character poster for "Karl Fairburne" from Sniper Elite 4* Second Lieutenant Karl Fairburne is an American-British-German elite sniper that served with the British Army as volunteer before being recruited by the British SOE. He subsequently served in North Africa (1941, 1942, 1943), Italy (1943, 1944) and France (1944). He was later recruited by the US O.S.S., and served in Germany (1945).Karl is the main protagonist of the Sniper Elite series, as well as the main playable character in all games in the series. In Sniper Elite: Resistance where Harry Hawker is the main character, he later returned as a free DLC character.clean premium style , cinematic colors