Decepticon Mini-Cassette


 * The Recordicons are a sub-group of Decepticons from the Generation 1 continuity family.

The Recordicons, also known as Cassetticons, are Decepticons who, on earth, transform into analog audio cassettes. They can fit into Soundwave's chest compartment, though their apparent relationship to Soundwave varies depending on continuity.

Many of the characters have communication or espionage roles. Also, many of them are redecos.

The Recordicons consist of:
 * The brutal interrogator Beastbox
 * The lethal avian spy Buzzsaw
 * The fantastically obscure Enemy
 * The sleeper agent Flip Sides
 * The berzerker Frenzy
 * The Cobalt Sentry information officer Garboil
 * The doctor and Kiss Player pop star Glit
 * The Cobalt Sentry counter-insurgent Howlback
 * The interrogator and spy Laserbeak
 * The braggart Overkill
 * The high fuel auditor Ratbat
 * The cunning spy Ravage
 * The earth-shaking punk Rumble
 * The simple-minded Slugfest
 * The long-winded translator Squawktalk
 * The secret agent and Kiss Player pop star Sundor

In addition, many generics based on the Enemy/Frenzy/Rumble body type appear in early episodes of the Generation 1 cartoon.

Trivia

 * The term "Recordicon" was used in a 1986 Toys R Us Transformers: The Movie sticker book to describe Laserbeak. For many years, this was the only sub-team name for the Decepticon cassettes ever mentioned in official US materials.