Board Thread:Rumor discussion/@comment-33036850-20180120131527/@comment-27306930-20180121032130

Maybe there's a difference between a "pattern" and a "theme". Initially, I think there was a concerted effort by Hasbro to start the series with bird-named blasters. But like many series of the past, the names eventually deviated toward cool sounding names that fit the overall theme. You see it frequently in their use of "Accu" and "strike".

But I agree, the "bird pattern" is over. After all, there are just so many cool sounding bird names. The RobinStrike, and the AccuSparrow aren't nearly as intimidating 😉