Triboniophorus Tyrannus
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The Triboniophorus Tyrannus (/'traɪ,boʊniːoʊ,fɔərʌs/ /taɪ,rænʌs/ treye-boh-nee-oh-foh-russ teye-ran-uss), often referred to as the Brain Slug, is a community-created headwear item for the Pyro. Triboniophorus Tyrannus is a green, gelatinous slug with beady black eyes, placed off-center atop the Pyro's gas mask-burnished head.
The description for the Triboniophorus Tyrannus was written by crushilista for the Hat Describing Contest.
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Painted variants
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Update history
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was added to the game.
- This hat was made craftable.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- [Undocumented] This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- [Undocumented] This hat was added to the Mann Co. Store.
- The Triboniophorus Tyrannus' painting texture was improved.
- [Undocumented] Triboniophorus Tyrannus now makes squishing noises when moved in the backpack.
- [Undocumented] Triboniophorus Tyrannus now takes credit for player's kills.
Bugs
- A Triboniophorus Tyrannus that has been Gift Wrapped will appear as a "Pyro Brain Sucker" on the description of the Carefully Wrapped Gift.
Trivia
- The Template:W is a genus of green slug native to Australia.
- Triboniophorus Tyrannus roughly translates to "Slug Tyrant" in Latin.
- The hat appears in page 2 on the No Text version of the True Meaning comic with a Santa hat on it.
- This hat is probably 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.
- When the hat is equipped, any unassisted kills by the player will be attributed to Triboniophorus Tyrannus + (Player).
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