If I were to make an assumption, I would say that someone at Takara saw that DST scooped up the name and made the gator and thought it would be a great idea to revamp the line.
Doubt it. Extremely unlikely. I recall a line from either last year of the year before where the head Transformers staffer in Japan couldn't even recall the name that Hasbro used for Beastformers when mentioning they were released in the States. DST probably barely even makes a blip on Takara-Tomy's screen. Given the recent interviews of Takara's Transformers design staff and the amount them being kids who collected and watched Transformers who are now in charge of the new toys, it's far FAR more likely they were fans of the old Beastformers toys and wanted to redesign them.
Edited by Bermuda Mohawk, 23 April 2012 - 07:25 AM.