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The '''Demoman''' is a defensive class. His explosives lets the Demoman deal damage and take out the [[Engineer]]'s [[buildings]] from a distance. The Demoman can also protect objectives by strategically placing and remotely detonating explosives.
The '''Demoman''' is a defensive class. His explosives lets the Demoman deal damage and take out the [[Engineer]]'s [[buildings]] from a distance. The Demoman can also protect objectives by strategically placing and remotely detonating explosives.
== Weapons ==
== Bio ==
Location of origin: Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom
 
Job: House Cleaning


=== Primary ===
Motto: "Boom Boom Baby."


*[[Grenade Launcher]]
Special ability: Stickybomb jump
*[[Gunboats]]


=== Secondary ===
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, back 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.


*[[Stickybomb Launcher]]
== Weapons ==
*[[Dynamite Pack]]
*[[Mine Layer]]


=== Primary ===
{{Weapon table|
{{Weapon|Grenade Launcher}}
{{Weapon|Gunboats}}
}}
=== Secondary ===
{{Weapon table|
{{Weapon|Stickybomb Launcher}}
{{Weapon|Dynamite Pack}}
{{Weapon|Mine Layer}}
}}
=== Melee ===
=== Melee ===
 
{{Weapon table|
*[[Bottle]]
{{Weapon|Bottle}}
}}


== Tips ==
== Tips ==
As a Demoman...
As a Demoman…


* …hit {{attack}} to fire [[Stickybomb Launcher|sticky bombs]] and then use {{attack2}} to detonate them later.
* …hit {{attack}} to fire [[Stickybomb Launcher|sticky bombs]] and then use {{attack2}} to detonate them later.
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* …set off [[Stickybomb Launcher|sticky bombs]] beneath your feet to [[Rocket jumping|pipe bomb]] jump up to great heights.
* …set off [[Stickybomb Launcher|sticky bombs]] beneath your feet to [[Rocket jumping|pipe bomb]] jump up to great heights.
* …shoot [[Stickybomb Launcher|sticky bombs]] onto walls and ceilings where they're hard to spot.
* …shoot [[Stickybomb Launcher|sticky bombs]] onto walls and ceilings where they're hard to spot.
* …use your [[grenade launcher]] for direct combat. Grenades detonate upon impact with an enemy unless they touch the ground first.
* …use your [[Grenade Launcher|grenade launcher]] for direct combat. Grenades detonate upon impact with an enemy unless they touch the ground first.
* …your [[bottle]] does the same amount of damage whether it is smashed open or not.
* …your [[bottle]] does the same amount of damage whether it is smashed open or not.
* …crouch when preparing for a [[Rocket jumping|stickybomb jump]] in order to achieve maximum height.
* …crouch when preparing for a [[Rocket jumping|stickybomb jump]] in order to achieve maximum height.
* …throw your [[Dynamite Pack]] onto [[control points]] in order to clear off enemies.
* …throw your [[Dynamite Pack]] onto [[Control point (objective)|control points]] in order to clear off enemies.
* …the [[Gunboats]] greatly reduce health loss from [[Rocket jumping|stickybomb jumps]]. Use them when positioning and mobility are especially important.
* …the [[Gunboats]] greatly reduce health loss from [[Rocket jumping|stickybomb jumps]]. Use them when positioning and mobility are especially important.
* …the [[Mine Layer]] shoots proximity mines that detonate if an enemy is standing close to them. Use it when the [[grenade launcher]] is your main weapon of choice.
* …the [[Mine Layer]] shoots proximity mines that detonate if an enemy is standing close to them. Use it when the [[Grenade Launcher|grenade launcher]] is your main weapon of choice.
* …currently placed [[Mine Layer]]'s mines can be deactivated all at once by pressing {{attack2}}.
* …currently placed [[Mine Layer]]'s mines can be deactivated all at once by pressing {{attack2}}.


