Sniper

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Sniper
Sniper RED.png
Sniper BLU.png
Sniper GRN.png
Sniper YLW.png
Basic Information
Icon Leaderboard class sniper.png
Type Support
Health 125 (185 with overheal)
Speed 100%

The Sniper is a support class. With his low health, the Sniper takes cover behind the front lines and picks off enemies from afar using his sniper rifle.

Bio

Country of Origin: Australia

Job: Precision Elimination

Motto: "Pink Cloud of Death"

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.

Weapons

Primary

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Sniper Rifle.png
Sniper Rifle
Killicon sniperrifle.png
Backpack Huntsman.png
Huntsman
Killicon huntsman.png
Backpack Hunting Revolver.png
Hunting Revolver
Killicon hunterrifle.png

Secondary

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack SMG.png
SMG
Killicon smg.png

Melee

Weapon Kill icon
Backpack Kukri.png
Kukri
Killicon club.png
Backpack Fishwhacker.png
Fishwhacker
Killicon fishwhacker.png

Tips

As a Sniper…

  • …the longer you spend zoomed in the scope, the more damage the shot will do.
  • …a fully charged sniper rifle head shot can kill most classes instantly.
  • …aim for the head to do critical damage.
  • …zoom with the sniper rifle by hitting MOUSE2.
  • …use your secondary submachine gun to deal with nearby enemies.
  • …your shot will usually miss if the Huntsman is pulled back longer than five seconds. Reset it by hitting MOUSE2.
  • …the Fishwhacker will cause bleeding damage to the enemy being hit. Use it to fight cloaked spies!
  • …movement speed while scoped in with the Hunting Revolver is higher than with the sniper rifle. Move around while aiming to be a harder target to hit.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Bulgarian Снайпер Sniper
Spanish Sniper -
English Sniper -
French Sniper -
German Sniper -
Italian Cecchino Sniper
Brazilian Portuguese Sniper -
Romanian Sniper -
Russian Снайпер Sniper

Trivia

  • The Sniper's voice actor, John Patrick Lowrie, is married to Ellen McLain who voices the Administrator, as well as GLaDOS from the Portal series and Half Life 2's Combine Overwatch Voice. Lowrie also voices all of the male citizens in Half Life 2.
  • In Team Fortress 2 Classic, the Snipers first person hands now correctly show only one glove on his left hand, in Team Fortress 2 his hands in first person have gloves on both hands.