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Animorphs Section => Animorphs Forum Classic => Topic started by: Andalite_Shorm on February 05, 2011, 12:39:52 PM
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If you could morph, what would your battle morph be? You can choose ones that are already in the books, otherwise it would be hard :P (andalites/hork-bajir...etc allowed)
Post Merged: February 05, 2011, 12:45:07 PM
I would probaly choose a jakal cos of it's speed and good teeth :P (http://www.perlgurl.org/archives/blogpics/Kenya/Predators/MaraMore501.jpg)
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Hmm... A howler would be totally cool, but if I can't have that I'd probably pick a Wolverine.
One of the fiercest and most dangerous animals on earth, The wolverine can topple animals as big as Moose and Polar Bear-more than 10 times the Wolverine's size.
The Wolverine is so vicious that Native Americans call it "the evil one". For it's size it is one of the strongest of all mammals(a Wolverine can move a log so heavy it would take two men to lift it). Cougars, lynx, bears, and entire packs of wolves retreat before him in terror and give him their kills. A wolverine was once put in a zoo in the same exhibit as a polar bear, which he promptly killed.
The Wolverine's armory of weapons include; a keen sense of smell and hearing, razor sharp claws,and jaws powerful enough to crack frozen bones to powder and snap large branches with ease(he can even bite the lump from the butt of a rifle).
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Tiger, Snow Leopard, Jaguar. A big cat basically. =P
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Big cats are probably my favourite animals, so Tiger or Jaguar would be a high priority for me. There are so many awesome choices though, so I probably wouldn't stick with just one to be honest. I'd try to acquire as many useful morphs as possible so that if I ended up in a situation where my usual battle morph was impractical, I could morph something else instead.
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something that could kill quickly, quietly, and be able to endure to kill again and again.
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Probably Polar Bear, for me.
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Probably Polar Bear, for me.
As for me, I'd go with your basic, sexy dwaggie.
All I have to say is RAWR.
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Probably a hippo or a bison, leaning more toward bison. Both are like tanks, but have a more manageable size than an elephant and aren't as blind as a rhinoceros.
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Also, both tend to be quite aggressive when angered, like elephants and the big apes and cats.
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Wolf or a hyena mostly. Or a wolf/coyote hybrid as I've heard those things can be pretty nasty.
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Wolf or a hyena mostly. Or a wolf/coyote hybrid as I've heard those things can be pretty nasty.
Oh yeah, hyena would also be cool. I forgot about those. The only thing is that I think I would have trouble willing myself to bite into someone. Otherwise hyena would be at the top of my list too.
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Wolf or a hyena mostly. Or a wolf/coyote hybrid as I've heard those things can be pretty nasty.
Oh yeah, hyena would also be cool. I forgot about those. The only thing is that I think I would have trouble willing myself to bite into someone. Otherwise hyena would be at the top of my list too.
I think a shark is a good aquatic battle morph, but I'd love to see someone try to use a whale morph to swallow their enemies whole.
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The only thing is that I think I would have trouble willing myself to bite into someone.
Which kinda defeats the purpose of using it as your battle morph. :p
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The only thing is that I think I would have trouble willing myself to bite into someone.
Which kinda defeats the purpose of using it as your battle morph. :p
Good point.
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A red-tailed hawk/Tobias without a doubt
(http://www.scholastic.com/animorphs/download/03hawk.jpg)
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A red-tailed hawk/Tobias without a doubt
(http://www.scholastic.com/animorphs/download/03hawk.jpg)
Of course you would lean that way.
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I always thought that was a stupid battle morph.
Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic bird--my favourite, because of the Animorphs-- and a useful flight morph. But honestly, as a battle morph--if we think realistically-- Tobias would have been TOAST. T-O-A-S-T! Burnt to a crisp.
Oh, you can say he was a great flyer, and knew what he was doing and could have avoided a shot from a Dracon Beam. And, you could also go as far as saying that he did enough damage as a hawk to all the Controllers.
But honestly! Come on! These kids burst into the Yeerk Pool every other week (probably an exagerration, but I'm not going to halt my rant to check a decent timeline of all their Pool Excursions), you'd think the controllers would be expecting a BIRD flying around an underground Yeerk Pool. Just get a few guys and take aim, or infest some hunters, or something! Realistically, Tobias would have been one crisp turkey.
HE SHOULD HAVE USED THE POLAR BEAR, HORK-BAJIR AND CHEETAH THAT HE ACQUIRED! It's like, he's been given a gift--to become ANYTHING HE TOUCHES- and he says, "Nah, no thanks. I wanna be a birdie."
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I always thought that was a stupid battle morph.
Don't get me wrong, it's a fantastic bird--my favourite, because of the Animorphs-- and a useful flight morph. But honestly, as a battle morph--if we think realistically-- Tobias would have been TOAST. T-O-A-S-T! Burnt to a crisp.
Oh, you can say he was a great flyer, and knew what he was doing and could have avoided a shot from a Dracon Beam. And, you could also go as far as saying that he did enough damage as a hawk to all the Controllers.
But honestly! Come on! These kids burst into the Yeerk Pool every other week (probably an exagerration, but I'm not going to halt my rant to check a decent timeline of all their Pool Excursions), you'd think the controllers would be expecting a BIRD flying around an underground Yeerk Pool. Just get a few guys and take aim, or infest some hunters, or something! Realistically, Tobias would have been one crisp turkey.
HE SHOULD HAVE USED THE POLAR BEAR, HORK-BAJIR AND CHEETAH THAT HE ACQUIRED! It's like, he's been given a gift--to become ANYTHING HE TOUCHES- and he says, "Nah, no thanks. I wanna be a birdie."
Preach it, brother!
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Yeah, Tobias kind of squandered his talents just a little bit.
I'd have to go with Hork-bajir. I think that in the right hands, they'd be a lot more dangerous than K.A. makes them out to be.
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Yeah, Tobias kind of squandered his talents just a little bit.
I'd have to go with Hork-bajir. I think that in the right hands, they'd be a lot more dangerous than K.A. makes them out to be.
Unfortunately, those right hands seem to be Yeerkish.
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I think a shark is a good aquatic battle morph, but I'd love to see someone try to use a whale morph to swallow their enemies whole.
Actually whales can't swallow large creatures, they mostly live on plankton.
Tobias did occasionally morph Hork-Bajir in battle, but yes I agree he should've used his battle morphs more often. The only flaw in using his Hork-Bajir morph in a fight is that in the heat of battle one of the others might not recognise him. Another problem is that the Yeerks might find it odd that and Andalite would use a Hork-Bajir morph instead of his natural form, but that same issue applies to most of their battle morphs.
