Transformers names in other Hasbro lines

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?)

Shared names with G.I. Joe

G.I. JOE	TRANSFORMERS
Airwave	Airwave
Backblast	Backblast
Backstop	Backstop
Barricade	Barricade (disambiguation)
Black Out	Blackout (disambiguation)
Blaster	Blaster
Blast-Off	Blast Off
Bullet-Proof	Bulletproof
Cannonball	Cannonball
Chameleon	Chameleon
Checkpoint	Energon Checkpoint, Cybertron Checkpoint
Claymore	Claymore
Cloudburst	Cloudburst
Clutch	Clutch
Countdown	Countdown
Crankcase	Crankcase
Cross Hair	Crosshairs
Dee-Jay	D.J.
Dreadnok Demolishor	Demolishor
Depth Charge	Depth Charge
Devastator	Devastator
Digger	Digger
Dogfight	Dogfight
Double Clutch	Double Clutch
Earthquake	Earthquake
Falcon	Generation One Predator Falcon, Generation One Micromaster Falcon
FLAK	Flak
Flash	Generation One Flash, Movie Flash
Frostbite	Frostbite
Gears	Gears
Grand Slam	Grand Slam
Hammer	Hammer
Hardtop	Hardtop
Hawk	Hawk
Heavy Metal	Heavy Metal
Hurricane VTOL	Hurricane
Iceberg	Iceberg
Iguanus	Generation One Iguanus, Beast Wars Iguanus
Incinerators	Incinerator
Inferno	Inferno (disambiguation)
Knockdown	Knockdown (disambiguation)
Knockout	Knockout (disambiguation)
Lightfoot	Lightfoot
Long Arm	Armada Longarm, Cybertron Longarm
Mainframe	Generation One Mainframe, Movie Mainframe
Manta Ray	Generation 2 Manta Ray, Beast Wars Manta Ray
Mirage	Mirage (disambiguation)
Night Creeper	Nightcreeper
Night-Viper	Nightviper
Outback	Outback
Overkill	Overkill
Overlord	Overlord, Generation One Autobot Overlords
Pathfinder	Path Finder
Payload	Payload (disambiguation)
Predacon	Predacon (disambiguation)
Quickstrike	Quickstrike (disambiguation)
Rage	Rage (disambiguation)
Rampage	Generation One Rampage, Beast Wars Rampage
Razorclaw	Razorclaw (disambiguation)
Recoil	Recoil
RHINO	Rhino
Roadblock	Roadblock (disambiguation)
Road Pig	Road Pig
Rollbar	Rollbar (disambiguation)
Rook	Rook (disambiguation)
Rumbler	Rumbler
Salvo	Salvo
Scoop	Scoop
Scrap Iron	Scrap Iron
Shadow Strike	Shadow Striker
Shockwave	Generation One Shockwave, Cybertron Shockwave
Sideswipe	Sideswipe (disambiguation)
Side Track	Sidetrack
Skydive	Skydive (disambiguation)
Smoke Screen Transport	Smokescreen (disambiguation)
Snow Cat	Snow Cat
Space Shot	Spaceshot
Spasma	Spasma
Stalker	Stalker
Striker	Striker
Thunderwing	Thunderwing (disambiguation)
Tigerhawk	Tigerhawk
Vortex	Vortex
Wave Crusher	Wave Crusher
Windmill	Windmill
Wreckage	Wreckage (disambiguation)
Zigzag	Generation One Zigzag, Cybertron Zigzag

Shared names with other Hasbro lines

Similarly, several other non-G.I. Joe Hasbro lines over the years have shared names with Transformers characters.

Other Line	TRANSFORMERS
Air Raiders Wind Razor	Windrazor
Army Ants Bone Crusher	Bonecrusher
Army Ants Black Jack	Blackjack
Army Ants Grease Pit	Greasepit
Army Ants Knockdown	Knockdown
Army Ants Recoil	Recoil
Army Ants Snarl	Snarl
Army Ants Stalker	Stalker
Army Ants Tail Spin	Tailspin
C.O.P.S. Air Raid helicopter	Air Raid
C.O.P.S. Airwave	Airwave
C.O.P.S. Barricade	Barricade
C.O.P.S. Bluestreak motorcycle	Bluestreak
C.O.P.S. Bulletproof	Bulletproof
C.O.P.S. Checkpoint	Checkpoint
C.O.P.S. Hardtop	Hardtop
C.O.P.S. CROOKS Jolt	Jolt
C.O.P.S. Inferno	Inferno
C.O.P.S. Longarm	Longarm
C.O.P.S. Mainframe	Mainframe
C.O.P.S. Mirage	Mirage
C.O.P.S. Nightstick	Nightstick
C.O.P.S. Roadblock	Roadblock
C.O.P.S. Streetwise	Streetwise
My Little Pony Beachcomber[1]	Generation One Beachcomber, Energon Beachcomber
My Little Pony Cosmos	Cosmos
My Little Pony Baby Countdown	Countdown
My Little Pony D.J.	D.J.
My Little Pony Flash	Flash
My Little Pony Night Glider	Nightglider
My Little Pony Scoops	Scoop
My Little Pony Seaspray[2]	Seaspray
My Little Pony Star Catcher	Starcatcher
My Little Pony Sunbeam	Sunbeam
My Little Pony Steamer (UK: Tracks)	Tracks
My Little Pony Twilight	Twilight
My Little Pony Windsweeper	Windsweeper
My Little Pony Windy	Windy
My Little Pony Zig-Zag (Zebra)	Zigzag
Visionaries Cryotek	Cryotek
Weebles Carley Whatsit (Wegetable Stand)	Carly Witwicky and others
Weebles Augie Wobblekins (soccer player #2)	Auggie Cahnay
Weebles Winston Hobnobby III	Winston from G1 cartoon
Weebles Buster (Wonder Club Treehouse)	Buster Witwicky (G1) and Buster (Masterforce)
Weebles Wally	Wally, name for Blurr (G1) in the dub of The Headmasters
Weebles Winston	Winston from G1 cartoon
Xevoz Quick Slinger	Quickslinger
Xevoz Razorclaw	Razorclaw

Notes

• G.I. Joe Sideswipe is modeled and named after Hasbro employee Andrew Frankel, who also worked on the Transformers toyline.

• The Beast Wars name "Tarantulas" actually came from an unproduced Joe-series "Manimals" toy, Tarantulus.

• 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.

See Also

• Trademark

External links

• TFU.info
• YoJoe.com