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{{Item infobox
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| name      = Hard Counter
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| type              = cosmetic
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| hat-image = Heavyumbrella.png
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| image             = Hard Counter.png
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| has-team-colors = yes
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| team-colors       = yes
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| hat-slot  = [[Head]]
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| used-by            = [[Heavy]]
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| used-by   = [[Heavy]]
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| equip-region      = hat
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| released = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
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| contributed-by     = {{Steamid|76561198002066008}}
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| contributed-by = [http://steamcommunity.com/id/charlielulz Tomm]
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| released           = {{Patch name|9|30|2010}}<br>([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate34|unusual|collectors}}
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| neutral-attributes    = You can never be too careful with Jarate around.
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| paint              = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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  | item-kind        = Hat
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  | item-description = You can never be too careful<br>with Jarate around.
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy''' on Jarate|Aaaaaaagh!|sound=Heavy_jeers02_ARRRRGH!.wav}}
 
  
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The '''Hard Counter''' is an unlockable headwear item for the [[Heavy]], released with the [[Mann-Conomy Update]]. It appears as a team-colored umbrella hat with the Heavy's logo on it.
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' on the incoming precipitation|I'm gonna turn ya into colored rain!|sound=Sniper taunts19.wav}}
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The '''Hard Counter''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Heavy]]. It is a team-colored [[w:Umbrella hat|umbrella hat]], with brown ribs and the Heavy's class icon printed on it.
  
 
== Painted variants ==
 
== Painted variants ==
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{{Painted variants}}
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{{Painted variants full|paintdiff=yes}}
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== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* The Hard Counter was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* Paint affects the Hard Counter's color more, colors are less washed out.
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'''{{Patch name|2|28|2011}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} The Hard Counter was added to the [[Mann Co. Store]].
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== Bugs ==
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* While the texture and backpack icon show two very different shades of red and blue, the colors in-game are barely noticeably different.
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== Trivia ==
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* "Hard Counter" is a term used mostly in online gaming that describes a skill, weapon, or equipment item that completely nullifies another.
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* The umbrella texture for the [[Rancho Relaxo]] is a modified version of the Hard Counter texture.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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File:Heavy uberella.png|The [[RED]] Hard Counter texture.
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File:Heavy uberella blue.png|The [[BLU]] Hard Counter texture.
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File:Engy chair umbrella red.png|The RED umbrella texture for the [[Rancho Relaxo]].
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File:Engy chair umbrella blue.png|The BLU umbrella texture for the Rancho Relaxo.
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</gallery>
  
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== Trivia ==
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== See also ==
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* Umbrella hats are commonly worn by golfers, beachgoers, or other individuals who need to keep rain or sunlight off their faces while keeping both hands free.
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* [[Undercover Brolly]]
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* Despite the description, the Hard Counter offers no extra protection from [[Jarate]].
 
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* "Hard Counter" is a term used mostly in online gaming that describes one thing (skill/weapon/equipment) that completely counters another (which is ironic, considering this hat is supposed to give the Heavy protection from one of his hard counters, the Sniper).
 
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*The Hard Counter is jiggleboned, meaning that it will slightly spin with the player's movement.
 
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*The Hard Counter may be a reference to Left 4 Dead 2's "Hard Rain" campaign, in that it is an umbrella hat that would "counter" the "hard" rain.
 
  
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{{Mann-Conomy Nav}}
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{{Heavy Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Heavy Nav|state=collapsed}}

Latest revision as of 21:56, 30 April 2024

“
I'm gonna turn ya into colored rain!
Click to listen
— The Sniper on the incoming precipitation
 ”

The Hard Counter is a community-created cosmetic item for the Heavy. It is a team-colored umbrella hat, with brown ribs and the Heavy's class icon printed on it.

