History Characters / CassetteBeasts

* SuperSwimmingSkills: Recording a Diveal will allow the player to swim through watery parts of New Wirral.

* CityMouse: She talks about how she misses her previous life in a metropolis in her conversation with Ianthe who responds to Heather that [[HatedHometown she has different opinions towards her own past life in the city]].

A new ranger recruit that only shows up after defeating Ianthe and becoming a Ranger Captain.

* TheSquire: Squirey is themed after one, and able to transform into either ThePaladin by focusing on honor, or a BlackKnight by forsaking it for victory above all else.

* ArmlessBiped: Bulletino, Velocirifle, and Artillerex all don't have arms.

* SuperSwimmingSkills: Recording a Diveal will allow the player to gain the ability to traverse through oceanic parts of New Wirral.

* SecretArt: Spring-Load, a passive status move that turns your melee attacks into ranged attacks.

* FragileSpeedster: Boltam's speed at 150 is much higher than the rest of its stats at 90. Plasmantler becomes closer to a JackOfAllStats after remixing to Plasmantler, including a Ranged Defence equal to its speed, while Pinbolt takes it to a greater extreme, having even higher speed and ranged attack than before at the cost of its defences.

* {{Retraux}}: [[AllThereInTheManual The art book states]] that Mourningstar was stylized to look like a boss from earlier 3D RPG games from [[MediaNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the 32/64 bit era]], which had a low polygon count and [[OurMonstersAreWeird rather abstract visuals]].

* {{Expy}}: An EldritchAbomination appearing as an ever shifting geometric shape classified as an angel. [[Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion Ramiel, where's your laser?]]

* StanceSystem: She has two exclusive moves that inflict unique status effects on herself, and are used every turn:

* MeaningfulName: Fitting for the incarnation of capitalism, it is named after the demon associated with the deadly sin of greed.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: At the game's climax, Aleph is thrown off when the heroes reject his offer to spare their worlds if they allow him and his new troupe free to devastate other worlds besides their own homes.

* HumanoidAbomination: Out of all the Archangels, he is the most humanoid, even being rendered as a regular sprite unlike the others which have [[NonStandardCharacterDesign more exotic art styles]]. The give away of his true nature is his mirror head.

* NeverMyFault: His last troupe fell apart after he killed his son Mordread. Aleph speaks of that incident as, "[[{{Understatement}} my old band got a tad dysfunctional]] and had to split".

--> Viola: [[spoiler:This future that has been written for me is but ''words on paper!'' I defy them!]]

* AngelicAbomination: When you think of an Archangel, would you normally imagine a StopMotion skeleton, a satyr with a papery, UnmovingPlaid body, or a caped tentacle monster animated like an old inkblot cartoon?

* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: [[spoiler:Upon Aleph's defeat, the player character wonders if he's been killed for good, but Ms. Amber informs them that as the Archangels are born of human ideas, so long that people continue to find ways to kill each others, as the embodiment of Conquest, Aleph will always come back eventually.]]

** Archangels make two moves per turn instead of one.
** They also are simply [[NoSell immune to status reductions]].

* ArchEnemy: To Aleph, [[spoiler:motivated by the death of Mordread]]. As the Archangel of Conquest and Rebellion respectively, they are also naturally diatmetrically opposed.

* MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning: [[spoiler:Twice. First defeating her in her injured form in the subway binds her to you. Defeating her again in the post-game reveals that she can count as a "sacrifice" to resurrect the other defeated Archangels.]]

* TokenGoodTeammate: She's the only Archangel (if you don't count [[spoiler:The Amber Lodge and the Mer-Line, who are TheUnfought]]) who is not a raging megalomaniac and is firmly on the heroes' side. [[spoiler:At least in the main story that is, since in the post game she turns against the heroes and tries to revive the other Archangels.]]

* OptionalCharacterScene: Each partner has different dialogue for story events that don't have a RequiredPartyMember. If you beat an archangel with Barkley as your partner, Kayleigh will talk about the latest clue in Morgante's Song at Gramophone Café instead.

* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:They're superficially human but are actually husks created by the archangel Mammon to spread greed throughout New Wirral]].

* AngelicAbomination: When you think of an archangel, would you normally imagine a StopMotion skeleton, a satyr with a papery, UnmovingPlaid body, or a caped tentacle monster animated like an old inkblot cartoon?

* TheHeartless: Some of the archangels are based on negative traits of humanity such as greed, zealotry, and egotism. The Nowhere Monarch is the bluntest about it, claiming it will consume Meredith’s emptiness before its battle.

* HumanoidAbomination: Out of all the archangels, he is the most humanoid, even being rendered as a regular sprite unlike the others which have [[NonStandardCharacterDesign more exotic art styles]]. The give away of his true nature is his mirror head.

