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Defence #1 - Demo Man

Grenade Jumping

Like the Soldier’s Rockets, Demo Man’s Sticky Bombs can launch you player high into the air, to reach platforms inaccessible to other classes. The idea is the same as the soldier’s Rocket Jump, an explosion at your feet sends you flying, but it’s easier to execute.

To grenade jump you need to fire a Sticky Bomb at the point you want to jump from, and then run right at it. Just as you pass over the Bomb, hit jump, crouch and detonate all at the same time, and you’ll be propelled high into the air. As with the Soldier it’s a difficult skill to pick up, but when you have the timing right you’ll be able to grenade jump around the map at will.

Melee Weapon: Whiskey Bottle

If an enemy gets close enough to you to have to resort to the whiskey bottle, then to be brutally honest, you’re unlikely to survive. If you find yourself cornered, then a frantic bottle smashing session may save your life, but it’s unlikely.

Best Allies: Soldier, Pyro, Heavy, Turret

Demo Man is vulnerable at close range, so any class capable of keeping the enemy at range will help keep you alive.

Worst Enemies

As you don’t need to show your face as Demo Man, you don’t have any particular enemies. There’s not a lot you can’t obliterate with a clip of grenades, and if you miss, pity the foo’ who follows you in an attempt to finish you off.

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