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{{Disambig header|the medal|the achievement|Sniper Kill (achievement)}}
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The '''Sniper Kill''' medal ('''Sniper Rifle Kill''' in ''[[Halo 4]]'' and '''Snipe''' in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'') is a [[medal]] awarded in [[campaign]], [[multiplayer]], [[Firefight]] and [[Spartan Ops]]. In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' it is awarded for killing an opponent with a [[headshot]] using the [[Sniper Rifle]] or [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|Beam Rifle]]. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]'' it is also awarded for non-headshot kills. In ''Halo 4'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' the medal is only awarded for kills with the [[Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel|Sniper Rifle]] as the [[Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle|Beam Rifle]] and [[Z-750 Special Application Sniper Rifle|Binary Rifle]] award their own medals. In ''Halo Infinite'' it is awarded for a headshot with any Power sniper rifle including the [[Skewer]] and [[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle|S7 Sniper]].
The '''Sniper Kill''' medal ('''Sniper Rifle Kill''' in ''[[Halo 4]]'') is a [[medal]] awarded in [[campaign]], [[multiplayer]], [[Firefight]] and [[Spartan Ops]]. In ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' it is awarded for killing an opponent with a [[headshot]] using the [[Sniper Rifle]] or [[Type-50 particle beam rifle|Beam Rifle]]. In ''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 4]]'', and the ''[[Halo 3 Beta]]'' it is also awarded for non-headshot kills. In ''Halo 4'' and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' the medal is only awarded for kills with the [[Sniper Rifle System 99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel|Sniper Rifle]] as the [[Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle|Beam Rifle]] and [[Z-750 Special Application Sniper Rifle|Binary Rifle]] award their own medals.


In ''Halo 2'' through ''Halo: Reach'' it is represented by purple crosshairs on a six-pointed gold star. In ''Halo 4'' it is represented by white crosshairs on a blue circle on top of a grey four-pointed star. In ''Halo Infinite'' it is represented as a green crosshair intersecting the top of a skull, on a green (Common-rarity) skill border.
In ''Halo 2'' through ''Halo: Reach'' it is represented by purple crosshairs on a six-pointed gold star. In ''Halo 4'' it is represented by white crosshairs on a blue circle on top of a grey four-pointed star.


In some titles after you kill an opponent with a sniper weapon, a message appears on your screen that says: "You sniped (player)".
After you kill an opponent with a sniper weapon, a message appears on your screen that says: "You sniped (player)".


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The medal has a [[Bungie]] difficulty rating of 1 out of 10.
*The medal has a [[Bungie]] difficulty rating of 1 out of 10.
*Earning this medal in a [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]] multiplayer match would unlock the [[Sniper Kill (achievement)|Sniper Kill]] achievement.
*Earning this medal in a [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]] multiplayer match will unlock the [[Sniper Kill (achievement)|Sniper Kill]] achievement.
*Earning 10 Sniper Kill Medals  or [[Headshot Medal]]s in a ''Halo 3'' campaign level or (prior to the shutdown of [[Xbox 360]] ''Halo'' online services on January 13, [[2022]]) free-for-all ranked playlist match unlocks the [[Headshot Honcho]] achievement.
*Earning 10 Sniper Kill Medals  or [[Headshot Medal]]s in a ''Halo 3'' campaign level or free for all ranked playlist match unlocks the [[Headshot Honcho]] achievement.
*The medal does not appear in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', being replaced instead by the [[Headshot Medal]].
*The medal does not appear in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', being replaced instead by the [[Headshot Medal]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery captionalign="left">
File:Sniper Kill Medal.svg|The ''Halo 3'' version.
File:Sniper Kill Medal.svg|The ''Halo 3'' version.
File:Sniper Kill!.png|The ''Halo: Reach'' version.
File:Sniper Kill!.png|The ''Halo: Reach'' version.
File:H4 - Sniper Rifle Kill.png|The Sniper Rifle Kill medal in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 - Sniper Rifle Kill.png|The Sniper kill medal in ''Halo 4''.
File:H5G-SniperKill.png|The Sniper Kill medal in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G Medal Sniper Kill.png|The Sniper kill medal in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:HINF TechPre Medal Snipe.png|The Snipe medal in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' seen in the Technical Previews.
File:HINF Medal Snipe.png|The Snipe medal in ''Halo Infinite''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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{{H3Medals|Sniper Kill Medal.svg|25}}
{{HRMedals}}
{{HRMedals|Sniper Kill!.png|25}}
{{H4Medals}}
{{H4Medals|H4 - Sniper Rifle Kill.png|25}}
{{H5GMedals}}
[[Category:Halo 2 Multiplayer Medals]]
{{HINFmedals}}
[[Category:Halo 3 Multiplayer Medals]]
[[Category:Medals]]
[[Category:Medals]]

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