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{{Item infobox | {{Item infobox | ||
− | | type = | + | | type = cosmetic |
| image = Dark Age Defender.png | | image = Dark Age Defender.png | ||
| used-by = [[Demoman]] | | used-by = [[Demoman]] | ||
| equip-region = left shoulder | | equip-region = left shoulder | ||
− | | contributed-by = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197993359730| | + | | contributed-by = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197993359730|2114954596}} |
− | | released = {{Patch name|6|13|2013}} | + | | released = {{Patch name|6|13|2013}}<br>([[Second Workshop Content Pack]]) |
− | | availability = {{ | + | | availability = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate61|collectors|keyless-crate}} |
| trade = yes | | trade = yes | ||
| gift = yes | | gift = yes | ||
+ | | marketable = yes | ||
| paint = no | | paint = no | ||
| rename = yes | | rename = yes | ||
| numbered = no | | numbered = no | ||
| loadout = yes | | loadout = yes | ||
− | | | + | | prefix = The |
− | | | + | | item-kind = Cosmetic Armor |
− | | item-description = This knight's armor will repel anything someone from the 12th century might throw at you, be it a rock, a sword, a thatched cottage or a Merlin | + | | item-description = This knight's armor will repel anything someone from the 12th century might throw at you, be it a rock, a sword, a thatched cottage or a Merlin. |
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}} | }} | ||
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− | The | + | {{Quotation|'''The Demoman''', defending|I need some help holding them off!|sound=Demoman helpmedefend02.wav}} |
− | The Dark Age Defender was [ | + | The '''Dark Age Defender''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Demoman]]. It adds a wrought-iron [[w:Breastplate|breastplate]], [[w:Codpiece|codpiece]], and spiked [[w:Pauldron|pauldrons]] to the Demoman's default armour, in whole composing it into a set of medieval plate armour. |
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+ | The Dark Age Defender was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=8086 contributed] to the Steam Workshop. | ||
== Update history == | == Update history == | ||
− | '''{{Patch name|6|13|2013}}''' | + | '''{{Patch name|6|13|2013}}''' ([[Second Workshop Content Pack]]) |
* The Dark Age Defender was added to the game. | * The Dark Age Defender was added to the game. | ||
− | '''{{item schema|6|17|2013 | + | '''{{item schema|6|17|2013}}''' |
− | * Removed | + | * Removed "Back", "Feet" and "Pants (Demoman)" [[equip region]]s. |
'''{{Patch name|6|20|2013}}''' | '''{{Patch name|6|20|2013}}''' | ||
* {{Undocumented}} Fixed levels not showing up in-game. | * {{Undocumented}} Fixed levels not showing up in-game. | ||
− | '''{{item schema|8|20|2013 | + | '''{{item schema|8|20|2013}}''' |
* Changed item type to Cosmetic Armor. | * Changed item type to Cosmetic Armor. | ||
'''{{Patch name|7|2|2013}}''' | '''{{Patch name|7|2|2013}}''' | ||
− | * {{Undocumented}} Added | + | * {{Undocumented}} Added the Dark Age Defender to the [[item drop system]]. |
'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}''' | '''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}''' | ||
* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality. | * {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality. | ||
− | ==Trivia== | + | == Trivia == |
− | * The item's name refers to the [[ | + | * The item's name refers to the [[w:Dark Ages (historiography)|Dark Ages]], an outdated historiographical term used for the Early Middle Ages (circa 500 - 1000 AD). Despite popular conception, the term is now largely discouraged as knowledge did not drop from Roman times to the extent commonly thought in later centuries. |
− | * | + | ** Furthermore, although this item is labeled "Dark Age", this type of plate armor is more akin to what would be developed in the [[w:|High Middle Ages]] (c. 1000 - 1250 AD). The item description referencing the 12th century seems to acknowledge this. |
− | * | + | * The item description references [[w:Merlin|Merlin]], the famous wizard from [[w:Matter of Britain|Arthurian legend]]. |
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
− | File:Dark Age Defender workshop preview.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail | + | File:Dark Age Defender workshop preview.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Dark Age Defender. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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* [[Glasgow Great Helm]] | * [[Glasgow Great Helm]] | ||
− | {{Second | + | {{Second Workshop Pack Nav}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Hat Nav}} |
− | {{ | + | {{Demoman Nav|state=collapsed}} |
Revision as of 06:51, 20 October 2023
“ | I need some help holding them off!
Click to listen
— The Demoman, defending
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The Dark Age Defender is a community-created cosmetic item for the Demoman. It adds a wrought-iron breastplate, codpiece, and spiked pauldrons to the Demoman's default armour, in whole composing it into a set of medieval plate armour.
The Dark Age Defender was contributed to the Steam Workshop.
Contents
Update history
June 13, 2013 Patch (Second Workshop Content Pack)
- The Dark Age Defender was added to the game.
June 17, 2013 [Item schema update]
- Removed "Back", "Feet" and "Pants (Demoman)" equip regions.
- [Undocumented] Fixed levels not showing up in-game.
August 20, 2013 [Item schema update]
- Changed item type to Cosmetic Armor.
- [Undocumented] Added the Dark Age Defender to the item drop system.
- [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.
Trivia
- The item's name refers to the Dark Ages, an outdated historiographical term used for the Early Middle Ages (circa 500 - 1000 AD). Despite popular conception, the term is now largely discouraged as knowledge did not drop from Roman times to the extent commonly thought in later centuries.
- Furthermore, although this item is labeled "Dark Age", this type of plate armor is more akin to what would be developed in the High Middle Ages (c. 1000 - 1250 AD). The item description referencing the 12th century seems to acknowledge this.
- The item description references Merlin, the famous wizard from Arthurian legend.
Gallery
See also
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