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|image=Sniper.png
|class=[[Image:Leaderboard class sniper.png|40px]]
|type=<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Support Support]</span>
|health=125 <br> <small>(185 when buffed by a Medic)</small>
|speed=100% <br> <small>(27% with <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20rifle Sniper rifle]</span> zoomed)</small> <br> <small>(45% with <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Huntsman Huntsman]</span> drawn)</small>
}}

{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' on professional standards|Be polite. Be efficient. Have a plan to kill everyone you meet.|sound=Sniperquote.wav}}

A rugged and ready crack shot from the Australian outback, the '''Sniper''' prefers to pick his targets off from a distance, though he isn't afraid to get his hands dirty if the situation requires. Preferring to hide in elevated or hard-to-see spots, the Sniper can pick off slow moving classes like the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Heavy Heavy]</span> with ease. The Sniper is also ideal for eliminating enemy <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Medic Medic]</span>s, giving his team a chance to advance.

While the Sniper tends to isolate himself from the frontlines, the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Huntsman Huntsman]</span> sees him move up the field, laying down suppressing volleys of arrows while his ancient and mysterious <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Jarate Jarate]</span> powers can increase damage dealt against his foes by himself and teammates alike.


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=== Bio ===
{{Class bio
| name = N/A
| birthplace = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia Adelaide St., '''Australia''']
| job = Precision Elimination
| motto = "Pink Cloud of Death"
| description = In his former life as a tracker of dangerous game in the unforgiving Australian outback, the Sniper would spend months by himself. Prolonged isolation taught him a valuable lesson: You don't have to rely on other people if you never miss.
| image = Meetthesniper3.PNG
}}

== Basic Strategy ==
[[File:Sniperava.jpg|right]]
{{Main|Tips#Sniper|l1=Sniper tips|Sniper strategy}}

* The longer you spend zoomed in the scope, the more damage the shot will do.

* Aim for the head to do Critical damage (with the Huntsman or Sniper rifle).

* Zoom with the Snipers rifle by hitting your Attack 2 button.

* Use your secondary submachine gun to deal with nearby enemies.

* Your knife can deal massive damage if an enemy gets in too close.

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== Weapons ==
Note: Weapon damage is approximate and measured at point blank range.  See individual weapon pages for details.

===Primary===
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" | Slot
! class="header" | Weapon
! class="header" | Ammo Loaded
! class="header" | Ammo Carried
! class="header" | Damage Range
! class="header" | Special Ability
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Sniper rifle|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Standard</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20rifle Sniper rifle]</span>'''
| 25 
| N/A 
| Base: 50 (0% charge), 150 (100% charge)<br><span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Headshot Headshot]</span>: 150 (0% charge), 450 (100% charge)
|
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Huntsman|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Unlock</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Huntsman Huntsman]</span>'''
| 1
| 12
| Base: 44-58 (0% charge), 103-137 (100% charge)<br><span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Headshot Headshot]</span>: 153 (0% charge), 360 (100% charge) 
| Arrows can pin foes to the wall<br><span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Pyro Pyro]</span>s can light arrows to add <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/fire fire]</span> damage.
|}

===Secondary===
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" | 
! class="header" | Weapon
! class="header" | Ammo Loaded
! class="header" | Ammo Carried
! class="header" | Damage Range
! class="header" | Special Ability
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Submachine gun|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Standard</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Submachine%20gun Submachine gun]</span>'''
| 25
| 75
| Base: 8 <br/><span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Crit Crit]</span>: 24 [10 rounds/sec]
|
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Jarate|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Unlock</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Jarate Jarate]</span>'''
| 1
| ∞ (20sec respawn)
| N/A
| Doused enemies take <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Critical%20hits%23Mini-crits Mini-crits]</span> (+35% damage) when damaged , nullifies <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/cloak cloak]</span> on enemy Spies, douses <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/fire fire]</span> on wielder and allied players.
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Razorback|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Unlock</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Razorback Razorback]</span>'''
| 1
| N/A
| N/A
| Nullifies a single <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/backstab backstab]</span>, temporarily 'shocks' the attacking <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Spy Spy]</span>.
|}