Painted variants

Main article: Paint Can
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Due to how the textures are set up, painting the Hard Counter with single color Paint Cans results in different colorization on the paint regions between teams.
Single colors
Painted Hard Counter E6E6E6.png Painted Hard Counter E6E6E6 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter D8BED8.png Painted Hard Counter D8BED8 BLU.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (RED) An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge (BLU) Color No. 216-190-216 (RED) Color No. 216-190-216 (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter C5AF91.png Painted Hard Counter C5AF91 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter 7E7E7E.png Painted Hard Counter 7E7E7E BLU.png
Peculiarly Drab Tincture (RED) Peculiarly Drab Tincture (BLU) Aged Moustache Grey (RED) Aged Moustache Grey (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 141414.png Painted Hard Counter 141414 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter 2D2D24.png Painted Hard Counter 2D2D24 BLU.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue (RED) A Distinctive Lack of Hue (BLU) After Eight (RED) After Eight (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 694D3A.png Painted Hard Counter 694D3A BLU.png Painted Hard Counter 7C6C57.png Painted Hard Counter 7C6C57 BLU.png
Radigan Conagher Brown (RED) Radigan Conagher Brown (BLU) Ye Olde Rustic Colour (RED) Ye Olde Rustic Colour (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter A57545.png Painted Hard Counter A57545 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter CF7336.png Painted Hard Counter CF7336 BLU.png
Muskelmannbraun (RED) Muskelmannbraun (BLU) Mann Co. Orange (RED) Mann Co. Orange (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter E7B53B.png Painted Hard Counter E7B53B BLU.png Painted Hard Counter F0E68C.png Painted Hard Counter F0E68C BLU.png
Australium Gold (RED) Australium Gold (BLU) The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (RED) The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter E9967A.png Painted Hard Counter E9967A BLU.png Painted Hard Counter FF69B4.png Painted Hard Counter FF69B4 BLU.png
Dark Salmon Injustice (RED) Dark Salmon Injustice (BLU) Pink as Hell (RED) Pink as Hell (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 7D4071.png Painted Hard Counter 7D4071 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter 51384A.png Painted Hard Counter 51384A BLU.png
A Deep Commitment to Purple (RED) A Deep Commitment to Purple (BLU) Noble Hatter's Violet (RED) Noble Hatter's Violet (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 2F4F4F.png Painted Hard Counter 2F4F4F BLU.png Painted Hard Counter 424F3B.png Painted Hard Counter 424F3B BLU.png
A Color Similar to Slate (RED) A Color Similar to Slate (BLU) Zepheniah's Greed (RED) Zepheniah's Greed (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 808000.png Painted Hard Counter 808000 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter 729E42.png Painted Hard Counter 729E42 BLU.png
Drably Olive (RED) Drably Olive (BLU) Indubitably Green (RED) Indubitably Green (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 32CD32.png Painted Hard Counter 32CD32 BLU.png Painted Hard Counter BCDDB3.png Painted Hard Counter BCDDB3 BLU.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (RED) The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime (BLU) A Mann's Mint (RED) A Mann's Mint (BLU)
Team colors
Painted Hard Counter A89A8C.png Painted Hard Counter 839FA3.png Painted Hard Counter 3B1F23.png Painted Hard Counter 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter B8383B.png Painted Hard Counter 5885A2.png Painted Hard Counter 483838.png Painted Hard Counter 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter 803020.png Painted Hard Counter 256D8D.png Painted Hard Counter 654740.png Painted Hard Counter 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Hard Counter C36C2D.png Painted Hard Counter B88035.png RED Hard Counter.png BLU Hard Counter.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

  • The Hard Counter was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch

  • Paint affects the Hard Counter's color more, colors are less washed out.

February 28, 2011 Patch

Bugs

  • While the texture and backpack icon show two very different shades of red and blue, the colors in-game are barely noticeably different.

Trivia

  • "Hard Counter" is a term used mostly in online gaming that describes a skill, weapon, or equipment item that completely nullifies another.
  • The umbrella texture for the Rancho Relaxo is a modified version of the Hard Counter texture.

Gallery

  • The RED Hard Counter texture.

  • The BLU Hard Counter texture.

  • The RED umbrella texture for the Rancho Relaxo.

  • The BLU umbrella texture for the Rancho Relaxo.

See also

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