Editing Trademark/Altered names

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In order to retain [[trademark]] on character names, sometimes Hasbro and Takara will strengthen their claim by adding prefixes or suffixes to a character name.

==Hasbro==
*[[Hi-Q|Apex]]: Autobot Apex
*[[Blackjack]]: Decepticon Blackjack
*[[Blackout (disambiguation)|Blackout]]: Decepticon Blackout (following several years of toys simply named "Blackout"!)
*[[Blades (disambiguation)|Blades]]: Autobot Blades, Blades the Copter-Bot, Blades the Flight-Bot, Protectobot Blades (also used as part of prefixes for other characters' toys, such as "Battle Blades [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]" or "[[Sideswipe (Movie)#Fast Action Battlers|Night Blades Sideswipe]]")
*[[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]]: Decepticon Blast Off
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]: Autobot Blaster (also used as part of names of weapons that aren't related to an actual "Blaster" character, such as "[[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]", "[[Energon Blaster]]" or "[[Umbral Blaster]]")
*[[Blot (disambiguation)|Blot]]: Terrorcon Blot
*[[Bludgeon (disambiguation)|Bludgeon]]: Decepticon Bludgeon ([[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|Bludgeon]] was officially named "[[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicon]] Bludgeon", with an individual ™ claim after each word, which at least ''technically'' means that Hasbro still claimed "Bludgeon" as a trademark by itself in 2003)
*[[Brawl (disambiguation)|Brawl]]: Decepticon Brawl, Deep Desert Brawl, Desert Blast Brawl (also used as part of multi-pack names such as "Freeway Brawl", "Back Road Brawl", "Desert Ruins Brawl" and "Streetside Bot Brawl", of which only the third actually includes a "Brawl" character); the trademark briefly went back to simply "Brawl" without prefix again in 2015, but returned to "Decepticon Brawl" in 2018. 
*[[Breakaway (disambiguation)|Breakaway]]: Autobot Breakaway
*[[Bruticus (disambiguation)|Bruticus]]: Predacon Bruticus, Bruticus Maximus, Decepticon Bruticus; but now back to simply "Bruticus" without prefix again as of 2015
*[[Camshaft (disambiguation)|Camshaft]]: Autobot Camshaft
*[[Chase (disambiguation)|Chase]]: Autobot Chase (only for the instructions of early ''Titans Return'' [[Chase_(G1)#Generations|Roadburn]] samples), Chase the Police-Bot, Chase the Dino Protector
*[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]: Decepticon Chop Shop (only two years after the release of a toy simply named "Chop Shop"!)
*[[Cloudburst]]: Autobot Cloudburst (used on the cardback of ''Power of the Primes'' [[Prime Master]] [[Micronus Prime#Generations|Micronus]])
*[[Cosmos (disambiguation)|Cosmos]]: Autobot Cosmos
*[[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]]: Autobot Countdown
*[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]] : Terrorcon Cutthroat
*[[Devastator (disambiguation)|Devastator]]: Constructicon Devastator, Devastator Showdown, Destruction Site Devastator, Autobot Assault Devastator; but now back to simply "Devastator" without prefix again as of 2015
*[[Doubledealer]]: Decepticon Doubledealer
*[[Drag Strip (disambiguation)|Drag Strip]]: Decepticon Drag Strip, Decepticon Dragstrip (the [[BotCon 2011]] exclusive, released between these two uses, was simply named "Dragstrip", as one word)
*[[Dropshot (disambiguation)|Dropshot]]: Decepticon Dropshot
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]]: Decepticon Fangry
*[[First Aid (disambiguation)|First Aid]]: Protectobot First Aid
*[[Flamewar (Prime)|Flamewar]]: Decepticon Flamewar (only for the ''Transformers Prime'' character; oddly, both the [[BotCon 2005]] exclusive [[Flamewar (G1)|figure]], which introduced the name, and the [[BotCon 2014]] exclusive are both simply named "Flamewar&trade;")
*[[Frenzy (disambiguation)|Frenzy]]: Decepticon Frenzy
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]: Decepticon Full-Tilt
*[[Gears (disambiguation)|Gears]]: Autobot Gears
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]: Autobot Grapple (misspelled as "Au'''ot'''bot Grapple" in several instances on the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue's packaging; also used as part of "Grapple Grip [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]", which isn't a "Grapple" character; spelled "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" on the [[multilingual packaging|European packaging]]), Solar Storm Grapp'''el''' (see [[Trademark#Notable.2Funusual_cases|notable/unusual cases]] for more)
*[[Groove (disambiguation)|Groove]]: Autobot Groove, Protectobot Groove
*[[Groundpounder (RID)|Groundbuster]]: Decepticon Groundbuster (only two years after the release of a toy simply named "[[Neutro#Generations|Groundbuster]]"!)
*[[Guzzle (disambiguation)|Guzzle]]: Autobot Guzzle
*[[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]]: Decepticon Hammer
*[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]: Predacon Headstrong
*[[Heatwave (disambiguation)|Heatwave]]: Heatwave the Fire-Bot, Autobot Heatwave
*[[Heavy Load (disambiguation)|Heavy Load]]: Decepticon Heavy Load
*[[Hoist (disambiguation)|Hoist]]: Hoist the Tow-Bot (only for the ''Rescue Bots'' character; all other Transformers toys named "Hoist" sport no prefix)
*[[Hook (disambiguation)|Hook]]: Decepticon Hook, Constructicon Hook
*[[Hot Rod (disambiguation)|Hot Rod]]: Autobot Hot Rod
