Cuban Bristle Crisis

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Who dares stand against me NOW?
The Heavy after secretly installing missile launch facilities in Cuba

The Cuban Bristle Crisis is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier, Heavy, and Engineer. It is a neatly kept beard and mustache. The beard connects up to the Heavy's hairline. A cigar rests on his lips, similar to the Soldier's Stogie.

The Cuban Bristle Crisis was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "The Cuban Cover Up".

Update history

October 10, 2013 Patch (Fall Event 2013)

  • The Cuban Bristle Crisis was added to the game.

October 28, 2015 Patch (Scream Fortress 2015)

  • [Undocumented] The Cuban Bristle Crisis can now be equipped by the Soldier and Engineer.

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.
  • The item is based off of the famous Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro, who had a neat, trim beard and was fond of smoking cigars.

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