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I will try... six month later i will try lol

We're told what happens when they morph small things, but what about bigger things? Where do they get the extra mass?
It's a mystery -  i read a fanfic that said excess mass stored when you acquire the animal and is pulled through z-space when you morph.  a good explanation as any.  Unfortunately, every time Ax tries to explain the science someone gets bored and cuts him off lol.

Would the foreign DNA from acquiring things affect their children in any way? Could some animal DNA be accidentally passed down?

Unkown...kind of.  Elfangor was Tobias's father, and Tobias was able to have some of his memories passed down to him via DNA in book #33.  however, in that book he had just acquired Ax's DNA so maybe he got andalite ancestor powers that way?  who knows.  Ax basically didn't really believe it was real when Tobias told him

What might be the cause of the Andalite shunning of the defective in their culture?

I heard a great answer to this on the "fandalite academy" podcast.  Andalites are basically a collectivist culture, and in those cultures there can be more shame with being invalid, or otherwise unable to carry their own weight for various reasons. The shame aspect seems relevant since Ax says the shunning is for the sake of the one being shunned so that they won't be embarrassed.  Andalites are also arrogant and don't like to admit to any weakness.  Andalites are also herd/prey animals originally, so if you're into evolutionary psychology, you could say there is a bias against a member of the herd that can not longer defend themselves or the group.  It's safer for the whole herd to move one without them.

Could the brain actually be accessed through the ear?
seems unlikely, the ear hole (auditory meatus) is pretty small but supposedly in the book they can get really stretchy and can gently move around inner ear bones?  never mind all the perforated eardrums.  The nose would make a lot more sense.

Could they morph non carbon life? That would take more than rearranging carbon and other stuff that's already there.
Probably,  morphing rearranges cells but it could even rearrange atoms for we know. Andalite think splitting the atom is for dumb babies so they probably got the non-carbon life thing figured out to some degree. Also they can morph clothes.

How do thought speakers prevent their intrusive thoughts from being broadcasted?
The books only tell us that you have to be intentionally trying to send thoughts for them to be heard (theres a KASU about this but it's mostly consistent).  So private thoughts are the default, and they must make an effort to be heard.  Apparently you can accidentally 'think to loudly' and broadcast to more people than you mean to.  At least if you Ax and your ****-talking the captain you can.

Why do andalites have so much chin in the art? That seems like a waste of their body's building materials.  Do they really need it?
Aside from it being the artist's choice.... you could argue a bony structure like a chin could protect organs related to smell or a breathing apparatus or more glands or something. it could also be an attractive trait and purely aesthetic with strong chins being passed down by all the chad andalites

If the arn hadn't destroyed themselves before the yeerks infested them, do you think the yeerks would have become like the iskoort with artificial bodies much sooner?
Short answer, Yes.  Long answer... maybe... assuming the yeerks wanted to live peacefully.  More ambitious yeerks may want to create super soldiers to conquer more planets.  Some yeerks have a real empire mindset.

What's up with that gland in Ax's head that was sick in that one book? Why in his head specifically? Why not somewhere not as hazardous?
Plot reasons lol, it's more exciting if it's in the head.  Normally something wouldn't be protected by the skull if it wasn't super super important... and apparently, it can just be removed sooo... we just have to assume it's a weird evolutionary quirk of andalites.

man reading all my answers i realized how definitely cool adn not lame i am 8)
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Introductions & Departures / Re: Rereading for the first time in ~25 years
« Last post by Kagenoir on April 30, 2021, 09:11:15 AM »
Haha. Sounds so wrong for series that write for child, eh? Toooo much dark side of humanity and too depressive, right?  :rofl2:
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Introductions & Departures / Hi there!
« Last post by Kagenoir on April 30, 2021, 09:06:28 AM »
So... after being denial to finish this series from more than 10 years ago, because i read some spoiler that said my fave character died, I finally finish it last month. Then I reread from the beginning to remember every detail that I may forget--just to fall for Tobias and Rachel thing over and over again. Ha! I remember that they are my fave chara and ship, but I just remember that I care so much about them. No wonder I fell messed up when i reach the final book. Hft. A lil' bit disappointed about Rachel chardev under ghostwriter, but still love her because Tobias's unconditional love for her.

