Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-10536978-20130618125203/@comment-136.166.166.89-20130618141643

Hasbro no longer has a trademark on the name Hot Rod. A few years ago, they did a Toys'R'Us reissue of this figure and had to name it Rodimus Major. They've also been hesitant to devote much attention to Season 3 characters compared to the more iconic Season 1 & 2 characters (e.g. Prime, Megatron, Grimlock, Ironhide, Starscream).

Drift is a character that originated in Transformers:Armada. Transformers Legends is based on the G1 continuity, with some changes made. Most of these changes involve names where either the trademark has been lost (e.g. Trailcutter in place of Trailbreaker), or the original name is no longer considered appropriate for a modern international market (e.g. Bombshell becomes Hardshell, Slag becomes Slug).