Hornblower

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The Soldier leading a naval attack

The Hornblower is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier. It is a coat that adds several accessories to the Soldier's default attire, which includes a large gold buckle to his belt and a gold trim to the main body of the coat.

The Hornblower was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
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Single colors
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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
Team colors
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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)
Painted Hornblower 803020.png Painted Hornblower 256D8D.png Painted Hornblower 654740.png Painted Hornblower 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Hornblower C36C2D.png Painted Hornblower B88035.png RED Hornblower.png BLU Hornblower.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

July 10, 2013 Patch (Summer Event 2013)

  • The Hornblower was added to the game.

August 27, 2013 Patch #1

June 11, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Updated the item type of Hornblower.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Trivia

  • The item's name refers to a fictional character, Horatio Hornblower, in a series of books by C. S. Forester, eventually depicting his fight in the Napoleonic Wars.
  • The description also references Horatio Nelson, a flag officer in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, with the description mistaking the two characters (Hornblower was based in part on Nelson).
  • This item resembles the coat worn by City Watch Officers in Dishonored.

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