Rhinox (ROTB)
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| 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.
Rhinox is a rhinoceros! He’s the kind of hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners, rock solid big bruiser found on any team worth their salt. Rhinox is a Maximal of few words, and tends to let either his mighty hammer or his tendency to plow through enemies do the talking for him.
Fiction
Rise of the Beasts film
 Spoiler warning: Plot details for Rise of the Beasts follow. |
- Voice actor: David Sobolov (English)
Rhinox was among the Maximals under the command of Apelinq when Unicron attacked their planet. Helping fend off a few Terrorcons, Rhinox retreated under Optimus Primal's command as they fled to the stars with the transwarp key. They later arrived on Earth, splitting into at least two factions; Rhinox remained with Primal and the Maximals grew acquainted with a tribe in Peru. Hundreds of years later, in 1994, Rhinox confronted the Autobot crew that was trying to stop Scourge, personally clobbering Wheeljack before Airazor defused the stand-off. Rhinox would later take part in the final battle against the Terrorcons and their Predacon reinforcements, putting his massive hammer to good use, clashing with Nightbird and on one occasion providing Arcee a ride as he plowed through the enemy hordes. Rhinox survived the battle and remained in Peru with his fellow Maximals after the day was won. Rise of the Beasts
Toys
Rise of the Beasts
- 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.
- Rhinox was first sighted in Taiwan before any official announcement, and before his Wave 1 one counterparts even!
- Rhinox (Smash Changers, 2023)
- TakaraTomy name: Papapatto Change Rhinox
- TakaraTomy ID number: BPC-03
- TakaraTomy release date: August 5, 2023
- This 9-inch Rhinox toy changes automatically from rhinoceros to robot by tapping his feet against a surface three times.
Beast Alliance
- Rhinox (Beast Battle Masters, 2023)
- TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Weapon Rhinox
- TakaraTomy ID number: BW-02
- TakaraTomy release date: April 15, 2023
- 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.
- Rhinox (Battle Changers, 2023)
- TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Change Rhinox
- TakaraTomy ID number: BC-02
- TakaraTomy release date: April 15, 2023
- 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. Interestingly, much like some of his fellow earlier Rise of the Beasts mainline figures, he appears to feature a significantly different robot mode design, in this case more closely resembling his original Beast Wars self in terms of headsculpt and chest greebling.
- His stock photography has his robot mode slightly mistransformed- the rhino mode's head can clip in a little bit further down his back.
- Wheeljack & Rhinox (Beast Weaponizers, 2023)
- TakaraTomy name: Kakusei Change Set Wheeljack & Rhinox
- TakaraTomy ID number: BCS-03
- TakaraTomy release date: July 15, 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
- 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)[1]
- 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 in his hands or attached to his back as a missile launcher.
- While stock photography and the packaging render shows Rhinox with brown plastic, the final product has Rhinox using gray plastic instead. This is due to to the designers adopting the studio's last minute color change for the final film.
Notes
Foreign names
- Japanese: Rhinox (ライノックス Rainokkusu)
References
- ↑ May 16, 2023's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Evan Brooks, Ben MacCrae, and Sixo.
