Auxiliary Animorphs
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The Auxiliary Animorphs are a team of fictional character
s from the Animorphs
series by K. A. Applegate
. All of them were physically disabled
in some form. The Auxiliary Animorphs first appeared in book 50
, and were slaughtered in book 53
.
In all, there were 17 new Animorphs, who were dubbed the Auxiliary Animorphs. The recruitment was done in three stages, initially taking four people on the first run and gradually turning more people into Animorphs. The first four (Colette, James, Kelly, and Timmy/Tuan) acquired a pigeon morph. The other two sessions were done at night, sneaking around The Gardens to acquire various morphs(where Julio, Erica, Ray, Tricia and Craig were introduced. Also where James, Colette, Timmy and Kelly along with the newer recruits got battle morphs, aquatic morphs, bird of prey morphs and additional morphs; both at The Gardens and at Cassie's barn). The Auxiliary Animorphs were only used in emergency situations when the original ones needed more assistance. Cassie remarked that they adapted easily to the acquiring process, having little trouble adjusting to and controlling the animals' natural instincts. Most likely this was because, being incapable of as much physical activity, they had conversely developed sharper minds.
However, when they were attempting to recruit kids from a school for the blind, Tom discovered them and seized the blue box. Just as Jake
was about to kill his brother, Cassie
stopped him. Jake was furious and the act was considered to be mutinous. Later in the books, however, Tom's seizure of the blue box led to the downfall of the Yeerk Empire. It was Tom's betrayal of Visser Three
that allowed the Animorphs to sneak into and seize the Pool Ship to end the war.
An Auxiliary Animorph named Ray was killed by Dracon fire during one battle. The second was Tricia. The third, fourth and fifth were Julio, Craig and Jessie. The rest of the Auxiliary Animorphs died in The Answer (#53). The last seven were Colette, Erica, James, Kelly, Liam, Pedro and Timmy. They had sacrificed their lives to assist Sam Doubleday's diversionary ground force as the five original Animorphs and Ax invaded the Pool Ship. Jake hears the promoted Visser One gleefully order the Pool Ship's gunners to kill any animals in the fight below, until the gunners report none are left. It is unrecorded when the others died. Elena is still living in the free Hork-bajir valley.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
s from the Animorphs
Animorphs
Animorphs is an English language science fiction series of young adult books written by K. A. Applegate and published by Scholastic. Five humans, Jake, Marco, Cassie, Rachel, and Tobias, and one alien, Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill , obtain the ability to morph into any animal they touch. They name...
series by K. A. Applegate
K. A. Applegate
Katherine Alice Applegate is an American author, best-known as the author of the Animorphs, Remnants, Everworld and other book series, although some of the books in these series are ghostwritten by other authors. Applegate's most popular books are science fiction, fantasy, and adventure novels...
. All of them were physically disabled
Disability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
in some form. The Auxiliary Animorphs first appeared in book 50
The Ultimate (Animorphs)
The Ultimate, published in 2001 and written by K.A. Applegate, is the fiftieth book in the Animorphs series. It is narrated by Cassie.-Plot summary:...
, and were slaughtered in book 53
The Answer (Animorphs)
The Answer is the fifty-third and penultimate book in the Animorphs series. It is narrated by Jake.-Plot summary:After the destruction of the Yeerk pool, Jake, Tobias, and Marco witness the Yeerks destroying the last remnants of their hometown and watch as the Pool ship lands amidst the destruction...
.
Plot
After their identities were exposed in #49 (they sustained injuries in a blood bank and realized that the Yeerks could simply identify who they really were), the Animorphs promptly evacuated their families and relocated to the free Hork-Bajir valley. In #50, they decided to recruit more kids onto the team so that the new kids could continue to resist the Yeerks if the original five were captured or killed. The Animorphs chose to recruit physically disabled kids because they believed that the Yeerks would be uninterested in infesting them and to expedite the recruiting process (instead of waiting three days to guarantee a clean person). They also believed (in-fiction) that giving them morphing abilities would heal their physical disabilities.In all, there were 17 new Animorphs, who were dubbed the Auxiliary Animorphs. The recruitment was done in three stages, initially taking four people on the first run and gradually turning more people into Animorphs. The first four (Colette, James, Kelly, and Timmy/Tuan) acquired a pigeon morph. The other two sessions were done at night, sneaking around The Gardens to acquire various morphs(where Julio, Erica, Ray, Tricia and Craig were introduced. Also where James, Colette, Timmy and Kelly along with the newer recruits got battle morphs, aquatic morphs, bird of prey morphs and additional morphs; both at The Gardens and at Cassie's barn). The Auxiliary Animorphs were only used in emergency situations when the original ones needed more assistance. Cassie remarked that they adapted easily to the acquiring process, having little trouble adjusting to and controlling the animals' natural instincts. Most likely this was because, being incapable of as much physical activity, they had conversely developed sharper minds.
However, when they were attempting to recruit kids from a school for the blind, Tom discovered them and seized the blue box. Just as Jake
Jake Berenson
Jake Berenson is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists from the science-fiction book series Animorphs, written by K. A. Applegate. Until the penultimate book of the series, his last name was never revealed, and he was known only as Jake...
was about to kill his brother, Cassie
Cassie (Animorphs)
Cassie is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs, written by K. A. Applegate. Her last name is never mentioned, although she referred to it as being "nice" in The Secret.-Biography:...
stopped him. Jake was furious and the act was considered to be mutinous. Later in the books, however, Tom's seizure of the blue box led to the downfall of the Yeerk Empire. It was Tom's betrayal of Visser Three
Visser Three
Visser Three, born as Esplin 9466 Primary and later known as Visser One, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the sci-fi book series Animorphs, written by K.A. Applegate. He is the leader of the Yeerk forces on Earth, having inherited the planet from Edriss 562, who was Visser One at...
that allowed the Animorphs to sneak into and seize the Pool Ship to end the war.
