Class:Demoman

Demoman Health Medium 90 Armour Medium 120 (60%) Speed Medium 280u/s Power High Role Hybrid The Demoman is for the player who likes to pack a large amount of firepower and use the terrain of a level to his advantage. The Demoman's primary weapon is his Grenade/Pipe Launcher, which has two separate fire modes: timed detonation and remote detonation. The remote detonation pipe bombs make the Demoman an excellent area control specialist. His weapons have a lot of explosive power, the trade-off being a lack of serious armor, slower-than-average speed, and the fact that his Grenade Launcher requires practice to master, due to the arcing of its projectiles. Although he is primarily a defensive class, the Demoman can function in a heavy offense role as well. Even though his health and armor are not the greatest in the game, the sheer power of his weaponry puts the Demoman into the "heavy" category of offense: ideal for punching holes in a strong enemy defense to allow lighter attackers through. Basic Strategy Place your yellow pipe bombs on your team's flag to defend it. Detonate them when an enemy tries to touch it. Use blue grenades to defend yourself if attacked directly. Special Abilities Remote Detonation Right clicking detonates any deployed pipes that were laid using the Pipe Launcher, regardless of which weapon is currently equipped. This command does not work if the player has just fired a fresh pipe (which glows red). Detpack By selecting weapon slot 6, a Demoman can lay a detpack. The detpack is an extremely powerful explosive that instantly kills anything within its blast radius. It can also destroy certain parts of levels and thus open up new pathways. The downside of a detpack is that it takes a long time to set. Scouts can disarm detpacks. Weapons Crowbar The standard-issue crowbar for every class. It does some damage, but not enough to make a difference in a battle against a full-health opponent. It's a good humiliation tool for someone who is about to die, however. Shotgun The shotgun is a weapon of last resort. It makes a decent backup weapon when you run out of ammo and grenades. Use it against opponents that you know you won't be able to hit with your blue grenades and pipebombs. Grenade Launcher The Grenade Launcher holds six blue grenades, which have a hybrid timer/contact detonation system. If you score a direct hit on an opponent, it will do a large amount of damage. If the grenades don't score a direct hit, they explode a couple of seconds after being fired. Pipe Launcher This is an alternate fire mode of the grenade launcher, so it shares the same clip. Pipe bombs are yellow and feature a remote detonation system. You can lay up to eight of them; they are detonated using mouse2. Pipe bombs will explode automatically if the Demoman who laid them dies, if they are not detonated for a few minutes, or if you lay more than eight. Grenades Frag grenade A standard fragmentation grenade. Use this when you have run out of the more powerful MIRV grenades (below). MIRV Grenade The most destructive grenade in Fortress Forever. The MIRV grenade explodes at the end of its fuse, releasing four more mini grenades which then explode too. That's 5 high-damage explosions for your enemies to avoid. Additional Strategy and Tips See Class:Demoman/Strategy for more information. Defensive Demoman Make sure you have pipe bombs on the flag at all times. Enemy Scouts can be incredibly fast: good reaction times and the ability to pay close attention are important. Your pipe bombs explode when you die, and your low armour compared to that of the Soldier and HWGuy make you a juicy target for enemy Medics and Spies. Listen for the "click" sound of a Scout's conc grenade, so you can guess exactly when he'll hit your pipe trap. Offensive Demoman Lay pipe traps around the enemy base, and try to lure defenders into them. Your MIRV Grenades are extremely deadly to Sentry Guns. Use your Detpack to open alternative routes for attackers to enter. Pipe jumping, allows you to quickly traverse long distances and reach inaccessible areas, at a cost to health and armour. Further reading Class Guides Scout  •  Sniper  •  Soldier  •  Demoman  •  Medic •  HWGuy  •  Pyro  •  Spy  •  Engineer  •  Civilian Back to Main Page Article Rating Excellent