Rhinox (BW)/toys
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If there is a rhinoceros Transformers toy, it is probably one of Rhinox.
Toys
Beast Wars
- Rhinox (Deluxe, 1996 / 1997)
- Takara ID number: C-7
- Accessories: Rotating mechanism, saw blade, two flails, tail-sword
- Part of the second wave of Hasbro Beast Wars Deluxes for 1996, Rhinox transforms from a Samurai-styled robot (a concept that the TV show would not utilize) into a tan organic rhinoceros. In robot mode, his primary weapon is a spinning blade-gun/double mace-thing/lawn edge trimmer, though the television series liberally reinterpreted this weapon as a sort of Gatling gun (the aforementioned "Chaingun of Doom"). All four parts store away inside his beast mode: the main body/spinner stores in his stomach (though this compresses the spring inside so it's not a good idea to leave it in there for long-term storage), the sawblade pegs onto his spine under the beast-mode plating, and each chain-flail pegs into holes inside his rhino-mode rhino-mold flank-plates. His tail also detaches to become a blade. The two panels mounted on either side of his head close together to form his "mutant" battle mask.
- The Takara release of Rhinox in October 1997 changed the Hasbro version's darker-brown spraypaint on the rhino skin to thick, stony-gray paint, and changed his beast-mode eyes to black. Why they changed the overspray to gray is uncertain, as this made him even less like his show coloration. Bizarrely, there is a running change with Takara Rhinox, where his tan plastic has been replaced with a darker shade (pictured here), which really makes the gray paint pop out more.[1] It is possible —but unconfirmed— that one of these variants was done as part of the big "redeco the show characters" re-release wave of January 1998.
- Deluxe Beast Assortment (Rhinox and Blackarachnia) (two-pack, 1996)
- Accessories: Rotating mechanism, saw blade, two flails, tail-sword
- Sold exclusively at BJ's Wholesale Club, Rhinox was released alongside Blackarachnia in a two-pack card.
- Both toys are identical to their original releases.
- Wilderness Showdown: Rhinox VS Shadow Panther (Multi-pack, 1997)
- ID number: VS-7
- Accessories: Rotating mechanism, saw blade, two flails, tail-sword
- In Japan, Rhinox was available both as an individual release, and in a "Wilderess Showdown" (荒野の対決, kōya no taiketsu) two-pack with the Takara-toyline-original Predacon Shadow Panther.
- Both toys are identical to their individual releases, and it appears that both variants of Rhinox were available in VS packs as well.
(Hasbro version pictured)
- Rhinox (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998)
- Takara ID number: C-44
- Accessories: Horn dagger
- For the Transmetals subline of Beast Wars toys, Rhinox now transforms into a robotic rhinoceros. The rhino mode has fold-down skis in the front legs and tank treads in the rear legs so he can become a kind of snowmobile. In robot mode, he is armed with only his beast mode horn, which becomes a gun/blade.
- In the Hasbro line, early releases of the toy had a much paler aqua-colored chrome than later versions. Such chrome differences were seemingly common among the Transmetals, but the pale/rich-chrome Rhinoxes seem to be the most common and most likely intentional change.
- The Takara release of Transmetal Rhinox has gold chrome instead of the aqua-blue and replaces the "RHINOX" tampograph with "CYBERTRON" and the Maximal faction sigil.
- Strength Showdown: Metals Rhinox VS Metals Tarans (VS set, September 1999)
- ID number: VS-44
- Accessories: Horn dagger
- In Takara's Metals line, "Metals Rhinox" was also available in a "Strength Showdown" (剛力の対決, gōriki no taiketsu) VS set with Tarantulas. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
- Rhinox (Deluxe, 1999)
- Accessories: Rotating mechanism, saw blade, two flails, tail-sword
- Part of the first wave of "Fox Kids" Deluxe redecoes, this toy uses the original Rhinox mold in off-white and dark burgundy.
