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Revision as of 03:56, 15 October 2010
“ | You know, hiding won't save you.
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— The Spy on double-crossing
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The Backbiter's Billycock is an unlockable headwear item for the Spy. It appears as a Tom Bowler hat that sits atop the Spy's regular balaclava.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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Trivia
- The Billycock also known as an Tom Bowler, Derby or Coke hat was originally designed for horseback riders. The tighter-fitting brim and relatively low crown made it harder to topple off its owner's head. Some had complained of low tree branches knocking off their silk top hats, which were the preferred style of the gentry at the time.
- The term "Backbiter" means a person who says nasty things about another person [1], so the hat's name may refer to the Spy's tendency to badmouth opponents.
- The Spy's Billycock looks similar to the Modest Pile of Hat. However, the Modest Pile of Hat is grey, has a thicker rim, and a much more noticeable hatband.
- The hat description was written by caeonosphere.
- Redmond and Blutarch Mann, the owners of RED AND BLU, wore this kind of hat in their younger days.
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