Sureshot (G1)

Sureshot is anAutobotTargetmasterfrom theGeneration 1continuity family.

Dammit,Weirdwolf!Stop peeing on my lawn!

Sureshotisan egothat holds a gun.^[1]

He's too skillful for his chestplate, too skillful for his chestplate.
His shooting is great.
And he's too much forIaconand evenCybertron,
FemaxandNebulon.

And he's too skillful to take orders
Or work with stupidstubbies.
Thebig red guycan stuff it.

He's a marksman—you know what that means—
And he shoots his laser gun on the front lines...
On the front lines, on the front lines, yeah.
He shoots his laser gun on the front lines.

And he's too skillful forthis song...

Sureshot would probably be pleased ifa toy companyproduced a replica of his marvelous self, but extremely annoyed if said replica werea redeco of an Optimus Prime toy.

Sureshot'sTargetmasterpartnerSpoilsportis just as good at marksmanship as him, and he hates that.

Fiction

Marvel Comics continuity

MarvelThe Transformerscomics

Millions of years ago, Sureshot was a marksman in theIntraFormers Sharpshooting Competition,even winning first place in one round, outclassingOptimus PrimeandMegatron.Sureshot'sUniverseprofile

Sureshot was one of many Autobots living in an unnamed city on Cybertron. The city was eventually incinerated byScorponok's Decepticons; Sureshot was among the numerous Autobots captured and marched off toward thesmelting pools.Only a timely attack byFortress Maximus's band saved them, driving off their Decepticon captors.

Sureshot apparently joined Fortress Maximus's group at this point; he was part of the group of Autobots who abandoned the war under the leadership of Fortress Maximus, attempting to give peace a chance on the new world ofNebulos.Their efforts at peaceful coexistence with the natives were destabilized by mistrust and treachery, however, prompting Fortress Maximus to make a desperate bid for peace. Sureshot was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation—a major sacrifice for Sureshot, to be sure.Ring of Hate!

Because you can't, you won't, and you don't stop...

The arrival of the Decepticons was almost beneficial for the Autobots, as it compelled the Autobots and Nebulans to work together bybinary bondinginto integratedHeadmasterpairings. After Scorponok and his army made a deal with the unscrupulous LordZarakand became Headmasters themselves, though, they were able to use Zarak's connections andMindwipe's hypnotic power to turn public Nebulan sentiment against the Autobots. Sureshot and many of his fellow warriors were still weaponless, and now leaderless after Fortress Maximus and the Headmasters were captured by Zarak's crew. Luckily, some Nebulans still believed in Maximus's partner,Peer Galen,and had themselves bio-mechanically engineered to transform into weapons that would replace those the Autobots lost. In defending the Nursery botanical gardens, Sureshot first combined with his Nebulan partnerSpoilsportas an AutobotTargetmaster.Unfortunately, this mission ended in disaster; though the Autobots proved more than a match for their opponents, their battle was simply too destructive, and left The Nursery in ruins. Shortly thereafter, the Autobots chose to abandon Nebulos rather than allow the war to continue raging over an innocent new world.Brothers in Armor!!

IDOlook good in pink!

At some point before they left Nebulos, Sureshot,Crosshairs,andPointblankwere captured by Scorponok's Decepticons, ostensibly because they were having trouble perfecting the Targetmaster process. However, when the Autobot Headmasters pursued the fleeing Decepticons back to theirFortress of Despair,they found that the Targetmasters were merely bait and that it was the Headmasters that Scorponok wanted to study. AfterHardheadreleased their bonds, the Autobot Targetmasters freedPeacemaker,Pinpointer,and Spoilsport and joined the fray.Worlds Apart!

Sureshot and the other Autobots made their way to Earth and, following Galen's death, followedSpike Witwickyinto battle after he had taken up the role of Fortress Maximus's Headmaster partner. After the boy hadintroducedthe Targetmasters to his father, they left to rescue hisyounger brotherfrom the Decepticons. Upon landing on the enemy's island-base however, they were driven back by its automated defenses. Sureshot was ultimately unable to pursue the Decepticons when the whole landmass transformed into a rocketship, and blasted off into space.The Desert Island of Space!

