Cassetticons - Blog Posts

getting better at drawing robots and working a bit more on the cassetticon starscream idea

got possessed with the idea of a cassetticon Starscream

not sure if i should ramble about the whole idea in a single post bc its a bit long, but in the shortest way: his spark is in Rumble's body (who was dead at the time) and Soundwave got a hold of a spark but instead of puting it in a seeker body he tried to put it in Rumble's body hoping he would come back to life but it didn't work.

what does Megatron think of soundwaves cassettes

Ravage is a crotchety old fart

As for the birds…

They’re his best spies

Cassette player from Cassette?

You know, I love cassettes in Transformers. (I love them so much that if you woke me up in the middle of the night and asked me what cassettes Soundwave and Blaster had, I could probably list them all by name.)

Many people underestimate them because of their size and the fact that they transform into cassettes and they are often reduced to the "children's" equivalent, but listen.. Just listen. In my mind, cassettes are not children at all, no, not at all, to go through such a war and stay alive, you know guys, they are definitely adults. Maybe teenagers close to becoming adults or this stupid period when you are kind of an adult, but you still need a "More adult adult". Moreover, in the comics, Rumble and Frenzy were actually miners, so let's keep that in mind, okay? In short, cassettes are quite adult and independent, this will be useful to us in my subsequent words.

In general, it seems like the show and comics have never said how strong this connection is between the cassette host and the cassette. What kind of connection is this? How do cassette host and cassettes work? Like… I don't remember it being said directly, but obviously there is a connection. (Remember how Soundwave feels pain from Ravage's death, or from Rumble's injury? Obviously the connection is strong, but what kind of connection is it?) How do cassette players and tapes work? HOW?

How the fuck does this work???

Well I have a couple of ideas about it actually, it may seem unusual, but here are a couple of my ideas.

It's pretty obvious that it's similar to symbiosis, where one species helps another in some way. While symbiosis can be parasitic in nature, I'm guessing that for Cybertronians it's more like a mutually beneficial phenomenon. Usually, creatures of different species enter into symbiosis, be it clownfish and sea anemones, or butterflies that feed on animal tears (they need it to get sodium). I think that cassette player and cassettes are more closely related. Aside from the obvious symbiotic relationship, where the one offers the cassette safety, care, and a secure life in exchange for some services from other side (like recording information, spying/intelligence activities, etc.), it seems to me that this could have a deeper evolutionary mechanism, for example for survival purposes?

Ever wonder why there are literally only two Cassette Host in the show and comics? It's literally just Soundwave and Blaster (Soundblaster doesn't count, he's a clone. Sorry, fans of that guy). It's also not really clear what niche they occupied in the caste system the Functionalists founded, but it's probably not a very high one since Soundwave was found on the street by Ravage. I think the fear here might be precisely because bots like them are capable of this type of symbiotic relationship. They don't need mods for it, they are designed to share their space and path with trusted Cassettes. This connection itself must imply that you understand each other on some deeper level. Maybe like Gestalts, a common type of internal connection that other bots can't recognize? I think that makes sense. You're basically slightly in each other's heads. The Cassette Host not only takes on the responsibility of providing the cassette, but also of regulating this internal connection, both emotional and physical. In return, the cassettes provide an unlimited ability to store and accumulate data (I think this is connected to their altform, that is, Rumble and Frenzy can be quite smart, they just don’t need it. A striking detail in this regard would be Rewind and how he helped Tailgate reduce the bomb’s radius, but there’s a lot that can be said about him). Understand? This increases the likelihood that the Cassette player and the cassettes act as a single, well-coordinated organism, it’s no wonder that the functionalists were afraid of this. This symbiosis can resemble from the outside both a family unit and a business gang, where there is a boss and cronies. In any case, here’s another thought of mine, what if…

What if, under certain conditions, a cassette tape could become a cassette player?

I know this might sound weird, but just hear me out. You know, I often come across the idea that cassette hosts can create cassettes, and that's a possibility, because my idea is based on that. Could a spark of such a bot be predisposed to create smaller sparks to provide security and support for those cassettes that don't have the ability to become cassette players? Look, we have a cassette host, it can have its own cassettes that it created, or those that were reformatted into this altform and taken under its wing. If the host is hurt or killed, cassettes can remain destitute and forgotten until they die, but what if, due to the symbiotic relationship of these Cybertronians, they have some kind of evolutionary mechanism? What if one host has enough cassettes that it realizes that it strains the internal communication and does not allow time for each? Then one or two cassettes created by the bot and having a predominantly humanoid form and also access to comfort and resources, begin to gain mass of the protoform, form a cassette deck and so on. They become new cassette players, provided that they have always been in this altform and have not been reformatted, I think the second type of cassettes is not capable of this mechanism. Why is this an evolutionary mechanism? Well, because perhaps earlier these two types of Cybertronians really belonged to different groups, but in the process of millennia and millions of years they were simply close for so long that they turned into one group. You know what, in essence, cassettes would be like an axolotl from our world (like… Have you seen an axolotl? They are actually not an adult version of an ambystoma)

This mechanism would essentially explain why we know only two cassette hosts and so many cassettes. Probably, before the war there were a sufficient and diverse number of them, but during the war many could have died and Soundwave and Blaster essentially picked up the destitute, deprived of communication and scared cassettes. None of the cassettes had the necessary level of comfort, fuel and other factors that would contribute to the evolution into a new host, you understand? In essence, this means that Soundwave and Blaster were loaded with an additional level during the war (that's why they look tired, taking care of so many charges is tiring…)

I can just see how after the war, with the improvement in the quality of life, one of the cassettes finally decided that the conditions are good enough, but there are too few hosts… It's time to evolve into an adult version and become a cassette player.

