Isn't that just a straight up transliteration? Destructor -> デストラクター desutorakutaa -> "death tractor" デス トラクター desu torakutaa. This can happen in English too,

Isn't that just a straight up transliteration? Destructor -> デストラクター desutorakutaa -> "death tractor" デス トラクター desu torakutaa. This can happen in English too, eg Experts Exchange <-> Expert Sex Change.