Hard Counter

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The Hard Counter is an unlockable headwear item for the Heavy, released with the Mann-Conomy Update. It appears as a team-colored umbrella hat with the Heavy's logo on it.

Painted variants

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Single colors
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge	Color No. 216-190-216	Peculiarly Drab Tincture	Aged Moustache Grey
A Distinctive Lack of Hue	After Eight	Radigan Conagher Brown	Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Muskelmannbraun	Mann Co. Orange	Australium Gold	The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Dark Salmon Injustice	Pink as Hell	A Deep Commitment to Purple	Noble Hatter's Violet
A Color Similar to Slate	Zepheniah's Greed	Drably Olive	Indubitably Green
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime	A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED)	Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU)	Balaclavas Are Forever (RED)	Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Team Spirit (RED)	Team Spirit (BLU)	Operator's Overalls (RED)	Operator's Overalls (BLU)
The Value of Teamwork (RED)	The Value of Teamwork (BLU)	An Air of Debonair (RED)	An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Cream Spirit (RED)	Cream Spirit (BLU)	Unpainted (RED)	Unpainted (BLU)

Trivia

• Umbrella hats are commonly worn by golfers, beachgoers, or other individuals who need to keep rain or sunlight off their faces while keeping both hands free.
• Despite the description, the Hard Counter offers no extra protection from Jarate.
• "Hard Counter" is a term used mostly in online gaming that describes one thing (skill/weapon/equipment) that completely counters another (which is ironic, considering this hat is supposed to give the Heavy protection from one of his hard counters, the Sniper).
• The Hard Counter is jiggleboned, meaning that it will slightly spin with the player's movement.