Afterwards,Steelhaven's crew united with the other Autobots on board theArk.Unfortunately, the Ark's commander,Grimlock,was difficult to deal with, and so their meetup resulted in a ritual battle for Autobot supremacy between him andBlasteron Earth'smoon.Sureshot disembarked along with the rest of theSteelhavencrew to watch the fight.Totaled!

Fortress Maximus's troops eventually came under the command ofOptimus Prime.Sureshot didn't see any major action under Prime's command and was actually taken down inside theArk's hallways when a crazedMegatron/Ratchetfusion...thingy went rampaging through the ship.The Pri¢e of Life!He was repaired in short order byFixitand was up and active by the time the Autobots were forced to intervene as a duel between Scorponok andShockwavethreatenedNew York City.During the battle,MindwipehypnotizedSoundwave,and planned to have him order his subordinates to lay down their arms, so that Shockwave's loyalists could easily pick off Scorponok's followers. Sureshot was part of a small group of Autobots who forced him to modify this plan; at gun-point, Mindwipe had the Decepticons unite into a cohesive faction, and join forces with the Autobots.Primusthen suddenly summoned all the Transformers of Earth back to Cybertron to do battle withUnicron.Out of Time!Severalcultistsemerged upon Unicron's approach, attacking Optimus in the hopes of weakening the army opposing their master by eliminating its leader. Sureshot helped fight back against the cultists, but this skirmish proved to be little more than a distraction! Following the altercation, the Transformers turned their gazes skywards to find Unicron already within Cybertron's orbit!The Void!

Two Bursts and a Shot.

Confronted by the impossible enormity of this opponent, Sureshot panicked and tried to make a run for it, only to be sent reeling when Unicron slammed his hand into the planet's surface. The Transformers were eventually rallied into striking back against Unicron, but their efforts amounted to little. It wasn't until the Matrix returned and Optimus seized a hold of it that Unicron was destroyed and Cybertron was saved from destruction.On the Edge of Extinction!A destroyed vehicle resembling Sureshot was seen in the aftermath of the battle with the Planet-Eater.Still Life!

Regeneration One

"I am not throwing away my shot!"

Sureshot was with acting Autobot leaderHot Rodwhen the waywardGrimlockreturned to Cybertron from Nebulos. Along withBackstreet,Crosshairs,Dogfight,andOverride,he assisted with taking Grimlock into custody at theBastion-five lock-up,getting quite dinged up in the process.Natural Selection, Part TwoLater, when Rodimus Prime metJhiaxusatEugenesis Plazahe had Sureshot and Crosshairs cover the meeting from a distance with sniper rifles. Jhiaxus immediately detected their presence and so he and Prime left to discuss matters in private atNova Point.The War to End All Wars, Part 2

Transformers '84

In the early days of theGreat WaronCybertronafter theArk's launch, Sureshot was one ofFortress Maximus's troops when they were attacked byScorponok's troops.Secrets & Lies #3

The Transformerscartoon

Voice actor:Steve Bulen(English),Ken Narita(Japanese)

Sureshot was hanging around withHot Rod,Blurr,Brainstormand several others on Cybertron whenOptimus Primeradioed in to warn them that the Decepticons were coming for an assault. How many Decepticons, you ask? ALL of them. It seemedGalvatronhad learned of thePlasma Energy Chamber,the foundry in which the original Autobot bodies were forged, and had a plan to take the Chamber's key, open it, and turn the massive energies within to his advantage. Sureshot and his allies managed to get the key back from Galvatron's lackey,Scourge,just before a blast ofplasma energysent their shuttle rocketing through space. They eventually crash-landed on the planet Nebulos and were captured by machine-hating rebels who mistook the Autobots for creations of their enemies, theHive.

When the Decepticons arrived,Spike Witwickywas able to convince the Nebulan leaderGortto release the Autobots to fight for them. Mere moments after the energy bonds were undone, though, Sureshot was disabled by the Decepticons' opening volley of laser fire. The 'Cons disengaged after a short battle, taking the fallen Autobots with them as leverage and to torture them for the location of the key.The Rebirth, Part 1

After applying Brainstorm's ideas for bio-mechanical engineering to themselves and the Nebulans to become Headmasters, the free Autobots assaulted the Decepticons and managed to reclaim Sureshot and the rest of their comrades.Cyclonus,Scourge and the other Decepticons then made a devil's bargain with Zarak and the Hive, creating Decepticon Headmasters and a new variant in binary bonding: Targetmasters. Their enhancements proved effective, and they managed to steal back the key from the Autobots. On the other hand, Brainstorm's exo-scanner captured a full bodyscan of a Targetmaster warrior, allowing him to recreate the process and turn Sureshot and several others into Autobot Targetmasters, binary bonded to six Nebulan sharpshooters.The Rebirth, Part 2

