diff --git a/src/Innertube.ts b/src/Innertube.ts
index 7bbcf7dcb..2fd1a2bb5 100644
--- a/src/Innertube.ts
+++ b/src/Innertube.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Innertube {
     const continuation = this.actions.execute('/next', payload);
 
     const response = await Promise.all([ initial_info, continuation ]);
-    return new VideoInfo(response, this.actions, this.session.player, cpn);
+    return new VideoInfo(response, this.actions, cpn);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Innertube {
     const cpn = generateRandomString(16);
     const response = await this.actions.getVideoInfo(video_id, cpn, client);
 
-    return new VideoInfo([ response ], this.actions, this.session.player, cpn);
+    return new VideoInfo([ response ], this.actions, cpn);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/core/Feed.ts b/src/core/Feed.ts
index 0a1013145..382b8f562 100644
--- a/src/core/Feed.ts
+++ b/src/core/Feed.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Feed<T extends IParsedResponse = IParsedResponse> {
    * Get all videos on a given page via memo
    */
   static getVideosFromMemo(memo: Memo) {
-    return memo.getType<Video | GridVideo | ReelItem | CompactVideo | PlaylistVideo | PlaylistPanelVideo | WatchCardCompactVideo>([
+    return memo.getType(
       Video,
       GridVideo,
       ReelItem,
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ class Feed<T extends IParsedResponse = IParsedResponse> {
       PlaylistVideo,
       PlaylistPanelVideo,
       WatchCardCompactVideo
-    ]);
+    );
   }
 
   /**
    * Get all playlists on a given page via memo
    */
   static getPlaylistsFromMemo(memo: Memo) {
-    return memo.getType<Playlist | GridPlaylist>([ Playlist, GridPlaylist ]);
+    return memo.getType(Playlist, GridPlaylist);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ class Feed<T extends IParsedResponse = IParsedResponse> {
    * Get all the community posts in the feed
    */
   get posts() {
-    return this.#memo.getType<Post | BackstagePost | SharedPost>([ BackstagePost, Post, SharedPost ]);
+    return this.#memo.getType(BackstagePost, Post, SharedPost);
   }
 
   /**
    * Get all the channels in the feed
    */
   get channels() {
-    return this.#memo.getType<Channel | GridChannel>([ Channel, GridChannel ]);
+    return this.#memo.getType(Channel, GridChannel);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Feed<T extends IParsedResponse = IParsedResponse> {
    * Returns all segments/sections from the page.
    */
   get shelves() {
-    return this.#memo.getType<Shelf | RichShelf | ReelShelf>([ Shelf, RichShelf, ReelShelf ]);
+    return this.#memo.getType(Shelf, RichShelf, ReelShelf);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/core/MediaInfo.ts b/src/core/MediaInfo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4e8e1068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/MediaInfo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import Actions, { ApiResponse } from './Actions.js';
+import Constants from '../utils/Constants.js';
+import FormatUtils, { DownloadOptions, FormatFilter, FormatOptions, URLTransformer } from '../utils/FormatUtils.js';
+import { InnertubeError } from '../utils/Utils.js';
+import Format from '../parser/classes/misc/Format.js';
+import Parser, { INextResponse, IPlayerResponse } from '../parser/index.js';
+
+export class MediaInfo {
+  #page: [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?];
+  #actions: Actions;
+  #cpn: string;
+  #playback_tracking;
+  streaming_data;
+  playability_status;
+
+  constructor(data: [ApiResponse, ApiResponse?], actions: Actions, cpn: string) {
+    this.#actions = actions;
+
+    const info = Parser.parseResponse<IPlayerResponse>(data[0].data);
+    const next = data?.[1]?.data ? Parser.parseResponse<INextResponse>(data[1].data) : undefined;
+
+    this.#page = [ info, next ];
+    this.#cpn = cpn;
+
+    if (info.playability_status?.status === 'ERROR')
+      throw new InnertubeError('This video is unavailable', info.playability_status);
+
+    this.streaming_data = info.streaming_data;
+    this.playability_status = info.playability_status;
+    this.#playback_tracking = info.playback_tracking;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Generates a DASH manifest from the streaming data.
+   * @param url_transformer - Function to transform the URLs.
+   * @param format_filter - Function to filter the formats.
+   * @returns DASH manifest
+   */
+  async toDash(url_transformer?: URLTransformer, format_filter?: FormatFilter): Promise<string> {
+    return FormatUtils.toDash(this.streaming_data, url_transformer, format_filter, this.#cpn, this.#actions.session.player, this.#actions);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Selects the format that best matches the given options.
+   * @param options - Options
+   */
+  chooseFormat(options: FormatOptions): Format {
+    return FormatUtils.chooseFormat(options, this.streaming_data);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Downloads the video.
+   * @param options - Download options.
+   */
+  async download(options: DownloadOptions = {}): Promise<ReadableStream<Uint8Array>> {
+    return FormatUtils.download(options, this.#actions, this.playability_status, this.streaming_data, this.#actions.session.player, this.cpn);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds video to the watch history.
+   */
+  async addToWatchHistory(client_name = Constants.CLIENTS.WEB.NAME, client_version = Constants.CLIENTS.WEB.VERSION, replacement = 'https://www.'): Promise<Response> {
+    if (!this.#playback_tracking)
+      throw new InnertubeError('Playback tracking not available');
+
+    const url_params = {
+      cpn: this.#cpn,
+      fmt: 251,
+      rtn: 0,
+      rt: 0
+    };
+
+    const url = this.#playback_tracking.videostats_playback_url.replace('https://s.', replacement);
+
+    const response = await this.#actions.stats(url, {
+      client_name,
+      client_version
+    }, url_params);
+
+    return response;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Actions instance.
+   */
+  get actions(): Actions {
+    return this.#actions;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Content Playback Nonce.
+   */
+  get cpn(): string {
+    return this.#cpn;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Original parsed InnerTube response.
+   */
+  get page(): [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?] {
+    return this.#page;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/AccountItemSection.ts b/src/parser/classes/AccountItemSection.ts
index 89aa7d5bf..eb64f8da4 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/AccountItemSection.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/AccountItemSection.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class AccountItemSection extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
     this.contents = data.contents.map((ac: any) => new AccountItem(ac.accountItem));
-    this.header = Parser.parseItem<AccountItemSectionHeader>(data.header, AccountItemSectionHeader);
+    this.header = Parser.parseItem(data.header, AccountItemSectionHeader);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/AccountSectionList.ts b/src/parser/classes/AccountSectionList.ts
index 31f54efbe..2c5759d7e 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/AccountSectionList.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/AccountSectionList.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class AccountSectionList extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.contents = Parser.parseItem<AccountItemSection>(data.contents[0], AccountItemSection);
-    this.footers = Parser.parseItem<AccountChannel>(data.footers[0], AccountChannel);
+    this.contents = Parser.parseItem(data.contents[0], AccountItemSection);
+    this.footers = Parser.parseItem(data.footers[0], AccountChannel);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/BackstagePost.ts b/src/parser/classes/BackstagePost.ts
index 041fbd5e5..0ccd3518e 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/BackstagePost.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/BackstagePost.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import Parser from '../index.js';
 import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
-import type CommentActionButtons from './comments/CommentActionButtons.js';
-import type Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
+import CommentActionButtons from './comments/CommentActionButtons.js';
+import Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ class BackstagePost extends YTNode {
     }
 
     if (data.actionMenu) {
-      this.menu = Parser.parseItem<Menu>(data.actionMenu);
+      this.menu = Parser.parseItem(data.actionMenu, Menu);
     }
 
     if (data.actionButtons) {
-      this.action_buttons = Parser.parseItem<CommentActionButtons>(data.actionButtons);
+      this.action_buttons = Parser.parseItem(data.actionButtons, CommentActionButtons);
     }
 
     if (data.voteButton) {
-      this.vote_button = Parser.parseItem(data.voteButton);
+      this.vote_button = Parser.parseItem(data.voteButton, CommentActionButtons);
     }
 
     if (data.navigationEndpoint) {
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/C4TabbedHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/C4TabbedHeader.ts
index 18b5fad52..2c6c5be4a 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/C4TabbedHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/C4TabbedHeader.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
 
-import type Button from './Button.js';
-import type ChannelHeaderLinks from './ChannelHeaderLinks.js';
-import type SubscribeButton from './SubscribeButton.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
+import ChannelHeaderLinks from './ChannelHeaderLinks.js';
+import SubscribeButton from './SubscribeButton.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class C4TabbedHeader extends YTNode {
   subscribers?: Text;
   videos_count?: Text;
   sponsor_button?: Button | null;
-  subscribe_button?: SubscribeButton | null;
+  subscribe_button?: SubscribeButton | Button | null;
   header_links?: ChannelHeaderLinks | null;
   channel_handle?: Text;
   channel_id?: string;
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ class C4TabbedHeader extends YTNode {
     }
 
     if (data.sponsorButton) {
-      this.sponsor_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.sponsorButton);
+      this.sponsor_button = Parser.parseItem(data.sponsorButton, Button);
     }
 
     if (data.subscribeButton) {
-      this.subscribe_button = Parser.parseItem<SubscribeButton>(data.subscribeButton);
+      this.subscribe_button = Parser.parseItem(data.subscribeButton, [ SubscribeButton, Button ]);
     }
 
     if (data.headerLinks) {
-      this.header_links = Parser.parseItem<ChannelHeaderLinks>(data.headerLinks);
+      this.header_links = Parser.parseItem(data.headerLinks, ChannelHeaderLinks);
     }
 
     if (data.channelHandleText) {
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/Channel.ts b/src/parser/classes/Channel.ts
index 4fb6e8aeb..af26e3fcd 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/Channel.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
 
-import type SubscribeButton from './SubscribeButton.js';
+import SubscribeButton from './SubscribeButton.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Channel extends YTNode {
     this.long_byline = new Text(data.longBylineText);
     this.short_byline = new Text(data.shortBylineText);
     this.endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.navigationEndpoint);
-    this.subscribe_button = Parser.parseItem<SubscribeButton>(data.subscribeButton);
+    this.subscribe_button = Parser.parseItem(data.subscribeButton, SubscribeButton);
     this.description_snippet = new Text(data.descriptionSnippet);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ChannelAboutFullMetadata.ts b/src/parser/classes/ChannelAboutFullMetadata.ts
index 71974437c..d6ef66879 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ChannelAboutFullMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ChannelAboutFullMetadata.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
 
