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| '''Crosshairs''' is the name of several ] of the various ]. | |||
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| ==Transformers: Generation 1== | |||
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| {{Transformers character| | |||
| name =Crosshairs | |||
| |japanname = | |||
| |image =CrosshairsBox.jpg | |||
| |caption =Crosshairs box art | |||
| |affiliation =Autobot | |||
| |subgroup =] | |||
| |function =Weapons Supervisor | |||
| |rank =6 | |||
| |partner =Pinpointer | |||
| |motto =''"Don't shoot until you see the wires in their eyes."'' | |||
| |alternatemodes =Cybertronian ATV | |||
| |series =] | |||
| |engvoice =] | |||
| |japanvoice =] | |||
| }} | |||
| Crosshairs is an ] and transforms into a futuristic, possibly Cybertronian ]. | |||
| Meticulous, cautious, some would say overcautious -- won't take a shot unless he's sure he can't miss... won't waste ammo. Pinpointer, his dual rocket-propelled grenade launcher, can lock on target in less than .0003 seconds, but usually trusts Crosshairs to decide when to shoot. In vehicle mode, maximum speed: 160 mph, range: 750 miles; built for traversing rough terrain. | |||
| ===Animated series=== | |||
| Crosshairs was featured in the U.S. season 4 episode "The Rebirth". His cartoon model was different from his toy in the fact that the cartoon had a face mask and the toy did not. Crosshairs was amongst the Autobots marooned on planet ] when their starship's engines were overloaded by the Plasma Energy Chamber. While on Nebulos, he is kidnapped with the other future-Targetmasters. The Headmasters rescue them and Brainstorm modifies their weapons as exosuits for the Nebulans. | |||
| ====Transformers: The Headmasters==== | |||
| Crosshairs was featured in the Japanese series ]. The Japanese animators kept Crosshairs design in line with his toy. The concept of the Targetmasters in this series was similar. One notable exception was the fact that the weapons replaced the robot's hands rather than held by them. | |||
| In the world of ''Transformers: The Headmasters'', there are no Nebulons - the Headmasters themselves are simply small Transformers, who, having settled on the planet Master, learned to transform into heads and connect to lifeless larger bodies named Transtectors. It was to Master that the Decepticon forces returned after the Autobots forced them to flee Earth, and consequently, a ship was dispatched by the planet's inhabitants to alert the Earth-bound Autobots to the Decepticon invasion. At the same time, the youthful Autobot, ], had summoned three of his old superior officers - Pointblank ''(Blanker in Japan)'', Sureshot and Crosshairs - to Earth to aid in the clean-up operation currently going on, when Autobot Headmaster Chromedome accidentally activated one of the plasma bombs the Decepticons had left behind. Heading out into space so that the bomb might harmlessly explode out in the void, the Autobots then crossed paths with the approaching Master ship, which was being pursued by the Decepticon ] and three new troops - Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy. As Pointblank and his men tangled with the Decepticons, the Master refugees offered their help by transporting away the plasma bombs, only to have the bombs detonate in the middle of the battlefield. Recovering from the explosion, Pointblank, Crosshairs and Sureshot discovered that the six Master refugees had been fused to their arms. Although ] was able to surgically remove them, a bond now existed between the larger Transformers and the Master refugees, who could now freely attach and detach to their wrists as guns. Unfortunately for these new Targetmasters, the same had happened to Slugslinger and his fellows. The Targetmasters joined up with Fortress's crew on the mission to Master, but quickly clashed with the Headmasters - Pointblank and his men were hard, experienced warriors who thought little of the Headmasters, and Pointblank spent a good deal of time attempting to soothe Chromedome's fiery temper to improve his battle ability. | |||
| ===Marvel Comics=== | |||
| Crosshairs followed the Autobot leader Fortress Maximus to Nebulos in an effort to get away from war. However, they were followed to Nebulos by ]'s Decepticons, and the war began anew. Desperate to prove their peaceful intentions to the Nebulans, Crosshairs was amongst those who surrendered their weapons. When the Decepticons ran roughshod over the planet, the Nebulans pioneered a bioengineering process where Nebulans in robotic suits could transform into the guns of the Transformers. Crosshairs became a Targetmaster as a result, battling the Decepticons on several occasions. After the war proved devastating to Nebulos, Maximus' crew left for Earth, where they encountered the Earthbound Autobots under ]. | |||
| ''], Crosshairs, ], ] and ] were among the Autobots who backed ] when ] challanged him for leadership of the Autobots in the issue #263 of the Marvel U.K. comics, "Break-Away!"'' | |||
| ===3H Enterprises=== | |||
| Crosshairs appeared in a flashback sequence in the ''Transformers: Universe - Wreckers'' comic series. He worked with the Autobot Targetmasters and Hot Spot against an army of Nightbird robots. | |||
| ===Dreamwave Productions=== | |||
| Although Crosshairs and Pinpointer did not appear in any fiction produced by Dreamwave Productions before it went out of business, they did get a one page biography in their ''More Than Meets The Eye'' series. | |||
| ===IDW Publishing=== | |||
| Crosshairs first appeared at the very end of ], where Optimus Prime ordered him to "''Set course for Earth''". | |||
| ===Toys=== | |||
| *'''Generation 1 Crosshairs with Pinpointer''' (1987) | |||
| :Came with his partner Pinpointer. | |||
| ==2007 Transformers movie== | |||
| {{Transformers character| | |||
| name =Crosshairs | |||
| |image =crosshairs-movietoy.jpg | |||
| |caption =Crosshairs toy | |||
| |affiliation =Autobot | |||
| |subgroup =Scouts | |||
| |function = | |||
| |partner = | |||
| |motto = | |||
| |alternatemodes =Truck | |||
| |series =] | |||
| |voiceby = | |||
| }} | |||
| Crosshairs is an Autobot weaponsmith. <ref></ref> | |||
| ===IDW Publishing=== | |||
| In ''Transformers: The ]'' #4 ] returned to Cybertron from ] by hiding in the landing gear of Starscream's ship. Once on the planet she was discovered by a ] and ] drone, who she deactivated. Returning to an Autobot training facility she discovered ], who took her to Crosshairs who was planning an attack to free the Autobots at ], which they attempted with the aid of ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| Crosshairs appeared among the Autobots opposing the forces Starscream on Cybertron in ''Reign of Starscream'' #5. Crosshairs beheaded Ramjet and the Autobots were able to deactivate the drones as Starscream overcame ]'s remaining forces. | |||
| <ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=4497</ref> | |||
| Note - The appearance of Crosshairs is modified in the IDW Publishing stories so that his head more resembles movie style's alien-bug-thingie style than the movie toy and (presumably) he has a Cybertronian alternate mode. | |||
| ===Toys=== | |||
| *'''Movie Crosshairs''' (2008) | |||
| :Warpath is a red and tan redeco of ''Energon'' Strongarm. He is a Target store exclusive. His colors seem to be a homage to ''Generation 1'' Outback, making him very similar to ''Timelines'' ]. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| <references/> | |||
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| ] | |||
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