Jhiaxus (RID)
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| The name or term "Jhiaxus" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Jhiaxus (disambiguation). |
- Jhiaxus is a Decepticon Destructicon from the 2001 Robots in Disguise continuity family.
Jhiaxus is a high-ranking member of the Destructicons, a group which is very bad news anywhere they rear their heads.
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Fiction
Universe comic
Jhiaxus was the second-in-command of Megazarak, God Emperor Supreme of the Destructicons. He was left behind in Viron 403.0 Beta to manage the Autobot Dinobot resistance while his liege and most of his compatriots traveled to Aurex 304.0 Epsilon. When Megazarak was abducted by Unicron to fight in the Universe War, Jhiaxus briefly entered the conflict to rescue his lord and master. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11
Jhiaxus was one of many dimensionally-displaced Transformers who escaped from the Cauldron due to the actions of Optimus Primal, Silverbolt, and Trailbreaker alongside another Jhiaxus. Escape Homecoming
Ask Vector Prime
A different Jhiaxus, in Viron 903.0 Beta, created Thrust from the wayward Spark of a Malgus Waspinator and a blank protoform in his schemes for power. Jhiaxus led the Destructicons (consisting of himself, Thrust, and Obsidian), the most formidable foes of the Elite Guard. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/09
The Jhiaxus of Viron 102.0 Beta likewise led the Destructicons, formidable foes of the Elite Guard. The foes clashed time and again in the Mirtonian Expanse. Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/22
Toys
Robots in Disguise (2001)
- Jhiaxus (Deluxe, 2003)
- Accessories: 2 energy-blast missiles
- Robots in Disguise Jhiaxus is a redeco of the Deluxe Beast Machines Jetstorm toy in orange and gray, transforming into a Cybertronian fighter jet. 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.
- Although most previous versions of the mold have the wingtips swept forward in vehicle mode, Jhiaxus was packaged and depicted in his instructions with the wingtips swept back. His toy art and instructions also show the robot mode wingtips swept forward, as shown here; this contrasts with the Universe art above.
- Jhiaxus was available exclusively at KB Toys stores, released in October on 2003. Like other later additions to the Robots in Disguise line, Jhiaxus was released in Armada-style packaging, complete with a character art sticker.
- This mold was also used to make the Sonic Attack Jet, Robots in Disguise Storm Jet, and the 2003 Universe version of Generation 1 Skywarp. This toy was also repurposed as Generation 2 Jhiaxus.
Notes
- Originally, the Robots in Disguise Jhiaxus toy was perceived as a new form of Generation 1 continuity family Jhiaxus, as a 3H club magazine profile utilized the RID toy for a Jhiaxus hailing from a Marvel G2-style universe. However due to an art error, the Jhiaxus who appears in Universe #2 is drawn in the G2 design while Universe #3 uses the RID design (albeit miscolored) for the same scene. Years later, the Facebook version of Ask Vector Prime would utilize this error to firmly establish a Robots in Disguise version of Jhiaxus and that there were 2 Jhiaxuses in that scene. Due to the body alterations in the Universe storyline, though, it remains unclear which Jhiaxus appeared at which exact moment.
