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The '''Screamin' Eagle''' is a [[Cosmetic items|Cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]].
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The '''Screamin' Eagle''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It consists of a light brown [[paintable]] [[w:Side cap|side cap]] that replaces the Soldier's default helmet and covers his eyes, and a thick and sharp black moustache which covers the Soldier's upper lip. An insignia in a form of black eagle on an orange background can be seen on the front of the cap.
  
The Screamin' Eagle was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=232199473 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
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The Screamin' Eagle was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=232199473 contributed] to the Steam Workshop under the name "Scalper's Cap".
  
 
== Update history ==
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The name for this hat come from the nickname for the [[w:101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]], a United States [[w:Airborne force|airborne division]] which is famous for the roles it played in [[w:Operation Overlord|Operation Overlord]], [[w:Operation Market Garden|Operation Market Garden]], and the [[w:Battle of the Bulge|Battle of the Bulge]].
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* "Screaming Eagles" is a nickname for the [[w:101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne Division]] of the army of the United States of America. It participated in several operations during the World War II and the Vietnam War.
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** The insignia seen on this cap and the one seen on the [[Buff Banner]] appear similar to this division's [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_101st_Airborne_Division_patch.svg insignia].
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* This item was contributed as a part of the [http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=232206930 "World War Soldier's Gear"] Soldier set.
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* The original name of this item references the film [[w:Inglourious Basterds|Inglourious Basterds]], in which a crew of Jewish American soldiers seeks revenge against the Nazis.
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** The side cap and the mustache resemble the ones of the crew's leader, Aldo Raine, who orders his men to get 100 scalps of dead Nazi soldiers each.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 screamin eagles.jpeg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Screamin' Eagle.
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 screamin eagles.jpeg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Screamin' Eagle.
 
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== See also ==
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* [[Pilotka]]
  
 
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Revision as of 13:36, 9 December 2014

The Screamin' Eagle is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier. It consists of a light brown paintable side cap that replaces the Soldier's default helmet and covers his eyes, and a thick and sharp black moustache which covers the Soldier's upper lip. An insignia in a form of black eagle on an orange background can be seen on the front of the cap.

The Screamin' Eagle was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "Scalper's Cap".

Update history

December 8, 2014 Patch

  • The Screamin' Eagle was added to the game.

Trivia

  • "Screaming Eagles" is a nickname for the 101st Airborne Division of the army of the United States of America. It participated in several operations during the World War II and the Vietnam War.
    • The insignia seen on this cap and the one seen on the Buff Banner appear similar to this division's insignia.
  • This item was contributed as a part of the "World War Soldier's Gear" Soldier set.
  • The original name of this item references the film Inglourious Basterds, in which a crew of Jewish American soldiers seeks revenge against the Nazis.
    • The side cap and the mustache resemble the ones of the crew's leader, Aldo Raine, who orders his men to get 100 scalps of dead Nazi soldiers each.

Gallery

See also