Lucky No. 42 D8BED8.png Painted Lucky No. 42 C5AF91.png Painted Lucky No. 42 7E7E7E.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
Painted Lucky No. 42 141414.png Painted Lucky No. 42 2D2D24.png Painted Lucky No. 42 694D3A.png Painted Lucky No. 42 7C6C57.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Lucky No. 42 A57545.png Painted Lucky No. 42 CF7336.png Painted Lucky No. 42 E7B53B.png Painted Lucky No. 42 F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Lucky No. 42 E9967A.png Painted Lucky No. 42 FF69B4.png Painted Lucky No. 42 7D4071.png Painted Lucky No. 42 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Lucky No. 42 2F4F4F.png Painted Lucky No. 42 424F3B.png Painted Lucky No. 42 808000.png Painted Lucky No. 42 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Lucky No. 42 32CD32.png Painted Lucky No. 42 BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Lucky No. 42 A89A8C.png Painted Lucky No. 42 839FA3.png Painted Lucky No. 42 3B1F23.png Painted Lucky No. 42 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Lucky No. 42 B8383B.png Painted Lucky No. 42 5885A2.png Painted Lucky No. 42 483838.png Painted Lucky No. 42 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Lucky No. 42 803020.png Painted Lucky No. 42 256D8D.png Painted Lucky No. 42 654740.png Painted Lucky No. 42 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Lucky No. 42 C36C2D.png Painted Lucky No. 42 B88035.png RED Lucky No. 42.png BLU Lucky No. 42.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

July 1, 2011 Patch #1 (Summer Camp Sale)

  • Lucky No. 42 was added to the game.

July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]

October 18, 2011 Patch #1

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Added the Limited attribute to the Lucky No. 42.

Bugs

  • The backpack icon shows a different texture compared to its in-game model.

Trivia

  • This item is twice a reference to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, written by Douglas Adams. Throughout the course of the book and its sequels, always carrying a towel is a running theme. The book also states that the number 42 is the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything.

See also

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Summer sale.png Summer Camp Sale
Weapons
Cosmetics
Other
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