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:''Pinpointer is | <div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;">[[Autobot|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/f/fe/Symbol_autobot_reg.png/30px-Symbol_autobot_reg.png" width="30" height="30" border="0"/>]]</div></div> | ||
:''Pinpointer is an [[Autobot|Autobot]]-allied [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] from the [[Generation 1|Generation 1]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | |||
[[Image: | [[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. | |||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ===Marvel Comics continuity=== | ||
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''Events from the [[The Transformers (Marvel Comics)|UK-only]] comic stories are in italics.''</div> | |||
Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on [[Nebulos|Nebulos]].<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup> | |||
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">I want to tell you about the Transformers!</span><hr /> | |||
''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&action=edit expanding it].'' | |||
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===Cartoon continuity=== | |||
====Generation 1 cartoon==== | |||
:''Voice actor:'' [[Frank Welker|Frank Welker]] | |||
He was a freedom fighter. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1|The Rebirth, Part 1}} | |||
===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ===Dreamwave comics continuity=== | ||
Pinpointer's pre-[[Targetmaster|Targetmaster]] role was a police sniper. | |||
==Toys== | ==Toys== | ||
===Generation 1=== | ===Generation 1=== | ||
[[Image:Pinpointer-toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|]] | |||
*'''Crosshairs with Pinpointer''' (Targetmaster, 1987) | *'''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|Pointech]]. | |||
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Crosshairs/crosshairs.htm More info on Crosshairs & Pinpointer at TFU.info]'' | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> 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. | |||
<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> Whenever he does speak, he sounds like Fred from [[Don Messick|Scooby Doo]]. | |||
<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> 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. | |||
<li id="cite_note-3"><a href="#cite_ref-3" title="">↑</a> 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. | |||
<li id="cite_note-4"><a href="#cite_ref-4" title="">↑</a> Crosshairs' Marvel [[Transformers Universe (Marvel comic)|Transformers Universe]] profile from [[The Flames of Boltax!|Marvel US issue #48]]</ol> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www. | *[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Crosshairs Crosshairs & Pinpointer's Universe profile at NFTA.net] | ||
[[Category: Autobots]] | [[Category:Character stubs missing fiction]] | ||
[[Category: Engineers]] | [[Category:Autobots]] | ||
[[Category: Headmasters characters]] | [[Category:Engineers]] | ||
[[Category: Nebulans]] | [[Category:Headmasters characters]] | ||
[[Category: Security officers]] | [[Category:Nebulans]] | ||
[[Category: Targetmasters]] | [[Category:Security officers]] | ||
[[Category:Targetmasters]] | |||
Revision as of 07:21, 19 March 2009
<div id="title-factionicons" style="float: right; display: none;"><div style="position: relative;"><img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/f/fe/Symbol_autobot_reg.png/30px-Symbol_autobot_reg.png" width="30" height="30" border="0"/></div></div>
- Pinpointer is an Autobot-allied Nebulan from the Generation 1 continuity family.
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 bonded to 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>
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.</div> Pinpointer was a biomass recycling engineer on Nebulos.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup>
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<td style="padding:0 1em 0 1em;text-align:right;"><div class="tti_messageboxdiv" style="width:100%;padding:.5em; background-color:#efefff; border:solid 1px #9f9fff;text-align:center;margin:auto;">
<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">I want to tell you about the Transformers!</span><hr /> This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help Transformers Wiki by expanding it.
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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
- 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
<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0"><a href="#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> 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. <li id="cite_note-1"><a href="#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> Whenever he does speak, he sounds like Fred from Scooby Doo.
<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> 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. <li id="cite_note-3"><a href="#cite_ref-3" title="">↑</a> 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. <li id="cite_note-4"><a href="#cite_ref-4" title="">↑</a> Crosshairs' Marvel Transformers Universe profile from Marvel US issue #48</ol>
