I picked Tom's Yeerk. The fact that he controlled Jake's brother made the story even more dramatic, especially in final arc. There was always that threat that he would become suspicious of Jake. Even though he never figured it out on his own, there was always that possibility, which made the story more suspenseful.
Exactly! I'm so glad KA picked Tom's Yeerk to be the central villain of the final arc/battle, it made it all so much more epic and tragic....
Here's my answer from the classic forum:
I love Tom's Yeerk, who is so evil and ambitious, yet sarcastic and funny and clever (more son than Visser 3 at least!).....I mean, check out these lines!
Quote:
<Shut up, Yeerk,> she said. <You're not my
cousin. You're a snail living inside my cousin's
head.>
"Snail? Oh, I'm wounded," the Yeerk inside
Tom answered.
Quote:
"You seem to be experiencing some engine
trouble, Visser," Tom gloated.
and my fave:
Quote:
Tom's face smirked. "Little brother, you've got to know by now: Wars aren't won with clean hands."
And then there's the whole added dimension of being Jake's brother's body, and thus harder/more traumatizing to kill, and being able to REALLY get to Jake and taunt him, using inside knowledge.....
Though Visser 3 could be funny with a very dry sense of humor, he was often too cartoonish for my liking, like Lord Voldemort, though with more depth! wink I did like learning more about him in TAC and the HBC.....but I agree with Visser One that he was often not the sharpest tool in the shed.....
I also wasn't very fond of David--he just annoyed me....
Second to Tom comes Visser One--she was a badass and awesome villain, very intelligent and could be heartless, but still had heart and complexity--I loved her story in "Visser," and always thought she was the most interesting to read about.
