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{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on the importance of preparations |Your country did not prepare you for the level of violence you will meet on my battlefield!|sound=Soldier_DominationSniper13.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on the importance of preparations |Your country did not prepare you for the level of violence you will meet on my battlefield!|sound=Soldier_DominationSniper13.wav}} | ||
The '''Soldier's Stash''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It adds a black band around the Soldier's helmet, holding up a pack of cigarettes — the eponymous stash — as well as an ace of spades playing card. | The '''Soldier's Stash''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It adds a black band around the Soldier's helmet, holding up a pack of cigarettes — the eponymous stash — as well as an ace of spades playing card. | ||
| + | This cosmetic has its own equip region and so can we be equipped in conjunction with other cosmetics. | ||
== Painted variants == | == Painted variants == | ||
Revision as of 12:23, 28 June 2014
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Soldier |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er soldier stash |
| Released: | Sniper vs. Spy Update |
| Availability: | Retired |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
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| “ | Your country did not prepare you for the level of violence you will meet on my battlefield!
Click to listen
— The Soldier on the importance of preparations
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The Soldier's Stash is a cosmetic item for the Soldier. It adds a black band around the Soldier's helmet, holding up a pack of cigarettes — the eponymous stash — as well as an ace of spades playing card. This cosmetic has its own equip region and so can we be equipped in conjunction with other cosmetics.
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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| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
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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) |
Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- [Undocumented] The Soldier's Stash was added to the game.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for the Soldier's Stash.
- [Undocumented] The Soldier's Stash can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
- Paint textures for the Soldier's Stash were improved.
January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]
- The Soldier's Stash was removed from the item drop system and Mann Co. Store, and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or crafted. Crates with the possibility to get the hat are unboxed in normal quality. [1]
- Updated the Soldier's Stash's equip region.
- [Undocumented] Updated the equip region.
Notes
- The hat description was written by Man Of Faith ™ for the Hat Describing Contest.
Trivia
- The band was designed to hold a cloth camouflage cover to the helmet as well as foliage, in order to blend the helmet shape and color into the surrounding vegetation. In Vietnam, this band more commonly held cigarettes, as the Soldier does here, as well as insect repellent or an extra rifle magazine, as shown in the movie Full Metal Jacket.
- In World War II, the soldiers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the American 101st Airborne Division, the "Screaming Eagles" were marked with the spades symbol painted on the sides of their helmets. It was used to represent good luck due to its fortunate connotations in card playing.
- The use of the card itself also comes from the use of "Death Cards" in the Vietnam War, where American soldiers, believing that the spades was a sign of ill-fortune in Vietnamese culture, would put Aces of Spades on the bodies of dead Vietnamese (sometimes even littering the cards on the battlefield) to psychologically demoralize the Viet Cong. Though the tactic had little effect on the Viet Cong themselves, it was a source of morale for American soldiers. Some soldiers wore it like the Soldier does in their helmet-bands, often as an anti-peace sign (Peace being another thing the Soldier deeply despises).
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