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[[File:Rangerslogosp 3240.png|frame|[[Modern Warfare|RAMIRE-]] uh, Rangers Lead The Way!]]

{{quote|'' 'Cause the eyes of a Ranger are upon you

Any wrong you do, he's gonna see

''Any wrong you do, he's gonna see

When you're in Texas, look behind you

''When you're in Texas, look behind you

'Cause that's where [[Chuck Norris|the Ranger]]'s gonna be''~~|'''[[Theme Song]]''', ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''}}~~

''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Cause that's where [[Chuck Norris|the Ranger]]'s gonna be''

|'''[[Theme Song]]''', ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''}}

So you have your [[Elite Mooks|Elite Redshirts]]. They're on the good side, they're a group of (usually) non-heroes, and they are AWESOME. So... what do you call them?

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In short, "Ranger" is shorthand for ''awesome''.

== Comics ==

* The Rangers in the ''[[Marvel Universe]]''.

* Steve Rogers (AKA [[Captain America (comics)]]) served in a Ranger unit during [[WW 2]].

* Steve Rogers (AKA [[Captain America (comics)|Captain America]]) served in a Ranger unit during [[WW 2]].

* [[Badass]] superspy [[Nick Fury]] was an Army Ranger during [[World War II]].

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* ''[[Der Schuh des Manitu]]'': Ranger. He has no other name besides that.

* Cameron Poe from ''[[Con Air]]''.

* In "''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''", during extended cut of "''The Two Towers''", Saruman has a rather visible [[Oh Crap]] moment when Grima Wormtongue mention that one of the men at Edoras, (Aragorn), appeared to be a ''Dunedain Ranger''.

* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'', during the extended cut of ''The Two Towers'', Saruman has a rather visible [[Oh Crap]] moment when Grima Wormtongue mention that one of the men at Edoras, (Aragorn), appeared to be a "Dunedain Ranger".

** Of course, Saruman has a bigger one when Grima mentions he's wearing a ring of entwined serpents and realises ''who'' he is.

== Gamebooks ==

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* Rangers from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Both the Arnorian and Gondorian ones.

* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Obviously]], the Rangers of the ''[[Ranger's Apprentice]]'' series.

* The [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] has the Antarian Rangers, an organization of clans founded to support Jedi Knights; they interbred somewhat with the Jedi, so Force-Sensitivity was common. [[X Wing Series|Wraith Squadron]] member Tyria Sarkin is the last of the Antarian Rangers from her planet, and puts the infiltration skills she learned to good use.

* The ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]'' has the Antarian Rangers, an organization of clans founded to support Jedi Knights; they interbred somewhat with the Jedi, so Force-Sensitivity was common. [[X Wing Series|Wraith Squadron]] member Tyria Sarkin is the last of the Antarian Rangers from her planet, and puts the infiltration skills she learned to good use.

{{quote|To be a Ranger meant knowing how to move in any environment. To blend in with the forest or grasslands, to sail, to swim, to dive, to pilot. To be masters of our surroundings. We were good spies, good warriors, very adept at intrusion and escape.}}

* The "Ranger Girls", female federal agents in Don Pendleton's ''[[Mack Bolan]]'' novels.

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** ''[[Discworld/The Last Continent|The Last Continent]]'' is a mishmash of Australian culture, pop culture and nostalgia for things long since abandoned. The term "bush ranger" refers to criminals operating beyond the settled and adaquately policed areas of the time, analagous to American Wild West outlaws.

* In [[Dale Brown]]'s books, Hal Briggs and Trevor Griffin are Air Force officers who have gone for the Ranger course. Sergeant Major Ray Jefferson was also a Ranger.

* In [[Tom Clancy]]'s Jack Ryan story arc, Chavez is a graduate of Army Ranger school. He is a part of [[Badass Crew|Rainbow Six]].

* In [[Tom Clancy]]'s ''[[Jack Ryan]]'' story arc, Chavez is a graduate of Army Ranger school. He is a part of [[Badass Crew|Rainbow Six]].