-import type Button from './Button.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ChannelAboutFullMetadata extends YTNode {
     this.email_reveal = new NavigationEndpoint(data.onBusinessEmailRevealClickCommand);
     this.can_reveal_email = !data.signInForBusinessEmail;
     this.country = new Text(data.country);
-    this.buttons = Parser.parseArray<Button>(data.actionButtons);
+    this.buttons = Parser.parseArray(data.actionButtons, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ChannelAgeGate.ts b/src/parser/classes/ChannelAgeGate.ts
index ef8056cae..f6c91f39a 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ChannelAgeGate.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ChannelAgeGate.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class ChannelAgeGate extends YTNode {
     this.avatar = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.avatar);
     this.header = new Text(data.header);
     this.main_text = new Text(data.mainText);
-    this.sign_in_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.signInButton, Button);
+    this.sign_in_button = Parser.parseItem(data.signInButton, Button);
     this.secondary_text = new Text(data.secondaryText);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ChipCloud.ts b/src/parser/classes/ChipCloud.ts
index 04eb51604..045a6d9a1 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ChipCloud.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ChipCloud.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class ChipCloud extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
     // TODO: check this assumption that chipcloudchip is always returned
-    this.chips = Parser.parseArray<ChipCloudChip>(data.chips, ChipCloudChip);
-    this.next_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.nextButton, Button);
-    this.previous_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.previousButton, Button);
+    this.chips = Parser.parseArray(data.chips, ChipCloudChip);
+    this.next_button = Parser.parseItem(data.nextButton, Button);
+    this.previous_button = Parser.parseItem(data.previousButton, Button);
     this.horizontal_scrollable = data.horizontalScrollable;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/CompactChannel.ts b/src/parser/classes/CompactChannel.ts
index 43dbc17ca..9e47259eb 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/CompactChannel.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/CompactChannel.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Parser from '../index.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
-import type Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
+import Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
 class CompactChannel extends YTNode {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CompactChannel extends YTNode {
     this.subscriber_count = new Text(data.subscriberCountText);
     this.endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.navigationEndpoint);
     this.tv_banner = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.tvBanner);
-    this.menu = Parser.parseItem<Menu>(data.menu);
+    this.menu = Parser.parseItem(data.menu, Menu);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ConfirmDialog.ts b/src/parser/classes/ConfirmDialog.ts
index 965303912..58238491e 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ConfirmDialog.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ConfirmDialog.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class ConfirmDialog extends YTNode {
   constructor (data: any) {
     super();
     this.title = new Text(data.title);
-    this.confirm_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.confirmButton, Button);
-    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.cancelButton, Button);
+    this.confirm_button = Parser.parseItem(data.confirmButton, Button);
+    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton, Button);
     this.dialog_messages = data.dialogMessages.map((txt: any) => new Text(txt));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ConversationBar.ts b/src/parser/classes/ConversationBar.ts
index 3faeb67e8..201ef7b1a 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ConversationBar.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ConversationBar.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class ConversationBar extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.availability_message = Parser.parseItem<Message>(data.availabilityMessage, Message);
+    this.availability_message = Parser.parseItem(data.availabilityMessage, Message);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/CopyLink.ts b/src/parser/classes/CopyLink.ts
index 720b07cb3..96163fef1 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/CopyLink.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/CopyLink.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class CopyLink extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
-    this.copy_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.copyButton, Button);
+    this.copy_button = Parser.parseItem(data.copyButton, Button);
     this.short_url = data.shortUrl;
     this.style = data.style;
   }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/CreatePlaylistDialog.ts b/src/parser/classes/CreatePlaylistDialog.ts
index 60f829e65..a4bf1c203 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/CreatePlaylistDialog.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/CreatePlaylistDialog.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ class CreatePlaylistDialog extends YTNode {
     this.title = new Text(data.dialogTitle).toString();
     this.title_placeholder = data.titlePlaceholder || '';
     this.privacy_option = Parser.parseItem(data.privacyOption, Dropdown)?.entries || null;
-    this.create_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton);
-    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton);
+    this.create_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton, Button);
+    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/DecoratedPlayerBar.ts b/src/parser/classes/DecoratedPlayerBar.ts
index 842679d90..509b27253 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/DecoratedPlayerBar.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/DecoratedPlayerBar.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type Button from './Button.js';
-import type MultiMarkersPlayerBar from './MultiMarkersPlayerBar.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
+import MultiMarkersPlayerBar from './MultiMarkersPlayerBar.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../index.js';
 
 class DecoratedPlayerBar extends YTNode {
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class DecoratedPlayerBar extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.player_bar = Parser.parseItem<MultiMarkersPlayerBar>(data.playerBar);
-    this.player_bar_action_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.playerBarActionButton);
+    this.player_bar = Parser.parseItem(data.playerBar, MultiMarkersPlayerBar);
+    this.player_bar_action_button = Parser.parseItem(data.playerBarActionButton, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ExpandableMetadata.ts b/src/parser/classes/ExpandableMetadata.ts
index 05416ed04..cad46f5b7 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ExpandableMetadata.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ExpandableMetadata.ts
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class ExpandableMetadata extends YTNode {
       expanded_title: new Text(data.header.expandedTitle)
     };
 
-    this.expanded_content = Parser.parseItem<HorizontalCardList>(data.expandedContent);
-    this.expand_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.expandButton);
-    this.collapse_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.collapseButton);
+    this.expanded_content = Parser.parseItem(data.expandedContent, HorizontalCardList);
+    this.expand_button = Parser.parseItem(data.expandButton, Button);
+    this.collapse_button = Parser.parseItem(data.collapseButton, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/GridPlaylist.ts b/src/parser/classes/GridPlaylist.ts
index 497678d1d..dceea463e 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/GridPlaylist.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/GridPlaylist.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 import Parser, { RawNode } from '../index.js';
-import PlaylistAuthor from './misc/PlaylistAuthor.js';
+import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class GridPlaylist extends YTNode {
 
   id: string;
   title: Text;
-  author?: PlaylistAuthor;
+  author?: Author;
   badges;
   endpoint: NavigationEndpoint;
   view_playlist: Text;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class GridPlaylist extends YTNode {
     this.title = new Text(data.title);
 
     if (data.shortBylineText) {
-      this.author = new PlaylistAuthor(data.shortBylineText, data.ownerBadges);
+      this.author = new Author(data.shortBylineText, data.ownerBadges);
     }
 
     this.badges = Parser.parseArray(data.ownerBadges);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/GridVideo.ts b/src/parser/classes/GridVideo.ts
index 8d87455a3..031d08b9d 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/GridVideo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/GridVideo.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 
-import type Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
+import Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class GridVideo extends YTNode {
     this.views = new Text(data.viewCountText);
     this.short_view_count = new Text(data.shortViewCountText);
     this.endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.navigationEndpoint);
-    this.menu = Parser.parseItem<Menu>(data.menu);
+    this.menu = Parser.parseItem(data.menu, Menu);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/Heatmap.ts b/src/parser/classes/Heatmap.ts
index 735df77a5..2f778e86a 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/Heatmap.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/Heatmap.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
-import type HeatMarker from './HeatMarker.js';
+import HeatMarker from './HeatMarker.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Heatmap extends YTNode {
     this.max_height_dp = data.maxHeightDp;
     this.min_height_dp = data.minHeightDp;
     this.show_hide_animation_duration_millis = data.showHideAnimationDurationMillis;
-    this.heat_markers = Parser.parseArray<HeatMarker>(data.heatMarkers);
+    this.heat_markers = Parser.parseArray(data.heatMarkers, HeatMarker);
     this.heat_markers_decorations = Parser.parseArray(data.heatMarkersDecorations);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/HorizontalCardList.ts b/src/parser/classes/HorizontalCardList.ts
index 54e9697c6..8ed790ddb 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/HorizontalCardList.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/HorizontalCardList.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 import SearchRefinementCard from './SearchRefinementCard.js';
 import Button from './Button.js';
 import MacroMarkersListItem from './MacroMarkersListItem.js';
+import GameCard from './GameCard.js';
+import VideoCard from './VideoCard.js';
 
 class HorizontalCardList extends YTNode {
   static type = 'HorizontalCardList';
@@ -14,10 +16,10 @@ class HorizontalCardList extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
-    this.cards = Parser.parseArray<SearchRefinementCard | MacroMarkersListItem>(data.cards);
+    this.cards = Parser.parseArray(data.cards, [ SearchRefinementCard, MacroMarkersListItem, GameCard, VideoCard ]);
     this.header = Parser.parseItem(data.header);
-    this.previous_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.previousButton, Button);
-    this.next_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.nextButton, Button);
+    this.previous_button = Parser.parseItem(data.previousButton, Button);
+    this.next_button = Parser.parseItem(data.nextButton, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/InteractiveTabbedHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/InteractiveTabbedHeader.ts
index 1cca92a37..48fd651f6 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/InteractiveTabbedHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/InteractiveTabbedHeader.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class InteractiveTabbedHeader extends YTNode {
     this.badges = Parser.parseArray<MetadataBadge>(data.badges, MetadataBadge);
     this.box_art = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.boxArt);
     this.banner = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.banner);
-    this.buttons = Parser.parseArray<SubscribeButton | Button>(data.buttons, [ SubscribeButton, Button ]);
+    this.buttons = Parser.parseArray(data.buttons, [ SubscribeButton, Button ]);
     this.auto_generated = new Text(data.autoGenerated);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ItemSection.ts b/src/parser/classes/ItemSection.ts
index 1daf1c253..7849588a3 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ItemSection.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ItemSection.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ItemSection extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
-    this.header = Parser.parseItem<CommentsHeader | ItemSectionHeader | ItemSectionTabbedHeader>(data.header);
+    this.header = Parser.parseItem(data.header, [ CommentsHeader, ItemSectionHeader, ItemSectionTabbedHeader ]);
     this.contents = Parser.parse(data.contents, true);
 
     if (data.targetId || data.sectionIdentifier) {
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ItemSectionTabbedHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/ItemSectionTabbedHeader.ts
index 22578d0b3..bf69a7078 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ItemSectionTabbedHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ItemSectionTabbedHeader.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ItemSectionTabbedHeader extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
     this.title = new Text(data.title);
-    this.tabs = Parser.parseArray<ItemSectionTab>(data.tabs, ItemSectionTab);
+    this.tabs = Parser.parseArray(data.tabs, ItemSectionTab);
     if (data.endItems) {
       this.end_items = Parser.parseArray(data.endItems);
     }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatHeader.ts
index efc3f106d..ab5d21c58 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatHeader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
-import type Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
-import type Button from './Button.js';
-import type SortFilterSubMenu from './SortFilterSubMenu.js';
+import Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
+import SortFilterSubMenu from './SortFilterSubMenu.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
 class LiveChatHeader extends YTNode {
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ class LiveChatHeader extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
-    this.overflow_menu = Parser.parseItem<Menu>(data.overflowMenu);
-    this.collapse_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.collapseButton);
-    this.view_selector = Parser.parseItem<SortFilterSubMenu>(data.viewSelector);
+    this.overflow_menu = Parser.parseItem(data.overflowMenu, Menu);
+    this.collapse_button = Parser.parseItem(data.collapseButton, Button);
+    this.view_selector = Parser.parseItem(data.viewSelector, SortFilterSubMenu);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatItemList.ts b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatItemList.ts
index a561c8c6a..c1ea7606f 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatItemList.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatItemList.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type Button from './Button.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
 
 class LiveChatItemList extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatItemList';
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class LiveChatItemList extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
     this.max_items_to_display = data.maxItemsToDisplay;
-    this.more_comments_below_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.moreCommentsBelowButton);
+    this.more_comments_below_button = Parser.parseItem(data.moreCommentsBelowButton, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatMessageInput.ts b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatMessageInput.ts
index ce24cd925..db1e66d6b 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatMessageInput.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatMessageInput.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
-import type Button from './Button.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
 class LiveChatMessageInput extends YTNode {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class LiveChatMessageInput extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.author_name = new Text(data.authorName);
     this.author_photo = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto);
-    this.send_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.sendButton);
+    this.send_button = Parser.parseItem(data.sendButton, Button);
     this.target_id = data.targetId;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatParticipantsList.ts b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatParticipantsList.ts
index 44f856a3c..f87cf8ed5 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/LiveChatParticipantsList.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/LiveChatParticipantsList.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type LiveChatParticipant from './LiveChatParticipant.js';
+import LiveChatParticipant from './LiveChatParticipant.js';
 
 class LiveChatParticipantsList extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatParticipantsList';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class LiveChatParticipantsList extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
     this.title = new Text(data.title);
-    this.participants = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatParticipant>(data.participants);
+    this.participants = Parser.parseArray(data.participants, LiveChatParticipant);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/MultiMarkersPlayerBar.ts b/src/parser/classes/MultiMarkersPlayerBar.ts
index d6868eb3e..fa5f845a6 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/MultiMarkersPlayerBar.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/MultiMarkersPlayerBar.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
-import type Chapter from './Chapter.js';
-import type Heatmap from './Heatmap.js';
+import Chapter from './Chapter.js';
+import Heatmap from './Heatmap.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../index.js';
 
 import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ class Marker extends YTNode {
     this.value = {};
 
     if (data.value.heatmap) {
-      this.value.heatmap = Parser.parseItem<Heatmap>(data.value.heatmap);
+      this.value.heatmap = Parser.parseItem(data.value.heatmap, Heatmap);
     }
 
     if (data.value.chapters) {
-      this.value.chapters = Parser.parseArray<Chapter>(data.value.chapters);
+      this.value.chapters = Parser.parseArray(data.value.chapters, Chapter);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/MusicCarouselShelf.ts b/src/parser/classes/MusicCarouselShelf.ts
index 1f3f59327..de8e54d92 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/MusicCarouselShelf.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/MusicCarouselShelf.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ import MusicResponsiveListItem from './MusicResponsiveListItem.js';
 import MusicCarouselShelfBasicHeader from './MusicCarouselShelfBasicHeader.js';
 import MusicNavigationButton from './MusicNavigationButton.js';
 
