Pointblank

<I><B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> is an

<A title=Autobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Autobot">Autobot</A> <A title=Targetmaster href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Targetmaster">Targetmaster</A> from the <A title="Generation 1 (franchise)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Generation_1_(franchise)">Generation 1</A> <A title="Continuity family" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Continuity_family">continuity family</A>.</I>

<DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:G1_Pointblank_boxart.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Pointblank_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>A bot of brief speech and briefer forearms.</DIV></DIV></DIV> <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> would say that war is hell, if he wasn't a bot of very few words. Words make <A title="Trukk not munky" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trukk_not_munky">arguments</A>, and arguments make wars, and he wants no more of those. That isn't to say he's a poor fighter. He just wants a quiet place to sit down with a good datatrack and a glass of frosty <A title="Energon (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Energon_(G1)">energon</A>, without a Decepticon missile spoiling everything, and if he should find himself pounding the ever-loving lock washers out of the shooter of that missile, it isn't because he bears grudges or even out of regret for the waste of a good drink. No, it's just on general principle. Every battle won brings him closer to retirement, which of course is never going to happen in a million years. No hard feelings, though.

<A title=Peacemaker href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Peacemaker">Peacemaker</A> keeps trying to cheer up his Autobot partner, which doesn't make sense, since he's not really upset. He just wants to retire, perhaps to a cozy little polished-titanium cottage with <A title=Morphobot href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Morphobot">Morphobots</A> twining up the walls, and maybe a cozy nuclear fire blazing on the lead-lined hearth—or for whatever rest an old Autobot soldier yearns. Just because he's pretty sure this won't happen and he'll end up a flattened, burned casualty of a never-ending war doesn't mean he's depressed, does it?

Japanese name: Blanker<BR>

French-Canadian name: Bout-Portant

Italian name: Sibilo

<TABLE class=toc id=toc summary=Contents> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <DIV id=toctitle> <H2>Contents</H2></DIV>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Fiction"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Fiction</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Marvel_comics_continuity"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Marvel comics continuity</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Cartoon_continuity"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Cartoon continuity</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Japanese_cartoon_continuity"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Japanese cartoon continuity</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-3><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#The_Headmasters_cartoon"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.3.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>The Headmasters cartoon</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-3><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#The_Headmasters_comic"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.3.2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>The Headmasters comic</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#IDW_comics_continuity"><SPAN class=tocnumber>1.4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>IDW comics continuity</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Toys"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Toys</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-2><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Generation_1"><SPAN class=tocnumber>2.1</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Generation 1</SPAN></A>

<LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#Trivia"><SPAN class=tocnumber>3</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>Trivia</SPAN></A> <LI class=toclevel-1><A href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pointblank#External_links"><SPAN class=tocnumber>4</SPAN> <SPAN class=toctext>External links</SPAN></A> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <A name=Fiction></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Fiction" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=1">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Fiction</SPAN></H2><A name=Marvel_comics_continuity></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Marvel comics continuity" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=2">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Marvel comics continuity</SPAN></H3> <DIV class="thumb tleft"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 202px"><A class=image title="Quail Man!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Pointblankbrothersinarmor.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=193 alt="Quail Man!" src="Pointblank_fichiers/200px-Pointblankbrothersinarmor.jpg" width=200 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Pointblankbrothersinarmor.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Pointblank_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>Quail Man!</DIV></DIV></DIV> <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> was one of the first Autobots to volunteer to join <A title="Fortress Maximus (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fortress_Maximus_(G1)">Fortress Maximus</A> when he declared his intent to leave the war-torn <A title="Cybertron (planet)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Cybertron_(planet)">Cybertron</A> behind and try to live in peace. However, the native creatures on the planet peaceful planet <A title=Nebulos href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nebulos">Nebulos</A> were suspicious of his warlike race. While Fortress Maximus and a few others surrendered their heads to achieve peace, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and the rest of the Autobots surrendered only their weapons. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Ring of Hate!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ring_of_Hate!">Ring of Hate!</A></SPAN> Those who still had their heads, started constructing a headquarters in a nearby forest clearing. As <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> oversaw the installation of a <A class=new title="Thermoelectric wall module" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Thermoelectric_wall_module&action=edit">thermoelectric wall module</A>, the Autobots were visited by a committee from the <A title="Council of Peers" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Council_of_Peers">Council of Peers</A> who were interested in learning more about their alien visitors. Unknown to them, however, was that this visit allowed the politician <A title="Zarak (Nebulan)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Zarak_(Nebulan)">Zarak</A> to contact their rival Decepticons on Cybertron. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Broken Glass!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Broken_Glass!">Broken Glass!</A></SPAN> When the Decepticons followed the Autobots to Nebulos, and war broke out as a result, and those who supported Fortress Maximus' Nebulon parter, <A title=Galen href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Galen">Galen</A>, were considered criminals by the government. A few who dared to defy this edict underwent the <A class=mw-redirect title="Binary bond" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Binary_bond">binary bond</A> process, took on codenames, and became Targetmasters. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> was soon paired up with <A title=Peacemaker href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Peacemaker">Peacemaker</A>, and took his fellow Targetmasters on his first assignment to protect <A class=new title="The Nursery" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=The_Nursery&action=edit">The Nursery</A> from Decepticon interference. He fared well against <A title="Scorponok (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scorponok_(G1)">Scorponok</A> and the <A title="Terrorcon (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Terrorcon_(G1)">Terrorcons</A>, but when the Autobots realized their presence caused more harm than good, they left Nebulos. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A class=mw-redirect title="Brothers in Armor!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brothers_in_Armor!">Brothers in Armor!</A></SPAN>