Having created two giant transforming starships as well, Scorponok and later Fortress Maximus, the Transformers carried the battle back to Cybertron, where the power of the Plasma Energy Chamber was ultimately reversed back into the planet's core, revitalizing Cybertron back to what it was in the Golden Age. Sureshot and the -Master warriors were last seen returning to Nebulos to cleanse the planet of the Hive's evil machines.The Rebirth, Part 3

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

The Headmasterscartoon

Voice actor:Masaharu Satō(Japanese),Rik Thomas(English,Omni Productionsdub)

Sureshot was part of an elite trio of Autobots, along withPointblankandCrosshairs.Contrary to what SOME 'bots may have said, he was no friend ofWheelie's. He and his comrades came to Fortress's aid shortly after the deaths ofUltra Magnusand Galvatron changed the course of the war. They became involved in a mission to dispose of deadly plasma energy bombs when everything became complicated by the arrival of a Decepticon space squad and a ship of refugees trying to flee from the planetMaster.The bombs ended up going off during the battle, and several Autobots and Decepticons were bathed with plasma energy.Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)

TheHeadmastersrecovered the unconscious Sureshot and his friends from space. Miraculously, the three Autobots had not only survived the explosion, each of them had also been fused to one of the Master refugees in a kind of symbiotic combination. The smaller Master robot known asSpoilcould now transform into a powerful weapon and affix himself to Crosshairs's hand, creating a Targetmaster. Pointblank and his men seemed cocky before, but their newfound power made them almost unbearable. Sureshot and Crosshairs had to get between Pointblank and the Headmasters when their leader simply would not shut up about how awesome he was. After the Autobots arrived on Master,ApefaceandSnapdragonwere triple-teamed by the new Targetmasters. Perhaps not considering theHorrorconsworthy of their new powers, Sureshot and the Targetmasters spent the whole battle unarmed and invehicle mode,and still royally smacked the chips out of the two Decepticons.Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)

Sureshot continued to serve on Master with Pointblank and Fortress. He and his fellow Targetmasters were involved in the battle for data on theMaster Sword.The Master Sword Is in Danger!!While in orbit around Master in the Battleship Maximus, the Targetmasters spotRatbatspying on them, and chase him andSoundblasterback to the planet's surface. Their pursuit was interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Targetmasters, who tried to eliminate the Autobots by blasting open a natural reservoir, washing Sureshot and his friends away in a massive wave. The Targetmasters survived, however, and located the Decepticons' secret cavern base. They sent out their small partners to covertly investigate the base, but the loud and bolsterous arrival ofChromedomeand the Headmasters made stealth impossible, and so a battle was joined.The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide

Sureshot and the Targetmasters continued working with Fortress's army against Scorponok and were involved in the finalHead Formationthat destroyed Mega Zarak at the North Pole.The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)

I want to tell you about the Transformers! This character article is astuband is missing information on theirfictional appearances.You can helpTransformers Wikibyexpanding it. Operation: Destroy the DecepticonsMy Friend Sixshot!Duel on the AsteroidThe Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)

Legendscomic

During a battle with Scorponok in2021,Sureshot and the Targetmasters battled their Decepticon counterparts, who managed to take away their gun partners as part of a plan to forcibly bond with them during another plasma energy detonation. Instead, the explosion caused all the Targetmaster partners to disappear and infected everyone else with "black balls",smallblack holesthat were shrinking their bodies until they would ultimately collapse in on themselves. Having no other choice, Sureshot the other non-Headmasters agreed to have their heads removed and converted into Headmasters so they could leave their bodies behind.Headmaster Chapter PrologueTargetmaster Chapter PrologueWhile one account saw Sureshot accompanying the other Autobots to theLegends Worldin search of new bodies,Bonus Edition Vol. 21he and the other Targetmasters actually remained in their home universe to search for their lost partners.Targetmaster Chapter PrologueThey eventually found them floating in space, only to find they had been supercharged with plasma energy and were emitting deadly doses of it. Before the trio could succumb to the energy, the Targetmaster partners suddenly vanished, whisked away to the Legends World byAlpha Trion.Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter

