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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"Snipin's a good job, mate. It's challenging work, out of doors; I guarantee you'll not go 'ungry."''|'''The Sniper''', ''[[
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Of course, his light attitude doesn't mean he isn't good at what he does. In battle, he's a [[Badass]] who's able to snipe and hit ''anything'' courtesy of his [[Improbable Aiming Skills]].
Can often ([[Affably Evil|but not always]]) overlap with [[Hitman
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Kurz Weber from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]'' is a former fashion model, [[Lovable Sex Maniac]], and generally a sociable and talkative guy who, when temporarily assigned to cover bodyguarding Kaname in Sousuke's place, introduced himself directly to her and her friend, playing [[Funny Foreigner]] and getting the girls to take him out for karaoke. True to the trope, he's also an expert sniper who once managed to take out a [[Humongous Mecha]]'s machine gun by firing into its barrel... from the bed of a speeding pickup truck. The [[Light Novels]] eventually reveal that Kurz made a conscious choice to avoid becoming a [[Cold Sniper]] following his training with one of them.
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* Quite a few [[Fanon]] portrayals of [[Axis Powers Hetalia|Finland]] peg him as one of these. Considering he's a mix of [[Badass Adorable]] and [[Boisterous Bruiser]] as well as how [[Badass]] [[Cold Sniper]] [
* Nadie in ''[[El Cazador
* As a [[Captain Ersatz]] of Kurz, ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'''s [[Trope Pantheons/Weapons|Lockon Stratos]] also qualifies - {{spoiler|both of them, but especially the original}}.
* Jemmy Jay "JJ" Adams in ''[[
* Awesomely, [[Battle Butler|Watari]] from ''[[
* The eponymous lead of ''[[Madlax]]'' is a formidable sniper and very friendly.
* Sharnid from ''[[Chrome Shelled Regios]]'', who might be another [[Captain Ersatz]] of Kurz Weber.
* Yoko from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''.
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* Usopp from ''[[One Piece]]'' is a wacky [[Gadgeteer Genius]] more inclined to cower in terror of a fight than to pick one. He's still fully capable of drilling a man between the eyes at 500 meters using only a slingshot.
** He's commonly one of the trio of most energetic characters on the ship. One of the quartet once Brook joins up.
* Gain Bijou from ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' is a laid-back [[Casanova]] who can shoot down any Overman the Siberian Railroad tries to stop the Exodus with. And he does so in an obsolete Silhouette Machine ({{spoiler|at least, until he upgrades to the Emperanza}}), so he also counts as a [[Badass Normal]].
* Lynette Bishop of the ''[[Strike Witches]]''.
* ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' has Garuru, who very amiable and friendly, especially towards his baby brother Giroro... in the manga, at least. The anime, however, [[Flanderization|flanderized]] him into more of a [[Cold Sniper]] and [[Aloof Big Brother]]. This partly has to do with timing: the manga introduces him while he's helping the platoon escape when a medical exam causes their mission to almost be canceled, while the anime waited until the [[Wham! Episode|Wham Arc]] of his platoon being sent to replace them.
* Suou in the second season of ''[[Darker
* ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]''. The perpetually-cheerful and friendly cyborg girl Rico, though that's partially due to her conditioning which means that killing people doesn't affect her in the slightest.
* ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' has Mikhail Blanc (and apparently his older sister Jessica was the same way).
** ''[[Another
* ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]]'' has Susumu Kodai: very friendly, and snipes with the original [[Wave Motion Gun]].
== Comic Books ==
* Natalya Zamyatin from ''[[Y:
* Cougar from ''[[The Losers]]'' fits this trope during the flashback.
* Captain Soloviev and Sgt. Marvin Sargent from ''[[Nth Man:
* The unnamed IRA sniper in [[Sin City]] was [[Affably Evil]], as were the rest of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Irish mercenaries]] in ''The Big Fat Kill''.
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* Pierre from the fanfilm ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]: Philanthropy'' is a quirky, goodnatured guy who affectionally teases people and spends his time playing ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' while waiting for marks.
* Snark from [[
== Film ==
* Barry Pepper's [[Southern-Fried Private]] Daniel Jackson (yes, [[Stargate SG-1|that's the character's name]]) from ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]''. Jackson is like this to his squadmates, but to the Germans he casually picks off while quoting the Bible, he's a lot [[Cold Sniper|colder]].
* Frank Sinatra played a non-heroic
* Michael McCandles in ''[[Big Jake]]''. He won't kill humans or animals, except for food (in the case of the latter) or in self-defense (in the case of the former). He is also polite and respectful to his father, despite the fact that said father [[Parental Abandonment|walked out on him during his youth]].
* School Boy from the fourth ''[[
* Martin Riggs from ''[[
* Anthony Swofford, the protagonist (and autobiographical author) of ''[[Jarhead]]''.
* An ''[[
* In the 2004 ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004
== Literature ==
* Wes Janson from the [[X Wing Series]] is ''very'' friendly. He's very good at playing pranks, [[Man Child|acting like a little kid]], and hitting anything he aims at. He tends to prefer sidearms to rifles, though.
** Despite his childlike personality in general, when he is in combat he reverts to a [[Cold Sniper]].
* Julie Sims of ''[[1632]]'' is a cheerful, friendly, outgoing high-school cheerleader. She is also the single most talented sniper in Europe, with an operational range few 'downtimers' are actually able to grasp. Julie was very upset the first time she killed a "beautiful" deer. Her first time in battle, she kills roughly a dozen soldiers and doesn't really think twice about it. Then again, the deer was cute and not actively trying to kill or rape her. 17th century mercenaries are a different story.
* Satin, the former whore and steward to Lord Commander Jon Snow of the Night's Watch, evolves into this (with a crossbow) during the attack on the King's Tower in [[A Song of Ice and Fire]].
