First out of the box.

[DAMartin]

The name is because of trademark issues. It's like "G.I. Joe Hawk" or "Cobra Slice". Those are so common words that need a suffix to better secure the trademark. The same has happened with TF. In fact, you can see some TF examples here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trademark#Names_ ... r_suffixes

[Red Laser]

The name is because of trademark issues. It's like "G.I. Joe Hawk" or "Cobra Slice". Those are so common words that need a suffix to better secure the trademark. The same has happened with TF. In fact, you can see some TF examples here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trademark#Names_ ... r_suffixes

But surely through DDP they had that right already?

[DAMartin]

Seemingly, it's a bit more complicated. I don't get a lot of that, but the tfwiki article explains some things

[Red Laser]

Seemingly, it's a bit more complicated. I don't get a lot of that, but the tfwiki article explains some things

That was a good article DA it answers the question I had for ages as to why certain Joe characters were re-named like Clutch who became referred to as Double Clutch a name which I think is crap

[DAMartin]

Next Joe/TF crossover: battle for the trademarks!
Featuring "General Abernathy", "Double Clutch" and "Shockblast" against "Shockblast", "Battle Ravage" and "Tankor"

[SPEC OPS]

What gets me about the Wraith figure is the way they call him Mercenary Wraith it's on his stand and filecard to instead of just Wraith to me it would be like calling Destro Arms Dealer Destro or even Firefly Mercenary Firefly we know what he is it doesn't have to be added to his name like that.

this all boils down to the classic filecards 82-84 and the 25th ones, which were originally designation then code name,
i.e. Laser Trooper : Flash

The name is because of trademark issues. It's like "G.I. Joe Hawk" or "Cobra Slice". Those are so common words that need a suffix to better secure the trademark. The same has happened with TF. In fact, you can see some TF examples here: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Trademark#Names_ ... r_suffixes

But surely through DDP they had that right already?

this was/is a big headache especially with Joes like Roadblock, Stalker, even Scarlett, so the designation moniker partly gets round this too

[GI Rob]

I really don't like the translucent version at all. Hideous.

The normal version's pretty good though.

[Jimbobx]

I really don't like the translucent version at all. Hideous.

The normal version's pretty good though.

Agreed. I think the collecting public concurs as well. I've had the variant on my website and ebay for weeks and not so much as a nibble.