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	{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}		{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}

	===~~The Beast Wars Road Map~~===		===''TransTech''===
	At some point before the [[Shroud]]ing cut off the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s completely from the rest of the [[multiverse]], TransTech [[Rhinox (TransTech)\|Rhinox]] contacted his counterpart in the "Legendsverse" to share information about the [[Beast Wars (event)\|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 (G1)#Japanese cartoon continuity\|Skids]] isolating their universe with his "[[Quantum Keep-Out Seal]]". {{storylink\|The Beast Wars Road Map}}		At some point before the [[Shroud]]ing cut off the [[Transcendent Technomorph]]s completely from the rest of the [[multiverse]], TransTech [[Rhinox (TransTech)\|Rhinox]] contacted his counterpart in the "Legendsverse" to share information about the [[Beast Wars (event)\|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 (G1)#Japanese cartoon continuity\|Skids]] isolating their universe with his "[[Quantum Keep-Out Seal]]". {{storylink\|The Beast Wars Road Map}}

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	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'').		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==		==Fiction==

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	Rhinox went on to build a transtector for [[Chromedome (G1)\|Chromedome]] {{storylink\|LG32 Chromedome}} as well as [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]]. {{storylink\|LG33 Highbrow}} He was seen taking [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}} While assisting in the construction of a new [[Godbomber]], Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to [[Nightbeat (Legends)\|Nightbeat]], disguised as [[Minerva (human)\|Minerva]], allowing her to copy the data. {{storylink\|LG42 Godbomber}} He later watched as the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)\|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 (G1)\|Trypticon]]. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War\|Decepticon Civil War}} Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}}		Rhinox went on to build a transtector for [[Chromedome (G1)\|Chromedome]] {{storylink\|LG32 Chromedome}} as well as [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]]. {{storylink\|LG33 Highbrow}} He was seen taking [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}} While assisting in the construction of a new [[Godbomber]], Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to [[Nightbeat (Legends)\|Nightbeat]], disguised as [[Minerva (human)\|Minerva]], allowing her to copy the data. {{storylink\|LG42 Godbomber}} He later watched as the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)\|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 (G1)\|Trypticon]]. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War\|Decepticon Civil War}} Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}}

	Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}		Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and watched Mayor Megatron announce the arrival of [[Broadside (G1)\|Broadside]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbots]] from the G1 World. {{Storylink\|LG53 Broadside}} The rhino was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}

	{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}		{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}

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	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

			[[File:Legends Rhinox robot.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}

	[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~]]		[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg\|thumb]]

	One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}		One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}
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	At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}		At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}

	[[File:G1 Megatron Legends manga.jpg\|thumb\|~~right\|200px~~]]		[[File:G1 Megatron Legends manga.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}		The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}

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	: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Legends\|Tankor]] is a redeco of [[Tankor (BM)#Generations\|''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 [[LG03 Tankor\|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 3]] mini-comic. It is unknown if this release retains the two left elbows problem from the Hasbro release.		: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Legends\|Tankor]] is a redeco of [[Tankor (BM)#Generations\|''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 [[LG03 Tankor\|''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 [[~~Tank Drone\|~~Tankor Drone]]s.		: This figure doubles as the [[Tankor Drone]]s.

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	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#~~Lost Age~~\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}

S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47 at 06:33, 8 March 2026

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	===Legends World===		===Legends World===
	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}

	[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg\|thumb\|left]]		[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg\|thumb\|left]]

TheLastGherkin at 13:20, 7 March 2026

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	:''Rhinox is a native of the [[Legends World]] from [[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]].''		{{disambigr\|Tankor (Legends)\|other uses of the name "Tankor"\|Tankor (disambiguation)}}
			:''Rhinox is a native of the [[Legends World]] from the [[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[File:BW Rhinox Legends beast.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:BW Rhinox Legends beast.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|A past-his-prime geek who wants to regress society back to the '80s? Oh god, it's Ernest Cline!]]

	'''Rhinox''' (ライノックス ''Rainokkusu'') is a section manager at [[Axalon Trading Company]] with a large fondness for the '80s.		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'').