===Melee===
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" | 
! class="header" | Weapon
! class="header" | Ammo Loaded
! class="header" | Ammo Carried
! class="header" | Damage Range
! class="header" | Special Ability
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Kukri|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Standard</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Kukri Kukri]</span>'''
| N/A
| N/A
| Base: 65<br/> <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Crit Crit]</span>: 195 
|
|-
! {{Icon weapon|weapon=Tribalman's shiv|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Drop</small>
|'''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Tribalman%27s%20shiv Tribalman's shiv]</span>'''
|N/A
|N/A
| Base: 32<br/> <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Crit Crit]</span>: 90 <br> Bleed: 3-4 damage per second for 6 seconds
| Bleed on hit for 6 seconds, -50% Dmg 
|
|-



[[Category:Classes]]

===Taunt attack===
{| class="wikitable grid"
! class="header" | Slot
! class="header" | Attack
! class="header" | Weapon
! class="header" | Duration
! class="header" | Damage
|-
!  {{Icon weapon|weapon=Skewer|icon-size=100x100px}}<br/><small>Primary</small>
| '''<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Skewer Skewer]</span>'''
|<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Huntsman Huntsman]</span> (must have ammo)
| 4 seconds
| 500 (instant kill)
|}

==Hats==
{{Main|Hats}}
{| class="wikitable grid"
!class="header" | Original
!class="header" colspan=2 | Classless
!class="header" colspan=2 | Community
!class="header" | Hatless
|-
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Trophy%20belt Trophy belt]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Professional%27s%20panama Professional's panama]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Master%27s%20yellow%20belt Master's yellow belt]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Shooter%27s%20Sola%20Topi Shooter's Sola Topi]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Bloke%27s%20bucket%20hat Bloke's bucket hat]</span>
| <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Ritzy%20Rick%27s%20Hair%20Fixative Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative]</span> 
|-
|[[File:Toothhatlarge.png|100px|center|link=Trophy belt]]
|[[File:Panama.png|100px|center|link=Professional's panama]]
|[[File:Jarateheadband.png|100px|center|link=Master's yellow belt]]
|[[File:Pith helmet.png|100px|center|link=Shooter's Sola Topi]]
|[[File:Sniper fishinghat.png|100px|center|link=Bloke's bucket hat]]
|[[File:Snipernohat.png|100px|center|link=Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative]]
|}


{{All class hat table}}

==Official class avatars==

{{Class avatars}}

== Achievements ==
{{Main|Sniper achievements}}
*'''Sniper pack''': 35 achievements, 3 <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20achievements%23milestones milestones]</span>.
*1 <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/General%20achievements General achievement]</span>


