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Title: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: AniJen on January 27, 2009, 10:00:21 AM
I thought this would make an interesting poll. Both characters are funny in there own way. You have Marco with his sarcasm and stating the obvious. And Ax who seems to either stumble upon humor accidentally or makes a really funny observation or lacks understanding about humanity in general. Either way, cast your vote and post some of your favorite lines to make your point! :)

#28 The Experiment; One of my fav books, here are a few good quotes from it

       ________
Ax: <Yes, she is hot. This is why she often wears less artificial skin.>
Marco: "Yeah, well, I think you may have your cause and effect turned around
there."
       ________
<lf the Yeerks wished to kill a lot of humans they could
simply use their Dracon beams from orbit to ignite the atmosphere and
incinerate all life on the planet.>
Everybody turned to stare at me.
"Well. There's a happy thought," Marco said with what I believe is a
tone of voice called "sarcasm."
     __________
<And you know the Yeerks inside are going to be suspicious of any kind
of animal,> Cassie added. <Even the ones they're testing.>
<And we do not know . . .> I paused for a long moment, the way I had
seen Victor Newman do. Whenever he does this, the TV camera zooms in on his face.
<. . .what kind of animals are being tested in there.>
Five bird-of-prey heads turned to look at me. They stared at me the way
Marco and Erek had earlier.
<Ax? You okay?>
<Yes, but I must maintain silence till we go to These Messages.>
______________
 
And let's not forget:

"Please make every effort not to drop me!"

Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Coal Kropotkin on January 27, 2009, 10:21:02 AM
i love ax!
i can't think of a good line right now, but i know that ax was imo the funniest guy in the book
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: DinosaurNothlit on January 27, 2009, 10:41:01 AM
You can't forget the classic "Yes-No" conversation.

"What is your name?"
"No."
"Your name is No?"
"Yes."
"That's an unusual name, isn't it?"
"No."
"I'm confused."
"Yes."
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Chad32 on January 27, 2009, 10:53:08 AM
Which one is funnier? Sometimes they're funny at the same time, like one of the last lines in the Leeran homeworld book that revolved around the word yanked.

I'd probably say Ax. As a character I like Marco better, but Ax can be funnier.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Coal Kropotkin on January 27, 2009, 01:12:32 PM
as a character i would have to say ax and marco were about even in my book, neither of which being m favourite..(i'm a tobias kinda guy! haha).
but i think the ax-man was funnier. :)
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Estelore on January 27, 2009, 03:57:00 PM
I find more and more often that I THINK like Marco, so his humour is just what I'd've said in that situation, anyway, whether or not I found it FUNNY.

Ax, however, invariably sends me into fits of hysterics. Gotta' love 'im! ;D
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Uza-chan on January 27, 2009, 04:40:03 PM
Well, I dunno. I think most Marco humor is on purpose whereas Ax's isn't. And when Ax attempts "human humor" he fails XD So, I think that Marco is funnier.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Yarin on January 27, 2009, 07:54:20 PM
Ax all the way
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Bladeh Mercury on January 27, 2009, 08:08:23 PM
You don't have to ask me twice. Definitely Ax.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Hunter on January 27, 2009, 08:16:47 PM
Ax all the way!!!
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Toby Hamee on January 27, 2009, 08:40:24 PM
Aximili!  ;D
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: musicman88 on January 27, 2009, 09:57:57 PM
Ax.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: demos666 on January 27, 2009, 09:59:05 PM
Can't Decide! aka equal for me
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Essam 293 on January 27, 2009, 11:09:16 PM
Both are way too hilarious, with different styles, so I can't decide. They've both given me plenty of giggles while reading through the series :P
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Dameg on January 28, 2009, 04:44:00 AM
Can't decide too... It's different humor. And some of the best scenes are Marco+Ax ;)
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: AniJen on January 29, 2009, 04:23:22 AM
Can't decide too... It's different humor. And some of the best scenes are Marco+Ax ;)

