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by **calbob** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:48 pm

cause in the classics devestator thing, longarms one of the , but in armada, he is red alerts minicon, im so confused!!!!!!!!!!! :sad:

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:49 pm

characters change in everyline, every series isnt really connected.

by **calbob** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:53 pm

tom brokaw wrote:characters change in everyline, every series isnt really connected.

oh, thx, and i noticed blackout was a minicon two.

News Credits: 18 · by **Immortal Starscream** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:06 pm

they needed a name to match, since for some reason they couldnt use the name Hook anymore

News Credits: 4 · by **SnapTrap** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 9:35 pm

yeah Hasbro has to use the names regularly or they will loose the copyrights to that name.

by **calbob** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:12 am

hmmmmmmmmmm :-?

i see

by **Gojira Prime** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 10:43 am

Immortal Starscream wrote:they needed a name to match, since for some reason they couldnt use the name Hook anymore

You can "Thank" Robin Willams for that
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102057/

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:05 am

calbob wrote:
tom brokaw wrote:characters change in everyline, every series isnt really connected.

oh, thx, and i noticed blackout was a minicon two.

Yeah, it's kinda like how Armada Demolisher is IroHide in Japan.

Outside of the staple bots, names get tossed around all the time.

by **Autovolt127** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:47 pm

Movie longarm is an Autobot.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 4:02 pm

SnapTrap wrote:yeah Hasbro has to use the names regularly or they will loose the copyrights to that name.

Trademarks, not copyright, trademarks. *has hammer ready*

Anyway, yes, names are reused all the time between non-connecting lines. Mini-Cons and other small figures are insignificant enough for their names to be reused within connecting lines however.