How big is a Yeerk?
In the series, a Yeerk is described as a parasite that takes over the body of another being by infesting a host’s brain through their ear canal. It resembles a small, grey-green slug about five or six inches long (see The Capture, first U.S. print edition page 150).
Can Animorphs turn into Yeerks?
This is the third time in the series where an Animorph is infested by a Yeerk and becomes a Controller. This is the first and only time in the series where an Animorph morphs into a Yeerk and infests someone. An episode of the Animorphs TV series was based on the part of this book where Cassie morphs into a Yeerk.
Were the Yeerks defeated?
The Yeerks surrendered to the Andalites, who allowed them to become nothlits.
How do Yeerks reproduce?
Yeerks reproduce through fusion-fission. This happens when three parent Yeerks merge into a single entity, which then breaks apart into hundreds of separate grubs. This destroys the three parent Yeerks in the process.
What happens to the Yeerks?
In the last Animorphs book, after the Andalites captured the Pool Ship, the Yeerks didn’t stand much of a chance against the Andalites. So some ships fought and were destroyed, others surrendered. At the end of the war, there were still thousands of Yeerks down on Earth, in various host bodies.
How do Animorph powers work?
Naming themselves “Animorphs” (a portmanteau of “animal morphers”), they use their ability to battle a secret alien infiltration of Earth by a parasitic race of aliens resembling large slugs called Yeerks, that can take any living creatures as a host by entering and merging with their brain through the ear canal.
Are Animorphs aliens?
Can Animorphs turn into humans?
Though the Animorphs can assume the form of any animal they touch to acquire the DNA, there are several limitations to the ability. The most vital is that they cannot stay in animal form for more than two hours, or they will be unable to return to human form and the morphs become permanent.
How many Animorph books were there?
54 books
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Is Tobias Elfangor’s son?
He is the son of Elfangor and Loren, the nephew of Ax and was Rachel’s boyfriend.
Who dies at the end of Animorphs?
In 120-page “The Beginning,” the war ends in the second chapter. The rest of the book is about the aftermath. And what a terribly depressing aftermath it is. As the final step in his master plan to defeat the Yeerks, Jake orders his cousin Rachel to her death.
How is Elfangor Tobias father?
What happens to Tobias at the end of Animorphs?
As the final step in his master plan to defeat the Yeerks, Jake orders his cousin Rachel to her death. Tobias, Rachel’s lover, never forgives Jake and goes to live out the rest of his life in exile.