Based on
Going by
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After that, another robot going by the name of Silver Sonic II, whose design was based on the Sonic Adventure look, was introduced.
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The name of the new world where Yusuke finds himself, Caltsio, happens to be an anagram of a popular children's game based on various magnetized building blocks going by the name of Calisto.
- Most of the Transformers in Beast Wars are assumed to be going by nicknames they made up based on their alt-modes (Rattrap, Cheetor, Scorponok, etc).
Source: Only Known by Their Nickname
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