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'''The Marksman''', also known as '''Marks''', is a bank robber in [[Elendel]] withon [[Scadrial]]. He has known ties to the [[Set]].{{book ref|mb5|2}}

Marks has bushy eyebrows and large lips; he is not a very good-looking man.{{book ref|mb5|3}} When committing robberies, the Marksman wears an old painted, wooden{{book ref|mb4|17}} busker's mask in the traditional likeness of a demon from the [[Deepness]], a black face with white tusks.{{book ref|mb5|2}} He also wears distinctive red clothing, which can make him easier to follow. He worewears no metal, so that Allomancers could notcannot Push or Pull on it.

The Marksman fancies himself as something of a gentleman rogue.{{book ref|mb5|2}} He enjoys the notoriety that he has gained as a high-profile bank robber. Marks likes to be seen, so whenever he commits a robbery, he does so in the flashiest way possible. All of his robberies take place during broad daylight, and he always escapes along the busiest roadways he can find. He is very popular among the common people, a sort of hero of the common man, particularly those in the Breakouts.{{book ref|mb5|3}} They refuse to believe that he has done anything wrong, even when he accidentally killedkills a young girl. Despite his popularity, his supporters are not unquestionably loyal. They are not above subtly extorting him a bit in order to buy their silence. The Marskman does not feel that his crimes are worth investigating when there are other far more worse criminals in the city.{{book ref|mb5|2}}

The Marksman is an [[Allomancer]], a skilled [[steel]] [[Misting]] (aka a [[Coinshot]]).{{book ref|mb5|2}} This aids Marks in his ability to quickly escape from the scene of his crimes. Only another [[Metalborn]] can easily follow him. When chased, Marks avoids the outside , trying to enter buildings where he can easily set up an ambush.{{book ref|mb5|24}} He also carries a submachine gun, and has some skill at using it, but not too much, as he is known to accidentally shoot innocents.{{book ref|mb5|2}}

Three days later thenthan Wax's prediction, on the first of Doxil in 342,{{file ref|House_Record_broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} Marks robbed the [[First Union Bank (Elendel)|First Union Bank]].{{book ref|mb5|2}} As he escaped with a sack of banknotes on his shoulder, he was pursed by Wax through the streets with Allomancy, while [[Wayne]] and Constable [[Marasi Colms]] followed in a motorcar. Wax followed Marks across the city and through the accounting offices of [[Linville & Lyons]] in a skyscraper, protecting several citizens, such as Lady [[Dorise Chevalle]], from being accidentally injured by Marks in his attempts to kill Waxillium and escape.{{book ref|mb5|2}}{{file ref|House_Record_broadsheet.jpg|''The House Record'' Broadsheet}} During the chase the Marksman was shot by Waxillium in the shoulder.{{book ref|mb5|2}} As Marks approached the Breakouts, Wax saw what appeared to be [[Bloody Tan]] watching them from among the bystanders. When Marks entered the Breakouts, he lost the distracted Waxillium, who had crashed to the ground in shock.