ESU Sniper

ESU Sniper
Species	Human
Citizenship	American
Gender	Male
Affiliation	New York City Police Department *Emergency Service Unit
Status	Alive
Appearances
TV Series	Daredevil *Condemned *Shadows in the Glass (mentioned)
Actors/Actresses
Portrayed by	Samuel Glen

"The same man suspected of having just shot and killed the three police officers at a scene of a standoff—"

―Pat Kiernan^[src]

The ESU Sniper is a corrupt Emergency Service Unit officer of the New York City Police Department, hired by Wilson Fisk to frame the Masked Man.

Biography

ESU Officer

Attack on the NYPD

"You shot him."
"Technically, we paid someone else to shoot him."

―Carl Hoffman and James Wesley^[src]

In the wake of the Bombing of Hell's Kitchen, the ESU sniper was ordered by Wilson Fisk to take a position on the rooftop near the Abandoned Building where the Masked Man and Vladimir Ranskahov were hiding from the New York City Police Department. When Christian Blake was arguing with Ben Urich, the sniper shot Blake, as well as Pinski and the other NYPD officer, causing a chaos. With Fisk's men providing media with the footage of the Masked Man attacking the police and escaping with Ranskahov, he was deemed a perpetrator behind the shootings, as well as the explosions at Hell's Kitchen.

Abilities

• Master Marksman: The ESU sniper can shoot with accuracy and precision from a distance. He is consistent with his skill, as he shot Christian Blake and Pinski in the chest, hospitalizing the former and killing the latter. His skill allowed him to be recruited and trusted by Wilson Fisk to shoot targets that he was tasked with.

Equipment

• Nemesis Arms Vanquish: The ESU operative used a sniper rifle equipped with a Nightforce scope to shoot Christian Blake and Pinski under orders from Wilson Fisk to discredit the Masked Man.

Relationships

Allies Wilson Fisk - Employer

Enemies New York City Police Department Christian Blake † - Attempted Victim Pinski † - Victim Ben Urich †

Trivia

• In the scene where the sniper prepares his rifle, there is an ace of spades visible in his deck of cards, which was rumored to be a reference to Bullseye. In an interview with IGN, Steven S. DeKnight said: "I can say absolutely nothing except people have a fine, fine astute eye. Whether or not that was Bullseye, time will tell." This version of the character was scrapped, as Benjamin Poindexter was introduced as an FBI agent in the third season.