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* Franchise/{{Batman}} foes:

* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} combines all four styles to go along with his own insane brand of ConfusionFu. He is frequently depicted firing [[GunsAkimbo two guns]] while performing all sorts of insane acrobatic feats. He has been shown to pull off shots that should be [[ImprobableAimingSkills statistically impossible]]. [[QuickDraw He can pop a cap in someone before they even know they're dead]]. And being an AxCrazy gun for hire he isn't afraid to pump someone with enough [[MoreDakka bullets and explosives]] to hold back an entire army.
* The series ''ComicBook/EastOfWest'' is filled with all types of gunslingers, which is to be expected from a comic book series that draws a heavy amount of inspiration from the Western genre. Just about every major character is expected to be some sort of master gunman, but the two most notable ones are The Ranger and The Horseman of Death. Both of whom possess superhuman levels of marksmanship, making Trick Shot experts.
* Grifter of the ''ComicBook/WildCatsWildStorm'' is always depicted wielding [[GunsAkimbo two guns]] at once in just about every appearance he's made.

* Agent Graves and The Minutemen from ''ComicBook/OneHundredBullets''. Special mention goes to Minuteman Willie Tymes, whose skills as the Trick shot earned him the nickname "My first shot is my last"
* Kidd Twist from Creator/JossWhedon's run of the ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' is a villainous example of a Trick Shot. He wields a pair of Magical Revolvers that allow him to hit any target he lays his eyes on and will never miss. This includes being able to fire and have his bullet ''curve through obstacles'' and hit his target with a clean shot.

* Described as equal parts scarecrow and zombie gunslinger, the Gunwitch is a silent undead golem with unerring marksmanship from ''ComicBook/{{Nocturnals}}''. A Trick Shot with strong elements of The Woo and QuickDraw.
* Being a [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar Vietnam War]] veteran, ComicBook/ThePunisher mainly uses Trick Shot (rifles) or Vaporizer ([[MoreDakka machine guns and explosive launchers]]), but occasionally utilizes The Woo ([[GunsAkimbo twin pistols]]) and even QuickDraw (quickdraw with one pistol).
* Tommy Monaghan the titular protagonist from ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' is a combination of the Woo, Trick Shot, and has shown shades of the Quick Draw.
* The protagonists in ''ComicBook/SinCity'' all use guns. Hartigan is a QuickDraw since he usually draws and fires a single shot without having to move too much (he is pushing sixty with a bum-ticker, after all). Dwight is The Woo. He usually has GunsAkimbo and does a lot of fancy footwork to avoid getting shot. Wallace is a Trick Shot, as evidenced by the fact that most of his shots are impossible to perform. At the end of his story, he shoots an entire warehouse filled with assassins before any of them manage to fire off a single round. Marv [[CombatPragmatist rarely uses a gun]] even though his is the most famous due to [[ICallHerVera its name]]. From what we see, he's more of a quickdraw.
* Being an amalgamation of every western gunslinger in fiction, ComicBook/JonahHex is naturally a professional in the Trick Shot and the Woo. And is the undisputed king of the Quick Draw. For example, he is the ''only'' person in Franchise/TheDCU who has been able to outdraw ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' in a duel.
* Jules from ''ComicBook/BazookaJules'' is an extremely good shot with any type of gun, big or small, despite not having any combat experience. It's all thanks to a [[TheSymbiote micro-robotic weapon that fused with her body]] called TheSymbiote. It can provide her with any type of gun she needs when she's in danger and it also assists with her aim.
* ComicBook/LuckyLuke is an AffectionateParody of the classic western cowboy who takes the Trick Shot and the Quick Draw to illogical extremes. The phrase "faster than his own shadow", should give you an idea of the kind of gunplay antics he usually gets up to.
* ComicBook/{{Spawn}} is ''the'' quintessential example of a Vaporizer. It makes sense seeing as how he is the poster child for the era in which it was commonplace for [[NinetiesAntiHero superheroes]] to be drawn wielding [[{{BFG}} comically oversized weapons]].
* Wesley Gibson from ''ComicBook/{{Wanted}}'' is the undisputed ''god'' of all four styles. He demonstrates his Trick Shot skills by shooting the wings off a fly and always landing perfect headshots without even ''looking'' at his victim. As well as always being depicted firing away with a gun in each hand while performing all sorts of acrobatics. And he later displays his Vaporizer skills by laying waste to his enemies with a Gatling gun. Justified in that his marksmanship abilities are actually a genetic ability that he inherited from his father, who was known as the greatest supervillain who ever lived.
* Plenty of characters from the ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'' use guns but it's Andrea's skills as the Trick Shoot that stand out. As she is always seen landing perfect headshots. Made even more impressive by the fact that she never even handled a gun before the zombie apocalypse
* Creator/DCComics [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] character Vigilante is one of the earliest examples of this trope in comics. True to his roots as a classic gunslinger, he is naturally a professional Trick Shot and Quick Draw expert.
* The ComicBook/XMen have several of these among their ranks.
** ComicBook/{{Cable}} and Bishop are both perfect examples of the Vaporizer. Not only that but they are routinely depicted firing guns that are even [[{{BFG}} larger than they are!]] And considering the large stature of both men, ''that is saying something''
** [[Characters/XMenMojoverse Longshot]] and ComicBook/{{Domino|MarvelComics}} both use their mutant power to subconsciously alter probability in their favor, so if there's a trillion-to-one chance of them landing a perfect shot, you can bet that they ''will make that shot.''