* NonIronicClown: Gwen looks downright adorable as far as clowns go... in human form, that is. In her true archangel form, she looks like a deformed balloon that barely resembles a clown with one arm and one wing.

* InYourNatureToDestroyYourselves: [[DiscussedTrope Holds this opinion]] during her conversation with Ianthe after she told Clee-0 that humans are more driven by emotions than logic, though Ianthe assures her that her service is appreciated until that happens.

* SuperPersistentPredator: {{Exaggerated|Trope}}. According to the bestiary, Huntorch can track prey that's several miles away, while Hedgeherne can go as far as burning down a whole forest in order to catch a worthy target.

* TheUndead: Subverted by Bansheep, but played straight with its remasters. If the player chooses to cling to earth, Bansheep is remastered into the Earth-type zombified Zombleat and later Capricorpse. If they choose to pass on, they become the spectral Wooltergeist and later Ramtasm.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Aleph speaks in a polite and gentlemanly tone, but he is a multi-dimensional war mounger who makes it a priority to invade the heroes' worlds after they refused his deal because [[{{Sadist}} they will be the most fun for him to break]].
* FinalBoss: He's the final challenge of the main quest, and the credits roll & NewGamePlus unlocks after his defeat.
* HumanoidAbomination: Out of all the archangels, he is the most humaniod up to being rendered as a regular sprite unlike the others which have more exotic styles. The give away of his true nature is his mirror head.

* NonHumanHead: Aleph has a humanoid body, but with a floating triangle for a head.
* OffingTheOffspring: The main story implies that he killed his own son, Mordread, as Morgante talks to Mordread's casket in Night's Bridge Station that justice will come to Aleph, and The Mer-Line reveals that Aleph and Morgante had a son once. ''Pier of the Unknown'' confirms this with Gwen revealing that Aleph slayed his own kin.

* SeenItAll: He admits during the final battle that he has this viewpoint, being a dimension-hopping and ageless abomination, so [[WowingCthulhu he was genuinely surprised and impressed with the heroes' newfound fusion powers]] up to trying it himself with his new team.

* {{Leitmotif}}: Instead of the usual Archangel theme, she has her own theme, [[https://youtu.be/DewpbrM67nE?si=4cNUJ3tYxL6kawMt Your Inception]].

* RestingRecovery: Their SecretArt is called Hibernate, which puts them to sleep but also heals them for a lot of health every turn.

* DanceBattler: Regensea's bestiary entry mentions its ballet-like movements, and it learns the SecretArt Water Dance, which uses its Speed instead of its Melee Attack to calculate damage.

* SignatureMove: Energy Reserves, which gives a 50% chance to transfer 1 AP to a random ally at the end of the user's turn.

* SecretArt: Their Hardback sticker reduces damage from most attacks, but [[KillItWithFire renders them especially vulnerable to Fire attacks, even nullifying Air's usual resistance to Fire]].

* TheFaceless: The face hiding past Nevermort's mask is a mystery, one that according to the bestiary is better left undiscovered.

* TheArcher: He's seen holding a bow suggesting that he's a hunter.

* SignatureMon: He particularly favours the Startigrade line, using both Startigrade and its remaster Galagor in his first fight.

* AchillesHeel: Her strategy is entirely reliant on reaching 10 AP for Last Rites as frequently as possible. The issue is that almost all of the tapes she uses are vulnerable to AP Drain one way or another (Astral for Lilygator, Air for Danylion/Blossomaw, Plastic for Galagor; Grampus/Faerious have to be hit with a Fire attack before they become weak to Astral), and outside of Last Rites, her only attack is Smack/Spit, potentially buying you time to take her down before she can attack.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: At the game's climax, Aleph was thrown off that the heroes rejected his offer of letting him and his new troupe devaste other worlds besides their own homes.

[[folder:#045 - #046: Diveal and Scubalrus]]

[[folder:#059 - #060: Salamagus and Pyromeleon]]

[[folder:#071 - #072: Boltam and Plasmantler]]

* FragileSpeedster: Boltam's speed at 150 is much higher than the rest of its stats at 90. Becomes closer to a JackOfAllStats after remixing to Plasmantler, including a much higher Ranged Defence, but its speed is still its most prominent stat.

[[folder:#121: Pinbolt]]
A remaster of Boltam added in the Version 1.2 update.

* FragileSpeedster: Taken to a greater extreme than Plasmantler, having even higher speed and ranged attack at the cost of its defences.

[[folder:#122: Diveberg]]
A remaster of Diveal added in the Version 1.2 update.

[[folder:#123: Adeptile]]
A new remaster of Salamagus added in the Version 1.2 update.

* StoneWall: Compared to Pyromeleon, it has significantly lower Speed and Ranged Attack, but is much bulkier in comparison, especially on Melee Defence.

