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Well, in an effort to clear my mind of Shit-Bot and his ilk, I think it's time to talk about my very FAVORITE Decepticon cassette...
16. Ravage
Function: Saboteur
Ravage operates alone. Megatron and Soundwave send him on missions which require the utmost stealth and secrecy. He is quiet, almost thoughtful in his way. Very methodical. He is one of the craftiest of all the Decepticons, though he does not speak. He is very cool, very collected, which describes his personality as well. Very cool. Very catlike. And very dangerous, since he can strike from the darkness practically at will.
Ravage is able to hide himself from sensors, making him a perfect choice for the covert missions in which he excels. He is able to vanish in the shadows completely. He can move completely silently. He also has enormous tracking ability... his visual, audio, and olfactory sensors are far superior to most other Transformers. However, the payoff for his cloaking abilities is his relative lack of firepower compared to most other Decepticons. He carries two fairly powerful proton bombs, generally more than enough for the sabotage and assassination missions on which he is sent, but once those are used, his attack capability is virtually gone. Though his fighting ability is superior, his small size limits his strength significantly, which means he is not a physical threat to most Autobots. Still, Ravage is an extremely valuable asset to Megatron in completing the stealth missions in which he so excels.
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From: Birmingham, AL | Registered: Jul 2003
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This one is cool KP. But what's the deal with cassettes? I don't think I ever saw these before but I may have missed an earlier mention in your room. Did they serve any purpose but posing as cassettes?
From: Utah | Registered: Jul 2003
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Of course Ravage is amazing! One of the most dangerous cassettes, even without heavy firepower or piledrivers. I loved him in G1 and even his appearence in Beast Wars, although the Russian accent and the robot to cassette transform (while a nice homage) from the latter seemed a bit forced.
For a mostly ground worker, Ravage was hella efficent. On par with Laserbeak in regards to recon.
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quote:Originally posted by Lightning Lad: This one is cool KP. But what's the deal with cassettes? I don't think I ever saw these before but I may have missed an earlier mention in your room. Did they serve any purpose but posing as cassettes?
Mainly, in the cartoon, they got to hang out in Soundwave's chest until needed. He'd touch his eject button and they'd pop out.
However, as far as toys, the cassettes were AWESOME. Definitely some of the coolest transformers. And their playability (because they fit inside Soundwave just like in the cartoon) was WAY high. They were just neat. There were a couple of instances in the cartoon where the cassette transformation played a role in the story, but they were few and FAR between (I can only think of 3 times, myself)
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From: Birmingham, AL | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Kid Prime: Nighty, I don't suppose there's any possibility of digging up the Transformers profiles I lost due to the Great Utah Darkness, is there?
I wish I could.
I'm sorry.
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From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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I just hate doing creative things twice. I should have saved them. I lost Rumble, Frenzy, and Springer.
Whoa! I thought only one was lost. The others must have been done while I was at work that weekend. How about I promise to save this thread each time you post them in the future.
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From: San Diego, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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