Pounding Father

Pounding Father
RED BLU
Basic Information
Worn by:	Heavy
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Template:Dictionary/items/er error
Released:	February 22, 2013 Patch
Availability:	Promotional or Craft
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	No
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Genuine
Loadout Stats
Pounding Father 1 - 100 Heavy cannot tell lie. Heavy is first President of United States. Of crushing little baby men.

“

Brush Heavy's hair. BRUSH IT! Click to listen — The Heavy, maintaining his new hairstyle.

”

The Pounding Father is a promotional headwear item for the Heavy. It is a white barrister's wig accompanied with a team-colored ribbon on the back making a small pony tail.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased BioShock Infinite before March 26th, 2013.

Update history

February 22, 2013 Patch

• The Pounding Father was added to the game.

April 3, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Pounding Father was made tradeable and craftable.

Trivia

• The name of this item is a reference to the Founding Fathers, political leaders and statesmen who participated in the American Revolution by signing the United States' Declaration of Independence, taking part in the American Revolutionary War, and establishing the United States Constitution.
• The description references George Washington's famous quote, "I can't tell a lie, Pa."
• This item is based off of an enemy in BioShock Infinite called the Motorized Patriot, which is a robot designed like George Washington and uses a Minigun, similar to the Heavy.

Gallery

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  Steam announcement for the new items.

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  Promotional image featured on the BioShock Infinite Steam Store page.

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  Image featuring every BioShock Infinite hats on the Official Website.

See also

• BioShock Infinite
• Doe-Boy
• Blind Justice
• Person in the Iron Mask
• Sydney Straw Boat
• Steel Songbird
• Vox Diabolus