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Over the years, a number of Transformers characters have shared their names with various characters and vehicles in other Hasbro lines.
(Note: This list includes a few Takara Transformers characters as well, because why the hell not?)
[edit] Shared names with G.I. Joe
| G.I. JOE | TRANSFORMERS
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| Airwave | Airwave
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| Backblast | Backblast
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| Backstop | Backstop
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| Barricade | Barricade (disambiguation)
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| Black Out | Blackout (disambiguation)
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| Blaster | Blaster
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| Blast-Off | Blast Off
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| Bullet-Proof | Bulletproof
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| Cannonball | Cannonball
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| Chameleon | Chameleon
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| Checkpoint | Energon Checkpoint, Cybertron Checkpoint
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| Claymore | Claymore
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| Cloudburst | Cloudburst
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| Clutch | Clutch
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| Countdown | Countdown
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| Crankcase | Crankcase
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| Cross Hair | Crosshairs
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| Dee-Jay | D.J.
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| Dreadnok Demolishor | Demolishor
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| Depth Charge | Depth Charge
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| Devastator | Devastator
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| Digger | Digger
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| Dogfight | Dogfight
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| Double Clutch | Double Clutch
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| Earthquake | Earthquake
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| Falcon | Generation One Predator Falcon, Generation One Micromaster Falcon
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| FLAK | Flak
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| Flash | Generation One Flash, Movie Flash
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| Frostbite | Frostbite
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| Gears | Gears
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| Grand Slam | Grand Slam
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| Hammer | Hammer
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| Hardtop | Hardtop
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| Hawk | Hawk
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| Heavy Metal | Heavy Metal
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| Hurricane VTOL | Hurricane
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| Iceberg | Iceberg
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| Iguanus | Generation One Iguanus, Beast Wars Iguanus
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| Incinerators | Incinerator
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| Inferno | Inferno (disambiguation)
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| Knockdown | Knockdown (disambiguation)
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| Knockout | Knockout (disambiguation)
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| Lightfoot | Lightfoot
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| Long Arm | Armada Longarm, Cybertron Longarm
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| Mainframe | Generation One Mainframe, Movie Mainframe
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| Manta Ray | Generation 2 Manta Ray, Beast Wars Manta Ray
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| Mirage | Mirage (disambiguation)
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| Night Creeper | Nightcreeper
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| Night-Viper | Nightviper
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| Outback | Outback
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| Overkill | Overkill
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| Overlord | Overlord, Generation One Autobot Overlords
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| Pathfinder | Path Finder
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| Payload | Payload (disambiguation)
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| Predacon | Predacon (disambiguation)
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| Quickstrike | Quickstrike (disambiguation)
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| Rage | Rage (disambiguation)
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| Rampage | Generation One Rampage, Beast Wars Rampage
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| Razorclaw | Razorclaw (disambiguation)
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| Recoil | Recoil
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| RHINO | Rhino
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| Roadblock | Roadblock (disambiguation)
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| Road Pig | Road Pig
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| Rollbar | Rollbar (disambiguation)
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| Rook | Rook (disambiguation)
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| Rumbler | Rumbler
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| Salvo | Salvo
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| Scoop | Scoop
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| Scrap Iron | Scrap Iron
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| Shadow Strike | Shadow Striker
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| Shockwave | Generation One Shockwave, Cybertron Shockwave
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| Sideswipe | Sideswipe (disambiguation)
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| Side Track | Sidetrack
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| Skydive | Skydive (disambiguation)
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| Smoke Screen Transport | Smokescreen (disambiguation)
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| Snow Cat | Snow Cat
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| Space Shot | Spaceshot
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| Spasma | Spasma
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| Stalker | Stalker
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| Striker | Striker
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| Thunderwing | Thunderwing (disambiguation)
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| Tigerhawk | Tigerhawk
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| Vortex | Vortex
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| Wave Crusher | Wave Crusher
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| Windmill | Windmill
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| Wreckage | Wreckage (disambiguation)
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| Zigzag | Generation One Zigzag, Cybertron Zigzag
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[edit] Shared names with other Hasbro lines
Similarly, several other non-G.I. Joe Hasbro lines over the years have shared names with Transformers characters.
[edit] Trivia
- G.I. Joe Sideswipe is modeled and named after Hasbro employee Andrew Frankel, who also worked on the Transformers toyline.
- Contrary to fan rumors, the name Kobushi was NOT originally intended for an unreleased Xevoz figure. The unreleased Xevoz figure was named "Scarabushi."
- Hasbro has occasionally used names from non-Hasbro toylines that were obtained via corporate buyouts and the like for Transformers characters, with the most notable examples being Generation 2 Gobots, named after the Tonka GoBots toyline, and Armada Leader-1, named after the leader of the "good guy" Tonka GoBots.
- Hasbro and Tonka also shared certain GoBots names when they were still in competition. Blaster, Rumble and Warpath were both Transformers and GoBots.
[edit] See Also
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