Cuban Bristle Crisis

The Cuban Bristle Crisis is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier, Heavy and Engineer. It gives the class a neatly kept beard and mustache, which connects up to the wearer's hairline, and a lit cigar.

The Cuban Bristle Crisis was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Update history

' (Fall Event 2013)

• The Cuban Bristle Crisis was added to the game.

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• Added quality.

' (Scream Fortress 2015)

• Updated The Cuban Bristle Crisis with the latest changes from the authors.
• The Cuban Bristle Crisis can now be equipped by the Soldier and Engineer.

#1 (Meet Your Match Update)

• Added Strange quality.

' (Scream Fortress 2020)

• Updated The Cuban Bristle Crisis to add the smoke effect.

Trivia

• The item's name is a reference to the Cuban Missile Crisis, a confrontation in 1962 between the USSR and the United States during the Cold War in which the USSR put missiles in Cuba in response to the USA's missiles in Turkey.
• The item is based off of the late famous Cold-War communist Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, who wore an iconic beard and was fond of smoking cigars.

Gallery

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  Soldier

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  Heavy

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  Engineer

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Cuban Bristle Crisis.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the updated Cuban Bristle Crisis.

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  Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro.