History Main / FriendlySniper

* ''Anime/ZoidsNewCenturyZero'': Naomi Fluegel totes the line between this trope and the ColdSniper, but she still leans more towards the "friendly" side. She's perfectly cordial and friendly towards the Blitz Team (far more than they usually are to each other), and towards her temporary teammates in her first appearance.

In RealLife, there is a distinct difference between a sniper and a sharpshooter. Though they employ similar weapons and each specialize in long-range shooting, their ''modus operandi'' are different. A sharpshooter acts as a member of a platoon or company and fights alongside other men.[[note]]The military typically refers to this role as "designated marksman", and the custom weapon they carry a "designated marksman rifle", or DMR, usually of the same caliber as the other soldiers, for practical purposes.[[/note]] A sniper usually is a solitary killer and employed usually as spotter-shooter pairs. Although in the early 21st century snipers tend to be more team-oriented due to sniper teams becoming the norm in many armed forces, the image of a sniper in media as the lone killer is yet to change. A sharpshooter, on the other hand, is very likely to be a Friendly Sniper.

* ''[[Creator/TimDorsey Orange Crush]]'', SergeantRock Tex Jackson is AFatherToHisMen and is willing to fight numerically superior enemies to keep civilians from being massacred. The sniper part isn't overly emphasized, but in one scene he climbs a tree with his rifle and the narration notes that he's relying on his experience as a deer hunter. His platoon mates hear three shots and are still trying to figure out if Tex shot their pursuers or got shot by them when he appears behind them and says to start moving.

* Grit from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'' 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.
* Pathfinder and Horizon from ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'' can become this, should the player choose to arm them with sniper-classed guns. Both are delightfully optimistic, even when picking off opponents from afar.

* ''Film/{{Wolves}}''; John is a caring, laidback old man who is a deadly shot with a scoped rifle.

** Any PlayerCharacter who plays as a rogue, uses bow as their WeaponOfChoice, and being generally nice and compassionate individual throughout their respective game's run will qualify them as this.

** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has Varric Tethras, whose friendliness more often than not sends him into [[TeamMom Team Mom]] territory, as many in-game dialogues imply that he becomes responsible for the other teammates' 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 decidedly less nice.]]
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has Sera - while occasionally abrasive, she's a serial prankster and her main motivation is helping the downtrodden.

* Dane, played by Bill Paxton in ''Film/NavySeals''. He's an all-around nice guy, but his callsign is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast God]] for a reason.
* ''Film/TheNegotiator'': [=SWAT=] sniper Palermo is a genial man who chews a toothpick on the job to calm his nerves. He seems reluctant to believe the worst of the WrongfullyAccused Danny Roman, [[spoiler:refusing to take a shot at him, and being one of the only prominent honest cops on the team.]]

* The End is portrayed this way in ''Webcomic/TheCobraDays'' - he's an amiable old guy, relatively sane by QuirkyMinibossSquad standards, and one of the few people ''not'' to make [[TheWoobie The Sorrow's]] existence miserable as a newcomer.

* Crosshairs from ''Webcomic/GoneWithTheBlastwave'' is a middle ground between this trope and ColdSniper- as the OnlySaneMan he reacts less-than-positively to the idiocy of his fellow Reds, but he does have a friendly conversation with another soldier he'd just helped take out a tank, and engages in some ComedicSociopathy trick shooting like sniping an enemy's gas mask and a barrel of noxious gas.

* Finn from ''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'' is the team sniper, and also the team clown.

* The season 9 episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' "Permanent Record Wrecker" features Stan being fired from the CIA, then looking for a new job. During an interview, he tells a prospective employer that he once worked for the CIA, who doesn't believe him, calling up Stan's former employer, Avery Bullock, to confirm. The interviewer is still incredulous, believing that Stan put one of his friends up to the supposed prank, even having him end the call with the "now that I told you, I'm gonna have to kill you" line. Seconds later, the interviewer is shot through the head by a sniper from across the street, a pleasant-looking fellow who cheerfully waves to Stan, saying "Hi Stan! You gotta stop telling people, Stan!" Later in the episode, the sniper strikes again, after Stan mentions his CIA background to a new coworker. Still jovial, the sniper follows up with "You really gotta put a sock in it, Stan!"
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Inside Job|2021}}'' "Grassy" Noel Atkinson, the sniper WhoShotJFK, is a CoolOldGuy who's the most beloved employee at Cognito. To the point where Reagan and Brett face a rebellion when they decide to fire him.

