List of The Transformers characters: Cassette warriors

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This is a list of characters appearing in the original American Transformers cartoon, first aired between 1984 and 1987.

Cassette warriors (or "Mini-Cassettes", or simply "Cassettes") are tiny transformers; they are no taller than the humans. Their alternate mode is that of a microcassette

Origins of the Cassette warriors[]

According to "The Transformers"' version, in the days of Megatron, Decepticons developed the art of espionage using cassette technology. Their first cassette, Laserbeak, could fly undetected into any Autobot stronghold, record information and then return to base. Then the Decepticons decided to increase their spying abilities with Ratbat. As a bat, Ratbat can hide in crevices that Laserbeak can't reach, and is especially effective in tunnels, caves or in the darkness of space. Ratbat records from the Autobots' most carefully guarded secrets. The Autobots had no choice but to strike back with these Decepticon techniques of stealth, building their own force of cassette Transformers, with Blaster as their guardian. They constructed Ramhorn, the rhino, who can use animalistic force if cornered, and Steeljaw, the lion, who can crawl through the foliage of any alien world, to sneak up on Decepticons. They also bolstered their cassette force with Rewind and Eject, who can transform to robot mode and use more conventional fighting force techniques.

The alternate version of the Cassette warriors' origin is stated in the animated series. According to this version, they (or, at any rate, the beast-moded ones) were once created by the divine inventor Primacron.

The Autobot Mini-Cassettes[]

Name	Alternate mode	First appearance	Last appearance	Voiced by	Status
Eject	Cassette Tape	The Transformers: The Movie	Madman's Paradise	none	Dead
Eject	An Earth sports fanatic, perpetually uses human athletic slang in his day to day speech; never speaks in the cartoon, though. Usually seen only in the background.
Rewind	Cassette Tape	Transformers: The Movie	Madman's Paradise	Townsend Coleman	Alive
Rewind	Portable repository of knowledge. Gathers up every grain of information he can find. The most of the Autobots consider his database to be blocked up with the trifles, but he firmly believes that one day his knowledge will be of use for somebody. Also fights alongside Eject.
Ramhorn	Rhino/Cassette Tape	Scramble City	Call of the Primitives	John Hostetter	Alive
Ramhorn	Extremely nasty. Eager for battle. Only speaks in one episode, in which he stutters. Otherwise makes only rhino noises
Steeljaw	Lion/Cassette Tape	Scramble City	The Return of Optimus Prime (Part 2)	Frank Welker (animal noises only)	Alive
Steeljaw	Chose to first fly in his first appearance (flight of course for Autobots is impossible). According to Blaster, "can sniff out any trail, whether it's hot or not."

The Decepticon Mini-Cassettes[]

Name	Alternate mode	First appearance	Last appearance	Voiced by	Status alive
Laserbeak	Condor/Cassette Tape	More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1)	Web World	Frank Welker (animal noises only)	Alive
Laserbeak	Laserbeak is one of the few Transformers whose robot mode is not a humanoid. When on Cybertron, his main speciality had been to interrogate the Autobot prisoners, but on the Earth he became the best Decepticon spy. As a bird, Laserbeak is usually sent on reconnaissance missions, but he is worthless as a warrior, because of his cowardice. Nonetheless, Laserbeak is one of Megatron's pets; one can often see him sitting on Megatron's hand or shoulder.
Rumble	Cassette Tape	More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1)	Five Faces of Darkness (Part 3)	Frank Welker	Alive
Rumble	Rumble is a sort of a street-thug robot. His arms become piledrivers which he can use to cause earthquakes, and also to create fissures.
Ravage	Panther/Cassette Tape	More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1)	Call of the Primitives	Frank Welker (animal noises only, with one exception)	Alive
Ravage	Ravage is one of the Transformers whose robot mode is a beast. Also, he is one of the most hidden and treacherous Decepticons, acting in the darkness only. As a panther, he is able to move with more stealth than other Decepticons. He is Soundwave's pet.
Frenzy	Cassette Tape	Countdown to Extinction	The Transformers: The Movie (omitting one possible animation error)	Frank Welker	Alive
Frenzy	Shares his appearance, pile-driver ability, and street-thug personality with Rumble. They consider Frenzy to be more smart and brave than Rumble, but he appears much less frequently in the series than his "twin brother".
Buzzsaw	Condor/Cassette Tape	City of Steel	Transformers: The Movie	Frank Welker (animal noises only)	Unknown
Buzzsaw	A civil and sophisticated creature, but also one of the cruelest Decepticons. Usually deployed with the more frequently featured Laserbeak for scouting or attacks.
Ratbat	Bat/Cassette Tape	Transformers: The Movie	The Return of Optimus Prime (Part 1)	Frank Welker (animal noises only)	Alive
Ratbat	The smallest of the Mini-Cassettes (his size never exceedes that of a real bat). In his beast mode, he is used as a spy in places Laserbeak is unable to reach. A skilled geologist.
Slugfest	Stegosaurus	Call of the Primitives	Call of the Primitives, only appearance	Frank Welker	Unknown
Slugfest	A cassette ejected from Soundwave when called along with the other primitives. In his dinosaurus mode, he is an empty-headed destruction machine.^[1] In the cassette mode, he can serve only as a messenger, because of his extreme stupidity.
Overkill/Buzzkill	Tyrannosaurus rex	Call of the Primitives	Call of the Primitives, only appearance	Frank Welker	Unknown
Overkill/Buzzkill	According to his Tech Spec,^[2] he is a serviceable warrior which never stops doing something until he runs out of fuel. But in the series, he appears only as a cassette ejected from Soundwave when called along with the other primitives.

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