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[[Image:Pinpointer mtmte.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A rare image of him NOT running beside Crosshairs]]
[[Image:Pinpointer mtmte.jpg|right|200px|thumb|A rare image of him NOT running beside Crosshairs]]
'''Pinpointer''' is a Nebulan of few words.<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> He's [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]].<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup>
'''Pinpointer''' is a Nebulan of few words.<ref>Pinpointer is focused on avoiding waste in all things, be it natural resources, movement or even the amount of words used in a conversation. To say he's very businesslike and efficient itself would be a waste of words, when simply calling him rude would suffice for most.</ref><ref>Whenever he does speak, he sounds like Fred from [[Don Messick|Scooby Doo]].</ref> He's [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] to [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]].<ref>Crosshairs is similarly obsessed with avoiding waste with regards to combat and ammunition, so he understands where Pinpointer is coming from.  They get on fairly well.</ref><ref>Pinpointer transforms into a dual rocket-propelled grenade launcher who can lock on a target in less than .0003 seconds, but usually trusts Crosshairs to tell him when to shoot.</ref>


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
{{note|Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.}}
Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on [[Nebulos]].&lt;sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_note-4" title=""&gt;[5]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;
Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on [[Nebulos]].<ref>Crosshairs' Marvel [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]] profile from [[The Flames of Boltax!|Marvel US issue #48]]</ref>
 
 
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&lt;span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;"&gt;I want to tell you about the Transformers!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;
''This character article is a [[:Category:Character stubs missing fiction|stub]] and is missing information on their '''fictional appearances'''. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by [http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pinpointer&amp;action=edit expanding it].''
 
 
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He was a freedom fighter.  {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth, Part 1}}
He was a freedom fighter.  {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth, Part 1}}


===Dreamwave comics continuity===
===Dreamwave comics continuity===
Pinpointer's pre-[[Targetmaster]] role was a police sniper.
Pinpointer's pre-[[Targetmaster]] role was a police sniper.


==Toys==
==Toys==
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More info on Crosshairs &amp; Pinpointer at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More info on Crosshairs &amp; Pinpointer at TFU.info]''




==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
&lt;ol class="references"&gt;&lt;li id="cite_note-0"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-0" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Pinpointer is focused on avoiding waste in all things, be it natural resources, movement or even the amount of words used in a conversation. To say he's very businesslike and efficient itself would be a waste of words, when simply calling him rude would suffice for most.
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&lt;li id="cite_note-1"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-1" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Whenever he does speak, he sounds like Fred from [[Don Messick|Scooby Doo]].
 
&lt;li id="cite_note-2"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-2" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Crosshairs is similarly obsessed with avoiding waste with regards to combat and ammunition, so he understands where Pinpointer is coming from.  They get on fairly well.
&lt;li id="cite_note-3"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-3" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Pinpointer transforms into a dual rocket-propelled grenade launcher who can lock on a target in less than .0003 seconds, but usually trusts Crosshairs to tell him when to shoot.
&lt;li id="cite_note-4"&gt;&lt;a href="#cite_ref-4" title=""&gt;↑&lt;/a&gt; Crosshairs' Marvel [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]] profile from [[The Flames of Boltax!|Marvel US issue #48]]&lt;/ol&gt;
 
 


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


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[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Engineers]]

Revision as of 03:20, 2 April 2009

Pinpointer is an Autobot-allied Nebulan from the Generation 1 continuity family.
A rare image of him NOT running beside Crosshairs

Pinpointer is a Nebulan of few words.[1][2] He's binary bonded to Crosshairs.[3][4]

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.

Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on Nebulos.[5]


I want to tell you about the Transformers!

This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help MediaWiki by expanding it.


Cartoon continuity

Generation 1 cartoon

Voice actor: Frank Welker

He was a freedom fighter. The Rebirth, Part 1

Dreamwave comics continuity

Pinpointer's pre-Targetmaster role was a police sniper.

Toys

Generation 1

File:Pinpointer-toy.jpg
  • Crosshairs with Pinpointer (Targetmaster, 1987)
Pinpointer can transform into a gun and be stored on Crosshairs in vehicle mode, or hand-held in robot mode. He was only available with his bigger partner.
This mold was sold in Japan without changes as Pointech.


Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pinpointer is focused on avoiding waste in all things, be it natural resources, movement or even the amount of words used in a conversation. To say he's very businesslike and efficient itself would be a waste of words, when simply calling him rude would suffice for most.
  2. ↑ Whenever he does speak, he sounds like Fred from Scooby Doo.
  3. ↑ Crosshairs is similarly obsessed with avoiding waste with regards to combat and ammunition, so he understands where Pinpointer is coming from. They get on fairly well.
  4. ↑ Pinpointer transforms into a dual rocket-propelled grenade launcher who can lock on a target in less than .0003 seconds, but usually trusts Crosshairs to tell him when to shoot.
  5. ↑ Crosshairs' Marvel Transformers Universe profile from Marvel US issue #48
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