Demoman

Character
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

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.

• Drunk Demoman
• Trans Demoman
• Good Friend Demoman
• Demoman Needs a Hug
• Werewolf Demoman
• Female Demoman

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, 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)