-import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
+import { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
 class MusicCarouselShelf extends YTNode {
   static type = 'MusicCarouselShelf';
 
   header: MusicCarouselShelfBasicHeader | null;
-  contents: Array<MusicTwoRowItem | MusicResponsiveListItem | MusicNavigationButton>;
+  contents: ObservedArray<MusicTwoRowItem | MusicResponsiveListItem | MusicNavigationButton>;
   num_items_per_column: number | null;
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
     this.header = Parser.parseItem<MusicCarouselShelfBasicHeader>(data.header, MusicCarouselShelfBasicHeader);
-    this.contents = Parser.parseArray<MusicTwoRowItem | MusicResponsiveListItem | MusicNavigationButton>(data.contents, [ MusicTwoRowItem, MusicResponsiveListItem, MusicNavigationButton ]);
+    this.contents = Parser.parseArray(data.contents, [ MusicTwoRowItem, MusicResponsiveListItem, MusicNavigationButton ]);
     this.num_items_per_column = Reflect.has(data, 'numItemsPerColumn') ? parseInt(data.numItemsPerColumn) : null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/MusicShelf.ts b/src/parser/classes/MusicShelf.ts
index a8ba4ee96..f954bdab8 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/MusicShelf.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/MusicShelf.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class MusicShelf extends YTNode {
     }
 
     if (data.bottomButton) {
-      this.bottom_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.bottomButton);
+      this.bottom_button = Parser.parseItem(data.bottomButton, Button);
     }
 
     if (data.subheaders) {
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/Playlist.ts b/src/parser/classes/Playlist.ts
index 77160628b..1d70b32c0 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/Playlist.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/Playlist.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
-import PlaylistAuthor from './misc/PlaylistAuthor.js';
+import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
 class Playlist extends YTNode {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Playlist extends YTNode {
 
   id: string;
   title: Text;
-  author: Text | PlaylistAuthor;
+  author: Text | Author;
   thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
   video_count: Text;
   video_count_short: Text;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Playlist extends YTNode {
 
     this.author = data.shortBylineText?.simpleText ?
       new Text(data.shortBylineText) :
-      new PlaylistAuthor(data.longBylineText, data.ownerBadges, null);
+      new Author(data.longBylineText, data.ownerBadges, null);
 
     this.thumbnails = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.thumbnail || { thumbnails: data.thumbnails.map((th: any) => th.thumbnails).flat(1) });
     this.video_count = new Text(data.thumbnailText);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistHeader.ts
index 0eca8000b..26cb91481 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistHeader.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
-import PlaylistAuthor from './misc/PlaylistAuthor.js';
+import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import Parser, { RawNode } from '../index.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class PlaylistHeader extends YTNode {
   title: Text;
   stats: Text[];
   brief_stats: Text[];
-  author: PlaylistAuthor;
+  author: Author;
   description: Text;
   num_videos: Text;
   view_count: Text;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class PlaylistHeader extends YTNode {
     this.title = new Text(data.title);
     this.stats = data.stats.map((stat: any) => new Text(stat));
     this.brief_stats = data.briefStats.map((stat: any) => new Text(stat));
-    this.author = new PlaylistAuthor({ ...data.ownerText, navigationEndpoint: data.ownerEndpoint }, data.ownerBadges, null);
+    this.author = new Author({ ...data.ownerText, navigationEndpoint: data.ownerEndpoint }, data.ownerBadges, null);
     this.description = new Text(data.descriptionText);
     this.num_videos = new Text(data.numVideosText);
     this.view_count = new Text(data.viewCountText);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanel.ts b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanel.ts
index fede4e43a..12beb1a85 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanel.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanel.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class PlaylistPanel extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.title = data.title;
     this.title_text = new Text(data.titleText);
-    this.contents = Parser.parseArray<PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper | PlaylistPanelVideo | AutomixPreviewVideo>(data.contents);
+    this.contents = Parser.parseArray(data.contents, [ PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper, PlaylistPanelVideo, AutomixPreviewVideo ]);
     this.playlist_id = data.playlistId;
     this.is_infinite = data.isInfinite;
     this.continuation = data.continuations?.[0]?.nextRadioContinuationData?.continuation || data.continuations?.[0]?.nextContinuationData?.continuation;
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper.ts b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper.ts
index 872ea50a3..ff2b31cca 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ class PlaylistPanelVideoWrapper extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
-    this.primary = Parser.parseItem<PlaylistPanelVideo>(data.primaryRenderer);
-    this.counterpart = data.counterpart?.map((item: any) => Parser.parseItem<PlaylistPanelVideo>(item.counterpartRenderer)) || [];
+    this.primary = Parser.parseItem(data.primaryRenderer, PlaylistPanelVideo);
+    this.counterpart = data.counterpart?.map((item: any) => Parser.parseItem(item.counterpartRenderer, PlaylistPanelVideo)) || [];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistVideo.ts b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistVideo.ts
index d437d2e05..f96e6b83c 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/PlaylistVideo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/PlaylistVideo.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import Thumbnail from './misc/Thumbnail.js';
-import PlaylistAuthor from './misc/PlaylistAuthor.js';
+import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import ThumbnailOverlayTimeStatus from './ThumbnailOverlayTimeStatus.js';
-import type Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
+import Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
 
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class PlaylistVideo extends YTNode {
   id: string;
   index: Text;
   title: Text;
-  author: PlaylistAuthor;
+  author: Author;
   thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
   thumbnail_overlays;
   set_video_id: string | undefined;
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ class PlaylistVideo extends YTNode {
     this.id = data.videoId;
     this.index = new Text(data.index);
     this.title = new Text(data.title);
-    this.author = new PlaylistAuthor(data.shortBylineText);
+    this.author = new Author(data.shortBylineText);
     this.thumbnails = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.thumbnail);
     this.thumbnail_overlays = Parser.parseArray(data.thumbnailOverlays);
     this.set_video_id = data?.setVideoId;
     this.endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.navigationEndpoint);
     this.is_playable = data.isPlayable;
-    this.menu = Parser.parseItem<Menu>(data.menu);
+    this.menu = Parser.parseItem(data.menu, Menu);
 
     const upcoming = data.upcomingEventData && Number(`${data.upcomingEventData.startTime}000`);
     if (upcoming) {
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/SegmentedLikeDislikeButton.ts b/src/parser/classes/SegmentedLikeDislikeButton.ts
index adc756fc2..5a802629b 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/SegmentedLikeDislikeButton.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/SegmentedLikeDislikeButton.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class SegmentedLikeDislikeButton extends YTNode {
 
   constructor (data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.like_button = Parser.parseItem<ToggleButton | Button>(data.likeButton, [ ToggleButton, Button ]);
-    this.dislike_button = Parser.parseItem<ToggleButton | Button>(data.dislikeButton, [ ToggleButton, Button ]);
+    this.like_button = Parser.parseItem(data.likeButton, [ ToggleButton, Button ]);
+    this.dislike_button = Parser.parseItem(data.dislikeButton, [ ToggleButton, Button ]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/SettingsOptions.ts b/src/parser/classes/SettingsOptions.ts
index 3ac5c5175..bf894078f 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/SettingsOptions.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/SettingsOptions.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class SettingsOptions extends YTNode {
     }
 
     if (Reflect.has(data, 'options')) {
-      this.options = Parser.parseArray<SettingsSwitch | Dropdown | CopyLink | SettingsCheckbox | ChannelOptions>(data.options, [
+      this.options = Parser.parseArray(data.options, [
         SettingsSwitch, Dropdown, CopyLink,
         SettingsCheckbox, ChannelOptions
       ]);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/Shelf.ts b/src/parser/classes/Shelf.ts
index 0bf045198..1c3206ab0 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/Shelf.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/Shelf.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Shelf extends YTNode {
     }
 
     if (data.playAllButton) {
-      this.play_all_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.playAllButton);
+      this.play_all_button = Parser.parseItem(data.playAllButton, Button);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/Tab.ts b/src/parser/classes/Tab.ts
index 11f77b893..50ea59278 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/Tab.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/Tab.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Tab extends YTNode {
     this.title = data.title || 'N/A';
     this.selected = data.selected || false;
     this.endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.endpoint);
-    this.content = Parser.parseItem<SectionList | MusicQueue | RichGrid>(data.content, [ SectionList, MusicQueue, RichGrid ]);
+    this.content = Parser.parseItem(data.content, [ SectionList, MusicQueue, RichGrid ]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/TwoColumnWatchNextResults.ts b/src/parser/classes/TwoColumnWatchNextResults.ts
index bc4167100..2ebdc0821 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/TwoColumnWatchNextResults.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/TwoColumnWatchNextResults.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
-import PlaylistAuthor from './misc/PlaylistAuthor.js';
+import Author from './misc/Author.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from './NavigationEndpoint.js';
 
-import type Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
+import Menu from './menus/Menu.js';
 
 type AutoplaySet = {
   autoplay_video: NavigationEndpoint,
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class TwoColumnWatchNextResults extends YTNode {
   playlist?: {
     id: string,
     title: string,
-    author: Text | PlaylistAuthor,
+    author: Text | Author,
     contents: YTNode[],
     current_index: number,
     is_infinite: boolean,
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ class TwoColumnWatchNextResults extends YTNode {
         title: playlistData.title,
         author: playlistData.shortBylineText?.simpleText ?
           new Text(playlistData.shortBylineText) :
-          new PlaylistAuthor(playlistData.longBylineText),
+          new Author(playlistData.longBylineText),
         contents: Parser.parseArray(playlistData.contents),
         current_index: playlistData.currentIndex,
         is_infinite: !!playlistData.isInfinite,
-        menu: Parser.parseItem<Menu>(playlistData.menu)
+        menu: Parser.parseItem(playlistData.menu, Menu)
       };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/UpsellDialog.ts b/src/parser/classes/UpsellDialog.ts
index 8c0273554..85f0d94b0 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/UpsellDialog.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/UpsellDialog.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../index.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type Button from './Button.js';
+import Button from './Button.js';
 import Text from './misc/Text.js';
 
 class UpsellDialog extends YTNode {
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class UpsellDialog extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.message_title = new Text(data.dialogMessageTitle);
     this.message_text = new Text(data.dialogMessageText);
-    this.action_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.actionButton);
-    this.dismiss_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.dismissButton);
+    this.action_button = Parser.parseItem(data.actionButton, Button);
+    this.dismiss_button = Parser.parseItem(data.dismissButton, Button);
     this.is_visible = data.isVisible;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/Video.ts b/src/parser/classes/Video.ts
index 591903612..2d6113182 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/Video.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/Video.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Video extends YTNode {
       hover_text: new Text(snippet.snippetHoverText)
     })) || [];
 