Toy pack-in material

When Optimus became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Sureshot joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. (Help Optimus Prime Escape) to retrieve him.Optimus Prime Is Back

Ladybird Books continuity

Sureshot was one of the Autobot Targetmasters who ruined a Decepticon energy operation at the Nebulan north pole by using thermal lasers to sinkScorponokinto the melting ice he had rested upon.Decepticons at the Pole

Transformers in 3-D

Following the destruction of Cybertron'senergonsupply byGalvatron,Sureshot was onOptimus Prime's team for a mission to destroy theNullification Cannon.After they broke into the Decepticon's hidden base, Optimus went on alone, and succeeded in destroying the Cannon. Blurr and Sureshot helped him limp away from the destruction.The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3

3H comics

Sureshot, Crosshairs, andHot Spot,were part of a rescue team sent toJapanto retrieveDoctor Fujiyama,Arcee,Wheelie,andDaniel Witwickyfrom an all-out assault of an army ofNightbirds.Sureshot had the task of suppressing Fujiyama's latest blunder.Departure

2005 IDW continuity

First appearance:Stormbringer#2

Sureshot was a crewman aboard theArk-27under the command ofOptimus Prime.He was seated next to the navigator station, so he could have been in charge of anything from sensor operations to communications to helm control. With his pride in his shooting, though, weapons seems a good bet.Stormbringer #2

Later, Sureshot helped haul Omega Supreme away after his fight with Monstructor.Spotlight: Optimus Prime

He's either mis-colored or this is mood lighting.

Sureshot was present whenCyclonusand theSweepsinvadedKimia.He survived the massacre and got away aboard an escape pod piloted byChromedomeandBrainstorm.They were soon rescued byArcee.KingsShe told the survivors aboutGalvatron's misguided plans to save the universe (which would actually destroy it), then brought them to Cybertron to put a stop to it.Genesis

After Cybertron was reborn in the wake ofD-Void's attack, Sureshot joinedRodimus's mission to use the map within theMatrix of Leadershipto find theKnights of CybertronatCyberutopia.The mission's departure in theLost Lightwas interrupted by an explosion in the ship sending it into prematurequantum jump.The resulting hull breach sucked Sureshot out of the ship.How to Say Goodbye and Mean ItHe was soon rescued by Rodimus andUltra Magnus,who had come to retrieve him and the others.Hangers On

Sureshot was among the crew members who participated in the battle with the Decepticons onTemptoria.Before & AfterHe was later arrested and thrown in the brig for playing hand-grenade tag withWaverideroutside Ultra Magnus's office.Cybertronian Homesick BluesSureshot got down on the dance floor atThunderclash's "pre-wake".The Sensuous Frame

Sureshot became a member of the security team for theLost Lightafter supportingGetaway's mutiny. Like all of the crew, he was subjected to mnemosurgery that made him forget the mutiny and believe Megatron, Rodimus, and Ultra Magnus left of their own accord, abandoning the rest of the crew. Sureshot was subjected to additional reprogramming as a member of the security team, causing him to unquestioningly accept Getaway's orders, and believe anyone who opposed Getaway was a Decepticon traitor.Full Circle

2019 IDW continuity

First appearance:Transformers#19

Professionals have standards: Be polite.

Sureshot was a veteran of theWar of the Threefold Spark,familiar with the defenses seen aroundExarchon's bases.War's End Part One

FollowingThe Rise's terrorist attack on theTether,Sureshot volunteered forColonial Security.He became a member ofNovastar's recon and rapid response unit, partnered withSpringeras a strike duo for long- and short-range coordinated assault.All Fall Down

Their unit was called to action whenLandmine's geological expedition spotted theRiseand a major SecOps target,Quake.Sureshot arrived and defendedBeachcomberafter he was injured byTriggerhappy.He then snipedRumble,while orderingBladesto apprehend him.TremorsSureshot informed Novastar that they hadbackupcoming their way. He was later on a carrier transporting the captive Quake until Ascenticon mob supporters started attacking the procession to free Quake. Sureshot and Smokescreen were then overpowered by the mob.Prisoners

Next, Sureshot's unit went aboardSky Lynxto help liberate theWinged MoonfromSlipstream's forces. He talked with Novastar about whether they were giving the Decepticons a chance to surrender only to be knocked out byShadow Striker.Moon

Be efficient.

