Blighted Beak

Blighted Beak
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Basic Information
Worn by:	Medic
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Template:Dictionary/items/er error
Contributed by:	Pie_Tony Communist Cake
Released:	Australian Christmas
Availability:	Craft, Drop, Purchase, Uncrate (Festive Winter Crate)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	No
Nameable:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Unusual
Loadout Stats
Blighted Beak 1 - 100

“

Eins, zwei, drei... I do not think we brought enough body bags. Click to listen — The Medic

”

The Blighted Beak is a community-created miscellaneous item for the Medic and was released as a part of the Australian Christmas update. It appears as a bird-like mask that is styled directly after the primitive respirators historically worn by Template:W.

Previous changes

December 21, 2010 Patch

• The item is added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable, and included in random drops.

December 22, 2010 Patch

• The Blighted Beak is now a misc item.

Notes

Blighted Beak has major clipping issues with the following hats:

• Otolaryngologist's Mirror
• Vintage Tyrolean
• Berliner's Bucket Helm
• Spine-Chilling Skull
• Voodoo Juju
• Saxton Hale Mask
• Wiki Cap

A fix for the clipping of a majority of the hats has been sent to Valve who said that they will fix it come the new year.

Trivia

• During the Black Plague, doctors wore beak-like masks stuffed with flowers and spices to ward off terrible smells. It was believed that these foul odors were the cause of infection.
• The mask, unlike a Plague doctor's mask, does not cover the full face, and upon closer inspection it can be seen that the nose does not have a bottom part (where the flowers and spices would be), making it more akin to a masquerade mask than a plague mask.