Demoman (Team Fortress 2)

"One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch. AND KABLOOIE!"

- Demoman

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. His weapons are some of the most powerful, but also the most situational. He requires more thought and swift decision-making than other classes, especially when lining up his Charges and planting sticky bombs.

Recent updates to the Demoman have upgraded his role to being a melee specialist, capable of wielding a variety of melee weapons compared to every other class in-game. the Demoman claimed he lead a tortured life in Scotland. like all of the characters, he is an anti hero depending on side and character.

Trivia

 * There were formely theories on how the Tavish lost his left eye. As told on Monoculus page, it was confirmed that Tavish lost his eye to the Bombnomicon that possessed his left eye when he was Seven years old. When Merasmus noticed this, he was forced to remove the possessed eye from Tavish. Upon that he woke up, Merasmus together with his castle and his eye, had seemingly disappeared.


 * The Demoman is extremely sensetive about his missing left eye. In the WAR! comic, he is seen crying when he and the BLU soldier visited the "Eye museum".