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* In the early books the Ellimist implies he's just one of an entire species, as he always refers to himself as "we" or "us". Then, in ''The Ellimist Chronicles'', we finally get his OriginStory, and he's only one person. This seems like a contradiction at first, until you remember that he absorbed the minds of all of Father's victims, so he [[FromACertainPointOfView sort of IS multiple people.]]
* In ''Visser'', Visser One mentions that human eyesight is similar to that of the Hork-bajir, but weaker in depth perception and stronger in color differentiation. This makes sense regarding their lifestyles: both spent time in the trees as relatively weak prey items, but while the Hork-bajir retained their arboreal lifestyles and mostly ate bark (hence, retaining a need for better depth perception), humans went down to the ground some time ago and developed a more omnivorous diet (so being able to detect relatively subtle differences in food items became more important so they didn't eat poisonous berries or such).
* In ''Visser'', Visser One mentions that human eyesight is similar to that of the Hork-bajir, but weaker in depth perception and stronger in color differentiation. This makes sense regarding their lifestyles: both spent time in the trees as relatively weak prey items, but while the Hork-bajir retained their arboreal lifestyles and mostly ate bark (hence, retaining a need for better depth perception), humans went down to the ground some time ago and developed a more omnivorous diet (so being able to detect relatively subtle differences in food items became more important so they didn't eat poisonous berries or such).
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* In the early books the Ellimist implies he's just one of an entire species, as he always refers to himself as "we" or "us". Then, in ''The Ellimist Chronicles'', we finally get his OriginStory, OriginsEpisode, and he's only one person. This seems like a contradiction at first, until you remember that he absorbed the minds of all of Father's victims, so he [[FromACertainPointOfView sort of IS multiple people.]]
* In ''Visser'', Visser One mentions that human eyesight is similar to that of theHork-bajir, Hork-Bajir, but weaker in depth perception and stronger in color differentiation. This makes sense regarding their lifestyles: both spent time in the trees as relatively weak prey items, but while the Hork-bajir Hork-Bajir retained their arboreal lifestyles and mostly ate bark (hence, retaining a need for better depth perception), humans went down to the ground some time ago and developed a more omnivorous diet (so being able to detect relatively subtle differences in food items became more important so they didn't eat poisonous berries or such).
* In ''Visser'', Visser One mentions that human eyesight is similar to that of the
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*** This has been noted in the fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', where [[spoiler:Tom acquires Jake]] to help calm his PTSD.
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*** This has been noted in the fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', where [[spoiler:Tom acquires Jake]] to help calm his PTSD.PTSD.
** This does get discussed throughout the series with them initially deciding that because morphed forms retain their own consciousness alongside theirs, morphing sapient beings is just as wrong as yeerks enslaving them. However, they eventually decide that if the original person gives permission, they can do it as necessary. But this brings up the question of whether a morphed human could ever really give consent beforehand, because they're a separate being from the original person who doesn't exist until they're already being controlled. It would be like asking me for permission to clone me and use my clone as slave labour. I'm not the one being effected, so I can't really give consent on behalf of my clone.
** This does get discussed throughout the series with them initially deciding that because morphed forms retain their own consciousness alongside theirs, morphing sapient beings is just as wrong as yeerks enslaving them. However, they eventually decide that if the original person gives permission, they can do it as necessary. But this brings up the question of whether a morphed human could ever really give consent beforehand, because they're a separate being from the original person who doesn't exist until they're already being controlled. It would be like asking me for permission to clone me and use my clone as slave labour. I'm not the one being effected, so I can't really give consent on behalf of my clone.
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* In ''Visser'', Visser One mentions that human eyesight is similar to that of the Hork-bajir, but weaker in depth perception and stronger in color differentiation. This makes sense regarding their lifestyles: both spent time in the trees as relatively weak prey items, but while the Hork-bajir retained their arboreal lifestyles and mostly ate bark (hence, retaining a need for better depth perception), humans went down to the ground some time ago and developed a more omnivorous diet (so being able to detect relatively subtle differences in food items became more important so they didn't eat poisonous berries or such).
