In the early days of the Great War on Cybertron after the Ark's launch, Crosshairs was one of Fortress Maximus's troops when they were attacked by Scorponok's troops. Imprisoned in the Corral on the Hub Network's Throneworld, Crosshairs was summarily executed alongside Joyride, Sky High, and Brainstorm for being "contaminated by external species' innovations". The War to End All Wars, Part 2 Rodimus Prime decided to take the fight to the Cybertronians but Jhiaxus had anticipated their strategy and forced a surrender. He would later respond alongside Ultra Magnus when Jhiaxus's Primum Fugae began attacking the Demons and Dinobots indiscriminately. His skills as a sharpshooter were employed when Rodimus Prime tasked him and Sureshot with covering his meeting with Jhiaxus at Eugenesis Plaza, though the former Senator quickly spotted the snipers. When Cybertron came under attack from Bludgeon's Warworld and Blitz Engines, Crosshairs joined Ultra Magnus, Prowl, Blurr, and Jazz on the front lines, fighting them off. Hanging with the big boys at last! Annnnnd.I'm dead. Pounce immediately gave up the passkey and the Valiant was saved. After the Dinobots left to confront Scorponok in the Sonic Canyons, the Autobots discovered that the Hub's missile silos had been set to target the returning Autobot hypercruiser Valiant and when the Clones hesitated in giving up the passkey, Crosshairs shot Wingspan at point blank range. Natural Selection, Part Four Together, they stormed the Civil Defense Hub and retook it from Wingspan and Pounce. Natural Selection, Part Three Investigating a disturbance at the Nursery, they arrived to find Grimlock and his Dinobots now firmly on their side against Scorponok. The group reconvened within the deserted Forum Senate, and thanks to Grapple's knowledge on the place's architecture, made their way to a secret passage which allowed them to bypass the chaos taking place outside. Grapple had a hard time recognizing Crosshairs without his mouthplate.įollowing the arrival of the resurrected Scorponok and the spread of his Gene Key amongst Cybertron's populace the situation rapidly worsened, leaving Crosshairs, Grapple, Hosehead and Blurr as the only uninfected Autobots remaining. Crosshairs was one of nearly a dozen Autobots who gave up their personal weapons to the Nebulans as a sign of cooperation. However, even the peaceful alien world had its share of warmongers, and the Autobots' chance at a peaceful coexistence with the natives came under threat as soon as they arrived. Crosshairs was being shuffled off toward a messy end in the smelting pools when an attack by Fortress Maximus and company saved him.Ĭrosshairs quickly joined Maximus's band, and he was among the first to agree when Maximus decided to quit the war and seek a reprieve on Nebulos. Crosshairs's Universe profile Eventually, Scorponok's Decepticons came along and blew the place up and took everybody captive. He found the role disturbing, however, as he saw more and more casualties as a result of his work. Events from the UK-only comic stories are in italics.Ĭrosshairs was Weapons Supervisor in his hometown on Cybertron he had a long career of acquiring and maintaining his comrades' arsenal of boom sticks.
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