Hasbro has applied for 4 new Trademarks at the United States Patent & Trademark Office on 10th July, 2012. And the new Trademarks are:
- TOW-LINE
- ARMORHIDE
- ROLLBAR
- SIDE SWIPE
All 4 trademarks are listed as “Toy action figures, toy vehicles and toy robots convertible into other visual toy forms”.
Again, we have no idea what they will eventually turn out to be for or when we’ll hear more news about them. But you all know where to come to find the latest news. A thread is open for you to discuss this latest development. Fire-away then…
JetPrime123123
Why did they change Sideswipe to Side Swipe?
Thundershot
It shouldn't be a HUGE surprise to get a RID Ruination boxed set considering that we're getting TWO exclusives from other places. Heck, they wouldn't even need to change the heads. The only thing stopping it is how similar they would be to the Wreckers. However, the club is excellent at paint apps.
Yeah, it's probably Kreons.
Autobus Prime
Wild-aft Bus is going to go waaaaaay off route and guess "RID-themed exclusives", perhaps even for Botcon?
Regularly scheduled bus, however, expects blindpacked Kreons.
Grimwing
It could be for the MP. But there is also a deluxe Generations sideswipe for 2013.
Rollbar and Armorhide are names they had for some of the more average off screen autobots in the revenge of the fallen line.
Really they could use those names for a variety of armored and all terrain vehicles.
Though I would'nt mind getting the orange truck like with alternators rollbar.
Generations Throttlebots?
Also the old cybertron unicron trilogy line had a armorhide scout. The little blue semi truck. That later got redecoed into a black armorhide for the target exclusive movie scout line in 2007.
towline is more interesting. There is the RID basic tow truck, the 07' movie tow truck deluxe, and the Energon deluxe van with the battle platform.
But I'd say if their useing the name towline these days. Its probably a tow truck.
Prowl 2009
Hoping we get some new RID figures…please, Hasbro, Ruination repaint!!!
Cadbane
Side swipe must be used for MP, don't think he will appear in TFP?
Noideaforaname
Methinks that list is terribly outdated. Dark of the Moon, Prime, and Rescue Bots are "pending."
orangeitis
That's a painfully tiny list.
Feralstorm
Interesting stuff, and I'm not sure what to make of the space in 'Side Swipe', unless it's some sort of wide-swath Trademarking, kind of like how some register multiple variations of a given domain name to keep others out.
The other names I can't say much about, as they are all Hasbro 'whatever' names, with no strong connection to any particular character, toy, or form.
Armada_MK
Did anyone notice the Shockwave name not there, did they loose the trademark?
Skeeve
He calls people "Bro" and wears red all the time. If Sideswipe has an accent, it's Bostonian.
Deonasis
Hell yeah! Its time to reclaim the first page of google results back again.
Spin-Out
Probably, considering a Prime Sideswipe would be redundant thanks to Wheeljack being shoehorned into thge role of "badass aloof swordsbot."
I just want another goofy mechanic with a Brooklyn accent…
Crossfire-034
Armorhide and Rollbar? If they make a R.i.D. repaint of Bruticus, I'm afraid that I'll have to purchase it. I know that they're just clones of the G1 Combaticons, but I grew rather fond of them when I was a kid. That being said, the names probably have nothing to do with aforementioned characters.
Eric
Rollbar and Armorhide have me thinking we'll actually get an RID Ruination repaint from FOC Bruticus.
But how did Hasbro lose Sideswipe and have to use Side Swipe instead?
Thundershot
Now THAT is funny.
Smasher
I keep waiting for Hasbro to trademark the character "Asus".
Not even funny!
Except it's funny.
FanimusMaximus
Please let it be a Green and Yellow Rollbar!
Tman978
What if Side Swipe is Sideburn…..
Heavynova
Actually, after a nice little mockup digibash, I can see Knockout working VERY nicely in Armada Side Swipe colors. Not posting the pic cause I'm a terrible digibasher and don't have the patience, but anyone who is interested should check it out and try their hand at it; I'd love to see it done right. Any takers?