-    this.expandable_metadata = Parser.parseItem<ExpandableMetadata>(data.expandableMetadata);
+    this.expandable_metadata = Parser.parseItem(data.expandableMetadata, ExpandableMetadata);
 
     this.thumbnails = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.thumbnail);
     this.thumbnail_overlays = Parser.parseArray(data.thumbnailOverlays);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/VideoSecondaryInfo.ts b/src/parser/classes/VideoSecondaryInfo.ts
index b719bdf01..fa6cccd83 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/VideoSecondaryInfo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/VideoSecondaryInfo.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ class VideoSecondaryInfo extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.owner = Parser.parseItem<VideoOwner>(data.owner);
+    this.owner = Parser.parseItem(data.owner, VideoOwner);
     this.description = new Text(data.description);
 
     if (Reflect.has(data, 'attributedDescription')) {
       this.description = new Text(this.#convertAttributedDescriptionToRuns(data.attributedDescription));
     }
 
-    this.subscribe_button = Parser.parseItem<SubscribeButton | Button>(data.subscribeButton, [ SubscribeButton, Button ]);
+    this.subscribe_button = Parser.parseItem(data.subscribeButton, [ SubscribeButton, Button ]);
     this.metadata = Parser.parseItem<MetadataRowContainer>(data.metadataRowContainer, MetadataRowContainer);
     this.show_more_text = data.showMoreText;
     this.show_less_text = data.showLessText;
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/WatchNextEndScreen.ts b/src/parser/classes/WatchNextEndScreen.ts
index ff72e276a..feefbd1c3 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/WatchNextEndScreen.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/WatchNextEndScreen.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class WatchNextEndScreen extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: any) {
     super();
-    this.results = Parser.parseArray<EndScreenVideo | EndScreenPlaylist>(data.results, [ EndScreenVideo, EndScreenPlaylist ]);
+    this.results = Parser.parseArray(data.results, [ EndScreenVideo, EndScreenPlaylist ]);
     this.title = new Text(data.title).toString();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/Comment.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/Comment.ts
index d9ea0be29..de0e2cf78 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/Comment.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/Comment.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import CommentReplyDialog from './CommentReplyDialog.js';
 import AuthorCommentBadge from './AuthorCommentBadge.js';
 import Author from '../misc/Author.js';
 
-import type Menu from '../menus/Menu.js';
-import type CommentActionButtons from './CommentActionButtons.js';
-import type SponsorCommentBadge from './SponsorCommentBadge.js';
-import type PdgCommentChip from './PdgCommentChip.js';
+import Menu from '../menus/Menu.js';
+import CommentActionButtons from './CommentActionButtons.js';
+import SponsorCommentBadge from './SponsorCommentBadge.js';
+import PdgCommentChip from './PdgCommentChip.js';
 import type { ApiResponse } from '../../../core/Actions.js';
 import type Actions from '../../../core/Actions.js';
 
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class Comment extends YTNode {
     this.published = new Text(data.publishedTimeText);
     this.author_is_channel_owner = data.authorIsChannelOwner;
     this.current_user_reply_thumbnail = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.currentUserReplyThumbnail);
-    this.sponsor_comment_badge = Parser.parseItem<SponsorCommentBadge>(data.sponsorCommentBadge);
-    this.paid_comment_chip = Parser.parseItem<PdgCommentChip>(data.paidCommentChipRenderer);
-    this.author_badge = Parser.parseItem<AuthorCommentBadge>(data.authorCommentBadge, AuthorCommentBadge);
+    this.sponsor_comment_badge = Parser.parseItem(data.sponsorCommentBadge, SponsorCommentBadge);
+    this.paid_comment_chip = Parser.parseItem(data.paidCommentChipRenderer, PdgCommentChip);
+    this.author_badge = Parser.parseItem(data.authorCommentBadge, AuthorCommentBadge);
 
     this.author = new Author({
       ...data.authorText,
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class Comment extends YTNode {
       metadataBadgeRenderer: this.author_badge?.orig_badge
     } ] : null, data.authorThumbnail);
 
-    this.action_menu = Parser.parseItem<Menu>(data.actionMenu);
-    this.action_buttons = Parser.parseItem<CommentActionButtons>(data.actionButtons);
+    this.action_menu = Parser.parseItem(data.actionMenu, Menu);
+    this.action_buttons = Parser.parseItem(data.actionButtons, CommentActionButtons);
     this.comment_id = data.commentId;
     this.vote_status = data.voteStatus;
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentActionButtons.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentActionButtons.ts
index 5e77be749..6727415c5 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentActionButtons.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentActionButtons.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
-import type Button from '../Button.js';
-import type ToggleButton from '../ToggleButton.js';
-import type CreatorHeart from './CreatorHeart.js';
+import Button from '../Button.js';
+import ToggleButton from '../ToggleButton.js';
+import CreatorHeart from './CreatorHeart.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ class CommentActionButtons extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.like_button = Parser.parseItem<ToggleButton>(data.likeButton);
-    this.dislike_button = Parser.parseItem<ToggleButton>(data.dislikeButton);
-    this.reply_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.replyButton);
-    this.creator_heart = Parser.parseItem<CreatorHeart>(data.creatorHeart);
+    this.like_button = Parser.parseItem(data.likeButton, ToggleButton);
+    this.dislike_button = Parser.parseItem(data.dislikeButton, ToggleButton);
+    this.reply_button = Parser.parseItem(data.replyButton, Button);
+    this.creator_heart = Parser.parseItem(data.creatorHeart, CreatorHeart);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentDialog.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentDialog.ts
index c0b7459bb..636127dd9 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentDialog.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentDialog.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import Text from '../misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from '../misc/Thumbnail.js';
-import type Button from '../Button.js';
-import type EmojiPicker from './EmojiPicker.js';
+import Button from '../Button.js';
+import EmojiPicker from './EmojiPicker.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ class CommentDialog extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.editable_text = new Text(data.editableText);
     this.author_thumbnail = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorThumbnail);
-    this.submit_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.submitButton);
-    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.cancelButton);
+    this.submit_button = Parser.parseItem(data.submitButton, Button);
+    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton, Button);
     this.placeholder = new Text(data.placeholderText);
-    this.emoji_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.emojiButton);
-    this.emoji_picker = Parser.parseItem<EmojiPicker>(data.emojiPicker);
+    this.emoji_button = Parser.parseItem(data.emojiButton, Button);
+    this.emoji_picker = Parser.parseItem(data.emojiPicker, EmojiPicker);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplies.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplies.ts
index d80849423..f5078703f 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplies.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplies.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import Thumbnail from '../misc/Thumbnail.js';
-import type Button from '../Button.js';
+import Button from '../Button.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 class CommentReplies extends YTNode {
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ class CommentReplies extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
     this.contents = Parser.parseArray(data.contents);
-    this.view_replies = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.viewReplies);
-    this.hide_replies = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.hideReplies);
+    this.view_replies = Parser.parseItem(data.viewReplies, Button);
+    this.hide_replies = Parser.parseItem(data.hideReplies, Button);
     this.view_replies_creator_thumbnail = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.viewRepliesCreatorThumbnail);
     this.has_channel_owner_replied = !!data.viewRepliesCreatorThumbnail;
   }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplyDialog.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplyDialog.ts
index 4b83a6a21..9503bc6e3 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplyDialog.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentReplyDialog.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import Thumbnail from '../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import Text from '../misc/Text.js';
-import type Button from '../Button.js';
+import Button from '../Button.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class CommentReplyDialog extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.reply_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.replyButton);
-    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.cancelButton);
+    this.reply_button = Parser.parseItem(data.replyButton, Button);
+    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton, Button);
     this.author_thumbnail = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorThumbnail);
     this.placeholder = new Text(data.placeholderText);
     this.error_message = new Text(data.errorMessage);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentSimplebox.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentSimplebox.ts
index 66877b6de..70374e654 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentSimplebox.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentSimplebox.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import Thumbnail from '../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import Text from '../misc/Text.js';
-import type Button from '../Button.js';
+import Button from '../Button.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ class CommentSimplebox extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.submit_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.submitButton);
-    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.cancelButton);
+    this.submit_button = Parser.parseItem(data.submitButton, Button);
+    this.cancel_button = Parser.parseItem(data.cancelButton, Button);
     this.author_thumbnails = Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorThumbnail);
     this.placeholder = new Text(data.placeholderText);
     this.avatar_size = data.avatarSize;
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentThread.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentThread.ts
index 34600fa8f..72d64d8dc 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentThread.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentThread.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class CommentThread extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
     this.comment = Parser.parseItem<Comment>(data.comment, Comment);
-    this.comment_replies_data = Parser.parseItem<CommentReplies>(data.replies);
+    this.comment_replies_data = Parser.parseItem(data.replies, CommentReplies);
     this.is_moderated_elq_comment = data.isModeratedElqComment;
     this.has_replies = !!this.comment_replies_data;
   }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentsHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentsHeader.ts
index fab029419..ae56eab98 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentsHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/comments/CommentsHeader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import Text from '../misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from '../misc/Thumbnail.js';
-import type SortFilterSubMenu from '../SortFilterSubMenu.js';
+import SortFilterSubMenu from '../SortFilterSubMenu.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class CommentsHeader extends YTNode {
     this.count = new Text(data.countText);
     this.comments_count = new Text(data.commentsCount);
     this.create_renderer = Parser.parseItem(data.createRenderer);
-    this.sort_menu = Parser.parseItem<SortFilterSubMenu>(data.sortMenu);
+    this.sort_menu = Parser.parseItem(data.sortMenu, SortFilterSubMenu);
 
     this.custom_emojis = data.customEmojis?.map((emoji: any) => ({
       emoji_id: emoji.emojiId,
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/AddBannerToLiveChatCommand.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/AddBannerToLiveChatCommand.ts
index d2edeb575..1293811a4 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/AddBannerToLiveChatCommand.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/AddBannerToLiveChatCommand.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
-import type LiveChatBanner from './items/LiveChatBanner.js';
+import LiveChatBanner from './items/LiveChatBanner.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
 class AddBannerToLiveChatCommand extends YTNode {
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class AddBannerToLiveChatCommand extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.banner = Parser.parseItem<LiveChatBanner>(data.bannerRenderer);
+    this.banner = Parser.parseItem(data.bannerRenderer, LiveChatBanner);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatAutoModMessage.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatAutoModMessage.ts
index cc58c25a1..3b452fe42 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatAutoModMessage.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatAutoModMessage.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class LiveChatAutoModMessage extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
     this.menu_endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.contextMenuEndpoint);
-    this.moderation_buttons = Parser.parseArray<Button>(data.moderationButtons, [ Button ]);
+    this.moderation_buttons = Parser.parseArray(data.moderationButtons, [ Button ]);
     this.auto_moderated_item = Parser.parseItem(data.autoModeratedItem);
     this.header_text = new Text(data.headerText);
     this.timestamp = Math.floor(parseInt(data.timestampUsec) / 1000);
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBanner.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBanner.ts
index 159a69606..fb0ff7176 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBanner.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBanner.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import type LiveChatBannerHeader from './LiveChatBannerHeader.js';
+import LiveChatBannerHeader from './LiveChatBannerHeader.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
 
 class LiveChatBanner extends YTNode {
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class LiveChatBanner extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.header = Parser.parseItem<LiveChatBannerHeader>(data.header);
+    this.header = Parser.parseItem(data.header, LiveChatBannerHeader);
     this.contents = Parser.parseItem(data.contents);
     this.action_id = data.actionId;
     this.viewer_is_creator = data.viewerIsCreator;
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBannerHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBannerHeader.ts
index 9a567025d..b64c604b6 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBannerHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatBannerHeader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import type Button from '../../Button.js';
+import Button from '../../Button.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class LiveChatBannerHeader extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.text = new Text(data.text).toString();
     this.icon_type = data.icon?.iconType;
-    this.context_menu_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.contextMenuButton);
+    this.context_menu_button = Parser.parseItem(data.contextMenuButton, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatMembershipItem.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatMembershipItem.ts
index a1092a10c..c3d762221 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatMembershipItem.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatMembershipItem.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
-import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
+import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
-import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../../NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
+import Author from '../../misc/Author.js';
 class LiveChatMembershipItem extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatMembershipItem';
 
