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** Alice shoots the ''Mona Lisa'' into a target at a hundred meters.

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** Alice shoots the ''Mona Lisa'' ''Art/MonaLisa'' into a target at a hundred meters.
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** AmusinglyAwfulAim.
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** It turns out Alice's gun actually fires homing "bullets" her actual aim is terrible.
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** Alice can [[Film/StarTrek hit a bullet with a bullet while wearing a blindfold and riding a horse]].

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** Alice can [[Film/StarTrek [[Film/StarTrek2009 hit a bullet with a bullet while wearing a blindfold and riding a horse]].
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** ATeamFiring
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* '''Inverted''': Alice literally can't hit the broad side of a barn while standing right next to it.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice literally can't hit the broad side of a barn while standing right next to it.
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** Alice scores a headshot with a two-inch singe-shot derringer, blindfolded, on a very windy day at 300 yards. [[BizarreAndImprobableBallistics And she wasn't even aiming for her target.]]

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** Alice scores a headshot with a two-inch singe-shot single-shot derringer, blindfolded, on a very windy day at 300 yards. [[BizarreAndImprobableBallistics And she wasn't even aiming for her target.]]
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** Alice scores a headshot with a two-inch singe-shot derringer, blindfolded, on a very windy day at 300 yards. [[BizarreAndImprobableBallistics And she wasn't even aiming for her target.]]
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** Alice is an expert shot with a rifle, but can't hid the broad side of a barn with a pistol.

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** Alice is an expert shot with a rifle, but can't hid hit the broad side of a barn with a pistol.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob [[Film/LethalWeapon dodges Alice's shot, which instead hits and kills Bob's brother]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob [[Film/LethalWeapon [[Film/LethalWeapon4 dodges Alice's shot, which instead hits and kills Bob's brother]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's skills are the result of spending all of her free time at the shooting range practicing at the expense of personal relationships and her social life. When Alice ''does'' miss for the first time, she loses confidence in her abilities.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice realizes that the growing stress from her job and her need to make the perfect shot every time is actually affecting her aim, and after she relaxes a little her skills improve.



* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's skills are the result of spending all of her free time at the shooting range practicing at the expense of personal relationships and her social life. When Alice ''does'' miss for the first time, she loses confidence in her abilities.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice realizes that the growing stress from her job and her need to make the perfect shot every time is actually affecting her aim, and after she relaxes a little her skills improve.

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* '''Parodied''': Alice shoots the ''Mona Lisa'' into a target at a hundred meters.
** [[TheLastDaysOfFoxhound Alice has her gun pointed at her own head while declaring she's going to shoot Bob in the face.]] Somehow, it still works.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Alice shoots the ''Mona Lisa'' into a target at a hundred meters.
** [[TheLastDaysOfFoxhound [[Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound Alice has her gun pointed at her own head while declaring she's going to shoot Bob in the face.]] Somehow, it still works.
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** [[TheLastDaysOfFoxhound Alice has her gun pointed at her own head while declaring she's going to shoot Bob in the face.]] Somehow, it still works.
** Even when Alice TRIES to miss, she still hits her target.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Alice's skills are the result of spending all of her free time at the shooting range practicing at the expense of personal relationships and her social life. When Alice ''does'' miss for the first time, she loses confidence in her abilities.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice realizes that the growing stress from her job and her need to make the perfect shot every time is actually affecting her aim, and after she relaxes a little her skills improve.



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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Alice intimidates a bunch of {{Mooks}} into surrendering by opening some distance, then making a ridiculously long-range shot on one of them.



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice shoots Bob's belt off right before resolving their BelligerentSexualTension. Later, when they're at the shooting range, Bob's shots are grouped into a tight cluster, but Alice [[Series/BurnNotice landed her shots in the shape of a martini glass.]]



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* '''Downplayed''': Alice intentionally scores a headshot with a Beretta M9 at 45 meters, just under the limit of the weapon's effective range.

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Alice intentionally scores a headshot with a Beretta M9 at 45 meters, just under the limit of the weapon's effective range.range.
** Alice is an expert shot with a rifle, but can't hid the broad side of a barn with a pistol.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice can [[Film/StarTrek hit a bullet with a bullet while wearing a blindfold and riding a horse]].

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Alice can [[Film/StarTrek hit a bullet with a bullet while wearing a blindfold and riding a horse]].horse]].
** Alica can hit everything by just missing the shot.
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* '''Invoked''': Bob makes sure it's really Alice by challenging her to perform a shooting stunt that only someone of Alice's caliber is capable of.
* '''Exploited''': ???

