Toy-model Cicadacon wans't even called by this name (or any name) in the book. It's a use of the character model, but if BW animation model Cicadacon was used in fiction it would not be introducing a character duplicate - BW toy model Cicadacon effectively was just a nameless generic slain the fight scene.
He was brought into combiner wars to help get the series done after Sarah stone had to withdraw due to illness. That's a plus.
Sarah Stone got sick during Combiner Wars? Aw, shoot, that's nasty. I was wondering what happened to her. The way she draws Transformers kicks so much ass.
Yeah she posted on her blog that she was unable to fulfill her duties. It also lead to the lovely Sara pitre Durocher doing taao too if memory serves me. Or maybe it was windblade vol 2. It was one of them anyway.