Sureshot was next part of a strike team sent aboard Sky Lynx to rescueTermagaxfrom anInsecticon cloneswarm. After the swarm was dealt with, Sureshot,ArceeandWindchargerwere stationed on the roof ofHousein anticipation of a full-on Decepticon assault. The Decepticons sent out theRainmakersfirst as expected, with Sureshot itching for a chance to take them out. He and Arcee immediately snipedAcid StormandIon Stormdown while Windcharger's magnetic powers took outNova Storm.Sea of Rust IIHowever, the teleportingSkywarpproved a far more difficult target when he arrived on a whim to aid the Decepticons. The enemy didn't get the Enigma, but it was lost in the Sea of Rust.Enigmatic

Have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

When concerns rose that Exarchon may have returned, Optimus Prime dispatched a scouting party to search for Threefold Spark bases in theSonic Canyons.Pointblankand Sureshot went as security for the exploration unitLandmine,Geomotus,andZetar.Geomotus's scans alerted some automated blaster systems, forcing the Autobots to dive deeper into the Canyons to avoid being hit. They found an entrance to Exarchon's base, only to face the Threefold Spark himself in his powerfulDeathsaurusbody.War's End Part OnePointblank and Sureshot got the civilians into a cave too small for Exarchon, and Zetar was able to drill them an escape tunnel. Things got worse as they entered the base itself and discovered a massive drilling operation, clone swarm drones, and animploder.War's End Part TwoSureshot did some scouting, and it seemed Exarchon's operation was something that needed to be stopped, and soon, even at the cost of their lives.War's End Part ThreeExarchon intended to inject a portion of his own mitotic spark into the Allspark of Cybertron's core. Finally spotted in the base by Rise infiltration troopers, Sureshot's crew prepared to intercept the drill. They foughtSoundblasterand his minions until Zetar succeeded in breaking the drill device.War's End Part Four

Sureshot's team reconnected with the Autobot army for the final battle atDarkmount.He joined Arcee andJavelinas snipers picking off Seekers as they approached from the sky.Fate of Cybertron

Commercial appearances

Sureshot will fight left-handed; otherwise, it's over too quickly.

• When the Transformers' war resumed its course onNebulon,Sureshot could be seen fighting alongside his fellow AutobotTargetmastersagainst their Decepticon counterparts, whileFortress MaximusandScorponokgrappled in the distance.Headmaster comic book commercial
• Sureshot andCrosshairsbattledTriggerhappyandMisfirein the middle of a mechanical city. After transforming and usingSpoilsportto fire off a flew blasts towards Triggerhappy, Sureshot grappled with him while both theirTargetmasterpartners did the same.Targetmasters commercial

Games

The Transformers(PS2)

The Transformers

Toys

The Transformers

He of the long, long torso

• Sureshot(Targetmaster,1987)

• Takara name:Sirshot(サーショット)
• Takara ID number:C-105

Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's USThe Transformerstoyline (third year in Europe and in Takara'sFight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformersline), Targetmaster Sureshot transforms into a Cybertronic buggy somewhat resembling aBaja buggy.As a Targetmaster, he can hold in his hand or mount on hisvehicle modehood any Targetmaster gun (or any weapon that uses a5 mm post). He came with his partner,Spoilsport( "Spoil" in Japan).

Like the other 1987 Targetmasters, the Takara release of "Sirshot" lacks arubsign.

• More information on Sureshot at TFU.info

Notes

(IDWMore than Meets the Eyemodel)

• Sureshot'scharacter model(to be precise, his Japanese one fromThe Headmastersrather than his Western one) is recolored and used inArmadato make the "arrogant Autobot officer".
• Sureshot appears inVol. 52of theLegendsmangaas a "virtual redeco" of theTitans ReturnChasmhead on theFull-Tiltbody.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Sirshot(サーショットSāshotto),Sureshot(シュアショットShuashotto)
• French:Tirexact(Canada)
• Italian:Dragster
• Mandarin:Sasha(TaiwanOmni Productionsdub, sa hạShāxià),Shut(China, sát đặcShātè)
• Russian:Sniper(Снайпер,Snaĭper)
• Spanish:Sansón(America)

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