Author Topic: Did we ever see the Andalite homeworld? (Read 2715 times)

Yorick Brown · « **on:** July 21, 2008, 04:03:25 PM »

Either in the chronicles or the Animorphs books?

Duff · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:13:32 PM »

Ellimist chronicles but its before they get any technology and arent fully evolved

Nomad Frog · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:16:46 PM »

and we see pieces of it but not the real thing, in AC. When they create the new planet, it's one-third Earth, one-third Yeerk Homeworld, and one-third Andalite homeworld, if I'm not mistaken. Even if I am, they still carry pieces of it in their domeships, thusly the domed part.

But no, not the homeworld itself, in person.

Yorick Brown · « **Reply #3 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:27:19 PM »

We should have had a flashback on Ax back in the homeworld or something like that. I would ahve liked to ahve seen it described.

Also, a name would have been nice. Was it so hard to call the planet Andal or something like that, Applegate?

AniDragon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:39:40 PM »

I believe Applegate once answered that most races wouldn't name their planet after themselves. Realistically, it would probably be named whatever the Andalite word for "ground", "earth", or "dirt" is.

zaprowsdower · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:41:30 PM »

I think it's called
Lopadotemachoselach ogaleokranioleipsan odrimhypotrimmatosi lphioparaomelitokat akechymenokichlepik ossyphophattoperist eralektryonoptekeph alliokigklopeleiola goiosiraiobaphetrag anopterygon.

Chad32 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:51:25 PM »

I think I was given a decent enough description of the Andalite homeworld. At least enough to give some idea of what it's like.

I wonder how Andalites dug their scoops, though. I take it the real things are much bigger than the one Ax makes on Earth.

zaprowsdower · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:52:52 PM »

I always had trouble really imagining what the heck scoops look like. ???

Duff · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:57:20 PM »

oh in AC elfangor has a hallucination or dream or something of his tree and his home scoop, still not actually on the planet but gives us a description
even tho they never have a real scene on the planet they talk about it alot, give a pretty good picture of what its like

Nomad Frog · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:59:10 PM »

Yeah, what with the asparagus trees and everything...though I can never remember more than that, for some reason, 'cause I was always trying to picture a gigantic asparagus spear popping up from -- isn't their grass blue?

Estelore · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2008, 05:09:18 PM »

*nods*
Jah. Blue grass. Either it's part of Kentucky, or it uses Copper-based chemicals instead of Chlorophyll.

morfowt · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2008, 05:14:03 PM »

in book 5 ax says the andalite home world is similar to earth only with more grassland and less ocean.

Nomad Frog · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2008, 05:14:29 PM »

Quote from: Estelore on July 21, 2008, 05:09:18 PM

*nods*
Jah. Blue grass. Either it's part of Kentucky, or it uses Copper-based chemicals instead of Chlorophyll.

*snickers* I dunno, Kentucky looked pretty green when I went through it a week ago, so I'm thinking the second option, for the summer at least.

Gafrash · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2008, 12:46:45 AM »

Don't they give name to things like the way the water interacts with the landmarks...?

Hmmm... Me and my imagination... I imagine the Andalite HWorld with one or two major oceans, but lots of continental plains, valleys and plateaus and forest, with little ice in the poles, and their atmosphere would create a mostly temperate climate.
Because of their 3 bird species, I dare say that they wouldn't have 1/5 of the rich of Earth's fauna. But then again, they also have life in one of the Andalite moons.... so who knows.
I would also see them agglomerated in cities that somewhat mimicked their 'herd' days and reflected their decent and optimistic nature. Advanced glass and metallic 'Domeship-like' structures at their centers, combined with residential scoops and lots of tall ornamental grass common to each area, little pollution (lots of composting)... Not sure if they would have so much automobiles or such within the cities. I would imagine they would use their crafts to travel more between the long-distant cities.
I always pictured morph-dancers and tail-exhibition-fighters at the inside of a massive oval scoop. Walls made of Ramonite would be their curtains. And their schools could have been held at large slightly-inclined slopes, where massive scoops were the classrooms and the teachers would stay uphill.
OH! The game Driftball is also something I always wondered how they play... Was it some anti-grav ball they had to play in teams using their tails as hockey-sticks???? Heheheheh!

morfowt · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2008, 12:52:09 AM »

hey, I think the cover of the andalite chornicles is the andalite homeworld. see the trees in the background? they look like the asparagus-like trees that ax described in book 4.