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

	Together with the other toy nerds of Axalon, Rhinox visited the [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] event, where he ~~got~~ cried tears of happiness and nostalgia over a Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age\|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. {{storylink\|~~Transformers~~ Legends ~~(comic)#Transformers Celebration 2014\|~~Bonus ~~Chapter: Transformers Celebration 2014~~}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}
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	One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}		One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}

	Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, [[Whirl (G1)\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]], to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] claimed his new underlings were ''Transformers'' characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an [[Special Armored Trooper Dorvack\|unrelated robot anime]] from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. {{storylink\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG05 Whirl}}		Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, [[Whirl (G1)\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]], to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Waspinator]] claimed his new underlings were ''Transformers'' characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an [[Special Armored Trooper Dorvack\|unrelated robot anime]] from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. {{storylink\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG05 Whirl}}

	At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}		At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}
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	Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}		Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}

			{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}

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	{{repurposed\|as=Rhinox as Tankor\|by="[[LG03 Tankor]]"~~\|year=2014~~}}		{{repurposed\|as=Rhinox as Tankor\|by="[[LG03 Tankor]]"}}
	: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' Tankor is a redeco of [[Tankor (BM)#Generations\|''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 [[LG03 Tankor\|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 3]] mini-comic. It is unknown if this release retains the two left elbows problem from the Hasbro release.		: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Legends\|Tankor]] is a redeco of [[Tankor (BM)#Generations\|''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 [[LG03 Tankor\|''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 [[Tank Drone\|Tankor Drone]]s.		: This figure doubles as the [[Tank Drone\|Tankor Drone]]s.

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	The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}		The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}

	After [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to [[Alpha Trion\|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. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue~~#The~~ Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter\|~~The~~ Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] into their universe. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus}} After getting caught up in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Armada Megatron]]'s toy thefts, {{storylink\|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 (species)\|Zamojin]], and he ''very much'' desired the rare [[Unicron of Light]] toy left behind by Armada Megatron. {{storylink\|LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode}}		After [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to [[Alpha Trion\|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. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue Part 2: Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter\|Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] into their universe. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus}} After getting caught up in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Armada Megatron]]'s toy thefts, {{storylink\|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 (species)\|Zamojin]], and he ''very much'' desired the rare [[Unicron of Light]] toy left behind by Armada Megatron. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Springer]], which he did. {{storylink\|LG19 Springer Prologue}} When the visiting [[Deadlock (Cloud)\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG-EX Deadlock}} Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an [[Rhinox (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|alternate version of himself]], {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|LG-EX Rhinox}} Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative\|Skids]] from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. {{storylink\|LG20 Skids}}		Whirl and Roadbuster returned to him with a request that he work his magic again to build a new body for their leader [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]], which he did. {{storylink\|LG19 Springer Prologue}} When the visiting [[Deadlock (Cloud)\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG-EX Deadlock}} Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an [[Rhinox (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|alternate version of himself]], {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|LG-EX Rhinox}} Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative\|Skids]] from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. {{storylink\|LG20 Skids}}

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	Rhinox went on to build a transtector for [[Chromedome (G1)\|Chromedome]] {{storylink\|LG32 Chromedome}} as well as [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]]. {{storylink\|LG33 Highbrow}} He was seen taking [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}} While assisting in the construction of a new [[Godbomber]], Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to [[Nightbeat (Legends)\|Nightbeat]], disguised as [[Minerva (human)\|Minerva]], allowing her to copy the data. {{storylink\|LG42 Godbomber}} He later watched as the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)\|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 (G1)\|Trypticon]]. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War\|Decepticon Civil War}} Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}}		Rhinox went on to build a transtector for [[Chromedome (G1)\|Chromedome]] {{storylink\|LG32 Chromedome}} as well as [[Highbrow (G1)\|Highbrow]]. {{storylink\|LG33 Highbrow}} He was seen taking [[Astrotrain (G1)\|Astrotrain]]'s commuter service to work. {{storylink\|LG40 Astrotrain}} While assisting in the construction of a new [[Godbomber]], Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to [[Nightbeat (Legends)\|Nightbeat]], disguised as [[Minerva (human)\|Minerva]], allowing her to copy the data. {{storylink\|LG42 Godbomber}} He later watched as the [[Dimensional Patrol]] placed the Legends World under martial law. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy (2017)\|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 (G1)\|Trypticon]]. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War\|Decepticon Civil War}} Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. {{storylink\|LG43 Trypticon}}

	Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}		Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and watched Mayor Megatron announce the arrival of [[Broadside (G1)\|Broadside]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)\|Aerialbots]] from the G1 World. {{Storylink\|LG53 Broadside}} The rhino was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}

	{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}		{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}

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	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

			[[File:Legends Rhinox robot.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}

	[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg\|thumb~~\|left~~]]		[[File:LG03 comic Tankor.jpg\|thumb]]

	One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}		One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}
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	At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}		At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}

	[[File:G1 Megatron Legends manga.jpg\|thumb\|~~right\|200px~~]]		[[File:G1 Megatron Legends manga.jpg\|thumb\|left]]
	The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}		The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}