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> then traveled to <A title=Earth href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Earth">Earth</A> with Fortress Maximus and the rest of <I><A title=Steelhaven href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Steelhaven">Steelhaven</A>'s</I> crew. After <A title="Buster Witwicky" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Buster_Witwicky">Buster Witwicky</A> was kidnapped, the Targetmasters attacked <A title="Shockwave (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave_(G1)">Shockwave's</A> <A title="Club Con" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Club_Con">Decepticon island/spaceship</A> under Maximus' leadership, but <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and his comrades were held at bay by the island's defenses and could not join Fortress Maximus when he pursued the ship into space. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="The Desert Island of Space!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Desert_Island_of_Space!">The Desert Island of Space!</A></SPAN> He was later introduced to <A title="Grimlock (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock_(G1)">Grimlock</A> as "Targetmaster Leader" (although on assignment it seemed to be Kup who was leading the team). <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title=Totaled! href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Totaled!">Totaled!</A></SPAN>

<DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: #eeeeee 2px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; BORDER-TOP: #eeeeee 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; MARGIN: 0px auto 0.2em; BORDER-LEFT: #eeeeee 2px solid; WIDTH: 90%; PADDING-TOP: 2px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #eeeeee 2px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #efefef; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Note: <I>He was only seen in background roles later on - it is assumed that he survived the <A title=Underbase href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Underbase">Underbase</A>-empowered <A title="Starscream (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Starscream_(G1)">Starscream's</A> assault like all Transformers with organic components, but while <A title="Crosshairs (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crosshairs_(G1)">Crosshairs</A> and <A title="Sureshot (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sureshot_(G1)">Sureshot</A> resurfaced, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> was never seen again.</I></DIV> <BR clear=all> <A name=Cartoon_continuity></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Cartoon continuity" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=3">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Cartoon continuity</SPAN></H3>

Voice actor: <A title="Neil Ross"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Neil_Ross">Neil Ross</A> (English) <CENTER> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%" cellSpacing=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1em; PADDING-LEFT: 1em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <DIV class=tti_messageboxdiv style="BORDER-RIGHT: #9f9fff 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.5em; BORDER-TOP: #9f9fff 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0.5em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: auto; BORDER-LEFT: #9f9fff 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-BOTTOM: #9f9fff 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #efefff; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <DIV class=floatleft><SPAN><A class=image title="No, really. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS." href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Rad-sm.gif"><IMG height=85 alt="No, really. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS." src="Pointblank_fichiers/Rad-sm.gif" width=93 border=0></A></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 900; FONT-SIZE: 125%">I want to tell you about the Transformers!</SPAN> <HR>

<I>This character article is a <A title="Category:Character stubs missing fiction" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Category:Character_stubs_missing_fiction">stub</A> and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help Transformers Wiki by <A class="external text" title=http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit" rel=nofollow>expanding it</A>.</I> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>

<A name=Japanese_cartoon_continuity></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Japanese cartoon continuity" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=4">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Japanese cartoon continuity</SPAN></H3><A name=The_Headmasters_cartoon></A> <H4><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: The Headmasters cartoon" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=5">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>The Headmasters cartoon</SPAN></H4>

Voice actor: <A title="Yūji Mikimoto"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/YÅ«ji_Mikimoto">Yūji Mikimoto</A> (Japanese)

In his early years during the Great Wars on Cybertron, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> would get scolded by <A title="Optimus Prime (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)">Optimus Prime</A> for being hot headed and rash. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Duel on the Asteroid" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Duel_on_the_Asteroid">Duel on the Asteroid</A></SPAN>

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> later would become a legendary veteran soldier rumored to have defeated hundreds of Decepticons. According to <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> himself, his small team of <A title="Crosshairs (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crosshairs_(G1)">Crosshairs</A>, <A title="Sureshot (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Sureshot_(G1)">Sureshot</A>, and himself have speed and power unlike any other Transformer. He also did not like it that <A title=Wheelie href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheelie">Wheelie</A> considered him a friend. (Can we blame him?)

