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 1 Predator Falcon, Generation 1 Micromaster Falcon
|
| FLAK |
Flak
|
| Flash |
Generation 1 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 1 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 1 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 1 Autobot Overlords
|
| Pathfinder |
Path Finder
|
| Payload |
Payload (disambiguation)
|
| Predacon |
Predacon (disambiguation)
|
| Quickstrike |
Quickstrike (disambiguation)
|
| Rage |
Rage (disambiguation)
|
| Rampage |
Generation 1 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 1 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 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 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.
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