Who Is Sniper? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Sniper is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Rich van Burian, with over 11 comic issue appearances. Rich van Burian served with Frank Castle as a sharp shooter during the Vietnam War. After the war he became a contract killer.

Who is Sniper?

Origin While serving under Frank Castle in the Marines during the Vietnam War , Rich von Burian took out Vietnamese soldiers pinning down the rest of his troop, allowing them to escape. During his time in the war, he learned that his commanding officer, Colonel Ray Schoonover was heading a drug smuggling operation. Assassin for Hire As a mercenary Following the war, van Burian was hired as an assassin for his former officer, Colonel Schoonover. This was due to Schoonover's decision to run for the US Senate and his feat that his old team might speak out about his past as a drug smuggler and so van Burian began assassinating the members of his former troop on the chance that any of them had learned of Schoonover's secret. After killing off many of the team, he was tracked by Frank Castle, the Punisher who then learned the truth of Colonel Schoonover's connection to the drugs and other illegal activities. Castle manages to put a stop to Schoonover's attempt to become a senator, van Burian however manages to escape Castle's encounter with him. Damaging Evidence Another encounter between The Punisher and van Burian occurs when Castle manages to track down van Burian's location. In an at.

Key facts

Sniper is of human origin and first appeared in "Sniper". The character is published by Marvel. With 11 recorded issue appearances, Sniper ranks among the most featured characters in comics.