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* Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 40's. Commonly, the child would make one out of one of their father's worn-out [[Fancy Fedora|fedoras]], turned inside out, trimmed, and dyed a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, manufactured whoopee caps could be purchased. | * Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 40's. Commonly, the child would make one out of one of their father's worn-out [[Fancy Fedora|fedoras]], turned inside out, trimmed, and dyed a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, manufactured whoopee caps could be purchased. | ||
| + | *The Whoopee cap could be a nod toward the Spy having relations with Scout's mother as the Spy's first hat is the Fancy Fedora (implying Scout would cut it into a Whoopee Cap and decorate it with buttons and pins). | ||
*The hat was originally named Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap by the creator. | *The hat was originally named Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap by the creator. | ||
*This cap looks similar to the one worn by [[Wikipedia:Jughead Jones|Jughead Jones]] from [[Wikipedia:Archie (comics)|Archie Comics]]. | *This cap looks similar to the one worn by [[Wikipedia:Jughead Jones|Jughead Jones]] from [[Wikipedia:Archie (comics)|Archie Comics]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:18, 17 October 2010
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The Whoopee Cap is a community-created headwear item for the Scout chosen by Valve to be released with the second wave of community-contributed content due to its outstanding quality. It appears as a crown-like cap adorned with badges.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
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| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
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| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
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| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
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| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
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| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
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| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
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| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
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| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted (RED) | Unpainted (BLU) |
Trivia
- Whoopee caps were popular amongst American youth during the 1930s and 40's. Commonly, the child would make one out of one of their father's worn-out fedoras, turned inside out, trimmed, and dyed a vibrant color. After the trend caught on, manufactured whoopee caps could be purchased.
- The Whoopee cap could be a nod toward the Spy having relations with Scout's mother as the Spy's first hat is the Fancy Fedora (implying Scout would cut it into a Whoopee Cap and decorate it with buttons and pins).
- The hat was originally named Lil' Scamp's Whoopee Cap by the creator.
- This cap looks similar to the one worn by Jughead Jones from Archie Comics.
- The new description of the hat, "You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth", also makes the Jughead reference more obvious.
- The hat description was written by Sketch56. It was slightly edited by Valve.
- The badges/patches on the hat include:
- Bonk! Atomic Punch Blutonium Berry
- Scout logo
- BLU Streak beer
- Mann Co.
- RED/BLU team logos
- Bonk! Atomic Punch Cherry Fission
- Badland Brawlers
- XXX
- Miniature Dispenser (Enemy Team Color)
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