Ya, Marco and Ax make quite the comedy team. Ax in human morph just kills me. It makes you appreciate things. I confess that when I eat some of my favorite foods (i.e. Ice cream, cake) I wonder how Ax would react eating it. Then I realize that's no stretch of the imagination... lol
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Galladerotom on January 29, 2009, 07:53:51 PM
I think Ax is better. Plus he sort of reminds me of my self: when I cannot understand human behavior, pop culture, or slang or exactly how to work a toaster oven (seriously there are none in my house) or how humans stand up stright on two legs with no tail.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Kelly on January 31, 2009, 05:03:05 AM
can't decide!
I love how watching tv made ax act :P
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Nateosaurus on January 31, 2009, 11:28:38 AM
Aw I love em both! I'm leaning towards Ax on this one.. but I said I can't decide..
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Zana89 on February 02, 2009, 11:07:35 AM
That's a tough one! I voted Marco because I love his sarcasm and his jokes (and his fights with Rachel!), but Ax is hilarious because he doesn't know how funny he is, or even that what he says or does is funny ;)
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: RYTX on February 02, 2009, 04:05:42 PM
tough one, though I give it to Marco cuz he tries at it.
Ax is a natural, but I prefer to see effort
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Tobichel on January 21, 2012, 11:09:35 PM
I vote for Ax. He's funny even when he doesn't make an effort to be. Marco on the other hand always tries to be funny and just ends up being annoying.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Noelle on January 21, 2012, 11:14:27 PM
I'm going to go with Ax.  I mean, what's funnier than seeing a creature with an IQ of 325 turn into a complete idiot around food?  (Not his fault, of course, but still.)

If I went on to list all the reasons I'd be here all night.  But yeah, Ax.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: yunyun on January 22, 2012, 12:54:15 PM
I couldn't decide. They're both really funny.

I mean, what's funnier than seeing a creature with an IQ of 325 turn into a complete idiot around food?  (Not his fault, of course, but still.)
Hehe, yeah, that's really funny.

Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: eacortes on January 29, 2012, 02:31:52 AM
I liked Marco's previous prank at that girls pool party in MM1, when he floated the babe ruth bar in the pool and said it was a turd!
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Blazing Angel on January 29, 2012, 05:07:19 PM
Marco. As it has been said, a lot of funny moments are them together. If Ax and Marco were a comedy duo, Marco would be the speaker, the one who delivers the punchlines, and the one who playfuly insults Ax.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: stata on January 30, 2012, 10:18:51 AM
 :P
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Liberal Tobias on February 03, 2012, 04:34:03 AM
I don't care, they're great comic foils for each other. Marco is like the straight man who understands everything, and Ax is the one who, after 60 books, can't figure out how humans can walk on two legs, wear shoes, and disapprove of eating cigarette butts.
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: NecrosisDemon on February 03, 2012, 06:27:45 AM
My vote goes to Ax as well. Marco is alright and he is pretty funny, but it just doesn't beat Ax's awkward attempts at humor and the things he says he doesn't even realize are funny.

Especially after he gets a tv. Whenever he tries to copy things from tv, or mentions 'These Messages' and 'the Young and Restless' I crack up. And of course, lets not forget his playing with words, especially the classic "cinnamon buns. Bunzuh zuh zuh." Too funny. XD
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: Aquilai on February 07, 2012, 05:58:25 PM
"I would like to shuffle my artificial hooves to the music with you. But you cannot have my body. My bod. Dee. My bo. Dee."

No points for guessing who I voted :P

"This is Aximili! Reassert your individual consciousness!"
Title: Re: Marco vs. Ax-Man: Best Animorphs Humor
Post by: esplin on February 21, 2012, 09:32:14 PM
Can't decide too... It's different humor. And some of the best scenes are Marco+Ax ;)

My beautiful french-visser-wife is correct.  I always enjoyed Marco and Ax together as a team.  But if I had to pick one I would pick Ax.  The alien in our culture always makes me laugh.