Rhinox (ROTB)

The name or term "Rhinox" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Rhinox (disambiguation).

Rhinox is a Maximal from the Rise of the Beasts portion of the movie continuity family.

Burps instead of farts.

Rhinox is a rhinoceros!

Fiction

Rise of the Beasts film

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Look out, my butt transforms into a chaingun!

Voice actor: David Sobolov (English)

Rise of the Beasts

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Toys

Rise of the Beasts

Lead me to the promised land, rhino!

• Rhinox (Voyager Class, 2023)
  • Accessories: horn, 2 chain guns

Released in the second wave of "Core" Rise of the Beasts Voyager Class figures, Rhinox is based on his appearance in the movie, and transforms into a mechanical rhinoceros. He comes with two chain gun accessories that can store on the shoulders of his beast mode. The rhino horn is also removable and can be worn on his robot shoulder.

In an undocumented feature, an alternate configuration of the rhino head assembly would allow it to be better compressed onto Rhinox’s back in robot mode - simply do not tab the rhino chin into the back, but instead angle it upward so rests more akin to how his Beast Wars incarnation’s rhino head back kibble was configured in robot mode, and the kibble bits towards the bottom of the rhino head assembly should fold more flush against the back. In this configuration, on the one hand, the robot mode silhouette seems less humanoid; but on the other hand, he now better resembles his Beast Wars counterpart, has a cleaner backpack, and is more poseable in the hips and waist.

Rhinox was first sighted in Taiwan before any official announcement, and before his Wave 1 one counterparts even!

• Rhinox (Smash Changers, 2023)

This 9-inch Rhinox toy changes automatically from rhinoceros to robot by tapping his feet against a surface three times.

Beast Alliance

Wild bean vines... hard to digest...

• Rhinox (Beast Battle Masters, 2023)
  • Japanese Name: Awakening Weapon Rhinox
  • TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
  • TakaraTomy ID Number: BW-02

• Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)

Part of the first wave of Rise of the Beasts Beast Battle Masters, Rhinox is a 3-inch figure that transforms from rhinoceros to a Gatling gun and back. He is cast is dark greyish brown similar to a black rhinoceros, with silver highlights to make his robotic "musculature" and horns stand out. All 4 of his legs are cast in silver-grey unpaintable plastic and ball jointed, though they can only fold inward and spin, meaning they don't add very much poseability.

He can weaponize other figures if they have 5mm ports, though his legs tend to get in the way if attached anywhere besides a hand or narrow forearm. His gun barrel does not spin and is only held on with friction, making it removable.

Like other Beast Battle Masters, Rhinox comes packed on a simple open card with no bubble, held on by plastic bands. His instruction sheet is tucked in the back but with one end folded under the front flap. He is somewhat oddly strapped to the card sideways with legs folded under, likely to prevent the feet from being easily removed.

If Bay was still directing, Rhinox’s fart would’ve absolutely been what saved the day, this time just more explosive.

• Rhinox (Battle Changers, 2023)
  • Japanese Name: Awakening Change Rhinox
  • TakaraTomy Release Date: April 15, 2023
  • TakaraTomy ID Number: BC-02

• Known designers: Koki Yamada (TakaraTomy)

Released in the first wave of Rise of the Beasts Battle Changers, Rhinox is a simplified 4.5-inch figure that transforms from robot to rhinoceros and back in 6 steps! His chain gun is permanently affixed to his right arm.

• Wheeljack & Rhinox (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)

• Known designers: Shogo Hasui (TakaraTomy)

Included with Wheeljack is redeco of the above Beast Battle Masters Rhinox, featuring greatly reduced paint apps and with the gray plastic swapped for brown, giving a more realistic rhino look.

Like much of this toyline, this set was found at retail before any official announcement, this time in Canada.

Studio Series

More of a funky-looking unicorn, to be honest...

• Rhinox (Voyager, 2023)
  • Movie: Rise of the Beasts
  • Hasbro ID number: 103
  • Accessories: Hammer, "Peruvian Jungle Discovery" backdrop

• Known designers: Evan Brooks (Hasbro), Takashi Kunihiro (TakaraTomy)

Released as part of the 21st wave of Studio Series Voyager Class figures, Rhinox is based on his appearance in the Rise of the Beasts film, transforming into a mechanical rhinoceros in 29 steps. The toy includes a large spiked hammer accessory that can be held or stored on his back.

While stock photography shows Rhinox with brown plastic, the final product has Rhinox using gray plastic instead.

Notes

Foreign names

• Japanese: Rhinox (ライノックス Rainokkusu)