Triboniophorus Tyrannus
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— The Spy to the Pyro
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The Triboniophorus Tyrannus, known to the community as the "Brain Slug," is a community-created headwear item for the Pyro and was chosen by Valve to be released with the first wave of community-contributed content due to its outstanding quality. It appears as a green, gelatinous slug attached diagonally atop the gas mask of the Pyro's head.
Painted variants
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Trivia
- This hat is a reference to the brain slugs that occasionally appeared in the animated television show Futurama, where they would be attached to someone's head, controlling their mind, forcing them to appear semi-comatose , talk in a monotonous tone, and do anything to spread the brain slugs throughout the universe.
- The Triboniophorus Tyrannus is one of the few hats that are jiggleboned, meaning that they will jiggle around realistically with the player's movement.
- The Triboniophorus is a type of green slug native to Australia. "Tyrannus" is Latin for "tyrant" or "king."
- The description is a reference to The Simpsons. In one episode, Ralph tells Bart that he met a leprechaun that tells him to burn things.
- It is the first hat to be based off of a 'living' creature.
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