Lumbricus Lid
| Lumbricus Lid | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Soldier |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Hat, Grenades |
| Released: | August 25, 2010 Patch |
| Availability: | Promotional (expired) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | No |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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 Lumbricus Lid |
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| “ | The worm has turned, gentlemen!
Click to listen
— The Soldier
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The Lumbricus Lid, pronounced \ˈləm-brə-kəs\, is a promotional cosmetic item for the Soldier. It is a webbed helmet adorned with Worms-style eyebrows and a Worms drawing. It also includes the "Holy Hand Grenade" which replaces the Soldier's default frag grenades on his chest.
This hat was awarded to those players who purchased Worms: Reloaded before September 2, 2010.
Performing the Kamikaze taunt with this hat equipped will play the "Hallelujah" sound from the Worms series, originally from Handel's Messiah, and display a unique kill icon (
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The kill icon was contributed by Psyke.
Contents
Update history
- [Undocumented] The Lumbricus Lid was added to the game.
- Fixed the Lumbricus Lid not playing the correct sound during the Equalizer taunt.
- The Lumbricus Lid was given its own Kamikaze taunt kill icon.
December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
- Added "grenades" equip region.
- Added the Limited attribute to the Lumbricus Lid.
Trivia
- Lumbricus is the genus for an earthworm family that mainly resides in European countries.
- The Worm design on the helmet is the "Steal" weapon icon from Worms: Reloaded.
- The helmet itself is an American M1 helmet. It is known for being the main service helmet of the U.S Army and Marine Corps from 1941 until 1985.
- The mesh on the lid was based off of WWII paratroop or Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion helmets. The mesh allowed the soldiers to put camouflage on their helmet; i.e., leaves, branches, and assorted ferns.
- The 'Holy Hand Grenades' are also known as Globus crucigers. It symbolises Christ's (the cross) dominion over the world (the orb), literally held in the dominion of an earthly ruler (or sometimes celestial being such as an angel).
- The Holy Hand Grenade is a reference to the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, specifically a scene involving the main characters' use of the Holy Hand Grenade to blow up the Rabbit of Caerbannog.
- Consequently, the grenade is also strikingly similar to the design of the scrapped Heal Grenade.
Gallery
The helmet.
- Lumbricus Lid Grenades.png
The grenades.
Announcement on Steam advertising the new item.
The pose from Meet the Soldier, recreated with the Lumbricus Lid and Holy Hand Grenades.
See also
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