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{{infobox class
 
| image  = Demoman.png
 
| class  = [[File:Leaderboard class demo.png|40px]]
 
| type  = [[Classes#Defensive|Defensive]]
 
| health = '''{{Metrics/Health|C=demoman}}''' {{overheal tool|{{Metrics/Health|C=demoman}}}} <br /><small>(''See [[#Health|Health]] below for further details'')</small>
 
| speed  = '''{{Math/Relative speed|{{Metrics/Speed|C=demoman}}}}%'''<small><br />(''See [[#Speed|Speed]] below for further details'')</small>
 
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on occupational hazards|One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch...and '''kablooie'''!|sound=Demomanquote.wav}}
 
  
The '''Demoman''' is a [[Bottle|scrumpy]]-swilling demolitions expert from the Scottish Highlands, and is one of the more versatile members of the [[team]]. A master of explosives, the Demoman strategically deals indirect and mid-range combat and massive splash damage. Armed with his [[Grenade Launcher]] and [[Stickybomb Launcher]], the Demoman uses his only good eye and the knowledge of his surrounding environment for well-timed detonations that send enemies skyward, often in many pieces. Should anyone get past his explosive ordinance however, they will be shocked to learn the Demoman is extremely proficient at [[Weapons#demomanmelee|melee combat]], being one of the deadliest melee classes in the game, with a variety of powerful melee unlocks in his arsenal.
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The Demoman excels at swift destruction; he can bounce his grenades at creative angles to wreak havoc on enemy [[Sentry Gun]] emplacements while remaining safely out of sight. His stickybombs are a perfect tool for area denial, and are effective at keeping opponents away from any [[Payload#Carts|carts]], [[Control point (objective)|control points]], or [[Capture the Flag#Intelligence|Intelligence]] that he deems off-limits.
 
 
 
The Demoman is [[Voice actors|voiced]] by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777229/ Gary Schwartz].
 
 
 
=== Bio ===
 
{{Class bio
 
| name = Tavish DeGroot
 
| birthplace = [[w:Ullapool|Ullapool, '''Scotland''', '''United Kingdom''']]
 
| job = House Cleaning<ref name="trailer 2"> [[Trailer 2|Team Fortress 2 Trailer 2]], released in September 2006.</ref>
 
| motto = "Boom Boom Baby."<ref name="trailer 2" />
 
| specialability = Stickybomb jump
 
| description = A fierce temper, a fascination with all things explosive, and a terrible plan to kill the Loch Ness Monster cost the six year old Demoman his original set of adoptive parents. Later, at the Crypt Grammar School for Orphans near Ullapool in the Scottish Highlands, the boy's bomb-making skills improved dramatically. His disposition and total number of intact eyeballs, however, did not.
 
 
 
Word of his proficiency with explosives spread, and it was not long before Crypt Grammar received two visitors; the Demoman's real parents, who lovingly explained that all Demomen are abandoned at birth until their skills manifest themselves, a long-standing, cruel, and wholly unnecessary tradition among the Highland Demolition Men. His unhappy childhood had ended, but his training had just begun.
 
| image = Meethedemo1.PNG
 
| betaemblems = [[File:Demoman_emblem_RED_beta1.png|50px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Demoman_emblem_BLU_beta1.png|50px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Demoman_emblem_RED_beta2.png|50px]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Demoman_emblem_BLU_beta2.png|50px]]
 
}}
 
 
 
== Health ==
 
{{main|Health|Overheal|l1=Health|l2=Overheal}}
 
 
 
{{Class health table|demoman}}
 
 
 
== Speed ==
 
{{main|Speed|l1=Speed}}
 
 
 
{{Class speed table|demoman}}
 
 
 
== Basic strategy ==
 
{{main|Tips#Demoman|l1=Demoman tips|Basic Demoman strategy|l2=Demoman strategy}}
 
 
 
[[File:Demomanava.jpg|right]]
 
 
 
* Hit {{tooltip|{{Key|MOUSE1}}|The primary fire command will change to match a custom control scheme or console controller.}} to fire Stickybombs and then press {{tooltip|{{Key|MOUSE2}}|The secondary fire command will change to match a custom control scheme or console controller.}} to detonate them later.
 
