Crosshairs (Transformers)

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Crosshairs is the name of several fictional characters of the various Transformers universes.

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[edit] Transformers: Generation 1

Transformers character

Crosshairs box art
Crosshairs
Affiliation Autobot
Sub-Group Targetmasters
Function Weapons Supervisor
Partner Pinpointer
Motto "Don't shoot until you see the wires in their eyes."
Alternate Modes Cybertronian ATV
Series Transformers: Generation 1
English voice actor Neil Ross
Japanese voice actor Hōchū Ōtsuka

Crosshairs is an Autobot and transforms into a futuristic, possibly Cybertronian ATV.

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.

[edit] 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 Nebulos 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.

[edit] Transformers: The Headmasters

Crosshairs was featured in the Japanese series Transformers: The Headmasters. 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, 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. 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. 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 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. 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.

[edit] IDW PUblishing

Crosshairs first appeared at the very end of Transformers: Stormbringer, where Optimus Prime ordered him to "Set course for Earth".

[edit] Toys

  • Generation 1 Crosshairs (1987)
Came with his partner Pinpointer.

[edit] 2007 Transformers movie

Transformers character
Crosshairs
Affiliation Autobot
Sub-Group Scouts
Alternate Modes Truck
Series Transformers movie toys

Crosshairs is an Autobot weaponsmith. [1]

[edit] Movie toys

  • Movie Warpath (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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allspark Power Warpath, Storm Surge and Crosshairs Pictures/Bios - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards