Transformers names in other Hasbro lines
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Over the years, a number of Transformers characters have shared their names with G.I. Joe characters and vehicles, primarily due to the fact that are both made by Hasbro in the US.
(Note: This list includes a few Takara Transformers characters as well, because why the hell not?)
Similarly, several other non-G.I. Joe Hasbro lines have shared names with Transformers.
| Other Line | TRANSFORMERS |
| Air Raiders Wind Razor | Windrazor |
| Army Ants Bonecrusher | 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. Airwave] | Airwave |
| C.O.P.S. Barricade | Barricade |
| C.O.P.S. Bulletproof | Bulletproof |
| C.O.P.S. Checkpoint | Checkpoint |
| 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. Nightstick | Nightstick |
| C.O.P.S. Roadblock | Roadblock |
| C.O.P.S. Streetwise | Streetwise |
| My Little Pony Beachcomber[1] | Generation 1 Beachcomber, Energon Beachcomber |
| My Little Pony Cosmos | Cosmos |
| My Little Pony Baby Countdown | Countdown |
| 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 Steamer (UK: Tracks) | Tracks |
| My Little Pony Zig-Zag (Zebra) | Generation 1 Zigzag, Cybertron Zigzag |
| Visionaries Cryotek | Cryotek |
| Xevoz Quick Slinger | Quickslinger |
| Xevoz Razorclaw | Razorclaw |
Trivia
- G.I. Joe Sideswipe is modeled and named after Hasbro employee Andew 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. Warpath and Blaster were both Transformers and GoBots.
