Demoman's Fro

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The Demoman

The Demoman's Fro is an unlockable headwear item for the Demoman. It appears as an afro hairstyle with a team-colored headband. The Demoman's Fro, with its small size and headband, is intended to resemble the afro worn by rock legend Jimi Hendrix, rather than the oversized "disco" fro.

Painted variants

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Single colors
Painted Demoman's Fro E6E6E6.png Painted Demoman's Fro D8BED8.png Painted Demoman's Fro C5AF91.png Painted Demoman's Fro 7E7E7E.png
An Extraordinary Abundance of Tinge Color No. 216-190-216 Peculiarly Drab Tincture Aged Moustache Grey
Painted Demoman's Fro 141414.png Painted Demoman's Fro 2D2D24.png Painted Demoman's Fro 694D3A.png Painted Demoman's Fro 7C6C57.png
A Distinctive Lack of Hue After Eight Radigan Conagher Brown Ye Olde Rustic Colour
Painted Demoman's Fro A57545.png Painted Demoman's Fro CF7336.png Painted Demoman's Fro E7B53B.png Painted Demoman's Fro F0E68C.png
Muskelmannbraun Mann Co. Orange Australium Gold The Color of a Gentlemann's Business Pants
Painted Demoman's Fro E9967A.png Painted Demoman's Fro FF69B4.png Painted Demoman's Fro 7D4071.png Painted Demoman's Fro 51384A.png
Dark Salmon Injustice Pink as Hell A Deep Commitment to Purple Noble Hatter's Violet
Painted Demoman's Fro 2F4F4F.png Painted Demoman's Fro 424F3B.png Painted Demoman's Fro 808000.png Painted Demoman's Fro 729E42.png
A Color Similar to Slate Zepheniah's Greed Drably Olive Indubitably Green
Painted Demoman's Fro 32CD32.png Painted Demoman's Fro BCDDB3.png
The Bitter Taste of Defeat and Lime A Mann's Mint
Team colors
Painted Demoman's Fro A89A8C.png Painted Demoman's Fro 839FA3.png Painted Demoman's Fro 3B1F23.png Painted Demoman's Fro 18233D.png
Waterlogged Lab Coat (RED) Waterlogged Lab Coat (BLU) Balaclavas Are Forever (RED) Balaclavas Are Forever (BLU)
Painted Demoman's Fro B8383B.png Painted Demoman's Fro 5885A2.png Painted Demoman's Fro 483838.png Painted Demoman's Fro 384248.png
Team Spirit (RED) Team Spirit (BLU) Operator's Overalls (RED) Operator's Overalls (BLU)
Painted Demoman's Fro 803020.png Painted Demoman's Fro 256D8D.png Painted Demoman's Fro 654740.png Painted Demoman's Fro 28394D.png
The Value of Teamwork (RED) The Value of Teamwork (BLU) An Air of Debonair (RED) An Air of Debonair (BLU)
Painted Demoman's Fro C36C2D.png Painted Demoman's Fro B88035.png RED Demoman's Fro.png BLU Demoman's Fro.png
Cream Spirit (RED) Cream Spirit (BLU) Unpainted (RED) Unpainted (BLU)

Trivia

  • The Demoman's Fro is not a hat per se, but rather the removal of the gray skullcap hat the Demoman normally wears. Due to the addition of the headband and other technical details, the Fro is not categorized as a hatless item.
  • Incidentally, the gray skullcap is still underneath his Fro, (as with every other Demoman hat). Before patching, his hair used to fall off upon death. It is also unknown how the afro fits under the skullcap, which could possibly mean it is a wig.
  • The afro hairstyle was a trend in the 60's and 70's, popularized by disco culture and featuring in many blaxploitation films.
  • The Demoman's hair worn in this fashion makes him appear similar to Samuel L. Jackson's character Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction, though with a headband. There are many fan based videos featuring the Demoman as Jules, so this may be a nod to those.
  • With the afro the Demoman also bears a striking similarity to Jimi Hendrix, when he played at Woodstock in 1969, one of the most famous concerts in history.
  • Using any paint cans with this hat will actually change the color of the Demoman's hair rather than the headband. This can lead to several bizarre hairstyles.
  • The Demoman's Fro is one of the few random drop hats that still lacks a description.
  • This hat's name is technically grammatically incorrect, since 'fro is an abbreviation and should use an apostrophe.
  • Dying the Demoman's Fro white with An Extraordinary Abundance Of Tinge causes it to bear an uncanny resemblance to the hairstyle of Spiritualist Psychic Gary Spivey, who, among feats such as accurate psychic predictions, is known for having a large white afro.