Simple Animorphs Questions: Ask questions with one possible answer here!

[t0bias]

unneccasasry? i needed to know that! also i haven't read the whole series so there

[warren_bearclaw]

I think he was referring to the two-year-old post you drug out of the grave.... for a typing error.

[t0bias]

ohh.... well i geuss that is unnessasary.
just getting into the holiday spirit.

[Stephquiem]

Those two things have nothing to do with each other.

[t0bias]

wait... what? which 2 things?

wow! thank you for being soooo tolerant

[Phoenix004]

You've been warned about pointless posts and being disrespectful t0bias.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     For some reason, I always thought the Chee were indestructible. I guess it was the whole "living for over 2000 years thing", but I don't remember the books ever saying that Erek--or any other Chee for that matter-- was hit by a Dracon Beam or shredder.

     Are the Chee indestructible? Was there a point in the series where Erek said so?

     If they break the "no-violence" rule, do they shut down? Or are they PHYSICALLY unable to do so (excluding the one-time-thing in the Android)

[Dameg]

I don't think they shut down... Maybe they just remember the mistake... forever.
If they're hit by a dracon ray, they must show them dying, because, remember, the Yeerks don't know they exist! If they have a hologram generator, they probably also have a shelter generator who can protect them. And even without that, they're probably strong enough to not be destroyed by a ray from a small dracon beam. Indestructible, I don't think so. But strong enough to resist though time...

[Phoenix004]

The Chee are seemingly immune to degrading or other natural causes and are very difficult to destroy, but not impossible. It was stated in #38 that while a Dracon Beam on low setting would probably just temporarily disrupt their hologram (much like Erek being hit by a bus in #10), a high level setting would cause heavy damage and possibly destroy them.

However, we can assume this depends on the power setting and the distance/direction/angle of shot. In #45 Erek and his "father" are both shot by Dracon Beams, leaving Erek with minor damage but his father much worse off (although he did survive).

Basically: yes you can destroy a Chee... if you have an advanced energy weapon or a very powerful explosive handy.

As for the non-violence thing, it seems to be physically impossible. Their programming specifically forbids it, and if they were capable of breaking it on their own, they probably would have done so to protect their creators.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     I guess the Pemalites should have at least CONSIDERED the possibility that not everyone in the universe is as friendly as they are. Probably should have set the Chee up with a special program; allowing them to be violent in self-defense situations.

     

[Stephquiem]

Clearly that thought didn't occur to them, though. See what happened to them. 

Also, it should be remembered that the Chee are machines--they are only able to do what they're programmed to do, just like a computer can only do what it's programmed to do.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     I'm just saying. The thought didn't at least CROSS their minds? Like, even if it was shot down in a really ignorant way, like "Oh pish posh!"

[Stephquiem]

No. Because they didn't think that way.

[TobiasMasonPark]

     Alright, here's another one.

     I haven't read the entire Megamorphs three book, but I saw the summary on wikipedia. From what I've read, John Berryman was erased from existence after being wounded at Normandy. Thus, Visser Four never infested Berryman. But what does that say of the fate of Visser Four?

     All we really know about him is that he was present on Leera, he lost his rank due to his failure, and his host was John Berryman. But does the fact that Berryman was never infested guaruntee that he wouldn't become Visser Four and try to steal the Time Matrix anyway?

     I wasn't sure if I should make this into a thread or not. I just figured someone would have some sort of "definite" answer.

[warren_bearclaw]

     For some reason, I always thought the Chee were indestructible. I guess it was the whole "living for over 2000 years thing", but I don't remember the books ever saying that Erek--or any other Chee for that matter-- was hit by a Dracon Beam or shredder.

     Are the Chee indestructible? Was there a point in the series where Erek said so?

     If they break the "no-violence" rule, do they shut down? Or are they PHYSICALLY unable to do so (excluding the one-time-thing in the Android)

By the way, in the end of the series... [spoiler]Jake tricks Erek into 'fighting' with them, or rather, helping them fight and hurt the Yeerks. He says he will kill Chapman (? I forget who it was...) if Erek doesn't help them, so he has to to prevent harm.... or something like that.[/spoiler]