* The Rangers of the Night's Watch from [[A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire.]] Especially [[Handicapped Badass|Qhorin Halfhand]]

* The Rangers of the Night's Watch from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire|A Song of Ice and Fire]]''. Especially [[Handicapped Badass|Qhorin Halfhand]]

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== Tabletop Games ==

* The ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' class Ranger.

** Particularly in the 1st edition AD&D, where they almost define [[Badass Normal]]. Rangers started their career with 2 hit dice rather than the 1 everyone else got - say an average 66% increase over the other fighter-types, 400% over spellslingers, a whompin' 90% base tracking chance(by comparison, a 1st level thief with ''maximum'' dexterity would have 20-40% in all but one skill), a 50% chance to surprise ''anyone,'' a huge(by 1st ed standards) damage bonus to pretty much any humanoid monster; and at high levels, [[Rule of Cool|spellcasting from two different primary spellcaster classes]](druid & magic-user) and [[The Beast Master|loyal followers,]] potentially up to ''[[Gentle Giant|storm giants]] and [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|copper dragons.]]'' Yeah.

** Particularly in the 1st edition AD&D, where they almost define [[Badass Normal]]. Rangers started their career with 2 hit dice rather than the 1 everyone else got - say an average 66% increase over the other fighter-types, 400% over spellslingers, a whompin' 90% base tracking chance (by comparison, a 1st level thief with ''maximum'' dexterity would have 20-40% in all but one skill), a 50% chance to surprise ''anyone,'' a huge (by 1st ed standards) damage bonus to pretty much any humanoid monster; and at high levels, [[Rule of Cool|spellcasting from two different primary spellcaster classes]] (druid & magic-user) and [[The Beast Master|loyal followers,]] potentially up to ''[[Gentle Giant|storm giants]] and [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|copper dragons.]]'' Yeah.

** Of course, now they are Tier 5 and only see use at all because there aren't any official ranged disciplines and none of the effective melee classes have wilderness skills. Or the rare instances of binkered grognard DMs who see no problem with a party of two Tier 1s, a Tier 4, and a Tier 5.

** This troper plays a Ranger in Fourth Edition. His DM consistently tried to kill the ranger. And fails horribly.

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* In [[Final Fantasy Tactics A2]], we got the Moogle Rangers, which consist of… well, Moogles. And [[Five-Man Band|five of them]]. However, they have hundreds of counts of breaking the peace [[Murder Arson and Jaywalking|(and one of trespassing)]] and need to be taken down by your clan. {{spoiler|At the end of the battle, for no reason whatsoever, they leave by rising into the sky.}}

* The Desert Rangers (the source for Fallout's Desert Rangers) of [[Wasteland (video game)|Wasteland]] were (in-universe) inspired by the Texas Rangers, and (once they realized other communities had survived the nuclear war) decided to help rebuild and re-establish human civilization in the wastelands. Your characters belong to the group, and will either die or end up doing many impressive things.

== Web Comics ==

* Ranger from ''[[8-~~Bit Theater|Eight~~ Bit Theater]]'' is a parody, double-classing as Ranger/Ranger to dual-wield his dual-wield. With bows and arrows.

* Ranger from ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'' is a parody, double-classing as Ranger/Ranger to dual-wield his dual-wield. With bows and arrows.

* The Highland Raiders from [[Drowtales]]. The various Sarghress units are mostly among the best in the business in their chosen field. The highland raiders may not excel as a group in any specific field, but they compensate by doing a bit of everything for long periods of time. Including expeditions to the surface, where they will suffer from [[Mana]] deprivation if they stay too long and are too few.

* The Highland Raiders from ''[[Drowtales]]''. The various Sarghress units are mostly among the best in the business in their chosen field. The highland raiders may not excel as a group in any specific field, but they compensate by doing a bit of everything for long periods of time. Including expeditions to the surface, where they will suffer from [[Mana]] deprivation if they stay too long and are too few.

* ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]'' features quite a group of [[Badass]]es.