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:''Mini-Cassettes are [[Transformer]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | :''Mini-Cassettes are [[Transformer]]s from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:Minicassettes studioox.jpg| | [[File:Minicassettes studioox.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|The cassette tape: the future of data storage and communications!]] | ||
'''Mini-Cassettes''' (also known as '''Cassette Warriors''', '''Infiltration Troopers''', or simply '''Cassettes''') are Transformers whose alternate mode is an audio cassette. They can fit into the chest compartments of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] or [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (while the toys can fit into either, in fiction they stick to the communicator of their own faction). | '''Mini-Cassettes''' (also known as '''Cassette Warriors''', '''Infiltration Troopers''', or simply '''Cassettes''') are Transformers whose alternate mode is an audio cassette. They can fit into the chest compartments of [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] or [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (while the toys can fit into either, in fiction they stick to the communicator of their own faction). | ||
Many of the characters have communication or espionage roles. Also, many of them are [[redeco]]s. | Many of the characters have communication or espionage roles. Also, many of them are [[redeco]]s. | ||
==Teams== | |||
*'''Autobot cassettes''' | |||
{{main|Autobot Mini-Cassette}} | |||
*'''Decepticon cassettes''' | |||
{{main|Decepticon Mini-Cassette}} | |||
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==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
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[[File:Soundwave and company.jpg|thumb|200px|left]] | [[File:Soundwave and company.jpg|thumb|200px|left]] | ||
The Mini-Cassettes were largely subordinate to Soundwave and Blaster, and very loyal to them. They spent much of their time stored away in their chest waiting to be called out when the situation required it. The mini-cassettes with beast forms were treated like pets and generally did not speak. | The Mini-Cassettes were largely subordinate to Soundwave and Blaster, and very loyal to them. They spent much of their time stored away in their chest waiting to be called out when the situation required it. The mini-cassettes with beast forms were treated like pets and generally did not speak. | ||
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
[[File:Introdump decepticons marvelus01.jpg|thumb|200px]] | [[File:Introdump decepticons marvelus01.jpg|thumb|200px]] | ||
Mini-cassettes were more autonomous and filled in regular positions in the ranks of the Autobots and Decepticons. They could all speak, but would sometimes go long periods without talking. | Mini-cassettes were more autonomous and filled in regular positions in the ranks of the Autobots and Decepticons. They could all speak, but would sometimes go long periods without talking. | ||
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===2019 IDW comics=== | ===2019 IDW comics=== | ||
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Ratbat was asked by Senator [[Megatron (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to rally them behind his cause as his plans escalated. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When Megatron made his move on the Senate, [[Clench (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Clench]] stored and released a [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|squad]] of infiltration troopers into the chamber to surround the Senators. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} | Ratbat was asked by Senator [[Megatron (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Megatron]] to rally them behind his cause as his plans escalated. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} When Megatron made his move on the Senate, [[Clench (G1)#2019 IDW continuity|Clench]] stored and released a [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|squad]] of infiltration troopers into the chamber to surround the Senators. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Revision as of 02:46, 7 May 2021
- Mini-Cassettes are Transformers from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Mini-Cassettes (also known as Cassette Warriors, Infiltration Troopers, or simply Cassettes) are Transformers whose alternate mode is an audio cassette. They can fit into the chest compartments of Blaster or Soundwave (while the toys can fit into either, in fiction they stick to the communicator of their own faction).
Many of the characters have communication or espionage roles. Also, many of them are redecos.
Teams
- Autobot cassettes
- Decepticon cassettes
Fiction
The Transformers cartoon
The Mini-Cassettes were largely subordinate to Soundwave and Blaster, and very loyal to them. They spent much of their time stored away in their chest waiting to be called out when the situation required it. The mini-cassettes with beast forms were treated like pets and generally did not speak.
Marvel The Transformers comics
Mini-cassettes were more autonomous and filled in regular positions in the ranks of the Autobots and Decepticons. They could all speak, but would sometimes go long periods without talking.
2019 IDW comics
Infiltration Troopers were a class of Cybertronian who transform into rectangular cartridges that can be stored and hidden within larger Transformers and released to quickly overhwelm and surround opponents. We Have Deceived You Whether they've always existed as a group of Cybertronians is unknown, but they served during both the Age of Expansion and during the War of the Threefold Spark. Ascenticon Senator Ratbat represented them in the Senate, his popularity among his fellow Infiltration Troopers the source of his successful elections. Starscream found them a potential risk. Wheeljack: Orbital Decay
Ratbat was asked by Senator Megatron to rally them behind his cause as his plans escalated. All Fall Down When Megatron made his move on the Senate, Clench stored and released a squad of infiltration troopers into the chamber to surround the Senators. We Have Deceived You
Notes
- The toys of these figures are roughly 1:1 scale with the microcassettes they use for altmodes. The main picture in this article features a standard cassette, which is larger.
- The term Mini-Cassette is used in toy catalogs from 1985 onwards. It was common for cassette to be used elsewhere, such as toy instructions and fiction.
- In recent years, Hasbro has been pushing for different names for this subgroup, presumably because cassettes aren't part of modern-day technology anymore. The Soundwave reissue figure for the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con picks up the term "Deployer", after the Beast Machines subgroup, to describe his cassette cohorts. The term is also used for the subtitled Shout! Factory The Headmasters DVD release for the cassettes of both Blaster/Twincast and Soundwave/Soundblaster. The Transformers Hall of Fame bio for Soundwave, meanwhile, refers to his cohorts as Mini-Cons. As of War for Cybertron: Siege, they're sold as Micromasters in the toyline, and referred as "infiltration troopers" in the tie-in comics.
