I don't know how to change it because it's been so long since I read the books, but you're wrong. The andalites weren't simply "overpowered" by the yeerks - some andalite (name unknown to me) found them and took pity on them, so he gave them, iirc, flight capabilities and everything. It's a big point of embarrassment for the andalite race, and Aximili makes reference to it several times. Can someone who knows more than I do rewrite that section properly? Kilroy8675309 05:11, January 9, 2010 (UTC)
- Was it Edriss 562, aka Visser One through much of the series? I only own one of the books and mainly watched the tv series, but even then not to any big extent. I always liked the Yeerks, though. I am quite sure that it wasn't Visser Three (Esplin 9466 Primary) though since he is simply leader on the Earth, and only much later was put in the position of Visser One. - Somarinoa 07:07, January 9, 2010 (UTC)
- No; I just read The Andalite Chronicles in preparation for the marathon of Animorphs books I'm gonna read so I can start editing this small corner of the wiki, and the yeerk known through much of the story as Visser Three is not the andalite who first discovered the yeerks. A friend reminded me of the name of the law - Seerow's Kindness - and I from there I found the following at That Other Wiki:
- "Andalites have varied relations with many different species outside their planet. They are generally known to be a helpful, friendly race, spreading enlightenment and aid wherever possible. However, an example that mars their reputation and simultaneously jades many Andalites to their own culture as well as that of outside species, is Seerow's Kindness, named after Prince Seerow, one of the first Andalites to be stationed on the homeworld of a newly discovered species, the Yeerks.
- In their natural state, the Yeerks are blind, defenseless slugs that are, however, capable of entering the brains of other species, interfacing with their host's mind, and then controlling the creature. When the Andalites arrived, the Yeerks had already taken a clumsy, weak race known as the Gedds as their hosts. Despite this, most of them never became aware of anything beyond the small, natural pools of their homeworld. Seerow felt sorry for the Yeerks, and taught them the technology they needed to travel beyond their world, and showed them the stars. He built them portable Kandronas, devices mimicking the rays of the Yeerk sun, allowing them to leave the confines of their world.
- In return for Seerow's aid, the Yeerks betrayed the Andalites, attacking their outpost and slaughtering the minimal guarding force (who had been instructed by Seerow not to fire on any Gedds), and stole the Andalite fighters that were on the ground, escaping into space, but not before circling around to the far side of the planet to bring their fellow Yeerks aboard. Then, the Andalite ships, loaded with numerous pools full of Yeerks, left the homeworld, aiming to conquer the galaxy with the technology that Seerow had given them."
- That's the full story on how Yeerks got out. But, like I said, I'm rereading the entire series, and I don't feel like making major changes to this place until I'm finished. Kilroy8675309 10:36, January 9, 2010 (UTC)
- Good luck! One of these days I'll try and scan the image I have from the book I have, that shows a full-bodied Hork-Bajir without any (or much?) interference, unlike the current image. - Somarinoa 21:26, January 9, 2010 (UTC)
- That's the full story on how Yeerks got out. But, like I said, I'm rereading the entire series, and I don't feel like making major changes to this place until I'm finished. Kilroy8675309 10:36, January 9, 2010 (UTC)
Andalites can also be green, brown, and lavender, according to the Meet the Stars Animorphs book.