Rhynocs are common, rhinoceros-like enemies in Spyro: Year of the Dragon, Spyro: Season of Ice, Spyro: Season of Flame and Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs. They serve as henchmen to the main villains in each of these games (the Sorceress, Grendor, and Ripto, respectively) and thus are a main enemy frequently encountered by Spyro.
Story
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
The Sorceress found a way to employ the Rhynocs (as well as other creatures), much like how Gnasty Gnorc did with the Gnorcs. She made the Rhynocs her main attack forces and used them to fight off Spyro and to capture all the dragon eggs. Bianca also warned Spyro that the Rhynocs could attack him as well as calling them "expertly trained armies" when she tried to scare him off. The artificial creatures were semi-immortal, as they can live forever as the same soul, though if they die, the Sorceress must bring them back, and her only. Chances are that genuine Rhynocs lived in the Forgotten Worlds before the Gnorcs.
Spyro: Season of Ice
After the Sorceress's defeat, the Rhynocs discovered that they had no sole purpose, even when they served her. They were soon employed by Grendor, who gave them new life by giving back their crystals; as long as they give him fairies they have frozen to give him more power and to fight off Spyro.
Spyro 2: Season of Flame and Spyro: Attack of the Rhynocs
After Grendor's defeat (and reformation), the Rhynocs once again felt unneeded and useless, until they were employed by Ripto. Ripto controlled the Rhynocs when not using his army of Riptocs during the events of the Season of Flame, and after stealing the Professor's Laboratory in Attack of the Rhynocs. Rhynocs have not been seen since.
Notable Rhynocs
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Add a photo to this galleryTrivia
- While pronouncing "Rhynocs," it sounds similar to the name of the Transformers: Beast Wars character, Rhinox.
- The Rhynocs are the second species in the Spyro series to resemble Rhinos (the first being the Snail Rhinos).
- In Spyro: Year of the Dragon, some of the Rhynocs' faces bear a strong resemblance to Ripto.
| Characters |
|---|
| Playable Characters |
| Spyro the Dragon - Sparx |
| Villains |
| Grendor |
| Non-playable characters |
| Hunter - Zoe - Bianca - Moneybags - Professor |
| Locations |
| Worlds |
| Autumn Fairy Home - Spring Fairy Home - Winter Fairy Home - Summer Fairy Home Market Mesa - Lava Prairie - Mermaid Coast - Hummingbird Fort - Panda Gardens - Honey Marsh Time Machine Lab - Roman City - Twilight Bulb Factory - Dusty Trails - Star Park - Grendor's Lair |
| Speedways |
| Stone Age Speedway - Ice Age Speedway - Aqua Age Speedway - Space Age Speedway |
| Boss Arenas |
| Grendor's Lair |
| Sparx Areas |
| Ant Farm - Wasp City - Caterpillar Gardens - Beetle Burrows |
| Terms |
| Fairies - Rhynocs -Gems |
| Characters |
|---|
| Playable Characters |
| Spyro the Dragon - Sheila the Kangaroo - Agent 9 the Monkey |
| Villains |
| Ripto - Crush - Gulp |
| Non-playable characters |
| Hunter - Zoe - Bianca - Moneybags -Bentley - Professor |
| Locations |
| Worlds |
| Sunny Plains - Celestial Plains - Starry Plains Country Farms - Shamrock Isle - Canyon Hop - Minty Mines - Temple of Dune - Tiki Tropics - Alpine Adobe - Crush's Dungeon - Candy Lane - Haunted Hills - Winter Mesa - Watertopia - Rumble Jungle - Lunar Ledges - Arctic Outback - Gulp's Overlook - Moon Fondue - Gypsy Road - Dreamy Castle - Volcano Vaults - Ripto's Mondo Volcano - Ripto's Volcano (Boss) |
| Terms |
| Gems - Rhynocs |
| Characters |
|---|
| Main Characters |
| Spyro - Sparx - Ripto - Sgt. Byrd - Moneybags - Hunter - Bianca - Agent 9 |
| Villains |
| Ripto |
| Dragon Shores |
| Worlds |
| Virtual Playground - Dragon Shores - Fairy Library - Yeti Serengeti - Byrd Barracks - Thieves' Guild - Rabbit Habitat Banana Savannah - Kangaroo Hoodoos - Moneybags' Mansion - Cheetah Spot Spa - Professor's Secret Lab Rhynocs n' Clocks - Chateau Ripto |
| Characters |
| Gems - Homeworld - Ripto - Dragon Eggs - Heart of Lands |
