Cassette Mimicry

Cassette Mimicry
Soundwave (Transformers) is one of the most iconic users of this ability in all of fiction.
Power/Ability to:	Use the traits of cassettes/audiotapes.

"Look, I got boxes of tapes, evidence, all of that!"

― Billy Costigan (The Departed)

The power to use the traits of cassettes/audiotapes. Variation of Device Mimicry. Combination of Redundant Physiology and Object Mimicry.

Also Called

• Audio Cassette Mimicry/Physiology
• Audiotape Mimicry/Physiology
• Cassette Player Mimicry/Physiology
• Magnetic Tape Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

The user with this ability either is or can transform into a cassette, audiotape or cassette player, an analog magnetic tape for audio recording and playback. Users' transformed form is anatomically identical to their normal form, aside of being made of cassettes, in which case it contains all to organs and is somewhat vulnerable to attacks. Alternately the user can transform into homogeneous matter, without any part of their form being more important than the other.

Applications

• Death Sound if the user has a recording of it saved on a tape.
• Deafness Inducement if the user projects their abilities into overdrive.
• Destructive Note via various whistle notes projecting from oneself.
• Musical Attacks via siren songs or magical songs projecting from oneself.
• Music Generation via playing music from oneself.
• Omnitone via recording any voice and playing it back via their own body.
• Panmnesia via recording sounds/memories of the day and playing it back to themselves.
• Siren Song, if the user knows how to use this technique.
• Sound Amplification via intensifying one's own sound projections.
• Sound Attacks via various high or low frequencies.
  • Sound Blast via various high or low frequencies played via various tapes.
• Sound Wave Generation by projecting from oneself.
• Sound Nullification via tuning one's sound attacks so loud to the point where it cancels the other.
• Supernatural Hearing via recording sounds within certain frequencies.

Associations

• Music Manipulation
• Record Manipulation
• Sound Manipulation
  • Sound Sculpting
• Speaker Combat
• Waveform Manipulation

Associated Archetypes

• Archetype:Malevolent Robot
• Archetype:Robotic Hero

Limitations

• Sound Immunity is the near-perfect counter, as the user won't be able to use their powers against others.
• Sound Nullification is another near-perfect counter, as the user won't be able to record or play anything using their powers.
• Users may not be able to store multiple tapes within themselves, making them limited to using only a couple of their abilities at a time.
• Tapes could get broken/damaged/lost, leading to the loss of some of their ability applications.

Known Users

• Cassette Girl (Cassette Girl)
• Stereo-Cassette King (Kinnikuman)
• Cassette Girl/Kassetto (Friday Night Funkin Fandom) via her specialized cap.
• Cassette Gomoru (Kamen Rider)
• Soundwave and his various companions who take the form of microcassettes: (Transformers Series)
  • Ravage
  • Laserbeak
  • Buzzsaw
  • Ratbat
  • Rumble
  • Frenzy
  • Slugfest
  • Wingthing
  • Autoscout
  • Overkill

Gallery

G1 Soundwave (Transformers Series) brings out several of his companions, including Ravage and Laserbeak, who are able to imitate/take on the forms of microcassettes stored within his chestplate.

Cassettemen (Skibidi Toilet Fandom) are a race of anthropomorphic beings with cassettes for heads.

Cassette Gomoru (Kamen Rider) is a hybrid monster with physiology of a cassette player and a bat. He was killed after Kamen Rider Super-1 performed his rider kick on him.

Stereo-Cassette King (Kinnikuman)