*[[Hot Spot (disambiguation)|Hot Spot]]: Autobot Hot Zone (the ultimate real "Autobot Carblast" case - renaming "Hot Spot" into "Hot Zone" ''and'' adding an "Autobot" prefix) used only once, the [[Titanium Series]] figure is simply named "Hot Zone", without prefix; Protectobot Hot Spot (oddly, the [[Transformers: Generations#Asian market exclusives ("GDO")|''Generations'' "GDO"]] figure's packaging, including the [[bio]], consistently refers to him as "Protectobot Hot Spot", while the [[instructions]] identify him as "Hotspot&trade;"; later figures consistently use the "Protectobot" prefix)
*[[Hound (disambiguation)|Hound]]: Autobot Hound, Tracker Hound
*[[Hun-Gurrr (disambiguation)|Hun-Gurrr]]: Terrorcon Hun-Gurrr
*[[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]]: Autobot Jazz, Final Battle Jazz, Protoform Jazz, Battle Jazz, Freeway Jazz, Stealth Ninja Jazz (only released in Australia), Special Ops Jazz, [[Smooth Jazz]]
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]]: Decepticon Krok
*[[Kup (disambiguation)|Kup]]: Autobot Kup, Sergeant Kup
*[[Long Haul (disambiguation)|Long Haul]]: Constructicon Long Haul (following several years of toys simply named "Long Haul"!)
*[[Medix (RB)|Medix]]: Medix the Doc-Bot (only for the ''Rescue Bots'' character; the [[BotCon 2016]] customization class figure was simply named "[[Medix (G1)|Medix]]")
*[[Nautilator]]: Decepticon Nautilator
*[[Octane]]: Decepticon Octone
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]: Decepticon Overlord
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]]: Autobot Outback
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]: Autobot Pipes
*[[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]: Decepticon Piranacon
*[[Pounce]]: Decepticon Pounce
*[[Powerglide (disambiguation)|Powerglide]]: Autobot Powerglide
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]]: Decepticon Quake
*[[Rampage (disambiguation)|Rampage]]: Predacon Rampage, Constructicon Rampage
*[[Ratchet (disambiguation)|Ratchet]]: Autobot Ratchet, Rescue Ratchet, Rescue Torch Ratchet, Desert Tracker Ratchet, Night Ops Ratchet, Specialist Ratchet
*[[Ravage (disambiguation)|Ravage]]: Battle Ravage, Command Ravage (both abandoned, back to simply "Ravage" since 2007)
*[[Rewind (disambiguation)|Rewind]]: Autobot Rewind
*[[Rippersnapper (disambiguation)|Rippersnapper]]: Predacon Rippersnapper, Terrorcon Rippersnapper
*[[Roadbuster (disambiguation)|Roadbuster]]: Autobot Roadbuster, Track Battle Roadbuster
*[[Rook (Generations)|Rook]]: Protectobot Rook
*[[Rumble (disambiguation)|Rumble]]: Decepticon Rumble, Demolition Rumble (the latter unreleased; "Rumble" was also used as part of multi-pack names such as "Rotorwash Rumble" or "Hunters Rumble" that don't actually include a "Rumble" character, and as part of a prefix for [[Activator]]s redecos, "Rally Rumble Bumblebee" and "Rally Rumble Optimus Prime")
*[[Scavenger (disambiguation)|Scavenger]]: Constructicon Scavenger (following several years of toys simply named "Scavenger"!)
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]: Autobot Scoop
*[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]]: Junkion Scrapheap
*[[Scrapmetal (disambiguation)|Scrapmetal]]: Constructicon Scrapmetal
*[[Scrapper (disambiguation)|Scrapper]]: Decepticon Scrapper (''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Devastator (G1)|Constructicon Devastator]] giftset only; all subsequent toys (except the ''Combiner Wars'' Devastator giftset) are simply named "Scrapper"), Constructicon Scrapper
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]: Decepticon Seawing
*[[Shockwave (disambiguation)|Shockwave]]: Decepticon Shockwave (following several years of toys simply named "Shockwave"!)
*[[Sixshot]]: Six Shot
*[[Skids (disambiguation)|Skids]]: Autobot Skids, Missile Blast Skids, Offroad Skids, Tuner Skids
*[[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]]: Decepticon Slice (only on his [[bio]] card; the polybag packaging calls him "Slicer")
*[[Sludge (disambiguation)|Sludge]]: Dinobot Sludge
*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]: Decepticon Snap Trap (the name itself also parsed as two words)
*[[Snarl (disambiguation)|Snarl]]: Dinobot Snarl (following several years of toys simply named "Snarl"!)
*[[Springer (disambiguation)|Springer]]: Autobot Springer (but simply "[[Springer (G1)#Universe (2008)|Springer]]" for the Voyager Class figure in the [[Target]]-exclusive 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' two-pack)
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]: Protectobot Streetwise
*[[Stylor]]: Autobot Stylor
*[[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]: Decepticon Sweep
*[[Swoop (disambiguation)|Swoop]]: Dinobot Swoop
*[[Tailgate (disambiguation)|Tailgate]]: Autobot Tailgate
*[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]: Predacon Tarantulus (using the spelling "Tarantul'''u'''s" only once), Predacon Tarantulas
*[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]: Decepticon Tentakil
*[[Throttle (disambiguation)|Throttle]]: Autobot Throttle
*[[Topspin (disambiguation)|Topspin]]: Autobot Topspin, Autobot Armor Topspin
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]: Autobot Tracks, Turbo Tracks
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]: Decepticon Vortex
*[[Wedge (disambiguation)|Wedge]]: Wedge the Construction-Bot
*[[Whirl (disambiguation)|Whirl]]: Autobot Whirl, Whirl the Flight-Bot
*[[Wheelie (disambiguation)|Wheelie]]: Autobot Wheelie (but simply "[[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]]" for the [[Transformers: Generations#Asian market exclusives ("GDO")|''Generations'' "GDO"]] Deluxe Class figure)

