Ellis' Cap

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Dude, this is just like Team Fortress 2! Click to listen — Ellis on killing zombies

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Ellis' Cap is a promotional headwear item. The hat features a tow truck design on it, it is a reference to the hat worn by Ellis, a character from Valve's zombie shooter franchise, Template:W. In Left 4 Dead 2, Ellis' Cap is actually navy blue. This is the second Left 4 Dead related hat in Team Fortress 2 that is available for all classes, the first being Bill's Hat.

Obtaining

Beginning October 6, 2010, Ellis' Cap, along with the Frying Pan, was awarded to anyone who purchased Left 4 Dead 2 before Thursday, October 7, 2010, 4pm Template:W, as well as to anyone who had already purchased the game. If you purchased Left 4 Dead 2 from a retail store, you could still obtain the Ellis' Cap and Frying Pan as long as the game was linked to your Steam account. According to "Sacrifice: TF2 Items" on the Left 4 Dead Blog, anyone who owned Left 4 Dead 2 prior to the announcement would receive the item within a few days of the initial release. Ellis' Cap and the Frying Pan would show up in the player's inventory if they were eligible to obtain it.

Trivia

• The original color in Left 4 Dead 2 is blue but due to the fact that RED is the default team colour the backpack image appears as red.

• Ellis' Cap was released as a tradable hat but many players experienced a bug where they were unable to trade the Ellis' Cap or The Frying Pan, due to the items' 'Purchased' tag not being removed. Valve has currently fixed this bug as of 10/12/10

• On the front of the hat is the emblem of Ellis' repair garage.

• There is a bug where Ellis' Cap and the Frying Pan won´t drop for players who own the censored version of L4D2(Germany/Australia)

• There is a bug which means you can not craft it to rebuild headgear.

Gallery

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  Ellis, featured in Left 4 Dead 2

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  Blog Entry featuring the gun shop owner, Whitaker, from Left 4 Dead 2

External links

• The Sacrifice: TF2 Items
• "Free Hats!" TF2 Blog Post