So yeah. Let me dive into the old topics that talk about them, through the ages.
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General Fan Fiction & Art / Re: Quaf's Quirky Quorner
« Last post by Quaf on April 26, 2021, 02:16:35 AM »
PART 2/2 (see previous page for part 1)
4. A week-long project to play around with this watercolour business, based on one of my favourite picture books, The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base. In short: an elephant has an 11th birthday party with a fancy dress theme and invites 10 guests, makes a feast for it, they play 11 party games, and then when they go to have lunch the banquet has already been eaten. There are clues throughout the book and you have to try work out which of the guests was the culprit. Spoiler: it was the mouse with the help of his mousey friends.

Did a portrait of each of the characters in costume, ink and watercolour.

Elephant as roman centurion, cat as cleopatra, swan as a princess, tiger as a native american, rhino as an astronaut, zebra as a punk, giraffes as angels, pig as an admiral, croc as a judge, mouse as a musketeer







Apologies for the large photos you have to scroll through, spoiler tags don't work (at least on my end) anymore.


5. I think I sent this in the discord but forgot to post here! The animorphs themed card deck I made last year as an imgur album
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General Fan Fiction & Art / Re: Quaf's Quirky Quorner
« Last post by Quaf on April 26, 2021, 02:05:55 AM »
PART 1/2

A few (5) different things in this post.

1. A quick study on sword wielding in ink



2. Had a short-lived urge to get back into doing semi-photorealism in graphite, and then decided it was overdone and I'd rather spend time improving in some other style. Anyway, here's Dula Lipa (pop artist), and Greg Davies & Alex Horne (hosts of british game show taskmaster which I have been watching too much of recently)




3. Workspace reveal
Essential items:
- dining table
- laptop for reference pics and music
- tea
- ruler to get those lines straight
- quality paper that won't warp with water
- 2B pencil for primary sketches
- kneadable eraser to get rid of those primary sketches
- 0.4mm water-proof pen for lining
- 6-deck watercolour set
- 2 water brushes
- paper towel to blot/clean brushes/test colours

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[quietly hums "Stayin' Alive"]
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Introductions & Departures / Re: Rereading for the first time in ~25 years
« Last post by .: Asmo on April 20, 2021, 08:21:09 PM »
Welcome!

And maybe we should all reread the series. I know I've forgotten a lot since the series first came out.
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Introductions & Departures / Rereading for the first time in ~25 years
« Last post by Geoffrey Taucer on April 17, 2021, 08:35:55 PM »
Sup y'all! I decided to reread the series on a whim, having not read it since the initial publishing run (which I didn't actually finish reading -- I think I got to book #20ish), and WOW THIS SERIES IS AMAZING AND IT HOLDS UP INCREDIBLY WELL! Also it's a hell of a lot darker than I remember.

Anyway, I look forward to nerding out about it with you all
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I would quote a crappy Pearl Jam for a joke, but it's hard to over-sing through text

So, yeah. Still alive
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Animorphs Forum Classic / Re: Animorphs Movie Announced!
« Last post by NothingFromSomething on March 30, 2021, 01:48:44 PM »
Eh, I never held anything against the TV show, it was what it was.  Cheap cash-in, they did it all the time with everything back in the day.  The show never had any expectation of being quality (and even then, I kinda felt they at least got the paranoia vibe more or less right, for some G-rated Nick thing).

This is a movie, supposedly with some substantial producers and money behind it.  If it bites, they don't have the same slack to cut them as the show did.  This *could* be good theoretically, if they wanted to actually include Katherine & Michael and hire a director willing to "go there".  The show was just like...Scholastic going "hey, this is hot property among the kiddies, let's milk another million or so out of it, license it to Nickelodeon or something!".

I get Katherine & Michael feeling p*ssed about the show back in the day too, sure.  But the movie's gotta feel like more of a kick in the guts, considering there could have actually been something here.
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