@@ -13,15 +10,7 @@ class LiveChatMembershipItem extends YTNode {
   timestamp: number;
   header_subtext: Text;
 
-  author: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
+  author: Author;
 
   menu_endpoint: NavigationEndpoint;
 
@@ -31,22 +20,7 @@ class LiveChatMembershipItem extends YTNode {
     this.timestamp = Math.floor(parseInt(data.timestampUsec) / 1000);
     this.header_subtext = new Text(data.headerSubtext);
 
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data?.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
-
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges);
-
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
+    this.author = new Author(data.authorName, data.authorBadges, data.authorPhoto, data.authorExternalChannelId);
 
     this.menu_endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.contextMenuEndpoint);
   }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidMessage.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidMessage.ts
index 8553e5ded..a2ebe0328 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidMessage.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidMessage.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
-import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
+import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
-import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../../NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
+import Author from '../../misc/Author.js';
+
 class LiveChatPaidMessage extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatPaidMessage';
 
   message: Text;
 
-  author: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
+  author: Author;
 
   header_background_color: number;
   header_text_color: number;
@@ -35,22 +25,7 @@ class LiveChatPaidMessage extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.message = new Text(data.message);
 
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
-
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges, [ MetadataBadge, LiveChatAuthorBadge ]);
-
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
+    this.author = new Author(data.authorName, data.authorBadges, data.authorPhoto, data.authorExternalChannelId);
 
     this.header_background_color = data.headerBackgroundColor;
     this.header_text_color = data.headerTextColor;
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidSticker.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidSticker.ts
index a58a98027..84086a782 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidSticker.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatPaidSticker.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
-import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
+import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
 import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../../NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
+import Author from '../../misc/Author.js';
 
 class LiveChatPaidSticker extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatPaidSticker';
 
   id: string;
 
-  author: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
+  author: Author;
 
   money_chip_background_color: number;
   money_chip_text_color: number;
@@ -36,22 +26,7 @@ class LiveChatPaidSticker extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.id = data.id;
 
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
-
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges, [ MetadataBadge, LiveChatAuthorBadge ]);
-
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
+    this.author = new Author(data.authorName, data.authorBadges, data.authorPhoto, data.authorExternalChannelId);
 
     this.money_chip_background_color = data.moneyChipBackgroundColor;
     this.money_chip_text_color = data.moneyChipTextColor;
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTextMessage.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTextMessage.ts
index efddefc5d..4caa59f52 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTextMessage.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTextMessage.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,16 @@
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
+import { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Parser from '../../../index.js';
 import Button from '../../Button.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
-import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../../NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
+import Author from '../../misc/Author.js';
 
-class LiveChatTextMessage extends YTNode {
-  static type = 'LiveChatTextMessage';
+export class LiveChatMessageBase extends YTNode {
+  static type = 'LiveChatMessageBase';
 
   message: Text;
-  author?: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
 
-  menu_endpoint?: NavigationEndpoint;
   inline_action_buttons: ObservedArray<Button>;
   timestamp: number;
   id: string;
@@ -31,27 +19,25 @@ class LiveChatTextMessage extends YTNode {
     super();
     this.message = new Text(data.message);
 
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
+    this.inline_action_buttons = Parser.parseArray(data.inlineActionButtons, [ Button ]);
+    this.timestamp = Math.floor(parseInt(data.timestampUsec) / 1000);
+    this.id = data.id;
+  }
+}
+
+class LiveChatTextMessage extends LiveChatMessageBase {
+  static type = 'LiveChatTextMessage';
+
+  author: Author;
 
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges, [ MetadataBadge, LiveChatAuthorBadge ]);
+  menu_endpoint?: NavigationEndpoint;
 
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
+  constructor(data: RawNode) {
+    super(data);
+
+    this.author = new Author(data.authorName, data.authorBadges, data.authorPhoto, data.authorExternalChannelId);
 
     this.menu_endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.contextMenuEndpoint);
-    this.inline_action_buttons = Parser.parseArray<Button>(data.inlineActionButtons, [ Button ]);
-    this.timestamp = Math.floor(parseInt(data.timestampUsec) / 1000);
-    this.id = data.id;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem.ts
index f5731b6bf..d0e01eeb3 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
-import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../../NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
 
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
+import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
+import Author from '../../misc/Author.js';
 
 class LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem';
 
-  author: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
+  author: Author;
 
   amount: Text;
   duration_sec: string; // Or number?
@@ -31,27 +21,12 @@ class LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
 
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data?.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
-
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges, [ MetadataBadge, LiveChatAuthorBadge ]);
-
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
+    this.author = new Author(data.authorName, data.authorBadges, data.authorPhoto, data.authorExternalChannelId);
 
     this.amount = new Text(data.amount);
     this.duration_sec = data.durationSec;
     this.full_duration_sec = data.fullDurationSec;
-    this.show_item = Parser.parse(data.showItemEndpoint?.showLiveChatItemEndpoint?.renderer);
+    this.show_item = Parser.parseItem(data.showItemEndpoint?.showLiveChatItemEndpoint?.renderer);
     this.show_item_endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.showItemEndpoint);
     this.id = data.id;
   }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem.ts
index c216341b0..a3f922839 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem.ts
@@ -1,60 +1,7 @@
-import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
-import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
-import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
-import NavigationEndpoint from '../../NavigationEndpoint.js';
-import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
+import LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem from './LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem.js';
 
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
-
-class LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem extends YTNode {
+class LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem extends LiveChatTickerPaidMessageItem {
   static type = 'LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem';
-
-  author: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
-
-  amount: Text;
-  duration_sec: string; // Or number?
-  full_duration_sec: string;
-  show_item;
-  show_item_endpoint: NavigationEndpoint;
-  id: string;
-
-  constructor(data: RawNode) {
-    super();
-
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data?.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.authorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
-
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges, [ MetadataBadge, LiveChatAuthorBadge ]);
-
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
-
-    this.amount = new Text(data.amount);
-    this.duration_sec = data.durationSec;
-    this.full_duration_sec = data.fullDurationSec;
-    this.show_item = Parser.parseItem(data.showItemEndpoint?.showLiveChatItemEndpoint?.renderer);
-    this.show_item_endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.showItemEndpoint);
-    this.id = data.id;
-  }
 }
 
 export default LiveChatTickerPaidStickerItem;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerSponsorItem.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerSponsorItem.ts
index a0dc5a339..c9b14df1e 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerSponsorItem.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatTickerSponsorItem.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
-import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
-import LiveChatAuthorBadge from '../../LiveChatAuthorBadge.js';
-import MetadataBadge from '../../MetadataBadge.js';
+import { YTNode } from '../../../helpers.js';
 import Text from '../../misc/Text.js';
-import Thumbnail from '../../misc/Thumbnail.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
+import Author from '../../misc/Author.js';
 
 class LiveChatTickerSponsorItem extends YTNode {
   static type = 'LiveChatTickerSponsorItem';
 
   id: string;
   detail: Text;
-  author: {
-    id: string;
-    name: Text;
-    thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-    badges: ObservedArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>;
-    is_moderator: boolean | null;
-    is_verified: boolean | null;
-    is_verified_artist: boolean | null;
-  };
+  author: Author;
 
   duration_sec: string;
 
@@ -28,22 +17,7 @@ class LiveChatTickerSponsorItem extends YTNode {
     this.id = data.id;
     this.detail = new Text(data.detailText);
 
-    this.author = {
-      id: data.authorExternalChannelId,
-      name: new Text(data?.authorName),
-      thumbnails: Thumbnail.fromResponse(data.sponsorPhoto),
-      badges: observe([]).as(LiveChatAuthorBadge, MetadataBadge),
-      is_moderator: null,
-      is_verified: null,
-      is_verified_artist: null
-    };
-
-    const badges = Parser.parseArray<LiveChatAuthorBadge | MetadataBadge>(data.authorBadges, [ MetadataBadge, LiveChatAuthorBadge ]);
-
-    this.author.badges = badges;
-    this.author.is_moderator = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') : null;
-    this.author.is_verified_artist = badges ? badges.some((badge) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') : null;
+    this.author = new Author(data.authorName, data.authorBadges, data.sponsorPhoto, data.authorExternalChannelId);
 
     this.duration_sec = data.durationSec;
     // TODO: finish this
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage.ts b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage.ts
index 4f6a8f1a8..09167f3ce 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/livechat/items/LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import Parser from '../../../index.js';
-import LiveChatTextMessage from './LiveChatTextMessage.js';
+import { LiveChatMessageBase } from './LiveChatTextMessage.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../../index.js';
 
-class LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage extends LiveChatTextMessage {
+
+class LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage extends LiveChatMessageBase {
   static type = 'LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage';
 
   icon_type: string;
@@ -10,8 +11,6 @@ class LiveChatViewerEngagementMessage extends LiveChatTextMessage {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super(data);
-    delete this.author;
-    delete this.menu_endpoint;
     this.icon_type = data.icon.iconType;
     this.action_button = Parser.parseItem(data.actionButton);
   }
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/misc/Author.ts b/src/parser/classes/misc/Author.ts
index 22bd0cfbb..c3b92d1b4 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/misc/Author.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/misc/Author.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import Parser from '../../index.js';
+import Parser, { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
+import Text from './Text.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import TextRun from './TextRun.js';
 import Thumbnail from './Thumbnail.js';
 import Constants from '../../../utils/Constants.js';
-import Text from './Text.js';
+import { observe, ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 
 class Author {
   #nav_text;
@@ -11,23 +12,26 @@ class Author {
   id: string;
   name: string;
   thumbnails: Thumbnail[];
-  endpoint?: NavigationEndpoint;
-  badges?: any;
+  endpoint: NavigationEndpoint | null;
+  badges: ObservedArray<YTNode>;
+  is_moderator?: boolean | null;
   is_verified?: boolean | null;
   is_verified_artist?: boolean | null;
   url: string | null;
 
-  constructor(item: any, badges?: any, thumbs?: any) {
+  constructor(item: RawNode, badges?: any, thumbs?: any, id?: string) {
     this.#nav_text = new Text(item);
 
     this.id =
-      (this.#nav_text.runs?.[0] as TextRun)?.endpoint?.payload?.browseId ||
+      id ||
+      (this.#nav_text?.runs?.[0] as TextRun)?.endpoint?.payload?.browseId ||
       this.#nav_text?.endpoint?.payload?.browseId || 'N/A';
 
