History PlayingWith / FriendlySniper

* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is a kind of {{Yandere}} to his unit - with a SniperRifle, a set of ImprobableAimingSkills, and a very bad case of overprotective behavior. His friends always have to watch out for scope glint if they're anywhere near people Bob could perceive as even moderately unfriendly.

* '''Played For Horror''': Bob is a kind of {{Yandere}} - with a SniperRifle, a set of ImprobableAimingSkills, and a very bad case of overprotective behavior. His friends always have to watch out for scope glint if they're anywhere near people Bob could perceive as even moderately unfriendly.

* '''Double Subverted''': He does so with paintballs. It was all part of a hazing ritual.

** Bob is an AffablyEvil contract killer.

** Alternatively, Bob is a hugely unlikable {{Jerkass}}.
* '''Subverted''': While Bob is quite approachable normally, he's terrifyingly cold on the battlefield, threatening to shoot Alice if she gets in the way of his kills.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's cheerfulness is is down to the fact he's a complete psychopath who doesn't care one bit about taking a life (or perhaps it's because he just doesn't care about his targets.)

* '''Reconstructed''': Bob doesn't care about his targets because they're the enemy. After the war is over, he personally apologises and makes amends to survivors of his attacks and their families, going as far as to allow grieving relatives to kill him if they wish. He's such a NiceGuy, none of them take him up on the offer. After all, he was only doing his job.

* '''Straight''': Bob takes Alice out for a drink, picks up the tab and cheerfully assures her he's got everyone's back. In the rest of the series he acts as a BigBrotherMentor.

* '''Justified''': Bob was a nice guy before he started sniping, and just doesn't change when he realizes he is a crack shot.

* '''Subverted''': While Bob is quite approachable, he's terrifyingly cold on the battlefield, threatening to shoot Alice if she gets in the way of his kills.

* '''Defied''': Any sniper who cannot act as a ColdSniper is rejected. They need snipers to remain calm and collected.

* '''Conversed''': "Why does Hollywood think these snipers are always either cold or warm individuals?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's cheerfulness is down to the fact he's a complete psychopath who doesn't care one bit about taking a life (or perhaps its because he's so detached from his targets).
* '''Reconstructed''': But only because they're the enemy. After the war is over, he personally apologises and makes amends to the people he's sniped (if they survived) and their families, going as far as to allow grieving relatives to kill him if they wish. He's such a NiceGuy, none of them take him up on the offer.
* '''Played For Laughs''': "Hey! Alice! Did you see that headshot I pulled off today? Huh? Didya didya didya? That was, like, my best kill EVER!"

* '''Straight:''' Bob takes Alice out for a drink, picks up the tab and cheerfully assures her he's got everyone's back. In the rest of the series he acts as a BigBrotherMentor.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob is a hyperactive {{keet}} that functions as the little brother of the team.

* '''Justified:''' Bob was a nice guy before he started sniping, and just doesn't change when he realizes he is a crack shot.
* '''Inverted:''' Bob is a ColdSniper.

* '''Subverted:''' While Bob is quite approachable, he's terrifyingly cold on the battlefield, threatening to shoot Alice if she gets in the way of his kills.
* '''Double Subverted:''' He does so with paintballs. It was all part of a hazing ritual.
* '''Parodied:''' Bob has ImprobableAimingSkills such that he can snipe one handed while drinking a beer.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob's cheerfulness is down to the fact he's a complete psychopath who doesn't care one bit about taking a life (or perhaps its because he's so detached from his targets).
* '''Reconstructed:''' But only because they're the enemy. After the war is over, he personally apologises and makes amends to the people he's sniped (if they survived) and their families, going as far as to allow grieving relatives to kill him if they wish. He's such a NiceGuy, none of them take him up on the offer.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Bob is a friendly sniper, but he becomes cold-blooded each time he is about to pull the trigger.
* '''Averted:'''

* '''Enforced:''' The writer is a veteran that knew plenty of friendly snipers and wants to subvert the ColdSniper stereotype.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "You would think a sniper would be a little calmer..."
* '''Invoked:''' Bob was creeped out by the ColdSniper who taught him how to shoot, and swears to never become as scary as that.
* '''Defied:''' Any sniper who cannot act as a ColdSniper is rejected. They need snipers to remain calm and collected.
* '''Discussed:''' Recruit 1: "do you think there's a sniper attached to our platoon?" Recruit 2: "If there is, I hope he's one of the friendly ones."
* '''Conversed:''' "Why does Hollywood think these snipers are always either cold or warm individuals?"
* '''Played For Laughs:''' "Hey! Alice! Did you see that headshot I pulled off today? Huh? Didya didya didya? That was, like, my best kill EVER!"
* '''Played For Drama:''' Bob's trying ''really'' hard not to show how much his job is getting to him, [[StepfordSmiler putting on a happy face even as he struggles to convince himself that he's not a cold-blooded murderer.]]
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OK, that's the last of 'em. Let's grab a beer at FriendlySniper.

** Bob's friendly demeanor masks the fact that he struggles every day to convince himself he's not a cold-blooded killer.

'''Basic Trope''': A sniper who is friendly and approachable.
* '''Straight:''' Bob the sniper shows [[NewMeat Alice]] around and introduces her to the rest of the unit
* '''Exaggerated:''' Bob takes Alice out for a drink, picks up the tab and cheerfully assures her he's got everyone's back. In the rest of the series he acts as a BigBrotherMentor.

* '''Subverted:''' While Bob is quite approachable, he's terrifyingly cold on the battlefield. Threatening to shoot Alice if she gets in the way of his kills.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Bob is a {{keet}} that functions as the little brother of the team. "Hey! Alice! Did you see that headshot I pulled off today? Huh? Didya didya didya? That was, like, my best kill EVER!"

* '''Averted:''' Bob is actually kind of awkward and nervous in most social situations.

* '''UpToEleven''': Bob is TheMessiah.

* '''Straight:''' Bob the sniper shows NewMeat Alice around and introduces her to the rest of the unit

* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob's cheerfulness is down to the fact he's a complete psychopath who doesn't care one bit about taking a life (or perhaps its because he's so detached from his targets), going as far as to allow grieving relatives to kill him if they wish. He's such a NiceGuy, none of them take him up on the offer.
* '''Reconstructed:''' But only because they're the enemy. After the war is over, he personally apologises and makes amends to the people he's sniped (if they survived) and their families.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob's cheerfulness is down to the fact he's a complete psychopath who doesn't care one bit about taking a life.

* '''Zig-Zagged:''' ???

* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???

* '''Enforced:''' The writer is a vetran that knew plenty of friendly snipers and wants to subvert the ColdSniper stereotype.
* '''Lampshaded:''' "You'de think a sniper would be a little calmer..."
* '''Invoked:''' See justified.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' Bob is a {{keet}} that functions as the little brother of the team. "Hey! Alice! Did you see that headshot I pulled off today? Huh? Didya didya didya? That was, like, my best kill EVER!"

* '''Justified:''' Bob is trying to avoid the ColdSniper stereotype.