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B>, along with Crosshairs and Sureshot, was desperate to get into the heat of battle alongside the Autobots. He made short work of Sixshot but soon after was caught in an explosion of plasma energy when the refugees of <A title="Master (Headmasters)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Master_(Headmasters)">Master</A> tried to dispose of Decepticon mine bombs. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Miraculous_Warriors,_Targetmasters_(Part_1)">Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)</A></SPAN>

After the explosion settled, the damaged and unconscious <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B>, along with Crosshairs and Sureshot, were brought back to Battleship Maximus for repairs. <A title=Brainstorm href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Brainstorm">Brainstorm</A> noticed new bizarre weaponry merged with their right hands. When healed, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> told Chromedome how he'd now become one with a <A title=Peacemaker href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Peacemaker">small Master robot</A> in both body and mind and how it could transform into a powerful weapon attachment for his arm. Fortress named them the "Targetmasters". Chromedome was not too keen on the Targetmasters' arrogance and claims of power and experience. Later on, Chromedome learned to respect and understand <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and his team for who they are, and likewise for <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B>. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Miraculous_Warriors,_Targetmasters_(Part_2)">Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)</A></SPAN>

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> questioned Fortress Maximus's ideas of war when he refused to sacrifice Wheelie to keep the <A title="Master Sword" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Master_Sword">Master Sword's</A> secret out of Decepticon hands. He later helped with the assault on the Decepticons to rescue <A title=Wheelie href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Wheelie">Wheelie</A> but was unable to hold the front line defense against the <A title=Duocon href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Duocon">Duocons</A>, who in the end stole the Master Sword plans. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="The Master Sword Is in Danger!!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Master_Sword_Is_in_Danger!!">The Master Sword Is in Danger!!</A></SPAN>

Doubting that <A title="Zarak (Nebulan)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Zarak_(Nebulan)">Zarak</A> and the Decepticons had fled <A title="Master (Headmasters)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Master_(Headmasters)">Master</A> Planet, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> made a request to Fortress to go down to the planet to investigate. When talking to Fortress, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> sensed <A title="Ratbat (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ratbat_(G1)">someone</A> else in the command room. Abruptly, the spy fled Maximus, revealing that the Decepticons were in fact on Master mining <A title=G-Metal href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/G-Metal">G-Metal</A>. Landing on the planet, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and his Targetmaster team were ambushed by the Decepticon Targetmasters. During a quick skirmish, they were accidentally caught in a flash flood created by a stray laser blast and assumed dead by their evil counterparts. After recovering from the the loss, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> insisted on restoring the honor that the loss had cost him. The group continued their search 'till they found a group of Decepticons returning to what could be their secret base. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> reported this to Fortress and was told to continue his investigation. Later, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> found Transformer footprints leading to a large cave entrance, which, after deeper inspection, revealed the Decepticon base, in which <A title="Zarak Shield" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Zarak_Shield">something</A> important was being built. Peacemarker and the other two Autobot Targetmaster partners volunteered to go investigate. The Autobot Headmasters arrived on the scene and were also ambushed by the Decepticon Targetmasters, but were quickly saved by <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and company. <A class=mw-redirect title=Slugslinger href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Slugslinger">Slugslinger</A> was shocked to see the Autobot Targetmasters were still alive. A shootout began, but Zarak, fearing for the new Zarak Shield's safety, called a retreat. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Zarak_Shield_Turns_the_Tide">The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide</A></SPAN>

To calm the worries of Fortress and Chromedome about the new Zarak Shield, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and the Autobot Targetmasters reminded their commander that the shield was used as a defensive weapon, rather than an offensive one one for major attack. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> suggested if they split up the Decepticons and destroyed them in small numbers, they would leave Scorponok with a super defensive shield but no warriors to dish out the offensive attacks for him. Fortress approved of the plan, but Chromedome objected. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> assured that the Decepticons wouldn't escape destruction, and his group took their leave to the hidden Decepticon base.