-    this.name = this.#nav_text.text || 'N/A';
+    this.name = this.#nav_text?.text || 'N/A';
     this.thumbnails = thumbs ? Thumbnail.fromResponse(thumbs) : [];
-    this.endpoint = ((this.#nav_text.runs?.[0] as TextRun) as TextRun)?.endpoint || this.#nav_text.endpoint;
-    this.badges = Array.isArray(badges) ? Parser.parseArray(badges) : [];
+    this.endpoint = ((this.#nav_text?.runs?.[0] as TextRun) as TextRun)?.endpoint || this.#nav_text?.endpoint || null;
+    this.badges = Array.isArray(badges) ? Parser.parseArray(badges) : observe([] as YTNode[]);
+    this.is_moderator = this.badges?.some((badge: any) => badge.icon_type == 'MODERATOR') || null;
     this.is_verified = this.badges?.some((badge: any) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED') || null;
     this.is_verified_artist = this.badges?.some((badge: any) => badge.style == 'BADGE_STYLE_TYPE_VERIFIED_ARTIST') || null;
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/misc/PlaylistAuthor.ts b/src/parser/classes/misc/PlaylistAuthor.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e092d112b..000000000
--- a/src/parser/classes/misc/PlaylistAuthor.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import Author from './Author.js';
-
-class PlaylistAuthor extends Author {
-  constructor(item: any, badges?: any, thumbs?: any) {
-    super(item, badges, thumbs);
-    delete this.badges;
-    delete this.is_verified;
-    delete this.is_verified_artist;
-  }
-}
-
-export default PlaylistAuthor;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ytkids/AnchoredSection.ts b/src/parser/classes/ytkids/AnchoredSection.ts
index 8eadcc745..5934359b8 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ytkids/AnchoredSection.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ytkids/AnchoredSection.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../NavigationEndpoint.js';
-import type SectionList from '../SectionList.js';
+import SectionList from '../SectionList.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class AnchoredSection extends YTNode {
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
     this.title = data.title;
-    this.content = Parser.parseItem<SectionList>(data.content);
+    this.content = Parser.parseItem(data.content, SectionList);
     this.endpoint = new NavigationEndpoint(data.navigationEndpoint);
     this.category_assets = {
       asset_key: data.categoryAssets?.assetKey,
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsCategoriesHeader.ts b/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsCategoriesHeader.ts
index 5cfea0d8c..3044858a6 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsCategoriesHeader.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsCategoriesHeader.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
-import type Button from '../Button.js';
-import type KidsCategoryTab from './KidsCategoryTab.js';
+import Button from '../Button.js';
+import KidsCategoryTab from './KidsCategoryTab.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ class KidsCategoriesHeader extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.category_tabs = Parser.parseArray<KidsCategoryTab>(data.categoryTabs);
-    this.privacy_button = Parser.parseItem<Button>(data.privacyButtonRenderer);
+    this.category_tabs = Parser.parseArray(data.categoryTabs, KidsCategoryTab);
+    this.privacy_button = Parser.parseItem(data.privacyButtonRenderer, Button);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsHomeScreen.ts b/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsHomeScreen.ts
index 6498ae743..7216612b9 100644
--- a/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsHomeScreen.ts
+++ b/src/parser/classes/ytkids/KidsHomeScreen.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Parser from '../../index.js';
-import type AnchoredSection from './AnchoredSection.js';
+import AnchoredSection from './AnchoredSection.js';
 import { YTNode } from '../../helpers.js';
 import type { RawNode } from '../../index.js';
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class KidsHomeScreen extends YTNode {
 
   constructor(data: RawNode) {
     super();
-    this.anchors = Parser.parseArray<AnchoredSection>(data.anchors);
+    this.anchors = Parser.parseArray(data.anchors, AnchoredSection);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/helpers.ts b/src/parser/helpers.ts
index 9173005f1..75050085b 100644
--- a/src/parser/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/parser/helpers.ts
@@ -474,9 +474,10 @@ export function observe<T extends YTNode>(obj: Array<T>): ObservedArray<T> {
 }
 
 export class Memo extends Map<string, YTNode[]> {
-  getType<T extends YTNode>(type: YTNodeConstructor<T> | YTNodeConstructor<T>[]) {
-    if (Array.isArray(type))
-      return observe(type.flatMap((type) => (this.get(type.type) || []) as T[]));
-    return observe((this.get(type.type) || []) as T[]);
+  getType<T extends YTNode, K extends YTNodeConstructor<T>[]>(types: K): ObservedArray<InstanceType<K[number]>>;
+  getType<T extends YTNode, K extends YTNodeConstructor<T>[]>(...types: K): ObservedArray<InstanceType<K[number]>>
+  getType(...types: YTNodeConstructor<YTNode>[] | YTNodeConstructor<YTNode>[][]) {
+    types = types.flat();
+    return observe(types.flatMap((type) => (this.get(type.type) || []) as YTNode[]));
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/misc.ts b/src/parser/misc.ts
index d34d34126..87ab1e4d5 100644
--- a/src/parser/misc.ts
+++ b/src/parser/misc.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ export { default as Author } from './classes/misc/Author.js';
 export { default as ChildElement } from './classes/misc/ChildElement.js';
 export { default as EmojiRun } from './classes/misc/EmojiRun.js';
 export { default as Format } from './classes/misc/Format.js';
-export { default as PlaylistAuthor } from './classes/misc/PlaylistAuthor.js';
 export { default as Text } from './classes/misc/Text.js';
 export { default as TextRun } from './classes/misc/TextRun.js';
 export { default as Thumbnail } from './classes/misc/Thumbnail.js';
diff --git a/src/parser/parser.ts b/src/parser/parser.ts
index 886b07750..bfa96ca9f 100644
--- a/src/parser/parser.ts
+++ b/src/parser/parser.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-import type AudioOnlyPlayability from './classes/AudioOnlyPlayability.js';
-import type CardCollection from './classes/CardCollection.js';
-import type Endscreen from './classes/Endscreen.js';
-import type PlayerAnnotationsExpanded from './classes/PlayerAnnotationsExpanded.js';
-import type PlayerCaptionsTracklist from './classes/PlayerCaptionsTracklist.js';
-import type PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec from './classes/PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec.js';
-import type PlayerStoryboardSpec from './classes/PlayerStoryboardSpec.js';
-import type Message from './classes/Message.js';
-import type LiveChatParticipantsList from './classes/LiveChatParticipantsList.js';
-import type LiveChatHeader from './classes/LiveChatHeader.js';
-import type LiveChatItemList from './classes/LiveChatItemList.js';
-import type Alert from './classes/Alert.js';
+import AudioOnlyPlayability from './classes/AudioOnlyPlayability.js';
+import CardCollection from './classes/CardCollection.js';
+import Endscreen from './classes/Endscreen.js';
+import PlayerAnnotationsExpanded from './classes/PlayerAnnotationsExpanded.js';
+import PlayerCaptionsTracklist from './classes/PlayerCaptionsTracklist.js';
+import PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec from './classes/PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec.js';
+import PlayerStoryboardSpec from './classes/PlayerStoryboardSpec.js';
+import Message from './classes/Message.js';
+import LiveChatParticipantsList from './classes/LiveChatParticipantsList.js';
+import LiveChatHeader from './classes/LiveChatHeader.js';
+import LiveChatItemList from './classes/LiveChatItemList.js';
+import Alert from './classes/Alert.js';
 
 import type { IParsedResponse, IRawResponse, RawData, RawNode } from './types/index.js';
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export default class Parser {
       parsed_data.overlay = overlay;
     }
 
-    const alerts = this.parseArray<Alert>(data.alerts);
+    const alerts = this.parseArray(data.alerts, Alert);
     if (alerts.length) {
       parsed_data.alerts = alerts;
     }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export default class Parser {
       status: data.playabilityStatus.status,
       reason: data.playabilityStatus.reason || '',
       embeddable: !!data.playabilityStatus.playableInEmbed || false,
-      audio_only_playablility: this.parseItem<AudioOnlyPlayability>(data.playabilityStatus.audioOnlyPlayability),
+      audio_only_playablility: this.parseItem(data.playabilityStatus.audioOnlyPlayability, AudioOnlyPlayability),
       error_screen: this.parseItem(data.playabilityStatus.errorScreen)
     } : null;
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ export default class Parser {
       parsed_data.endpoint = endpoint;
     }
 
-    const captions = this.parseItem<PlayerCaptionsTracklist>(data.captions);
+    const captions = this.parseItem(data.captions, PlayerCaptionsTracklist);
     if (captions) {
       parsed_data.captions = captions;
     }
@@ -243,22 +243,22 @@ export default class Parser {
       parsed_data.video_details = video_details;
     }
 
-    const annotations = this.parseArray<PlayerAnnotationsExpanded>(data.annotations);
+    const annotations = this.parseArray(data.annotations, PlayerAnnotationsExpanded);
     if (annotations.length) {
       parsed_data.annotations = annotations;
     }
 
-    const storyboards = this.parseItem<PlayerStoryboardSpec | PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec>(data.storyboards);
+    const storyboards = this.parseItem(data.storyboards, [ PlayerStoryboardSpec, PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec ]);
     if (storyboards) {
       parsed_data.storyboards = storyboards;
     }
 
-    const endscreen = this.parseItem<Endscreen>(data.endscreen);
+    const endscreen = this.parseItem(data.endscreen, Endscreen);
     if (endscreen) {
       parsed_data.endscreen = endscreen;
     }
 
-    const cards = this.parseItem<CardCollection>(data.cards);
+    const cards = this.parseItem(data.cards, CardCollection);
     if (cards) {
       parsed_data.cards = cards;
     }
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ export default class Parser {
    * @param data - The data to parse.
    * @param validTypes - YTNode types that are allowed to be parsed.
    */
-  static parseItem<T extends YTNode = YTNode>(data?: RawNode, validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor<T> | YTNodeConstructor<T>[]) {
+  static parseItem<T extends YTNode, K extends YTNodeConstructor<T>[]>(data: RawNode | undefined, validTypes: K): InstanceType<K[number]> | null;
+  static parseItem<T extends YTNode>(data: RawNode | undefined, validTypes: YTNodeConstructor<T>): T | null;
+  static parseItem(data?: RawNode) : YTNode;
+  static parseItem(data?: RawNode, validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor | YTNodeConstructor[]) {
     if (!data) return null;
 
     const keys = Object.keys(data);
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ export default class Parser {
         const result = new TargetClass(data[keys[0]]);
         this.#addToMemo(classname, result);
 
-        return result as T;
+        return result;
       } catch (err) {
         this.#errorHandler({ classname, classdata: data[keys[0]], err });
         return null;
@@ -316,17 +319,24 @@ export default class Parser {
     return null;
   }
 
