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*One of the 3 hats to add an accessory in addition to the hat itself, the others being the [[Hound Dog]], bearing the Heavy a pair of sunglasses, and the [[Attendant]], which gives the Pyro a bow tie.
 
*One of the 3 hats to add an accessory in addition to the hat itself, the others being the [[Hound Dog]], bearing the Heavy a pair of sunglasses, and the [[Attendant]], which gives the Pyro a bow tie.
  
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You can buy this hat at the Mann Co. store for €17.49/$17.99/£11.99.
 
 
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The Spy

The Familiar Fez is an unlockable headwear item for the Spy released with the Polycount pack. It appears as a team-colored Fez that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava along with sunglasses. This hat can be renamed, but it can not be painted.

Item set

This item is part of the Saharan Spy set. When the entire set is worn, the set provides these additional stats:

  • Reduced decloak sound volume
  • 0.5 sec longer Cloak blink time

The other set items are:

Trivia

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A henchman from "No One Lives Forever"
  • The hat is a reference to Mustafa, one of Dr. Evil's henchman in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. In the film, Austin says to Mustafa "I don't recall your name, but your fez is familiar"
  • This is furthered by the entry's description mentioning a "line of three-question-format". In the film, Mustafa was unable to withhold answers after being asked the same question three times. [1]
  • This hat can also refer to the french film OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies a parody of the Spy film genre set in the 50s in which the eponymous character, played by the French comedian Jean Dujardin, wears in a scene a similar fez and a costume. [2]
  • The hat is also a reference to the henchmen from the video game No One Lives Forever.
  • The hat can also refer to the 1960's cartoon Secret Squirrel, in which the title character (a Spy) has a sidekick, Morocco Mole, who has similar headgear.
  • One of the 3 hats to add an accessory in addition to the hat itself, the others being the Hound Dog, bearing the Heavy a pair of sunglasses, and the Attendant, which gives the Pyro a bow tie.