===Exceptional prefixes for names previously not used for toys===
*[[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]: Decepticon Anvil
*[[Ark (disambiguation)|Ark]]: Autobot Starship Ark, Autobot Ark
*[[Back]]: Decepticon Back, Decepticon [[Forth]] (in the latter's case, it is more of an error)
*[[Berserker]]: Decepticon Berserker
*[[Boulder]]: Boulder the Construction-Bot
*[[Dragonus]]: Autobot Dragonus, Decepticon Dragonus, Mini-Con Dragonus
*[[Drift (disambiguation)|Drift]]: Autobot Drift
*[[Eclipse (disambiguation)|Eclipse]]: Autobot Eclipse
*[[Fracture (disambiguation)|Fracture]]: Decepticon Fracture
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]]: Decepticon Hatchet
*[[Hazard]]: Decepticon Hazard
*[[Infinitus]]: Autobot Infinitus
*[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]: Autobot Moonracer
*[[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]]: Autobot Nautica
*[[Wipe-Out|Necro]]: Decepticon Necro
*[[Nitro Zeus]]: Decepticon Nitro
*[[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]]: Autobot Novastar
*[[Offroad]]: Decepticon Offroad
*[[Prima]]: Prima Prime
*[[Primus]]: Cybertron Primus (also used as part of the "[[Primus Unleashed (disambiguation)|Primus Unleashed]]" [[subline imprint]]'s name)
*[[Pterry]]: Dinobot Pterry
*[[Swoop (G1)|Ptero]]: Autobot Ptero
*[[Revolver]]: Decepticon Revolver
*[[Roller (disambiguation)|Roller]]: Autobot Roller
*[[Sharp-T]]: Dinobot Sharp-T
*[[Shuffler]]: Autobot Shuffler (exceptional in Hasbro's markets)
*[[Slash (AOE)|Slash]]: Dinobot Slash
*[[Slug (disambiguation)|Slug]]: Dinobot Slug
*[[Sovereign]]: Autobot Sovereign
*[[Sqweeks]]: Autobot Sqweeks
*[[Stinger (disambiguation)|Stinger]]: Decepticon Stinger
*[[Stripes]]: Autobot Stripes
*[[Arcana|Teslor]]: Autobot Teslor
*[[Thrash]]: Infernocon Thrash
*[['Tops|Tops]]: Dinobot Tops
*[[Big Shot|Topshot]]: Autobot Topshot
*[[Twincast (disambiguation)|Twincast]]: Twin Cast (exceptional in Hasbro's markets)
*[[Doublecross|Twinferno]]: Autobot Twinferno
*[[Viper]]: Decepticon Viper

