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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
| image              = Whoopeecap.png
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| image              = Whoopee Cap.png
 
| team-colors        = yes
 
| team-colors        = yes
| used-by            = [[Scout]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Scout}}
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|253676511|Thrillho}}
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| equip-region      = hat
| released           = [[Second Community Contribution Update]]
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| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198012599678|253676511}}
| availability      = [[Crafting|Craft]], [[Item drop system|Drop]], [[Mann Co. Store|Purchase]], [[Crate#Series #4|Uncrate (#4)]], [[Mann_Co._Supply_Crate#Series_.2316|Uncrate (#16)]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|5|20|2010}}
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| released-major    = Second Community Contribution Update
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate4|crate16|unusual|collectors}}
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| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | item-description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth.
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Hat}}
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   | item-description = {{item description|Whoopee Cap}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Hi, Ma!|sound=Scout_award04.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout''', trying to get his new pins on his hat|Hey, get on the cap, guys!|sound=Scout fightoncap01.wav}}
  
The '''Whoopee Cap''' is a [[Contribution page|community-created]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Scout]] class. It appears as a team-colored, crown-like cap adorned with various [[Companies|logos]] in the form of badges.
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The '''Whoopee Cap''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Scout]]. It is a team-colored, felt [[w:Whoopee cap|whoopee cap]] adorned with pins and patches displaying various [[List of companies|logos]] seen in ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' maps and media.
  
Badges for the [[Badlands|Badland Brawlers]], both [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] Blutonium Berry and Punch Cherry Fission, the Scout class, BLU Streak beer, [[Mann Co.]], both the [[RED]] and [[BLU]] team, XXX Cider, and a miniature of the opponent team's [[Dispenser]] can be found encircling the hat.
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The item's description was written by [https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691818&postcount=22 Sketch56] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]], and was slightly edited by Valve.
 
 
The hat description was written by [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16691818&postcount=22 Sketch56] for the [[Hat Describing Contest]], and was slightly modified by Valve.
 
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
{{Painted variants}}
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{{Painted variants full|paintdiff=yes}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''[[May 20, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|5|20|2010}}''' ([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
 
* The Whoopee Cap was added to the game.
 
* The Whoopee Cap was added to the game.
  
'''[[September 30, 2010 Patch]]''' ([[The Mann-Conomy Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
* This hat was made paintable.
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* The Whoopee Cap was made [[paintable]].
* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
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* {{Undocumented}} Added a community-contributed description for the Whoopee Cap.
* {{undocumented}} This hat can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Whoopee Cap can now be uncrated with [[Unusual]] quality.
  
'''[[December 2, 2010 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|12|2|2010}} #1'''
* Paint texture for this hat was improved.
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* The Whoopee Cap's painting texture was improved.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 1940s. Commonly, children would make one using their father's worn-out [[Fancy Fedora|fedora]]. The process typically involved turning the fedora inside out, trimming it, and then dying the fedora a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, whoopee caps were manufactured for purchase or available as cereal premiums.
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* The pins found on the hat feature:
* The Whoopee Cap was submitted under the name "Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap" by the creator.
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** The [[Non-player characters#Badland Brawlers|Badland Brawlers]] sports team.
* The Whoopee Cap's description references {{W|Jughead Jones}}, of {{W|Archie (comics)|''Archie Comics''}} fame, who famously wears a similar cap.
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** [[Bonk! Atomic Punch]] Cherry Fission/Blutonium Berry.
*Upon further analysis of the Whoopee Cap the [[Scout]] has a RED dispenser and RED Bonk bottle cap for the RED Whoopee Cap, and on the BLU Whoopee Cap it has a BLU dispenser and BLU Bonk bottle cap.
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** The Scout's class emblem.
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** BLU Streak beer.
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** [[Mann Co.]]
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** RED/BLU team.
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** XXX Cider.
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** A miniature enemy [[Dispenser]].
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* The Whoopee Cap's description references [[w:Jughead Jones|Jughead Jones]], of ''[[w:Archie (comic book)|Archie Comics]]'' fame, who is well-known for wearing a similar cap.
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*This hat hints at the Spy's relationship to the Scout, as traditional whoopee caps would be made out of worn out [[Fancy fedora|fedoras]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mpSdZpXURk Creator's video description] confirming the reference.</ref>
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Jughead Jones Reference.png|Jughead Jones
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</gallery>
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== {{common string|References}} ==
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<references/>
  
{{Second community update nav}}
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{{Second Community Update Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
{{Scout Nav}}
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{{Scout Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 22:01, 15 November 2024

Hey, get on the cap, guys!
The Scout, trying to get his new pins on his hat

The Whoopee Cap is a community-created cosmetic item for the Scout. It is a team-colored, felt whoopee cap adorned with pins and patches displaying various logos seen in Team Fortress 2 maps and media.

The item's description was written by Sketch56 for the Hat Describing Contest, and was slightly edited by Valve.

Painted variants

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

Update history

May 20, 2010 Patch (Second Community Contribution Update)

  • The Whoopee Cap was added to the game.

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Whoopee Cap was made paintable.
  • [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Whoopee Cap.
  • [Undocumented] The Whoopee Cap can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.

December 2, 2010 Patch #1

  • The Whoopee Cap's painting texture was improved.

Trivia

  • The pins found on the hat feature:
  • The Whoopee Cap's description references Jughead Jones, of Archie Comics fame, who is well-known for wearing a similar cap.
  • This hat hints at the Spy's relationship to the Scout, as traditional whoopee caps would be made out of worn out fedoras.[1]

Gallery

References

  1. Creator's video description confirming the reference.