Pugilist's Protector
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— The Heavy, daring to punch and be punched.
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The Pugilist's Protector is a headwear item for the Heavy. It takes the form of a team-colored padded helmet, with Mann Co. stamped on the front and a team-colored plastic mouth-guard, similar to those worn by boxers to absorb and deflect blows to the face and mouth.
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
- This hat is also obtainable from an opened Mann Co. Supply Crate. It can be found, with some luck, within Series #2 Crates.
- The straps are jiggleboned and move freely.
- The term 'pugilist' is synonymous with 'fist-fighter' and is likely a reference to the Heavy's preferred melee weapons of choice: the Killing Gloves of Boxing or the Gloves of Running Urgently and, naturally, his own Fists.
- This type of headgear is used to protect boxers from soft tissue damage (bruises, cuts, etc) during sparring and is also used in competitive amateur boxing.
- Because it is impossible to connect parts of models to moving face positions, the Heavy's teeth will sometimes move outside the mouth guard and leave it sitting in the center of his mouth.
- This is the Heavy's second hat related to sports, the first one being the Football Helmet. Possibly by coincidence, both of these are designed to protect the wearer's head from serious injury.
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