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** Doctors also presumably need to get up-to-date on all the latest vaccines. It'd be a bit of a hassle to keep faking the paperwork.
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** How about Situation D -- Tobias becomes a Hork-Bajir ''nothlit.'' There wouldn't be too much intellectual stimulation, but the free Hork-Bajir pretty much view him as Moses. As with Andalites, it's a more powerful body that would let him live in nature. He'd also be able to help defend the colony from terrorists.
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** How about Situation D -- Tobias becomes a Hork-Bajir ''nothlit.'' There wouldn't be too much intellectual stimulation, but the free Hork-Bajir pretty much view him as Moses. As with Andalites, it's a more powerful body that would let him live in nature. He'd be on Earth, able to spend time with Rachel and Loren, even if he couldn't date Rachel (probably). He'd also be able to help defend the colony from terrorists.
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** How about Situation D -- Tobias becomes a Hork-Bajir ''nothlit.'' There wouldn't be too much intellectual stimulation, but the free Hork-Bajir pretty much view him as Moses. As with Andalites, it's a more powerful body that would let him live in nature. He'd also be able to help defend the colony from terrorists.
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* AdultFear: Much of the NightmareFuel of the series can go over the heads of its target age group, who are more likely to just focus on the cool adventures and animals. However, if you're an adult who decides to do a nostalgic re-read (this troper did), not only do you catch everything this time around, but it's compounded by the fact that all of it is happening to young children ''and'' teenagers.
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* AdultFear: Much of the NightmareFuel of the series can go over the heads of its target age group, who are more likely to just focus on the cool adventures and animals. However, if you're an adult who decides to do a nostalgic re-read (this troper did), not only do you catch everything this time around, but it's compounded by the fact that all of it is happening to young children ''and'' teenagers.
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* In the early books the Ellimist implies he's just one of an entire species, as he always refers to himself as "we" or "us". Then, in ''The Ellimist Chronicles'', we finally get his OriginStory, and he's only one person> This seems like a contradiction at first, until you remember that he absorbed the minds of all of Father's victims, so he [[FromACertainPointOfView sort of IS multiple people.]]
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* In the early books the Ellimist implies he's just one of an entire species, as he always refers to himself as "we" or "us". Then, in ''The Ellimist Chronicles'', we finally get his OriginStory, and he's only one person> person. This seems like a contradiction at first, until you remember that he absorbed the minds of all of Father's victims, so he [[FromACertainPointOfView sort of IS multiple people.]]
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* In the early books the Ellimist implies he's just one of an entire species, as he always refers to himself as "we" or "us". Then, in ''The Ellimist Chronicles'', we finally get his OriginStory, and he's only one person> This seems like a contradiction at first, until you remember that he absorbed the minds of all of Father's victims, so he [[FromACertainPointOfView sort of IS multiple people.]]
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* Ax is definitely one of the more "out there" characters, at least in the eyes of humans. His human morph is even worse, and strangers have been noted to think there's something wrong with him. He's also an ''aristh'', the Andalite equivalent of a cadet. Put it all together and what do you get? [[StealthPun A literal space cadet]].[[note]]Somewhat outdated slang for someone who seems a little "spacey" or out of touch with reality[[/note]]
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* So, the Ellimist stacked the deck by having the team of six be composed of Elfangor's brother and son, a girl who's both an ''estreen'' and a temporal anomaly, and the son of Visser One's body. Which leaves Jake and Rachel as the odd ones out, and Rachel is confirmed (assuming the Ellimist is telling the truth) to be a "happy accident." OK, but Jake? What's so special about him, other than the fact that he's already closely connected to everyone else in the group, is a natural leader, a GuileHero, and has an excellent reason to fight since his BigBrotherMentor is one of the Yeerks ...oh, wait. [[BlatantLies What a coincidence!]]
