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2 | [[foldercontrol]] |
3 | |
4 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
5 | ->"Nigel, do you-" Kissan's words died in his lips as he saw Nigel slumped in his seat, and standing beside the bike, leveling a pistol his way-\ |
6 | The Nod biker was a hundred meters away, with a dozen Nod soldiers between him and the man by Nigel's bike. [[TakeThat A normal soldier, straight out of boot on his first day, would never have made that kind of shot with a pistol. Even an experienced target shooter might find it difficult.]] [[note]] This scenario is lifted from the official ''Tiberium Wars'' novelisation, in which a normal soldier straight out of boot on his first day did in fact make such a shot with a pistol.[[/note]]\ |
7 | But that was why they called him [[ColonelBadass "Havoc."]]\ |
8 | Kissan's visor shattered, his head snapped back, and he toppled out of his motorcycle as the rest of the ambushed Nod militia found themselves under fire from multiple directions by a superior number of GDI troops. |
9 | -->-- ''Fanfic/TiberiumWars'' |
10 | |
11 | ->There was a high-pitched whine like a Colt .45 in a {{spaghetti western}}. With a speed and accuracy that only comes from cybernetic hand-eye co-ordination and a computer-controlled aiming system, Seven fired three times from the hip, cutting them down in an instant. |
12 | -->-- ''A Fistful of Mammary Gland'' |
13 | |
14 | ->''"I AM SNIPING '''DRAGONS!''' ONE HANDED! ...How the fuck did I just do that?!"'' |
15 | -->--'''Capt. Leonard Church''', ''Fanfic/GateThusTheBloodGulchersKickedAssHere'' |
16 | [[/folder]] |
17 | |
18 | [[folder:Film -- Animated]] |
19 | ->'''Tintin:''' Bad news, Captain. [[OneBulletLeft We've only got one bullet.]] |
20 | ->'''Captain Haddock:''' Well, lad, what's the good news? |
21 | ->'''Tintin:''' We've got one bullet. |
22 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'' |
23 | |
24 | ->'''Captain Amelia:''' Did you actually aim for that?\ |
25 | '''Dr. Doppler:''' You know, actually, I ''did.'' |
26 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' |
27 | [[/folder]] |
28 | |
29 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
30 | ->''"I've only got twelve bullets, so some of you are going to have to share!"'' |
31 | -->-- '''Wade Wilson''', ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' |
32 | |
33 | ->''"Shoot the wings off the flies."'' |
34 | -->-- '''Sloan''', ''{{Film/Wanted}}'' |
35 | |
36 | ->''"When I was 19, I did a guy in Laos from a thousand yards out. It was a rifle shot in high wind. Maybe eight or even ten guys in the world could have made that shot. It's the only thing I was ever good at."'' |
37 | -->-- '''Martin Riggs''', ''Film/LethalWeapon1987'' |
38 | [[/folder]] |
39 | |
40 | [[folder:Literature]] |
41 | ->''There, you see, is a man who could hunt flies with a rifle, and command a ducal salary in a Wild West show to-day if we had him back with us.'' |
42 | -->-- '''Creator/MarkTwain''', "Literature/FenimoreCoopersLiteraryOffenses" |
43 | |
44 | ->'''Harry''': I saw you during the fight at Wrigley, Kincaid. You fired a dozen shots, on the move and dodging bad guys the whole time.\ |
45 | '''Kincaid''': What's so supernatural about that?\ |
46 | '''Harry''': In a fight, [[{{Muggle}} just plain folks]] miss sometimes. Maybe most times. You didn't miss once.\ |
47 | '''Kincaid''': What's the point of shooting if you're just going to miss? |
48 | -->-- ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles: Literature/BloodRites'' |
49 | [[/folder]] |
50 | |
51 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
52 | ->'''Jayne Cobb:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext "Saint Jayne" has a nice ring to it, though.]]\ |
53 | '''Shepherd Derria Book:''' I'm just trying to think how many miracles you've performed.\ |
54 | '''Jayne:''' [[NoodleIncident I once hit a guy in the neck from 500 yards with a bent scope.]] |
