Alien Swarm Parasite
| Alien Swarm Parasite | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | All |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error |
| Released: | July 19, 2010 Patch |
| Availability: | Promotional (Unlock) |
| Tradable: | Yes (some) |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
 Alien Swarm Parasite |
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| “ | You have thirty seconds to live!
Click to listen
— The Medic diagnosing an infected Heavy
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The Alien Swarm Parasite is a promotional headwear item for all classes. It is a stylized version of an enemy parasite from the game Alien Swarm. The creature attaches to each class's head differently, and sports a limp tail.
The Alien Swarm Parasite is obtained by earning the "Hat Trick" achievement in the game Alien Swarm. The achievement is earned via completing 2 co-op missions online, regardless of difficulty setting.
The hat description was written by Grug for the Hat Describing Contest, and was slightly edited by Valve.
Contents
Related Achievements
Alien Swarm
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Hat Trick Complete 2 co-op missions online. Earns a Team Fortress 2 parasite hat. |
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 | |
Update history
- Alien Swarm Parasite was added to the game.
- Fixed this hat not being posed correctly on class loadout panels.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- This hat was made paintable.
Bugs
- While some Alien Swarm Parasite hats are tradable, a number of them are not. What determines tradability is currently unknown.
Trivia
- If the parasite is shot after falling off its owner, it will bleed.
- If an Alien Swarm Parasite is propelled across the floor, it will leave a trail of blood.
- When clicked in the backpack, the hat makes the sound of the parasite from Alien Swarm.
Gallery
- ParasiteScout.png
- ParasiteSoldier.png
- ParasitePyro.png
- ParasiteDemoman.png
- AlienParasiteHat.png
- ParasiteEngineer.png
- ParasiteMedic.png
- ParasiteSniper.png
- ParasiteSpy.png
- ParasiteTauntSniper.png
Sniper taunting
The Swarm Parasite as seen in Alien Swarm
- ↑ * Though the Alien Swarm Parasite must require a host if a Sniper taunts with a Sniper Rifle it will still be pulled off of the Sniper's head which would kill it.
- The Alien Swarm Parasite does not fit the spy.
