| Rooster Helmet | |
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Type |
Clothing, Head, Appearance |
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Behavior |
Can be worn |
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Synonyms |
Maxwell Hat (Pre-Showdown), Maxwells Hat (Pre-Showdown), Maxwell's Hat, Preorder Bonus, Rooster Hat |
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Available in |
Super Scribblenauts, Scribblenauts Remix, Scribblenauts Unlimited, Scribblenauts Unmasked, Scribblenauts Showdown, Scribblenauts Mega Pack |
The Rooster Helmet, or Rooster Hat, is Maxwell's signature headgear and some variant or style of it is worn by all members of his family. When it is picked up or spawned, a short jingle of the theme song can be heard.
Scribblenautical objects wear rooster helmets, and are interested in them, while Scribblephobic objects are afraid of them.
Trivia[]
- Rooster Helmet became the official name for the hat when, in a 2009 Engadget interview, Jeremiah Slaczka was asked what Maxwell was wearing and responded with, "Destructoid called it a Rooster Helmet, so I'm going with that." In actuality, Destructoid had called it a Rooster Hat, not a Rooster Helmet.[1][2]
- Maxwell can wear a Rooster helmet over his normal one.
- The Rooster Helmet is arguably the most commonly seen object in Scribblenauts, alongside other items like Maxwell's Shirt, Pants, and Notebook.
- Real rooster hats have been released as merch multiple times, usually as a reward for pre-ordering the game from stores such as GameStop.
- The synonym "Preorder Bonus" is a reference to this.
- The rooster hat appeared as a promotional item in Team Fortress 2, where it is known as the "Cockfighter".
- During Maxwell's character design process, the developers couldn't decide whether he should have exposed hair or wear a hat, so they created the Rooster Helmet as a compromise. The detail of the three "hair bits" at the top of the helmet was Jeremiah Slaczka's idea.[3]
- For unknown reasons, the synonyms "Maxwell Hat" and "Maxwells Hat" (without the apostrophe) no longer appear starting in Scribblenauts Showdown.
Gallery[]
A real life version of a rooster hat merchandise, released as "Maxwell's Hat".
Different versions of a real life rooster hats, these ones with variants for Lily and Doppelganger as well.