- Hasbro documents listed this toy as "Energon Surge Rhinox",[2] a name that never made it to the final package.
- Rhinox (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)
- Accessories: Horn dagger
- Part of the last year of mass-retail Beast Wars product (sold concurrently with the early releases of Beast Machines), the Transmetal mold also got a "Fox Kids" redeco in mainly blue and gray—an interesting color choice, given that those are the show colors of Tankor, whom Rhinox would become. His chrome color was a pale green.
- Beast Wars (Fast food premium, 2001)
- Available only as part of a Hasbro-brand-names fast food promotion (which included miniature versions of other Hasbro properties like Mr. Potato Head), and labeled simply as "Beast Wars", this toy is an extremely simplified version of the Transmetal Rhinox toy, available only at participating Rally's and Checkers restaurants.
- Despite it being... well, look at it... it goes for mad money on the secondary market. Or, more likely, because of look at it. Most people didn't realize the promotion even existed until after it was over, and the restaurant chain is fairly small and somewhat regional.
Beast Wars 10th Anniversary
- Rhinox (Beast Wars 10th Anniversary, 2006)
- Accessories: Rotating mechanism, saw blade, two flails, sword
- For the 10th Anniversary of Beast Wars, Hasbro redecoed the original 1996 Rhinox toy in more show-accurate colours, giving him a darker beast mode colour scheme, and painted gold details on his robot mode head, to more closely match the CGI model. They also tampographed a Maximal sigil on his beast mode's right foreleg.
- Also included was the lower torso and right leg to Transmutate, and a DVD of the Beast Wars episode "The Spark".
- This version of Rhinox is assembled with his shoulders on the wrong sides, so the screws that hold them together are visible from the front of the robot.
Timelines
- Dawn of Future's Past (Multi-pack, 2006)
- Accessories: Launcher, missile, "Golden Disk Key"
- A redeco of Cybertron Landmine, Timelines "Axalon Rhinox" is one of five toys in BotCon 2006's Dawn of Future's Past box set. He transforms into a front-end loader, with pop-out blades in his rear tires that are revealed with the use of his Golden Disk Key (or any Cyber Planet Key). This gimmick and his spring-loaded missile launcher are usable in both modes.
- This set also included "Axalon" versions of Optimus Primal, Cheetor, Rattrap, and "Darksyde" Dinobot.
- This mold was also used to make the 2007 movie Grindcore, which was repurposed as Shattered Glass Scoop.
Beast Wars Telemocha Series
- Rhinox (Deluxe, 2007)
- ID number: TM-09
- Accessories: Rotating mechanism, saw blade, two flails, sword
- This redeco of the original Beast Wars figure features the most show-accurate deco of Rhinox. It also has the same assembly problem as the 10th Anniversary version, and additionally has the upper arms switched.
Generations
- Rhinox (Voyager Class, 2014)
- Series / Number: 02 / 005
- Accessories: Two Gatling Guns of Doom
- Part of the fifth wave of Generations Voyagers, Thrilling 30 Rhinox takes inspiration from both the original toy and especially his appearance in the cartoon. Included are Rhinox's twin "Gatling Guns of Doom", which can be stored in his rhino mode and have a spinning gimmick when you press down on the little lever/button whatevers on the sides. Although the discs of the gatling guns are silver in the stock photography, the final product leaves them in an unpainted brownish color, similar to the color of the levers.
- Rhinox's instructions neglect to mention a few things—the slot below the robot head that plugs into a tab on the inside of the rhino head that holds the two pieces together in beast mode, the fact that the sliding elbow pieces can click into place in both modes, and the holes on the back of the shoulders that can be used to store the weapons in robot mode.
- Early runs of Rhinox were known to have extremely loose knee joints, to the point the figure was unable to stand up unless posed in a way that offsets his very top-heavy design. Later samples seemed to have resolved the knee issue, but the figure's feet have uneven soles which can still lead to balance problems. Rhinox does feature a waist swivel, but it's intended for transformation, meaning the waist must be mistransformed via extending to use it. Lastly, Rhinox's hands feature extended index fingers in a trigger position, which ironically obstruct the guns themselves and prevent them from being inserted completely into the 5 mm pegholes.