== Trivia ==
[[Image:07 comic large.jpg|right|250px]]
*The Sniper is voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523287/ John Patrick Lowrie].
*In his fight scene with the Sniper in <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Meet%20the%20Spy Meet the Spy]</span>, the Spy inflicts a gash on the Sniper's cheek. This gash could be seen on the cheek of the RED Sniper in the steam news picture for the Sniper vs Spy Update and the Jarate Update image [http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/images/07_background.jpg], although it was not seen in the same picture as used in the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Huntsman Huntsman]</span> update [http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day01_english.htm]. The gash was later added to the Sniper in-game model itself.
*The Sniper, along with the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Demoman Demoman]</span> and the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Soldier Soldier]</span>, smokes outside of battle. (In <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Meet%20the%20Sniper Meet the Sniper]</span>, the title card shows cigarette butts and there is an ashtray next to the Civilian bobble-head doll.)
*The Sniper's old Bio as it appears on his <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/trading%20card trading card]</span> reads: "Half rugged outdoorsman, half alien observer, this taciturn strip of beef jerky has spent the better part of his life alone in the bush, slow baking under the Australian sun."
*The Sniper is the tallest class in the game.
*The Sniper learned Jarate from a complete course endorsed by <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Saxton%20Hale Saxton Hale]</span>.  The course involved increasing the size of Sniper's kidneys to three times that of a regular man's.
*The Sniper lives in a camper, a fact his opponents are all too keen to mock.
*Although the Spy and Scout mock the Sniper for living in a "van", the Sniper actually drives a 196-'s Land Rover Pickup, an English car favored in areas like Australia and Africa because of its toughness. In addition, the Snipers actual RV is a "Slide In" Camper, also very popular in Australia and among Hunters and Outdoorsmen for its ruggedness and ability to handle tough terrain. 
*The Sniper's parents live on Adelaide Street, Australia (Red House on the left).
*In <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Meet%20the%20Spy Meet the Spy]</span>, the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/BLU BLU]</span> Sniper holds his rifle left-handed.
*The Sniper and the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Heavy Heavy]</span> appear to enjoy the same brand of fingerless glove, although the Sniper's fit noticeably looser.
*The Sniper's voice actor, <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/John%20Patrick%20Lowrie John Patrick Lowrie]</span>, is married to <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Ellen%20McLain Ellen McLain]</span>, voice actress for the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Administrator Administrator]</span>. 
*The Sniper keeps a bobblehead of the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Team%20Fortress%20Classic Team Fortress Classic]</span> <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Civilian Civilian]</span> on the dashboard of his truck.
*The Sniper was the first class to receive two unlockables for the same weapon slot, as both the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Razorback Razorback]</span> and <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Jarate Jarate]</span> are <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/secondary secondary]</span> weapons.
*The Sniper and <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Spy Spy]</span> are the only classes that don't say "Boo" when they jeer.  They are also the only two classes to wear watches, although presumably only the Sniper's can actually keep track of time.
*Despite claiming that, according to his motto, he is "polite", Sniper harshly insults all his dominated opponents.
*The Sniper is the only class without any team-colored hats. However, the Bloke's Bucket Hat has team-colored lures.
*The Sniper and the <span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Scout Scout]</span> are the only classes that [http://tf2wiki.net/w/images/6/6c/Sniper_domination24.wav break the fourth wall] by making references to the game's real-world nature.
*The Sniper rarely swears (at least for American standards), even when dominating opponents. This is probably due to his insistence on civility.
*The Sniper, despite his Australian background, is much unlike other known Australians in the Team Fortress world. These differences include his lean body structure and lack of a mustache. As he is from the Outback and a solitary figure, however, he may have been less influenced by Australium and the Australian culture.
*The Sniper uses a large amount of leather products, as his glove, vest, boots, pouch, and possibly his belt and hat are all made of leather.
*No one seems to like the Sniper, due to the fact that he mainly camps.
*If the Sniper does the kukri/shiv taunt with the Parasite Hat on, he will take of the parasite hat. (This is the best way to see the parasite hat's jiggle bones
*The Sniper is the only class who has a weapon with a usable scope on it.

== See also ==

*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Headshot Headshot]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Meet%20the%20Sniper Meet the Sniper]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20match-ups Sniper match-ups]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20taunts Sniper taunts]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20responses Sniper responses]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20voice%20commands Sniper voice commands]</span>
*[[:Category:Sniper User Guides|Sniper User Guides]]
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/How%20to%20play%20the%20Sniper How to play the Sniper]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20strategy Sniper strategy]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Sniper%20scripts Sniper scripts]</span>
*<span class="plainlinks">[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/List%20of%20references%20%28Sniper%29 List of references (Sniper)]</span>

==External links==

*[http://www.teamfortress.com/spyupdate/day01_english.htm The Sniper Update]
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2391 TF2 Official Blog- A sneak preview of the next class update!]
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2477 TF2 Official Blog- You better hold onto your head, mate]
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2528 TF2 Official Blog- Sniper vs. Spy Update, Day 7]
*[http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2531 TF2 Official Blog- The Sniper vs. Spy Update]


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