Batter's helmet

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Batter's helmet
RED BLU
Basic Information
Used by:	Scout
Slot:	Head
Released:	Sniper vs. Spy
Availability:	Drop
Loadout Stats
Level 0 - 100

“

Batter up! — The Scout stepping up to the plate.

”

The Batter's Helmet is an unlockable headwear item for the Scout. It appears as a team-colored, fibreglass batting helmet with a single ear-guard that fits over the Scout's regular hat. Despite the fact that batting helmets are worn to protect the batter from a ball to the head, the helmet does not prevent the stun effect if the player wearing it is hit by a baseball or offer any kind of additional protection.

Trivia

• Roger Bresnahan created the first batting helmet after being struck on the head during a game.
• A batting helmet covers the back, top, and sides of the head, and at least one ear. The Scout has the ear-guard covering his right ear, leaving his left ear with the headset free.
• The left ear is covered for right-handed batters and the right ear for left-handed batters, whichever ear faces the pitcher. Since the Scout is a right-handed batter, he would seem to be wearing the wrong sided helmet. However, this could be because the Scout already wears the headset on his left ear.
• Batting helmets were not made mandatory in Major League Baseball until 1971, making the Scout somewhat of a pioneer.
• Even when this item is equipped, the Scout may still say, "Yo, I'm not even wearing a helmet!" on dominating a Soldier. That can be very ironic, especially when the Soldier is equipped with an all-class hat or the Sergeant's drill hat, since neither of them are helmets. The same applies to the Bonk helm.
• Whilst the Batter's helmet is equipped, the Scout's default cap and headset piece is still visible from underneath, unlike the Bonk Helmet which completely removes the normal cap.
• The Batter's helmet can be crafted into the Bonk helm by crafting it with two Bonk! Atomic Punches. Currently, it is the only hat which can be specifically crafted in this fashion.

Hats and Miscellaneous items
v • d • e	Scout	Soldier	Pyro	Demoman	Heavy	Engineer	Medic	Sniper	Spy	All
Hats	Batter's helmet Bonk helm Ye olde baker boy Troublemaker's tossle cap Whoopee cap	Soldier's stash Tyrant's helm Stainless pot Killer's kabuto Sergeant's drill hat Lumbricus Lid	Pyro's beanie Brigade helm Respectless rubber glove Triboniophorus tyrannus Vintage merryweather	Demoman's fro Glengarry bonnet Scotsman's stove pipe Hustler's hallmark Tippler's tricorne	Football helmet Officer's ushanka Tough guy's toque Hound dog Heavy duty rag	Mining light Texas ten gallon Engineer's cap Hotrod Safe'n'Sound	Prussian pickelhaube Vintage tyrolean Otolaryngologist's mirror Ze goggles Gentleman's gatsby	Trophy belt Professional's panama Master's yellow belt Shooter's sola topi Bloke's bucket hat	Fancy fedora Backbiter's billycock Magistrate's mullet Frenchman's beret	Cheater's lament Ghastly gibus Mildly disturbing Halloween mask Bill's hat Parasite hat	Modest pile of hat Noble amassment of hats Towering pillar of hats Max's severed head
Hatless	Baseball Bill's Sports Shine	-	-	-	-	Texas Slim's Dome Shine	-	Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative	-	-
Miscellaneous Items	-	Gentle manne's service medal	Whiskered gentleman	-	-	-	Physician's procedure mask	-	Camera beard	Primeval warrior Grizzled veteran Soldier of fortune	Mercenary Earbuds

v • d • e The Scout Weapons Primary: Scattergun / Force-A-Nature • Secondary: Pistol / Bonk! Atomic Punch / Lugermorph / Crit-a-Cola • Melee: Bat / Sandman • Taunt: Bonk Abilities Double jump • Stun Hats Batter's helmet • Bonk helm • Ye olde baker boy • Troublemaker's tossle cap • Whoopee cap • Baseball Bill's Sports Shine • Headgear and misc. items wearable by all classes Strategy Scout strategy • Scout match-ups • Scout User Guides Character Meet the Scout • Responses • Taunts • Voice commands Achievements Scout achievements (How to) Other Scout update • References • Scripts

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