Darwin's Danger Shield

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The Sniper

The Darwin's Danger Shield is a community-made secondary weapon for the Sniper. It appears as a crocodile hide, complete with tail, stretched over a broken wooden frame. A bird skull is tied to the brown leather body strap.

Similar to the Razorback, the shield is worn on the Sniper's back. Instead of protecting the wearer from backstabs, it grants a passive bonus of an additional 25 maximum health, encouraging users to venture further into combat, at the cost of their Submachine Gun.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
The Croc-o-Style Kit
Backpack The Croc-o-Style Kit Bundle.png
Effect

Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Razorback Reclaimed Metal Darwin's Danger Shield
Item icon Razorback.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Darwin's Danger Shield.png
Class Token - Sniper Slot Token - Secondary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Sniper.png + Item icon Slot Token - Secondary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Jarate.png Item icon Razorback.png Item icon Darwin's Danger Shield.png Item icon Cleaner's Carbine.png
Item icon Cozy Camper.png

As a Crafting Ingredient

Darwin's Danger Shield Refined Metal Ol' Snaggletooth
Item icon Darwin's Danger Shield.png + Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 = Item icon Ol' Snaggletooth.png

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • Darwin's Danger Shield was added to the game.

October 8, 2010 Patch

  • [Undocumented] This weapon was added to the crafting blueprint for the Ol' Snaggletooth.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.

Bugs

  • The Darwin's Danger Shield's straps cover any badges worn by the Sniper.
  • Killing a Sniper wearing the Darwin's Danger Shield with Your Eternal Reward will not cause the shield to disappear along with the victim's corpse.
  • The Darwin's Danger Shield has clipping issues when taunting with the Sydney Sleeper.

Trivia

  • The name of the weapon may be a reference to a multitude of things. Darwin may refer to the capital of the Northern Territory in Australia, the Sniper's home country. Crocodiles are also often found around Darwin. Darwin may also refer to Template:W, who is known for proposing the scientific theory of Template:W.
  • The first version of the shield had jiggleboned legs, plus had the crocodile skin stretched over a full shield instead of being tanned on a stretching board, but these were removed in the creation process.[1]

Gallery

See also

References