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I was thinking that like Cassie did to David in #22, whale morphs could be used as intimidation tactics or deterrents.
You could also use whale morphs in the same way Cassie did in #34 and use them like battleships, to carry troops to the battlefield.
This, of course, doesn't work as well on land. However, Megamorphs #1 does offer a glimmer of hope with Rachel in elephant morph carrying Cassie as a squirrel, and Megamorphs #3's hilarious picture of Tobias in Hork-Bajir morph riding a horse... which happened to be Jake.
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Another problem is that the Yeerks might find it odd that and Andalite would use a Hork-Bajir morph instead of his natural form, but that same issue applies to most of their battle morphs.
Of course, one thing that KA sorely fell back on was Tobias' suddenly taking an interest in his Andalite heritage. We see him morphing Andalite once when they go to the Hork-Bajir homeworld, but other than that, nothing.
Once Ax began teaching him how to tail-fight and everything, I think it would have been great to see more scenes of Ax training Tobias and more of Tobias using his Andalite body in battlemorph.
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Twice, if you count him beginning an Ax-nothlit in the Familiar.
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Twice, if you count him beginning an Ax-nothlit in the Familiar.
Yeah, that was all over #33, but almost nowhere else... This would've been perfect to use in both #38 and #40.
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I understand why he never used Ax's morph, though. Morphing another Andalite--especially in front of Visser Three, whose host is an Andalite (and thus, knows a lot about Andalite habits and mindset)--would have raised suspicion. Isn't it said that very few Andalites are fond of having someone else copy and morph their DNA? Isn't that the reason that that one Andalite (book forty) refuses to acquire his friend and become a nothlit? Andalites are proud creatures; that's why they always fight in their ordinary bodies. So, Tobias using the Ax morph wouldn't have been wise, despite the face that Ax was more than happy to let Tobias acquire him.
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My battle morph would have to be a Garatron without no doubt. Garatrons are the extremely fast moving aliens that appear in the yerk pool during book #37 The Weakness.[spoiler]If not for Marco's instinct as a viper that single Garatron would have killed everyone[/spoiler]. Now picture a Garatron duel wielding draco beam weapons. Target practice anyone? >:D
If I wanted an earth morph though it would definitly be a peregrine falcon. Having the ability to pull in and out of battle situations and being able to scout out a battlefield for a team is indespinsable. Plus tobias did all the damage he ever needed to in book #3 The Encounter, when he took down multiple yeerk ships single handidly. Lets see a kitty cat do that :P
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Topic title should really be What would YOUR battle morph be...
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Yes I'm aware of that TMP and I've corrected it. I hope you don't mind Andalite_Shorm.
Garatron would be a pretty badass morph, but the falcon has the same problems as Tobias' hawk form in battle. He's too easy a target in an enclosed space (eg. buildings or Yeerk Pool). As awesome as it was taking down a truck ship by himself, that was pure dumb luck.
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Has anyone ever thought about a Cassowary? Most people seem to go with a big cat or a bear or something, but a Cassowary might be interesting. It's a large bird with a strong kick and sharp claws, as well as a kind of natural helmet. I don't know how fast it can run or how much endurance it has, though.
Just something that might be a bit out of the box as far as popular votes.
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Ostrich (spelling?) Would be awesome. Not only are those suckers fast, but if they're provoked, watch out :P It would be the equivalent of Tobias blinding Hork-Bajir.
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Ostriches are bigger than Cassowaries, but I chose the smaller large bird for the headbutting capabilities.
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Platypus would be odd, but effective. Apparently those things carry poison. I always thought the platypus looked more like a pokemon, rather than an actual animal :P
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Ostriches can be seriously dangerous. Their kicks can be lethal to humans and they're the fastest running two-legged animal on Earth.
Platypus is certainly an unusual choice, but I'd say better as a stealthy option (like a snake or skunk substitute) rather than an actual battle morph. Interesting fact is that when they were first discovered, everyone thought it was a hoax.
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I thought about doing a cassowary /ostrich myself, but having a neck that is that open and vulnerable to attack would be a major downside when facing down multiple Hork-Bajir. The platypus is also another bad idea due to the time it would take for the poison to do any damage and the location that you would have to do some damage with to poison them to begin with. (their armpit region).
After some revision I have put together a better team of morphs.
Peregrine Falcon - Aerial domination /scout battle morph
Reason: Fastest bird on the planet, found all over North America (especially cities nowdays) so potential to go unnoticed is raised.
Spitting Cobra - Ranged Close combat/support roll battle morph
Reason: Only animal on the planet to have ranged combat, a very accurate poison spit that blinds enemies if spit into the eyes (possibly killing enemies if it contacts open wounds), poisoned bite if enemy gets too close, extremely agile and hard to hit, having the ability to curl yourself around an ally and supporting a larger "tank" animal.
Spotted Hyena - Close combat / tanking role
Reason: Hyenas are one of the most dangerous animal on the planet. Their jaw crushing power outclasses a lion (hence the reason why lions rarely engage hyenas). They are more agile and better in small spaces compared to the larger "tank" animals. Also the "laugh/cackle" they have would come in handy for taunting the yeerks.
Swordfish - Water morph / Close combat
Reason: Fastest fish on the planet, good endurance, strong "sword" on the front of the fish allowing it to spear and ram enemies, and natural camouflage
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You may be right. The neck would help me look around, but I imagine it would be easy to grab or lop off too.
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A Hork-Bajir's neck seems to be just as long, if not longer.
Post Merged: February 10, 2011, 04:11:52 PM
After watching Phineas and Ferb, I discovered what the Platypus is. You know how the Escafil Device allowed a buffalo and an ant to acquire the power to morph? Pretty much the same thing here. A beaver got a hold of the Escafil Device and somehow acquired a duck's DNA. It morphed the duck and learned to fly. Unfortunately, it knew nothing about the two-hour limit, so when the beaver was demorphing, it got trapped as a beaver/duck hybrid. Thus, the Platypus :P
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A Hork-Bajir's neck seems to be just as long, if not longer.
Post Merged: February 10, 2011, 04:11:52 PM
After watching Phineas and Ferb, I discovered what the Platypus is. You know how the Escafil Device allowed a buffalo and an ant to acquire the power to morph? Pretty much the same thing here. A beaver got a hold of the Escafil Device and somehow acquired a duck's DNA. It morphed the duck and learned to fly. Unfortunately, it knew nothing about the two-hour limit, so when the beaver was demorphing, it got trapped as a beaver/duck hybrid. Thus, the Platypus :P
Dragons have the same problem, or at least some do. There are dragons with short necks out there.
