Jhiaxus (G2)
- Jhiaxus is an "evolved-Decepticon" character from the Generation 2 portion of the Generation 1 continuity family.
Jhiaxus is no ordinary Decepticon. He and his faction left Cybertron eons ago and formed a Cybertronian empire of cyberformed planets. He views the original Autobots and Decepticons as evolutionary throwbacks, simple animals, insults to his race's memory which must be wiped out. But his ice-cold demeanor of control and amoral objectivity is merely a facade. It is only a mask, a face he wears to forget the mad tyrant he once was. He has been repressing this side of himself, burying it, for millennia. Unfortunately, recent encounters with Autobots and Decepticons have been testing his resolve...
Jhiaxus is not one for improvisation. He has been denying his impulses for so long, it has weakened his ability to think on his feet in many situations. Once Jhiaxus has set a course of action, it is tough for him to diverge from his strategy.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Generation 2
Millions of years ago on Cybertron, Jhiaxus was born through the "budding" procedure. Some time after Prime and Megatron left Cybertron and crashed on Earth, Jhiaxus followed the Liege Maximo into space. Repressing his tyrannical tendecies, he became the Liege Centuro of this new Cybertronian empire. Millions of years later, when Prime and his Autobots found out about this empire and set out to stop them, Jhiaxus personally took charge of the problem. He eventually crossed paths with his Decepticon ancestors and defeated Megatron in combat. Constant pressure from dealing with these ancient Cybertronians made Jhiaxus slowly lose his grip, reverting back into the mindless tyrant he once was. By the time the Swarm struck his army, he was too far gone. When the Swarm reached his ship, he challenged it and was promptly consumed.
Universe profile
Unicron abducted Jhiaxus's Spark and stripped him of his rank and power. Though he once again wears the brand of an ordinary Decepticon, he still nurses a hatred towards Autobot and Decepticon alike. They are all, of course, unevolved, inferior throw-backs. This bias forces him to work alone.
IDW comics continuity
Jhiaxus was Nova Prime's chief theoretical strategist and pioneer of gestalt technology. It is implied that he left with his leader aboard the original Ark spacecraft and subsequently was lost in the Benzuli Expanse. He created the first combiner robot, Monstructor, in an attempt to engineer the ultimate Transformer. Unfortunately, the combination process drove its members insane. They proved too volatile to remain free, and were eventually imprisoned by Omega Supreme after Jhiaxus's departure. Spotlight: Optimus Prime
Toys
Robots in Disguise
- Jhiaxus (Deluxe, 2003)
- Jhiaxus is a redeco of the deluxe-sized Jetstorm toy in orange and white. His jet-mode cockpit has a spring-loaded extension, giving him a bird-like head in this form that is articulated at the neck to "search" for targets. Both jet and robot modes feature spring-loaded "energy blast" missiles. He also has an alternate robot mode, which folds his legs into a "flight cone" and reveals jet thrusters.
- This mold was also used for Sonic Attack Jet, Robots in Disguise Storm Jet, and Universe Skywarp.
Trivia
- Jhiaxus's name is a pun on "gee, axe us", a phrase which expressed writer Simon Furman's dread of the G2 comic's cancellation by Marvel.
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