History Characters / CassetteBeasts

[[folder:#001 - #005: Springheel, Hopskin, Ripterra, Snoopin, and Scampire]]

[[folder:#006 - #010: Carniviper, Masquerattle, Jormungold, Mardiusa, and Aeroboros]]

[[folder:#011 - #013: Traffikrab, Weevilite, and Lobstacle]]

* LoadBearingBoss: After its defeat, the Landskeeper headquarters collapses and can't be entered again.

The Archangel of Aldgrave Tomb Station.

[[folder:#001 - 005: Springheel, Hopskin, Ripterra, Snoopin, and Scampire]]

[[folder:#014-018: Candevil, Malchemy, Miasmodeus, Vendemon, and Gumbaal]]

* SignatureMon: Barkley starts with a Bootleg Pombomb, and has an innate affinity for these monsters. Uniquely, they are the only SignatureMon that appears earlier than their partner, with regular Pombomb being one of the first potential encounters in Harbourtown's Outskirts.

!! Monsters

[[folder: #011 - #013: Traffikrab, Weevilite, and Lobstacle]]

!! The Archangels

[[folder:As a whole]]
* AngelicAbomination: Everyone who sees one mentions how painful they are too look at or be near.
* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Near the end of the main quest, [[spoiler:Aleph reveals that the Archangels were created from the manifest desires of humans, such as greed and a fascination over extinction events]].
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: To highlight just how much of an AngelicAbomination the Archangels are, they always appear in a different art style to contrast the pixel art used for humans and lesser monsters, such as 3D or an animated drawing.
* OlympusMons: Archangels are AngelicAbomination monsters that are considered to be far above regular monsters.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Kayleigh says that at one time, everybody in New Wirral thought that the monsters were angels and the more powerful mons were called Archangels. In current times people know that the mons aren't angels but the most powerful abominations are still called Archangels.
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[[folder:Morgante]]
The Archangel of the Harbourtown Station. Once a powerful being, she was shattered to pieces trying to protect her Mordread, and is a shadow of her former self. Her encounter with the player leads to a mutually beneficial relationship.

* AllYourPowersCombined: At the end of the main quest, [[spoiler:to counter Aleph Null, the player and all of the party members whose personal quests have been completed fuse together to form Morgante Gestalt, with every character contributing one unique battle skill]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:After defeating Aleph and accessing the post-game, she can be fought in the Harbourtown Station. She notes that the player should have expected this, because she is the Archangel of Rebellion and it is natural for her to align herself against others.]]
* SymbioticPossession: After defeating Archangel Morgante, the remains of its essence attaches to the main protagonist, no longer threatening their life and instead giving them additional directions on how to leave New Wirral and return home as it regains power.
* TokenGoodTeamMate: She's the only Archangel who is not a raging megalomaniac and is firmly on the heroes' side.

[[folder:Aleph (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
An enigmatic being once worshipped as a god, who seeks the power of other Archangels to leave New Wirral in order to spread misery across the multiverse.

* AllYourPowersCombined: At the end of the main quest, Aleph, intrigued by the concept of "Fusion" that the protagonists have been using, fuses with all of the Archangels he's collected in order to become Archangel Aleph Null.
* FinalBoss: He's the final challenge of the main quest, and the credits roll & NewGamePlus unlocks after his defeat.
* LogicalWeakness: His triangular head is a portal through which he can send anyone anywhere, even other dimensions. He can't send himself, however, because he can't fit his entire body through his own head, leaving him stranded in New Wirral. He used to get around this by travelling in The Amber Lodge.
* NonHumanHead: Aleph has a humanoid body, but with a floating triangle for a head.
* WalkingSpoiler: His motivations and true power isn't fully revealed until the game's intended final dungeon.
* YouWillBeSpared: At the end of the main quest, upon the party revealing the way out of New Wirral, he states he'll gladly spare their own universes in exchange for letting him and the Archangels leave to torment all the others. When the party gives chase, he then changes his mind, deciding that the dimensions that produced such strong-willed individuals will be the most fun to break.