===Unusual one-off prefixes not required for concurrent/subsequent toys===
*All of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s from the [[Devastator (G1)#Generations|Devastator]] giftset have a "Constructicon" prefix even though only Hook would need one. This was likely done for consistency across the team.
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]: "Insecticon Bombshell" only for the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' reissue; the concurrently released ''Generations Combiner Wars'' Legends Class figure was simply named "Bombshell" without a prefix.
*[[Fireflight (G1)|Firestrike]]: "Autobot Firestrike" only for the ''[[Bot Shots (franchise)|Bot Shots]]'' figure; the ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Kreon]] was simply named "Firestrike", and Hasbro also used the name without a prefix for their ''[[Nerf]]'' line.
*[[Flak (TF 2010)|Flak]]: "Autobot Flak" only for the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] toy. Both [[BotCon 2009]] [[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]] (released a year earlier) and ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] [[Flak (TF 2010)#Dark of the Moon|Flak]] (released a year later) were simply named "Flak" without a prefix.
*[[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]]: "Dinobot Grimlock" only for the ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class toy, likely for consistency with the rest of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s. It should be noted that each word has an individual ® claim ("Dinobot® Grimlock®") rather than the name being one compound trademark.
*[[Ironhide (disambiguation)|Ironhide]]: "Autobot Ironhide" only for the ''[[Studio Series]]'' figure; the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' figure was simply named "Ironhide" without a prefix.
*[[Leadfoot (PCC)|Leadfoot]]: "Classic Leadfoot" only for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' rerelease of his ''[[Speed Stars]]'' toy, presumably to distinguish him from the ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Wrecker]] of the [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|same name]].
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]]: "Autobot Optimus Prime" for a single release of the ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'' Voyager Class toy with "battle damage" deco that was only available in Asia and from US-based online retailers. In this case, the "Autobot" prefix was probably only intended to distinguish this release from all the numerous other "Optimus Prime" toys from the ''Movie'' line.
*[[Reverb (Movie)|Reverb]]: "Decepticon Reverb" only for the unreleased [[Target]] [[exclusive]] ''Movie'' Scout (intended to be released in 2008). ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]] (who had his last toy released in 2006, as part of the [[Recon Mini-Con Team|Shadow Recon Mini-Con Team]]), ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]] (2009) and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Human Alliance]] [[Reverb (DOTM)|Reverb]] (2011) were all simply named "Reverb", without a prefix.
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]: "Decepticon Sideways" for a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive ''Revenge of the Fallen'' two-pack with [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] that was released in Europe. Presumably, this was simply because "Decepticon Sideways" sounds better together with "Autobot Wheelie" than a mere "Sideways" without the prefix.
*[[Sinnertwin (disambiguation)|Sinnertwin]]: "Terrorcon Sinnertwin" for the instructions of his ''Power of the Primes'' toy, but his packaging and card render his name with no prefix.
*[[Strafe (disambiguation)|Strafe]]: "Dinobot Strafe" for ''some'' ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toys; the majority of them, however, are simply named "Strafe" without a prefix.
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]]: "Autobot Wheeljack" for the [[KB Toys]] exclusive "G1" [[Spy Changer|Spychanger]]... but only on the cardbacks of the entire Spychanger lineup. On the front side of his own card, he was simply named "Wheeljack", without a prefix. Since then, multiple "Wheeljack" toys have been released without a prefix.
*All other prefixes used for same-[[character]] [[redeco]]s of toys that didn't require a prefix for their original release.

