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Originally Posted by steamwhistle
I really dislike the re-use of names.
Are they they same character, or not?
Wasn’t Sandstorm an Autobot?
Is it so difficult to make up another name?
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This mostly has to do with trademark issues.
It costs money to get/make/retain trademarks. They also only generally last for 5 years and require renewal. So sometimes it is just easier to slap an existing name on another toy/character to save the trademark even if it makes no sense.
