Bolted Birdcage
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| Worn by: | Pyro | ||||
| Slot: | Cosmetic | ||||
| Equip region: | Hat | ||||
| Contributed by: | VLEK💣ᴬʳᵗꜟˢᵗ | ||||
| Released: | May 17, 2013 Patch (Robotic Boogaloo) |
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| Availability: | Uncrate #58, Uncrate (Unusual) or Unlocked Cosmetic Crate (Unique, Strange and Unusual) | ||||
| Tradable: | Yes | ||||
| Giftable: | Yes | ||||
| Craftable: | Yes | ||||
| Paintable: | Yes | ||||
| Nameable: | Yes | ||||
| Craft No.?: | No | ||||
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 The Bolted Birdcage |
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| “ | Hmmm, tiny robots are in big trouble now.
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The Bolted Birdcage is a community-created cosmetic item for the Pyro. It is a robotic version of the Birdcage. It is a birdcage complete with a team-colored metallic bird on the perch.
The Bolted Birdcage was contributed to the Steam Workshop.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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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) |
Update history
May 17, 2013 Patch #1 (Robotic Boogaloo)
- The Bolted Birdcage was added to the game.
July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
Trivia
- The names and descriptions of Bolted Bird its non-robotic version (Birdcage) acknowledge both Valve's implications of Pyro's insanity and Community speculations of Pyro's gender and identity:
- The description for the Bolted Birdcage specifically mentions the 1996 movie The Birdcage, which is a remake of the 1978 La Cage aux Folles, literally "birdcage of crazy men".
- One of the most successful foreign language films in the United States, La Cage aux Folles is famous for it examination of gender roles and sexual identity.
Gallery
Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Bolted Birdcage.
See also
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