* Jack Hudson in ''Series/SueThomasFBEye''.
* Pretty much every shooter in ''Series/TheUnit''.
* John Watson in BBC's ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'' is a friendly, affable doctor. But he's also a CombatMedic who once shot a guy through ''two'' windows, in ''another building''. Basically, [[BewaretheNiceOnes piss him off by messing with his friend-you'll wind up lying in a pool of your own blood, and he won't regret putting you there.]]

* The female sniper in ''Series/{{Flashpoint}}'' is played by the actress who played Pink Ranger in the Power Rangers. 'Nuff said.
** Ed Lane, the lead sniper, will kill when he has to, but in something of a departure from this trope, he ''does'' often lose sleep over it, to the point where a story arc had him experiencing PTSD as the number of people he's had to end in the line of duty comes back to haunt him, big time.
** Although he can be very cold and calculating when taking the shot Sam is a genuinely nice guy and has stated he did not want to just be the point-and-shoot guy when he left the military.
* Mick Rawson of ''Series/{{Criminal Minds Suspect Behavior}}''. Very good shot, possibly former British Special Forces, and a fairly friendly and well-adjusted guy, albeit with a mild ego.
* Booth in ''Series/{{Bones}}'' is fairly personable (much more than the [[InsufferableGenius titular character]], who has NoSocialSkills), and is a crack shot with a sniper rifle thanks to his Army Ranger days. At one point, he disarmed a fellow sniper (an ex-Ranger who has gone rogue) by shooting the other's ''rifle'' from another rooftop. Well, he’s friendly as long as you don’t try hurting Brennan or his kids. Or any of “his people” as he refers to the lab crew.
* Gunnery Sergeant Ray Crockett, in the ''Series/{{JAG}}'' episode "High Ground, is both a Friendly Sniper and a ColdSniper at the same time.
* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "Orpheus" saw Jack O'Neill, SG-1's resident MildlyMilitary DeadpanSnarker, using a sniper rifle to great effect against a Goa'uld POWCamp's guards. Let us not forget that our Friendly Neighborhood Colonel spent most of TheEighties doing black ops.
* Kono is the go-to girl when the [[Series/HawaiiFive0 Five-0 team]] needs to reach out and touch a bad guy with a bullet at long range.
* Doubling as a RealLife example, Shifty Powers in ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' is the best shot in the company. He's also one of the nicest. Lampshaded in the interview segments, where the actual Shifty Powers says it pained him to think that the people he killed [[NotSoDifferentRemark might have been much the same as him]].
* Of the ''Series/TheMusketeers'', Aramis is the best shot of the group and a very cheerful sociable person.
* Former Army Ranger Jay Halstead serves this capacity in ''Series/ChicagoPD''.
* Kensi in ''Series/NCISLosAngeles'' is as cold-blooded as they come when on a mission, but she is able to almost instantly switch off and be smiling and joking with Deeks and her teammates before her target is even cold.
* Cameron Hicks of ''Series/{{Alphas}}'' is basically the world's greatest sniper, being both a military-trained marksman and an Alpha with ImprobableAimingSkills. When not on mission, he's a fairly friendly guy (though he does occasionally drift into JerkWithAHeartOfGold territory).
* ''Series/TheKillPoint'': Quincy, a police sniper stationed on the roof opposite the bank, is often shown making wisecracks about the situation and playfully bantering with his spotter.

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* While not strictly a sniper, Hawkeye of ''{{Series/Terrahawks}}'' fame serves as the gunner and general sharpshooter of the Terrahawks, and is very personable and easy-going.
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* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
** Though he's not the only companion with skills as a sniper, [[TheLancer Garrus Vakarian]] is the one best-remembered for being a crack shot and also the most friendly and personable, especially in the first game.
** [[RobotBuddy Legion]] also deserves a mention for being - although not what you'd call outgoing or prone to displays of emotion - ''surprisingly'' nice to the point of being {{Moe}}.
** Paragon [[PlayerCharacter Shepard]] definitely counts when playing as an Infiltrator or Soldier, or taking sniper rifles as a bonus talent.

