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Originally Posted by jwyss234

I think Hasbro dropped the swap figure concept after the Ultimate Green Goblin wave. The only figures that I can think of coming with the same BAF since then are Misty Knight and White Tiger. Plus, Hasbro probably doesn't have to mess with copyrighting the name if a figure is called Deadliest Foes on the package.

The swap figure concept was around for a while longer, though it didn't always mean that the figures came with the same BAF piece. Examples, post-UGG wave:

Allfather Wave: Maidens of Might - came with Odin head/cape/weapon (Scarlet Witch) or King Thor head/cape/weapon (Captain Marvel)
Allfather Wave: Avenging Allies - came with Odin arms (Sentry) or King Thor arms (Machine Man)
Hobgoblin Wave: Warriors of the Web - came with Hobby's torso (Ultimate Spider-Woman) or Hobby's head/wings (Spider-Girl)
Thanos Wave: Fierce Fighters - both Hellcat and Spider-Woman came with Thanos' head and left arm

After that, they still used the 'Swap Figure' naming convention, but didn't do the 'doubled-up parts' thing any more:

Hulkbuster Wave: Fearless Defenders (Valkyrie/Thundra) and Marvel Heroes (Vision/Doctor Strange)
Rhino Wave: Heroes for Hire (Misty Knight/Ghost Rider) and Savage Force (Kraven/Chameleon)
Absorbing Man Wave: Edge of Spider-Verse (Ben Reilly/Spider-Gwen), Villains of the Night (Morbius/Jack O' Lantern), and Superior Foes of Spider-Man (Beetle/Speed Demon)
Red Onslaught Wave: Agents of SHIELD (Mockingbird/Sharon Carter), Mercenaries of Mayhem (Taskmaster/Scourge), and Forces of Evil (Whirlwind/Cottonmouth)
Abomination Wave: Energized Emissaries (Captain Britain/Wonder Man)
Spaceknight Venom Wave: Ultimate Spider-Men (Peter Parker/Miles Morales), Web-Slinging Heroines (Silk/Ashley Barton), and Evil Adversaries (Hobgoblin/Electro)

Like you said, it's probably to make it easier to brand/copyright certain items.