Now, yes, I know that dragons are quite large. However, if you simply added the adaptation of the Pernese dragon, to go between (basically, to go to a different dimension), you'd have a nearly invincible flying tank.
Now you know why I'm so proud of my species.
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The Giant Squid would be awesome as an underwater battle morph. If the Yeerks went through with the shark-controllers, I'd say the Animorphs would put up a good fight in this morph.
Kangaroos are rumoured to have a powerful kick--or is that just bugs bunny lore?
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The Giant Squid would be awesome as an underwater battle morph. If the Yeerks went through with the shark-controllers, I'd say the Animorphs would put up a good fight in this morph.
Kangaroos are rumoured to have a powerful kick--or is that just bugs bunny lore?
It's proven in #44.
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(http://starcraft.incgamers.com/gallery/data/504/Hydralisk.jpg)
Hydralisk. Ranged spine attack, two razor sharp blades AND teeth.
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I would have to go with rhinoceros, at least for my main morph (maybe something smaller for a 'backup' morph if I couldn't morph the rhino, probably hyena for reasons already stated). Rhinos are probably the most tankish morph possible, which would be good for me since my reflexes are crap so I'd probably be getting hit a lot. Plus, their main method of dealing damage is handily attached to their face, thus all I'd have to do is shake my head around to kill things.
And, yes, it's been pointed out that rhinos are blind, but that actually works for me. I'm kind of cowardly, so not being able to see the dangerous things around me might almost be kind of a good thing. I could just run around and stab randomly with my horn and not even really worry about trying not to get hit (because, hey, I'm a rhinoceros), and I'd do okay.
. . . And that just about sums up my playing style in every video game I've ever played, lol.
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Mine too DinosaurNothlit.
An Anklyosaur would be pretty good. It's huge, heavily armored, and has a very nasty mace on the end of it's tail.
Even their eyelids were armored, the only way you could really wound them was if yuo flipped them over, and they weigh a bit to much to do that.
[spoiler](http://www.twoguysfossils.com/images/pic_ankylosaur.jpg)[/spoiler]
[spoiler](http://scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/Tarchia%20M.%20Shiraishi.jpg)[/spoiler]
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Anklyosaur was my favorite dinosaur in the first grade. It sucked when they only used one for about five seconds on Jurassic Park 3.
Oh and on Ostriches:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pJkjpvoujY[/youtube]
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It was my favorite too...Now it's allosaurus
I have a story to tell about ostriches.
When I was 11 years old and rather dumb, I was living in rural Idaho, and we had a man about two miles down the road who farmed ostriches.
I desperately wanted to see an ostrich on the nest(no idea why now). This was a dangerous undertaking, for while one bird sat, the other circled the nest to keep away intruders. And I had seen a dog ripped almost in two from one kick of an ostrich foot.
I had been told that if I was ever attacked there were two means of avoiding serious injury or death. One was to have a long forked stick to thrust at the base of the bird's neck, keeping you far enough away to avoid it's murderous kicks. The other -a last resort- was to lie face downward with my head buried in my arms. The worst that was likely to happen is it that it wil sit on you and peck at you if you move-so don't move a muscle unless you want your eyes pecked out.
I was so intent on my goal that I didn't see the approach of the guardian **** from the other end of the paddock. after hearing a sudden angry "grunt" I turned to see the bird running towards me. I fled, dropping my forked stick. Realizing I could not make it to the fence, I flung myself to the dirt.
As the minutes passed, I raised one arm a little to see where the bird was. Immediately, I felt a sharp stab on the ground close to my side which shook my whole body, followed by another, and another. As I prayed, a sudden stab at my midsection made me wince. The bright metal buttons on my jacket pockets had attracted the angry bird.
I lay, muscles aching yet not daring to move, for what seemed like hours before, carefully looking under my arm again, I suddenly realized the bird was no longer there. I slowly lifted my sore body to let me see over the surrounding scrub. There was nothing in sight! I gathered my nerve and my remaining strength and made a dash for the barbed wire fence.
I had spent the greater part of the day on the ground. I was later told that it was probably the changing of the egg-sitting period which had saved me. The need to return to the nest to relieve the hatching hen had drawn the **** from my side. I returned home to tell the tale of my miraculous escape, with my buttonless coat pockets to support my story.
Unfortunately my parents believed me and I was grounded for the rest of the summer.
In hindsight, I should have kept my mouth shut.
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Ha ha, yeah that's probably my favourite ever Scrubs scene! :XD:
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It was my favorite too...Now it's allosaurus
Velociraptor here.
I have a story to tell about ostriches.
Okay. The story you just told needs to be written and published. Do you realize that you're sitting on the kind of story that people actually pay to read? That's a moment in your life that you have to share with people. Please do us a favor and actually write this story down.
I am being one hundred percent serious here.
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Okay. The story you just told needs to be written and published. Do you realize that you're sitting on the kind of story that people actually pay to read? That's a moment in your life that you have to share with people. Please do us a favor and actually write this story down.
I am being one hundred percent serious here.
I actually was thinking of writing it down and sending it in to highlights for children or readers digest (or some other kids magazine).
I'm not a big fan of Scrubs but that scene was really funny.
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I actually was thinking of writing it down and sending it in to highlights for children or readers digest (or some other kids magazine).
Stop wasting time thinking about it and do it! And don't keep posting it online or they'll think you copied it from somewhere. And there are few things more insulting in this century than being accused of stealing your own work.
(Very passionate about seeing good stories published)
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Yeah I agree with Sean: Raptors are awesome. Oh, and yeah you really you try and get that story published Gumrad.
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Yeah send it to a magazine or something and my morphing team because the real world is like World of Warcraft. You need the write body for the job.
Land Scout: Red tailed Hawk or peregrine falcon.
Because their common enough and they can fly really fast. I would go bald eagle but that would attract attention.
Land Assassin: King Cobra.
I could poison or strangle someone in seconds and slither into a hole somewhere.
Land heavy artillery:T-rex
Do I even need to state a reason?
Water scout: Tuna
So common that they cant kill every tuna that they see without causing a noticeable drop in population. As long as I'm not in fishing territory.
Water Assassin: Some kind of poisonous jellyfish, if anyone can tell me a specific one it would help.
Nobody would want to get near me and if i recall one jellyfish sting gives you ten seconds to live and its about the size of your fingernail so I'd be hard to detect.
Water heavy artillery: Giant Squid
Huge, sharp tearing beak, and strong tentacles.
Air combat: Pterodactyl (you know that flying dinosaur bird thingy)
break claws and general largeness.
Tundra: Polar Bear
Ultra Strong with teeth and claws.
Let me know if you can think of any other terrains.
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Alien morph would be useful as well.
