Bombinomicon
This article is about the cosmetic item. For the comic, see Bombinomicon (comic). For the Bombinomicon wielded by Merasmus in Ghost Fort, please visit the links prior.
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| Worn by: | All classes | ||||
| Slot: | Cosmetic | ||||
| Equip region: | Medal | ||||
| Released: | October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special) |
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| Availability: | Unlock | ||||
| Tradable: | No | ||||
| Craftable: | Yes | ||||
| Paintable: | No | ||||
| Nameable: | Yes | ||||
| Craft No.?: | No | ||||
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 The Bombinomicon |
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| “ | Hey, I'm a bomb book! It's pretty good.
Click to listen
— The Bombinomicon introducing itself
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The Bombinomicon is a cosmetic item for all classes. It is a leatherbound and twisted-looking tome with glowing red eyes and glowing red gums, with a team-colored Demoman class icon on its "forehead." A large, bloodstained circle of jagged teeth in the center of the cover clutches a cartoonish bomb. A player that dies wearing this badge will be gibbed in a spectacular purple or gold explosion.
This badge is awarded to players who have earned the Dive Into a Good Book achievement by traveling to Loot Island through the portal that appears after MONOCULUS is defeated and collecting the Bombinomicon held within a cage there. The Bombinomicon can be awarded to multiple players who complete the listed specifications. Unlike many Halloween items, the Bombinomicon is not holiday-restricted. The explosion effect will appear regardless of time, however it will change based on the current day. During a full moon or Halloween, the explosion will be purple, while any other time during the year, the explosion will be gold.
Contents
Demonstration
Related achievements
Eye-chievements
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Update history
October 27, 2011 Patch (Very Scary Halloween Special)
- The Bombinomicon was added to the game.
- [Undocumented] Updated the distortion effect on the Bombinomicon.
- [Undocumented] Updated the Bombinomicon effect to use golden particles outside of Halloween.
- The Bombinomicon no longer shakes the screen and has a delay before the explosion so that Snipers, Spies, and others can get better feedback on the actual cause of death
- [Undocumented] Updated materials for distortion effect of the Bombinomicon.
Bugs
- The explosion effect still occurs when killed by a weapon that produces its own unique death effect: the Golden Wrench, Your Eternal Reward, Saxxy, Cow Mangler 5000, Righteous Bison, Short Circuit, Wanga Prick, Pomson 6000, Manmelter, Phlogistinator, Spy-cicle, Neon Annihilator, and Golden Frying Pan.
- No explosion occurs for feigned deaths.
- If a player who does not have the Bombinomicon equipped is killed and leaves behind a ragdoll, then equips the Bombinomicon before respawning, the ragdoll will explode when the player respawns.
- If a Soldier uses a Strange Rocket Launcher's splash damage to kill someone, it doesn't count towards Gib Kills if equipped.
Trivia
- The name "Bombinomicon," a portmanteau of Bomb and Necronomicon, is a reference to the fictional grimoire from the The Evil Dead films which also had a face, was bound in flesh, and inked in blood. The name of the book from the film series was taken, as a tip of the hat, from the works of H. P. Lovecraft, which feature a grimoire of the same name.
- The Bombinomicon in the Underworld of Eyeaduct, the Island of Ghost Fort and the Hell of Helltower have text written on the back, along with a discount price tag of $6.66, and the spine listing it as the 15th edition. The text on the back reads as follows:
| “ | Inked in the blood, bound in the hide and written on the stolen paper of British kings! With over 400 pages of spells, enchantments, recipes and anecdotes about blowing things up, the Bombinomicon is a must-have for the practicing explosives aficionado and demolitions expert alike. Now in its fifteenth printing, every copy of the Bombinomicon is guaranteed to be possessed by an angry talking ghost.
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- There are hidden images inside the pages of the Bombinomicon in Eyeaduct showing a monster wearing the Demoman grenades in a circle and other assorted Demoman and bomb-making paraphernalia.
- Merasmus and Bombinomicon are voiced by the same voice actor, Nolan North[1].
Gallery
The Bombinomicon inside the Underworld.
The texture for the Underworld Bombinomicon, showing the pages, the text and price on the back, and the edition on the spine.
References
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