Jhiaxus
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| Affiliation | Decepticon |
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Jhiaxus (pronounced gee-axe-us) is a fictional character in the Transformers universes. He is an evil Decepticon jet.
Transformers: Generation 2
Unlike most notable Transformers characters in the comics, Jhiaxus is not based on a toy. Originally created for Marvel's Generation 2 comic series, the character was named in reaction to unrealistic sales expectations placed on writer Simon Furman, and is a pun on the phrase "gee, axe us," anticipating the series' short lifespan.[citation needed]
Hasbro registered the name Jhiaxus for U.S. Trademark in October 2003.[1]
Comics
Marvel Comics
In the Generation 2 comic series, Jhiaxus holds the rank of Liege Centuro of the Cybertronian Empire – an offshoot faction that rose to power during the Autobots and Decepticons' 4 million-year hibernation on Earth prior to 1984. His calm, self-assured personality is a notable departure from Megatron's zeal, Galvatron's insanity, Starscream's treachery, and Shockwave's calculating logic. During the series, it is revealed that Jhiaxus was among the earliest "second generation" Decepticons that would eventually form the Cybertronian Empire, and he was originally a vicious, warmongering butcher and sadist who reveled in slaughter. When the Empire abandoned Cybertron and turned to transforming the universe, he believed he was abandoning his brutal past. When he encountered the Autobot platoon under Optimus Prime and Grimlock, he captured them with the intent to convince them to join the Empire, and when they rebelled, he pursued them with the intent to destroy them.
The pursuit went wrong when both Autobots and Imperials flew into a sector of space inhabited by psychic parasites that fed on violent emotions. Everyone went berserk, and after they'd escaped, Jhiaxus was left shaken by his own brutality. He resolved to hunt down and eliminate the Autobots, because their existence and morality challenged the Empire's ideology too greatly. Seeing the task before him, Optimus Prime attempted to form an alliance with Megatron, but the Decepticon leader acted alone against the G2 Cybertronians. Jhiaxus' forces obliterated a Decepticon scout team, then assaulted Megatron's Warworld flagship en masse. The battle was an indiscriminate slaughter, with Megatron's forces being decimated. In retaliation, Megatron challenged Jhiaxus to a duel and was nearly killed. Ironically, this defeat caused the Decepticons to ally with the Autobots.
As the war escalated, Jhiaxus slipped further into rage and insanity, ordering galaxy-wide massacres to draw the Autobots out, proving himself unable to deal with unexpected setbacks. After learning of the existence of The Swarm, Optimus Prime attempted to reach out to Jhiaxus. By this point, he had lost all grip on sanity due to his defeats at the hands of the Bot/Con alliance. Soon after the destruction of San Francisco, done solely to demonstrate his power, he engaged Optimus in battle and decimated him. His first blow shattered Prime's faceplate and destroyed his vocal systems. Before he could finish the battle, The Swarm arrived. Driven by his rage, Jhiaxus challenged The Swarm itself. Being a foe that could not be overcome through ordinary means, Jhiaxus was unable to harm it and was consumed easily.
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
Near the end of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise toy line's run, the name Jhiaxus was used for an orange repaint of Beast Machines Jetstorm.[2]
Although he had no technical specifications or background information, he was eventually given a biography in one of the Transformers Collectors Club magazines, where it was revealed he was indeed the same character as Generation 2 Jhiaxus. The Collectors Club planned to incorporate Jhiaxus into their Transformers: Universe fiction. He would have been a servant of Unicron, abducted from his home dimension and made into one of Unicron's troops, which would explain how a G2 character could appear in Robots in Disguise, a different universe altogether.[3]
3H Enterprises
Jhiaxus made a brief appearance in issue #2 of the Transformers: Universe BotCon comic as one of Unicron's captives, forced to fight in gladiatorial battles. He was presumably freed by Optimus Primal.
IDW Publishing
Jhiaxus is first mentioned in IDW Publishing's The Transformers: Spotlight issue featuring Optimus Prime. According to Omega Supreme, Jhiaxus was Nova Prime's Chief Theoretical Strategist and among his experiments was the first combiner, Monstructor. He also experimented with gender in Transformers, creating Arcee and possibly others. It is alluded that Jhiaxus disappeared along with Nova Prime on the first Ark. He made his first major appearance in the Arcee Spotlight issue, appearing on a viewscreen to check that Arcee had not interfered with his project – the Nega-Core. In The Transformers: Devastation, he appeared, talking to both Nova Prime and Galvatron.[4]
As a member of the "Dead Universe" faction led by Nemesis Prime, Jhiaxus figures prominently in the Spotlight Miniseries, Revelation, which wraps up several threads running through the IDW continuity. While his head design and color scheme resemble his Generation 2 incarnation, this Jhiaxus has a noticeably more hunched appearance.
Fun Publications
Wing of Honor
Jhiaxus appears in "A Flash Forward" by Fun Publications. In 2005, Devastator attacked Autobot City. He was opposed by Ultra Magnus, Sideswipe, Red Alert, and Tracks. Firing every weapon they had, the Autobots were able to force Devastator to break apart into the individual Constructicons. Now outnumbered, the Autobots retreated. Red Alert was killed covering the withdrawal, as Megatron watched. These events, and others, are related to Jhiaxus by Runabout and Runamuck in 2013.[5] After emerging from stasis on Cybertron with no memories, Side Burn was taken by Runabout and Runamuck to see Jhiaxus. Later, Jhiaxus proudly displays his new "second Generation" creations to the captive Nebulan scientist Hi-Q.[6]
Machine Wars
With an army of Cybertronian clones, Jhiaxus attempted to conquer Cybertron and establish a new empire, but his efforts were opposed by an unlikely alliance of Autobots and Decepticons. To the surprise of his foes, Jhiaxus found in this joint effort an unexpected realization of his hopes for a reunified Cybertron, and thus surrendered. He was then murdered by Megaplex, whose original Megatron-based programming had asserted dominance and sought revenge on him.
Toys
- Robots in Disguise Deluxe Jhiaxus (2003)
- A redeco of Beast Machines Deluxe Jetstorm.[7]
References
- ↑ Seibertron.com - Hasbro Registers Names
- ↑ Hasbro.com - Jhiaxus
- ↑ MasterCollector.com
- ↑ Simon Furman's Blog
- ↑ Flint Dille, Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair (w), Matt Frank & Josh Warner (p), Matt Frank (i), Thomas Deer (col), Jesse Wittenrich (let), Pete Sinclair (ed). "A Flash Forward Part 1" The Transformers Collectors Club 44 (February–March 2012), Fun Publications
- ↑ Jesse Wittenrich & Pete Sinclair (June–July 2012). "A Flash Forward Part 3". Transformers Collectors Club Magazine. 1 (45): 6–11.
- ↑ TFU.info - Jhiaxus
- Furman, Simon (2004). Transformers: The Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing Inc. p. 73. ISBN 1-4053-0461-8. Search this book on
External links
- Jhiaxus on Transformers Wiki
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