* Anthony Swofford, the protagonist (and autobiographical author) of [[Jarhead]].
* Sally "Eagle" Culpepper, from [[The Gone
* Lee Scoresby in [[His Dark Materials]] is probably one of the most friendly and laidback characters, but can bring down whole teams of men with a rifle when the situation calls for it.
== Live Action TV ==
* Jack Hudson in ''[[Sue Thomas:
* Pretty much every shooter in ''[[The Unit]]''.
* John Watson in BBC's ''[[
* "Fruity" Rudy Reyes from ''[[Generation Kill]]''. Also a [[Real Life]] example, as he plays himself.
* ''[[
* Hagman in [[Sharpe]]. He seems to enjoy the company of his unit and breaks into song at every opportunity. And he can take a man down at eight hundred yards with a flintlock rifle.
* Tetsuya Sakai in ''[[Super Robot Red Baron]]''.
* The female sniper in ''[[Flashpoint (TV series)|Flashpoint]]'' is played by the actress who played Pink Ranger in the Power Rangers. 'Nuff said.
* Mick Rawson of ''[[Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
== Video Games ==
* Though not the only character in ''[[
** Paragon [[Player Character|Shepard]] definitely counts, whether an Infiltrator, Soldier or taking sniper rifles as a bonus talent.
* Grit from ''[[Advance Wars]]'' falls into this category, being the more friendly and laid back foil to his superior Olaf. Of course he never actually shoots anybody, being a CO and all, but his specialty (long range weaponry) gives him the proper qualifications for this trope.
* Excellen Browning of [[Super Robot Wars]], [[Cool Big Sis]], [[Bottle Fairy]], and rather goofy person all around. She also can shoot down a nuke without blowing it up.
* Irvine Kinneas in ''[[
* Any of the snipers from the Freedom faction from [[STALKER]]. Freedom has a much larger amount of snipers than their rival faction; Duty (who don't have any at all, preferring to wade into combat headfirst with a
* The ''[[
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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]]''.
** The [[Sibling Team|Bielert brothers]] also qualify.
* Xigbar from ''[[
** "You clever little sneak!"
* Mordecai from ''[[
* Although he's got a bit of an attitude, your squad's sniper in [[Halo]] 3: ODST, Kojo Agu, is nicknamed Romeo for, evidently, being quite a ladies' man outside of battle.
** In [[Halo: Reach]], though all the SPARTAN-IIIs are at least a little unhinged so your call on whether or not he's "friendly", Jun is the most talkative member of Noble Team who ''isn't'' totally [[Ax Crazy]].
* Though she obsesses over her targets and will only think about them until she's taken them out, [[Metal Gear|Sniper Wolf]] is by far the nicest member of FOXHOUND, making friends with Otacon before the Shadow Moses Revolt and adoring wolves and dogs.
* Rho from [[Ground Control]] 2 is this. He's the protagonist's best friend and a pretty sociable guy with a habit of collecting battlefield souvenirs and playing cards. Doesn't change the fact that he's a pretty good sniper at the same time.
* Cpt. McMillan from ''[[Modern Warfare]]'' comes across as a very friendly, even easy-going guy and proves himself as a very deadly sniper.
* Wil from [[Fire Emblem|Elibe Fire Emblem]] who can promote to a sniper, is a very social and cheery young man. Sain thinks he is a miser though, because he will not lend him any gold. Likewise, Rebecca, another possible sniper, is a friendly and bright youth.
* ''[[Dragon Age 2]]'' has Varric Tethras, whose friendliness more often then not sends him into [[Team Mom]] territory, as many in-game dialogues imply that he becomes responsible for the other team-mates well being, even at his own expense. Sebastian Vael also falls into this, for generally being unrelentingly nice {{spoiler|unless you refuse to kill Anders in Act III, then he becomes decidely less nice and more 'I WILL KILL YOU ALL'.}}
* In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' most members of 1st Recon tend towards this, being generally approachable people at the least. [[Cold Sniper|Boone, Betsy and Bitter-Root]] however are an exception, [[Stoic Woobie|though you can't exactly blame them]].
** [[Player Character|You]] could play that way. High enough Charisma, speech and guns/EnergyWeapon skill, and grabbing effective long ranged weapons make you a friendly sniper.
* Gabriel Monsigny from ''[[The 3rd Birthday]]'', to the point she became [[The Hero|Aya's]] big sister figure.
* The main character from the Japanese flash game Material Sniper.
* ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'' has Saiga Magoichi. While he has a burning hatred towards his target, [[Oda Nobunaga]], he cracks smart remarks, helps innocents and defeated allies escape battlefields, fights with the underdogs and makes friends with fellow wandering warrior Keiji Maeda. That's when he's not [[Handsome Lech|chasing kimonos]], of course.
* Kazu of ''[[
== Webcomics ==
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== Web Original ==
* Morgan from ''[[The Return (
* 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]]''
▲* Morgan from ''[[The Return (Fanfic)|The Return]]'' is a very friendly sniper, of course she is a succubus so that helps.
== Western Animation ==
* Finn from ''[[
* Deadpool is this in ''[[Hulk Vs]]''. His introductory scene involves him sniping Wolverine with tranquilizers, and then lightheartedly (though ironically) greeting him as Logan passes out.
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* Maggie Simpson in [[The Simpsons]]. No, really!
== 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
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* 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.
** Snipers who are extroverts are often considered better adjusted than the traditional cold sniper though ideally a sniper is a mix: cold enough to carry out orders without hesitation or fear, yet emotional enough to not become a sociopath.
* [[Simo Hayha]], the greatest sniper in history, was very friendly off the battlefield.
* [
* Alvin York combined this with [[Badass Pacifist]].
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