History Main / TheSneakyGuy

* Caius Blohm in DavidDrake's ''{{Redliners}}'' is a point man variation.

Examples

* Benito Valdosta in the ''HeirsOfAlexandria'' series.

The sneaky guy is the one in a group who searches things out, looking for traps, enemies, and other hidden things. If they go first, they sneak and hide, not relying on speed and strength like TheBigGuy. They are usually [[FragileSpeedster mobile]], carrying little equipment. They rely on spotting danger first, stealth, reflexes and their wits to stay alive. They are often stealthy, but the focus can also be on choosing paths thought impossible, being inconspicious, or some other strategy.

TheSneakyGuy corresponds to the thief in FighterMageThief, just as TheBigGuy corresponds to the fighter and TheSmartGuy to the mage. Duos with [[TheBigGuy a Big Guy]] are common. TheSneakyGuy can also easily serve as the Beauty in a BeautyBrainsAndBrawn trio, or TheChick in a group -- at least they get to do more than as TheHeart. In a FiveManBand, TheLancer or TheSmartGuy can double as the sneaky guy. If serving in TheSquad, a not uncommon variation is serving as the point man, where the sneaky guy often takes on elements of the BigGuy.

TheSneakyGuy is the one in a group who searches things out, looking for traps, enemies, and other hidden things. If they go first, they sneak and hide, not relying on speed and strength like TheBigGuy. They are usually [[FragileSpeedster mobile]], carrying little equipment. They rely on spotting danger first, stealth, reflexes and their wits to stay alive. They are often stealthy, but the focus can also be on choosing paths thought impossible, being inconspicious, or some other strategy.

In a fight, TheSneakyGuy will probably try to stay inconspicuous, looking for a weak spot to exploit or a way to confuse the enemy. Ranged weapons are common, as are daggers and short swords.

Many games, like ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', has prepared roles for TheSneakyGuy, like thief or rogue.

Related tropes are StealthExpert, TechnicolorNinjas, ArmyScout of the western movies, or the ScarilyCompetentTracker. If a character manages to be both good at fieldcraft and fighting straight-up, it's usually a {{Ranger}} or the point man variety.

TheSneakyGuy corresponds to the thief in FighterMageThief, just as TheBigGuy corresponds to the fighter and TheSmartGuy to the mage. Duos with [[TheBigGuy a Big Guy]] are common. TheSneakyGuy can also easily serve as the Beauty in a BeautyBrainsAndBrawn trio, or TheChick in a group -- at least they get to do more than as TheHeart. In a FiveManBand, TheLancer or TheSmartGuy can double as TheSneakyGuy. If serving in TheSquad, a not uncommon variation is serving as the point man, where TheSneakyGuy often takes on elements of the BigGuy.

* Ezio and Desmond of ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed''.

* Glenn in ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead''.

* Glenn from ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' is more given to slipping quietly around opposing forces than engaging them head-on, which also serves to not attract [[NotUsingTheZWord Walkers]] to his position.

* Martinez in Norman Mailer's ''TheNakedAndTheDead''.

* Ding Chavez in [[TomClancy Tom Clancy's books]], introduced in ''Literature/ClearAndPresentDanger'', is another point man variation.

* Glenn from ''Series/TheWalkingDead''.

* Beck from ''TronUprising'' is a FragileSpeedster, especially compared to MightyGlacier Tessler or lighteningBruiser Tron. But he outclasses ''both'' of them at being sneaky.

* Ding Chavez in [[TomClancy Tom Clancy's books]], introduced in ''ClearAndPresentDanger'', is another point man variation.

* Malak is a cowardly thief who provides some comic relief in ''[[ConanTheBarbarian Conan the Destroyer]]''.

* Ezio and Desmond of ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreed''.

Many games, like TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons, has prepared roles for TheSneakyGuy, like thief or rogue.

Examples:

[[AC:Anime and Manga]]

* In Anime/RuneSoldierLouie, which is basically set in a Dungeons And Dragons universe, Merrill is the lithe thief of the group.
* Tsuchiya Kouta in LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu.

[[AC:ComicBooks]]

* Nightcrawler in Comicbook/{{X-Men}}.
* Glenn in ComicBook/TheWalkingDead.

[[AC:Film]]

[[AC:Literature]]

* Benito Valdosta in the HeirsOfAlexandria series.
* Martinez in Norman Mailer's TheNakedAndTheDead.
* Jame in ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath, especially in ''God Stalk'', the first book.
* Gray Mouser in Fritz Leiber's [[FafhrdAndTheGrayMouser Lankhmar]] books.
* In the {{Dragaera}} novels, Vlad's friend Kiera the Thief has a reputation as being able to steal anything and relies on stealth rather than combat prowess.
* In the {{Redwall}} books, Martin the Warrior (who would be The Fighter) is best friends and partners with Gonff the Mousethief, who plays this role (I've always suspected there might be a Lankhmar allusion here).
* Silk in the {{Belgariad}}.
* Caius Blohm in DavidDrake's {{Redliners}} is a point man variation.
* Ding Chavez in [[TomClancy Tom Clancy's books]], introduced in ClearAndPresentDanger, is another point man variation.

[[AC:Tabletop Games]]

* Most [[FantasyCharacterClasses Rogue and Thief classes]] in [[TabletopGames RPGs]]

[[AC:Video Games]]

* Fero in VideoGame/TheReconstruction.
* The Spy class from VideoGame/TeamFortress2.
* Kasumi Goto in Franchise/MassEffect.
* Ezio and Desmond of VideoGame/AssassinsCreed.

[[AC:Webcomics]]

* Haley in WebComic/TheOrderOfTheStick.

* In the Redwall books, Martin the Warrior (who would be The Fighter) is best friends and partners with Gonff the Mousethief, who plays this role (I've always suspected there might be a Lankhmar allusion here).

* Caius Blohm in David Drake's Redliners is a point man variation.

* Malak is a cowardly thief who provides some comic relief in ''[[{{Conan}} Conan the Destroyer]]''.

* Malak is a cowardly thief who provides some comic relief in ''[[Conan Conan the Destroyer]]''.

* Nightcrawler in Comicbook/X-Men.

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