* Press {{tooltip|{{Key|E}}|The Medic! call command will change to match a custom control scheme or console controller.}} to call for a Medic if you get hurt. Nearby Medics will be notified of your need.
 
* With the [[Stickybomb Launcher]], the longer you hold down the fire button, the farther the shot will go.
 
* Set off Stickybombs beneath your feet to [[Jumping#Demoman jumps|sticky jump]] up to great heights.
 
* Shoot Stickybombs onto walls and ceilings where they're hard to spot.
 
 
 
<!-- # NOTE:
 
    # Please do not add any new tips to this list.
 
    # Add new strategies to [[Basic Demoman strategy]] instead.
 
    -->
 
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== Weapons ==
 
{{main|Weapons#Demoman|l1=Weapons}}
 
'' Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.''
 
 
 
{{Class weapons table demoman primary}}
 
 
 
{{Class weapons table demoman secondary}}
 
 
 
{{Class weapons table demoman melee}}
 
 
 
===Taunt Attack===
 
{{Taunt
 
| image = Demoeyelander.png
 
| weapon-1 = Eyelander
 
| weapon-2 = Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
 
| weapon-3 = Claidheamh Mòr
 
| weapon-4 = Half-Zatoichi
 
| weapon-5 = Persian Persuader
 
| weapon-6 = Nessie's Nine Iron
 
| special = decapitation
 
| description = {{hatnote|Main article: [[Decapitation]]}}
 
The Demoman swings his sword around, gathering momentum, and then slashes in front of him, cleaning the blade with his hand afterwards.
 
}}
 
 
 
== Item sets ==
 
{{Set|The Expert's Ordnance}}
 
 
 
{{Set|One Thousand and One Demoknights}}
 
 
 
{{Set|Swashbuckler's Swag}}
 
 
 
{{Set|The Highland Hound}}
 
 
 
== Cosmetic items ==
 
{{Main|Hats}}
 
{{Demoman class hat table}}
 
{{All class hat table}}
 
 
 
<!--
 
 
 
Uncomment when we have a proper image.
 
 
 
== Miscellaneous items ==
 
{{main|Miscellaneous items}}
 
{{Demoman misc item table}}-->
 
 
 
==Official class avatars==
 
 
 
{{Class avatars}}
 
 
 
== Achievements ==
 
{|
 
| [[File:Achieved.png|65px|left]]
 
| {{Main|Demoman achievements}}
 
*'''Demoman pack''': 35 achievements, 3 [[Demoman achievements#milestones|milestones]].
 
|}
 
== Update history ==
 
{{update history|'''{{Patch name|2|14|2008}}'''
 
* Made some small changes to the Demoman viewmodel that were causing performance problems.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|2|28|2008}}'''
 
* Reduced Demoman's maximum [[Grenade Launcher]] reserve [[ammo]] from 30 to 16.
 
* Reduced Demoman's maximum [[Sticky bomb launcher]] reserve ammo from 40 to 24.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|4|29|2008}}''' ([[Gold Rush Update]])
 
* Added new [[Demoman_responses|speech]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|3|13|2009}}'''
 
* Fixed [[Jumping#Soldier jumps|rocket]] & [[Jumping#Demoman jumps|grenade]] [[Jumping|jumps]] not propelling players as far as they're supposed to.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|5|21|2009}}''' ([[Sniper vs. Spy Update]])
 
* Demomen can now detonate their [[Projectiles|stickies]] while [[Taunts|taunting]].
 
* Added hat: [[Demoman's Fro]]
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|8|13|2009}}''' ([[Classless Update]])
 
* Removed self-inflicted [[Critical hits#Mini-crits|minicrits]]. Fixes [[Jarate|Jarate'd]] [[Soldier]]s/Demomen having ineffective rocket/grenade jumps.
 
