Sureshot (G2)

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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:SureshotG2_BoxArt.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Look out—don't let him grab [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another]] [[Sureshot (G1)|identity]]!]]

'''Sureshot''' is a bit of a paradox, a "Warrior Leader" who believes that war is "never a solution". Unclear as it may be how he juggles his job and his beliefs, he has become known as the ultimate protector, a legend of bravery among the Autobots. Whether stalking [[Decepticon]]s or storming through their ranks, his cunning and general awesomeness are consistently victorious.<ref>Sureshot's on-package [[bio]] [http://tftechspecs.com/pics1/11211.jpg (scan at TFTechSpecs.com)]</ref>

It's entirely possible he suffers from [[Primus apotheosis]].

==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[Image:G2SureshotToy.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Part of a clever scheme to keep cheap [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime toys]] out of the hands of European children.]]
*'''Sureshot''' (Hero, 1994)
**''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle

: Sureshot's toy, sold only in [[Europe]]an markets, is virtually identical to the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Hero Optimus Prime figure]]. The only difference is that Sureshot's "chest-window" stickers do not have the "OPTIMUS PRIME" text on them. It transforms from a robot to an (unarticulated) articulated truck, with an air-powered missile launcher that can be used in both modes.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].
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==Notes==
* Like his wavemate [[Archforce]], Sureshot is a curiosity. Presumably [[Hasbro]]'s European offices didn't want as many [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] toys on the shelves as the North American branch did, so they renamed the Hero toys of the two characters and altered any decals that bore their original names. The [[package art]] was modified accordingly, though the cropped version on Sureshot's bio card was left unmodified with the word "Prime" still visible on his chest. Their bios were also reworded, but the new, briefer descriptions could easily apply to Optimus and Megatron anyway. They lack [[Tech Spec]] ratings, so it's unknown if they were intended to inherit the "10" rank as well.

==References==
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Sureshot (G1)

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:''Sureshot is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:G1 Sureshot boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dammit, [[Weirdwolf]]! Stop peeing on my lawn!!]]
'''Sureshot''' is [[Pat Lee|an ego]] that holds a gun. 

''He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.'' 
''His shooting is great. And he's too much for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and even [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]],'' 
''[[Femax]] and [[Nebulos|Nebulon]].'' 

''And he's too skillful to take orders'' 
''Or work with stupid [[human|stubbies]].'' 
''The [[Optimus Prime (G1)|big red guy]] can stuff it.'' 

''He's a marksman—you know what that means—'' 
''And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...'' 
''On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.'' 
''He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.'' 

''And he's too skillful for this song...''

Sureshot would probably be pleased if [[Hasbro|a toy company]] produced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica were [[Sureshot (G2)|a redeco of an Optimus Prime toy]].

Sureshot's [[Targetmaster]] partner [[Spoilsport]] is just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Generation 1 comics===
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Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated by Scorponok's Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward the [[smelting pool]]s. Only a timely attack by Fortress Maximus's band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], attempting to give peace a chance on the new world of [[Nebulos]]. Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

[[Image:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]
The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together by [[binary bonding]] into integrated [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] pairings. After [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]]'s hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Max's partner, [[Galen|Peer Galen]], and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partner [[Spoilsport]] as an Autobot [[Targetmaster]]. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[Image:Sureshot misfire worlds apart.jpg|thumb|right|I '''DO''' look good in pink!]]
''At some point before they left Nebulos Sureshot, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Pointblank]] were captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to their [[Fortress of Despair]] they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. After [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] released their bonds the Autobot Targetmasters freed [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]] and Spoilsport and joined the fray. Although they pretty much won the battle, Scorponok was able to escape with a captive [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]].'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

{{note|In the UK-produced "Worlds Apart", Crosshairs and Sureshot's colours are switched.}}

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and eventually came under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s hallways when a crazed [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]/[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] fusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship. {{storylink|The Pri¢e of Life!}} He was repaired in short order by [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] and was up and active by the time [[Primus]] summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater. {{storylink|Still Life!}}

===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Bulen]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)

[[Image:Sureshot lefty.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.]]
Sureshot was first seen hanging around with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], [[Brainstorm]] and several others on Cybertron when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] radioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemed [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had learned of the Plasma Energy Chamber, the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey, [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], just before a blast of [[plasma energy]] sent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]].

When the Decepticons arrived, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] was able to convince the Nebulan leader [[Gort]] to release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key. After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters. Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Masaharu Satō]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)

Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along with [[Pointblank]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]]. Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend of [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]'s. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] and Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] recovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known as [[Spoil (Headmasters)|Spoil]] could now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs' hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master, [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] were triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering the [[Horrorcon]]s worthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and in vehicle mode, and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on the [[Master Sword]]. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spot [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] spying on them, and chase him and [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] back to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the final [[Head Formation]] that destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Following the destruction of Cybertron's [[energon]] supply by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Sureshot was on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s team for a mission to destroy the [[Nullification Cannon]]. After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===3H comics===
Sureshot, Crosshairs, and [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], were part of a rescue team sent to [[Japan]] to retrieve [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from an all-out assault of an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]]. Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder. {{storylink|Departure}}

===IDW Generation 1 comics===
Sureshot was a crewman aboard the ''[[Ark-27]]'' under the command of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2|Stormbringer #2}}

Sureshot was present when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep]]s invaded Kimia. He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Brainstorm]]. They were soon rescued by [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings}} She told the survivors about [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis}}

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake of the [[D-Void]]'s attack, Sureshot joined [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]'s mission to use the map within the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]] at [[Cyberutopia]]. The mission's departure in the ''[[Lost Light]]'' was interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into premature [[quantum jump]]. The resulting hull breach sucked Sureshot out of the ship. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} He was soon rescued by Rodimus and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who had come to retrieve him and the others. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On‎|Hangers On}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
*'''Sureshot''' (Targetmaster, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-105'''
**''Accessories'': "Spoilsport"/"Spoil" Targetmaster partner

: Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|Baja buggy]]. As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on his vehicle-mode roof any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a 5mm peg). He came with his partner, [[Spoilsport]]/[[Spoil (Headmasters)|Spoil]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Sureshot/sureshot.htm More information on Sureshot at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*Sureshot's [[character model]] (to be precise, his Japanese one from ''The Headmasters'' rather than his Western one) was recolored and used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' to make the "[[arrogant Autobot officer]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sureshot''' (サーショット ''Sāshotto'')
*''French:'' '''Tirexact''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Dragster'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Sasha''' (Taiwan [[Omni Productions]] dub, 沙夏 ''Shā Hsìa'')
*''Russian:'' '''Sniper''' (Снайпер, ''Snaĭper'')

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Sureshot Sureshot's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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[[Image:Subordinate.jpg|right|200px|thumb|We thought your friend died in the flames, turns out you're the one he blames!]]

'''"Wheelie"''' does not question his [[Arrogant Autobot officer|officer]]'s orders. His voice is gruff, he doesn't rhyme, never, not one time.

==Fiction==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
{{storylink|Past}}
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==Notes==
*Wheelie went unnamed in the episode. Being a recycled use of [[Wheelie (G1)|''Generation 1'' Wheelie]]'s [[character model]], the name was used as a placeholder.

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