![]() Ĭrosshairs appeared in the 1988 Ladybird Books story Autobots Strike Oil by John Grant. When the Generation 2 animated series was aired animated bits of the Generation 1 commercial with Crosshairs in it were edited into the episode "More Than Meets The Eye Part 1." BooksĬrosshairs appeared in the 1988 Ladybird Books story Decepticons at the Pole by John Grant. 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. Unfortunately for these new Targetmasters, the same had happened to Slugslinger and his fellows. Although Fortress 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. Recovering from the explosion, Pointblank, Crosshairs and Sureshot discovered that the six Master refugees had been fused to their arms. 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. 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 Sixshot and three new troops - Slugslinger, Misfire and Triggerhappy. At the same time, the youthful Autobot, Wheelie, 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. 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. 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. One notable exception was the fact that the weapons replaced the robot's hands rather than held by them. The concept of the Targetmasters in this series was similar. ![]() The Japanese animators kept Crosshairs design in line with his toy. The Headmasters rescue them and Brainstorm modifies their weapons as exosuits for the Nebulans.Ĭrosshairs was featured in the Japanese series Transformers: The Headmasters. While on Nebulos, he is kidnapped with the other future-Targetmasters. Crosshairs was amongst the Autobots marooned on planet Nebulos when their starship's engines were overloaded by the Plasma Energy Chamber. His cartoon model was different from his toy in the fact that the cartoon had a face mask and the toy did not. comics, "Break-Away!" Animated seriesĬrosshairs was featured in the U.S. After the war proved devastating to Nebulos, Maximus' crew left for Earth, where they encountered the Earthbound Autobots under Grimlock.Ĭloudburst, Crosshairs, Getaway, Highbrow and Stakeout were among the Autobots who backed Optimus Prime when Grimlock challenged him for leadership of the Autobots in the issue #263 of the Marvel U.K. Crosshairs became a Targetmaster as a result, battling the Decepticons on several occasions. 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. Desperate to prove their peaceful intentions to the Nebulans, Crosshairs was amongst those who surrendered their weapons. However, they were followed to Nebulos by Scorponok's Decepticons, and the war began anew. Marvel ComicsĬrosshairs followed the Autobot leader Fortress Maximus to Nebulos in an effort to get away from war. ![]() In vehicle mode, maximum speed: 160 mph, range: 750 miles built for traversing rough terrain. 0003 seconds, but usually trusts Crosshairs to decide when to shoot. Pinpointer, his dual rocket-propelled grenade launcher, can lock on target in less than. Meticulous, cautious, some would say overcautious-will not take a shot unless he's sure he cannot miss. "Don't shoot until you see the wires in their eyes."Ĭrosshairs is an Autobot and transforms into a futuristic, possibly Cybertronian ATV. ![]()
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