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Latest revision as of 00:21, 1 May 2024
“ | Godspeed, you magnificent bastard.
Click to listen
— The Soldier on departing planes.
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The Ground Control is a community-created cosmetic item for the Soldier. It replaces the Soldier's helmet with a white flattop haircut, a pair of headset commonly used by ground control operators, and a pair of gold rimmed aviator glasses. The Soldier is also given a crescent moon-shaped scar on his left eye.
The Ground Control was contributed to the Steam Workshop.
Painted variants
Main article: Paint Can
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Update history
February 7, 2014 Patch #1 (Strongbox Pack)
- The Ground Control was added to the game.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
- [Undocumented] The Ground Control was made craftable and was added to the Mann Co. Store.
Bugs
- Sometimes, the visors on the glasses will not appear, and Soldier's eyes will be visible through.
Trivia
- "Ground control" is a term often used to describe air traffic control.
- The design for the Ground Control is a reference to the character Zero from the Metal Gear Solid series.
- The name of the item is also a reference to Major Zero's codename in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Major Tom, and the David Bowie song "Space Oddity."
- The textures for this item contain the Japanese characters "のヮの" (No Wa No). These refer to one of the common expressions the character Haruka Amami makes in the THE iDOLM@STER games.
Gallery
Major Zero in the pachislot adaptation of Metal Gear Solid 3.
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