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* One of the characters of GoneWithTheBlastwave can headshot a plane pilot with a sniper rifle... at the moment that leads the now-unpiloted plane to crash into an allied tank.
--> '''[[NamelessNarrative Soldier 1]]''': Hey, it worked.
--> '''Soldier 2''': .... you've been doing this for too long.

* In ''PrinceCaspian'', Susan demonstrates her skill as an archer in a contest by piercing an apple at such a distance that her opponent, another excellent archer, claims it looks like a cherry, not an apple. Justified in that while she's good at archery, she's also using a magic bow, given to her by Father Christmas.

** Later, The Number Man demonstrates this skill using a sniper rifle-thanks to his AwesomenesByAnalysis powers, he can perfectly predict the path of a bullet and even cause them to ricochet.

* [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]. Tends to prefer melee weapons, but give him a crossbow or something like that, and [[EyeScream prepare to be called "Snake"]] the rest of your life. In ''Film/FreddyVsJason'', he actually throws his machete through a guy's chest as he's running away from him.

*** Somewhat justified in the fact that Binky is [[spoiler:the legendary [[TheGrimReaper Pale Horse]].]] When you play a game with horseshoes from [[spoiler:Death]]'s horse, you have to expect some strange things.

* Averted in [[FanFic/MassFoundations Mass Foundation: Redemption in the Stars]]. In the first chapter, [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas Courier]] Ethan Sunderland has only 52% initial chance of hitting the flamethrower gas tank at medium range with the VATS targeting system.

* In ''{{Shogun}}'', the samurai Buntaro nails a gatepost that is ''behind him'' with an arrow fired from ''inside a house''. Admittedly the walls were only paper, but still...

* {{Selkie}}: [[http://www.selkiecomic.com/?p=233 This comic]]

* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'': [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p8 The Flying Shooting Juan]]

* ''{{Madlax}}'', who can kill anyone not protected by PlotArmor with a single shot regardless or whether or not she's running, jumping, or hanging upside down. Half the time she doesn't even aim. Half the time she ''doesn't even have her eyes open''.

* Subverted in ''Literature/{{Flashman}}'' by GeorgeMacDonaldFraser, where the title character participates in a duel; because Flashman has rigged his opponent's gun, the opponent misses, and Flashman decides he will not shoot his opponent, instead firing a harmless shot aimed well off to one side... which ends up blasting the top off of a bottle of alcohol some distance away. Everyone takes this as proof of incredible marksmanship, giving his reputation a major boost.

* In ''Film/StarTrekInsurrection'', the crew need to shoot down small and fast flying drones that are teleporting the Baku. They almost never miss. Phasers being directed-energy weapons and thus effectively HitScan probably helps.

* Considering everyone was forced to read this book in high school, how can we forget "Deadest Shot in Maycomb County" [[ToKillAMockingbird Atticus Finch]]?

*** Parodied when the ''WebSeries/NostalgiaCritic'' reviewed the movie. When covering the aforementioned scene, the Critic demonstrates how this trope is in effect when he joins in with his gun, and continues killing henchmen no matter how random the shots he makes are, even when he's just flailing the gun around wildly. It finally culminates in the Critic putting the gun against his ''own head'', pulls the trigger... and kills another henchman.

*** Parodied when the ''NostalgiaCritic'' reviewed the movie. When covering the aforementioned scene, the Critic demonstrates how this trope is in effect when he joins in with his gun, and continues killing henchmen no matter how random the shots he makes are, even when he's just flailing the gun around wildly. It finally culminates in the Critic putting the gun against his ''own head'', pulls the trigger... and kills another henchman.

* [[BadassNormal Genjyo Sanzo]] from ''Saiyuki'' for sure. He has not only shot a single playing piece off a floating table when both of them were whirling around in a torrential maelstrom, he once shot a poison seed out of Gojyo's heart with such pinpoint aim that it destroyed the seed ''without killing Gojyo''.

* In ''TheDresdenFiles'' Kincaid displays this kind of accuracy, firing off dozens of shots with perfect accuracy while dodging wildly, but Harry claims that Kincaid can't be human because of his ability; all humans sometimes miss. Kincaid denies this, indicating that he's [[BadassNormal just that good]]. [[spoiler: He's lying through his teeth. He's centuries old, and apparently [[HalfHumanHybrids half-demon.]]]]
** Johnny Marcone, ''Fool Moon''. Hangs upside-down, tied up, slowly spinning, throws a knife at and hits/cuts the rope tied to a tree so Murphy, Harry, and the Alphas can get out of the pit and beat loup-garou butt. Did we mention this was at night?

* Yasmini in SMStirling's ''Literature/ThePeshawarLancers'' has [[PsychicPowers precognition]] which tells her the precise direction to point her gun and the exact moment to squeeze the trigger. She's got her eyes closed as she does.

* Imperial Stormtroopers as written by Creator/TimothyZahn, he of the WhiteAndGreyMorality where Imperials actually get to be competent. Most clearly seen in ''StarWars/{{Allegiance}}''. HumanShield? Not a problem for a stormtrooper who's trained as a sniper. Just shoot past the hostage's ear.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' Novel ''First Strike'', Master Chief is getting help in a battle from Linda, another SuperSoldier like him, armed with a sniper rifle. During the course of the fight, Linda makes a number of difficult shots, often shooting enemy pilots right out of their fliers while in flight (and in at least one case, using a ricochet to do it). When he finally grabs a flier of his own to go pick her up, he finds her hanging from a cord, and realizes she's been doing all that shooting ''one-handed''. Her shooting skills are helped by the fact that she wears a PowerArmor that responds to thoughts, not muscle movement
* Literature/HonorHarrington puts 4 rounds into a guy, straight up the center, within centimeters of each other, before he even falls down, ''from the hip'', before raising the gun and putting a fifth one between his eyes. From 40 meters away (over 120 feet, to us Americans not in the military). Over the span of about three seconds.
** You forgot to add the fact that she was able to do this because a) She practiced all the time b) She practiced intensely for the duel for ''weeks'' c) She had time to line up all her shots and d) the telescopic vision mode of her artificial eye effectively gave her a sniper scope built into her head. The second duel however, is this trope to a "T" - she was wounded, had rolled on the ground and ''STILL'' managed to make the shots that obliterated her opponent's heart.
* The ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}: GauntsGhosts'' novel ''Honour Guard'' includes a passage where the character Lijah Cuu effortlessly shoots tiny critters that even the eponymous regiment's marksman Larkin would hesitate about going after. Unfortunately, he's also the regiment's AxCrazy...

* Imperial Stormtroopers as written by Timothy Zahn, he of the WhiteAndGreyMorality where Imperials actually get to be competent. Most clearly seen in StarWars/{{Allegiance}}. HumanShield? Not a problem for a stormtrooper who's trained as a sniper. Just shoot past the hostage's ear.

* ''SwordOfTruth'': Richard Cypher develops this ability around the second book, apparently a sign of his magical powers becoming evident.

-->'''Beckett:''' Hell of a shot, Castle.
-->'''Castle:''' I was aiming for his head.

-->'''Beckett:''' If you put any of the next three in the 10-ring and I will give you the files...
-->'''Castle:''' Yeah?
-->'''Beckett:''' Yeah.
** Castle rips off 3 rapid-fire shots, taking out the X with a perfect cloverleaf