* Added hats: [[Glengarry Bonnet]] and [[Scotsman's Stove Pipe]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|8|21|2009}}'''
 
* Restored LOD for the Demoman player model.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|12|10|2009}}'''
 
* Added counters to the [[HUD]]s of [[Demomen]] to keep count of how many of either Demomen killed as [[Soldier]] or Soldiers killed as Demoman that person has contributed to the War.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|12|17|2009}}''' ([[WAR! Update]])
 
* Added weapons: [[Chargin' Targe]], [[Scottish Resistance]], and [[Eyelander]].
 
* Added 35 [[Demoman achievements]].
 
* Added Demoman Domination lines.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|1|13|2010}}'''
 
* Added [[backstab]] death animation.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|3|18|2010}}''' ([[First Community Contribution Update]])
 
* Added weapon: [[Pain Train]].
 
* Added hat: [[Hustler's Hallmark]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|5|20|2010}}''' ([[Second Community Contribution Update]])
 
* Added weapon: [[Scotsman's Skullcutter]].
 
* Added hat: [[Tippler's Tricorne]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
 
* Added hats: [[Carouser's Capotain]], [[Sober Stuntman]] and [[Rimmed Raincatcher]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2010}}''' ([[Scream Fortress]])
 
* Added weapons: [[Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker]] and [[Sticky Jumper]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|11|19|2010}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Dangeresque, Too?]].
 
* {{Undocumented}} Demoman's arm emblem changed to a [[Stickybomb Launcher]] sticky bomb.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|12|17|2010}}''' ([[Australian Christmas]])
 
* Added [[The Expert's Ordnance]] item set.
 
* Added weapons: [[Claidheamh Mòr|Claidheamohmor]], [[Ullapool Caber]] and [[Loch-n-Load]].
 
* Added hats: '[[Prince Tavish's Crown]]' and '[[Scotch Bonnet]]'.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|3|10|2011}}''' ([[Shogun Pack]])
 
* Added weapon: [[Half-Zatoichi]].
 
* Added hat: [[Samur-Eye]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|3|11|2011}}'''
 
* Fixed the Demoman not using the correct animations for some of his weapons.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|3|21|2011}}'''
 
* {{Undocumented}} Updated Demoman two-handed [[melee]] weapon 3rd-person views in the loadout screen.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|4|7|2011}}'''
 
* Added hat: [[Reggaelator]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|4|14|2011}}''' ([[Hatless Update]])
 
* Added [[Training Mode|Training]] for the Demoman.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|5|31|2011}}'''
 
* Added hat: [[Conjurer's Cowl]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|6|8|2011}}'''
 
* {{Undocumented}} New laughing taunt animations have been added but are currently unused.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Uber Update]])
 
* Added weapons: [[Splendid Screen]], [[Persian Persuader]] and [[Ali Baba's Wee Booties]].
 
* Added hat: [[Sultan's Ceremonial]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|7|1|2011}}'''
 
* Added weapon: [[Nessie's Nine Iron]].
 
* Added hat: [[Tam O' Shanter]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|7|29|2011}}'''
 
* Added hat: [[Mask of the Shaman]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}}''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
 
* Added weapons: [[Scottish Handshake]] and [[Bootlegger]]
 
* Added hats: [[Buccaneer's Bicorne]] and [[Tavish DeGroot Experience]]
 
* Added misc: [[A Whiff of the Old Brimstone]]
 
* Added achievement award response
 
* Removed "I didn't need your help y'know" line if being healed by a [[Medic]]
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|10|27|2011}}''' ([[Very Scary Halloween Special]])
 
* Added hats: [[Hair of the Dog]].
 
* Added misc: [[Scottish Snarl]] and [[Pickled Paws]].
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added a [[Demoman taunts#Costume|Wolf Howl]] taunt for the Demoman which plays when wearing [[The Highland Hound]] set.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|12|15|2011}}''' ([[Australian Christmas 2011]])
 
* Added misc: [[Ornament Armament]].
 
* {{Undocumented}} Added weapon: [[Festive Stickybomb Launcher]].
 
