| “ | A spark... When a spark goes online, there is great joy. When one is extinguished, the universe weeps. | „ |
| ~ Rhinox |
Rhinox is a Maximal and a soldier of the Beast Wars. He is one of few Maximals to fight in the Beast Wars and survive. When he arrives on prehistoric Earth, he takes the beast form of a rhinoceros. He is voiced by Richard Newman.
He loves nature and does not wish to fight, but when threatened, he is prepared and can pack a punch. He is close friends with all of his fellow Maximals. Optimus Primal and Rattrap are his two best friends and he is more of a fatherly/uncle figure to Cheetor and Airazor. Even Dinobot and Megatron respect him. He appears in all 52 episodes of the cartoon series Beast Wars and is one of the few that does not upgrade to a Transmetal, something that later proves to be quite detrimental when he returns to Cybertron.
In the sequel/spinoff series Beast Machines, the surviving Maximals return to Cybertron to find it overrun by mindless drones of Megatron. Due to his lack of a Transmetal form, Rhinox is paralyzed and captured by Megatron and turned into a Vehicon general and given the alternate form of a giant tank. From this moment onward, he is known as Tankor. When Optimus restores his memory, he becomes a rogue and plots to overthrow both Optimus and Megatron. His plans are foiled and he sacrifices himself to save Optimus, and his spark joins the Matrix.
He is revived, however, in the events of the Transformers Universe comic.[1]
In the Japanese Generation One Continuity his Spark would end up in the Legends World after his death in Beast Machines taking place after the events of the show. [2] After his spirit/spark wounded up in the Legends World talked to his Legends Chibi counterpart showing a lot of regret and remorse for his actions while telling his Legends counterpart to look forward and not make the same mistakes as he did. When Starscream possessed Waspinator intending to possess Metroplex Rhinox would his Chibi counterpart as host who Transformed into a Transformer via Transformers sickness to force Starscream out of Waspinator and ultimately defeating the Decepticon Seeker. There Legends Rhinox would rebuild his original body to allow him to return to his friends happy of being greeted and welcomed back happily. [3] He would later have a drink with the Maximals to celebrate his return. [4]
External Links[]
- Rhinox on the Inconsistenly Admirable Wiki
- Tankor on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki
- His Japanese Counterpart on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Rhinox on the TFwiki.net
- Tankor on the TFwiki.net
- Rhinox on the Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki
- Tankor on the Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki
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