During their attempt to sneak up on the Decepticons, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and the Autobot Targetmasters were spotted by the Decepticon Targetmaster partner <A title=Caliburst href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Caliburst">Caliburst</A>, who informed the others of the surprise attack. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> sensed something was wrong with the Decepticons' retreat formation, and his fears proved sound when the Decepticon Targetmasters made their presence known and rained lasers on them. Though outnumbered 3 to 7 by the Decepticon Headmasters, Targetmasters and Sixshot), Pointblank's team held a strong front and found an opening when a Planet Master reconnaissance jet distracted the Decepticons. The Autobots left the battle, hoping to cause their enemies to follow, but Sixshot, feeling the Targetmasters' movements were suspicious, ordered his group not to pursue.

Instead of the entire Decepticon team being led to their death in a large Planet Master ambush, Soundblaster alone followed discreetly and learned of the small base. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> didn't expect this much firepower from the youth of Planet Master and wondered who could have made them take this action. He returned to Fortress to report that he felt Chromedome was logically behind the growth of offense from the small band of warriors.

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> arrived at a large battle between the natives of Master, led by Chromedome, and the Decepticons, but high casualties among the Autobot ranks left <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> with little confidence in Chromedome's victory.

<DIV class="thumb tleft"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 182px"><A class=image title="Hey Fortress, trouble is a-brewin'..." href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Pointblankmessage.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=138 alt="Hey Fortress, trouble is a-brewin'..." src="Pointblank_fichiers/180px-Pointblankmessage.jpg" width=180 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Pointblankmessage.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Pointblank_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>Hey Fortress, trouble is a-brewin'...</DIV></DIV></DIV> After Fortress was downed in a small skirmish between himself and Scorponok, the Decepticons all left Planet Master for Earth. Chromedome, being hotheaded, attempted to follow, but <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> held him back, as enough people had died that day. When Chromedome objected, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> punched the Headmaster right in the face to straighten him out. Chromedome objected again, and <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> throttled him, saying he didn't understand the big picture and that the dead hadn't died with peace or with honor. <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> was then shocked to see <A title=Kirk href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Kirk">Kirk</A> was still alive. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Operation: Destroy the Decepticons" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Operation:_Destroy_the_Decepticons">Operation: Destroy the Decepticons</A></SPAN>

When Daniel went missing, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and the Targetmasters opted to follow Scorponok to Earth while Fortress and the rest of the Autobots found him. After Daniel was found, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> expressed relief, but also reported that Scorponok has just entered the Sol System. He vowed to continue his watch over Scorponok's movements until Battleship Maximus arrived. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="My Friend Sixshot!" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/My_Friend_Sixshot!">My Friend Sixshot!</A></SPAN>

He informs Fortress of Scorponok's propulsion failure and continues his pursuit. Later while communicating with Fortress he would be ambushed by the Decepticon Targetmasters only to be saved by the Autobot Headmasters.

When Chromedome arranges a one on one duel with Sixshot, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> gives some words of advise to the young Headmaster. When the battle turns bad, he comes to rescue of Chromedome and Daniel and take them back to Battleship Maximus, they all had a big laugh about it after. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Duel on the Asteroid" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Duel_on_the_Asteroid">Duel on the Asteroid</A></SPAN> <A name=The_Headmasters_comic></A> <H4><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: The Headmasters comic" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=6">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>The Headmasters comic</SPAN></H4> <CENTER> <TABLE style="WIDTH: 80%" cellSpacing=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1em; PADDING-LEFT: 1em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: right"> <DIV class=tti_messageboxdiv style="BORDER-RIGHT: #9f9fff 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 0.5em; BORDER-TOP: #9f9fff 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0.5em; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0.5em; MARGIN: auto; BORDER-LEFT: #9f9fff 1px solid; WIDTH: 100%; PADDING-TOP: 0.5em; BORDER-BOTTOM: #9f9fff 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #efefff; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <DIV class=floatleft><SPAN><A class=image title="No, really. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS." href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:Rad-sm.gif"><IMG height=85 alt="No, really. HE WANTS TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE TRANSFORMERS." src="Pointblank_fichiers/Rad-sm.gif" width=93 border=0></A></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 900; FONT-SIZE: 125%">I want to tell you about the Transformers!</SPAN> <HR>

