Demoman

The Demoman is a demolitions expert and a self-described "Black Scottish Cyclops" from Ullapool, Scotland with a fascination for all things explosive and a fierce temper. He is a generalist defense class with powerful explosives and mobility options by the dozen.

Demoman
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Basic Information
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Type	Defensive
Health	175 (260 with overheal)
Speed	93%

Oh, they're goin' ta have to glue you back together... IN HELL!

The Demoman after blowing up an enemy mercenary

He specializes in explosives and has a wide range of weaponry involving them, such as a grenade launcher that can fire fast-moving grenade projectiles (often referred to as pills or pipes) that deal high amounts of damage in large areas, a mine layer that lays mines on walls, floors or ceilings catching his enemies by surprise, or a grenade launcher referred to as "The Cyclops" that fires EMP grenade projectiles that can detonate instaneously upon him letting go of the trigger. This makes the Demoman a defensive powerhouse, with many mobility options and explosive weapons making him one of the best generalist classes in the entire game next to the Soldier.

His most iconic mobility option is his sticky jump, where he uses his Stickybomb Launcher to exploit the self-damage and self-knockback aspects of his spiked bombs (referred to as stickies) to propel himself across great distances in any direction, with further stickies fired beneath him allowing for further velocity. However, since he doesn't have the same explosive damage resistance to these stickies as the Soldier, ambitious jumps may lead to immediate death.

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
Grenade Launcher
Gunboats	N/A
Cyclops

Secondary

Weapon	Kill icon
Stickybomb Launcher
Dynamite Pack
Mine Layer

Melee

Weapon	Kill icon
Bottle

Tips

Main article: Basic Demoman Strategy

As a Demoman…

• …use your grenade launcher for direct combat. Grenades detonate upon impact with an enemy unless they touch the ground first.
• …hit MOUSE1 to fire Stickybombs and then use MOUSE2 to detonate them later.
• …the longer you hold down the fire button with the sticky launcher^(sic), the farther the shot will go.
• …set off Stickybombs beneath your feet to Stickybomb jump up to great heights.
• …shoot Stickybombs onto walls and ceilings where they're hard to spot.
• …crouch when preparing for a Stickybomb jump in order to achieve maximum height.
• …your bottle can be used for close combat without having to worry about aiming or detonation times.
• …your bottle does the same amount of damage whether it is smashed open or not.
• …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.
• …the 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	-
Ukrainian	Підривник	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.