Demoman
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Name: | Demoman (real name Tavish Finnegan DeGroot) |
Occupation: | Mercenary |
Relationships: | Other mercenaries (colleagues), Soldier (friend turned enemy turned friend again) |
Fandom: | Team Fortress 2 |
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The Demoman is one of the nine playable classes in Team Fortress 2.
Canon
Tavish Finnegan DeGroot, AKA the Demoman, is a demolitions expert from Scotland. As a child, his passion for explosives resulted in the loss of his adoptive parents and of his left eye. His eye socket is now haunted, and his disembodied eye terrorizes the countryside every Halloween. After becoming a mercenary, he formed a close friendship with the Soldier, which was temporarily broken after both of them were manipulated by their superiors.
Fandom
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As of December 2023, Demoman has been featured in over 2500 works on AO3 and over 100 works on Fanfiction.net.
Popular Freeform AO3 Tags
In order of popularity as of 2024 and excluding "POV," "Mentioned," "Minor" and "Centric" tags.
Pairings
The most popular pairing featuring Demoman is Demoman/Soldier (also known as Boots n' Bombs), likely due to the focus on their friendship in canon. Other relatively popular pairings for Demoman include Demoman/Sniper (AKA Swordvan) and Demoman/Scout (AKA Hop Scotch).
Example Fanworks
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Demoman Appreciation Week 2015[1], a fanweek held on Tumblr from November 30th to December 6th.
Art
- a demomans pride and joy, Archived version by slimsnipes (2023)
- TF2 Demoman, Archived version by JayAxer (2009)
- THAT'LL TEACH 'EM, Archived version by bbluh (2014)
- Wasted[Dead link] by lonicera-edulis
- Fan Art, Archived version by ontarom (2014)
Fic
- Cinderella, Archived version by beeeeeeaaaaaans, written for the Don't Need a Dispenser Discord Secret Saxton 2022.
- Kitties!, Archived version by Pinky G Rocket, Demoman unexpectedly adopts a cat. That's it, that's the fic. Written for Gen Freeform Exchange 2022.
SFM and GMOD Videos
- Demoman's Dilemma, Archived version by The Winglet (2021)
- Demo Mesa, Archived version by Delak, fusion with Half-Life where Demoman takes Gordon Freeman's place. (2020)
- Gimme my Eye Back!, Archived version by Misantropico (2022)
- Requiem for a Pizza by ItalianNinja (2016 / 2021)
References/Further Reading
- ^ Demoman Appreciation Week, Archived version (01 Nov 2015)