Demoman

Demoman
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Basic Information
Icon:	40px
Type:	Defensive
Health:	175 / 260 100 / 150 with the Sticky Jumper equipped 150 / 225 with the Eyelander or HHHH equipped 210 / 315 with the Eyelander or HHHH fully charged 75 / 110 with the Sticky Jumper and Eyelander equipped
Speed:	93% 79% with the Scotsman's Skullcutter equipped 123% with the Eyelander or HHHH fully charged
Meet the Demoman

“

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

”

A scrumpy-swilling 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 explosives, 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.

The Demoman excels at swift disassembly; he can bounce his grenades in creative angles to wreak havoc on enemy Sentry Gun emplacements while remaining safely out of sight. His sticky bombs are a perfect tool for area denial, and are effective in 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: Template:W 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. 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.

Weapons

Main article: Weapons

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

Primary

	Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock	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.  Grenades have zero range falloff on a direct hit.

Secondary

	Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock	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.  Can lay up to 8 sticky bombs at once.  Sticky Bombs may be attacked and destroyed with any bullet using weapon.
Unlock / Craft / Drop	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 / Craft / Drop / Crate	Scottish Resistance		8	36	Directly underneath: Base: 103–171 Crit: 3531	Stickies are visible through walls and any obstacle, and can be detonated by 'selecting' (looking at) them.  Can destroy enemy stickies.  Can lay up to 14 sticky bombs at once.  Has 12 more ammo carried.  Has 25% higher firing speed.  Has 0.8 sec. longer priming time.
Craft	Sticky Jumper		8	72	Directly underneath: Base: 0 Crit: 0	+200% max primary ammo on wearer.  No self inflected blast damage taken.  -100% damage done.  -75 max health on wearer.

Melee

	Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Stock	Bottle		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	The Bottle will break upon a successful Critical hit (purely cosmetic feature).
Unlock / Craft / Drop	Eyelander		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Has 37% longer 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 / Drop	Pain Train		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Doubles capture power for points and carts.  Raises bullet vulnerability by 10%.
Craft / Drop	Scotsman's Skullcutter		N/A	N/A	Base: 78 Crit: 234	Has 37% longer melee range.  Deals 20% more damage.  Every killing blow decapitates the enemy, but does not increase the head counter.  Lowers speed by 15%, even if not wielded.
Promotional	Frying Pan		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Promotional item from Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice.  Same as the Bottle's specs.
Craft	Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker		N/A	N/A	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Halloween item.  Same as the Eyelander's specs, without the taunt.

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

Miscellaneous items

Main article: Miscellaneous items

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 of 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 beta prototype of the Demoman was supposed to have stereotypically Scottish appearance, among which pale skin and red hair and beard. It was later dropped for the actual black Scottish style both because the former lacked originality and because the latter was easier to differentiate from the other classes.
• 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.
• The Demoman has 3 jobs, a $5 million salary, and lives in a mansion with his blind mother in the Badlands of New Mexico. Despite this, she continues to tell him to get more jobs.

The Demoman Card

• The Demoman seems to be highly sensitive about his missing eye. A trip to the 'Eye Museum' with the BLU Soldier caused the RED Demoman to break into tears.
• The WAR!: The BLU Soldier and the RED Demoman became fast friends after meeting at a projectile weapons expo. They shared many experiences together including deep sea fishing, a trip to Las Vegas and the 'Gravel Pits of America' scenic bus tour. After the Administrator's assistant Miss Pauling brought the matter to her attention (as friendships are forbidden by Mercenary contract), the Administrator decided to introduce a little 'healthy competition' to kill their blossoming friendship.
  The Demoman lost the seven-day War waged between him and the Soldier, thus losing out on his chance to obtain the Gunboats.
• He was a part of the KritzKast contest as well, in which contestants submitted what they thought the Demoman says in the censored portion of the Meet the Demoman.
• The emblem on the Demoman's arm was originally a bomb, then later changed to a stick of dynamite, and as of November 19, 2010, changed to a sticky bomb.
• In Template:W, an image of the RED Demoman makes a cameo as the Jack card for the red suites (hearts and diamonds) in the "TF2" card deck.
• The Demoman is currently the only class with no unpaintable headgear.

Related Merchandise

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  RED Sticky Bomb Plush

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  BLU Sticky Bomb Plush

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  The Demoman T-Shirt

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  Team Mousepad

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  The Team Poster

See also

• Meet the Demoman
• Demoman match-ups
• Demoman taunts
• Demoman marketing poses
• Demoman responses
• Demoman voice commands
• Demoman User Guides
• Sticky jump
• Juggling
• Basic Demoman strategy
• Community Demoman strategy
• List of references (Demoman)
• Demoman (Classic)
• Merchandise

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!