Blighted Beak
| Blighted Beak | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | Medic |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Template:Dictionary/items/er error |
| Contributed by: | Pie_Tony Communist Cake |
| Released: | Australian Christmas |
| Availability: | Craft, Drop, Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | No |
| Nameable: | Yes |
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 Blighted Beak |
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| “ | Eins, zwei, drei... I do not think we brought enough body bags.
Click to listen
— The Medic
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The Blighted Beak is a community-created miscellaneous item for the Medic and was released as a part of the Australian Christmas update. It appears as a bird-like mask that is styled directly after the primitive respirators historically worn by Template:W. Unlike the primitive respirators, the bottom of the Blighted Beak is hollowed out, exposing the Medic's mouth and nose.
Contents
Update history
- Added to the Mann Co. Store, made craftable and included in random drops.
Notes
Blighted Beak has major collision issues with the following hats:[1]
- Otolaryngologist's Mirror
- Vintage Tyrolean
- Berliner's Bucket Helm
- Spine-Chilling Skull
- Voodoo Juju
- Saxton Hale Mask
- Wiki Cap
A fix for the clipping of a majority of the hats has been sent to Valve who said that they will fix it come the new year.[2]
Trivia
- This mask, worn extensively by apothecaries during the Template:W, was used as both a means of role identification and as a method of respiration to help protect the wearer from airborne infections, with the beaks often containing different medicinal mixtures.
- A number of people obtained unusual versions of the beak from Festive Winter Crates before it was changed to a misc item. It is therefore possible for people wearing these to have 2 unusual effects on their head by wearing an unusual hat at the same time. This is also true for Le Party Phantom.
- The mask bears an uncanny resemblance to masks worn by Splicers in the game Bioshock, coupled with the Vita-Saw reference to the Little Sisters in said game
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