* Excellen Browning of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. CoolBigSis, HardDrinkingPartyGirl, and a rather goofy person all around. She can also shoot down a nuke without blowing it up and accurately snipe individual targets while moving at speeds where her mech is ''outrunning her laser shots!''

* Any of the snipers from the Freedom faction from ''VideoGame/{{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 an Exoskeleton and light machine gun), as they prefer to attack guerrilla-style, but when they aren't [[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters fighting for free access to the Zone]] they're the most easygoing and cheerful guys in the entire game series.
* The ''Videogame/TeamFortress2'' Sniper is an odd case; on your team, he's this. On the other team, he's the ColdSniper, in much the same way that the Heavy is TheBigGuy while on your team but TheBrute while on the other team. This is exemplified by the fact that he once had the ColdSniper's page quote.
-->"Feelin's? Look, mate, you know who has a lot of feelin's? Blokes what [[AxCrazy bludgeon their wife to death wif a golf trophy]]. [[ConsummateProfessional Professionals]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards have standards]]: [[AffablyEvil be polite]], [[OneHitKill be efficient]], [[CrazyPrepared have a plan]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to kill]] [[AxCrazy everyone you meet]]."
** Though this also depends on how the player deals with him; get the "high five" taunt and he gets really friendly.
** It also depends if he is scoped in or not. Almost all of his voice responses have two recorded versions, the loud boisterous version he uses when not scoped in, and the quieter menacing version he uses when he is.
** Even towards his enemies, he's not always the ColdSniper he likes to think of himself as; he can't quite help tossing out bitingly sarcastic zingers like ''"Thanks for standin' still, wanker!"'' and ''"I'm runnin' out of places to put holes in ya!"''
** His canonization in the comics and shorts meanwhile combine his Friendly and ColdSniper tendencies by canonizing him as having TranquilFury towards his enemies, and is an aloof but mostly well-meaning DeadpanSnarker either on camera or with his allies.
* Cathari from ''VideoGame/SuikodenV''.
* Buxom Irish sniper Cynthia Rivele from ''VideoGame/OperationDarkness''.
* Kardel Sharpeye, the Dwarven Sniper from ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' is pretty chipper in his soundbites.
** Sniper is a pretty jolly fellow in ''VideoGame/DotA2''. [[AxCrazy Doesn't mean he's any less enthusiastic about killing, though.]]
* Clive in ''VideoGame/WildArms3'' is quite a friendly, good-natured guy. He even has a lovely wife and cute little daughter back at home.

%%* Catherine O'Hara in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles''. The Bielert brothers, Emile and Oscar, also qualify.
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* Mordecai from ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' is hardly unfriendly. [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame Unless you're a target, that is.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'':
** Although he's got a bit of an attitude, your squad's sniper in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'', Kojo Agu, is nicknamed Romeo for, evidently, being quite a ladies' man outside of battle.
** In ''VideoGame/HaloReach'', though all the Spartan-[=III=]s are at least a little unhinged so it's your call on whether or not he's "friendly", Jun is the most talkative member of Noble Team who ''isn't'' totally AxCrazy.
* Though she obsesses over her targets and will only think about them until she's taken them out, [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid 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 ''VideoGame/GroundControl 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.

* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
** Wil from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'' 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.
** Claude of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' one of the most affable and casual students in the monastery and by far the friendliest of the three Lords, is a designated bow wielder.
** Ashe of the same game is one of the nicest characters in the monastery and similarly wields a bow. Unlike Claude, he actually uses the Sniper class when [[spoiler:encountered as an enemy.]]
* ''Franchise/DragonAge:''
** Leliana in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', since it's much easier to develop her as an archer than a backstabber (and one of her best weapons is her former mentor's bow).
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' has Varric Tethras, whose friendliness more often than not sends him into [[TeamMom Team Mom]] territory, as many in-game dialogues imply that he becomes responsible for the other teammates' 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 decidedly less nice.]]
** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has Sera - while occasionally abrasive, she's a serial prankster and her main motivation is helping the downtrodden.
* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' most members of 1st Recon tend towards this, being generally approachable people at the least. [[ColdSniper Boone, Betsy, and Bitter-Root]] however are an exception, [[StoicWoobie though you can't exactly blame them]].
** [[PlayerCharacter You]] could play that way. High enough Charisma, speech and guns/EnergyWeapon skill, and grabbing effective long-ranged weapons make you a friendly sniper
** Lovingly called the diplosniper, one of the game's standard builds.
* Gabriel Monsigny from ''VideoGame/The3rdBirthday'', to the point she became [[TheHero Aya's]] big sister figure.
* Iris from the Japanese flash game ''Material Sniper''.
* Grace Armstrong from ''VideoGame/FarCry5'', part of the new Guns for Hire system. An Afghanistan veteran who assists the Deputy in battling the Project at Eden's Gate. Doubles as a ColdSniper towards Eden's Gate themselves.

* Kazu of ''VideoGame/LBXLittleBattlersExperience'' stands out in a series where most LBX (functioning Gunpla) players prefer melee models. He's nice and generally less of a trouble-seeker than his friends but given what LBX can do in this series, it's unwise to underestimate him.
* Chitose Karasuma from ''[[VideoGame/GalaxyAngel Galaxy Angel: Moonlit Lovers]]'', a friendly sniper... [[RecycledInSpace in space!]]
* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' has Sharla, the local TeamMom and CombatMedic, and [[{{BFG}} her huge ether rifle]]. It really helps that she tends to use it more [[HealingShiv to cure wounds than to inflict them]].
* Argilla in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', after her somewhat traumatic CharacterDevelopment.
* ''VideoGame/MechWarrior 4: Vengeance'' has Ian Dresari's squadmate Casey Nolan, a cheerful, talkative, and rather snarky long-range combat specialist. He introduces himself to Dresari as "the team sniper" and advocates equipping everyone's 'Mechs with the most powerful long-ranged weapons possible (such as [[MacrossMissileMassacre long-range missiles]], [[MagneticWeapons Gauss rifles]], and [[LightningGun ER-PPCs]]) and taking out enemies before they can even close. He's pretty good with them, too, and the game even suggests taking his advice more often than not.
* Meet Ana Amari from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}''. A hardened sniper once working for the now fallen Overwatch. She's also a support character whose biotic rifle can ''[[CombatMedic heal]]'' allies, and she is [[BadassFamily the mother]] to the hardcore soldier Pharah.

* Kinessa the Bounty Hunter from ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}''. She's pretty cheerful, especially when remarking on how much she loves collecting bounties.

* Pathfinder and Horizon from ''VideoGame/ApexLegends'' can become this, should the player choose to arm them with sniper-classed guns. Both are delightfully optimistic, even when picking off opponents from afar.
** Vantage, [[WeaponSpecialization whose specialty is sniping]], is a constant one. She keeps up the banter even while sniping foes from afar with her Ultimate, the Sniper's Mark.
* ''VideoGame/GuardianTales'': Hekate is a freelance sniper who's affable when off the clock. On a job, however, she'd gun you down before you knew what hit you.

* ''Anime/ThoseWhoHuntElves'' has Ritsuko. She's a very friendly and cheerful teenager who just happens to also be a GunNut who loves all things military.
* Fusui Kure in ''Manga/KenganAshura'' almost never goes without a genuine smile and even on the job where she will stay behind a large sniper rifle for days keeping overwatch on a target she stays very amicable interacting with her family members.
* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': The {{Ojou}} Reina eventually becomes this. Akira was very impressed with her shooting skill while they fought as BackToBackBadasses, and she has two bodyguards who work best as a CloseRangeCombatant. Reina shows off to Akira, who she’s eventually FireForgedFriends with, by getting a OneHitPolyKill on three monsters.

%%* Natalya Zamyatin from ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan''.

