Bombinomicon

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This article is about the cosmetic item. For the comic, see Bombinomicon (comic).
For the Bombinomicon character used by Merasmus and appearing in some Halloween maps, see Bombinomicon (character).
Hey, I'm a bomb book! It's pretty good.
— The Bombinomicon

The Bombinomicon is a cosmetic item for all classes. It is a badge representing the twisted looking, leather-bound, haunted tome with glowing eyes named the Bombinomicon. A circle of jagged teeth clutch a bomb on the center of the cover.

A team-colored Demoman class icon is depicted on the "forehead" of the Bombinomicon's cover.

Unlike many Halloween items, this cosmetic is not holiday restricted and can be used by players year-round. A player that dies wearing it will be gibbed in a spectacular explosion, with the color varying depending on the current day. During a Full Moon or Halloween, the explosion will be colored purple. Any other time during the year, the explosion will be colored gold.

This item is awarded to players who earn the Dive Into a Good Book achievement by traveling to Loot Island through the portal that appears after MONOCULUS is defeated on Eyeaduct, then collecting the Bombinomicon held within a cage there. The Bombinomicon cosmetic can be awarded to multiple players who complete the listed specifications.

Demonstration

Related achievements

Monoculus angry.png Eye-chievements

Dive Into a Good Book
Dive Into a Good Book
Get to Loot Island and claim your reward!

Update history

October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)

  • The Bombinomicon was added to the game.

October 28, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the distortion effect on the Bombinomicon.

November 22, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the Bombinomicon effect to use golden particles outside of Halloween.

January 11, 2012 Patch

  • The Bombinomicon no longer shakes the screen and has a delay before the explosion so that Snipers, Spies, and others can get better feedback on the actual cause of death.

June 26, 2014 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated materials for distortion effect of the Bombinomicon.

Bugs

Trivia

  • The name "Bombinomicon" is a portmanteau of the words Bomb and Necronomicon, a fictional book from the works of H. P. Lovecraft.
  • Despite being almost impossible to see it in-game, the model for the Bombinomicon has a back texture, which includes the back summary from the character Bombinomicon. Inside the book itself, it's also possible to find two pages with the Demoman class emblem, even though the book cannot be opened in any way.

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