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Bob makes sure it's really Alice by challenging her to perform a shooting stunt that only someone of Alice's caliber is capable of.
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Bob makes sure it's really Alice by challenging her to perform a shooting stunt that only someone of Alice's caliber is capable of.
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* '''Justified''': Alice is a well-practiced crack shot, and her gun is an extremely well-made AceCustom with a telescopic sight. Also she was aiming for center of mass but the target ducked.

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* '''Justified''': Alice is a well-practiced crack shot, and her gun is an extremely well-made AceCustom with a telescopic sight. [[AccidentalAimingSkills Also she was actually aiming for center of mass mass, but the target ducked.]]
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* '''Double Subverted''': Alice fires and misses the apparent target. Then it turns out she hit [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt exactly what she aimed at]].

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* '''Double Subverted''': Alice fires and misses Subverted''': ... But the apparent target. Then it turns out she hit [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt airstrike consists of one bullet sized explosive, which is dropped from an airplane exactly what she aimed at]].on target
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* '''Enforced''': The executive producer just read Website/{{Cracked}}'s article on [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19750_the-5-most-impossible-sniper-shots-ever-made.html "The 5 Most Impossible Sniper Shots Ever Made"]].

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* '''Enforced''': The executive producer just read Website/{{Cracked}}'s article on [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19750_the-5-most-impossible-sniper-shots-ever-made.html "The 5 Most Impossible Sniper Shots Ever Made"]].author doesn't want {{Mooks}} with [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy terrible]] aim.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob [[Film/LethalWeapon dodges Alice's shot, which instead hits and kills Bob's brother]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Played For Drama''': Bob [[Film/LethalWeapon dodges Alice's shot, which instead hits and kills Bob's brother]].



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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob [[Film/LethalWeapon dodges Alice's shot, which instead hits and kills Bob's brother]].



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* '''Justified''': Alice is a well-practiced crack shot, and her gun is extremely well-made and has a telescopic sight. Also she was aiming for center of mass but the target ducked.

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* '''Justified''': Alice is a well-practiced crack shot, and her gun is an extremely well-made and has AceCustom with a telescopic sight. Also she was aiming for center of mass but the target ducked.



* '''Averted''': Alice is a decent shot but hitting anything beyond the M9's effective range of 50 meters is unlikely.

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* '''Averted''': Alice is a decent shot but hitting anything beyond the M9's effective at long range of 50 meters is unlikely.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???'''Downplayed''': Alice intentionally scores a headshot with a Beretta M9 at 45 meters, just under the limit of the weapon's effective range.



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

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice misses the apparent target but hits [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt exactly what she aimed at]]. But the effect she was going for fails to work. The target starts laughing and stands up. Alice nails him with a straight shot.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???'''Defied''':
--> '''Alice:''' No, I most certainly ''cannot'' hit that guy from this far off.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice is takes aim, then says "the heck with it" and calls for backup.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice is takes aim, then says "the heck with it" and calls for backup.in an airstrike.
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* '''Downplayed''': ?

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'''Basic Trope''': Somebody is ridiculously accurate with ranged weapons.
* '''Straight''': Alice intentionally scores a headshot with a Beretta M9 at 150 meters.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice can [[Film/StarTrek hit a bullet with a bullet while wearing a blindfold and riding a horse]].
* '''Downplayed''': ?
* '''Justified''': Alice is a well-practiced crack shot, and her gun is extremely well-made and has a telescopic sight. Also she was aiming for center of mass but the target ducked.
* '''Inverted''': Alice literally can't hit the broad side of a barn while standing right next to it.
* '''Subverted''': Alice is takes aim, then says "the heck with it" and calls for backup.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice fires and misses the apparent target. Then it turns out she hit [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt exactly what she aimed at]].
* '''Parodied''': Alice shoots the ''Mona Lisa'' into a target at a hundred meters.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice is a decent shot but hitting anything beyond the M9's effective range of 50 meters is unlikely.
* '''Enforced''': The executive producer just read Website/{{Cracked}}'s article on [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19750_the-5-most-impossible-sniper-shots-ever-made.html "The 5 Most Impossible Sniper Shots Ever Made"]].
* '''Lampshaded''':
--> '''Bob:''' How in the heck did you just score a headshot at 200 meters with a handgun?
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* '''Discussed''':
--> '''Bob:''' You know, Alice is a really incredible shot. I once saw her land a headshot with her M9 at 150 meters.
* '''Conversed''': "I can't believe they wrote Alice hitting a guy in the head with a handgun from 150 meters."
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