[[folder:Alice]]

* AliceAllusion: In order to get through her station, the player must repeatedly grow and shrink by eating a cake or drinking from a bottle, respectively. Alice herself resembles a blonde woman with a Queen of Hearts motif, and she has the power to grow and shrink in battle.

[[folder:Lamento Mori]]

* KonamiCode: The station where Archangel Lamento Mori resides has a series of similar-looking caverns that will warp the player back to start if they take a wrong turn. After walking in circles a few times, notes will drop from the ceiling that state that the correct way to go is up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right. However, it plays with expectations, such as the second "down" meaning [[spoiler:to drop down a pit instead of taking the south exit]].

[[folder:Mammon (Unmarked Spoilers)]]
The true leader of the Landkeepers, residing in their headquarters rather than a Station of its own.

* LoadBearingBoss: After its defeat, the Landskeeper headquarters collapses and can't be entered again.

[[folder:Mourningstar]]
The Archangel whose Station was buried beneath Mourningtown until its cultists dug their way to it.

* EvilIsNotAToy: Dorian, the leader of the Mourningtown cult, plans to bargain with Mourningstar in order to gain divine power. [[spoiler:Dorian's immediately killed by it when he tries.]]

[[folder:Puppetox]]

* CreepilyLongArms: He has arms so long that he can rest his hands on the ground when standing upright.
* DemBones: He takes the form of a giant, toxic, puppeteer skeleton rendered in 3D.

!! Monsters

[[folder:#001 - 005: Springheel, Hopskin, Ripterra, Snoopin, and Scampire]]
Springheels are Beast-types that love to leap out of dark corners in the night and startle their victims. It has two remasters: Hopskin and Snoopin. Hopskin lures in prey with its big smile and glowing, amber eyes and cuts them with its razor-sharp claws. Its final form is Ripterra, a mass of claw-tipped limbs wrapped in a trenchcoat. Snoopins are master thieves that decorate themselves with trinkets. Their final form is Scampire, which lure prey into their lairs filled with hordes of riches.

* SpringHeeledJack: The Springheel is a bat-like monster based on Jack. Its entry in the bestiary mentions the Victorian character, hinting that he might have been a Springheel.
* WingsDoNothing: Scampire's bestiary entry says it has recently gained the ability to fly, but speculates that it might not use its wings to do so.

[[folder:#006 - #010: Carniviper, Masquerattle, Jormungold, Mardiusa, and Aeroboros]]
Carnivipers are Poison-type snake monsters that wear grinning carnival masks. They can be remastered into Masquerattle, which is so creepy that its face can't lure in prey. It has three remasters: Jormungold, whose wings help it slither faster; Mardiusa, a collection of snakes wearing a ball gown; and the Air-type Aeroboros, which cycles winds through its ring-shaped body.

* BlowYouAway: Aeroboros is Wind-type, and is said to use blasts of wind to knock its opponents off their feet. It can only be obtained by remastering a Masquerattle with the Air-type sticker Zephyr equipped.
* ComMons: Carniviper and Masquerattle are found all over the southern half of New Wirral.
* HiveMind: Mardiusa is described as a collection of tiny snakes with a unified goal of dressing like they're on their way to a ball.
* PoisonousPerson: The other members are all Poison-types, and they're based on venomous snakes.
* SnakesAreSinister: Carniviper's bestiary entry says it's very territorial and will attack anything and anyone.
* {{Tsuchinoko}}: The second page of Carniviper's bio compares it to the tsuchinoko, being a snake with sharp fangs and a flat body.

[[folder: #011 - #013: Traffikrab, Weevilite, and Lobstacle]]
Traffikrabs are Plastic-type crab monsters that started wearing traffic cones after they washed up on New Wirral's shores. It has two remasters: the offensive Weevilite, which stuns prey with its traffic light head, and the defensive Lobstacle, which is very patient.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:After defeating Aleph and accessing the post-game, she can be fought in the HarbourTown Station. She notes that the player should have expected this, because she is the Archangel of Rebellion and it is natural for her to align herself against others.]]