* The unnamed IRA sniper in ComicBook/SinCity was AffablyEvil, as were the rest of the [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Irish mercenaries]] in ''The Big Fat Kill''.
* Andrea in ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead''. Friendly as they come, but if she has you in her sights you're done for.
* Amy Rose from ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'': friendly but an excellent sharpshooter with her crossbow.
* Craig Nicholas from the ''ComicBook/{{Commando}}'' story "Crackshot Craig". He's an ex-SAS marksman who started his own bodyguard/security firm.

* Snark from Fanfic/TheLife fits the archetype well. Hell, his call sign is Snark on account of the sheer amount of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin snarkiness]] that he can pull off. He usually goes into a slightly more professional mode when in combat.

* Soras Kippler, from the [[Fanfic/TheLegacyOfTheBloodRavens Daredevils]] is quiet, but has some of the best one-liners and [[DeadpanSnarker snarking]] from a team of snarking badasses.
* ''FanFic/MassEffect'' has a cast full of snipers and sharpshooters. Jocelyn Sheppard is a Friendly Sniper (with a KnightInSourArmor sense of humour). Legion on the other hand is a ColdSniper (although this is Justified; he's, effectively, an advanced robot).
* ''WebAnimation/HoloChronicles'' has a few [[LongRangeFighter Long-Range Fighters]] amongst them, but the one that fits the bill for this trope the best is one Botan Shishiro. She's sweet, reliable, chill, and generally an amazing person to be around... but she can easily kill someone from ''8000 meters away'' (that's 8 kilometers, which translates to around 4,97096954 miles) if she gets her hands on a sniper rifle. Possessing SuperSenses of the highest caliber in the setting may have something to do with this.

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* Jude Law's portrayal of heroic Soviet sniper and PropagandaHero Vasily Zaitsev in ''Film/EnemyAtTheGates''.
* Barry Pepper's SouthernFriedPrivate Daniel Jackson from ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan''. Jackson is like this to his squadmates, but to the Germans he casually picks off while quoting the Bible, he's a lot [[ColdSniper colder]].
* Frank Sinatra played a non-heroic Friendly Sniper in ''Suddenly''.

* Schoolboy from ''Film/RamboIV''. He's the most honest of the mercenaries, the most idealistic, and the most kind-hearted - proving it by being the only one who comes back for Rambo and Sarah. Later on, faced with a bad situation he can't change, he's visibly upset at the slaughter of good guys about to go on. And then, when Rambo shows up and [[MoreDakka unlocks the situation]], Schoolboy makes an "oh well" face, casually looks through the sight, and starts blasting bad guys apart.
* Martin Riggs from ''Film/LethalWeapon'' was one in the Vietnam War, although he’s better known as a pistol marksman in the main series.
* Anthony Swofford, the protagonist (and autobiographical author) of ''Film/{{Jarhead}}'' is one who, despite his best efforts, never sees combat.
* An ''[[StraightGay extremely]]'' [[WholesomeCrossdresser friendly]] sniper ends up [[TheCavalry saving the day]] in the comedy ''Film/MyFellowAmericans''.

* Dane, played by Bill Paxton in [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100232/ Navy Seals]]. He's an all-around nice guy, but his callsign is [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast God]] for a reason.

* Billy the Kid from ''Film/TheExpendables2''. Interestingly he's introduced as the ColdSniper first: he's cool as a cucumber when he's behind a scope, spookily calm and lethally accurate, but a NiceGuy off-duty. [[spoiler: He gets killed by the BigBad [[Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme Jean Vilain]].]]
* At first, Mick Taylor (not to be confused with the former [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Taylor Rolling Stone]]) of [[Film/WolfCreek Wolf Creek]] seems to be this. Until he gives you a ride back to his place to "fix your car". Then things get very [[ColdSniper chilly]].
* While we're at it, [[Film/CrocodileDundee Mick Dundee]] could give those [[TheCartel Colombian drug lords]] a run for their money, and he's the friendliest bloke there is.
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' [[AdaptationalBadass upgrades]] Bucky Barnes to the Howling Commandos' team sharpshooter. He would be the friendliest person on the team if not for [[TheCape Cap]].
** Speaking of the [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse MCU]], Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}}. One of the most friendly and personable members of Comicbook/TheAvengers (aside from Comicbook/CaptainAmerica, of course) and a badass archer who's the [[ImprobableAimingSkills best shot]] in the MCU, despite having [[BadassNormal no superpowers]].
* ''Film/DaylightsEnd'': Bishop is one of the more friendly and level-headed survivors, and gives the party heading to the Alpha's nest detailed and concerned instructions about the conditions under which he'll be able to provide covering fire during their retreat. Ultimately, though, he's only ever seen using grenades and short-range firearms (both of which he's effective with) against the zombies.

