Pinpointer (G1)

The name or term "Pinpointer" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Pinpointer (disambiguation).

Pinpointer is an Autobot Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.

A rare image of him NOT running beside Crosshairs

Pinpointer is a Nebulan of few words. 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. He's binary bonded to Crosshairs. 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. 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.

Fiction

Marvel The Transformers comics

Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on Nebulos. Pinpointer's Universe profile After Galen and his Autobot allies were smeared in the public eye by Lord Zarak, Pinpointer one of a select few Nebulans who didn't buy the Decepticons as their saviors (due in part to his ability to think back several days to when the Decepticons were laying siege to the capital). Adopting a codename and working in secret, Pinpointer and his allies reinvented the bio-mechanical engineering process as a means of rearming the Autobots. Six of the Autobots' top warriors had disarmed themselves as a show of peace to the Nebulans when they first arrived, and were now sorely lacking firepower now that the Decepticons had arrived. The binary bonding allowed Pinpointer to convert into a double-barrelled rocket-propelled grenade launcher, teaming with the Autobot weapons supervisor, Crosshairs. Brothers in Armor!!

When the Autobots abandoned Nebulos to prevent their war from consuming the planet, Pinpointer and the other Targetmasters went with them. On the planet Earth, Pinpointer and the Targetmaster accompanied Fortress Maximus in an assault on the Decepticons' island base. The Desert Island of Space!

The Transformers cartoon

Voice actor: Frank Welker (English), Masaki Aizawa (Japanese), Imo Heite (German, "The Rebirth, Part 1"), Gerd Wiedenhofen (German, "The Rebirth, Part 2" and "The Rebirth, Part 3")

Pinpointer and Duros were out scouting for Hive activity when they spotted a group of Autobots roaming Nebulos. Dismissing Duros's suspicion that they weren't Hive machines, he asserted that they need to get back to their secret base and warn the other resistance fighters. A trap was promptly set up to capture the Autobots. Although the human Spike Witwicky spoke up for his mechanical friends, Pinpointer maintained that it must be some sort of Hive trap. The Rebirth, Part 1

Once the Decepticons mounted an attack, he seemed to change his mind and later was all too happy to become a Targetmaster partner for Crosshairs. When introducing himself to Optimus Prime, he claimed to be a better shot than Spoilsport. The Rebirth, Part 2 Returning with the Autobots to Cybertron, he and his fellow Nebulons helped Spike avert the destruction of the Autobots and bring around a new Golden Age. Later they all returned to Nebulos, promising to destroy the Hive's machines. The Rebirth, Part 3

The Headmasters cartoon

Pointech and his five friends were refugees, having fled their home planet of Master when Scorponok and the Decepticons began an all-out siege on the world. They were being chased through space in their starship by the Decepticons when they came across the Battleship Maximus. Fortress gave them safe haven aboard his starship, and the Master citizens attempted to show their gratitude by removing the deadly plasma energy bombs Fortress was trying to dispose of. Their efforts came too late, however, as the plasma energy bombs exploded aboard their ship in space, bathing everyone nearby with energy. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)

Pointech survived the explosion, and in fact underwent a miraculous transformation. He and two of his fellow refugees were each now binary bonded to one of the Autobot warriors who had been trying to save them when the plasma bombs went off. The smaller Master warriors could each transform into a powerful weapon and fuse with their larger partner's fist, creating Targetmasters. Pointech and his new partner Crosshairs became soldiers together under Fortress's command. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)

In a battle for the data of the Master Sword, Pointech bonded with Crosshairs to fight the Decepticons. The Master Sword Is in Danger!! Pointech again joined his partner when the Autobot Targetmasters landed on Master to investigate the possible presence of the Decepticons. The two forces battled each other, and the Decepticons were able to wash the Autobots away in a surge of water from an elevated lake. They were eventually able to pull themselves out of the new river and scouted the area for the hidden Decepticons, finding their cave hideout. As they were much smaller than their partners, Peacemaker, Pointech, and Spoilsport volunteered to go ahead, using a small entrance into the factory where the Decepticons were creating the Zarak Shield. When their larger partners again came under attack by the Decepticon Targetmasters, they left the complex and rejoined their comrades, helping force the Decepticons into retreat. The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide

With the Zarak Shield now known to the Autobots, they had a meeting to discuss strategy, which Pointech sat in. Following Pointblank's strategy, the smaller Targetmaster partners joined in an advance part to find the Decepticons. They were soon attacked by the Decepticons, who had detected them. During battle, the Decepticons were distracted by an aircraft sent by the natives of Master, allowing the Autobots to escape. Operation: Destroy the Decepticons After the Decepticons left Master for Earth, the Autobots followed. When Daniel was trapped at Daira, the Targetmasters went ahead to keep watch on Scorponok while the others rescued Daniel. My Friend Sixshot! They were spotted in the asteroid belt and pulled into a battle. The other Autobots came to their rescue, and the fighting ended when Sixshot challenged Chromedome to battle. Duel on the Asteroid

When the Autobots arrived on Earth, the Targetmasters were sent to investigate the Death Tower in Santiago, Chile. They met with Predaking, who was easily taken down by Peacemaker and Pointblank, and returned to the other Autobots with their data. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1) The Autobots soon went to Giza, Egypt, to catch the Death Tower there before it emerged. Pointech later joined the Autobots in the decisive battle at the North Pole and the Final Formation that ended Scorponok's machinations on Earth. The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

3H comics

Crosshairs wielded Pinpointer during a battle with an army of Nightbirds. Departure

Dreamwave Generation One continuity

Pinpointer's pre-Targetmaster role was a police sniper. Crosshairs More than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

Generation 1

• Crosshairs (Targetmaster, 1987)
  • ID number: C-107

Available only with his larger partner Crosshairs, Pinpointer transforms into a double-barreled rifle. In weapon mode he can either be a hand-held gun or mounted on Crosshairs's roof via 5mm posts.

• More info on Crosshairs & Pointech at TFU.info

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Pointech (ポインテック Pointekku)

External links

• Crosshairs & Pinpointer's Universe profile at NFTA.net