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Title: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Yorick Brown on August 10, 2008, 01:28:51 PM
I won't say he's underdeveloped but Tobias was the Animorph we least knew and related to the most.

I think I liked The Illusion so much because we actually got a glimpse into Tobias really was than any other book. Even Ax was less of an enigma to us then Tobias was.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Phoenix004 on August 10, 2008, 01:45:29 PM
Tobias didn't exactly have a personal life (due to being trapped in morph) so I guess that made it seem like the only time we saw him was on missions or doing something connected to the war. He didn't really have a family anyway and spent a lot of time on his own or hanging out with Ax when they weren't on a mission, so we didn't really see him unwind after a mission like we saw with the other human Animorphs. Ax and Tobias didn't have a home to go to, but Ax talked about Andalite things a lot so maybe that's why you feel like Ax was less of an enigma.

Although I understand what you're saying, I think I identified with Tobias quite well. To me, all the Animorphs had a part of their personality that I identified with, which is one of the reasons I liked the characters so much.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: musicman88 on August 10, 2008, 04:45:12 PM
I just wish we had more background on Tobias.  I really loved #33 because it gave us a small taste, but otherwise it was just that his life sucks.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: esplin on August 10, 2008, 04:53:42 PM
yea thats all we got to really see about him, but i think it was alot even though it was only a few glimpses they were good ones due to the situation
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Phoenix004 on August 10, 2008, 04:55:06 PM
Yeah I did enjoy #33 for the same reason. It was nice seeing some flashes of his life, especially the few pleasant ones. It was also cool seeing flashes of Elfangor's memories.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: esplin on August 10, 2008, 04:57:58 PM
yeah its definatly in the top 5 of the regular books for me
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: morfowt on August 10, 2008, 05:49:36 PM
I didn't really like #33 that much. The part with the flashes of memory started to confuse me.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Yorick Brown on August 10, 2008, 10:48:59 PM
Everything confuses you, Morfowt.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: morfowt on August 10, 2008, 10:50:47 PM
what's your point?
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Yorick Brown on August 10, 2008, 10:57:07 PM
My point is is that you're a... I have no interest in getting banned again today so I'll stop here and just let you know that I was planning on saying something REALLY mean to you.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: wotw2112 on August 10, 2008, 11:31:28 PM
Wow.  Classy.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: morfowt on August 10, 2008, 11:32:02 PM
ah ok. it's a good thing you didn't say it then. I wouldn't have cared and you'd probably get banned.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Yorick Brown on August 10, 2008, 11:33:17 PM
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I wouldn't have cared...

Nope. You just would't have understood.

See ya.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: morfowt on August 11, 2008, 12:08:34 AM
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I wouldn't have cared...

Nope. You just wound't have understood.

hmm...well yeah that too. but even if I did understood, I wouldn't care because I don't care what other people call me as long as I feel good about myself.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: Phoenix004 on August 11, 2008, 09:58:16 AM
Yorick, you don't have to make fun of morfowt everytime he gets confused by something. And morfowt, you should know not to provoke Yorick.

Back to the topic, I can understand not liking #33 (even though I did) as it was the kind of book that might bore you if you weren't interested in character development. Personally I found it to be really interesting, plus we get to see Ax and Tobias bond more when Tobias is practicing his Andalite morph (that was a funny scene!)
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: wotw2112 on August 11, 2008, 11:26:48 AM
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I wouldn't have cared...

Nope. You just wound't have understood.

hmm...well yeah that too. but even if I did understood, I wouldn't care because I don't care what other people call me as long as I feel good about myself.

Good for you.  More people should be that way.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: esplin on August 11, 2008, 03:16:03 PM
stay on topic plz
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: morfowt on August 11, 2008, 05:23:19 PM
oh right sorry.

I can understand not liking #33 (even though I did) as it was the kind of book that might bore you if you weren't interested in character development.
I never really thought I didn't care about character development, but the more I think about, the more I think you're sort of right.
Title: Re: Did we ever really get to know Tobias?
Post by: SuperBlue on August 11, 2008, 06:10:19 PM
My point is is that you're a... I have no interest in getting banned again today so I'll stop here and jsut let you knowq that I was palnning on saying something REALLY mean to you.

Yorrik..why!?

back on topic

i think we got to know Tobias just as much as we got to know the other Animorphs. he didn't really have a personal life both before, durring, or after the war but at the same time we were still able to learn more about him and his personality as the story progresses.