History Main / TheSneakyGuy

* Poplock Duckweed in Literature/PhoenixRising by Creator/RykESpoor.

* Benito Valdosta in the ''HeirsOfAlexandria'' series. Trained as a thief and a very good climber.

* 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 (there might be a ''Lankhmar'' allusion here).

* Silk in the ''{{Belgariad}}''.

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

* Kabuto Kirisaki fills this role for the drifters in ''Manga/Psyren'' being a usually unwilling participant in the battles initially only skilled at running and hiding, but his keen eyes and being amongst the first to link the similarities between the geography of Psyen [[spoiler: and the modern day world, which leads to one of the most important discoveries of the series]]. Later, after awakening his PSI, [[spider-sense Menace]], he fits this even more, using his power to help the drifters avoid attacks and the like, and prefers to avoid a straight fight if able.

In a fight, the sneaky guy 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. Very likely to be a CombatPragmatist.

* Zuko from "Western/AvatarTheLastAirbender". Displayed in "The Blue Spirit" in Book One: Water. He combines this with elements of the PointMan/Big Guy by taking out soldiers and remaining in the shadows, until he rescues Aang. Once detected, he still was able to get Aang out alive, before being shot by an arrow. Later, displayed when he snuck onto the Zhao's warship after surviving an assassination attempt. Followed by sneaking into the Water Tribe Kingdom and entering the Oasis, without being seen. That's just season one folks.

* Nightcrawler in ''{{ComicBook/X-Men}}''.

* If a character from a [[MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena MOBA game]] has a stealth mechanic, they'll more likely end up as this, sneaking to the enemy ranks while invisible and catching them by surprise. Examples include Riki, Gondar, Nyx Assassin, Clinkz from ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'', Evelynn and Twitch from ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'', Loki and Ao Kuang from ''VideoGame/{{Smite}}''

* Tsuchiya Kouta in ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts''.

* Tsuchiya Kouta in ''LightNovel/BakaToTestToShoukanjuu''.

The sneaky guy is the one in TheTeam 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 and lightly or completely unarmored]], 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.

The sneaky guy is the one in TheTeam 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.

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

* In ''Anime/RuneSoldierLouie'', which is basically set in a ''Dungeons & Dragons'' universe, Merrill is the lithe thief of the group.

* Gray Mouser in Fritz Leiber's ''[[FafhrdAndTheGrayMouser Lankhmar]]'' books.

In a fight, the sneaky guy 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.

* Rattrap from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''

* The pointman in ''VideoGame/{{Vietcong}}''. In the first game, he's always an LLDB member, thus making him TheFace as well in certain situations where he's the only guy who can talk to a Vietnamese who doesn't understand English. Some of the [=VCs=] count as well, given their stealthy tactics.

* The pointman in ''VideoGame/{{Vietcong}}}''. In the first game, he's always an LLDB member, thus making him TheFace as well in certain situations where he's the only guy who can talk to a Vietnamese who doesn't understand English. Some of the [=VCs=] count as well, given their stealthy tactics.

* Jame in ''ChroniclesOfTheKencyrath'', especially in ''God Stalk'', the first book.