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** The [[Attendant]], which gives the Pyro a bow tie.
 
** The [[Attendant]], which gives the Pyro a bow tie.
 
** The [[Lumbricus Lid]], giving the Soldier a cosmetic set of holy hand grenades.
 
** The [[Lumbricus Lid]], giving the Soldier a cosmetic set of holy hand grenades.
* This hat could also be a reference to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. They also wear Fez.
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* This hat could also be a reference to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. They also wear Fezzes.
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*A Fez is also called a Tarboosh
  
 
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Revision as of 02:34, 3 October 2010

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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.

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:

Gallery

Trivia

  • 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 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 5 hats to add an accessory in addition to the hat itself, the others being:
  • This hat could also be a reference to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. They also wear Fezzes.
  • A Fez is also called a Tarboosh