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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Hit me. I dare you!|sound=Heavy_meleedare04_Hit_me._I_dare_you%21.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Heavy'''|Hit me. I dare you!|sound=Heavy_meleedare04_Hit_me._I_dare_you%21.wav}} | ||
| − | The '''Pugilist's Protector''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Heavy]]. It | + | The '''Pugilist's Protector''' is a [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Heavy]]. It takes the form of a team-coloured padded helmet, with Mann Co. stamped on the front and a team-coloured plastic mouth-guard, similar to those worn by boxers to absorb and deflect blows to the face and mouth. |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The term 'pugilist' is synonymous with 'fist-fighter' and is likely a reference to the Heavy's preferred melee weapons of choice: the [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]] and, naturally, his own [[Fists]], or to his resemblance to Russian boxing heavyweight champion [[Wikipedia:Nikolai Valuev|Nikolai Valuev]]. | *The term 'pugilist' is synonymous with 'fist-fighter' and is likely a reference to the Heavy's preferred melee weapons of choice: the [[Killing Gloves of Boxing]] and, naturally, his own [[Fists]], or to his resemblance to Russian boxing heavyweight champion [[Wikipedia:Nikolai Valuev|Nikolai Valuev]]. | ||
| − | *Headgear is used to protect boxers from soft tissue damage, (bruises, cuts, etc), during sparring - also used in competition in amateur boxing | + | *Headgear is used to protect boxers from soft tissue damage, (bruises, cuts, etc), during sparring - also used in competition in amateur boxing. |
| − | *Pugilist's Protector is so far the only hat that has | + | * The Pugilist's Protector is so far the only hat that has parts inside a character's mouth, in this case the gumshield. |
*The straps are jiggleboned and move freely. | *The straps are jiggleboned and move freely. | ||
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The Pugilist's Protector is a headwear item for the Heavy. It takes the form of a team-coloured padded helmet, with Mann Co. stamped on the front and a team-coloured plastic mouth-guard, similar to those worn by boxers to absorb and deflect blows to the face and mouth.
Trivia
- The term 'pugilist' is synonymous with 'fist-fighter' and is likely a reference to the Heavy's preferred melee weapons of choice: the Killing Gloves of Boxing and, naturally, his own Fists, or to his resemblance to Russian boxing heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev.
- Headgear is used to protect boxers from soft tissue damage, (bruises, cuts, etc), during sparring - also used in competition in amateur boxing.
- The Pugilist's Protector is so far the only hat that has parts inside a character's mouth, in this case the gumshield.
- The straps are jiggleboned and move freely.
