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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
| image              = Area_451.png
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| image              = Area 451.png
| team-colors        = no
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| team-colors        = yes
| used-by            = [[Pyro]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|Pyro}}
| equip-region      = head
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| equip-region      = hat
 
| released          = {{Patch name|9|4|2012}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|9|4|2012}}
| availability      = {{avail|promotional}}
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| availability      = {{avail|craft|promotional-expired}}
 
| trade              = yes
 
| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
| craft              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
| paint              = yes
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| paint              = no
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
| numbered          = no
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| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level            = Level 1-100 Hat
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Hat}}
   | item-description = If aliens ever invaded Badlands and used their special alien powers to make all of our heads look like alien heads, this is a scientifically accurate representation of what Pyro would look like. We tried doing similar mock-ups with the rest of the TF team, but we finished one of Heavy and haven't stopped crying and vomiting long enough to do the other ones.
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   | item-description = {{item description|Area 451}}
  | loadout-name    = Area 451
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Quotation|'''Pyro''' after mutilating some cattle|Mmmphya harrgh mrgha hrghgph!|sound=Pyro_autocappedintelligence01.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' repelling an alien invasion|Piss off, big-head!|sound=Sniper taunts21.wav}}
  
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The '''Area 451''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Pyro]]. It is a mask based on the [[wikia:w:c:xcom:Sectoid|Sectoids]] from the ''[[w:XCOM|XCOM]]'' video game series; a team-colored, [[Jiggle bones|bobbing]] mask of a stereotypical [[w:Grey alien|Grey alien]], held by a black belt strapped around the back of the Pyro's head.
  
The '''Area 451''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[headwear]] item for the [[Pyro]]. It is a mask that resembles a stereotypical [[wikipedia: Gray alien|"Gray"]] alien.
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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who pre-purchased ''[[XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'' before October 9, 2012.
  
==Notes==
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|9|4|2012}}'''
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* The Area 451 was added to the game.
  
* This hat's name is derived from the urban legend of [[wikipedia:Area 51|Area 51]], where an extraterrestrial ship is allegedly held, and the novel ''[[wikipedia:Fahrenheit 451|Fahrenheit 451]]'' by Ray Bradbury.
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'''{{Patch name|10|17|2012}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Area 451 is now [[Trading|tradable]], [[Gift Wrap|giftable]], and [[Crafting|craftable]].
  
{{Promo nav}}
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== Trivia ==
{{HatNav}}
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{{Pyro Nav|coluncolstate=collapsed}}
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* The item's name is derived from [[w:Area 51|Area 51]], a classified United States Air Force (USAF) base in which alien spacecraft and technology are believed to be held, along with 451 degrees Fahrenheit, the ignition temperature for paper.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:XCOM Promotional Image.jpg|Promotional image featuring the [[Crafty Hair]], the Area 451, and the [[Vigilant Pin]].
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</gallery>
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== See also ==
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* ''[[XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]''
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* [[Crafty Hair]]
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* [[Vigilant Pin]]
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{{Promo Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Pyro Nav}}
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[[Category:Jiggleboned]]

Latest revision as of 00:45, 28 April 2024

Piss off, big-head!
The Sniper repelling an alien invasion

The Area 451 is a promotional cosmetic item for the Pyro. It is a mask based on the Sectoids from the XCOM video game series; a team-colored, bobbing mask of a stereotypical Grey alien, held by a black belt strapped around the back of the Pyro's head.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who pre-purchased XCOM: Enemy Unknown before October 9, 2012.

Update history

September 4, 2012 Patch

  • The Area 451 was added to the game.

October 17, 2012 Patch

Trivia

  • The item's name is derived from Area 51, a classified United States Air Force (USAF) base in which alien spacecraft and technology are believed to be held, along with 451 degrees Fahrenheit, the ignition temperature for paper.

Gallery

See also