Mainframe (C.O.P.S.)
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| Real name | Tina Cassidy |
| Background | Rookie Officer. |
| C.O.P.S Position | Computer Programmer and C.O.P.S. Dispatcher |
| Trademark Features | An intelligent rookie officer who's seen wearing a baseball cap, a blue vest, blue pants, blue earrings, and yellow shirt. |
| Extra Specialty | Never far away from any computer. A genius in computer technology, who finds no trouble in using her high-tech wizardry to solve even the most difficult of capers. |
| Significant Episode Appearances | The Case of C.O.P.S. File #1, The Case of the Baffling Bugman, The Case of The Big Bad Boxoids, The Case of The Blitz Attack, The Case of Blur Bandits, The Case of Criminal Mall, The Case of The Crime Convention, The Case of The Wayward Whiz Kid, The Case of The Sinister Spa, The Case of The Crooked Contest, The Case of Mace's Romance, |
| Voiced by | Mary Long |
Mainframe (Real name: Rookie Officer, Tina Cassidy, voiced by Mary Long) is a cartoon character in the C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists) series from Hasbro which ran from 1988-1989.
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[edit] Character Profile
Hailing from Colorado Springs, Colorado, Mainframe is a rookie cop, who moved to Empire City to serve the ECPD as a computer programmer and dispatcher. Yet, she has more intelligence than all computer systems put together. An absolute genius who's never far from any computer terminal, including the one she normally uses in her daily police work and has no problems in using her professional high-tech wizardry to solve even the most critical and chaotic of criminal capers. Because of this, Mainframe, hands down, became the most reliable member of the C.O.P.S. team. She is seen wearing a baseball cap, a blue and white vest, blue pants, blue earrings, and a yellow shirt.
The comic version of Mainframe featured a much different version of her in appearance, including a different type of vest and hair design than what is seen in the cartoon.
Mainframe is only seen exclusively in both the comics and the cartoon. She was never part of the toy series.
[edit] Different Version of Mainframe
In the Shout! Factory DVD set, Disk 1, which one of the bonuses on it features sketches & concept artwork made for the show, has an image of a policewoman wielding a nightstick in her hand. She is the early, original prototype image of Mainframe created by Bart Sears who did the designs for most of the characters of the show before deciding later on to change her into the much more familiar computer whiz.
[edit] Character Highlights
[edit] The Case of C.O.P.S. File #1
Mainframe and Hardtop both are the ones responsible of thwarting one of Big Boss' most nefarious schemes in The Case of C.O.P.S. File #1, where they are able to put a stop to Big Boss' crimewave and help the C.O.P.S. ground the Ultimate Crime Machine Dr. BadVibes has built to help in pulling off the biggest heist in the history of Empire City, even though both were supposed to stay put at the precinct. Mainframe was able to use her computer genius and technology to manipulate the large vessel, causing it to go out of control. Turbo Tu-Tone and Rock Krusher was able to escape only to get arrested by the C.O.P.S while Buzzbomb escapes to hide inside of a dumpster. As a result of Mainframe's performance and Hardtop's incredible driving skills, Bulletproof, warmly and graciously, welcomed both the 2 rookie officers into the C.O.P.S. team.
[edit] The Case of The Criminal Mall
Mainframe often teams up with Bowser and Blitz on many occasions, including in this episode, The Case of The Criminal Mall where the 3 C.O.P.S. are sent to infiltrate the newly opened shopping mall, where Mr. Keen has designed an advanced theft-proof security system he claims it will replace every security guard in Empire City. But the system failed to stop the 3 C.O.P.S. from getting into the mall with the help of Mainframe's alarm-proof device that blocks the alarm from going off as the C.O.P.S. team enters into the mall. Inside, Mainframe, Bowser and Blitz encounters Dr. BadVibes and Buzzbomb who got victimized by Keen's security system and proceeds to place them under arrest. But, one of Keen's security traps, a robotic palm tree suddenly catches Mainframe, Bowser, and Blitz with its palm branches and traps them way up in it. Then, Buzzbomb frees himself and BadVibes from Keen's security traps with his buzzsaw and proceeded to the control room where they found the brain to the mall's security system they were looking for. There, Buzzbomb rip the brain from its base and the security system suddenly went haywire, freeing Mainframe and her friends from the clutches of the robotic palm tree. After a failed attempt to radio the team, The 3 C.O.P.S. raced to intercept BadVibes and Buzzbomb, who are chasing the brain that have managed to get away from the 2 crooks. At Bowser's command, Blitz went and fetch the brain just before the 2 crooks crash into Berserko and Rock Krusher who was sent by Big Boss to help BadVibes steal the brain. Blitz raced back and gave the brain to Bowser, who then gave it to Mainframe, who went into the control room where she finds it a "piece of cake" ending the chaos by installing the brain back onto its base where it belong.
