Transformers Rescue Bots/Headscratchers

• If Blades was previously a land vehicle, where did his name come from?
  • He may have previously had blades of the chopping variety, rather than rotor blades.
  • Or a construction vehicle; the front pushing-part of a bulldozer is called a blade.
• Why are there no Decepticons in this show? I know this is supposed to be a Lighter and Softer version of the franchise, but come on...
  • The Rescue Bots are workers, not soldiers. If they got in a brawl with the 'Cons, preschoolers everywhere would be forever traumatized by the sight of Megatron ripping off Heatwave's head.
• This show has been confirmed to be set in the same continuity as Transformers Prime. Yet in the aforementioned show, Optimus Prime says that only 5 Autobots remain on Earth.
  • Presumably, this takes place after the "Darkness Rising" five-parter.