2/28/2023 0 Comments Shadow blade sideswipe![]() By 2007, Toy Biz had lost the Marvel license to Hasbro, and the following year saw the release of three new Transformers "Onslaught" toys as part of the Universe line. In the meantime, Marvel had created its own Onslaught character, with Toy Biz releasing their own toys of the character (the first as part of 1997's X-Men: Onslaught line, the second as the build-a-figure from 2006's Marvel Legends Series 13). Hasbro didn't use the name "Onslaught" for 14 years following 1994's Generation 2 Onslaught.That was possible because trademark law still worked differently back in the 1980s, and companies were less aggressive about protecting their products' names. Similarly, "Scrapper" was registered as a trademark by Tomy's US branch in 1985 (waaaay before Tomy merged with Takara into TakaraTomy), the same year Hasbro released the Constructicon toy of the same name. Blaster, Rumble and Warpath were both Transformers and GoBots. Hasbro and Tonka also shared certain names when they were still in competition.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 GoBots toyline, and Armada Leader-1, named after the leader of the "good guy" Tonka GoBots.The unreleased Xevoz figure was named "Scarabushi." Contrary to fan rumors, the name Kobushi was NOT originally intended for an unreleased Xevoz figure. ![]()
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