* LightningBruiser: Weevilite specialises in attacking and speed, but its defences are no slouch either.

* GiantEnemyCrab: While the art style makes their size unclear, Traffikrav's title is "big traffic cone crab", and it definitely has the enemy part down.

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* RequiredPartyMember: Kayleigh and her Sirenade join at the beginning of the game, as part of the main story, and she is later required for her personal sidequest to take down the Mourningtown cult. Every other character (Eugene, Felix, Meredith, Viola, and Barkley) joins during their own personal sidequest, and must be in the party for its own main dungeon, which ends with an Archangel fight.

* TokenGoodTeamMate: She's the only Archangel whose not a raging megalomaniac and is firmly on the heroes' side.

!! Monsters

[[folder:#001 - 005: Springheel, Hopskin, Ripterra, Snoopin, and Scampire]]
Springheels are Beast-types that love to leap out of dark corners in the night and startle their victims. It has two remasters: Hopskin and Snoopin. Hopskin lures in prey with its big smile and glowing, amber eyes and cuts them with its razor-sharp claws. Its final form is Ripterra, a mass of claw-tipped limbs wrapped in a trenchcoat. Snoopins are master thieves that decorate themselves with trinkets. Their final form is Scampire, which lure prey into their lairs filled with hordes of riches.

* SpringHeeledJack: The Springheel is a bat-like monster based on Jack. Its entry in the bestiary mentions the Victorian character, hinting that he might have been a Springheel.
* WingsDoNothing: Scampire's bestiary entry says it has recently gained the ability to fly, but speculates that it might not use its wings to do so.

[[folder:#006 - #010: Carniviper, Masquerattle, Jormungold, Mardiusa, and Aeroboros]]
Carnivipers are Poison-type snake monsters that wear grinning carnival masks. They can be remastered into Masquerattle, which is so creepy that its face can't lure in prey. It has three remasters: Jormungold, whose wings help it slither faster; Mardiusa, a collection of snakes wearing a ball gown; and the Air-type Aeroboros, which cycles winds through its ring-shaped body.

* RequiredPartyMember: Kayleigh and her Sirenade join at the beginning of the game, as part of the main story, and she is later required for her personal sidequest to take down the Mourningtown cult. Every other character (Eugene, Felix, Meredith, Viola, and Barkley) joins during their own personal sidequest, and must be in the party for its own main dungeon, which ends with an Archangel fight.

* BlowYouAway: Aeroboros is Wind-type, and is said to use blasts of wind to knock its opponents of their feet. It can only be obtained by remastering a Masquerattle with the Air-type sticker Zephyr equipped.

An artist specializing in zoetropes, whose entire apartment crashed into New Wirral alongside him.

A woman who's willing to invade a mall from another world, now the home of dangerous beasts and even an Archangel, just to track down a music record from her own dimension.

[[folder:Barkley]]
A Pomeranian who's looking for his owner on Mt. Wirral. His SignatureMon is Pombom, specifically its Ice bootleg.

* NearlyNormalAnimal: He's an ordinary dog that happens to know how to use cassette tapes to transform.
* TeamPet: He's the only non-human party member, and shows affection to the player by licking them.

[[folder:All of them]]

* VigilanteMan: He's the only one in New Wirral taking the fight to the Landowners, breaking into their offices from the rooftops in order to fight them. In the final confrontation against them at Landkeeper headquarters, their leader [[spoiler:Archangel Mammon]] even asks if Eugene actually has any motivation other than being a vigilante or if it's the only way he can cope with being stuck in New Wirral.

!! Playable characters

[[folder:Barkley]]
A Pomeranian who's looking for his owner on Mt. Wirral. His SignatureMon is Pombom, specifically its Ice bootleg.

* NearlyNormalAnimal: He's an ordinary dog that happens to know how to use cassette tapes to transform.
* TeamPet: He's the only non-human party member, and shows affection to the player by licking them.