Marksman

Marksman are individuals who utilise long ranged weaponry.
==Overview==
Marksman primarily consist of people who favor projectile-based weapons such as various types of guns and therefore are skilled at marksmanship. Marksman typically work in teams, usually as support, backing up their teammates from a sniping distance at a high enough altitude, sometimes while hidden.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Pages 3-4Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Pages 10-13
The weapons that most marksman prefer to utilize include various firearms, both magical and gun powdered, such as hand guns, rifles, machine guns and even including heavy artillery such as cannons.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 53, Cover Some specialists also excel in other forms of marksmanship such as archery, equipment with a bow and using arrows as ammunition.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 224, Pages 2-3
==Abilities==
Because of their choice of weaponry, snipers best excel at long-range combat, usually taking on a backup role for the stronger fighters within their respective teams and relying on the element of surprise while hidden in a far off point with a perfect view of the targets. Because of this, they don’t fair well in direct hand-to-hand combat.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 347, Pages 17-19
Some marksman possesses an impressive sense of eyesight and accuracy, being able to hit a target from a far away distance. In addition, they can also possess good sense of timing, such a shooting at 4 coins thrown in the air, dead centre with a single shot.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 107, Page 15Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 113, Pages 4-16 Master Archers have shown to be skilled enough to not only fire more than one arrow, but also use the the wind to their advantage, curving and chaining the direction of their arrows, altering the trajectory of the arrows. Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 108 Snipers with pinpoint accuracy can strike targets moving even at high-speeds in mid-air.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 114, Pages 13-14Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 344, Pages 10-12
Mage marksman use Magic based weapons such as Magic Guns and bows that fire Magic Bullets and arrows respectively to cast long-range spells. Gun users especially use their weapons to utilise Guns Magic. These Marksman are capable of firing multiple shots at once. Those who utilise Spatial Magic can store a whole array of weapons within a pocket dimension from which they can call upon whenever they need.Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 21Fairy Tail Anime: Episode 72 Some Mages with crafting abilities can manifesting projectile weapons that fire their signature element.Fairy Tail Manga: Chapter 41, Pages 14-15
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