Demoman

Demoman
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Basic Information
Icon:	40px
Type:	Defensive
Health:	175 / 260 150 / 225 with the Eyelander equipped 210 / 315 with the Eyelander fully charged
Speed:	93% 79% with the Scotsman's Skullcutter equipped 123% with the Eyelander fully charged
Meet the Demoman

“

One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch...and kablooie! Click to listen — The Demoman on occupational hazards

”

A scrumpy-swilling, monster-bothering demolitions expert from the Scottish highlands, the Demoman (real name Tavish DeGroot) is one of the more versatile members of the team. Though his weapons lack pinpoint long-range accuracy, the Demoman is a powerful, if unpredictable, asset and can hold his own in just about any situation. He is a master of the explosive, excelling at indirect, mid-range combat. Armed with his Grenade Launcher and Sticky bombs, the Demoman uses his only good eye and knowledge of the surrounding environment for well timed detonations that send enemies skyward, often in several pieces.

The Demoman, as his name implies, excels at swift disassembly- bouncing his grenades round corners to wreak havoc on enemy Sentry Gun emplacements while remaining safely out of sight. His sticky bombs are a perfect tool for area denial, keeping opponents away from any carts, control points and Intelligence cases he deems off-limits.

The Demoman is voiced by Gary Schwartz.

Bio

Name: Tavish DeGroot Location of origin: Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom Job: House Cleaning Motto: "Boom Boom Baby" Emblems:    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. The rarest ethnicity of any characters in Team Fortress. 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 longstanding, cruel, and wholly unnecessary tradition among the Highland Demolition Men. His unhappy childhood had ended. But his training had just begun.

Basic Strategy

Main articles: Demoman tips, Demoman strategy

• Hit MOUSE1 to fire sticky bombs and then use MOUSE2 to detonate them later.
• With the Stickybomb Launcher, the longer you hold down the fire button, the farther the shot will go.
• Set off sticky bombs beneath your feet to ‘sticky-jump' up to great heights.
• Shoot sticky bombs onto walls and ceilings where they're hard to spot.
• Also if you "flick" your mouse to where you want the sticky to go, it will reach even further.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

Note: Weapon damage is approximate and listed at base value. See individual weapon pages for additional figures.

Primary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Grenade Launcher	4	16	On direct hit: Base: 81–111 Crit: 280–300 After bounce: Base: 22–64 Crit: 1901	Grenades explode on contact with an enemy, provided they have not bounced first.

Secondary

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Stickybomb Launcher	8	24	Directly underneath: Base: 103–171 Crit: 3531	Primary fire launches the bombs, secondary fire makes them all explode at once. Holding primary fire launches the bomb farther. Sticky bombs sticks to most surfaces and remain ready until the player either detonates them or dies. The Demoman may have up to 8 sticky bombs deployed at once. Sticky Bombs may be attacked and destroyed. Can be used to Sticky Jump, much like the Soldiers Rocket Jump to gain access to high places, or propel yourself forward faster.
Unlock	Chargin' Targe	N/A	N/A	Full charge: 50 + 10 per head (up to 5)	With secondary fire charges player forward at high speed adding Mini-Crits (at half charge) or Critical hits (at full charge) to any attack. Any enemy hit just by the full charge takes 50 or more damage.  Adds 50% resistance to fire damage.  Adds 40% resistance to explosive damage.  Grants its abilities passively, does not need to be selected.
Unlock	Scottish Resistance	8	36	Directly underneath: Base: 103–171 Crit: 3531	Stickybomb Launcher alternative:  Stickies are visible through walls and any obstacle, and can be detonated by 'selecting' (looking at) them.  Can destroy enemy stickies.  Can lay 14 sticky bombs at once.  Has 12 more ammo carried.  Has 25% higher firing speed.  Has 0.8 sec. longer priming time.

Melee

	Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Standard	Bottle	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	The Bottle will break upon a successful Critical hit (purely cosmetic feature).
Unlock	Eyelander	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Has larger melee range.  Every killing blow decapitates the enemy, increasing its head counter. Every head taken raises user's speed (~8%) and health points (15) to a maximum of 4 times each life.  Lowers maximum health by 25 points.  No random Critical hits.
Craft	Pain Train	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Doubles capture power for points and carts.  Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.
Craft	Scotsman's Skullcutter	N/A	N/A	Base: 78 Crit: 234	Has larger melee range. Every killing blow decapitates the enemy, but does not increase the head counter.  Deals 20% more damage.  Lowers speed by 15%, even if not wielded.
Promotional	Frying Pan	N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Promotional item for Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice release. Same as the Bottle's specs.

¹ Explosion damage is determined by the distance from the explosion.

Taunt attack

	Associated item	Description	Kill Icon
	Eyelander	See also: Decapitation The Demoman swings his sword around, slashes in front of him, then cleans the blade with his hand.

Hats

Main article: Hats

Official class avatars

Official class avatars
Original set	RED ÜberCharged set	BLU ÜberCharged set
Get TF2 avatars on Steam: Original

Achievements

Main article: Demoman achievements Demoman pack: 35 achievements, 3 milestones.

Trivia

• The Heavy and the Demoman are both voiced by Gary Schwartz.
• The Demoman was born to a clan of Scottish Demomen whose motto is "In regione caecorum rex est luscus", which roughly translates as "In the realm of the blind, the one eyed man is king." According to his mother, his father lost both his eyes before he was 30 and maintained 26 jobs until his dying day.
• The Demoman's old trading card bio is largely the same, except that his original parents are killed rather than his adoptive set.
• The Demoman is missing his shoulder emblem in the RED main menu splash screen. (Both in the original RED team picture and the Soldier/Demo Face-off picture.) He is also missing his shoulder emblems in Meet the Demoman.
• The HUD icon of the Demoman is inverted horizontally, as he is depicted as left-handed. The Demoman's patch is also on the wrong eye.

See also

• Meet the Demoman
• Demoman match-ups
• Demoman taunts
• Demoman responses
• Demoman voice commands
• Demoman User Guides
• Sticky jump
• Juggling
• Demoman strategy
• Demoman scripts
• List of references (Demoman)

External links

• WAR! Update
• WAR! Update - The Demoman Update
• The Demoman comic
• TF2 Official Blog- A Grim Bloody Fable!
• TF2 Official Blog- Attention Employees...
• TF2 Official Blog- The War Update!
• TF2 Official Blog- It's a Bloodbath!
• TF2 Official Blog- War, Day 2
• TF2 Official Blog- Casualties of War!