An Auxiliary Animorph named Ray was killed by Dracon fire during one battle. The second was Tricia. The third, fourth and fifth were Julio, Craig and Jessie. The rest of the Auxiliary Animorphs died in The Answer (#53). The last seven were Colette, Erica, James, Kelly, Liam, Pedro and Timmy. They had sacrificed their lives to assist Sam Doubleday's diversionary ground force as the five original Animorphs and Ax invaded the Pool Ship. Jake hears the promoted Visser One gleefully order the Pool Ship's gunners to kill any animals in the fight below, until the gunners report none are left. It is unrecorded when the others died. Elena is still living in the free Hork-bajir valley.
Characters
- Andrew: was a hyper and fast-talking young boy, who was made fun of by Jessie because she thought he had ADHD. Andrew emulated marco and therefore decided to use a gorilla battle morph.
- Collette: claimed to have been injured in a skiingSkiingSkiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
accident, although in reality she was born a paraplegic. She had to live in the hospital because her brother and sister-in-law could not provide sufficient care for her due to restrictions at the military baseMilitary baseA military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...
where they lived. She appears to be close to James, as she was able to tell the Animorphs about his accident and family situation. Her battle morph was a crocodileCrocodileA crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
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- Craig: One of the three who were healed and became one of James' lieutenants. His battle morph is a black pantherBlack pantherA black panther is typically a melanistic color variant of any of several species of larger cat. Wild black panthers in Latin America are black jaguars , in Asia and Africa they are black leopards , and in North America they may be black jaguars or possibly black cougars A black panther is...
though he could use his komodo dragon morph.
- Elena: A blind girl that acquired RachelRachel (Animorphs)Rachel is a fictional character from the sci-fi book series Animorphs. Her full name is never explicitly mentioned in the books, but her relation to her cousin Jake Berenson through their fathers makes it most likely to be Rachel Berenson, if it was never changed or hyphenated.-Biography:Before the...
and relocated to the Hork-Bajir Valley. She is not considered to be one of the auxiliaries and was the only person that the Animorphs were able to reach in the school for the blind; shortly after Elena received the morphing power, Tom took the morphing cube. She doesn't return to the school, and lives with the Hork-Bajir. She has no battle morph.
- Erica: She was one of the three people healed by the morphing process and became one of James' lieutenants. Her battle morph was a foxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
or lionessLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
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- James: The leader of the Auxiliary Animorphs. He was in a wheelchair from a car accident until he is given the morphing power by the Animorphs, which healed his paralysis. According to Collette, he was abandoned by his mother and left in the hospital after the accident. His battle morph was a lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
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- Jessie: She is usually very sarcastic but has a kind heart. Like Cassie, she battles as a wolf.
- Judy: Judy's attack morph was an African elephant.
- Julio: A boy whose battle morph, like Rachel's, was a grizzly bearGrizzly BearThe grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America...
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- Kelly: A cynical, sarcastic girl with cystic fibrosis. Her battle morph was a bullBullBull usually refers to an uncastrated adult male bovine.Bull may also refer to:-Entertainment:* Bull , an original show on the TNT Network* "Bull" , an episode of television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation...
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- Liam: He was a disabled boy. His battle morph was a polar bearPolar BearThe polar bear is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear, together with the omnivorous Kodiak Bear, which is approximately the same size...
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- Pedro: The good freind of James, he was invited to join out of sympathy because he had been living on his back for 14 years. He chose a jaguar as his attack morph.
- Ray: The first death out of the Auxiliary Animorphs. He lost his life during the battle on the site of the new Yeerk Pool. The other children took comfort in the fact that he was instantly killed and had not suffered much. His battle morph was a leopardLeopardThe leopard , Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae family and the smallest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera, the other three being the tiger, lion, and jaguar. The leopard was once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, but its...
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- Timmy/Tuan: He used a wheelchair and had cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, which impaired his movement and gave him a speech impediment. He called it "hell on earth" that he had such extensive vocabulary and encyclopedic knowledge of musical theatreMusical theatreMusical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
but could not say it. His battle morph was a bobcatBobcatThe bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...
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- Tricia: The second Auxiliary to be 'killed'. Her attack morph was a rhinoRhinocerosRhinoceros , also known as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to southern Asia....
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- Zoe: An often diplomatic young girl, she was the only member unsure about her battle morph. She later on chose a tiger, like Jake.
Morphs
- James: lion, falcon, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, goldfish, rabbit, and black bear.
- Colette: crocodile, bald eagle, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, rabbit, giraffe, and lion-cub.
- Timmy/Tuan: bobcat, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, goldfish, horse, and penguin.
- Kelly: bull, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, goldfish, rattlesnake, parrot, and walrus.
- Julio: grizzly bear, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, cat, tarantula, and python.
- Tricia: rhino, golden eagle, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, goldfish, beetle, and lion-cub.
- Ray: cheetah, harrier, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, cat, hammerhead shark, and zebra.
- Craig: panther, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, flea, and komodo.
- Erica: fox, bald eagle, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, horse, and lioness.
- Liam: polar bear, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, crow, and orangutan.
- Jessie: wolf, golden eagle, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, cat, and lion-cub.
- Judy: elephant, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, goldfish, mouse, kangaroo, and orca.
- Andrew: gorilla, bald eagle, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, koi, iguana, scorpion, and stingray.
- Zoe: tiger, osprey, pigeon, bat, dolphin, fly, koi, robin, sea turtle, and panda bear.
- Pedro: jaguar, harrier, pigeon, bat, dolphin, cockroach, koi, rattlesnake, and butterfly.