The archetype for a character that specializes at long-range combat. Variation of Glass Cannon. Opposite to Melee Fighter.
Properties[]
The user is a ranged combatant, being at their best when fighting from long range. Their close-range combat skills and attacks are usually poor by comparison, if not non-existent.
Applications[]
- Hyper Evasion
- Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Accuracy
- Power Sacrifice; users often give up things like strength for better agility or targeting ability.
- Ranged Weapon Proficiency
- Ranged Mode
Variations/Relationships[]
Flaws/Weaknesses[]
- User is at best at long-range.
- Without any means of attack, the character is useless.
- User can still miss their target, regardless of skill level.
Example Characters[]
See also: Long-Range Fighter and Master Archer.
- Lille Barro (Bleach)
- Nu-13 (BlazBlue)
- Barret Wallace (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
- Lady (Devil May Cry)
- Cerealians (Dragon Ball Super)
- Usopp (One Piece)
- Yasopp (One Piece)
- Van Augur (One Piece)
- Chaos (Hero Killer)
- Kirine/Sharpshooter (Hero Killer)
- Highnoon (Hero Killer)
- Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha)
- Dhalsim (Street Fighter)
- Gaara (Naruto)
- Deidara (Naruto)
- Kidōmaru (Naruto)
- Yukari Takeba (Persona 3)
- Archers (Fire Emblem)
- Coco Adel (RWBY)
- Koku'Oh (Kingdom)
- Haku Rei (Kingdom)
- Sou Jin (Kingdom)
- Sou Tan (Kingdom)
- Nanoha Takamachi (Lyrical Nanoha)
- Mechagodzilla (Godzilla)
- Arthur Watts (RWBY)
- Long Range Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Far-Distance Autopilot Type Stand Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
- Wake (Skylark)
- Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Various Characters (The Order of the Stick)
- Crosshair (Star Wars)
- Sniper (Yu Yu Hakusho)
Gallery[]
Anime/Manga/Manhwa[]
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Due to his Spatial Piercing powers applying only to his ranged attacks, Lille Barro (Bleach) is a very skilled sniper, but is lacking in melee combat.
Cerealians like Granolah (Dragon Ball Super) are natural snipers thanks to their Evolved Right Eye; while capable of fighting in melee, Granolah is at his best at range.
Keicho Nijimura's Stand, Bad Company (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamonds are Unbreakable)
Narancia Ghirga's airplane Stand, Aerosmith (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
Kidōmaru (Naruto) using Spider War Bow: Terrible Split to fire a deadly arrow of...
...immense destructive power with tremendous accuracy and precision.
Considered to be one of the Ten Bows of China, Kyou En (Kingdom) is a master of archery with skill so refined that he is one of the deadliest archers in China.
The 3rd ranked among the Ten Bows of China, Haku Rei (Kingdom)...
...possess astounding arm strength, his arrow shots being capable of knocking an opponent off their balance evening while they block it...
...as well as sniping his targets...
...from the greatest number of distances with uncanny accuracy.
Inheriting the extraordinary archery skills of his father Sou Gen, a member of the Ten Bows of China, Sou Jin (Kingdom) is a talented and deadly master of the bow...
..., his arrows being capable of hitting targets from a 500 paces distance...
...each one of them killing 10 targets in a row while he sped up.
Like his older brother, Sou Tan (Kingdom) inherited the extraordinary archery skills of their father as he can hit a target from a 500 paced distance as well and after coming to grips with taking a life in order to save his brother and Ka Ryo Ten's lives, his shot beheaded an enemy with superb precision and strength.
The best within the Kan Ki Army, Koku'Ou (Kingdom) was a refined and proficient former bandit archer.
Sniper (Yu Yu Hakusho) is at his best at range, able to fire homing projectiles at a distance of 500 yards.
Cartoons[]
Mai (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Crosshair (Star Wars) is a remarkably lethal sniper, who works best behind his allies.
Comics[]
Connor Hawke/Green Arrow II (DC Comics)
Live Television/Movies[]
Most incarnations of Mechagodzilla (Godzilla) are meant to fight at a distance...
...and are helpless at close quarters.
Video Games[]
As a normal human, Lady (Devil May Cry) fights at her best from a distance with her arsenal of guns.
With his elastic arms and fireball attacks, Dhalsim (Street Fighter) fights at his best from a distance.
Web Animation/Comics[]
As a Wizard, Vaarsuvius' (The Order of the Stick) method of magic typically focuses on long range of the arcane...
...Cone of Cold...
...Counterspell...
...Disintegrate...
...Disjunction and Quickened Disintegrate...
...Empowered Sunburst...
... Fireball and Wall of Fire...
...Prismatic Spray...
...Improved Counterspell...
Xykon (Order of the Stick) casting and using Meteor Swarm.
Arthur Watts (RWBY)
Videos[]
The Hobbit- The Battle of the Five Armies - The Fall of Smaug Scene (1-10) - Movieclips-2
The Lord of the Rings - They have a Cave Troll (HD)
LOTR- The Fellowship of the Ring - The Death of Boromir
Legolas Slays the Oliphaunt (6 9) - The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King Movie (2003) - HD
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure- Stardust Crusaders - Jotaro Kujo Vs Noriaki Kakyoin
ジョジョ- Kakyoin vs. Tower of Gray 『HD』-2
ジョジョ- Polnareff vs. Hol Horse 『HD』-2
Josuke Vs Keicho (Part 1)-2
Josuke Vs Keicho (Part 2)-2
ジョジョ 5 Narancia vs. Formaggio (1) 『HD』
ジョジョ 5 Narancia vs. Formaggio (2) 『HD』
ジョジョ- Pesci vs. Mista 『HD』-2
ジョジョ- Doppio vs. Risotto 『HD』
ジョジョ- King Crimson vs. Metallica (1) 『HD』-2
One Piece Epic Moment- Sogeking Saves Robin from Tower of Justice ENG Subbed HD-2
Ep 36 Doraleous & Associates-2
D&A 45 Walking Dead - Doraleous & Associates
D&A 39 The Missing King - Doraleous & Associates-2
Mega Man VS Astro Boy - DEATH BATTLE!
One Minute Melee - Samus Aran vs Mega Man (Nintendo vs Capcom)
Mega Man Battle Royale - DEATH BATTLE!
Genos VS War Machine (One Punch Man VS Marvel's Iron Man) DEATH BATTLE!