Over the years, a number of Transformers characters have shared their names with various characters and vehicles in other Hasbro lines.
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
|
Cybertron Backstop, Universe Backstop
|
| Barricade
|
Barricade
|
| Black Out
|
Blackout
|
| 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
|
Generation 1 Crosshairs, Movie Crosshairs
|
| Dee-Jay
|
Beast Wars II DJ, Generation 1 DJ
|
| Dreadnok Demolishor
|
Demolishor
|
| Depth Charge
|
Depth Charge
|
| Devastator
|
Devastator
|
| Digger
|
Digger
|
| Dogfight
|
Dogfight
|
| Double Clutch
|
Double Clutch
|
| Earthquake
|
Earthquake
|
| Falcon
|
Falcon
|
| FLAK
|
Flak
|
| Flash
|
Flash
|
| Frostbite
|
Frostbite
|
| Gears
|
Gears
|
| Grand Slam
|
Grand Slam
|
| Hammer
|
Generation 1 Hammer, Return of Convoy Hammer
|
| Hardtop
|
Cybertron Hardtop, Movie Hardtop
|
| Hawk
|
Hawk, Metalhawk/"Hawk"
|
| Heavy Metal
|
Heavy Metal
|
| Hurricane VTOL
|
Hurricane
|
| Iceberg
|
Iceberg
|
| Iguanus
|
Generation 1 Iguanus, Beast Wars Iguanus
|
| Incinerators
|
Armada Incinerator, Movie Incinerator
|
| Inferno
|
Inferno
|
| Knockdown
|
Knockdown
|
| Knockout
|
Knockout
|
| Lightfoot
|
Lightfoot
|
| Long Arm
|
Longarm
|
| Mainframe
|
Mainframe
|
| Manta Ray
|
Generation 2 Manta Ray, Beast Wars Manta Ray
|
| Mirage
|
Mirage
|
| Night Creeper
|
Nightcreeper
|
| Night-Viper
|
Night Viper
|
| Outback
|
Outback
|
| Overkill
|
Overkill
|
| Overlord
|
Overlord
|
| Pathfinder
|
Path Finder
|
| Payload
|
Payload
|
| Predacon
|
Predacon
|
| Quickstrike
|
Quickstrike
|
| Rage
|
Rage
|
| Rampage
|
Rampage
|
| Razorclaw
|
Razorclaw
|
| Recoil
|
Recoil
|
| RHINO
|
Rhino
|
| Roadblock
|
Roadblock
|
| Road Pig
|
Road Pig
|
| Rollbar
|
Rollbar
|
| Rook
|
Rook
|
| Rumbler
|
Rumbler
|
| Salvo
|
Salvo
|
| Scoop
|
Scoop
|
| Scrap Iron
|
Scrap Iron
|
| Shadow Strike
|
Shadow Striker
|
| Shockwave
|
Shockwave
|
| Sideswipe
|
Sideswipe
|
| Side Track
|
Sidetrack
|
| Skydive
|
Skydive
|
| Smoke Screen Transport
|
Smokescreen
|
| Snow Cat
|
Snow Cat
|
| Space Shot
|
Spaceshot
|
| Spasma
|
Spasma
|
| Stalker
|
Stalker
|
| Striker
|
Striker
|
| Thunderwing
|
Thunderwing
|
| Tigerhawk
|
Tigerhawk
|
| Vortex
|
Vortex
|
| Wave Crusher
|
Wave Crusher
|
| Windmill
|
Windmill
|
| Wreckage
|
Wreckage
|
| Zigzag
|
Generation 1 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.
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 Go-Bots, 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.
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