Bill's Hat
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Bill's Hat is a headwear item available to all classes. It is the same hat Bill wore in Left 4 Dead. It appears as a slightly worn brown colored veteran's beret for RED or gray colored beret for BLU, both with a yellow shield insignia. It was awarded to players who pre-ordered the Valve title Left 4 Dead 2 on Steam or for PC through Gamestop.
Painted variants
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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) |
Trivia
- Bill's Hat has its own intricate back-story, which reads as follows: "While conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's Hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe."
- Although Bill wears a green beret, the hat is either brown or gray depending on the wearer's team. Using the Zepheniah's Greed Paint Can changes the color to a more faithful representation of Bill's Hat.
- The magazine cover Hat-Wearing Man seen on the Sniper vs Spy Update published an article titled "Wearing Berets: Not on our Watch! How You Can Help...". It seems the teams didn't take their suggestions to heart.
- This hat was the second item to be released which could only be acquired within a specific time, including the Cheater's Lament, the Sam and Max items, the Gentle Manne's Service Medal, the 119th Update medals, the Earbuds, the Lumbricus Lid, and Ellis' Cap.
- Bill's Hat is one of the few "limited edition" hats eligible for Trading. It shares this characteristic with the Lumbricus Lid and Max's Severed Head.
- There is a clipping bug with Bill's Hat when equipped on the Sniper. When the Ghost scare effect is applied, you can see the Snipers head.
- It is the first of two L4D hats available, the second being Ellis' Cap.
- Bill's Hat can be a popular hat to paint, as different colours will make the beret match to military uniforms. For example, using Zephanian's Greed paint will make the hat resemble the beret worn by United States Special Forces.
- More examples of berets are the red beret would resemble an Army paratrooper, Tan/Peculiarly Drab Tincture U.S Army Ranger, Black/A Distinctive Lack of Hue U.S Army Soldier. The best for L4D fans would and should be green to resemble Bill who was an Army Green Beret/ Special forces.
- The in-game description was written by forum & community member Calvary. [1]