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I don't think there are many natural aliens who could take down a T-rex.
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Cougar. Plain and simple. That and that famous roar it has that makes you have goosebumps when you hear it in movies.
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Do you have any access to Sario Rips?
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Yeah I know a guy. All I have to do is sell him my soul.
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That's it. I think I found my battlemorph. And it's lurking about in my hometown...
http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2011/03/when-squirrels-attack-vermont-town-on-the-alert/148065/1
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I think that would be more for annoyance like when Marco morphed poodle.
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Okay if it were an actual animal...
You know those giant black cats that have been sighted across america. One of those would be my battle morph, those things can take down llamas LLAMAS!
If it were an alien definatley a Garatron (holding a sword or spear).
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llamas............. ................... .......
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I have a story to tell about ostriches.
Yes really! Send that in to Reader's Digest or your local newspaper! I enjoyed reading that!
(Unrelated, but have you written any Animorphs fan fictions with your writing skill?)
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Cyclops from the X-Men. Since he's a mutant, he would be born with the power to fire laser beams.
And since morphing heals injuries, I don't get the angst of killing everything without meaning to.
Who said the battle morph had to be an animal? (technically, mutants are animals as well)
And so what if Cyclops is fictional? The entire concept of morphing is fictional. If I had the fictional ability to morph into any biological creature, why not morph into an equally fictional mutant with genetically derived super powers?
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well if were allowed to morph fictional characters Im morphing that flaming dragon thing from lord of te rings.
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Good luck acquiring it.
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On that same note how did viseer three aquire that 20 foot tall flaming humanoid creature that he used in that book where they discovered the underwater mutant creatures I think it was the one when they morphed orca.
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Probably by using the morph he used when they first entered the Yeerk pool (teh fireball throwing one). If it can throw fireballs without injury, that it is probably highly resistant to flame; just use that morph to subdue the flaming humanoid creature and then acquire it while it's unconscious.
Or.... ram it with a bugfighter till it's knocked out
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dip it in water maybe.
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a wild cat: lion, tiger, jaguar, or leopard :))
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Leopard. It's the morph I'd always choose for new characters in fanfics, so why not? :P
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Why not polar bears seriously. Theirs a reason they chose to use them for an ultimate hit and run. Cause they hit hardest
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well, it's kinda obvious, but...
Kodiak Bear, duh?
BTW, Polar bears are heavier, but Kodiaks are larger in size. In fact, based on size not weight, they are the biggest land predators on the face of the planet. ...Currently, that is. :P
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Whats a kodiak bear?
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:wow:
Seriously?!?
*stands to full 10 foot height*
Bask in the awesomeness that is I, the Kodiak. We are a proud species, though few in number. Most of my relatives live on Kodiak Islands, off the coast of Alaska. I could go on and on, but if just so you don't have to listen to me ramble...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Bear
EDIT: ...I'm uh... embarrassed to say that apparently, we Kodiaks aren't as endangered as I thought we were... >.<
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cant american browns be found in most states anyway?
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Brown bears can be found in several western states, though they're mainly found in Alaska, at least as far as the US is concerned. I wouldn't go so far as to say 'most states'.
And, while technically speaking, Kodiak bears are a subspecies of brown bears, I like to keep the distinction between the two. On average, we *are* much larger, which in my mind, makes for a better battle morph. Though heck, any sized bear coming to maul your face off should scare the snot out of anyone. :P
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Find a morphing cube then ill track you downand we can decide which is better
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Being a 100% natural Bear, I figure that I come with the advantage. :P
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My battle morph is and always will be a moose.
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My battle morph is and always will be a moose.
...which I still find epically awesome, btw.
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until someone who morphs a hunter comes in
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What would my morph be? If I had access to the Time Matrix, a mastodon or sabertooth tiger. If not, an assortment of humans to hide my identity while I piled pain on the Yeerks with a Dracon Beam and some M16s. I know that morphing human is unethical, but then again so are the Yeerks.
Edit: Also some really sneaky creatures for when the going gets rough and I have to retreat. Such as a rat, or a worm or something. Also, an Octopus.
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My battle morph would have to be the same as Marco's
The mighty silver-back gorilla.
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are you a midget?
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Ummmmmm....no
I wouldn't call myself tall either cause I'm bout 5'6"-5'7"
Why???
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Marcois short supposed to have never gotten a growth spurt throughout the whole series
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are you a midget?
That's not politically correct. Try not to use a term like that.
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are you a midget?
That's not politically correct. Try not to use a term like that.
TMP is correct. The politically correct terms are 'Dwarf' or 'Little Person'
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Maybe not dwarf...
Unfortunately, little person seems to be the least offensive.
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fine are you a smurf?
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Still offensive. And just tasteless comedy.
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I thik if your being offended by a ingle word in a joke your overly sensitive. Batman never killed anyone for asking what his parents were gonna get him for christmas. Or robin. Maybe Wolverine did but he's wolverine
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That's not the point. It's the context you're using.
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fine
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Oi vey.
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My battle morph would be a hippo.Here's why:
Pros:
Can run up to 30 MPH on land
Can chomp a crocodile in half with their teeth
They can sit on small enemies
ITS A HIPPOPAWTTAMUUS!!!
Controllers will either think:It's too fat.It couldn't beat up a Gedd or Awwww,it's so CUTE! and then they'd get chomped.Ever heard of the game Hungry Hungry HIPPOS!
Cons:
As far as I know it's skin isn't as thick as a Rhino's or Elephant's
After the element of suprise is gone the hippo's pretty much a fail against Hork-Bajir
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Top 5
1.)Howler
2.)Andalite
3.)Hork-Bajir
4.)Salt-Water Crocodile
5.)Black Mamba
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5,625,846,270,749.)Pemalite
^^
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I'd have such a hard time seeing a Pemalite as a battlemorph. Unless you're planning to have the Yeerks over for tea and kill them with kindness. Or maybe not kill them so much as very politely ask them to cease the life function which is causing others so much hassle.
Good call with the hippo Organi.
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If its any animal im going T-rex
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I would chose a jaguar because they're fast and can take a blow if nessesary.Their known to kill full-grown men that wait in trees by its kill. If they look behind them, chances are its right there in front of you. >:D
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An african male lion.....power,stealth, speed, plus looks that say DANGER....good for fighting in any condition...
in cases where size and rampage type force is required id go with the african cape buffalo.....the power of a moving tank.....
underwater...id go with the killer whale(orca)...
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A snow tiger. Their are only fifteen in the world and they are massive.
