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"If she weren't around? Heck, I'd be Japan's top sharpshooter. My Homing Quirk lets me target anything within 600 meters that I set my peepers on. Works with anything I toss. I can't pick what part of the target I hit, and the hits won't pack much of a wallop, but... not too shabby, right? But her? She can pull off what my Quirk does with raw skill alone. From three kilometers away, no less! No way I'm competing with that! Her trick o' the trade? Her bullets. She can craft 'em into any ol' shape she wants. When she twists those two-tone hairs together like epoxy putty, they harden up as strong as any ammo out there. Everything from curving rounds to hollow points, I reckon. She's basically a sniper rifle in human form. Every ranged fighter out there is green with envy over that right arm o' hers."
― Snipe on Kaina Tsutsumi/Lady Nagant (My Hero Academia)
"Do you know what an artist and a sniper have in common? Details. Like when a touch of color is out of place. When a shadow does not match with its surroundings. Or when a shape is not where it is supposed to be. The only difference is the stakes. Mine are higher."
― Timur "Glaz" Glazmov (Rainbow Six)
"After all, I'm a piece of garbage who can't do anything,"
― Kasumizawa Miyu (Blue Archive)
"I'll blow it up in one shot"
― Kakudate Karin (Blue Archive)

The archetype of a sniper. Variation of Ranged Fighter and Gunfighter.

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Properties[]

The character is a sniper, a marksman who specializes in using a sniper rifle or other kinds of long-range weapons to observe a target and shoot them from a distance, even in hard to see places. Some snipers are either soldiers, hired assassins, hitmen, or mercenaries.

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Flaws/Weaknesses[]

  • The character can still miss their target, regardless of skill level.
  • Missing the character's shot will alert their target.
  • May be vulnerable to counter-sniper tactics (e.g. the defenders scan the area to locate the character's position, targets deploy smoke grenades to cover and conceal their position).
  • Close range is the character's biggest downside, since they specialize in fighting from a distance.
    • The character has weapons to defend themselves in close range, but it's either a melee weapon like knife or normal size weapons like a pistol.
  • The loud gun fire from the character's long-range weapons can give themselves away.
  • The character's worse enemies are other long-range enemies and enemies that can sneak past their sightline.
  • The character needs to find a good position to shoot their target.
  • Could be caught by surprise by a third party if the character is too focused on a specific target, which affects their ability to detect other targets.

Known Characters[]

  • Mine (Akame ga Kill!)
  • Xiomara "Mara" Contreras/Vantage (Apex Legends)
  • Lille Barro (Bleach)
  • Kakudate Karin (Blue Archive)
  • Kasumizawa Miyu (Blue Archive)
  • atasha Volkova (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
  • Jarmen Kell (Command & Conquer: Generals)
  • Floyd Lawton/Deadshot (DC Comics)
  • John Stewart/Green Lantern (DC Comics)
  • Rebecca Bluegarden (Edens Zero)
  • Fie (Edens Zero)
  • Alzack Connell (Fairy Tail)
  • Bisca Connell (Fairy Tail)
  • Drake (Fairy Tail)
  • Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist)
  • Golgo 13/Duke Togo (Golgo 13)
  • Franklin Clinton (Grand Theft Auto HD Universe)
  • Linda-058 (Halo)
  • Whisper the Wolf (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Haku Rei (Kingdom)
  • Caitlyn Kiramman (League of Legends)
  • Jhin (League of Legends)
  • Hades God Cyclops (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
  • Quiet (Metal Gear)
  • Sniper Wolf (Metal Gear)
  • The End (Metal Gear)
  • Top Gunner (Metal Heroes)
  • Karen (Metal Slug)
  • Louise (Metal Slug)
  • Simon (Metal Slug)
  • Countershade (Mighty No.9)
  • Neil Dylandy/Lockon Stratos (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
  • Lyle Dylandy/Lockon Stratos (Mobile Suit Gundam 00)
  • Kaina Tsutsumi/Lady Nagant (My Hero Academia)
  • Yasopp (One Piece)
  • Usopp (One Piece)
  • Van Augur (One Piece)
  • One Shotter (One-Punch Man)
  • Haley Satrshine (The Order of the Stick)
  • Amélie "Widowmaker" Lacroix (Overwatch)
  • Ana Amari (Overwatch)
  • Oculous (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
  • Jaimini Kalimohan "Kali" Shah (Rainbow Six)
  • Timur "Glaz" Glazmov (Rainbow Six)
  • Jefuty (Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery)
  • Kamihate (Sakamoto Days)
  • Heisuke Mashimo (Sakamoto Days)
  • Karl Fairburne (Sniper Elite)
  • Whisper the Wolf (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Sharpshooters and snipers (Star Wars)
  • Shino Asada/Sinon (Sword Art Online)
  • Mun-dee/Mick Mundy/Sniper (Team Fortress 2)
  • Yoko Littner (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
  • Chamber (Valorant)

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