History Main / ArmyScout

*** Inverted with the Space Wolves' Wolf Scouts, who are veterans rather than neophytes, while the newest members of the Space Wolves are put in assault squads (as Fenrisians first think being a Space Wolf is a WarriorHeaven, putting them in violent melee lets them get it out of their system before joining the more focused ranks, progressing as assault-line-fire support-scout or other specialist). This is opposite to standard practice of scouts becoming fire support-assault-line in that order (some chapters from feral worlds or are more genetically belligerent switch assault and fire support so that recruits can work out unbridled aggression before handling heavy weapons=.

Due to his need to move swiftly, the scout is a FragileSpeedster that carries little equipment. This is often translated into poor HitPoints and offensive power, and emphasizes that the scout is not a primary combat unit.

** The [[StealthExpert Reapers]] introduced in ''[[ExpansionPack War of the Chosen]]'' are even better at it, as the detection range against them is minimal until they start shooting (and doing so is not a guaranteed reveal until at most three shots in), they have several abilities that allow them to wreak havoc without any chance of reveal, their mobility gets a bonus while in concralment, and with one specific skill, they can permanently mark all enemy units that they spot directly, even if they move off into the FogOfWar. The downside to Reapers is that, as they're so [[CripplingOverspecialization specialised for stealth]], their firepower outside of specific skills is very limited, especially compared to Rangers and their {{shotguns|AreJustBetter}} and [[TheMusketeer blades]]; a revealed Reaper that cannot go back into Shadow concealment is little more than an accurate-but-fragile rifleman with no equipment slots.

[[caption-width-right:350:The Warm Spring US Indian Scouts in the Lava Beds during the Modoc War]]

* Immortal of the week Kearne in ''Series/{{Highlander}}'', who led a massacre on the group of Lakota Duncan was living with, killing Mac's lover, Little Deer, and her son Kiani. Duncan beheaded him much later with a spear.

** The [[StealthExpert Reapers]] introduced in ''[[ExpansionPack War of the Chosen]]'' are even better at it, as the detection range against them is minimal until they start shooting (and doing so is not a guaranteed reveal until at most three shots in), they have several abilities that allow them to wreak havoc without any chance of reveal, their mobility gets a bonus while in concralment, and with one specific skill, they can permanently mark all enemy units that they spot directly, even if they move off into the FogOfWar. The downside to Reapers is that, as they're so [[CripplingOverspecialization specialised for stealth]], their firepower outside of specific skills is very limited, especially compared to Rangers and their {{shotguns|AreJustBetter}} and [[TheMusketeer blades]]; a revealed Reaper that cannot go back into Shadow concealment is little more than an accurate-but-fragile rifleman.

** The [[StealthExpert Reapers]] introduced in ''[[ExpansionPack War of the Chosen]]'' are even better at it, as the detection range against them is minimal until they start shooting (and doing so is not a guaranteed reveal until at most three shots in), they have several abilities that allow them to wreak havoc without any chance of reveal, their mobility gets a bonus while in concralment, and with one specific skill, they can permanently mark all enemy units that they spot directly, even if they move off into the FogOfWar. The downside to Reapers is that their firepower outside of specific skills is very limited, especially compared to Rangers and their {{shotguns|AreJustBetter}} and [[TheMusketeer blades]]; a revealed Reaper that cannot go back into Shadow concealment is little more than an accurate-but-fragile rifleman.

* In ''VideoGame/XCOM2'', units more specialized in concealment like {{Ranger}}s work well at scouting the map in search of the mission objective or ADVENT pods, or spotting for their Sharpshooter comrades; with certain skills, their concealment is independent of the rest of the squad, so they can recon even after the others have already engaged. The [[StealthExpert Reapers]] introduced in ''[[ExpansionPack War of the Chosen]]'' are even better at it, as the detection range against them is minimal until they start shooting (and doing so is not a guaranteed reveal until at most three shots in), they have several abilities that allow them to wreak havoc without any chance of reveal, their mobility gets a bonus while in concralment, and with one specific skill, they can permanently mark all enemy units that they spot directly, even if they move off into the FogOfWar. The downside to Reapers is that their firepower outside of specific skills is very limited, especially compared to Rangers and their {{shotguns|AreJustBetter}} and [[TheMusketeer blades]].