* ''Literature/XWingSeries'': Wes Janson is ''very'' friendly. He's very good at playing pranks, [[ManChild 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 ColdSniper.

* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': 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.
* Anthony Swofford, the protagonist (and autobiographical author) of ''Literature/{{Jarhead}}''.

* ''Literature/ThePassage'': Bernard Kitteridge AKA Last Stand in Denver, is a WarriorPoet who starts out holed up in a penthouse with a sniper rifle, making an ApocalypticLog of his actions on Youtube in the hopes it might help others trying to survive and after being driven out ends up as a protector for various survivors he encounters.
* The ''Literature/NorthwestFront'' books feature "Cat-Eyes" Lockhart. Off-duty, he's unassuming, friendly, and approachable. ''On'' duty, he's one of the NVA's main assets all by himself.
* Some more fun-loving versions of RobinHood, alternatively Little John or Will Scarlet.

* Emile from ''Literature/OnlyWalkSoFar'' was trained as an army sharpshooter, and is the most consistently cheerful and kind-hearted among the main characters.
* The ''Literature/ParadoxTrilogy'' has Rashid, a sniper hired to serve as a member of the ''Glorious Fool'''s security team. He has an extremely friendly demeanor when not on the job, but is ruthlessly effective when he fights.
* Link Baxter in ''Literature/TheMakoSaga''. You will never meet a guy more your friend in a bar, except perhaps his best friend Hamish Lunley. You will also never meet a guy more proficient at making YourHeadAsplode.
* Robin is ''Literature/TheGirlFromTheMiraclesDistrict'''s only NiceGuy, but also a deadly sniper.

* In the Stephen Hunter novels which inspired ''Film/{{Shooter}}'' this is played straight ''and'' averted with Bob Lee. He's old-fashioned and polite to those he has to deal with, but he's also reclusive and withdrawn from the world at large, and once he gets on scope he's a ColdSniper.
** Chuck [=McKenzie=] is this to a T, off and on the scope.
** Ex-spetsnaz sniper Strelnikov, who cooperates with a couple of Bob Lee's investigations, is also fairly jovial.
** Milli Petrova from ''Sniper's Honor'' acts reserved and unquestioning, but this is actually a survival tactic to avoid punishment from her Soviet superiors (as well as grief over her dead family) and nonverbally shows hesitation about the purpose of her mission early on (before learning what kind of a monster she's being sent after), gave several [[ManOnFire burning German tankers]] MercyKill's after being specifically ordered not to waste the bullets, and is protective of the partisans helping her.
** Ron Fields from ''I, Sniper'' is a very amiable man dedicated to helping out Nick and Bob Lee who's a shrewd investigator and has served as a sniper for several hostage situations without once having to shoot anyone.
** Subverted with Anto Grogan and his fellow sniper trainers from ''I, Sniper'' (all of them ex-SAS). They are incredibly cheerful people but are also hired killers who take some pleasure in their work.

** The Kentuckian Hatfield brothers from "The Mountain Valley War", good neighbors and friends who do most of the books long-distance shooting.
** Tom Burnside in "Trouble Shooter" is a retired lawman who was hired to provide security for the local stagecoach by his son-in-law (the express agent) as a way of giving him an easier job in retirement, but still one that he finds purpose doing. Burnside is armed with a rifle to use against potential robbers and is described as having paced all of the areas on the cliffs and take practice shots to test his range from every area he could shoot from (and he does indeed end up killing two stage robbers later on). Off duty, he's a pleasant family man with an open mind who proves to be friendly towards the heroes.
* ''[[Creator/TimDorsey Orange Crush]]'', SergeantRock Tex Jackson is AFatherToHisMen and is willing to fight numerically superior enemies to keep civilians from being massacred. The sniper part isn't overly emphasized, but in one scene he climbs a tree with his rifle and the narration notes that he's relying on his experience as a deer hunter. His platoon mates hear three shots and are still trying to figure out if Tex shot their pursuers or got shot by them when he appears behind them and says to start moving.

