Blighted Beak
| Blighted Beak | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Medic |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error |
| Contributed by: | Template:Dictionary/steam ids/294249748 Cake Template:Dictionary/steam ids/228275620 |
| Released: | Australian Christmas |
| Availability: | Craft, Drop, Purchase, Uncrate (#6) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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 Blighted Beak |
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The Blighted Beak is a community-created miscellaneous item for the Medic class. It is a bird-like mask styled directly after the primitive respirators historically worn by Template:W. The "Vibrio Cholerae" style gives the hat a light leather appearance with black stitching. The eyes are made darker and more empty as opposed to the glassy look of the "Yersinia Pestis" style.
Contents
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 | |
Styles
Main article: Styles
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| Single colors | |||
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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 | |
Update history
December 17, 2010 Patch (Australian Christmas)
- The Blighted Beak was added to the game
- This miscellaneous item is added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable and included in random drops.
March 10, 2011 Patch (Shogun Pack)
- This miscellaneous item is updated with a creator submitted fix.
- This miscellaneous item is made paintable and the creator submitted fixes are correctly implemented.
- [Undocumented] Removed team colours.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Added new style "Vibrio Cholerae".
Bugs
- The Blighted Beak has clipping issues with the Saxton Hale Mask, Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask, Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head, Berliner's Bucket Helm, Voodoo Juju, Halloween Masks, Spine-Chilling Skull, Humanitarian's Hachimaki, and Planeswalker Helm. It also clips slightly with the Medic's Mountain Cap and Ze Goggles.
- The Blighted Beak is incorrectly labelled as a hat in the backpack.
Styles
Main article: Styles
The miscellaneous item has two styles.
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| Yersinia Pestis | Vibrio Cholerae |
Trivia
- Beak masks, whilst finding popularity in mask parties, originated as primitive gas masks for Medieval Template:Ws during the Black Death. The beak was reputed to be filled with scented materials, such as posies, roses, carnations, mint, camphor, or even a vinegar-soaked sponge, as at the time it was believed that bad smells caused disease.
- The contributors of the Blighted Beak also created the Grimm Hatte, another Black Death-themed hat. They were submitted together through the Contribution page.[1]
- The styles available for the Blighted Beak refer to two bacteria species that were prevalent at the time. The default style, "Template:W", is named after the bacteria responsible for the Bubonic Plague. The alternative style, "Template:W", is named after a bacteria responsible for causing cholera in humans.
Gallery
- BLU Blighted Beak.png
The former BLU team skin.
Concept art of the Blighted Beak.
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