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Demoman/Soldier
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Demoman/Soldier (Team Fortress 2) |
| Alternative name(s): | DemoSolly |
| Gender category: | Slash |
| Fandom: | Team Fortress 2 |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Popular |
| Archives: | n/a |
| Other: | n/a |
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Demoman/Soldier, known mostly as Boots 'n' Bombs, is a popular pairing within Team Fortress 2 fandom. The ship is between The Demoman and The Soldier, two of the game's nine playable mercenaries and main characters.
Common Tropes
- Crossfaction: The pairing is often crossfaction, with RED Demoman and BLU Soldier. This is based on comics canon, where the two had a friendship but was driven to rivalry by the Administrator.
Demoman/Soldier Fandom
TF2 BNF hanktalkin[1] has made many fanworks for the pairing.
Example/Notable Fanac
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fan Communities/Fan Events
- Boots N Bombs Week 2019, Archived version, a fanweek held on Tumblr from February 14th to the 20th.
- Boots n Bombs, Archived version, a popular fan-run Discord server for the pairing.
Fan Art
- I am still on the “I want that the red demoman made the scarf for blu soldier” war path by latexkaktus, Archived version (2023)
- God bless america and God bless Boots n’ Bombs by asmoteeth, Archived version (2024)
- : Р by nitnitnit, Archived version (2024)
- changed it a bit I hope nobody minds by kolkash, Archived version (2023)
- C + 3 by pixolith, Archived version (2012)
Fan Blogs
- Fuck Yeah! Boots n Bombs, Archived version, a Fuck yeah blog on Tumblr.
Fan Fic
- Hank’s Boots ‘n Bombs Rec List by hanktalkin (2018), a rec list.
- Hopeless Dummy Says What by hanktalkin (2018), 7 times Soldier said something kinda gay and 1 time he said something really gay.
- Red by CosmicMind (2019), Explicit, Soldier wants to make Demoman happy for once and let Demoman fulfill his desires. Written for Boots & Bombs Week 2019.
Fan Mixes
- words are sawed off shotguns by mail-me-a-snail, Archived version (2025) (on Spotify, Archived version)
- boots n bombs n breakdown by rusekserio (2023-2024)
- boots n bombs by elysiandusk, Archived version (2016)
- we should be friends forever, eh? by foolsidol, Archived version (2015)