 
 
'''{{patch name|1|17|2012}}'''
 
* Added hat: [[Bolgan]]
 
 
 
'''{{patch name|1|26|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Aladdin's Private Reserve]].
 
 
 
'''{{patch name|2|14|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Snapped Pupil]].
 
 
 
'''{{patch name|3|1|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Teufort Tooth Kicker]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|5|31|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Professor's Pineapple]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|6|11|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Liquor Locker]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|6|27|2012}}''' ([[Pyromania Update]])
 
* Added misc: [[Bird-Man of Aberdeen]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|8|10|2012}}'''
 
* Added hat: [[Grenadier Helm]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|8|15|2012}}'''  ([[Mann vs. Machine (update)|Mann vs. Machine]])
 
*  {{Undocumented}} Added weapons: [[Botkiller]] Stickybomb Launcher and Gold Stickybomb Launcher
 
*  {{Undocumented}} Added misc: [[Battery Bandolier]]
 
*  {{Undocumented}} Added voice lines for Demoman.
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|9|6|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Bearded Bombardier]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|9|27|2012}}'''
 
* Added weapon: [[Freedom Staff]].
 
* Added hat: [[K-9 Mane]].
 
* Added misc: [[King of Scotland Cape]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|10|26|2012}}''' ([[Spectral Halloween Special]])
 
*  {{Undocumented}} Added hat: [[Voodoo Juju (Slight Return)]]
 
*  {{Undocumented}} Added misc: [[Voodoo-Cursed Demoman Soul]]
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|11|16|2012}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Deadliest Duckling]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|12|20|2012}}''' ([[Mecha Update]])
 
* Added weapon: [[Loose Cannon]].
 
* Added misc: [[Cool Breeze]] and [[Mutton Mann]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|2|15|2013}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Buck Turner All-Stars]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|2|22|2013}}'''
 
* Added misc: [[Blind Justice]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|3|12|2013}}'''
 
* Added weapon: [[Ham Shank]].
 
* Added hat: [[Wilson Weave]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|5|17|2013}}''' ([[Robotic Boogaloo]])
 
* Added hats: [[Bolted Bicorne]], [[Broadband Bonnet]], [[Cyborg Stunt Helmet]], [[FR-0]], [[Pure Tin Capotain]] and [[Strontium Stove Pipe]].
 
* Added misc: [[Bolted Bombardier]], [[HDMI Patch]] and [[Scrumpy Strongbox]].
 
 
 
'''{{Patch name|6|13|2013}}'''
 
* Added hat: [[Tartan Shade]].
 
* Added misc: [[Dark Age Defender]] and [[Tartantaloons]].
 
}}
 
 
 
== Unused Content ==
 
* There was an unused texture for the Demoman's beta BLU head; his beanie had a blue hue and his facial hair was noticably low quality and blocky. It was listed as demoman_head_blue. Both teams now use the same head. It is unknown which patch removed this.
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
Image:Unused demoman head blue.jpg|Unused texture file
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
* The Demoman's [[Voice actors|voice actor]], [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0777229/ Gary Schwartz], also voices the [[Heavy]] class.
 
* The beta prototype of the Demoman was supposed to have a stereotypically Scottish appearance, consisting of pale skin and red hair. It was later dropped for a black Scottish character both because the former lacked originality and because the latter was easier to differentiate from the other classes. [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1783]
 
* According to his biography, the Demoman lost his eye before being found by his real parents, but in the [http://www.teamfortress.com/war/demo/02.htm WAR! comic], there is a portrait of him with both eyes and his parents.
 
**According to [http://www.teamfortress.com/bombinomicon/ Bombinomicon], the Demoman lost his eye due to a magical spell to stop the Bombinomicon from possessing him. As this event occurred due to his mother asking him to get a job, it's likely this incident happened after he met his real parents.
 
* The seal in the the portrait of the aforementioned comic states "In Regionem Caecorum Rex Est Luscus." In English, this is translated to "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king".
 
