Bill's Hat
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Bill's Hat is a headwear item available to all classes. 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 appears in the backpack as a 'Level 10 Veteran's Beret'.
- This is the same hat that zombie apocalypse survivor Bill Overbeck wears in the original Left 4 Dead, rendered to the Team Fortress 2 art style.
- 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."
- The logo on the hat is not exactly correct to the original in "Left 4 Dead".
- Although Bill wears a green beret, the hat is either brown or gray depending on the wearer's team.
- 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.
- Similarly to other promotional and holiday-related hats, Bill's Hat cannot be crafted with another to form a new item.
- 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, and the Lumbricus Lid.
- 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.
- Similar to Bill's Hat, Valve has included Ellis' Cap in the Mann-Conomy update. However, its unlock requirements are unknown.
- The Hat's description ("Left 4 You.") may be a reference to the fact that Bill sacrifices his life to save the other survivors in the up-coming DLC for Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, "The Sacrifice".
- Using the Zepheniah's Greed Paint Can changes the color to a more faithful representation of Bill's Hat, as it is dark green in the "Left 4 Dead" series.
External links
Bill's Hat was originally a exclusive promotional item for users that pre-purchases games such as Left 4 Dead 2 and was highly sought by those that miss the offer. When the Polycount update was available along with the trade system, exclusive promotional items such as Bill's Hat, the Lumbricis Lid and Sam & Max items became tradable.
