Bird-Man of Aberdeen
"Birdman" redirects here. You may have been looking for Birdman of Australiacatraz.
| Bird-Man of Aberdeen | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Demoman |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Left Shoulder |
| Contributed by: | VLEK💣ᴬʳᵗꜟˢᵗ |
| Released: | June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update) |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase, Pile of Ash (expired), Uncrate #46 (expired), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or Unlocked Cosmetic Crate (Unique and Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | Yes |
| Available Qualities | |
| Loadout Stats | |
 The Bird-Man of Aberdeen |
|
| “ | We did it, mate!
Click to listen
— The Demoman
|
” |
The Bird-Man of Aberdeen is a community-created cosmetic item for the Demoman. It is a green and yellow macaw that stands on the Demoman's left shoulder and wobbles with the player's movements.
This item has three styles, named "Essential", "Distinguished" and "Imbued". The "Distinguished" style colors the bird white, resembling a cockatoo, while the "Imbued" style, changes the belly feathers to a dull green. When painted, "Distinguished" paints the entire bird the same color, aside from the tail- and head-feathers, and "Imbued" colors the belly feathers duller than that of the rest of the bird's feathers.
When players equipped with this item kill an enemy unassisted by another player, the killfeed shows everyone in Pyroland that it gets the assist, with its custom name if it has one.
The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was contributed to the Steam Workshop.
Contents
Pyroland Demonstration
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
Mouseover cells to preview the images on a dark background. Click on the images to enlarge them.
[hide]Painted variants
- Essential
- Distinguished
- Imbued
| Single colors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
|
|
|
|
| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
|
|
|
|
| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
|
|
|
|
| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
|
|
|
|
| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
|
|
||
| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
| Team colors | |||
|
|
|
|
| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted | |
| Single colors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
|
|
|
|
| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
|
|
|
|
| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
|
|
|
|
| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
|
|
|
|
| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
|
|
||
| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
| Team colors | |||
|
|
|
|
| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted | |
| Single colors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge | Color No. 216-190-216 | Peculiarly Drab Tincture | Aged Moustache Grey |
|
|
|
|
| A Distinctive Lack of Hue | After Eight | Radigan Conagher Brown | Ye Olde Rustic Colour |
|
|
|
|
| Muskelmannbraun | Mann Co. Orange | Australium Gold | The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants |
|
|
|
|
| Dark Salmon Injustice | Pink as Hell | A Deep Commitment to Purple | Noble Hatter's Violet |
|
|
|
|
| A Color Similar to Slate | Zepheniah's Greed | Drably Olive | Indubitably Green |
|
|
||
| The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime | A Mann's Mint | ||
| Team colors | |||
|
|
|
|
| Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) | Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) | Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) | Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| Team Spirit (RED) | Team Spirit (BLU) | Operator's Overalls (RED) | Operator's Overalls (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| The Value of Teamwork (RED) | The Value of Teamwork (BLU) | An Air of Debonair (RED) | An Air of Debonair (BLU) |
|
|
|
|
| Cream Spirit (RED) | Cream Spirit (BLU) | Unpainted | |
show;hide
Styles
Main article: Styles
| Styles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
| ||||||||
| Essential | Distinguished | Imbued | ||||||||
Update history
June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)
- The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the game.
- [Undocumented] The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the item drop system.
- The Bird-Man of Aberdeen was added to the Mann Co. Store.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
- [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.
- Changed item type to "Mascot".
Unused content
- In the game files, there exists a blue alternative for the BLU team under the name of
demo_parrot_blue.vtf. It goes unused, as the game uses only one texture for both teams.
Trivia
- The item's name is a reference to Robert Stroud, a prisoner whose work with birds during imprisonment earned him the nickname "Birdman of Alcatraz", despite not being allowed to keep pets during his incarceration at Alcatraz itself.
- The name also references Aberdeen, a city in northern Scotland.
Gallery
Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Bird-Man of Aberdeen.
The unused BLU skin.
See also
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