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I would be a cheetah. Fast, strong, with teeth and claws - nothing can beat them!!! Except that super fast Andalite looking thing xD
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I would be a cheetah. Fast, strong, with teeth and claws - nothing can beat them!!! Except that super fast Andalite looking thing xD
Haha this is me ^.^
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I would be a cheetah. Fast, strong, with teeth and claws - nothing can beat them!!! Except that super fast Andalite looking thing xD
I would be a cheetah too except for the fact that they get tired out very easily. And Hork-Bajir would knee-slam them like Bane on Batman if given the right opportunity.
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Alien : Howler
Time Matrix : Triceratops
Earth Today : Rhino
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oh I like that way to sort.
Alien: Andalite
Time Matrix:tyrannosaurus Rex
earth: Snow tiger.
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Nice ^.^ I shall repost lol
Alien: Andalite
Time Matrix: Sabre Tooth Tiger
Earth today: Cheetah
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I'd have such a hard time seeing a Pemalite as a battlemorph. Unless you're planning to have the Yeerks over for tea and kill them with kindness. Or maybe not kill them so much as very politely ask them to cease the life function which is causing others so much hassle.
Good call with the hippo Organi.
Precisely the reason why the rank as number 5,625,846,270,749.
Reloading as well:
Alien: Howler
Time Matrix: Giganotosaurus
Present-Day Earth: Salt-Water Crocodile
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Well I know it isn't exactly Animorphs, but it is possible that this alien had not been discovered yet.
Alien: Na'vi (Avatar)
Time Matrix: Velociraptor (Remember how bad-ass they were in Jurassic Park. Swift and very cunning)
Present day Earth: Silver back Gorilla
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Alien: Dhargo from Farscape. (Since we're reaching here)
Time Matrix morph: Ever watch The Future is Wild? Pretty much any animal in our planet's future, long after humanity is gone since there will be no record of it in the present.
Present Day Earth: If I had to choose one of the cats, I would go with a Liger or a Tigon. They're stronger than either a lion or a tiger and the largest cat on Earth. I mean, just an adolescent liger is ten feet tall and grows up to twelve feet in length. That's half the size of a school bus and the a few feet higher than the tallest man on Earth.
But as I'm a sucker for non-conformity, I'm going to have to stick with my Komodo Dragon morph.
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Oh we're playing THIS game! :D
Alien: Na'vi (Avatar, just too cool and the height of them, think about it!)
Time Matrix: Utahraptor
Present day Earth: Cougar
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A navi itself really isn;t that great a body. Its strong yes but compared to a hork bjair? It's natural advantage, the connection, can only be used on animals from their planet so unless you plan on kidnapping them, a navi is basically just a tall strong man.
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Simple, the Army Ant.
Lagnavn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cuORav-EFA#noexternalembed-ws)
Big Bang Theory should explain it.
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you cant kill a snow tiger with a magnifying glass
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Well you can, but it's not the recommended weapon of choice.
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Well yes but it would require extreme clubbing ability and possibly the skill to break glass and shove it down a rabid animals throat
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Time Matrix: Velociraptor (Remember how bad-ass they were in Jurassic Park. Swift and very cunning)
I think it worth noting that REAL velociraptors were only around 3 feet tall. Just to mention it.
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There was the recently discovered Megaraptor, which was over twenty-feet tall.
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Yeppers. And Dromeosaurus and Deinonychus were about 6 feet tall.
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What about a tyrannosaurus Rex?
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To recognizable. Most people now a days would see a T-rex and recognize it from skeletons, museum exhibits and the fictitious representations.
A dinosaur that was less recognizable might be mistaken for a new species of lizard or something and while it would attract attention from the populace, the Yeerks might not be able to identify it right away and it would cement the idea of Andalites rather than humans.
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BUT ITS GOT TEETH BIGGER THAN STEAK KNIVES! And I dont care who you ask if anybody had any understanding of what a dino is they can say one is on sight
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After doing some research on Wikipedia I discovered that the Velociraptor in Jurassic Park was based on the Deinonychus (I also reread MM #2) I would therefore like to change my Time Matrix morph, but I will still keep the other two. So now my list looks like this.
Alien: Na'avi (Avatar)
Time Matrix: Deinonychus
Present Day Earth: Silver-back Gorilla
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Why does everyine want to be an avatar?
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Height? About 14 feet tall. 42 feet long.
My Giganotosaurus? 14 feet tall, and 43 feet long. ^^
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Sorry guys, when I click on the latest post it keeps sending me a page back. That was an answer to Blaze's question about Tyrannosaurus.
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Avatars.....are not......fourteen feet tall. If anything the tallest ones are eleven feet, amd heigt isn't always an advantage. And they don't have that much of a strength advantage over a hork bjair
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...That was an answer to Blaze's question about Tyrannosaurus.
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Anyway avatars arent very good morphs
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Well if not a Na'vi, then definitely the Thanator from Avatar. The big black six-legged cat creature.
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Id go with that big red bird thing. I could kill a ork bjair with a single annoyed glance
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Why does it seem like half the people on this board don't know how to spell "Hork-Bajir"? I've seen many different misspellings of the word, and it befuddles me. I mean, come on! We're on the Animorphs board! We've read the books! I would expect us all to know the correct spellings of fictional words created in those books!
Hork-Bajir
Ellimist
Iskoort
ect...
Sorry for the off-topic rant, but my geek wire got tripped. Back to the previous discussion!
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Why does it seem like half the people on this board don't know how to spell "Hork-Bajir"? I've seen many different misspellings of the word, and it befuddles me. I mean, come on! We're on the Animorphs board! We've read the books! I would expect us all to know the correct spellings of fictional words created in those books!
Hork-Bajir
Ellimist
Iskoort
ect...
Sorry for the off-topic rant, but my geek wire got tripped. Back to the previous discussion!
It's okay, it's okay! *pat, pat, pat*
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I dont find the dash to be really needed
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I don't find the dash to be really needed
..apparently, you didn't find the comma apostrophe to be needed either. :P
And I figure if K.A. Applegate went to the trouble to put in a hyphen every time she spelled the word "Hork-Bajir" than probably it's supposed to be there. Considering it's her word, I figure she gets to decide how it's spelled, and well, that's how it's always spelled anytime it's seen.
But uh, to contribute to the conversation....
Alien: .....y'all might think me crazy, but I might actually pick a Goa'uld from Stargate. Snakes over slugs any day. :P
Earth: Kodiak Bear. Duh? I mean, really, what else could I get away with putting here.
Time Matrix: Heck, I'd probably go with a velociraptor or whatever it was *supposed* to be. Y'know, the five-ish foot tall deadly ones. Don't care for the name, I just want the claws.
Ocean: I think that Tiger Shark is a must. 'course, I like Saltie's better, but a shark is a smarter choice, I think.
