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{{hatnote|This article is about the [[cosmetic item]]. For the [[Comics|comic]], see [[Bombinomicon (comic)]].}}
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{{hatnote|For the Bombinomicon character used by [[Merasmus]] and appearing in some [[Halloween map]]s, see [[Bombinomicon (character)]].}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = misc
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Bombinomicon.png
 
| image              = Bombinomicon.png
| used-by            = [[Classes|All]]
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| team-colors        = yes
| equip-region      = Medal
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| used-by            = [[Classes|All classes]]
| released          = [[Scream Fortress Very Scary Halloween Special]]
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| equip-region      = medal
| availability      = {{avail|Unlock}}
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| released          = {{Patch name|10|27|2011}}<br>([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
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| availability      = {{avail|unlock}}
 
| trade              = no
 
| trade              = no
| gift              = yes
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| gift              = no
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| craft              = no
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| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level           = Level 20<br/>Holiday Restriction: None
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   | prefix          = The
   | item-description = 'If ye gaze upon one tome-themed badge this year, MAKE IT NOT THIS ONE!' - Merasmus the Magician
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  | item-kind        = Badge
   | item-flags      = Achievement Item: Not Tradable
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  | item-level       = 20
   | att-1-positive  = Explode spectacularly on death.
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   | item-description = 'If ye gaze upon one tome-themed badge this year, MAKE IT NOT THIS ONE!' - Merasmus the Magician'
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   | item-flags      = Achievement Item: Not Tradable or Marketable
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   | att-1-positive  = Explode spectacularly on death
 
}}
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Bombinomicon''' on gazing upon evil tomes|Oh, the MAGICIAN said not to. Wow, I'm sorry, that changes everything.  I didn't realize some old idiot in a dress told you not to read something.}}
 
The '''Bombinomicon''' is a [[Miscellaneous|badge]] item wearable by [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a leatherbound and twisted looking book with a glowing red eyes and a team-colored Demoman class icon on its "forehead".  A large, bloodstained circle of jagged teeth in the center of the cover clutches a cartoonish bomb.  A player that dies wearing this badge will be [[gibbed]] in a spectacular purple explosion, whether the killing blow was dealt by an explosive or otherwise.
 
  
This badge is awarded to players who have earned the [[Eye-chievements|Dive Into a Good Book]] achievement by traveling to Loot Island through the portal that appears after [[MONOCULUS]] is defeated and collecting the Bombinomicon held within a cage there. The Bombinomicon can be awarded to multiple players who complete the listed specifications.
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{{Quotation|The '''Bombinomicon'''|Hey, I'm a bomb book! It's pretty good.|sound=Sf12 bcon headbomb13.wav}}
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The '''Bombinomicon''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a badge representing the twisted looking, leather-bound, haunted tome with [[Self-illumination|glowing]] eyes named the [[Bombinomicon (character)|Bombinomicon]]. A circle of jagged teeth clutch a bomb on the center of the cover.
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A team-colored [[Demoman]] [[class]] icon is depicted on the "forehead" of the Bombinomicon's cover.
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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 [[Gibs|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.
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This item is awarded to players who earn the [[Eye-chievements|''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.
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
 
== Related achievements ==
 
== Related achievements ==
=== [[File:Eyechievements.png|20px|link=Eye-chievements]] [[Eye-chievements]] ===
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=== {{Achiev type link|eye-chievements}} ===
 
{{Achievement table
 
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Halloween|Dive Into A Good Book}}|width=50%
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Halloween|Dive Into A Good Book}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''[[October 27, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])  
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'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
 
* The Bombinomicon was added to the game.
 
* The Bombinomicon was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|28|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the distortion effect on the Bombinomicon.
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'''{{Patch name|11|22|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the Bombinomicon effect to use golden particles outside of [[Halloween]].
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'''{{Patch name|1|11|2012}}'''
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* The Bombinomicon no longer shakes the screen and has a delay before the explosion so that [[Sniper]]s, [[Spy|Spies]], and others can get better feedback on the actual cause of death.
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'''{{Patch name|6|26|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated materials for distortion effect of the Bombinomicon.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
*When taunting with the [[Equalizer]], the explosion effect will not appear but the sound will still play. {{cit}}
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* The explosion effect still occurs when killed by a weapon that produces its own unique death effect: the [[Golden Wrench]], [[Your Eternal Reward]], [[Saxxy]], [[Cow Mangler 5000]], [[Righteous Bison]], [[Short Circuit]], [[Wanga Prick]], [[Pomson 6000]], [[Manmelter]], [[Phlogistinator]], [[Spy-cicle]], [[Neon Annihilator]], [[Golden Frying Pan]], [[Batsaber]], [[C.A.P.P.E.R]], and [[Shooting Star]].
*The explosion effect still occurs when backstabbed by a Spy wielding [[Your Eternal Reward]].
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* If the player uses the Feign Death from the [[Dead Ringer]], the explosion will explode where the Spy is standing, rather than exploding on the fake corpse.
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* If a player who does not have the Bombinomicon equipped is killed and leaves behind a ragdoll, then equips the Bombinomicon before respawning, the ragdoll will explode when the player respawns.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*The name "Bombinomicon" is a reference to the {{W|Necronomicon}} from the {{W|Cthulhu Mythos}}.
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<!-- content on the Bombinomicon (character) page is not Trivia here. -->
*The Bombinomicon in the Underworld of [[Eyeaduct]] has text written on the back, along with a discount price tag of $6.66. The text is as follows.
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* The name "Bombinomicon" is a portmanteau of the words Bomb and [[w:Necronomicon|Necronomicon]], a fictional book from the works of [[w:H. P. Lovecraft|H. P. Lovecraft]].
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* Despite being almost impossible to see it in-game, the model for the Bombinomicon has a back texture, which includes the [[:File:Bombinomicon Texture.png|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.
{{quotation|no-source|Inked in the blood, bound in the hide and written on the stolen paper of British kings! With over 400 pages of spells, enchantments, recipes and anecdotes about blowing things up, the Bombinomicon is a must-have for the practicing explosives aficionado and demolitions expert alike. Now in its fifteenth printing, every copy of the Bombinomicon is guaranteed to be possessed by an angry talking ghost.
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== Gallery ==
"If ye gaze at one tome this year, MAKE IT NOT THIS ONE" - Merasmus the Magician
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Scout Bombinomicon.png|[[Scout]]
"Unputdownable! This book's jaws are like a vice." - Gravel Pit Arts Monthly
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File:Soldier Bombinomicon.png|[[Soldier]]
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File:Pyro Bombinomicon.png|[[Pyro]]
"If you like the dark arts and explosions, this might very well be the best book you read all year." - Demolicion Gazette}}
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File:Demoman Bombinomicon.png|[[Demoman]]
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File:Heavy Bombinomicon.png|[[Heavy]]
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File:Engineer Bombinomicon.png|[[Engineer]]
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File:Medic Bombinomicon.png|[[Medic]]
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File:Sniper Bombinomicon.png|[[Sniper]]
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File:Spy Bombinomicon.png|[[Spy]]
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File:Bombinomicon Cosmetic Back.png|The back of the Bombinomicon.
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File:Bombinomicon Cosmetic Inside.png|A modified version of the Bombinomicon, removing some elements to show the interior of the book.
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<!-- Add images of the NPC to the NPC gallery. ([[Non-player characters#Bombinomicon|Bombinomicon]]) -->
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</gallery>
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{{Very Scary Halloween Special Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
  
{{VeryScaryHalloweenSpecialNav}}
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]
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[[Category:Achievement Items]]

Latest revision as of 21:26, 7 March 2023

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.

Gallery