* ''Literature/InCryptid'': [[NeverMessWithGranny Enid Healy]] is one of the nicest people you'll meet, provided you're not an enemy. She's also one of the deadliest, renowned for her sniping skills and one half of a fearsome BattleCouple with her husband Alexander.

* ''Literature/LouisLAmour'':

* Deputy Nathan in the third ''Literature/LincolnRhyme'' book serves as the department sharpshooter. Nathan is honest and earnest, and protests orders to take a shot prematurely during a hostage situation. 

* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', [[spoiler:Sasha]] serves as the sniper for [[spoiler:the new Squad Levi]]. Her archery skills were previously shown when she fought a Titan with only a bow and lived to tell the tale.

* Sharnid from ''Literature/ChromeShelledRegios'', who might be another CaptainErsatz of Kurz Weber.

* Hugh from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' is ThePollyanna, as well as the sharpshooter of [[FiveManBand the five hunters]] (he also uses melee weapons, but he specialises in ranged combat).

* Booth in ''Series/{{Bones}}'' is fairly personable (much more than the [[InsufferableGenius titular character]], who has NoSocialSkills), and is a crack shot with a sniper rifle thanks to his Army Ranger days. At one point, he disarmed a fellow sniper (an ex-Ranger who has gone rogue) by shooting the other's ''rifle'' from another rooftop. Well, he’s friendly as long as you don’t try hurting Brennan or his kids.

* Sharnid from ''LightNovel/ChromeShelledRegios'', who might be another CaptainErsatz of Kurz Weber.

* Kurz Weber from ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' is a former fashion model, LovableSexManiac, 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 FunnyForeigner 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 LightNovels eventually reveal that Kurz made a conscious choice to avoid becoming a ColdSniper following his training with one of them.

** ''VideoGame/AnotherCenturysEpisode R'' somewhat [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] the concept: when Mikhail introduces himself as Skull Squadron's sniper, [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Kurz]] says "I guess that means we're going to be rivals, then" and Mikhail responds "I suppose it does", both of them with smiles on their faces the whole time.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': The {{Ojou}} Reina eventually becomes this. Akira was very impressed with her shooting skill while they fought as BackToBackBadasses, and she has two bodyguards who work best as a CloseRangeCombatant. Reina shows off to Akira, who she’s eventually FireForgedFriends with, by getting a OneHitPolyKill on three monsters.

* ''Film/TheThing1982'': He spends most of his screen time shooting at the Thing with a scoped rifle (albeit unsuccessfully) and he shows some concern for his pilot and the American scientists the Thing is approaching in his BilingualBonus dialogue.

* The various western series by William Johnstone and his niece J.A. Johnstone are more likely to feature a ColdSniper but a few friendly ones show up. Bernard Leaf from ‘’Ambush Valley’’ is a notable example, being the sharpshooter for his band of PunchClockHero bounty hunters. Scenes where he’s not on the job show him learning to play the guitar in a cantina, and posing in a photography studio, while on the job he’s a crack shot who unhesitatingly volunteers to perform a HeroicSacrifice when the bounty hunters (and their quarry) come under attack by Apaches (his boss talks him out of it though) and is notably ‘’not’’ among the members of the group who try to steal the outlaws cached money rather than returning it for a smaller reward.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue:'' Agent North Dakota, the incredibly skilled sniper of Project Freelancer, is a genuinely NiceGuy, a protective brother to his twin sister, and a proud papa to his childlike AI, Theta.

* ''Film/{{War}}'': Goi is an [=FBI=] marksman who loyally assists Crawford in his pursuit of Rogue and cracks jokes about the size of his sniper rifle.

* Usopp from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is a wacky GadgeteerGenius 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 using only a slingshot.