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Bear, that's an apostrophe, not a comma.
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:awesome:
I is a silly bear.
*fixed*
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indeed you are
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absolutly anything: demon warlock
anything in animorphs:andalite
sticking to the zoo: wolf or bear
with a team:eagle
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By the way, if you want a morph that goes against the grain, I believe the Cape Buffalo was the one that aquired morphing powers. Read the article to find out why you couldn't go wrong with this as a battle morph.
http://www.cracked.com/article_19351_the-6-deadliest-animals-too-adorable-to-run-away-from_p2.html (http://www.cracked.com/article_19351_the-6-deadliest-animals-too-adorable-to-run-away-from_p2.html)
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If im allowed ANYTHING. Im going bassilisk
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Anything: That humanoid fire creature, not the one from book 1, the other one. Also, that psychic thing from the david series.
Earth only: A snow Leopard.
Pet store only: That huge parrot at the local pet store that keeps expressing his hatred for hawks in increasingly rude ways.
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Anything: That humanoid fire creature, not the one from book 1, the other one. Also, that psychic thing from the david series.
You mean the Luminar http://monster-man-08.deviantart.com/art/Visser-Luminar-118227851 (http://monster-man-08.deviantart.com/art/Visser-Luminar-118227851) and... maybe the Galilash? http://monster-man-08.deviantart.com/art/Visser-Galilash-116910725 (http://monster-man-08.deviantart.com/art/Visser-Galilash-116910725)
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Id probably pick a lioness. did you know that in the wild, lionesses do the hunting? I guess male lions dont want to get their mane dirty:)
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absolutly anything: I'd be torn between several choices. The Tracker species had cool powers...one race had telekinesis and one had a hyperspeed-thing. But one of the Roswell ones would be awesome too, like Max with his psionic sheild ability. I can't say Quetzalcoatlus in this case, there aren't sharp teeth or claws there. Buffy had some nice choices too. The Beast from the Angel end of things had a rock-hard skin and huge strength...the Judge couldn't be killed very easily, neither could Glory. I could also go for a Utahraptor if we're excluding fictional races.
anything in animorphs:andalite
sticking to the zoo: tiger
with a team:eagle
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absolutly anything: I'd be torn between several choices. The Tracker species had cool powers...one race had telekinesis and one had a hyperspeed-thing. But one of the Roswell ones would be awesome too, like Max with his psionic sheild ability. I can't say Quetzalcoatlus in this case, there aren't sharp teeth or claws there. Buffy had some nice choices too. The Beast from the Angel end of things had a rock-hard skin and huge strength...the Judge couldn't be killed very easily, neither could Glory. I could also go for a Utahraptor if we're excluding fictional races.
anything in animorphs:andalite
sticking to the zoo: tiger
with a team:eagle
Holy ridiculous amount of references Batman
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hahahaha yeah it is, I guess. I'm just too indecisive.
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Thankfully I understood none of them
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Since I haven't been very active,I'm changing my morph to a Liger(this particular Liger would be a cross between a male African Lion and a female Snow Tiger).Most of the time,adult Ligers are larger than both parents combined anyway...I'd be like a cross between Jake and David. >:D
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Strictly earth species, I'd go black panther probably. Stealth when needed, and fire-power when in sight.
Aliens, I'd go Howler. No contest.
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It occurs to me that part of what made howlers so deadly is they were all armed. The issue with the howl itself is that it will affect everything that can hear it, aka: lots of colateral damage.
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I remember the Howlers being pretty formidable by themselves, I'm pretty sure they at the least had claws and super regeneration (which basically makes them uber-cats, which isn't bad for a battle morph.) Also, the howl is a great "oh crap, I'm stuck by myself" contingency plan. Still would go Howler.
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Playing Pokemon has broadened my horizons LOL. A Garchomp would be an epic morph, it's like a shark on legs but it can fly as fast as a jet and has serious teeth. Mewtwo would rock as well. Psychic attacks on your enemies. THen there are dragons ones like Hydreigon(sp?) and Druddgion that are cool. Heck, even Infernape or Raichu would rock, because of the ability to throw fire or electricity at someone. And then there's Arceus, the creator of the Pokemon world in legend.
If Darth sees this, I wonder about his opinion. Or CloakedFigure.
I had this idea briefly where the Pokemon world was another planet somewhere...there'd be some eerie similiarites to Earth, but it could make a crossover possible, if stories got back and there was contact with humans and thus the TV series was born. That'd take care of the comments Rachel's sister made.
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Excluding Time Matrix or alien morphs, I'd probably choose a big cat, a tiger or a lion.
I read about Cassowary. Well, it's a big and strong bird with sharp claws, and with a human intelligence it may be able to kill a human-controller or even a taxxon (In Australia this bird has caused some victims). But Hork-Bajir? Cassowary, like Ostrich, has a long neck that could be seriously injured by a precise swipe with wrist blades.
It's the same for jackal and other medium or little animals. I think that to fight agains a hork-bajir, you need a very strong animal...at least 50 kilograms with teeth and claws, no weak points easily accessible, and decent speed and agility. Wolves are just on the borderline. And the bobcat (Timmy's battle morph) is too small to fight successfully against a hork-bajir.
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And that is why I'd choose a Bull. Y'know, a bovine bull. Serious horns, and a rage to match.
Or an Orangutan. They could pick stuff up and throw them across the room, same as gorrillas. >:D
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Perhaps we should also discuss intimidation animals, like camel spiders. Not particularly deadly but scary as heck.
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They're not that scary when you have combat boots and a Dracon weapon. It's only 6 inches long. They wouldn't intimidate any Yeerks; only a slumber party. :)
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You're not always standing, Parker. Don't forget, SIZE isn't always indictive on how scary something is. I mean, scorpions don't really have much in the size department, but I would not want to be around them. I've seen pictures and video of the wounds camel spiders are supposed to have inflicted. That's plenty scary in its own right. And don't get me started on botflies.
Anyway, my battle morph? Obviously, Siberian tiger. Though I'm the kind of guy that would acquire any morph whenever I could, and I'd probably select whichever the situation demanded . . .
And Skye, looke up "Realistic Pokemon" on YouTube -- yeah, I'd agree with you. But don't get your hopes up on getting an Arceus morph. ;) :P
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I would still stick with Kodiak Bear. Or, I guess I could settle for Grizzy since that would be easier to find. But bears are just awesome. :D
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You people are forgetting that these aren't fraile humans that have lived on earth all their lives. They're Aliens. They aren't scared of tiny insects or arachnids. They live with giant centipedes, they're not going to be scared of some tiny bug.
