Hound Dog
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Heavy |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Hat, Glasses |
| Contributed by: | Progg |
| Released: | March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update) |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #21 or Uncrate (Unusual) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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 The Hound Dog |
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| “ | You mean nothing to me now!
Click to listen
— The Heavy on people who ain't no friends of his
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The Hound Dog is a community-created cosmetic item for the Heavy. This item gives the Heavy hair styled into a pompadour, as well as a pair of aviator-style sunglasses.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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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 | |
Update history
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- The Hound Dog was added to the game.
- The Hound Dog was made craftable.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- The Hound Dog was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- [Undocumented] The Hound Dog can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
- The Hound Dog's painting texture was improved.
- Fixed several cosmetic items not cloaking properly for the Spy.
Notes
- The description of this item was written by Silentman for the Hat Describing Contest.
Trivia
- The "pompadour and sunglasses" look is popularly associated with Elvis Presley, who also sang the most famous version of the song which the cosmetic is named for.
- The item description also makes a reference to another well-known song by Elvis Presley, "All Shook Up".
- The Hound Dog is seen by many in the Team Fortress community as a reference to the cartoon "Johnny Bravo", as the hair and glasses (when painted certain colors) are similar to those of the eponymous protagonist.
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