* [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Roy Harper]] became this when he went from Speedy to Arsenal. He's a master of the Trick Shot and The Woo.
* Typical of Creator/MarvelComics' western heroes of TheFifties and TheSixties, the ComicBook/RawhideKid is equal parts Trick Shot and Quick Draw, able to draw with blinding speed and always disabling his opponents without killing them.

* In ''ComicStrip/RickOShay'', gunslinger Hipshot Percussion is a major supporting character. Several storylines feature his reputation as one of the best shots in the West.

* ''Anime/OutlawStar'': Depending on the weapon he's using, Gene Starwind alternates between Trick Shot (pistols), or The Vaporizer (machine guns or rocket launchers).

* ''Anime/{{Daltanious}}'': When Kento isn't in his SuperRobot, this is his main weapon. It's implied he self-taught himself how to use a gun, being forced to survive in a post apocalyptic Earth ravaged by an AlienInvasion.

** Count Georges de Garmont uses a fancy golden pistol for animal hunting. [[spoiler: He tries to assassinate General Guisan with it when Jean-Jacques turns on him.]]

* The nameless Gunslinger from the point-and-click UsefulNotes/PlayStation and PC game ''{{Silverload}}''. He does not fit neatly into any of the types because he's controlled by YOU, plus the fact you have limited ammo for the shooting scenes. Good players can turn him into a Type A/D.

* Ashley of ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}''. Her entire job is pretty much shooting things.

%%* Booth on ''Series/{{Bones}}.''

* Paladin on ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' is a Quick Draw. At one point, he goes toe to toe with a hired gunman with a 12-man tally; Paladin is so much faster that the hired gun draws first, yet dies without firing a shot.

* ''Series/CriminalMinds'' has Aaron Hotchner, Elle Greenaway, Emily Prentiss, and Jennifer "JJ" Jareau, all of whom are incidentally very good shots (Emily is probably the worst shot out of all of them, but that's not really saying much, since the only time she's ever really *missed* was about thirty seconds after getting a concussion in a car crash). Hotchner is notable for wearing not only a pistol on the belt but in his boot while in the field. JJ once even killed an [=UnSub=] with a perfect headshot through a glass-paned FBI door. Technical Analyst Penelope Garcia has only held a gun once.
* Wesley's forte in ''Series/{{Angel}}'', though it takes a few seasons (and CharacterDevelopment) for it to kick in. While he is primarily GunsAkimbo, he also has ''insane'' ImprobableAimingSkills. Gunn and Fred occasionally use guns as well, but without Wesley's showy movies.
** Lampshaded in "Lineage". We cut from slo-mo Wesley firing two pistols in mid-air to Fred, in real time, sighing, "Yes, thank you, Wesley, I'd love a gun."

