Trophy Belt
“ | Now I gotta make a necklace outta your teeth, bushman's rules.
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— The Sniper on a long-cherished tradition
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The Trophy Belt is a headwear item for the Sniper. It is a light brown band with five crocodile teeth wrapped around the crown of the Sniper's default slouch hat.
Painted variants
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Update history
May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)
- [Undocumented] The Trophy Belt was added to the game.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- [Undocumented] This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
- This hat was made paintable.
January 25, 2013 [Item schema update]
- This item was removed from the item drop system and Mann Co. Store, and can no longer be uncrated with Unusual quality or crafted. Crates with the possibility to get the hat are unboxed in normal quality. [1]
Notes
- The hat description was written by Limeaide for the Hat Describing Contest.
- Before it was officially announced, the Trophy Belt could be seen worn in Meet the Spy during the fight scene between the BLU Sniper and the RED Spy.[2]
Trivia
- The Trophy Belt is based on the hat worn by film character Michael J. "Crocodile" Dundee, who popularized the 'rugged bushman' Australian stereotype. One of the Sniper's responses - "Now this... is a knife!" - also references a well-known scene from the film.
- The hat is similar to the hat that Saxton Hale wears.
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