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	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired the young [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#~~Lost Age~~\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Transformers (campaign item)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}

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	{{~~disambig3~~\|Rhinox}}		{{Disambig3.5\|the Legends World character\|his mainstream counterpart\|Rhinox (BW)\|Rhinox}}
	:''Rhinox is a native of the [[Legends World]] from [[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]].''		{{disambigr\|Tankor (Legends)\|other uses of the name "Tankor"\|Tankor (disambiguation)}}
			:''Rhinox is a native of the [[Legends World]] from the [[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

	[[File:BW Rhinox Legends beast.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5]]		[[File:BW Rhinox Legends beast.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.5\|A past-his-prime geek who wants to regress society back to the '80s? Oh god, it's Ernest Cline!]]

	'''Rhinox''' (ライノックス ''Rainokkusu'') is a section manager at [[Axalon Trading Company]] with a large fondness for the '80s.		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'').

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}		Rhinox was present when Axalon Trading Company hired [[Rattrap (Legends)\|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 [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] while the younger Rattrap preferred ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]]''. {{storylink\|The Generation Gap}} Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Transformation Gap\|The Transformation Gap}} When Rattrap was ogling [[Airazor (Legends)\|Airazor]] and [[Nightscream (Legends)\|Nightscream]], Rhinox let him know the two weren't actually female, {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 4#The Gender Gap\|The Gender Gap}} a fact the two later lamented together. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 5#The Gender Gap Part 2\|The Gender Gap Part 2}}

	Together with the other toy nerds of Axalon, Rhinox visited the [[Transformers Celebration 2014]] event, where he ~~got~~ cried tears of happiness and nostalgia over a Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age\|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. {{storylink\|~~Transformers~~ Legends ~~(comic)#Transformers Celebration 2014\|~~Bonus ~~Chapter: Transformers Celebration 2014~~}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|TF4 Toy Party}}		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 (G1)\|Optimus Prime]]-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from [[Tesshō Genda]], and a [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Lost Age\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Bonus Vol.}} As he and the others looked over the toys they'd bought at the event, Rhinox joked that [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|Silverbolt]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#AOELeader\|movie Optimus Prime]] looked ready to go to school with the [[kibble\|backpack]] he was wearing. He was very pleased with his own [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#EvasionMode\|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 (AOE)#Voyager\|Grimlock]]. When it came to Rattrap's [[Dinobot (AOE)\|Dinobots]], the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. {{storylink\|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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}		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 (Legends)\|Optimus Primal]], who was only there for [[Minor (Legends)\|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 ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece\|Masterpiece]]'' [[Star Saber (G1)#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. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 9#The Era Gap\|The Era Gap}}
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	One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}		One day, Optimus Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his [[banana]]s, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Even Though I Told You Not To...\|Even Though I Told You Not To...}} Rhinox later said goodbye to [[Cheetor (Legends)\|Cheetor]] after a night on the town. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 10#Cheetor at Night\|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 (BM)\|Tankor]]. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 15#LG03 Tankor Prologue\|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 Drone]]s 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. {{storylink\|LG03 Tankor}}

	Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, [[Whirl (G1)\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]], to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that [[Waspinator (BW)\|Waspinator]] claimed his new underlings were ''Transformers'' characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an [[Special Armored Trooper Dorvack\|unrelated robot anime]] from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. {{storylink\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG05 Whirl}}		Tankor did not give up, however, but went on to build two robot soldiers, [[Whirl (G1)\|Whirl]] and [[Roadbuster (G1)\|Roadbuster]], to aid him in his plans. He brought them to the city to continue his attack, but was annoyed that [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Waspinator]] claimed his new underlings were ''Transformers'' characters when Tankor had in fact based them on an [[Special Armored Trooper Dorvack\|unrelated robot anime]] from the '80s. To his surprise, Whirl then developed a desire to be a hero and turned on him. {{storylink\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG05 Whirl}}

