"Silverstreak" was the replacement name for Bluestreak back in the 2000's, when the (variant) trademark was owned by a different company, and was thus out of Hasbro's reach. It was based on the all-silver coloring the character had for his toys at the time; first the all-silver reissue, then the all-silver Alternator. It stuck around until around 2010 when Hasbro was able to reclaim the "Bluestreak" trademark. Even so, Hasbro has a habit reviving names as alternatives, which is what happened here.
In a nutshell, a trademark signifies temporary legal ownership of that name for marketing purposes, emphasis on
temporary. If a name falls in disuse, the legal ownership expires and any company can claim the name. TONS of G1 names fell victim to that during the Beast Wars, so a lot of replacements had to be created. What doesn't help is that around the 2000's the laws for copyright, trademarks and licensing were made more strict.
The resident Rewind... well, half of one
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- Jelze Bunnycat =:3
Looking for:
- TR Furos (Hardhead's head) and Crashbash (lost him
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- PotP Punch head
- TR Galvatron right arm (the gun one)
- CW Brake-Neck/UW Wildrider, CW Offroad
- TR Twinferno & Grotusque
- Greenlight, Lancer and PotP Elita-1 (plus repro Victorion hands and feet?)