When talking about intimidation, you're normally talking about stand-offs. If your opponent is lying down, he's either unconscious, or dead; and you don't have to worry about intimidation if your opponent is lying down.
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I wasn't talking about intimidation, Parker. The fear would appear in the aftermath, after the camel spider (which technically isn't a spider at all) is long gone. It wouldn't kill, but leave very clear and frightening wounds.
Besides, they have human hosts, too. And a bug that burrows beneath your skin would be frightening to anyone, terrestrial or alien alike. . . . Granted it's a bit like the Yeerks themselves (only Yeerks don't have disporportionate-looking black fangs like botfly larvae). Yes, they're aliens, but that only means that they're more ignorant of the large dangers some insects can provide.
True, botflys may not be able to penetrate Hork-Bajir hide, but human, Gedd, Andalite, Taxxon, or even Yeerks? Sure. I know I don't wanna feel something crawling around under my skin. It's been pretty much confirmed that you could kill a Taxxon with a can opener, so they obviously have thinner skin than a human, so who's to say a camel spider or any other arthropod of reasonable size wouldn't be able to kill a Taxxon?
The terror doesn't come from the actual insect itself, but at what it can do.
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When talking about intimidation, you're normally talking about stand-offs.
And one thing was consistent through most of the series. If the Yeerks weren't intimidated they were definitely impressed with the battlemorphs.
Visser Three praised the tiger morph glowingly.
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Yeah, and the yeerks probably don't know earth animals well either, considering Jara and Ket didn't care about the skunk at all
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Yeah, and the yeerks probably don't know earth animals well either, considering Jara and Ket didn't care about the skunk at all
Yeah, you'd think they'd make a point to, invading an unknown place and all. Well, they do have human hosts, so that probably makes up all their knowledge -- the layman's knowledge of the animal kingdom (and let's be honest, that ain't much).
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My Battle Morph: A Male Siberian Tiger (its the biggest tiger around, and Jake proved tigers works extremely well against Hork-Bajir's)
My Assassination Morph: Inland Taipan (Not only is it one of the most poisonous snakes, it is also one of the most poisonous animals in the world) The maximum yield recorded for one bite from the Inland Taipan is 110mg (that is enough to kill slightly more than 100 healthy adult men, and the venom is so toxic that it kills you in less than 45 minutes!!!) >:D
(I was thinking about picking the Black Widow Spider for my Assassination Morph simply because It was so much harder to notice do to its small size but then I discovered that the bite of a Black Widow Spider doesn't always kill its target WTF!? 0_o?)
Time Matrix
My Prehistoric Battle Morph: Giganotosaurus (a cousin to the T-Rex) It's weight was around 10 tons (2 ton heavier than the T-Rex) It's had bigger jaws than the T-Rex, It was faster (the Giganotosaurus could sprint for approximately 20-25 mph) and the most importantly I did not have wimpy useless arms as the T-Rex but useful big arms! >:D
My Prehistoric Aquatic Battle Morph: Megalodon only the biggest prehistoric marine creature in the history of the planet! :) the consensus today is that adults Megalodon were 55 to 60 feet long and weighed as much as 100 tons (the great white shark is puny in comparison with the weight of only 3 tons) and some superannuated individuals may have been even bigger. For comparison the The biggest blue whale measured was 98 feet.
My Fictional Battle Morph: A Predator in full battle gear (because I like a easy win) ;D
I have sadly only read the first 8 books and watched a few of the TV series episodes, so I really had nothing to comment under Alien species sins I could only chose between Yeeerks and Hork-Bajin (that is how it is spelled in danish) but if i had to chose it would properly be a Hork-Bajir with a AA12 (only the most deadly shotgun around, fully automatic with a 32 drum magazine)
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Good luck aquiring any of those things. . . . ;)
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Good luck aquiring any of those things. . . . ;)
ye that does seem to be the akillies heel to "my perfect Battle Morf's"
but hopefully you could could help me out a little? :-\
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Well getting My Battle Morph: A Male Siberian Tiger and My Assassination Morph Inland Taipan should be very much doable but I really need some backup with the time matrix animals :XD:
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Cornson, you're new, so I don't expect you to know about double-posting. Generally, it's an unspoken rule that you shouldn't double-post (unless your previous post was massive enought to warrant it -- as I've had to do in the "RAFize Songs" and "Memoirs of a RAFian" threads). Just click the modify button.
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Cornson, you're new, so I don't expect you to know about double-posting. Generally, it's an unspoken rule that you shouldn't double-post (unless your previous post was massive enought to warrant it -- as I've had to do in the "RAFize Songs" and "Memoirs of a RAFian" threads). Just click the modify button.
Yikes didn't know that :-[ I'll do my best to no double post in the future :)
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Double posting happens on occasion, partly because we used to have an automerge feature for double posts (a feature which is currently unavailable but the staff are working on it). Members are encouraged and expected to modfy previous posts instead of double posting, but there are occasional exceptions for things such as posting in your own fanfic or personal profile thread. Anything else you should really be modifying posts, as Cloaky was politely pointing out to someone who wasn't aware of this.
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Terrestrial = Gorilla. Marco had the right idea with this morph, you have excellent senses, can use whatever weapons/equipment are dropped, you're stronger than most bipedal species and you can climb/jump quite effectively. As a distant relative to humans it wouldn't be too dissimilar to the normal human form so it would be easy to control and get used to.
Animorphs = Howler. Obvious reasons ^^ Vast combat experience makes this a very ideal morph as well as it's howl, strength, speed and senses.
General sci-fi (excl reality affecting level) = Species 8472. Almost unstoppable due to it's evolutionarily peaked biology. Fast cell regeneration, survivability in all environments (incl the vacuum of space). No biological weaponry or poison will work against it. Pretty much the only thing it's lacking is acidic blood :XD: Whilst they don't generally use weapons there's no reason why they can't since their technology is more advanced than humans. Oh and telepathy ALWAYS handy!
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Terrestrial = Gorilla. Marco had the right idea with this morph, you have excellent senses, can use whatever weapons/equipment are dropped, you're stronger than most bipedal species and you can climb/jump quite effectively. As a distant relative to humans it wouldn't be too dissimilar to the normal human form so it would be easy to control and get used to.
Animorphs = Howler. Obvious reasons ^^ Vast combat experience makes this a very ideal morph as well as it's howl, strength, speed and senses.
General sci-fi (excl reality affecting level) = Species 8472. Almost unstoppable due to it's evolutionarily peaked biology. Fast cell regeneration, survivability in all environments (incl the vacuum of space). No biological weaponry or poison will work against it. Pretty much the only thing it's lacking is acidic blood :XD: Whilst they don't generally use weapons there's no reason why they can't since their technology is more advanced than humans. Oh and telepathy ALWAYS handy!
