Rhinox (Legends)

This article is about the Legends World character. For his mainstream counterpart, see Rhinox (BW){{#switch:{{#sub:Rhinox (BW)|-1}}|!=|.=|?=|.}} For a list of other meanings, see Rhinox (disambiguation).

"Tankor (Legends)" redirects here. For other uses of the name "Tankor", see Tankor (disambiguation).

Rhinox is a native of the Legends World from the Legends portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.

A past-his-prime geek who wants to regress society back to the '80s? Oh god, it's Ernest Cline!

The middle-aged Rhinox (ライノックス Rainokkusu) is a section manager at Axalon Trading Company with a large fondness for the '80s and a knack for robotics. His nostalgia has a darker side, however, which manifests via his transformation into the super-robot Tankor (タンカー Tankā).

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Fiction

Legends World

Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young Rattrap. After Rattrap began talking about Transformers, Rhinox revealed he was a fan as well, and though the two hit it off well at first with their shared fan vocabulary, they hit a snag when it turned out Rhinox only liked Generation 1 while the younger Rattrap preferred Beast Wars. The Generation Gap Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. The Transformation Gap When Rattrap was ogling Airazor and Nightscream, Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, The Gender Gap a fact the two later lamented together. The Gender Gap Part 2

Together with the other toy nerds of Axalon, Rhinox visited the Transformers Celebration 2014 event, where he cried tears of happiness and nostalgia over a Generation 1 Optimus Prime-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from Tesshō Genda, and a clear Prime toy he got. When the truck left, however, he was forced to comment that its single windshield wasn't accurate to Prime's design. Legends Bonus Vol. As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that Silverbolt's movie Optimus Prime looked ready to go to school with the backpack he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own Classic Optimus Prime and its vehicle mode's resemblance to Generation 1 Optimus Prime, but got violently upset when Silverbolt transformed it into its movie-based robot mode and had it ride Grimlock. When it came to Rattrap's Dinobots, the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. TF4 Toy Party

While visiting Tokyo Toy Show 2014, Rhinox and the others were reminded of the unsightliness of their hobby when they ran into company president Optimus Primal, who was only there for his son. As the oldest of the group and by proxy the most embarrassing, Rhinox took it upon himself to reassure the others there was nothing wrong with their liking toys by dancing to an Age of Extinction-themed song for kids, which didn't help. Their discovery of Masterpiece Star Saber, a toy aimed at adults like them, ended up cheering everyone up, after which Rhinox continued dancing. After witnessing Primal and his son bond over a Transformers toy, they softened up and admitted that Transformers was most certainly for kids. Tokyo Toy Show 2014 Report At work, Rhinox went on a tirade about why the '80s of his youth had been so great, almost scaring off Rattrap and Silverbolt until he caught their interest with the fact that Japan had no consumption tax back then. After looking it up, Silverbolt burst his bubble by telling him the tax was implemented in '89. The Era Gap

One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his bananas, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. Even Though I Told You Not To... Rhinox later said goodbye to Cheetor after a night on the town. Cheetor at Night When his his co-workers were turned into techno-organic robots, Rhinox was jealous and wished he could be a cool robot, imagining he'd look like Tankor. LG03 Tankor Prologue His wish came true when he was affected by Transformers sickness and turned into Tankor overnight. Devoted to restoring the world to how it was in the '80s when he was young, Tankor used his newfound power to terrorize Tokyo with his Tankor Drones and '80s-ization beam, inconveniencing his coworkers by turning their modern electronics into their 30-year old counterparts. Opposing his ambition, Rattrap used a bomb to send Tankor and his drones flying in an explosion, though he appreciated the fact that it was at least an '80s-like explosion. LG03 Tankor

Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, Whirl and Roadbuster, to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that Waspinator claimed his new underlings were Transformers characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an unrelated robot anime from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. LG04 Roadbuster Having lost a soldier, Tankor decided to enact his "Total Humanity '80s-ization Plan" and entrusted the '80s-ization beam to the loyal Roadbuster, who blasted everyone who opposed them into '80s forms. An impassioned plea by Rattrap not to get hung up on the past brought Tankor to a halt, and though he couldn't bring himself to renounce his nostalgia, the opening let Whirl and Rattrap counterattack and defeat Roadbuster. Tankor retreated with his underling and later settled down to run an '80s-themed café in Akihabara. LG05 Whirl

At one point, Tankor ran into Thrust and Jetstorm and, seeing them as kindred spirits, tried to convert them into '80s fans as well. They both refused, causing him to grow angry and attack them. I'm Tankor, dana! During Christmas, Tankor dressed up like Santa Claus and handed out Generation 1 toys. Merry X'mas!! He eventually relapsed and started attacking Tokyo with Roadbuster and a returned Whirl again, only to be defeated by the dimensionally displaced Jetfire and revert to the harmless Rhinox. LG07 Jetfire