== Names in other languages ==
== Names in other languages ==
{{Names
{{Names
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|bg=Разрушител|bg_m=Destroyer
|bulgarian=Разрушител|bulgarian_m=Destroyer
|de=Demoman
|english=Demoman
|en=Demoman
|french=Demoman
|es=Demoman
|german=Demoman
|fr=Demoman
|italian=Demolitore|italian_m=Demoman
|hu=Robbantós|hu_m=?
|romanian=Demoman
|it=Demolitore|it_m=Demoman
|russian=Подрывник|russian_m=Demoman
|pl=Demoman
|spanish=Demoman
|pt-br=Demoman
|ro=Demoman
|ru=Подрывник|ru_m=Demoman
|tr=Demoman
}}
}}


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[[Category:Classes]]
[[Category:Classes]]
[[Category:Regular classes]]
[[Category:Regular classes]]
=== Trivia ===
 
* The Demoman's Alternative Secondary Weapon [[Dynamite Pack]] Is a cut weapon from Team fortress 2, It can be seen used in Team fortress 2's Second Trailer to take down a sentry.
== Trivia ==
*The Demoman's voice actor, Gary Schwartz, also voices the [[Heavy]] class.
*The beta prototype of the Demoman was supposed to have a stereotypical 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.
*The emblem on the Demoman's arm was originally a stick of dynamite, which was later changed to a bomb.

Revision as of 08:15, 10 February 2023

Demoman
Demoman RED.png
Demoman BLU.png
Demoman GRN.png
Demoman YLW.png
Basic Information
Icon Leaderboard class demo.png
Type Defensive
Health 175 (260 with overheal)
Speed 93%

The Demoman is a defensive class. His explosives lets the Demoman deal damage and take out the Engineer's buildings from a distance. The Demoman can also protect objectives by strategically placing and remotely detonating explosives.

Bio

Location of origin: Ullapool, Scotland, United Kingdom

Job: House Cleaning

Motto: "Boom Boom Baby."

Special ability: Stickybomb jump

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, back 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.

Weapons

Primary

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Grenade Launcher.png
Grenade Launcher
Killicon tf projectile pipe.png
Backpack Gunboats.png
Gunboats
N/A

Secondary

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Stickybomb Launcher.png
Stickybomb Launcher
Killicon tf projectile pipe remote.png
Backpack Dynamite Pack.png
Dynamite Pack
Killicon mirv projectile.png
Backpack Mine Layer.png
Mine Layer
Killicon proxymine.png

Melee

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Bottle.png
Bottle
Killicon bottle.png

Tips

As a Demoman…

  • …hit MOUSE1 to fire sticky bombs and then use MOUSE2 to detonate them later.
  • …the longer you hold down the fire button with the sticky launcher, the farther the shot will go.
  • …set off sticky bombs beneath your feet to pipe bomb jump up to great heights.
  • …shoot sticky bombs onto walls and ceilings where they're hard to spot.
  • …use your grenade launcher for direct combat. Grenades detonate upon impact with an enemy unless they touch the ground first.
  • …your bottle does the same amount of damage whether it is smashed open or not.
  • …crouch when preparing for a stickybomb jump in order to achieve maximum height.
  • …throw your Dynamite Pack onto control points in order to clear off enemies.
  • …the Gunboats greatly reduce health loss from stickybomb jumps. Use them when positioning and mobility are especially important.
  • …the Mine Layer shoots proximity mines that detonate if an enemy is standing close to them. Use it when the grenade launcher is your main weapon of choice.
  • …currently placed Mine Layer's mines can be deactivated all at once by pressing MOUSE2.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Bulgarian Разрушител Destroyer
Spanish Demoman -
English Demoman -
French Demoman -
German Demoman -
Hungarian Robbantós ?
Italian Demolitore Demoman
Polish Demoman -
Brazilian Portuguese Demoman -
Romanian Demoman -
Russian Подрывник Demoman
Turkish Demoman -

Trivia

  • The Demoman's voice actor, Gary Schwartz, also voices the Heavy class.
  • The beta prototype of the Demoman was supposed to have a stereotypical 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.
  • The emblem on the Demoman's arm was originally a stick of dynamite, which was later changed to a bomb.