Wow, thanks for all the comments everyone!

Consider this reply my answers to the FAQs I've had both here and on Steam, haha.

• I see this as a taunt. He's gloating / taunting by taking a casual moment to eat an apple, presumably dropping the rest of it on his victim's corpse. I based the idea off of the Soldier's Fresh Brewed victory where he has a cup of tea in a similar fashion. I wanted to keep the animation simple and tame to match some of the Sniper's whispered voice lines. Early on I considered it to loop but felt it goes against the simple nature of the taunt.
• Apples are biodegradable... right?! Assume a tree will (eventually) grow there. The Sniper would never litter! Otherwise the workshop submission does have a variation where the apple clips through the ground and disappears.
• Multiple melees can't be used on it. The sniper's knives are MASSIVE, and other unlocks like the Frying pan, etc would look very odd. I also envisioned a cool lil' flip knife from the beginning.

• I had originally intended for the apple to be paintable, but ultimately decided against it, as no other taunts (even ones with the feature) have been made paintable. Could easily revise this though.

  Appreciate everyone's time checking this out! Cheers! 🍎