Crosshairs (G1)
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- Crosshairs is an Autobot Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
As the Autobot weapons supervisor, Crosshairs oversees the procurement and maintenance of a dizzying arsenal of implements of death for his fellow Autobots. Long association with such machinery has made him meticulous and careful, possibly to a fault. Crosshairs will often refuse to fire his own weapon unless he's certain it won't miss.
Crosshairs enjoys a good relationship with his equally methodical Targetmaster partner Pinpointer, who is content to let Crosshairs call the shots.
- Italian name: Cross
- French-Canadian name: Échevelé
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Crosshairs was Weapons Supervisor in his hometown on Cybertron; he had a long career of acquiring and maintaining his comrades' arsenal of boom sticks. He found the role disturbing, however, as he saw more and more casualties as a result of his work.[1] Eventually, Scorponok's Decepticons came along and blew the place up and took everybody captive. Crosshairs was being shuffled off toward a messy end in the smelting pools when an attack by Fortress Maximus and company saved him.
Crosshairs quickly joined Maximus's band, and he was among the first to agree when Maximus decided to quit the war and seek peace on Nebulos.
However, when stuff exploded on Nebulos, Fortress Maximus was all "Waah, I'm on fire, where did our guns go?" and Crosshairs was pressed back into service as the Autobots' armorer.
When Thunderwing took control of the Creation Matrix, he blasted Crosshairs. Since Crosshairs was never seen again after this point in comic continuity, and Hot Rod mentioned that three Autobots were deactivated by Thunderwing, it's possible Crosshairs was one of the casualties. All Fall Down
Earthforce
Crosshairs was among the "new age" Autobots who attended Optimus Prime's meeting with Grimlock and the Dinobots about their more brutal methods. When Grimlock threatened to quit the Autobots, Prime seemed all too willing to let him, and the two of them actually came to blows. After beating some sense into each other, however, Optimus Prime agreed to allow Grimlock his autonomy, to lead "Earthforce" while he and the Ark's crew took off for space. Break-Away!
American cartoon continuity
- Voice actor: Neil Ross
Crosshairs does quite the Ronald Reagan impression. Or maybe Jack Nicholson. He is very concerned with "the hubbub".
Crosshairs was among the group that pursued Scourge into Cybertron's depths, and into the Plasma Energy Chamber. The group's shuttle was subsequently blasted across the cosmos, crash landing on Nebulos. They were captured by the natives, and only released when the Decepticons attacked. While several of his teammates were knocked out and captured in the subsequent battle, the completely undamaged Crosshairs just stood there while Mindwipe grabbed him and flew off with him.
Seriously, he didn't even try to get away. The Rebirth, Part 1
The Headmasters cartoon
- Voice actor: Hôchû Ôtsuka
Universe: Featuring the Wreckers
He was part of a crew of Autobot reinforcements led by Hot Spot with the unenviable task of rescuing Arcee, Daniel Witwicky, Wheelie and Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist from Fujiyama's latest blunder. There were a lot of Nightbirds to kill off. Departure
IDW comics continuity
Crosshairs was stationed out of the Autobot Orbital Command Hub and was seen acting as navigator for the crew of the Ark-27. They transported Optimus Prime into battle with Thunderwing on Cybertron Stormbringer issue 2 and later brought him to Earth to follow up a lead on the Decepticons' resurrection and to investigate the why the Decepticon Infiltration unit there had assumed Siege Mode. Stormbringer issue 4
Later, Crosshairs was with the rest of the Ark 27's crew as they worked to recover the heavily-damaged Omega Supreme after his battle with Monstructor. Spotlight: Optimus Prime He was present on the Orbital Command Hub when Blaster announced his return to the airwaves. Spotlight: Blaster
Toys
Generation 1
- Crosshairs (Targetmaster, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: C-107
- Accessories: "Pinpointer" Targetmaster partner
- Crosshairs transforms into a Cybertronic van-buggy-sorta-kinda-thing. 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 was released with his partner, Pinpointer.
Trivia
- Along with many other Generation 1 characters, Crosshairs' animation model appeared as a generic Autobot in the Transformers Armada cartoon.