Generations (Japan)
- Rhinox (February 22, 2014)
- TakaraTomy ID number: TG31
- Accessories: Two guns
- The TakaraTomy Generations release of Hasbro Thrilling 30 Rhinox features metallic bronze & green plastic colors and painted discs.
Kre-O
- Rhinox (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
- Bag number: 33501 40
- Accessories: Stand brick, scoped pistol
- Part of the fourth assortment of blind-bagged Kreon Micro-Changers, Rhinox can be... no, you don't rebuild him, we can't even complete that. Rhino mode is just the robot mode on all fours.
Legends
My brown Rhinox
- Legends LG-EX Rhinox is a redeco of Generations Rhinox, exclusive to Transformers Fes2016. It features a more show-accurate paintjob compared to the earlier releases, with dark brown skin, cartoon-accurate rhino eyes with white sclerae and black pupils, and some of his gold accents in robot mode changed to green.
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Hasbro: "No."
- Rhinox (Voyager Class, 2021)
- Hasbro ID number: WFC-K27
- TakaraTomy ID number: KD-13
- TakaraTomy release date: October 30, 2021
- Accessories: 2 Gatling Guns of Doom
- Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Beast Wars, War for Cybertron: Kingdom Rhinox transforms from robot to an organic rhinoceros. The lime and gold on Rhinox have been toned down brightness-wise and the horns are made of soft plastic. Unlike previous toys, this Rhinox utilizes a faux lower rhino jaw for his robot torso. In a departure from the rest of Kingdom, Rhinox's robot mode takes its inspiration not from the cartoon's CGI model, but directly from his Forged to Fight phone game model, which itself was a liberal adaptation of the Thrilling 30 toy. Rhinox comes with his two Gatling Guns, though they're diminished in many directions so that they can fit within his hind quarters while in rhinoceros mode. In robot mode, he can wield them in his 5mm fists or store them in 5mm ports on his back.
- Much like most of the toyline, Rhinox comes with one of four possible holographic Golden Disk cards for his wave, which reveals a possible destiny of a key character.
Merchandise
Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game
- Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game (1997)
- Rhinox was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars card game.
Beast Wars Movie Coin
- Beast Wars Movie Coin (1997)
- Released only in Japan, Rhinox was one of three characters from Beast Wars to receive a movie coin, the other two being Rattrap and Scorponok.
Hard Hero
- Rhinox (2004)
- In 2004, Hard Hero announced a line of Beast Wars statues, starting with Rhinox. As it turned out, Rhinox was the only one to be released.
Kabaya
- Rhinox (candy toy, 1997)
- A tiny plastic Rhinox figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 3 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Dinobot, Rattrap, Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Cheetor. As always, terrible candy is included.
Robot Heroes
- Rhinox & Waspinator (Two-pack, 2008)
- Rhinox was released in the second wave of Universe Robot Heroes packed with Waspinator as part of the "Beast Wars Series". An amalgam of toy and television show depictions, Rhinox has articulation at the neck and shoulders.
Notes
- Rhino (at right) was most likely developed as a McDonald's toy of Rhinox, but Rhino's design and identity diverged in final development to become a separate character.
- The "Fox Kids" Transmetal version of Rhinox made an Easter egg appearance as a generic bartender in IDW's Optimus Prime #1.
- The Shattered Glass incarnation of Rhinox is modeled on the Transmetal Rhinox toy with a coloration taken from the fast food promotional Rhinox toy.
References
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- BotCon exclusives
- Generations
- Kre-O Autobots
- Kreons
- Legends Maximals
- Robot Heroes
- Timelines characters
- Toys"R"Us exclusives
- Transformers with three modes
- Transmetals
- Universe (2008)
- War for Cybertron: Kingdom Maximals