I hope Soundwave can rest and this won't be another world.

do you have oc? how many? what their name and gender?

l am a new follow of yours and l didn't see any intro so l just ask lol:3

Hi Anon!

I have quite a few OCs, but if we're talking about the Transformers fandom, I have 6 main characters and 5 additional ones. There are a couple more characters that I don't own (friend's characters), but they are an important part of the story of my characters. (and yes, you're right Anon, perhaps I should make an official introduction for my blog. I'm working on it).

So I've prepared a short introduction for each character, if you want to know more about them, you can ask questions later, and maybe I'll make a post for each of them with more information (but that's if someone is really interested).

Note: Some of the art that will be, were made for me by my friends (and many of the characters need a redesign. For some, I'm already drawing a normal appearance)

1.HoneySota

Sota is an Insecticon of the Actias luna type, although he shares traits with a couple of other moth species. He was born on Cybertron and in his "young" years was in one of the Insecticon colonies "Hive" under the planet's surface. He is a mech (pronoun "He"). Neutral, previously briefly a Decepticon (however, he left the faction before taking the oath and receiving the insignia)

He has a Conjunx Endura, his name is Niagara (Prince of one of the "Kingdoms" that are at war with each other). Together they founded their own hive, at the moment they have in common the Sparky-bugs.

The names Sparklings and their species are: Victory (Species: Dryocampa rubicunda), IceCrunch (Species: Oryctes nasicornis), Jewel (Species: Cetonia aurata), SlyShine (Species: Chrysolina coerulans), and Divine (Species: Rosalia alpina)

2.GreenSpace

Green is a Mech Cityspeaker with a natural gift for understanding Titans. (Neutral, pronominal "he")

He transforms into a small vehicle (he does not have an Earth model vehicle, only Cybertronian). Green is a relatively small mech, standing at about 8-9 meters tall. He is originally from Cybertron, but when he was forged there were no Titans left to recognize his gift.

During the war, he escaped Cybertron and met his own Titan and company. His Titan, proud, majestic, and beautiful: Phesmophora. He does not have Conjunx Endura.

3.Quasar

Quasar - Space satellite (almost a shuttle). Big and shapely, an awkward good-natured fellow with an unusual leg structure. (He's a mech, so the pronoun is "He")

Quasar was an excellent student of astronomer. He passed flight training and although he passed the main exams brilliantly, he has terrible problems with landing (he even failed his fifth attempt). Because of this, the unfortunate satellite constantly asked his colleagues for help in landing. This problem was also aggravated by his unusual leg structure, due to which he does not walk, but constantly hovers.

His long exploratory flights (expeditions) led to the fact that he simply missed the beginning of the war. When he returned to Cybertron and was faced with a terrifying reality, he left his passion for science behind and took the side of the Autobots.

He does not have Conjunx Endura.

4. Meyster

Meyster - Workaholic SpaceTrain. He is tired, grumpy, silent and does not seem friendly at all. He is used to working hard and getting paid. Standard proletarian (work hard and you will get what you deserve). He also has problems with using enjex. (He is a mech, pronominal "He").

Decepticon - joined them because he did not like the cuts in rations and the requirement to work more hours. During the war, he saw a lot of things, did a lot of unpleasant things, but he does not tolerate violence for the sake of violence. He has Conjunx Endura, his name is Kot.

5. Sant Mor

(Yay for the updated design that I made in a hurry especially for this post)

Sant Mor – Creator and follower of the cult of "Merciful Mortilus". Real name: Prayer. Before converting to his own faith and cult, he was a traveling preacher (missionary). In his "young" years, he was a minister in the Church of Primus. There he was taught to make various things for rituals, prayers, esoteric skills of fortune telling on the Cybertronian analogue of the Tarot. He is quite good at reading other bots. As soon as he was considered ready, he was sent to Kaon to convince the local bots to renounce their archaic cultural traditions and convert to the faith. (He does not define himself in any way, preferring to be addressed as "He" or by name. Well, or neutrally. He is neutral).

He does not have Conjunx Endura (however, in peaceful times, he was not indifferent to one of the gladiators).

6. Soundtrack

At the moment I'm working on an art where its details and design will be better visible.

Soundtrack (ST or Sota) - Sincere, with a kind spark (but hides it behind harshness, sarcasm and demonstrative disdain), dedicated to her job, but slightly ridiculous Police Officer. Sota is a motorcycle (with a modified body) working in a small justice department in Kaon. She has a unique ability that makes her an outlier. (Voice mimicry, exact copying of other bots' voices). (She is a fembot, her pronouns are "she")

Sota, from the moment she was forged, her path was already predetermined. The new Cybertronian was given to the care of her mentor Silvan, who was extremely caring and kind. (He is a spacetrain, a big good guy and a gentle giant). She has two friends, the shuttle Zhong and the seeker Yasushi.

During her service, Soundtrack's body was modified so that she could carry cassettes as partners. At first, she was given two tapes, Polyvox and Thereminvox, to lead and mentor. At first, the fembot was puzzled by the reasons why she was entrusted with such an important task, because she had no experience in caring and mentoring. However, later she found out the reason, the tapes were both outliers like herself. Much later, Sota got two more tapes, she found one on the street PunkRock (he was sick and the medic who treated him was not happy). She also found and took the last tape, his name is Omnichord.

During the war, she fought on the side of the Autobots. (She is the only one of my characters who interacts with canon characters, my outlet).

Well, that's all. A short description. In fact, each of the characters has quite an extensive biography and history. A lot of funny and sad. I would like to share this, but I have a feeling that no one will be interested in it… But if you are interested, please ask questions. (At the moment, I especially want to write about Soundtrack and perhaps I will publish short stories about she, perhaps I will even publish on ao3)