<I>This character article is a <A title="Category:Character stubs missing fiction" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Category:Character_stubs_missing_fiction">stub</A> and is missing information on their fictional appearances. You can help Transformers Wiki by <A class="external text" title=http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit" rel=nofollow>expanding it</A>.</I> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>

<A name=IDW_comics_continuity></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: IDW comics continuity" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=7">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>IDW comics continuity</SPAN></H3> <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> was a crewman aboard the <I><A title=Ark-27 href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ark-27">Ark-27</A></I> when <A title="Optimus Prime (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Optimus_Prime_(G1)">Optimus Prime</A> to investigate the disappearance of <A title="Jetfire (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jetfire_(G1)">Jetfire</A>'s survey team and the possible reappearance of <A title="Thunderwing (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Thunderwing_(G1)">Thunderwing</A>. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Stormbringer issue 2" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Stormbringer_issue_2">Stormbringer issue 2</A></SPAN> When Thunderwing returned to Cybertron, <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> took part in the subsequent battle against the <A class=mw-redirect title="Ultra energon" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_energon">ultra-energized</A> monster. He was apparently a bit leadfooted in his attack and paid for it. He survived, however and was aboard the Ark-27 again as it transported Optimus Prime to Earth. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Stormbringer issue 4" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Stormbringer_issue_4">Stormbringer issue 4</A></SPAN>

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> and the crew of the Ark-27 recovered the severely damaged <A title="Omega Supreme (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Omega_Supreme_(G1)">Omega Supreme</A> from a comet in the <A class=new title="Muta-Gaath nebula" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Muta-Gaath_nebula&action=edit">Muta-Gaath nebula</A> after the giant Autobot and Optimus Prime were attacked by <A title="Pretender Monster" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Pretender_Monster">a group of strange "gestalt" Transformers</A>. <SPAN class=tt1_nowrap style="BORDER-RIGHT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: #cccccc 0px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #cccccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #cccccc 0px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ececec"><A title="Spotlight: Optimus Prime" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Spotlight:_Optimus_Prime">Spotlight: Optimus Prime</A></SPAN> <A name=Toys></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Toys" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=8">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Toys</SPAN></H2><A name=Generation_1></A> <H3><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Generation 1" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=9">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Generation 1</SPAN></H3> <DIV class="thumb tright"> <DIV class=thumbinner style="WIDTH: 202px"><A class=image title="The engine-block fills in the Pointblank." href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:G1Pointblank_toy.jpg"><IMG class=thumbimage height=174 alt="The engine-block fills in the Pointblank." src="Pointblank_fichiers/200px-G1Pointblank_toy.jpg" width=200 border=0></A> <DIV class=thumbcaption> <DIV class=magnify><A class=internal title=Enlarge href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:G1Pointblank_toy.jpg"><IMG height=11 alt="" src="Pointblank_fichiers/magnify-clip.png" width=15></A></DIV>The engine-block fills in the <B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B>.</DIV></DIV></DIV>

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B>

(Targetmaster, 1987)

Japanese ID number: C-106
Accessories: "Peacemaker" Targetmaster partner/"Sonic Blaster",

spoiler/shield

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B>

transforms into a Cybertronic sports car. 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 comes with his partner, <A title=Peacemaker href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Peacemaker">Peacemaker</A> who transforms into his "Sonic Blaster" gun. His winged engine block can be removed and held as a shield.

<B style="COLOR: black; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff66">Pointblank</B> is the

only one of the new-character Targetmasters to have an accessory beyond his partner/rifle (in the US, at least). <BR clear=all> <A name=Trivia></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: Trivia" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=10">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>Trivia</SPAN></H2>

The head on Pointblank's "<A title="The Rebirth"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Rebirth">Rebirth</A>" character model is rather vastly different from the actual toy's, looking something like the <A title="Crosshairs (G1)" href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Crosshairs_(G1)">Crosshairs</A> toy's head with a fin stuck on the forehead. His Japanese depictions do not use this model, instead opting for one much closer to the toy with exaggerated antennae off the sides.

Unlike his toy or "<A title="The Rebirth"

href="http://tfwiki.net/wiki/The_Rebirth">The Rebirth</A>" depiction, the Japanese Pointblank's Targetmaster partner does not transform into a handheld gun rather a gun attachment which affixes onto his hand after his own fist folds and tucks into his forearm. The same applies to the other Japanese Targetmasters. <A name=External_links></A> <H2><SPAN class=editsection>[<A title="Edit section: External links" href="http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Pointblank&action=edit&section=11">edit</A>]</SPAN> <SPAN class=mw-headline>External links</SPAN></H2>

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