Aimless
- Aimless is a Targetmaster from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Aimless should have been called "Useless". This Nebulan's success rate when he tries to hit a target is unknown, because that would require him to, you know, actually try. Together with his Targetmaster partner Misfire, he's a danger to himself and others. Mostly others.
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
- Voice actor: Milt Jamin (English), Takao Ishii (Japanese), Gerd Wiedenhofen (German)
Aimless was a member of the Hive, the despotic rulers of Nebulos. When the Hive allied themselves with a group of Decepticons, he became the Targetmaster partner of Misfire. Aimless introduced himself to his new Decepticon partner with the line, "I live only to destroy our mutual enemies!" He then transformed into gun mode, dropped to the ground, and started randomly firing in all directions. After Misfire picked him, he told him that he thought the name Aimless "suited him better."
When the partners first engaged in battle together, Misfire criticized Aimless's lack of marksmanship. (He's one to talk!) Aimless responded that this was to be expected, as he was new at this. The Rebirth, Part 2
The Headmasters cartoon
Aimless 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)
Although they survived the explosion, for Aimless and two of his fellow refugees, the ending was not a happy one. The plasma energy somehow fused each of them to a different one of the Decepticon trio who had been attacking them, creating Targetmasters. Aimless was now the eternal partner of Misfire and became a member of the Decepticon army at his side. As a Decepticon, Aimless was forced to join in the invasion of his own planet. Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)
Marvel Comics continuity
Aimless was a construction engineer on Nebulos who turned laziness into a business opportunity by accepting kickbacks for doing substandard work on the job. After several buildings under his supervision collapsed in a highly public manner, Aimless considered a career change. He signed up with the Decepticons while Lord Zarak and Scorponok were in favor on Nebulos, undergoing the bio-mechanical engineering process necessary to become a Targetmaster. He was partnered with Misfire and was involved in an ill-fated attempt to keep the Autobot Headmasters from escaping their imprisonment. Brothers in Armor!!
Toys
Generation 1
- Misfire (Targetmaster, 1987)
- Japanese ID number: D-89
- Aimless came packed with his larger Targetmaster companion, Misfire. He's molded in blue and gray plastic, with the only paint application in his face. Basically, like almost all Targetmaster guns, he transforms by folding his legs. But unlike others, his legs are not on a hinge but a joint, and it's prone to break over time from stress. Be lucky if you find a complete one these days.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Aimless (エイムレス Eimuresu)