Chad32 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2008, 10:41:41 AM »

Quote from: Gafrash on July 22, 2008, 12:46:45 AM

Don't they give name to things like the way the water interacts with the landmarks...?

Hmmm... Me and my imagination... I imagine the Andalite HWorld with one or two major oceans, but lots of continental plains, valleys and plateaus and forest, with little ice in the poles, and their atmosphere would create a mostly temperate climate.
Because of their 3 bird species, I dare say that they wouldn't have 1/5 of the rich of Earth's fauna. But then again, they also have life in one of the Andalite moons.... so who knows.
I would also see them agglomerated in cities that somewhat mimicked their 'herd' days and reflected their decent and optimistic nature. Advanced glass and metallic 'Domeship-like' structures at their centers, combined with residential scoops and lots of tall ornamental grass common to each area, little pollution (lots of composting)... Not sure if they would have so much automobiles or such within the cities. I would imagine they would use their crafts to travel more between the long-distant cities.
I always pictured morph-dancers and tail-exhibition-fighters at the inside of a massive oval scoop. Walls made of Ramonite would be their curtains. And their schools could have been held at large slightly-inclined slopes, where massive scoops were the classrooms and the teachers would stay uphill.
OH! The game Driftball is also something I always wondered how they play... Was it some anti-grav ball they had to play in teams using their tails as hockey-sticks???? Heheheheh!

I like that. I think that would be a cool place to visit.

Driftball is mentioned briefly in AC, but who knows what it really is? Ax doesn't ever mention it.

zaprowsdower · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2008, 10:54:23 AM »

It's said that Andalites used to live in cities when they started out in space travel; but they abandoned them for scoops when the claustrophobia got to them. Still, they have like four cities left where institutions are headquartered, based around spaceports.

Estelore · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2008, 11:13:59 AM »

It's rather a wide polarity: just think of it! No suburbs!

Hunter · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2008, 08:13:46 PM »

Quote from: Estelore on July 22, 2008, 11:13:59 AM

It's rather a wide polarity: just think of it! No suburbs!

huh... wow... i can picture it now.

no rush hour traffic, no traffic jams, no hoons, it sounds like an awesome place... lolz if only humans had evolved that way... *sigh*

zaprowsdower · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2008, 08:19:20 PM »

It's all evolution. Andalites needed wide open spaces to survive in their prehistory, while humans needed to have societies and could live in crowded and small spaces

Hunter · « **Reply #20 on:** July 22, 2008, 08:24:14 PM »

i know that, but i mean, why did we evolve to only walk on 2 legs? why not like the hork-bajir? i mean, i know we evolved from primates, but... yea... (if i'm talkin' crap, let me know? alright?)

zaprowsdower · « **Reply #21 on:** July 22, 2008, 08:29:57 PM »

Well, we live a ground-based life that doesn't need a tail for balance. HBs still pretty much live in the trees.

morfowt · « **Reply #22 on:** July 22, 2008, 08:55:15 PM »

humans used to swing from trees as well. our backs used to be more arched, and we used to walk like gorillas or chimpanzees or something. I'm guessing we don't have tails because we used to walk on all fours. the gradually our backs became straight. At least I think that's what we learned in school. I don't remember history that well.

Tim Bruening · « **Reply #23 on:** June 13, 2015, 03:53:24 AM »

Quote from: Nomad Frog on July 21, 2008, 04:16:46 PM

and we see pieces of it but not the real thing, in AC. When they create the new planet, it's one-third Earth, one-third Yeerk Homeworld, and one-third Andalite homeworld, if I'm not mistaken. Even if I am, they still carry pieces of it in their domeships, thusly the domed part.

But no, not the homeworld itself, in person.

How in God's name did Earth, the Yeerk Homeworld, and the Andalite Homeworld survive eacg losing 1/3rd of their mass to the new planet?

pallosalama · « **Reply #24 on:** June 13, 2015, 09:45:59 AM »

Quote from: Tim Bruening on June 13, 2015, 03:53:24 AM

How in God's name did Earth, the Yeerk Homeworld, and the Andalite Homeworld survive eacg losing 1/3rd of their mass to the new planet?

It was creation of Time Matrix, no actual planet lost any mass, the hybrid world existed in its own universe. Also wouldn't really call it planet seeing how small it was.

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Author Topic: Did we ever see the Andalite homeworld? (Read 2715 times)