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Animorphs Section => Animorphs Forum Classic => Topic started by: NateSean on January 02, 2011, 03:23:32 PM
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Marvel did a number of variations on their superhero lines, involving using varied time periods. For example, they placed X-men during the time of the Civil War.
I got to thinking what that would be like for Animorphs. Lets say the Yeerk Invasion began a lot sooner than the late 20th century. What would the characters be like?
For my money it would play out something like this.
Jake's Dad would be a Union Doctor drafted to war to help heal and treat injured Civil War veterans. Jake himself would be much the same but his relationship with Marco, who has hispanic heritage, might be extremely strained because of the social climate of the time.
Cassie's parents would likely be recently freed slaves, who came into posession of the farm. Her father could still be a veterinarian of sorts, perhaps having been educated by his former master. Her relationship with Jake would be heavily frowned upon in this time, especially by his older brother, who has taken a "strange ailment", though Jake can't seem to convince his family. So everytime Cassie's father comes over to take a look at their dog Homer, he and Cassie sneak off to have a snuggle.
Rachel's father is a Confederate sympathizer and still living in the south. A position that her mother, a strong willed woman of the North furiously detests. Because of this, Rachel is equally staunch on the matter of the Civil War and while not exactly friends with Cassie, she supports her relationship with Jake and defends all of the black people she knows. She believes woman should vote and is quite outspoken about a number of topics that annoy alot of the adult men in her life.
Tobias would be a bit more like Huck Finn. More of a survivor with his head in the clouds, he would have likely bolted from his aunt and uncle long ago.
Through strange coincidences, these five children encounter Elfangor. But with the curiosity of children from any time period, they do not flea the spaceship and much the same manner, Elfangor tells them of "demons" known as the Yeerks. He then gives them the power to morph by acquiring the DNA (Which the children come to call "Essence") of animals to use against the Yeerks.
This is just my concept.
Any other ideas? Don't limit yourself to American history. What other alternate possibilities can you think of?
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I personally love the idea of Animorphs being set in Europe in World War II.
For me, even just coming close to this idea in Megamorphs #3 was amazing ;D
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Animorphs during the renissance, perhaps?
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I was thinking a few weeks ago about if it was set in like Victorian Britain. I think it'd be cool, but then I just end up imagining RDJ as Sherlocke Holmes spying on them and trying to figure out what's up with these weird kids... I have a one-track mind
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I love this topic idea! So many cool possibilities! Depending on what time period the Yeerks arrived in, there would be certain things that might make the invasion easier, or possibly harder.
Even just a few centuries ago, the world's population was significantly lower than it is now. The number of people was also less concentrated; you wouldn't have cities containing millions of people. Communication was limited to how far you could walk and long range communication was basically impossible. Obviously an organisation such as The Sharing wouldn't really work, which would seriously decrease the effectiveness of a subtle invasion.
However, an open war would be much more ideal, as the Yeerks could attack a city (or even an entire country) without the rest of the world knowing anything about it. Hell, the Yeerks could probably even get away with forming their own "religion" to recruit hosts by posing as god-like beings. I mean they have flying chariots (space ships), summon lightning (Dracon beams) to kill non-believers and can even "possess" people.
Personally I'd love to see the Animorphs set in Ancient Egypt or something. They could pose as gods Stargate style, with most of the population being convinced but a small number of people being doubtful (maybe have someone stumble across the Yeerk Pool?)
If I wasn't already writing a fanfic I'd love to do something like this.
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I would like to see them during the early days of the Roman Empire, or maybe Greece/Macedonia during Alexander's reign.
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Oh, that's a good idea!! Good ideas for fanfictions ;)
If the Animorphs lived during the Middle Age and the Witch hunt, they would have had to be careful the inquisitors don't see them and don't know anything about that...
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The witch hunt thing is Wctually pretty cool...
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Yeah I like the witch hunt idea. Witches were often accused of working with or being possessed by demons, so it's pretty easy to see how they could mistake a Human Controller for a witch if they were discovered.
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More likely the yeerks would be the ones using the witch hunts to sniff out the 'Demon Andalites'.
I've often wondered how things would happen if the series took place in the same setting as another series, like Buffy, X-Men, Star Wars, or even Lord of the Rings. In the case of the last two we have cultures with varieties of species, some of which have access to supernatural power. Of course for the star wars part one would have to assume that the andalites don't want the rest of the galaxy to know that they messed up and released the yeerks in the first place.
How about Camelot? How interesting would that be to have the animorphs racing against the yeerks to find the holy grail?
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Personally I'd love to see the Animorphs set in Ancient Egypt or something. They could pose as gods Stargate style, with most of the population being convinced but a small number of people being doubtful (maybe have someone stumble across the Yeerk Pool?)
The Ancient Egypt idea would be pretty cool, and it would be easy to incorporate Erek and the Chee, since they helped build the Pyramids
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I've often wondered how things would happen if the series took place in the same setting as another series, like Buffy, X-Men, Star Wars, or even Lord of the Rings.
...and Star Gate and Star Trek, of course ;)
and in Harry Potter and the animagi...
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Oh my god the possibilities are endless! Wow! Imagine if they landed during the American Revolution. Furthermore, imagine if we were the first species they stumbled across after rebelling against their Andalite "mentors." They'd probably be lesser equipped and we'd be more of a threat than the non-technological, not-very-bright Hork-Bajir. Who knows, humans could get ahold of some advanced technology and reverse engineer it to make their own fighters, ray guns, etc. Anyone like that idea?
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I just thought of something...
Imagine an alternate universe where everything that happens in the Animorphs series--every mission, every character, etc-- took place in another time, like Ancient Egypt, or the Roman Empire.
Assuming that everything that took place then takes place now, and Erek and the other Chee are present at this time, then how long would the Chee have been on Earth? :o
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Remember, they helped build the "great pyramid." But WHICH one? There are at least three!
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I know. But if the Animorphs series were to take place in the time of Ancient Egypt, that would mean that the Chee arrived a lot earlier. Remember, this what if the Animorphs series took place in a different time period.
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I'm just saying, if we know which pyramid, we can extrapolate what time period and when they arrived. And anyway, what would the Chee do differently this time? The Pemalite crystal won't be discovered for thousands of years.
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They could still act as spies, and who knows, maybe in this version the Pemalite crystal gets discovered earlier.
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I personally love the idea of Animorphs being set in Europe in World War II.
For me, even just coming close to this idea in Megamorphs #3 was amazing ;D
I expect that the Yeerks would infiltrate the Nazis. The Yeerks would take over the whole "Exterminate the Jews" system, using trains to ships lots of people to the concentration camps, and then infest them. The Yeerks would also use their advanced weapons technology to ensure a Nazi victory. The Animorphs would probably be working with the French Resistance.
Animorphs in far earlier times: They would have less access to exotic animals.