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{{Other uses|for=the [[Scout]] cosmetic item with a similar name|Boston Brain Bucket}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = hat
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| type              = cosmetic
| unused            = yes
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| image              = Brain Bucket.png
| image              = Bucket o' Brains.png
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| used-by            = {{used by|Soldier}}
| used-by            = [[Soldier]]
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| equip-region      = hat
| released          = Unreleased
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| equip-region-2    = glasses
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| released          = {{Patch name|4|28|2011}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|promotional-expired|unusual}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = no
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | item-description = Zombie tested, braaaains appoved.
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  | item-kind        = {{item kind|Hat}}
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   | item-description = {{item description|Brain Bucket}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
The '''Bucket o' Brains''' is an [[Currently unreleased content|unused]] [[Hats|headwear]] item for the [[Soldier]]. It appears as a dented metal bucket with a narrow trail of dried blood leading into the rim, speckled by several more droplets on the bucket's handle and body.
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{{Quotation|'''Buckethead Zombie''' official description|Buckethead Zombie always wore a bucket. Part of it was to assert his uniqueness in an uncaring world. Mostly he just forgot it was there in the first place.}}
  
It was found within the game files, but it is currently unavailable in-game. A similarly themed headgear, the [[Dead Cone]], also exists. Their name and descriptions hint at a future promotion with a zombie-themed game, possibly ''Plants vs. Zombies'' (in which zombies wearing each item are quite common.)
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The '''Brain Bucket''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Soldier]]. It is the bucket worn by [https://plantsvszombies.wiki.gg/wiki/Buckethead_Zombie_(PvZ) Buckethead Zombies] from the ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' video game franchise; a dented metal bucket with a narrow trail of dried blood leading up from the rim, speckled by several more droplets on the bucket's handle and body.
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This item was awarded in [[Genuine]] quality to players who purchased ''Plants vs. Zombies'' on [[Steam]] before May 5, 2011.
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|4|28|2011}}'''
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* The Bucket o’ Brains was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|5|5|2011}}''' ([[Replay Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Brain Bucket was made [[Crafting|craftable]], [[Trading|tradable]], [[Gift Wrap|giftable]], and added to the [[Item drop system|drop system]].
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* {{Undocumented}} The Brain Bucket was added to the list of hats that can be [[Unusual]].
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* {{Undocumented}} Renamed "Bucket o’ Brains" to "Brain Bucket".
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* {{Undocumented}} Fixed a typo in the description.
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'''{{Patch name|12|23|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added "Glasses" [[equip region]].
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== Trivia ==
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* The item's description is a parody of the advertising slogan for [[w:Kix (cereal)|Kix]] cereal, "Kid tested, mother approved."
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* "[[wiktionary:brain bucket|Brain bucket]]" is a slang term for a protective helmet.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:PvZpromo.PNG |Steam announcement for the ''Plants vs Zombies'' promotion.
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File:Zombie bucket1.png|The Brain Bucket as it appears in ''Plants vs. Zombies''.
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File:Buckethead-zombie.png|The "Buckethead Zombie" in ''Plants vs. Zombies''.
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</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Unused content]]
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* ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]''
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* [[Dead Cone]]
  
{{Unused content nav}}
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{{Promo Nav}}
[[Category:Beta and unused content]]
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Soldier Nav}}

Latest revision as of 19:18, 30 April 2024

For the Scout cosmetic item with a similar name, see Boston Brain Bucket.
Buckethead Zombie always wore a bucket. Part of it was to assert his uniqueness in an uncaring world. Mostly he just forgot it was there in the first place.
Buckethead Zombie official description

The Brain Bucket is a promotional cosmetic item for the Soldier. It is the bucket worn by Buckethead Zombies from the Plants vs. Zombies video game franchise; a dented metal bucket with a narrow trail of dried blood leading up from the rim, speckled by several more droplets on the bucket's handle and body.

This item was awarded in Genuine quality to players who purchased Plants vs. Zombies on Steam before May 5, 2011.

Update history

April 28, 2011 Patch

  • The Bucket o’ Brains was added to the game.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

  • [Undocumented] The Brain Bucket was made craftable, tradable, giftable, and added to the drop system.
  • [Undocumented] The Brain Bucket was added to the list of hats that can be Unusual.
  • [Undocumented] Renamed "Bucket o’ Brains" to "Brain Bucket".
  • [Undocumented] Fixed a typo in the description.

December 23, 2011 Patch

Trivia

  • The item's description is a parody of the advertising slogan for Kix cereal, "Kid tested, mother approved."
  • "Brain bucket" is a slang term for a protective helmet.

Gallery

See also