Ironhead (Unique Toys)

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War Rhino
Third party Transformer character
Warrhino-box.jpg
Unique Toys War Rhino Ironhead box
First appearance

Re-Evolution by David Harland
Created by

Unique Toys
Release number

UT-W02
Information
Aliases Ironhead
Species Transformer
Abilities

Affiliation

Beasticons
Alternate mode

Mechanical rhino/leg
Motto

"I'm ready to crash anywhere."

War Rhino is a fictional character and third party Transformer created by Unique Toys in as an homage to the 1986 Transformer Headstrong.

Unique Toys

War Rhino is a third party Transformer homage to Generation 1 Headstrong created by Unique Toys. He turns from a humanoid robot to a robotic rhino and becomes the left leg of War Lord.

Other third party Transformer homages to Generation 1 Headstrong include Mastermind Creations Fortis.

Development

Unique Toys teased War Rhino in an image with a motto on their Facebook page in December 2012.[1]

In January 2013 Unique Toys released image of a War Rhino prototype.[2]

Reception

The Radio Free Cybertron podcast for February 27th, 2013 discussed the combined form of War Lord as part of their Third Party Roundup.[3]

The Good Morning, Cybertron! podcast for May 13th, 2013 discussed Unique Toys War Lord vs. Mastermind Creations Feral Rex.[4]

Comics

War Rhino appeared in the 2013 story Re-Evolution by David Harland. In the story War Bison, War Panther and War Rhino discovered they were being spied on by Ironpaw.

Toys

  • Unique Toys UT-W02 War Rhino (unreleased)
An original mold by Unique Toys. Turns from a humanoid robot to robotic rhino or becomes the left leg of War Lord. Comes with a sword, cannons, collector card and instructions/comic. The cannons feature LED lights.

Gallery

  • War Rhino teaser image

  • War Rhino prototype in robot mode

  • War Rhino in robot mode

  • War Rhino prototype in beast mode

  • War Rhino prototype in leg mode

  • War Lord prototype

  • Unique Toys War Lord art

  • Unique Toys War Lord toy

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/3rd-party-unlicensed-41/unique-toys-war-lord-beasticons-war-hawk-prototype-and-teaser-images-176503/
  2. ↑ http://tformers.com/transformers-unique-toys-reveal-war-rhino/19332/news.html
  3. ↑ Brian Kilby (February 27th, 2013). "Radio Free Cybertron". http://www.tfradio.net/ (Podcast). TFW2005. http://www.tfradio.net/podcast/2013/3/3/radio-free-cybertron-02272013.html. 
  4. ↑ blunghole (May 13th, 2013). "Good Morning, Cybertron!". https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Morning-Cybertron/147383341975239 (Podcast). blunghole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ukTDy3OYA. 

External links

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