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* Anthony Swofford, the protagonist (and autobiographical author) of ''[[Jarhead]]''.
* An ''[[Invisible to Gaydar|extremely]]'' [[Wholesome Crossdresser|friendly]] sniper ends up [[The Cavalry|saving the day]] in the comedy ''My Fellow Americans''.
* In the 2004 ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' remake, the survivors befriend a gun shop owner who fits this trope stuck on a roof across the street, despite their only method of communication being messages written on dry erase boards. Check out the DVD, which includes his video log.
== Literature ==
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* Cathari from ''[[Suikoden V]]''.
* The Dwarven Sniper from ''[[Defense of the Ancients]]'' is pretty chipper in his soundbites.
* Clive in ''[[Wild
* Sheila "Scope" Sterling from ''[[Jagged Alliance]] 2''. While the game doesn't explicitly call her a sniper, her marksmanship starts maxed out and she's easily one of the most upbeat and cheerful of ''all'' the mercenaries.
* Catherine O'Hara (no, [[SCTV|not]] [[A Mighty Wind|that]] [[Best in Show|one]]) in ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]''.
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== Web Original ==
* Morgan from ''[[The Return (fanfic)|The Return]]'' is a very friendly sniper, of course she is a succubus so that helps.
* Ruby Rose from ''[[RWBY]]''. Theoretically, at least -- as of 2023, the only time she's ever seen actually ''being'' a sniper is in the comedy spin-off series ''[[RWBY Chibi]]''
== Western Animation ==
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== Real Life ==
* One of the best snipers from the United States, [[Vietnam War]] veteran Carlos "[[Red Baron|White Feather]]" Hathcock. He's credited with almost a hundred kills (as well as a ''Real Life [[Scope Snipe]]'' on an enemy sniper) before his tour was cut short when a vehicle he was riding was struck by an anti-tank mine. Despite wearing a white feather strapped to his bush hat and having a ''battalion'' of Vietnamese snipers sent with orders to find and kill him, they never succeeded--[[Moment of Awesome|and that includes having a searching Vietnamese soldier
{{quote|"''Hell, anybody would be crazy to like to go out and kill folks. I like shooting, and I love hunting. But I never did enjoy killing anybody. It's my job. If I don't get those bastards, then they're gonna kill a lot of these kids we got dressed up like Marines. That's just the way I see it.''"}}
* This is not uncommon in [[Real Life]]; many trained snipers feel the need to balance what they do on the job with friendly interaction off of it. And real armies tend to want someone with good mental health in this role.
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