** From what his mother has told him, his father lost both eyes by the age of 30 and maintained 26 jobs until his death.
 
* The Demoman was originally going to have a pack of dynamite presumably instead of the [[Stickybomb Launcher]], as referenced to in a 2006 trailer. The mechanics were similar to those of the [[MIRV Grenade]] from Team Fortress Classic.
 
* The [[Non-player characters#BLU team (original)|first BLU team]] Demoman resembled [[w:Alfred Nobel|Alfred Nobel]].
 
* The emblem on the Demoman's arm was originally a bomb, which was later changed to a stick of dynamite. It is currently a sticky bomb as of {{Patch name|11|19|2010}}. Other in-game appearances of the logo, such as the [[119th Update|119th Medals]] or the [[Carouser's Capotain]] remain unchanged.
 
** On several promotional posters, the Demoman features a blank patch without any logo on his arm. This can be seen on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/screamfortress/ Scream Fortress page], the [http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5104 Shogun page] and the [http://www.teamfortress.com/australianchristmas/ Australian Christmas page]. This is also apparent in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxps--huGKY Meet the Demoman].
 
*** The Demoman's alternative dynamite logo is seen on the promo pages of [http://www.teamfortress.com/pumpkinpatch/ Halloween 2009], the Demoman's page on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/demomanupdate/ WAR! Update], and in [[Meet the Pyro]].
 
* In ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'', an image of the Demoman makes a cameo as the Jack of Hearts & Diamonds in the "Team Fortress 2" deck.
 
* The Demoman's eyepatch and beanie make an appearance in ''[[Worms: Reloaded]]'' as one of the hats selectable for the player's worms.
 
* The Assault class in ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'' has a promo item with the Demoman's eyepatch and beanie named "Eye Lad".
 
 
 
== Gallery==
 
<br><gallery widths=150px heights=150px>.
 
File:Demoman_qwtf.png|Team Fortress Demoman model.
 
File:TFC_Demo.png|The [[Demoman (Classic)|Demoman]]  class of ''[[Team Fortress Classic]]''.
 
File:Dm concept1.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept2.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept3.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept3a.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept4.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept5.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept5a.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept6.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept7.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Dm concept8.png|Concept art of the Demoman.
 
File:Demo back.jpg|[[Trading cards|Trading card]] front.
 
File:Demo front.jpg|Trading card back.
 
</gallery>
 
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== Related merchandise ==
 
<gallery>
 
File:Merch_Demoman_Portrait.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P3440 Demoman Portrait Poster]
 
File:Merch RED Sticky Plush.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0225 RED Stickybomb Plush]
 
File:Merch BLU Sticky Plush.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=S0239 BLU Stickybomb Plush]
 
File:Merch demoman shirt.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=C01337 The Demoman T-Shirt]
 
File:Demoman Decal Black.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=STF201 Demoman Class Decal, Black]
 
File:MeettheDemomanLithograph.png|[http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=P3415 Meet the Demoman Lithograph]
 
File:Merch Demo Figure RED.png|[http://www.store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=FTF204 Demoman Action Figure - RED]
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
== See also ==
 
 
 
*[[Demoman match-ups]]
 
*[[Anti-Demoman Strategy]]
 
*[[Demoman taunts]]
 
*[[Demoman responses]]
 
*[[Demoman voice commands]]
 
*[[Basic Demoman strategy]]
 
*[[Community Demoman strategy]]
 
*[[Demoman (Classic)]]
 
 
 
==Reference==
 
<references/>
 
 
 
== External links ==
 
*[http://tf2.com/classes.php?class=demoman Demoman page on the Official TF2 Website]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part7/index.htm WAR! Update]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/demomanupdate/ WAR! Update - Demoman Update]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/demo/ The Demoman comic]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=1783 TF2 Official Website - A Grim Bloody Fable!]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3219 TF2 Official Website - Attention Employees...]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3225 TF2 Official Website - The War Update!]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3230 TF2 Official Website - It's a Bloodbath!]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3233 TF2 Official Website - War, Day 2]
 
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3238 TF2 Official Website - Casualties of War!]
 
 
 
{{Class_Nav}}
 
{{Demoman Nav}}
 

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