It most diffidently is! :D
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General sci-fi (excl reality affecting level) = Species 8472. Almost unstoppable due to it's evolutionarily peaked biology. Fast cell regeneration, survivability in all environments (incl the vacuum of space). No biological weaponry or poison will work against it. Pretty much the only thing it's lacking is acidic blood :XD: Whilst they don't generally use weapons there's no reason why they can't since their technology is more advanced than humans. Oh and telepathy ALWAYS handy!
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Species 8472 would be pretty awesome. If I was limited to Earth animals it would definitely be a grizzly or a male lion.
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I kinda think that gorillas are a better choice because they're useful and strong. Well rounded choice. It'd be the choice I'd pick if I was in a team too. Different team members picking the morph that fits them, the gorilla morph would be fairly adaptable to whatever role the team would need. Also can you imagine a highly trained martial artist or weapons expert morpher as a gorilla? (Obviously you'd practice first before rushing into a mission blind.) Gorilla wielding samurai swords :XD:
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Completely true actually. A gorilla has far more adaptability than a grizzly or lion, however the only down side is that it might be much more susceptible to injury compared to a lion/grizzly which both have specific adaptions to prevent life threatening injury's which would be sustained during fighting eg. thick fur and skin. But I think a martial arts samurai sword wielding gorilla would be pretty cool to see plus pretty much invincible ;D
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Yeah you're right! I think in the Animorphs world though a dracon beam would be fairly lethal to almost all Earth animals though but a gorilla might be able to fire back :P
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I was just thinking that! :XD: I distinctly remember Rachel struggling to press an elevator button in #7 in Grizzly morph so a Dracon beam is out of the question. Whereas a Gorilla would be able to handle a Dracon beam issued to Hork-bajir and Humans which is a definite advantage.
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Anyone said Leeran yet? They may not seem like the "combat" type, but think about it. Knowing an opponent's every move the second they think of it is a tremendous advantage.
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Well I don't think they're combat worthy because Andalite tails can move quite a lot in 1 second. It doesn't matter too much if the Leeran can know that they're about to be slashed in half if they can't move away fast enough. Having prior knowledge doesn't mean you can prevent or avoid it within the given time frame. Same with guns/dracon beams/shredders etc. Knowing someone is about to pull the trigger doesn't save you unless you can move faster than the time it takes for the beam/bullet to travel the distance.
Leeran telepathy might save you or your allies if you could transmit the enemy's intentions to a faster moving ally but Leeran telepathy is fairly close range which means it doesn't give you a lot of reaction time.
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I concede that Andalites and the other species that looks similar, but lacks the blade and is super fast would be the Leeran's biggest obstacle. I've always wondered though, considering the incredibly advanced telepathy the Leerans have, would it not be possible to deliver a type of psychic attack to an enemy before they're even in strikable distance? I'm thinking like a Howler's howl, but in your head.
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The only downside of the Leeran is that we don't know enough about their biology to determine how useful they would be as an infilitration morph. Your speculation about a "psychic attack" is just that. Speculation. The Andalites weren't afraid of a possible psychic attack, they were afraid of valuable information getting loose, which is why both the Andalites and the Yeerks were risking massive losses to take control of the planet.
First there's the logistics. A Leeran brain and a human one are two different things. Even an Andalite brain, if we're talking about Ax. The Leeran brain is presumably equipped to process and store the information it has recieved from reading the minds of another species. A Yeerk has three days of access to the Leeran brain whereas anyone in morph has two hours, so the Leeran is far more useful as a host body than a morph. Humans don't retain the sense of smell of a wolf, so whatever information they recieve while in Leeran morph could easily fade away, even in the hands of a very intelligent human being.
Second is the fact that most species know what a Leeran is. They know the threat it represents and so you'd have no advantage of stealth. The one main advantage of the Earth morphs is that even the human controllers often readily dismissed a handful of ****roaches in a rundown building.
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I agree with you, but if we're talking stealth morphs Leerans should have been used way more. Maybe one Leeran and everyone else as a bug on the Leeran? ****roaches might _typically_ get dismissed, but you don't have to be seen at all if you always know exactly where they're going to be looking.
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I'm not convinced it's a suitable battle morph. Stealth morphs are a bit off topic but they're going to stand out. Giant yellow frogs are not going to be easily camouflaged! Since most of their planet is underwater they would be fairly ineffective above ground compared to underwater. Even underwater they don't seem particularly powerful.
I agree with NateSean, if the Leerans had offensive psychic attacks they would have used them. It's speculation to assume they can "fry your brain" or some other wishful ability like telekinesis.
Back to battle morphs, what you want is to be the most talented morpher ... EVER! Then you could individually morph the parts that you need quickly. The telepathic part of the Leeran brain, the skin of the toughest alien, the eyes and vocal chords of a Howler, extra limbs, bladed tails, for battle, acid/fire spitting mouths etc. Your imagination and foresight would be your limit.
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Not only theoretically feasible, but also hinted at by the Andalite "dancers" that morph for show. Then they'd reach Beast Boy status.
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I remember from the superhero squad show a teenage hero who could morph traits of dinosaurs. But, when he needed to ice skate he yelled. "Stegosaurus spines. ON MY FEET!" and used those as skates. I believe that's relatively similar to what we're talking about. It would be similar to Ax's Phillip morph in a way.
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Stealth morphs are a bit off topic.
Not really. Stealth is key to any successful battle. Most predatory animals require the ability to ambush their prey, which is why you want something that can, at the very least, blend into it's background if not confuse people who see it directly.
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I would be a panther, just cause I think they're cool, strong, and fast, not to mention they have claws that can tear you apart.
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Lion. or any other big cat.
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Lion, I think. Or maybe a tiger.
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I only read through about five pages of this, but I'd pick a Liger (I don't know if that's a common pick). Lion father/tigress mother, experiences hybrid vigor from the parents. I'll just make sure I find a nice, healthy specimen to acquire, as they sometimes have health problems. A healthy, normal weight for a Liger is 1000 pounds; they're HUGE compared to either of their parent species, but just as quick as any big cat. Keep in mind, this is no bigger than several species of prehistoric big cat, such as the American Lion of the Pleistocene period, so we know animals that size lived and hunted as predators.
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Something stealthy so I can make sneak attacks and quick escapes. Like a panther or a jaguar.
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Bear, gorilla, and black panther would be good. Gorilla's are dark, but a black panther is probably still better at sneaking around. Plus they have that predatory instinct and likely better night vision. I don't think I would just have one, because one creature doesn't fit all situations. A crocodile would also be a nice battle morph. Those four should do nicely.