===Cosmetic prefixes that don't actually allow Hasbro to use a trademark===
*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] was referred to as "Autobot Erector" for his [[Transformers Hall of Fame|2011 Hall of Fame]] nomination [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/movie-news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-2011-Nominee-ERECTOR.cfm bio]. As the word "Erector" in the domain of toys is ''thoroughly'' trademarked by {{w|Meccano Ltd}} for {{w|Erector Set}} construction toys (they even own it [http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=77878820 specifically for toy robots!]), this was something of an empty gesture, as putting "Autobot" in front of his name wouldn't actually allow Hasbro to use that trademark in the field of toys. (Granted, a write-up on a webpage isn't actually something that you can trademark...)

==TakaraTomy==
Japanese trademark law has apparently changed in recent years, in a way very similar to American trademark law. As a consequence, TakaraTomy also started using prefixes with one of the last ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]], followed by several more cases in ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei!]]''.

TakaraTomy's versions of the ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]'', ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Darkside Moon]]'' toy lines used the same names as their Hasbro counterparts for the most part, including "Autobot" and "Decepticon" prefixes for a lot of names (though [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]] and [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] didn't require "Autobot" or "Constructicon" prefixes). However, TakaraTomy also added ''more'' prefixes for toys whose Hasbro versions ''didn't'' have prefixes (or, in one case, for giving a [[redeco]] a ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]''-based Hasbro name that is unavailable to Hasbro altogether). This usually only applies to listings of these toys by online stores and in Japanese hobby magazines in katakana. For toys with Hasbro counterparts, the English names on the packaging were unchanged from the Hasbro versions.

With ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers United]]'', TakaraTomy once again mostly followed Hasbro's naming choices (although ''Animated'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] and [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]] were renamed into "Ironhide" and "Armorhide", respectively, and the ''United'' version of [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]] was released under that name rather than Hasbro's substitute name "Darkmount"). Once again, some names featured more prefixes that either were not required by or differed from their Hasbro counterparts. On the toys' packaging, the names were spelled with those prefixes both in English and in katakana.

