If the yeerk threat was real...

[voodooqueen126]

1. Pipe bombs are EASY to make along with a wide array of other pyrotechnics and explosives. And I think breaking a law or two is worth blasting alien invaders, don't you?

2. You can get it at wal-mart and you can sneak it in the same way you would a few pounds of fireworks.

3. They'd probably infest you first, then go to the pool.

4. no, they'd leave the BioFilter on. Why would they turn it off if you are a controller voluntary or not?

5. Warriors death, yes. Heroes legacy, no. Just somewhat idiotic. You blow up a hundred or so yeerks which would be soon replaced by the pool ship. Hell, in book 6 Jake parboiled over one thousand, so a couple hundred wouldn't make a difference, specially with over 17000 more in the poolship.

Better than just cowardly surrendering to the yeerks. Every tiny action makes a difference. A dead yeerk is a good yeerk.

[JFalcon]

 Hah, as if you puny humans could stop the Yeerk Empire . . . I'd make you all my hosts, one for whatever mood I'm in.



Seriously though if it were all real I'd fight to the bitter end, the one thing more important than my own life is the continuation of humanity itself. If I were captured I would offer little or no resistance to the Yeerk in my head and if they were stupid enough I would fight full force at just the right moment to get us both killed so that my body at least would no longer be a tool of an enemy empire and thereby a threat to the human race. They'd know my mind so they'd expect it, but the beauty of it would be that when the moment came they wouldn't be able to do anything about it.

If I could avoid capture however . . . well lets just say I don't find the Yeerks particularly threatening from a tactical standpoint, I would try to outsmart them whilst being very aware of the overwhelming brute force they possessed and the relative ease with which they could slip a spy into whatever resistance cell I joined. That said because of how well equipped a Yeerk invasion force would be both in infiltration or open war, overcoming them wouldn't be remotely easy, but I'd have to try wouldn't I?

[Johnny Xtreme]

1. Pipe bombs are EASY to make along with a wide array of other pyrotechnics and explosives. And I think breaking a law or two is worth blasting alien invaders, don't you?

2. You can get it at wal-mart and you can sneak it in the same way you would a few pounds of fireworks.

3. They'd probably infest you first, then go to the pool.

4. no, they'd leave the BioFilter on. Why would they turn it off if you are a controller voluntary or not?

5. Warriors death, yes. Heroes legacy, no. Just somewhat idiotic. You blow up a hundred or so yeerks which would be soon replaced by the pool ship. Hell, in book 6 Jake parboiled over one thousand, so a couple hundred wouldn't make a difference, specially with over 17000 more in the poolship.

1. HELLO DUMB-ASS!!!!! I cant blow up a Yeerk pool if I'm arrested and put behind bars in jail.

2. Please explain how I can sneak a galloen of rat poison into the pool. Plus how can you be positive that the poison will kill them???

3. How do you know that they'll infest me first? If I'm telling them I'll be a willing host they will take me to the pool to test my resolve and make sure I want a Yeerk in my head.

4. They would turn off the BioFilter to take me down to the pool. They wouldn't want to kill a willing host before I'm a controller.

5. Hey IDIOT!!! If I have enough fireworks on me I can blow up the ENTIRE pool. Kinda hard for them to replace an actual pool BEFORE the three days are up. So a warrior's death AND a HEROES legacy.

[Gumby]

*Facepalm*

I'm not saying surrender man, I'm saying we should fight guerrila style. Not some lambass kamakazi mission, striking them constantly.

1. How would the cops find out? I can easily make one in my garage man.

2. Probably the same way you would sneak in enough fireworks to actually kill the yeerks in the pool Like it would even do anything though, the yeerks would re-fill the pool from the SEVENTEEN THOUSAND yeerks in orbit. A couple hundred or less wouldn't do much of a difference. You would have been an irritation, nothing more.

3. it would most likely be protocol, in case of any human trying to trick them they would infest you.

4. Once they infest you, they would have no reason to deactivate the biofilter.

5. Fireworks? No way man, no amount of fireworks liek that could cause any damage to the yeekr pool except for maybe a few dozen slugs. Fireworks would just explode and fire around in colorful streams, but as it ain't contained there would be no lasting damage. Now, ten pounds of blackpoweder sealed tight in a metal case would blow the hell out of the pool. Wouldn't destroy the complex 'course, but alot more damage than fireworks.

[powertrash]

Hey Johnny, can we not be insanely rude? I'm sorry if you have a different opinions on how to attack the yeerk empire, but c'mon now.

