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(Not a bug, has to do with the AO bake on the Demoman's texture, which can't exactly be easily swapped because of cosmetics)
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{{Other uses|for=other uses of Brimstone|Brimstone (disambiguation)}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = misc
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = A Whiff of the Old Brimstone.png
 
| image              = A Whiff of the Old Brimstone.png
 
| used-by            = [[Demoman]]
 
| used-by            = [[Demoman]]
 
| equip-region      = grenades
 
| equip-region      = grenades
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197972481083|556520542}}
 
| contributed-by    = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197972481083|556520542}}
| released          = [[Manniversary Update & Sale]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|10|13|2011}}<br>([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
| availability      = {{avail|craft|drop|purchase}}
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| availability      = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|keyless-crate}}
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| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| numbered          = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level           = Level 20 Decorative Bombs
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   | item-kind        = Decorative Bombs
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  | item-level       = 20
 
   | item-description = Your enemies will clap in delight at the cartoonish innocence of these old-timey bombs, making it that much sweeter when you blow their arms off.
 
   | item-description = Your enemies will clap in delight at the cartoonish innocence of these old-timey bombs, making it that much sweeter when you blow their arms off.
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Demoman'''|...I'll be waiting on ya with a whiff of the ol' brimstone. I'm a grim bloody fable... with an unhappy bloody end!}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on his old-timey bombs|...I'll be waiting on ya with a whiff of the ol' brimstone. I'm a grim bloody fable... with an unhappy bloody end!}}
  
'''A Whiff of the Old Brimstone''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Miscellaneous item]] for the [[Demoman]]. They appear as four old-fashioned {{W|Grenadier#Grenades|grenades}} on his chest, [[bodygroup|replacing]] the Demoman's six modern grenade projectiles.
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'''A Whiff of the Old Brimstone''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for the [[Demoman]]. It [[Bodygroup|replaces]] the Demoman's six default chest grenades with four old-fashioned, fuse-and-gunpowder [[w:Grenadier#Grenades|bombs]].
  
A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was originally known as the "The Bloody Bombs" when it was originally contributed, but the name was changed by Valve before implementation into the game.
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A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was later [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2319 contributed] to the Steam Workshop, at [[Valve]]'s request.
It was later [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2319 contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]] on Valve's request.
 
  
The backpack icon was contributed by [http://steamcommunity.com/id/smashman2004 Smashman...].
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The backpack icon was contributed by {{Steamid|76561198000198761}}.
 
 
In [[Pyroland]] the bombs show up as baby bottles as seen in "[[Meet the Pyro]]".
 
  
 
== Item set ==
 
== Item set ==
{{set|Swashbuckler's Swag}}
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{{Set|Swashbuckler's Swag}}
  
 
== Crafting ==
 
== Crafting ==
{{main|Crafting}}
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{{See also|Crafting}}
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=== Blueprint ===
 
=== Blueprint ===
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult=Swashbuckler's Swag}}
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult=Swashbuckler's Swag}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}} #1''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
 
* A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was added to the game.
 
* A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|17|2011}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|10|17|2011}}'''
* {{undocumented}} A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was made [[craftable]].
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* {{Undocumented}} A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was made [[Crafting|craftable]].
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'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|2|9|2012}}'''
* {{undocumented}} A Whiff of the Old Brimstone's [[equip region]] was changed to Grenades from Bombs (Demoman).
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* {{Undocumented}} A Whiff of the Old Brimstone's [[equip region]] was changed to "Grenades" from "Bombs (Demoman)".
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The name is in reference to the phrase within the above quote said at the end of the ''[[Meet the Demoman]]'' video.
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* The item's name is a reference to the phrase within the above quote said at the end of the ''[[Meet the Demoman]]'' video; "brimstone" is a term nowadays usually referring to the sulfur and blazes of Hell (i.e. "fire and brimstone").
* The original name was a reference to one of the Demoman's quotes: [[Media:Demoman_specialcompleted10.wav|"Couldn't ya see the bloody bombs?"]]
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* This item was originally showcased in the [[Medieval Update]], together with the rest of [[Swashbuckler's Swag]] set.
  
{{ManniversaryNav}}
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== Gallery ==
{{Demoman Nav}}
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Steamworkshop tf2 bombs thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for A Whiff of the Old Brimstone.
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File:Main_menu_fwk_demo.png|The Demoman wearing A Whiff of the Old Brimstone on the [[main menu]].
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</gallery>
  
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{{Manniversary Nav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}
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{{Demoman Nav|state=collapsed}}

Revision as of 21:43, 12 October 2023

For other uses of Brimstone, see Brimstone (disambiguation).
...I'll be waiting on ya with a whiff of the ol' brimstone. I'm a grim bloody fable... with an unhappy bloody end!
The Demoman on his old-timey bombs

A Whiff of the Old Brimstone is a community-created cosmetic item for the Demoman. It replaces the Demoman's six default chest grenades with four old-fashioned, fuse-and-gunpowder bombs.

A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

The backpack icon was contributed by smash.mn .

Item set

Main article: Item sets
Swashbuckler's Swag
Item icon Swashbuckler's Swag.png
Effect

No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Refined Metal Swashbuckler's Swag weapon Possible Results
Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 + Item icon Bootlegger.pngItem icon Scottish Handshake.png =
Item icon Buccaneer's Bicorne.png Item icon A Whiff of the Old Brimstone.png

Update history

October 13, 2011 Patch #1 (Manniversary Update & Sale)

  • A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was added to the game.

October 17, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] A Whiff of the Old Brimstone was made craftable.

February 9, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] A Whiff of the Old Brimstone's equip region was changed to "Grenades" from "Bombs (Demoman)".

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

Trivia

  • The item's name is a reference to the phrase within the above quote said at the end of the Meet the Demoman video; "brimstone" is a term nowadays usually referring to the sulfur and blazes of Hell (i.e. "fire and brimstone").
  • This item was originally showcased in the Medieval Update, together with the rest of Swashbuckler's Swag set.

Gallery