Rhinox (Armada)

Rhinox is anAutobot,and later theHorsemanWar,from theArmadaportion of theUnicron Trilogy continuity family.

A Rhinox that was eventually turned evil?Never happened.

Rhinoxis a dedicated member of theAutobotcause. He is reliable and outspoken, willing to give it his all in the heat of battle and gifted with natural leadership qualities.Jetfireappreciates him greatly for this. His only true flaw is that others don't always react well to him because they are put off by his heavy-handed behavior. This includes hisMini-ConpartnerArmorhide,which hurts Rhinox.

AsWar,he holds the position of leader ofUnicron's Four Horsemen.

Fiction

Cartoon continuity

Unfortunately, this time Unicron could not be beaten withpop music.

Ask Vector Prime

InAurex 503.01 Gamma,Rhinox was an engineer who modifiedJetfireto be able to combine withOptimus Prime.His expertise was sought after when the attempted fusion ofOverloadandRolloutproved unstable. The fused being was brought toCybertron,where he was rebuilt by Rhinox. Circumstances forced Overload to be deployed before reconstruction was complete, however. Rhinox intended to finish the task, but he was felled in the battle withUnicron.Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/18

Armadacartoon

During preparation for the final assault againstUnicron,Rhinox readied his Autobot fighter for launch.Mortal Combat

DreamwaveArmadacontinuity

Armadacomic

There's a light...

Rhinox was amongJetfire's troops infiltratingDecepticon Command HQonCybertronin order to shut down the masterspace bridge nexus.When they came upon the mutilated corpses of theDecepticonsinside, Rhinox wondered who or what did all that, unawarethe perpetratorwas watching them from nearby. He and the others soon came under attack too, but managed to survive by forcing Bludgeon out the shadows through the use of their headlights, which allowed Jetfire to destroy his shell.Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4

...over at the Frankenstein place!

Having taken care of that for now, the group proceeded to the space bridge nexus. Rhinox, along withOverload,was ordered to guard the entrance against whatever had been inside their attacker and was still roaming around. At the same time, the breach of the nexus was noticed byseveral other of Unicron's heralds,leading to a situation in which the Autobots found themselves attacked from both sides. Rhinox, who was losing the fight against Bludgeon, and the others were given the order to clear the area while Jetfire would take care of the nexus, thereby also distracting the heralds from the rest of the team. A short time later, they regrouped onEarthwithOptimus Prime,picked up by Jetfire from another reality, to prepare forthe upcoming fight to save their own reality.Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4

Rhinox was assigned as main operator for thespace bridgeto Cybertron until all of theTransformerson Earth had gone through and its self-destruct sequence could be initiated as a safety measure. During the subsequent battle withUnicron,Rhinox led a small team consisting ofAirazor,Cheetor,andTerrorsaur.Unfortunately, Unicron, noting the fight was not quite proceeding as he had anticipated, declared that the four of them would provide him with answers and abducted them.The End

Energoncomic

CAN YOU TELL I'VE BEEN COACHED BYSHOKARACT?

After ten years of exposure to the will of Unicron, Rhinox had gone from dependable Autobot warrior toloyal servant of the Chaos Bringer.As War, he and his colleagues served directly underAlpha Quintesson.This Evil RebornThey were sent to stall the Autobots on Cybertron, preventing them from reaching Earth with a brutal assault.What Lies BeneathInitially, War easily brutalized Optimus Prime. However, after Optimus was granted the Spark of Combination, he and the other upgraded Autobots repelled the Horsemen, with the help of the Omnicons.What Lies Beneath, Part TwoAfter Scorponok and his Terrorcons botched a mission of their own, War and the other horsemen forcibly pulled them from Earth so that they could be disciplined for their failure.What Lies Beneath, Part Four

Rhinox and the Horsemen continued to do the bidding of Alpha Quintesson as months passed.Doomsday Redux!Still, they became suspicious over time as to whether Alpha Quintesson actually spoke for Unicron's wishes. In order to keep them busy, the Quintesson distracted them with an attack on the Autobots' Mars base.Armageddon Part 2By breaking through Mars's defenses, the Horsemen planned to bring down Earth's defensive shield for their master's return.Armageddon Part 3Unfortunately for their plan, the Autobots unleashedOmega Supremeto defend the Mars base from further attack.Armageddon Part 4Omega Supreme was victorious in battle against Rhinox and the Four Horsemen.Armageddon Part 5

2006 IDWBeast Warscontinuity

Rhinox was a reborn, multiverse-hoppingRhinox.Beast Wars Sourcebook #3

Toys

Armada

Probably related toBackstop.

• Rhinox with Armorhide(Super-Con, 2003)

• Takara release date:June??, 2003
• Accessories:Horn/blade
• Known designers:Marcelo Matere(packaging artist)

Released in the fifth wave ofArmadaSuper-Cons, Rhinox is aredecoandretoolingof theBeast WarsDeluxe ClassTransmetalRhinoxfigure, converting from an organic-ish robot to mechanical rhinoceros. He has a third transformation that flips ski-boards beneath hisbeast modeforefeet and turns the hind-legs into tread assemblies. He was retooled not only to havePowerlinxplugs on the flanks of each rear beast mode leg (which do not activate anygimmicks,but are painted with "energy bursts" ), but also to have a molded Autobotsigilin the space originally meant for arubsignwithin his chest.

He came with his partnerMini-ConArmorhide.

Oddly, this version of the mold has the front rhino feet/robot feet swapped. The thin plastic semicircle details are on the outsides of his ankles rather than the insides like the original Transmetal Rhinox and itsFox Kidsrepaint.

As a hasty addition to theArmadatoyline to meet demand, Rhinox was not available inTakara'snormal retailLegend of the Micronsline. He was, however, offered in Japan as a "USA Edition"release,exclusivetoJUSCOstores.

His stock photo shows his beast form mistransformed, with his skis deployed on the front legs.

• More information on Rhinox at TFU.info

Notes

• During his cameo in theArmadacartoon, Rhinox is miscolored as the original TransmetalRhinox.

Foreign names

• Japanese:Rhinox(ライノックスRainokkusu)