Triboniophorus Tyrannus
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| Worn by: | Pyro |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error |
| Contributed by: | Steaky |
| Released: | First Community Contribution Update |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft or Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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| “ | Now I've seen everything!
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— The Engineer on the Pyro's cranial companion
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The Triboniophorus Tyrannus (/'traɪ,boʊniːoʊ,fɔərʌs/ /taɪ,rænʌs/ treye-boh-nee-oh-foh-russ teye-ran-uss), often referred to as the Brain slug, is a community-created headwear item for the Pyro. Triboniophorus Tyrannus is a green, gelatinous slug with beady black eyes, placed off-center atop the Pyro's gas mask-burnished head.
The description for the Triboniophorus Tyrannus was written by crushilista for the Hat Describing Contest.
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 | |
Update history
March 18, 2010 Patch (First Community Contribution Update)
- The Triboniophorus Tyrannus was added to the game.
- This hat was made craftable.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- This hat was made paintable.
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- [Undocumented] This hat can now be uncrated with Unusual quality.
October 27, 2010 Patch (Scream Fortress Update)
- [Undocumented] This hat was added to the Mann Co. Store.
Bugs
- A Triboniophorus Tyrannus that has been Gift Wrapped will appear as a "Pyro Brain Sucker" on the description of the Carefully Wrapped Gift.
- A Triboniophorus Tyrannus that has been painted with "Team Spirit" paint will always be RED team colors after the Pyro dies, even while on BLU team.
Trivia
- The Template:W is a genus of green slug native to Australia.
- Triboniophorus Tyrannus roughly translates to "Slug Tyrant" in Latin.
Gallery
A giftwrapped "Pyro Brain Sucker"
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