	At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}		At one point, Tankor ran into [[Waspinator (Legends)\|Thrust]] and [[Silverbolt (Legends)\|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. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 17#I'm Tankor, dana!\|I'm Tankor, dana!}} During [[Christmas]], Tankor dressed up like [[Santa Claus]] and handed out [[The Transformers (toyline)\|Generation 1 toys]]. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Jetfire]] and revert to the harmless Rhinox. {{storylink\|LG07 Jetfire}}
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	Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}		Following Trypticon's defeat, Rhinox was among those who voted G1 Megatron in as mayor of the rebuilt [[Akihabara\|Neo Akihabara City]], {{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} and witnessed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Hot Rod]] battle [[Scourge (G1)\|Scourge]]. {{storylink\|LG45 Targetmaster Hot Rod}} He was granted [[Beastformer (species)\|Beastformer]] armor and the name "'80s King Punch Rhino" when [[White Leo]] tried to turn the locals into a Beastformer army, {{storylink\|LG51 Targetmaster Doublecross}} and was caught up in the [[Sweep (G1)\|Sweeps]]' city-wide search for [[White Lune]]. {{storylink\|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter\|Late Xmas Present Chapter}} Following the destruction of the city during another incident, he watched with joy as [[Topspin (G1)\|Topspin]] repaired it. {{storylink\|LG66 Targetmaster Topspin}}

			{{charstubfiction\|{{storylink\|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}{{storylink\|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}{{storylink\|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"}}{{storylink\|We're Back!}}}}

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	{{repurposed\|as=Rhinox as Tankor\|by="[[LG03 Tankor]]"~~\|year=2014~~}}		{{repurposed\|as=Rhinox as Tankor\|by="[[LG03 Tankor]]"}}
	: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' Tankor is a redeco of [[Tankor (BM)#Generations\|''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 [[LG03 Tankor\|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 3]] mini-comic. It is unknown if this release retains the two left elbows problem from the Hasbro release.		: ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)\|Legends]]'' [[Tankor (BM)#Legends\|Tankor]] is a redeco of [[Tankor (BM)#Generations\|''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 [[LG03 Tankor\|''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 [[Tank Drone\|Tankor Drone]]s.		: This figure doubles as the [[Tank Drone\|Tankor Drone]]s.

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	The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}		The tall statures of Rhinox and the others at Axalon Co. was a source of grief for Rattrap, who disliked his small size. {{storylink\|LG08 Swerve & Tailgate}} When Rattrap's aunt [[Arcee (Legends)\|Arcee]] showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and [[Tigatron (Legends)\|Tigatron]] recognized her from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and defended her from suspicious police officer [[Ai (Legends)\|Ai]]. {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|Transformers Legends: Arcee Chapter\|Arcee Chapter}} Rhinox was among the adoring fans who welcomed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Megatron]] when he arrived in the Legends World, happily chanting "All hail Megatron!" at the bewildered Decepticon. {{storylink\|Legends Vol. 23#Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World\|Lord Megatron Goes to the Legends World}} While attending Tokyo Toy Show 2015, Rhinox and friends witnessed [[Scourge (RID)\|Black Convoy]]'s hostile takeover of a stage play. {{storylink\|LG-EX Black Convoy}}

	After [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to [[Alpha Trion\|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. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue~~#The~~ Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter\|~~The~~ Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] into their universe. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus}} After getting caught up in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Armada Megatron]]'s toy thefts, {{storylink\|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 (species)\|Zamojin]], and he ''very much'' desired the rare [[Unicron of Light]] toy left behind by Armada Megatron. {{storylink\|LG18 Armada Starscream Super Mode}}		After [[Metroplex (G1)\|Metroplex]] crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to [[Alpha Trion\|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. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue Part 2: Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter\|Mysterious Knowledgeable Grandpa Chapter}} He later watched in awe when the janitor revealed himself to be Alpha Trion and summoned [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity\|Ultra Magnus]] into their universe. {{storylink\|LG14 Ultra Magnus}} After getting caught up in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity\|Armada Megatron]]'s toy thefts, {{storylink\|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 (species)\|Zamojin]], and he ''very much'' desired the rare [[Unicron of Light]] toy left behind by Armada Megatron. {{storylink\|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 (G1)\|Springer]], which he did. {{storylink\|LG19 Springer Prologue}} When the visiting [[Deadlock (Cloud)\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG-EX Deadlock}} Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an [[Rhinox (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|alternate version of himself]], {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|LG-EX Rhinox}} Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative\|Skids]] from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. {{storylink\|LG20 Skids}}		Whirl and Roadbuster returned to him with a request that he work his magic again to build a new body for their leader [[Springer (G1)\|Springer]], which he did. {{storylink\|LG19 Springer Prologue}} When the visiting [[Deadlock (Cloud)\|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]]. {{storylink\|LG-EX Deadlock}} Rhinox was later approached by the ghost of an [[Rhinox (BW)#Beast Wars cartoon continuity\|alternate version of himself]], {{storylink\|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. {{storylink\|LG-EX Rhinox}} Rhinox later joined his pals in stopping [[Skids (G1)#Quantum Operative\|Skids]] from sending all their interdimensional friends back to their home universes. {{storylink\|LG20 Skids}}