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* So, the Ellimist stacked the deck by having the team of six be composed of Elfangor's brother and son, a girl who's both an ''estreen'' and a temporal anomaly, and the son of Visser One's body. Which leaves Jake and Rachel as the odd ones out, and Rachel is confirmed (assuming the Ellimist is telling the truth) to be a "happy accident." OK, but Jake? What's so special about him, other than the fact that he's already closely connected to everyone else in the group, is a natural leader, a GuileHero, a {{Determinator}}, and has an excellent reason to fight since his BigBrotherMentor is one of the Yeerks ...oh, wait. yeah. [[BlatantLies What a coincidence!]] Total coincidence. Definitely not stacking the deck there.]]
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** This is a problem that only really shows up in the graphic novel, but all of the Hork-Bajir seen so far have been male. Knowing what we do about how the Yeerks treat their hosts, the fate of the female Hork-Bajir can weigh heavily on someone's mind.
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** Also, a Taxxon is essentially a kind of ''[[StealthPun bug]].''
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** Also, a Taxxon is essentially a kind of ''[[StealthPun bug]].'' bug]]''.
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* Not directly story-related, but the morphing technology brings up some really scary implications. It's established that inanimate objects do not morph. Since the morpher's body doesn't always change in a predictable 1-to-1 way, various parts tend to slide around--what if the morpher in question has piercings? Worse, suppose some time prior to getting morph tech the morpher had to have intense corrective surgery--their ''bones and muscles'' would melt and reform around metal plates/screws, to say nothing of the mess this might cause when they morph back.
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* Not directly story-related, but the morphing technology brings up some really scary implications. It's established that inanimate objects do not morph. Since the morpher's body doesn't always change in a predictable 1-to-1 way, various parts tend to slide around--what if the morpher in question has piercings? Braces? Worse, suppose some time prior to getting morph tech the morpher had to have intense corrective surgery--their ''bones and muscles'' would melt and reform around metal plates/screws, to say nothing of the mess this might cause when they morph back.
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*** They're less likely to attack juveniles - there is a window of time between being a baby who'll be killed for food and an adult who'll be killed for tresspassing - which Cassie would probably know, so maybe she had Jake bring over a rat of the right age.
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*** They're less likely to attack juveniles - there is a window of time between being a baby who'll be killed for food and an adult who'll be killed for tresspassing trespassing - which Cassie would probably know, so maybe she had Jake bring over a rat of the right age.
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** Even if you weren't planning to use the morph of someone you absorbed, having the ability to absorb their form is pretty useful, too. Even if you have already absorbed their form, you can always touch them again and "absorb" the form a second time, or a third, or a fourth, or a fifth... Just to induce the calm and subdued effects that absorbing something's DNA has on anything. Getting beaten up at school? Just concentrate for a moment and suddenly that guy holding your wrist to make you slap your own face has stopped and just letting you go.
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** Even if you weren't planning to use the morph of someone you absorbed, having the ability to absorb their form is pretty useful, too. Even if you have already absorbed their form, you can always touch them again and "absorb" the form a second time, or a third, or a fourth, or a fifth... Just to induce the calm and subdued effects that absorbing something's DNA has on anything. Getting beaten up at school? Just concentrate for a moment and suddenly that guy holding your wrist to make you slap your own face has stopped and just letting you go.go.
*** This has been noted in the fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', where [[spoiler:Tom acquires Jake]] to help calm his PTSD.
*** This has been noted in the fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'', where [[spoiler:Tom acquires Jake]] to help calm his PTSD.
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* Not directly story-related, but the morphing technology brings up some really scary implications. It's established that inanimate objects do not morph. Since the morpher's body doesn't always change in a predictable 1-to-1 way, various parts tend to slide around--what if the morpher in question has piercings? Worse, suppose some time prior to getting morph tech the morpher had to have intense corrective surgery--their ''bones and muscles'' would melt and reform around metal plates/screws, to say nothing of the mess this might cause when they morph back.
