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| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Top Notch.png
 
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| used-by            = [[Classes|All]]
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| released          = [[November 23, 2011 Patch]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|11|23|2011}}
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   | item-description = Welcome to a secret society so exclusive it makes the Illuminati look like a Costco. How exclusive? You are the only member. This is the only item of its kind in all of existence. So don't craft it, Miney.
 
   | item-description = Welcome to a secret society so exclusive it makes the Illuminati look like a Costco. How exclusive? You are the only member. This is the only item of its kind in all of existence. So don't craft it, Miney.
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on rather cubic crania'''|How's that feel, ya blockhead?|sound=Demoman_specialcompleted04.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|How's that feel, ya blockhead?|sound=Demoman specialcompleted04.wav}}
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The '''Top Notch''' is a [[promotional]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for [[Classes|all classes]]. It appears as a cardboard box, with several smaller pieces glued on it, and a fedora on top of it, resembling {{W|Markus Persson}}'s [http://28.media.tumblr.com/avatar_dfda22355b0b_128.png avatar] in the artistic style of [[w:open world|sandbox]] video-game ''{{w|Minecraft}}''.
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The '''Top Notch''' is a one-of-a-kind<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111128231623/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/13353738451/i-love-team-fortress-2 Blog post by Notch on November 26th, 2011].</ref> [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a painted cardboard box, adorned with several smaller cardboard pieces, capped by a black fedora. When worn by the [[Demoman]], a patch covers his left eye.
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The item adopts the likeness of [[w:Markus Persson|Markus "Notch" Persson]]'s avatar, a drawing of himself in the artistic style of [[w:Minecraft|''Minecraft'']], which he created and was the lead developer on until the game's official release.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111202205113/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/13633493969/och-med-dom-orden-sa-passar-jag-micken Blog post by Notch on December 2nd, 2011].</ref> Valve silently released this hat in 2011, adding it to Notch's [[backpack]].
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''[[November 23, 2011 Patch]]'''
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'''{{Patch name|11|23|2011}}'''
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* The Top Notch was added to the game.
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* {{Undocumented}} The Top Notch was added to the game.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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* As the Top Notch occupies the hat [[equip region]], it clips significantly with items such as the [[Blighted Beak]], [[Camera Beard]], [[Summer Shades]], and many other [[miscellaneous]] face-items.
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* The backpack icon shows an older version of the model with a smaller mustache.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* The name and item description reference both Markus' alias, Notch, and ''Minecraft'', the game developed by him.
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* The idea for the Top Notch originated when Notch [https://web.archive.org/web/20160828232004/https://twitter.com/notch/status/125287406269239296 complained on Twitter] saying nobody believed he was Notch when he was playing Team Fortress 2. A reply to this tweet suggested Notch should tell Valve to make a special hat for him to prove it.
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* {{w|Costco}} (Costco Wholesale Corporation) is the largest membership warehouse club chain.
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* Robin Walker joked during the [https://youtu.be/EQFt9oHQ89w?t=7m5s TF2 Mix-Up Match 4] that "Oh, he doesn't know, but it makes him take 20% extra damage" when asked about the reason for giving Notch the hat.
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* Top Notch is also an adjective which means "first rate" or "excellent".
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Scout top notch.png|[[Scout]]
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File:Soldier top notch.png|[[Soldier]]
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File:Pyro top notch.png|[[Pyro]]
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File:Demo top notch.png|[[Demoman]]
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File:Heavy top notch.png|[[Heavy]]
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File:Engineer top notch.png|[[Engineer]]
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File:Medic top notch.png|[[Medic]]
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File:Sniper top notch.png|[[Sniper]]
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File:Spy top notch.png|[[Spy]]
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File:Notch Avatar.png|Notch's avatar.
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</gallery>
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== References ==
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 14 July 2024

“
How's that feel, ya blockhead?
Click to listen
— The Demoman
 ”

The Top Notch is a one-of-a-kind[1] cosmetic item for all classes. It is a painted cardboard box, adorned with several smaller cardboard pieces, capped by a black fedora. When worn by the Demoman, a patch covers his left eye.

The item adopts the likeness of Markus "Notch" Persson's avatar, a drawing of himself in the artistic style of Minecraft, which he created and was the lead developer on until the game's official release.[2] Valve silently released this hat in 2011, adding it to Notch's backpack.

Update history

November 23, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Top Notch was added to the game.

Bugs

  • The backpack icon shows an older version of the model with a smaller mustache.

Trivia

  • The idea for the Top Notch originated when Notch complained on Twitter saying nobody believed he was Notch when he was playing Team Fortress 2. A reply to this tweet suggested Notch should tell Valve to make a special hat for him to prove it.
  • Robin Walker joked during the TF2 Mix-Up Match 4 that "Oh, he doesn't know, but it makes him take 20% extra damage" when asked about the reason for giving Notch the hat.
  • Top Notch is also an adjective which means "first rate" or "excellent".

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Blog post by Notch on November 26th, 2011.
  2. ↑ Blog post by Notch on December 2nd, 2011.
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