*[[Barricade (Movie)/toys|Barricade]]: Decepticon Barricade, Interrogator Barricade, Barricade & Frenzy
*[[Blazemaster]]: Autobot Blazemaster
*[[Blurr (disambiguation)|Blurr]]: Autobot Blurr
*[[Booster X10]]: Decepticon Booster X10
*[[Brakedown (ROTF)|Brakedown]]: [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]] Scout Brakedown
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]: Decepticon Brawl, Electronic Brawl (only toys from the 2007 ''Movie'' line; the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue of the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' [[Brawl (G1)|toy]] and the 2010 [[EZ Collection]] toy of the movie character were simply named "Brawl")
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]: Autobot Breakaway
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (same katakana spelling as "Brakedown"): War Breakdown, Silas Breakdown, Zombie War Breakdown
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]]: New Bumblebee, World War II Bumblebee, Rusty Bumblebee
*[[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetus]]: Cybertron Cheetus
*[[Firebolt (disambiguation)|Firebolt]]: Autobot Firebolt
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]: Autobot Grapple
*[[Hook (ROTF)|Hook]]: Decepticon Hook
*[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Rod]]: Cybertron Hot Rod
*[[Inferno (disambiguation)|Inferno]]: Cybertron Inferno
*[[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]]: Autobot Jazz
*[[Knockout (disambiguation)|Knock Out]]: Autobot Knock Out, Medic Knock Out, Bloody Knock Out
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]]: Autobot Kup
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Laserwave]]: Destron Laserwave
*[[Lockdown (disambiguation)|Lockdown]]: Decepticon Lockdown, N.E.S.T. Lockdown
*[[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]: Autobot Longarm
*[[Lugnut (disambiguation)|Lugnut]]: Decepticon Lugnut
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]: Decepticon Mixmaster
*[[Octane|Octone]]: Destron Octone
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]: Decepticon Overload
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]: Cybertron Perceptor, Autobot Perceptor
*[[Power Up VT6]]: Decepticon Power Up VT6
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]: Decepticon Rampage
*[[Ratchet (Movie)/toys|Ratchet]]: Autobot Ratchet, Desert Tracker Ratchet, N.E.S.T. Autobot Ratchet (only toys from the 2007 ''Movie'' and ''Revenge'' lines; ''Henkei'' [[Ratchet (G1)/toys|Ratchet]], ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and ''Darkside Moon'' toys are simply named "Ratchet")
*[[Runabout (Adventure)|Runabout]]: Decepticon Runabout
*[[Runamuck (Adventure)|Runamuck]]: Decepticon Runamuck
*[[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]: Decepticon Scrapmetal
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]: Decepticon Scourge
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]]: Autobot Sentinel (exceptional as he's missing his Hasbro counterpart's "Prime" suffix)
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]]: Decepticon Shockwave (only the ''Animated'' toy; the ''Darkside Moon'' toy is simply named "Shockwave")
*[[Slingshot (G1)|Sling]]: Cybertron Sling
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys|Streak]]: Cybertron Streak
*[[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]]: Decepticon Sunstorm
*[[Swerve (Prime)|Swerve]]: Autobot Swerve
*[[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]]: Autobot Swoop
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]: Decepticon Thunderwing
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]: Autobot Tracks
*[[Vortex (G1)|Vorter]]: Destron Vorter
*[[Vortex (Movie)|Vortex]]: Decepticon Vortex
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]]: Autobot Wheelie (only the ''Revenge'' character; ''Henkei'' Wheelie is simply named "Wheelie")
*[[Wildrider (disambiguation)|Wildrider]]: Stuntron Wildrider, Stunt Wildrider (previously announced as "Stunticon Wildrider")
*[[Wipe-Out]]: Decepticon Wipe Out
{{Note|Since "N.E.S.T." was used as a standard prefix for the TakaraTomy counterparts of the ''[[N.E.S.T. Global Alliance]]'' [[subline imprint]] including toys whose names ''definitely'' didn't require a prefix (such as "N.E.S.T. [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Alliance|Alliance Bumblebee]]" or "N.E.S.T. [[Ironhide (Movie)/toys#Recon|Recon Ironhide]]"), it's hard to say whether "N.E.S.T. [[Brawn (ROTF)|Brawn]]", "N.E.S.T. [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]]", "N.E.S.T. [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]]", "N.E.S.T. [[Scattorshot (ROTF)|Scattorshot]]", "N.E.S.T. [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]]" and "N.E.S.T. [[Skystalker (ROTF)|Skystalker]]" required the prefix for trademark reasons or not. The only ''certain'' cases were names that had previously required a different prefix (''Animated'' "[[Lockdown (Animated)|Decepticon Lockdown]]") or had a particularly clunky prefix ("N.E.S.T. Autobot Ratchet", "N.E.S.T. Scout Brakedown").}}

For the ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' line, which falls into a different product category than "toys", TakaraTomy also needed prefixes for some names:
*[[Grimlock (disambiguation)|Grimlock]]: Device Grimlock
*[[Ravage (disambiguation)|Jaguar]]: Device Jaguar

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