Sniper

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 * A number of Sniper's lines are either direct quotations or paraphrases of lines used by the Sniper class in Team Fortress 2, a popular class-based shooter also by Valve. Such phrases include:
 * vo_sniper_snip_tf2_02.mp3 Thanks for standing still, wanker!
 * vo_sniper_snip_tf2_05.mp3 Let's have a go at it!
 * vo_sniper_snip_bottle_04.mp3 Jarate!
 * vo_sniper_snip_tf2_06.mp3 Professionals have standards.
 * vo_sniper_snip_tf2_07.mp3 I'm polite and efficient.
 * vo_sniper_snip_tf2_08.mp3 As long as there are two heroes left on the battlefield, someone is gonna want someone dead.


 * When, vo_sniper_snip_bottle_04.mp3 "Jarate!", which is a reference to Team Fortress 2 in-game weapon for Sniper class, Jarate.


 * While casting vo_sniper_snip_ability_assass_03.mp3 "Boom headshot!", which is a reference to the Pure Pwnage mockumentary series.


 * Incidentally, his voice actor, Gary Schwartz, also voices the Heavy Weapons Guy and Demoman in Team Fortress 2.


 * vo_sniper_snip_kill_blade_04.mp3 "Inconceivable!" is likely a reference to Vizzini's catchphrase in the film The Princess Bride due to the similarities in both the appearance and voices of the two.


 * Sniper's name, Kardel Sharpeye, is a reference to professional Counter-Strike player Kyle "Ksharp" Miller of team 3D, who is regarded for his skillful AWP (Sniper rifle) use.
 * Sniper's ultimate, weapons_hero_sniper_sniper_assassinate.mp3, also uses the same, though slightly modified gunshot csgo_awp_shoot.mp3 sound as Counter-Strike ' s AWP.


 * Sniper's fun name in DotA was Vasily Zaitsev, a highly skilled Russian sniper who was active during World War 2.


 * vo_sniper_snip_kill_05.mp3 "What a dum-dum!" is a pun on the expanding bullet, also known as a dum-dum. It is designed to expand on impact in order to limit penetration and create a wound larger in diameter.


 * vo_sniper_snip_lasthit_03.mp3 "Oh, a few bullets more!" is a reference to the film For a Few Dollars More.

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