Spoilsport
- Spoilsport is an Autobot Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Spoilsport has a rather appropriate moniker, given that he spoils the fun of his partner Sureshot by being an equally good marksman. In a contest between an intelligent gun and an intelligent gunner, the gun gets a majority vote. His partner resents his interference, and in his turn, Spoilsport resents Sureshot for his lack of appreciation. It can't help that Sureshot is a jerk, of course, and presumably he never calls.
Spoilsport's nature varies by universe; in most, he is an organic Nebulan, though in others he is a robotic lifeform from the planet Master.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Brothers in Armor!! Worlds Apart! The Desert Island of Space!
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Danny Mann (English), Kenichi Sakaguchi (Japanese), Bernd Simon (German)
Spoilsport was part of Gort's group of rebel Nebulans. When Targetmaster technology was stolen from the Decepticons, Spoilsport and Sureshot teamed together. Shortly after the process was completed, he boasted to the Autobot leader Optimus Prime that there wasn't a target he couldn't hit (only for Pinpointer to outboast him). During the later battle against the Decepticons, Sureshot instructed him to blast the enemy, and he complied with pleasure. The Rebirth, Part 1 The Rebirth, Part 2 Like the rest of the Nebulan rebels, he accompanied the Autobots back to Cybertron and helped to defeat the Decepticons and bring about a new Golden Age on the planet. The Rebirth, Part 3
The Headmasters cartoon
Spoil 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)
Spoil 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. Spoil and his new partner Sureshot became soldiers together under Fortress's command. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)
In a battle for the data of the Master Sword, Spoil bonded with Sureshot to fight the Decepticons. The Master Sword Is in Danger!! Spoil 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, Peaceman, Pointech, and Spoil 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 Spoil 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. Spoil 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)
Toy pack-in material
When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Spoilsport joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. (Help Optimus Prime Escape) to retrieve him. Optimus Prime Is Back
3H comics
Sureshot wielded Spoilsport during a battle with an army of Nightbirds. Departure
Commercial appearances
- When the Transformers' war resumed its course on Nebulon, Spoilsport accompanied Sureshot into battle. They fought alongside their fellow Autobot Targetmasters against their Decepticon counterparts, while Fortress Maximus and Scorponok grappled in the distance. Headmaster comic book commercial
- Spoilsport aided Sureshot in battling against Triggerhappy in the middle of a Cybertronian city. Both of the larger combatants fired their weapons at one another until they were within grappling range. As Sureshot and Triggerhappy wrestled, Spoilsport and Blowpipe transformed and did the same. Targetmasters commercial
Toys
Generation 1
- Sureshot (Targetmaster, 1987)
- ID number: C-105
- Available only with his larger partner Sureshot, Spoilsport transforms into a double-barreled blaster. In weapon mode he can either be a hand-held gun or mounted on Sureshot's roof via 5mm posts.
United
- Spoilsport (Targetmaster Micron, 3-05-2011)
- A redeco of Power Core Combiners Airlift, Spoilsport transforms into a double-barreled gun that can be held by any toy using 5mm weapon-mount points. He was only available as part of the Dark of the Moon "Movie Preview Campaign" at Bic Camera and Yodobashi Camera stores on March 5th, given away with the purchase of over 3000 yen worth of Transformers product.
- His instructions only show the hand-held mode (held by United Kup since there is no modern Sureshot for him to partner with), but as he is a Power Core Combiners Mini-Con mold, he can also be converted into a compact weapon meant for vehicle-mode use (attached by his Powerlinx socket), plus an "armor" mode that connects to a Power Core Combiners Commander toy's chest or back-mounted Powerlinx plug for use in either of their robot modes.
Notes
- Spoil's character model differs from Spoilsport's. Oddly, it does not seem to have ever been published anywhere, with new artwork by Ban Magami used in various Japanese publications alongside the models for the other 5 Targetmaster companions.
Foreign names
- Japanese: Spoil (スポイル Supoiru), Spoilsport (The Rebirth, スポイルスポート Supoirusupōto)
