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    Most TF names are gender neutral - e.g. Strongarm and Strongarm etc.
    There's no inherent reason why Starscream, Hellwarp etc. can't be assigned to female characters as many of these are comprised of gender-neutral words. It's only really relevant when using gendered-names or words.

    Having said that, "Ultra Magnus" is a contradiction in gender as 'ultra' is feminine while 'magnus' is masculine. Grammatically speaking it should either be "Ulter Magnus" (m.) or "Ultra Magna" (f.). Or maybe Magnus' original load-bearing little 'bot was female.

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    When I tell Japanese people that Ultra is feminine, the typical immediate response I get is, "So Ultraman..." So yeah, Ultraman would be more accurately called Ulterman (just as Superman is Superman... although Supergirl should be called "Supragirl" ).

    Of course, one way to avoid this whole word-gender mess may be to simply choose a language whose nomenclature are genderless. Like English, although it may not have the same ring to it. e.g. "Ulter Magnus" would be "Very Big" and Superman would be "Above man" in English. But there are other more exotic languages which may not have gendered nomenclature, like Greek. Hyperman and Hypergirl should both work AFAIK. I think Ulter Magnus would be "Acromegalo."

    Or make combinations of different languages, as Hasbro has done with names like "Omega Supreme."
    Omega = Greek
    Supreme = Latin via French

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