Hard Counter

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Hard Counter
RED BLU
Basic Information
Worn by:	Heavy
Slot:	Head
Contributed by:	Tomm
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Availability:	Drop, Craft
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Paintable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Loadout Stats
Hard Counter Level 1–100   You can never be too careful with Jarate around.

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The Hard Counter is a community-created 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.

Despite the description, the Hard Counter offers no extra protection from Jarate.

Trivia

• This hat's development name was "Überella" before Valve renamed it.^[1]
• "Hard Counter" is a term used mostly in online gaming that describes one thing, such as a skill, weapon, or equipment, that completely nullifies another.

References

1. ↑ Polycount forum, retrieved November 8, 2010.

v • d • e Mann-Conomy Update Bold items are part of item sets which won the Polycount Pack contest Hats Milkman · Bombing Run · Grenadier's Softcap · Chieftain's Challenge · Dr's Dapper Topper · Stout Shako · Attendant · Handyman's Handle · Napper's Respite · Old Guadalajara · Carouser's Capotain · Rimmed Raincatcher · Sober Stuntman · Hard Counter · Pugilist's Protector · Ol' Snaggletooth · Familiar Fez · Mann Co. Cap · Wiki Cap Weapons Shortstop · Mad Milk · Holy Mackerel · Black Box · Battalion's Backup · Degreaser · Powerjack · G.R.U. · Vita-Saw · Sydney Sleeper · Darwin's Danger Shield · Bushwacka · L'Étranger · Your Eternal Reward Item sets The Special Delivery The Tank Buster The Gas Jockey's Gear The Croc-o-Style Kit The Saharan Spy Miscellaneous Mann Co. Store · Mann Co. Catalog · Mann Co. Supply Crate · Mann Co. Supply Crate Key · Paint Can · Secret Saxton · Pile o' Gifts · Dueling Mini-Game · Bronze Dueling Badge · Silver Dueling Badge · Gold Dueling Badge · Platinum Dueling Badge · Polycount Pin

Hats and Miscellaneous items
v • d • e	Scout	Soldier	Pyro	Demoman	Heavy	Engineer	Medic	Sniper	Spy	Halloween	All
Hats	Batter's helmet Bonk helm Ye olde baker boy Troublemaker's tossle cap Whoopee cap The Milkman Bombing Run Flipped Trilby	Soldier's stash Tyrant's helm Stainless pot Killer's kabuto Sergeant's drill hat Lumbricus Lid Grenadier's Softcap Chieftan's Challenge Dr's Dapper Topper Stout Shako Exquisite Rack Defiant Spartan	Pyro's beanie Brigade helm Respectless rubber glove Triboniophorus tyrannus Vintage merryweather The Attendant Old Guadalajara Napper´s Respite Handyman's Handle Mr Foster's Gasmask and Tie Madame Dixie Pyromancer's Mask Prancers Pride	Demoman's fro Glengarry bonnet Scotsman's stove pipe Hustler's hallmark Tippler's tricorne Carouser's Capotain Rimmed Raincatcher Sober Stuntman Scotch Bonnet Prince Tavish's Crown Samur-Eye	Football helmet Officer's ushanka Tough guy's toque Hound dog Heavy duty rag Hard Counter Pugilist's Protector Dealer's Visor Cadaver's Cranium Coupe D'isaster Big Chief Magnificent Mongolian Dread Knot	Mining light Texas ten gallon Engineer's cap Hotrod Safe'n'Sound Buckaroos Hat Industrial Festivizer	Prussian pickelhaube Vintage tyrolean Otolaryngologist's mirror Ze goggles Gentleman's gatsby Berliner's Bucket Helm German Gonzila Geisha Boy	Trophy belt Professional's panama Master's yellow belt Shooter's sola topi Bloke's bucket hat Ol' Snaggletooth Larrikin Robin	Fancy fedora Backbiter's billycock Magistrate's mullet Frenchman's beret Familiar Fez Detective Noir Noh Mercy	Mildly disturbing Halloween mask Ghastly gibus Horrific Headsplitter Horseless Headless Horsemann's Head Spine-Chilling Skull Voodoo Juju Halloween Masks Saxton Hale Mask	Cheater's lament Bill's hat Ellis's Cap Alien Swarm Parasite Modest pile of hat Noble amassment of hats Towering pillar of hats Max's severed head Mann Co. Cap Wiki Cap Bounty Hat Treasure Hat Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect A Rather Festive Tree World Traveler's Hat
Hatless	Baseball Bill's Sports Shine	-	-	-	-	Texas Slim's Dome Shine	-	Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative	-	-
Miscellaneous Items	The Essential Accessories	Gentle manne's service medal	Whiskered gentleman	Dangeresque, Too?	-	-	Physician's procedure mask Blighted Beak	-	Camera beard Le Party Phantom	Primeval warrior Mapper's Medallion License to Maim Companion Cube Pin Grizzled veteran Soldier of fortune	Mercenary Earbuds Polycount Pin Dueling Mini-Game Bronze Dueling Badge Silver Dueling Badge Gold Dueling Badge Platinum Dueling Badge

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