[[folder:#124 - #125: Trapwyrm and Wyrmaw]]
Trapwyrms are serpents that hide underground and wait for prey to be caught in their beartrap-like jaws, encountered in the Marshland Caves, a new area added in the Version 1.2 update, as well as added to the Marshland itself. They can be remastered into Wyrmaws, lindworms too big to hide underground that must now draw in prey by appearing decorative.

* AmbushingEnemy: Trapwyrms hide almost entirely underground, waiting to lunge out at anyone who walks close. It's possible to spot the tips of their jaws sticking out of the ground, but it's a fairly small sprite to begin with that often blends in with the mud of the Marshlands.

[[folder:#126 - #127: Ferriclaw and Auriclaw]]
Ferriclaws are metallic arachnids that live underground in the Marshland Caves, that decorate themselves by wearing the death masks taken from long-forgotten tombs. They can be remastered into Auriclaws, whose maturity causes a alchemical reaction that turns the iron on them, including their masks, into gold.

* AllWebbedUp: Their SecretArt Web Wrap inflicts the Tape Jam effect, preventing its target from voluntarily switching to another tape. They also naturally learn Sticky Spray, which nullifies its target's evasion.

[[folder:#128: Picksie]]
Earthen fairies that adorn themselves with the gemstones they mine. Once one has been encountered in the Marshland Caves (which immediately runs from the player), they will start appearing throughout New Wirral's caves and stations.

* SecretArt: Has two: [[LootMakingAttack Treasure Dig]], which has a chance of digging up resources that are collected by the battle's winner, and Gemstone Wall, which creates a special Earth-type wall that also generates AP for the monster it protects.

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[[folder:#??? - #???: Charlequin, Blunderbusk, and Fragliacci]]
A family of Fire-type species based on clowns.

* ConfusionFu: These monsters are the only line with natural access to Prismatic, which changes their type at the end of each round.
* MonsterClown: They're all Clown {{Mon}}sters, but Fragliacci leans hardest into this trope. When remastering a Charlequin, deciding the purpose of a clown is "to terrify" results in what's essentially a walking cannon with a clown face on the end of the barrel.

[[folder:#??? - #???: Amphare and Lapacitor]]
A line of Lightning-type living batteries.

* LivingBattery: They are living batteries that form limbs by suspending scrap iron in the air around their body.

[[folder:#??? - #???: Littlered, Rosehood, and Scarleteeth]]

* ShoutOut: The entire family is a reference to ''Literature/LittleRedRidingHood''. Littlered and Rosehood are based on the titular character, while Scarleteeth is based on the Big Bad Wolf.

[[folder:#???: Hauntome]]
An Air-type species that resembles a book possessed by a restless spirit.
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* SecretArt: Their Hardback sticker reduces damage from most attacks, but [[KillItWithFire renders them especially vulnerable to Fire attacks]].
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[[folder:#??? - #???: Minortom and Majortom]]
A line of novelty automatons that have gained mechanical sentience.
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* ShoutOut: The entire line is named after Major Tom, the character from Music/DavidBowie's song "Music/SpaceOddity".
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[[folder:#???: Umbrahella]]
A living umbrella whose appearance is considered a bad omen.
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* SecretArt: Bad Forecast, a move that negates the target's evasion and sets a random weather on the field.
* UniqueEnemy: There's only one Umbrahella. Finding all the Prize Tickets and defeating the boss of the main quest of the ''Pier of the Unknown'' DLC allows you to purchase the key to its cage in the warehouse. Opening the cage releases Umbrahella. After you defeat it in a battle, it will begin roaming New Wirral, occasionally taking the place of a Rogue Fusion.
* WeatherManipulation: Uses this fairly heavily and has two whole {{Secret Art}}s dedicated to it. Not only does its Bad Forecast skill outright change the weather (along with possibly negating a target's Evasion), but its Butterfly Effect skill changes type and effects depending on the current weather.
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* PunnyName: "'''Wall'''ace" specializes in Wall abilities.

'''"Meditator"'''

* MeditationPowerup: His strategy involves using Hibernate and Meditate to power himself up in battle, and his partner's monsters are designed around mitigating the drawbacks of being asleep.

'''Survivalist'''

* ManaMeter: Her strategy involves maxing out her AP meter as quickly as possible to launch out high-AP attacks such as Last Rites frequently, often by [[ManaDrain stealing AP from your monsters]].

* ArchEnemy: Kayleigh's personal quest is to deal with them directly, because [[spoiler:she used to be the right-hand girl of its leader Dorian before realizing how messed up it was and escaping]].

* HasAType: Dorian does, probably, considering [[spoiler:after Kayleigh leaves the Mourningtown cult, he replaces his #2 with Jacqueline, who not only look nearly identical, but also seems to have a very similar personality in the post-game]].

* WeHardlyKnewYe: We don't learn what concept he embodies, and we only even vaguely know what he looks like from a photo in the Amber Lodge.