[Shenmue654]

Yeah, it's getting a little angry. o.o;; And honestly...this is under the assumption that there's only one huge pool. Which, noting how many Yeerks there are in orbit and how far they'd spread around the area Jake lived...is kind of unlikely.

Two...I don't want to be rude or anything, but...very few actual heroes want a hero's legacy at all.  That's what makes them heroic in the first place, other than their actions. ^^

[Johnny Xtreme]

I apologize BUT guys like OHCANADA who are as dense as a block of TITANIUM activate my insultin reflexes. I mean SERIOUSLY dude the amount of IGNORANT STUPIDITY that CANADA calls logic is giving me an actual PHYISICAL migraine. Canada have you EVER seen how they make fireworks? They use so MUCH explosives it would put ANY pipe bomb to shame AND they do A LOT of damage on the ground. You obviously have never seen what damage fireworks can do when they explode on the ground. I have so trust me when I say FIREWORKS are better k?

Well IF you knew me youd understand WHY I want a heroes legacy. I am seriously screwed up and would SUCK as a fighter. My medical history file is at least 6 inches thick. I kid you not and Im only 23 and I am screwed up medical wise. I would be useless as a fighter so a hero that sacrificed himself to blow up a pool is my ONLY option.

I also believe in the Hork-Bajir philophesy, " FREE OR DEAD!!!" If you want to look down on me for that I dont care I will defend my belief to death and NEVER change it.

[Gumby]

Dude, calm down. We don't like that kind of unsulting on this forum, kay man? Keep it cool.

Fireworks, are not made as WEAPONS. That's my point, there are other explosives which are designed to KILL. Besides, what kind of damage could you do? You could either detonate in the chasm, causing only damage to any controllers around you, (Pack shrapnel regardless for longer and more damage) or you could detonate in/beside the pool. The pool's liquid would absord part of the explosion, and the rest would probably only kill a few dozen yeerks. Like I said, not a threat or a problem. Just a slight aggravation and reasons for them to ramp up security even more.

I can understand your frustration if you are not physicaly possible of fighting to high efficiency. However there are still many better options than a poorely excecuted kamakazi. Recruit more people to fight, find a controller and knock them out with a bat. Starve the yeerk, take the dracon, use it to prove free people you ain't loony.

i too am all for 'Free or dead,' but not is a badly excecuted suicide. I would for resistance, constant stings other than one. If I DID go suicide, I would use more powerful explosives.

HERES a thought for you man. For a suicide mission, you could knock out a controller, starve the yeerks, cut off a bit of the slug and take it with you plus the dracon beam. the BioFilter would recognize huma and yeerk DNA and let you pass. You could mingle in ith the crowd, look for Visser 3, and then aim and... TSEEEWWW! Boom headshot! You would die witihn seconds, and at the same time eliminated one of the most powerful yeerks in the galaxy and saved the asses of other resistance fighters to come.

[Shenmue654]

That last bit by OhCanada would probably be pretty plausible, assuming Visser Three was at the pool at that time and you were very careful. From what I remember from the books, you'd have to pick a specific time. Visser Three does most of his Yeerk feeding aboard his own ship for exactly that reason. But yeah, it could work. : )

And heh...freedom has gotten me nothing but stress and more responsibility than I would ever desire. I don't handle psychological pressure very well, at least not internally. I don't crack under it easily in front of people because I want people to see me a certain way. But when I'm alone?? That's something of a different story. Though I can definitely on the other hand understand the "Free or dead" mentality. My best friend in the whole world is exactly like that. She'd go down fighting the Yeerks until her last breath. :3

[Myitt]

Johnny, if this kind of behavior keeps up we're going to have to report this to moderators, okay?  You can disagree with anyone here but you have to try and be a bit more civil about it. 

[Johnny Xtreme]

Hello everybody.

I would like to apologize for my recent entries that have caused some of you to be upset with me. I am not ALWAYS like that however there are times when I am defending my point of view that I become very "intense" if you will. I do not mean ANY disrespect I just have a habit of "ranting and raving" if you will when I feel STRONGLY about something. I will work harder to control myself in future postings and again I apologize for my actions.

Thank you

[Gumby]

Not a prob man. I understand that when you'd have difficulty fighting physically, kamazai would be very appealing. I understand, but maybe you should revise your plan as a suicide assassination instead. but it's cool man.

[Myitt]

Thanks for being so understanding Johnny.   You have some good (and pretty brave) ideas, too!  Just try and be intense without calling people names

[aristh asela]

are we assuming that the andalites are also here? because if they are here i would join them and then burn those slugs.

[Gumby]

They are not at Earth in any major force yet. Oh, and I don''t think that the proud Andalites would allwo you to join with no military experiance.