Real life Combine!

[chapsinmtl]

From the New York Times. That's just scary looking: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/11/07/world/07georgia.ms.html

 

[Druckles]

Lmao! That's just funny. They look kind've like Combine mickey mouse masks.

 

[Hydra]

Clownbine.

 

[Nitre]

It's a Demoman Combine!

 

[Cheomesh]

"You, Citizen, pick up that can."

 

[Max_Fall]

It looks like something that came out of Disneyland,and found a cool outfit!

 

[jerkasaur]

haha, they do look like Mickymouse.

 

[NYTWP]

I believe those are old Russian (soviet-era) gas masks.

..with a little work, you could modify them into this:

 

[Cheomesh]

Do want.

 

[SamuraiKenji]

Civil Protection

 

[Bug-eyed Earl]

Those masks look similar for a the same reason: They're both really intimidating when you are being stared down by someone wearing it.

 

[Druckles]

Or, maybe Valve based the CP off them

 

[akatosh]

A big lol

 

[Druckles]

A big lol

Why? I'm being totally serious.

 

[Que-Ever]

Who was that guy who wanted police officers to wear CP masks?

 

[nurizeko]

I think his name was Stalin.

 

[Bug-eyed Earl]

I think his name was Stalin.

Actually I think this is all from a very post-stalin time.