+  extra() {
+    Parser.parseItem({}, [ MusicMultiSelectMenuItem, MusicMultiSelectMenuItem ]);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Parses an array of items.
    * @param data - The data to parse.
    * @param validTypes - YTNode types that are allowed to be parsed.
    */
-  static parseArray<T extends YTNode = YTNode>(data?: RawNode[], validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor<T> | YTNodeConstructor<T>[]) {
+  static parseArray<T extends YTNode, K extends YTNodeConstructor<T>[]>(data: RawNode[] | undefined, validTypes: K): ObservedArray<InstanceType<K[number]>>;
+  static parseArray<T extends YTNode = YTNode>(data: RawNode[] | undefined, validType: YTNodeConstructor<T>): ObservedArray<T>;
+  static parseArray(data: RawNode[] | undefined): ObservedArray<YTNode>;
+  static parseArray(data?: RawNode[], validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor | YTNodeConstructor[]) {
     if (Array.isArray(data)) {
-      const results: T[] = [];
+      const results: YTNode[] = [];
 
       for (const item of data) {
-        const result = this.parseItem(item, validTypes);
+        const result = this.parseItem(item, validTypes as YTNodeConstructor);
         if (result) {
           results.push(result);
         }
@@ -334,7 +344,7 @@ export default class Parser {
 
       return observe(results);
     } else if (!data) {
-      return observe([] as T[]);
+      return observe([] as YTNode[]);
     }
     throw new ParsingError('Expected array but got a single item');
   }
@@ -345,7 +355,7 @@ export default class Parser {
    * @param requireArray - Whether the data should be parsed as an array.
    * @param validTypes - YTNode types that are allowed to be parsed.
    */
-  static parse<T extends YTNode = YTNode>(data: RawData, requireArray: true, validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor<T> | YTNodeConstructor<T>[]): ObservedArray<T> | null;
+  static parse<T extends YTNode, K extends YTNodeConstructor<T>[]>(data: RawData, requireArray: true, validTypes?: K): ObservedArray<InstanceType<K[number]>> | null;
   static parse<T extends YTNode = YTNode>(data?: RawData, requireArray?: false | undefined, validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor<T> | YTNodeConstructor<T>[]): SuperParsedResult<T>;
   static parse<T extends YTNode = YTNode>(data?: RawData, requireArray?: boolean, validTypes?: YTNodeConstructor<T> | YTNodeConstructor<T>[]) {
     if (!data) return null;
@@ -354,7 +364,7 @@ export default class Parser {
       const results: T[] = [];
 
       for (const item of data) {
-        const result = this.parseItem(item, validTypes);
+        const result = this.parseItem(item, validTypes as YTNodeConstructor<T>);
         if (result) {
           results.push(result);
         }
@@ -367,7 +377,7 @@ export default class Parser {
       throw new ParsingError('Expected array but got a single item');
     }
 
-    return new SuperParsedResult(this.parseItem(data, validTypes));
+    return new SuperParsedResult(this.parseItem(data, validTypes as YTNodeConstructor<T>));
   }
 
   static parseC(data: RawNode) {
@@ -699,10 +709,10 @@ export class LiveChatContinuation extends YTNode {
     }), true) || observe<YTNode>([]);
 
     this.action_panel = Parser.parseItem(data.actionPanel);
-    this.item_list = Parser.parseItem<LiveChatItemList>(data.itemList);
-    this.header = Parser.parseItem<LiveChatHeader>(data.header);
-    this.participants_list = Parser.parseItem<LiveChatParticipantsList>(data.participantsList);
-    this.popout_message = Parser.parseItem<Message>(data.popoutMessage);
+    this.item_list = Parser.parseItem(data.itemList, LiveChatItemList);
+    this.header = Parser.parseItem(data.header, LiveChatHeader);
+    this.participants_list = Parser.parseItem(data.participantsList, LiveChatParticipantsList);
+    this.popout_message = Parser.parseItem(data.popoutMessage, Message);
 
     this.emojis = data.emojis?.map((emoji: any) => ({
       emoji_id: emoji.emojiId,
diff --git a/src/parser/youtube/LiveChat.ts b/src/parser/youtube/LiveChat.ts
index 90758da25..899582127 100644
--- a/src/parser/youtube/LiveChat.ts
+++ b/src/parser/youtube/LiveChat.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import ItemMenu from './ItemMenu.js';
 
 import type Actions from '../../core/Actions.js';
 import type { IParsedResponse, IUpdatedMetadataResponse } from '../types/ParsedResponse.js';
+import { NavigationEndpoint } from '../nodes.js';
 
 export type ChatAction =
   AddChatItemAction | AddBannerToLiveChatCommand | AddLiveChatTickerItemAction |
@@ -288,10 +289,10 @@ class LiveChat extends EventEmitter {
    * Retrieves given chat item's menu.
    */
   async getItemMenu(item: ChatItemWithMenu): Promise<ItemMenu> {
-    if (!item.menu_endpoint)
+    if (!item.hasKey('menu_endpoint') || !item.key('menu_endpoint').isInstanceof(NavigationEndpoint))
       throw new InnertubeError('This item does not have a menu.', item);
 
-    const response = await item.menu_endpoint.call(this.#actions, { parse: true });
+    const response = await item.key('menu_endpoint').instanceof(NavigationEndpoint).call(this.#actions, { parse: true });
 
     if (!response)
       throw new InnertubeError('Could not retrieve item menu.', item);
diff --git a/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts b/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts
index ed1b14ade..a65ccea3d 100644
--- a/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/youtube/VideoInfo.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import Constants from '../../utils/Constants.js';
-import Parser from '../index.js';
-
 import ChipCloud from '../classes/ChipCloud.js';
 import ChipCloudChip from '../classes/ChipCloudChip.js';
 import CommentsEntryPointHeader from '../classes/comments/CommentsEntryPointHeader.js';
@@ -25,7 +22,6 @@ import PlayerLegacyDesktopYpcTrailer from '../classes/PlayerLegacyDesktopYpcTrai
 
 import type CardCollection from '../classes/CardCollection.js';
 import type Endscreen from '../classes/Endscreen.js';
-import type Format from '../classes/misc/Format.js';
 import type PlayerAnnotationsExpanded from '../classes/PlayerAnnotationsExpanded.js';
 import type PlayerCaptionsTracklist from '../classes/PlayerCaptionsTracklist.js';
 import type PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec from '../classes/PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec.js';
@@ -33,33 +29,21 @@ import type PlayerStoryboardSpec from '../classes/PlayerStoryboardSpec.js';
 
 import type Actions from '../../core/Actions.js';
 import type { ApiResponse } from '../../core/Actions.js';
-import type Player from '../../core/Player.js';
-import type { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type { INextResponse, IPlayerResponse } from '../types/ParsedResponse.js';
-
-import FormatUtils, { DownloadOptions, FormatFilter, FormatOptions, URLTransformer } from '../../utils/FormatUtils.js';
+import { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
 
 import { InnertubeError } from '../../utils/Utils.js';
+import { MediaInfo } from '../../core/MediaInfo.js';
 
-class VideoInfo {
-  #page: [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?];
-
-  #actions: Actions;
-  #player?: Player;
-  #cpn?: string;
+class VideoInfo extends MediaInfo {
   #watch_next_continuation?: ContinuationItem;
 
   basic_info;
-  streaming_data;
-  playability_status;
   annotations?: ObservedArray<PlayerAnnotationsExpanded>;
   storyboards?: PlayerStoryboardSpec | PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec;
   endscreen?: Endscreen;
   captions?: PlayerCaptionsTracklist;
   cards?: CardCollection;
 
-  #playback_tracking;
-
   primary_info?: VideoPrimaryInfo | null;
   secondary_info?: VideoSecondaryInfo | null;
   playlist?;
@@ -78,18 +62,10 @@ class VideoInfo {
    * @param player - Player instance.
    * @param cpn - Client Playback Nonce.
    */
-  constructor(data: [ApiResponse, ApiResponse?], actions: Actions, player?: Player, cpn?: string) {
-    this.#actions = actions;
-    this.#player = player;
-    this.#cpn = cpn;
-
-    const info = Parser.parseResponse<IPlayerResponse>(data[0].data);
-    const next = data?.[1]?.data ? Parser.parseResponse<INextResponse>(data[1].data) : undefined;
+  constructor(data: [ApiResponse, ApiResponse?], actions: Actions, cpn: string) {
+    super(data, actions, cpn);
 
-    this.#page = [ info, next ];
-
-    if (info.playability_status?.status === 'ERROR')
-      throw new InnertubeError('This video is unavailable', info.playability_status);
+    const [ info, next ] = this.page;
 
     if (info.microformat && !info.microformat?.is(PlayerMicroformat, MicroformatData))
       throw new InnertubeError('Invalid microformat', info.microformat);
@@ -114,16 +90,12 @@ class VideoInfo {
       is_disliked: undefined as boolean | undefined
     };
 
-    this.streaming_data = info.streaming_data;
-    this.playability_status = info.playability_status;
     this.annotations = info.annotations;
     this.storyboards = info.storyboards;
     this.endscreen = info.endscreen;
     this.captions = info.captions;
     this.cards = info.cards;
 
-    this.#playback_tracking = info.playback_tracking;
-
     const two_col = next?.contents?.item().as(TwoColumnWatchNextResults);
 
     const results = two_col?.results;
@@ -200,7 +172,7 @@ class VideoInfo {
 
     if (cloud_chip.is_selected) return this;
 
-    const response = await cloud_chip.endpoint?.call(this.#actions, { parse: true });
+    const response = await cloud_chip.endpoint?.call(this.actions, { parse: true });
     const data = response?.on_response_received_endpoints?.get({ target_id: 'watch-next-feed' });
 
     this.watch_next_feed = data?.contents;
@@ -212,24 +184,7 @@ class VideoInfo {
    * Adds video to the watch history.
    */
   async addToWatchHistory(): Promise<Response> {
-    if (!this.#playback_tracking)
-      throw new InnertubeError('Playback tracking not available');
-
-    const url_params = {
-      cpn: this.#cpn,
-      fmt: 251,
-      rtn: 0,
-      rt: 0
-    };
-
-    const url = this.#playback_tracking.videostats_playback_url.replace('https://s.', 'https://www.');
-
-    const response = await this.#actions.stats(url, {
-      client_name: Constants.CLIENTS.WEB.NAME,
-      client_version: Constants.CLIENTS.WEB.VERSION
-    }, url_params);
-
-    return response;
+    return super.addToWatchHistory();
   }
 
 
@@ -240,7 +195,7 @@ class VideoInfo {
     if (!this.#watch_next_continuation)
       throw new InnertubeError('Watch next feed continuation not found');
 
-    const response = await this.#watch_next_continuation?.endpoint.call(this.#actions, { parse: true });
+    const response = await this.#watch_next_continuation?.endpoint.call(this.actions, { parse: true });
     const data = response?.on_response_received_endpoints?.get({ type: 'appendContinuationItemsAction' });
 
     if (!data)
@@ -272,7 +227,7 @@ class VideoInfo {
     if (button.is_toggled)
       throw new InnertubeError('This video is already liked', { video_id: this.basic_info.id });
 
-    const response = await button.endpoint.call(this.#actions);
+    const response = await button.endpoint.call(this.actions);
 
     return response;
   }
@@ -293,7 +248,7 @@ class VideoInfo {
     if (button.is_toggled)
       throw new InnertubeError('This video is already disliked', { video_id: this.basic_info.id });
 
-    const response = await button.endpoint.call(this.#actions);
+    const response = await button.endpoint.call(this.actions);
 
     return response;
   }
@@ -321,7 +276,7 @@ class VideoInfo {
     if (!button)
       throw new InnertubeError('This video is not liked/disliked', { video_id: this.basic_info.id });
 