** Mal is a shining example of QuickDraw, the stuff of legends. The fact that he hits anything at all is amazing, but at one point in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', he [[BlastingItOutOfTheirHands shoots the Operative's gun out of his hand]]. From a ''quick draw''. And the Operative's gun was '''already drawn.''' It might as well be a CharlesAtlasSuperpower.

* ''StarWarsTheCloneWars'': Fitting with his Western-motif, the Duros bounty hunter Cad Bane is often depicted using blasters that bear a striking resemblance to revolvers and is consistently shown to be [[FastestGunInTheWest the single greatest quick draw artist in the galaxy]], as he has never been shown as being bested in his many duels.

** A playable subclass for Smuggler characters in ''Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''. Mechanics-wise, a Type C as the class rains down ridiculous amounts of dakka on unsuspecting opponents, relying on fast AOE attacks. The Mercenary BountyHunter sub-class also takes the Vaporizer approach.
** Carth Onasi in ''Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' and Atton Rand in the sequel both have elements of types Vaporizer and The Woo, stretching into QuickDraw during some cutscenes. Interestingly, Mira in ''Videogame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' is the only female party member in the entire series who specializes in ranged weapons instead of melee weapons. Technically, she can be equipped with other weapons like most party members, [[spoiler:including lightsabers if you turn her into a Jedi]], but she's always most efficient with a blaster or two in hand. Some of their ImprobableAimingSkills can be explained; Mira and Atton are known to be Force Sensitive, adding enhanced intuition and reflexes. Carth's broadly hinted to be the same.
** One of the targets hunted by Jango Fett in ''VideoGame/BountyHunter'' is a gunslinger named Longo Two-Guns. His gang occupies a town on Tatooine, resulting in a level not unlike an old western movie.

* ''Anime/IsabelleOfParis'': Geneviève is a ProperLady, but when she sees the Prussian police officers attack her boyfriend Jules, her OverlyProtectiveGirlfriend instincts kick in and she manages to shoot the man wrangling Jules, despite her eyes being shut. She has an instant MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment afterwards.

The Gunslinger is this hero. They might be from TheWestern, FilmNoir, HeroicBloodshed or just plain scenery-destroying action flicks. A wandering gunslinger is often TheDrifter, one specifically out to do good is also the KnightErrant. But overall for some reason, alongside the {{Cowboy}}, gunslingers have also become a cultural image of American people and American warrior culture abroad.

Compare SuperheroPackingHeat, SamuraiCowboy. For a character with similar traits who uses longer-ranged weapons, see the ColdSniper and FriendlySniper.

* ''VideoGame/BrawlStars'': [[MeaningfulName Ricochet]], AKA Rico is a pure example of the Trick Shot, with his special gimmick being pellets [[PinballProjectile that bounce off a limited number of walls]], allowing him to hit enemies in various strategic ways if he can't hit them straight on. His LimitBreak is firing rounds that have no limit to how far they can bounce.

** Alucard. Despite winning big on the SuperPowerLottery, he still loves shooting them up with his Desert Eagle and is an ''absolute beast'' with it. Turning all his enemies into swiss cheese and seemingly having BottomlessMagazines.

** The [[TitleCharacter eponymous hitman]] himself, Reborn, is the most notable example and is an undisputed master of the Trick Shot. In one instance, he appears to misfire at the ground, only to have the bullets emerge from the earth ''several seconds later'' to [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt strike his target with perfect accuracy]].