The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. LG08 Swerve & Tailgate When Rattrap's aunt Arcee showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and Tigatron recognized her from The Transformers: The Movie and defended her from suspicious police officer Ai. LG10 Arcee The two were jealous of Rattrap's close relationship with Arcee as a child until they realized she hadn't been a giant robot back then. Arcee Chapter Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed Megatron when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed Black Convoy's hostile takeover of a stage play. LG-EX Black Convoy

After Metroplex crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to their janitor tell them about Metroplex's backstory. To Rhinox's surprise, the old man's knowledge of Generation 1 stories was even greater than his own. Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned Ultra Magnus into their universe. LG14 Ultra Magnus After getting caught up in Armada Megatron's toy thefts, LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue 2 Rhinox was used as an example of those Legends natives whose desires served to power up the Zamojin, and he very much desired the rare Unicron of Light toy left behind by Armada Megatron. LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode

Whirl and Roadbuster returned to him with a request that he work his magic again to build a new body for their leader Springer, which he did. LG19 Springer Prologue When the visiting Deadlock was sent back to his native Cloud World, Rhinox and several others were accidentally dragged along with him and had to be returned home by SARA. LG-EX Deadlock Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an alternate version of himself, LG-EX Waspinator who had sensed his regrets over how he'd fought his friends during his time as Tankor. Explaining that he'd experienced something similar but died in the process, the other Rhinox tried cheering Legends Rhinox up with the fact that he was still alive and able to make up for his mistakes in the future. Grateful for his counsel, Rhinox repaid his counterpart by building him a new body to inhabit, thus giving him a future as well. LG-EX Rhinox Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping Skids from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. LG20 Skids

Rhinox put his robot building skills to work once more when Axalon Co. partnered with the Autobot Headmasters, lending a hand in creating a new transtector and partner drone for Hardhead. LG21 Hardhead Before sending the former Decepticon Headmaster Juniors to the Legends World, Grand showed them what to expect in the form of an image of Rhinox and his friends. LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue He was alter among those tormented by the volume of Blaster's music, LG27 Blaster and had a hand in mass-producing Master-Braces after Rewind provided the company with blueprints. LG28 Rewind The Autobot Axalon partnership went on to build a new HQ in the form of Fortress Maximus transtectors, though Rhinox and Primal regretted that they had to sell Metroplex to make up for the costs. He treated Fortress after he suddenly collapsed from the side effects of controlling Maximus. LG31 Fortress Maximus

Rhinox went on to build a transtector for Chromedome LG32 Chromedome as well as Highbrow. LG33 Highbrow He was seen taking Astrotrain's commuter service to work. LG40 Astrotrain While assisting in the construction of a new Godbomber, Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to Nightbeat, disguised as Minerva, allowing her to copy the data. LG42 Godbomber He later watched as the Dimensional Patrol placed the Legends World under martial law. LG-EX Black Convoy Having learned nothing from earlier, he was so taken with Nightbeat's '80s anime aesthetic that he joined her in helping the Decepticons build Trypticon. Decepticon Civil War Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. LG43 Trypticon

Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt Neo Akihabara City, Targetmaster Chapter Prologue and witnessed Hot Rod battle Scourge. LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod He was granted Beastformer armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when White Leo tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross and watched Mayor Megatron announce the arrival of Broadside and the Aerialbots from the G1 World. LG53 Broadside The rhino was caught up in the Sweeps' city-wide search for White Lune. Late Xmas Present Chapter Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as Topspin repaired it. LG66 Targetmaster Topspin

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TransTech

At some point before the Shrouding cut off the Transcendent Technomorphs completely from the rest of the multiverse, TransTech Rhinox contacted his counterpart in the "Legendsverse" to share information about the Beast Wars and its impact on the multiverse. Legends Rhinox wondered aloud why the TransTechs couldn't simply ask their Alpha Trion to open up some inter-dimensional gates for them, and asked if the source of their troubles didn't stem from Quantum Operative Skids isolating their universe with his "Quantum Keep-Out Seal". The Beast Wars Road Map

Toys

Legends

• Tankor (タンカー, 2014)

• ID number: LG03
• Release date: 2014 November 29
• Accessories: Missile

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Legends Tankor is a redeco of Generations Deluxe Class Tankor with some slight changes in hues and more silver paint. He comes with a leaflet featuring a character profile, tech specs, and the Legends Bonus Edition Vol. 3 mini-comic. It is unknown if this release retains the two left elbows problem from the Hasbro release.

This figure doubles as the Tankor Drones.

Gallery

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  Robot mode
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  Tankor "'80s real robot anime style" mode
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  Tankor vehicle mode