55 | -->-- ''Series/{{Firefly}}'', "Objects in Space" |
56 | |
57 | ->''"It takes a good marksman to shoot you at 50 feet from a moving car, but it takes a great marksman to miss... while making it look like they are trying to hit you. Or markswoman, as the case may be."'' |
58 | -->-- '''Michael Westen''', ''Series/BurnNotice'' |
59 | |
60 | ->'''Manny:''' Hey! You could have hit me!\ |
61 | '''Gloria:''' Oh ''please''. At this distance, I could have unbuttoned your shirt if I wanted to! |
62 | -->-- ''Series/ModernFamily'' |
63 | |
64 | ->'''Mr. Drysdale:''' But that woman ''shot'' at me!\ |
65 | '''Jed Clampett:''' Naw, Mr. Drysdale, she shot at your ''[[WilliamTelling hat]]''. If [[NeverMessWithGranny that little ol' woman]] ever goes to throwing lead at ''you'', you'll be casting a polka-dot shadow. |
66 | -->-- ''Series/TheBeverlyHillbillies'', "The Great Feud" |
67 | [[/folder]] |
68 | |
69 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
70 | ->"Bet you can't put it through the eye."\ |
71 | "Left or right?" |
72 | -->-- FlavorText for [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=135186 "Femeref Archers",]] ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' |
73 | [[/folder]] |
74 | |
75 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
76 | ->''"Hiding won't help you! I understand the bullets, you see... I make them go where I want."'' |
77 | -->-- '''Revolver Ovelot''', ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' |
78 | |
79 | ->'''Aimee Matchlock:''' Guess I was already pushing my luck from this range, huh? [...] So ya figure we just wait 'til they drag their butts over here to finish the job?\ |
80 | '''Angelo OVO Panetonne:''' ...Why not? You nearly took them out from across an ocean. At close range, they're as good as dead. |
81 | -->-- ''VideoGame/BravelySecond'' |
82 | |
83 | ->''"LetMeTellYouAStory. Back when I was a gunnery officer, I had to aim at an enemy ship 30 kilometers[[note]]about 18 miles[[/note]] away in the middle of a storm. The seas were rough that day, and still, I landed one of the two shots." \ |
84 | "Target is the Osean capital of Oured! To take the lives of one million people, '''[[SerialEscalation 5,000 kilometers]]'''[[note]]about 3,100 miles[[/note]] away, with my very own hands!"'' |
85 | -->-- '''Cpt. Matias Torres''', ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' |
86 | [[/folder]] |
87 | |
88 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
89 | ->''"His training in the martial arts has made Creator/StevenSeagal into a deadly shot. He becomes one with the bullet and the two of them form a zen team... only, [[{{Metaphorgotten}} one of them is still a bullet.]] It sounds like bullshit, I know. Applying ancient Eastern teachings to firearm training kills 500 karate men a day. But Seagal made it work. He seriously, on camera, shoots the cotton off of Q-tips. Bang-- that's how Officer Seagal tests a DNA swab. '''The Verdict: [[CowboyCop Dead]].'''"'' |
90 | -->-- '''{{Creator/Seanbaby}}''', [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-7-super-powers-of-steven-seagal-lawman/#ixzz31rCQFvPB "The 7 Super Powers That Steven Seagal Actually Believes He Has"]] |
91 | |
92 | ->'''Cowboy:''' YOU SCAMMING SACK OF CRAP! You cheated didn't you! There's no way you can land 5 bullseyes in a row!\ |
93 | '''Shroomy:''' But I played a lot of boy scout games, I think you're just a sore loser, sir. |
94 | -->-- ''[[WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'' |
95 | [[/folder]] |
96 | |
97 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
98 | ->''"Their precision is legendary. [[EliteMooks The Yu-Yan Archers]] can pin a fly to a tree from a hundred yards away. Without killing it."'' |
99 | -->-- '''Zhao''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' |
100 | [[/folder]] |
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