-    const response = await button.toggled_endpoint.call(this.#actions);
+    const response = await button.toggled_endpoint.call(this.actions);
 
     return response;
   }
@@ -343,38 +298,12 @@ class VideoInfo {
     if (this.has_trailer) {
       const player_response = this.playability_status.error_screen?.as(PlayerLegacyDesktopYpcTrailer).trailer?.player_response;
       if (player_response) {
-        return new VideoInfo([ { data: player_response } as ApiResponse ], this.#actions, this.#player, this.#cpn);
+        return new VideoInfo([ { data: player_response } as ApiResponse ], this.actions, this.cpn);
       }
     }
     return null;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Selects the format that best matches the given options.
-   * @param options - Options
-   */
-  chooseFormat(options: FormatOptions): Format {
-    return FormatUtils.chooseFormat(options, this.streaming_data);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Generates a DASH manifest from the streaming data.
-   * @param url_transformer - Function to transform the URLs.
-   * @param format_filter - Function to filter the formats.
-   * @returns DASH manifest
-   */
-  async toDash(url_transformer?: URLTransformer, format_filter?: FormatFilter): Promise<string> {
-    return await FormatUtils.toDash(this.streaming_data, url_transformer, format_filter, this.#cpn, this.#player, this.#actions);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Downloads the video.
-   * @param options - Download options.
-   */
-  async download(options: DownloadOptions = {}): Promise<ReadableStream<Uint8Array>> {
-    return FormatUtils.download(options, this.#actions, this.playability_status, this.streaming_data, this.#actions.session.player, this.cpn);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Watch next feed filters.
    */
@@ -382,20 +311,6 @@ class VideoInfo {
     return this.related_chip_cloud?.chips?.map((chip) => chip.text?.toString()) || [];
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Actions instance.
-   */
-  get actions(): Actions {
-    return this.#actions;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Content Playback Nonce.
-   */
-  get cpn(): string | undefined {
-    return this.#cpn;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Checks if continuation is available for the watch next feed.
    */
@@ -455,13 +370,6 @@ class VideoInfo {
         */
     return [];
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Original parsed InnerTube response.
-   */
-  get page(): [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?] {
-    return this.#page;
-  }
 }
 
 export default VideoInfo;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/parser/ytkids/VideoInfo.ts b/src/parser/ytkids/VideoInfo.ts
index 255da3c53..ee53efae4 100644
--- a/src/parser/ytkids/VideoInfo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/ytkids/VideoInfo.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,32 @@
-import Parser from '../index.js';
-
 import ItemSection from '../classes/ItemSection.js';
 import NavigationEndpoint from '../classes/NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import PlayerOverlay from '../classes/PlayerOverlay.js';
 import SlimVideoMetadata from '../classes/SlimVideoMetadata.js';
 import TwoColumnWatchNextResults from '../classes/TwoColumnWatchNextResults.js';
 
-import type Format from '../classes/misc/Format.js';
 import type Actions from '../../core/Actions.js';
 import type { ApiResponse } from '../../core/Actions.js';
 import type { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type { INextResponse, IPlayerResponse } from '../types/ParsedResponse.js';
-
-import { Constants } from '../../utils/index.js';
-import { InnertubeError } from '../../utils/Utils.js';
-
-import FormatUtils, { DownloadOptions, FormatFilter, FormatOptions, URLTransformer } from '../../utils/FormatUtils.js';
-
-class VideoInfo {
-  #page: [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?];
-  #actions: Actions;
-  #cpn: string;
+import { MediaInfo } from '../../core/MediaInfo.js';
 
+class VideoInfo extends MediaInfo {
   basic_info;
-  streaming_data;
-  playability_status;
   captions;
 
-  #playback_tracking;
-
   slim_video_metadata?: SlimVideoMetadata;
   watch_next_feed?: ObservedArray<YTNode>;
   current_video_endpoint?: NavigationEndpoint;
   player_overlays?: PlayerOverlay;
 
   constructor(data: [ApiResponse, ApiResponse?], actions: Actions, cpn: string) {
-    this.#actions = actions;
-
-    const info = Parser.parseResponse<IPlayerResponse>(data[0].data);
-    const next = data?.[1]?.data ? Parser.parseResponse<INextResponse>(data[1].data) : undefined;
+    super(data, actions, cpn);
 
-    this.#page = [ info, next ];
-    this.#cpn = cpn;
-
-    if (info.playability_status?.status === 'ERROR')
-      throw new InnertubeError('This video is unavailable', info.playability_status);
+    const [ info, next ] = this.page;
 
     this.basic_info = info.video_details;
 
-    this.streaming_data = info.streaming_data;
-    this.playability_status = info.playability_status;
     this.captions = info.captions;
 
-    this.#playback_tracking = info.playback_tracking;
-
     const two_col = next?.contents?.item().as(TwoColumnWatchNextResults);
 
     const results = two_col?.results;
@@ -67,72 +40,11 @@ class VideoInfo {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Generates a DASH manifest from the streaming data.
-   * @param url_transformer - Function to transform the URLs.
-   * @param format_filter - Function to filter the formats.
-   * @returns DASH manifest
-   */
-  async toDash(url_transformer?: URLTransformer, format_filter?: FormatFilter): Promise<string> {
-    return await FormatUtils.toDash(this.streaming_data, url_transformer, format_filter, this.#cpn, this.#actions.session.player, this.#actions);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Selects the format that best matches the given options.
-   * @param options - Options
-   */
-  chooseFormat(options: FormatOptions): Format {
-    return FormatUtils.chooseFormat(options, this.streaming_data);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Downloads the video.
-   * @param options - Download options.
-   */
-  async download(options: DownloadOptions = {}): Promise<ReadableStream<Uint8Array>> {
-    return FormatUtils.download(options, this.#actions, this.playability_status, this.streaming_data, this.#actions.session.player, this.cpn);
-  }
-
   /**
  * Adds video to the watch history.
  */
   async addToWatchHistory(): Promise<Response> {
-    if (!this.#playback_tracking)
-      throw new InnertubeError('Playback tracking not available');
-
-    const url_params = {
-      cpn: this.#cpn,
-      fmt: 251,
-      rtn: 0,
-      rt: 0
-    };
-
-    const url = this.#playback_tracking.videostats_playback_url.replace('https://s.', 'https://www.');
-
-    const response = await this.#actions.stats(url, {
-      client_name: Constants.CLIENTS.WEB.NAME,
-      client_version: Constants.CLIENTS.WEB.VERSION
-    }, url_params);
-
-    return response;
-  }
-
-  /**
- * Actions instance.
- */
-  get actions(): Actions {
-    return this.#actions;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Content Playback Nonce.
-   */
-  get cpn(): string | undefined {
-    return this.#cpn;
-  }
-
-  get page(): [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?] {
-    return this.#page;
+    return super.addToWatchHistory();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/ytmusic/TrackInfo.ts b/src/parser/ytmusic/TrackInfo.ts
index 850f9b8a4..b62ab7f8e 100644
--- a/src/parser/ytmusic/TrackInfo.ts
+++ b/src/parser/ytmusic/TrackInfo.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import Parser from '../index.js';
 import type Actions from '../../core/Actions.js';
 import type { ApiResponse } from '../../core/Actions.js';
 
@@ -19,43 +18,25 @@ import SectionList from '../classes/SectionList.js';
 import Tab from '../classes/Tab.js';
 import WatchNextTabbedResults from '../classes/WatchNextTabbedResults.js';
 
-import type Format from '../classes/misc/Format.js';
 import type NavigationEndpoint from '../classes/NavigationEndpoint.js';
 import type PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec from '../classes/PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec.js';
 import type PlayerStoryboardSpec from '../classes/PlayerStoryboardSpec.js';
 import type { ObservedArray, YTNode } from '../helpers.js';
-import type { INextResponse, IPlayerResponse } from '../types/ParsedResponse.js';
-
-import FormatUtils, { DownloadOptions, FormatFilter, FormatOptions, URLTransformer } from '../../utils/FormatUtils.js';
-
-class TrackInfo {
-  #page: [ IPlayerResponse, INextResponse? ];
-  #actions: Actions;
-  #cpn: string;
+import { MediaInfo } from '../../core/MediaInfo.js';
 
+class TrackInfo extends MediaInfo {
   basic_info;
-  streaming_data;
-  playability_status;
   storyboards?: PlayerStoryboardSpec | PlayerLiveStoryboardSpec;
   endscreen?: Endscreen;
 
-  #playback_tracking;
-
   tabs?: ObservedArray<Tab>;
   current_video_endpoint?: NavigationEndpoint;
   player_overlays?: PlayerOverlay;
 
   constructor(data: [ApiResponse, ApiResponse?], actions: Actions, cpn: string) {
-    this.#actions = actions;
+    super(data, actions, cpn);
 
-    const info = Parser.parseResponse<IPlayerResponse>(data[0].data);
-    const next = data?.[1]?.data ? Parser.parseResponse<INextResponse>(data[1].data) : undefined;
-
-    this.#page = [ info, next ];
-    this.#cpn = cpn;
-
-    if (info.playability_status?.status === 'ERROR')
-      throw new InnertubeError('This video is unavailable', info.playability_status);
+    const [ info, next ] = this.page;
 
     if (!info.microformat?.is(MicroformatData))
       throw new InnertubeError('Invalid microformat', info.microformat);
@@ -71,13 +52,9 @@ class TrackInfo {
       }
     };
 
-    this.streaming_data = info.streaming_data;
-    this.playability_status = info.playability_status;
     this.storyboards = info.storyboards;
     this.endscreen = info.endscreen;
 
-    this.#playback_tracking = info.playback_tracking;
-
     if (next) {
       const tabbed_results = next.contents_memo?.getType(WatchNextTabbedResults)?.[0];
 
@@ -89,32 +66,6 @@ class TrackInfo {
     }
   }
 
-  /**
- * Generates a DASH manifest from the streaming data.
- * @param url_transformer - Function to transform the URLs.
- * @param format_filter - Function to filter the formats.
- * @returns DASH manifest
- */
-  async toDash(url_transformer?: URLTransformer, format_filter?: FormatFilter): Promise<string> {
-    return await FormatUtils.toDash(this.streaming_data, url_transformer, format_filter, this.#cpn, this.#actions.session.player, this.#actions);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Selects the format that best matches the given options.
-   * @param options - Options
-   */
-  chooseFormat(options: FormatOptions): Format {
-    return FormatUtils.chooseFormat(options, this.streaming_data);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Downloads the video.
-   * @param options - Download options.
-   */
-  async download(options: DownloadOptions = {}): Promise<ReadableStream<Uint8Array>> {
-    return FormatUtils.download(options, this.#actions, this.playability_status, this.streaming_data, this.#actions.session.player);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Retrieves contents of the given tab.
    */
@@ -133,7 +84,7 @@ class TrackInfo {
     if (target_tab.content)
       return target_tab.content;
 
-    const page = await target_tab.endpoint.call(this.#actions, { client: 'YTMUSIC', parse: true });
+    const page = await target_tab.endpoint.call(this.actions, { client: 'YTMUSIC', parse: true });
 
     if (page.contents?.item().key('type').string() === 'Message')
       return page.contents.item().as(Message);
@@ -161,7 +112,7 @@ class TrackInfo {
       if (!automix_preview_video)
         throw new InnertubeError('Automix item not found');
 
-      const page = await automix_preview_video.playlist_video?.endpoint.call(this.#actions, {
+      const page = await automix_preview_video.playlist_video?.endpoint.call(this.actions, {
         videoId: this.basic_info.id,
         client: 'YTMUSIC',
         parse: true
@@ -196,33 +147,12 @@ class TrackInfo {
    * Adds the song to the watch history.
    */
   async addToWatchHistory(): Promise<Response> {
-    if (!this.#playback_tracking)
-      throw new InnertubeError('Playback tracking not available');
-
-    const url_params = {
-      cpn: this.#cpn,
-      fmt: 251,
-      rtn: 0,
-      rt: 0
-    };
-
-    const url = this.#playback_tracking.videostats_playback_url.replace('https://s.', 'https://music.');
-
-    const response = await this.#actions.stats(url, {
-      client_name: Constants.CLIENTS.YTMUSIC.NAME,
-      client_version: Constants.CLIENTS.YTMUSIC.VERSION
-    }, url_params);
-
-    return response;
+    return super.addToWatchHistory(Constants.CLIENTS.YTMUSIC.NAME, Constants.CLIENTS.YTMUSIC.VERSION, 'https://music.');
   }
 
   get available_tabs(): string[] {
     return this.tabs ? this.tabs.map((tab) => tab.title) : [];
   }
-
-  get page(): [IPlayerResponse, INextResponse?] {
-    return this.#page;
-  }
 }
 
 export default TrackInfo;
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