#jake animorphs

[autoraton]

just a couple of super normal kids

#animorphs #fanart #my art #marco animorphs #aximili esgarrouth isthill #jake animorphs #rachel animorphs #tobias animorphs #cassie animorphs #watch me never bother tagging them all ever again

[thelesbianthespianposts]

every character in animorphs is actually fascinating and fucked up in their own, realistic way

Jake: a confident kid who is put into a leadership position. He constantly has to make choices that determine whether he and his friends live or die. So he matures faster and loses his childhood. Then he experiences a loss and just completely breaks down.

Marco: a kid who always used humor to deflect bad situations, slowly driving himself insane because those bad situations are now near constant. Worried he’s going to snap one day and he probably already has. Convincing himself hes “ruthless” to cover up that he’s so scared about what he’s doing.

Rachel: a fun fashionista who was always kinda competitive and anger-prone who now finds herself addicted to the war she’s been forced to fight in. Someone who’s worried, not because killing is too hard, but because it’s too easy. She knows what she brings to the group, she brings an ability to kill that the others take advantage of her for. It’s a two way relationship; they need her when they want someone to die but it not to weigh on their consciousness, and she needs them to assure her that she’s still human, still sane.

Cassie: a pacifist until she’s not. An animal activist who has to choose between her morals and her species near constantly. Who still tries to cling onto her moral code because if she lets go she might lose herself.

Tobias: an already messed up guy who never felt wanted, now trapped in a body that is not his. He’s slowly losing elements of his humanity. He constantly feels like he’s not enough and that he can’t turn to his friends for help bc he thinks they’ll leave him.

Ax: a kid in a strange land who just lost his brother and is honor-bound to avenge him. He has such high opinions of his species and has to continuously have that worldview shattered. All his friends turn to him for knowledge and he doesn’t know enough to satisfy them. He has to choose between his loyalty to his culture and his loyalty to his new friends.

#And throughout all this #They are KIDS #THEYRE 13 IN THE FIRST BOOK #these books are something else #I remember reading these in fifth grade like #Hee hee kids turn into animals #But rereading these is a TRIP #jake animorphs #marco animorphs #rachel animorphs #cassie animorphs #tobias animorphs #aximili esgarrouth isthill #animorphs

[dr-reids-fidget-toy]

animorphs quotes that. i... those poor kids

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#animorphs #rachel berenson #rachel animorphs #animorphs is a war story #ka applegate #jake berenson #jake animorphs #tobias fangor #tobias animorphs #marco animorphs #cassie animorphs #aximili animorphs #ax man #aximili esgarrouth isthill #elfangor sirinial shamtul #elfangor animorphs #the ellimist #aftran animorphs #yeerks #andalites #crayak #child soldiers #book quotes #toby hamee #toby animorphs #hork bajir

[hatingfromacrackedscreen]

One of my favorite things about the Animorphs rotating pov is how you get to see character development happening so subtly but from so many different angles. One of my favorite examples is with Cassie & Marco’s relationship, from when she left the team to the David Arc (books 19-22), and how it explains so much of their dynamic for the rest of the series.

Marco and Cassie have one of the most interesting dynamics out of the Animorphs because of how often they disagree over conflicts/strategy, but also because of the fact that they usually end up being the de facto strategists of the team (They also both are like, in love with Jake, which also leads to really interesting moments but this isn’t about that). Naturally this puts them at odds with each other often, especially during Book #19. Cassie quits the team and voluntarily infests herself so she doesn’t have to kill Karen, something that Marco doesn’t understand and also is upset about, because now he may have to kill Cassie. After book’s end Cassie makes it back to the team and Aftran begins the peace movement. There’s a lot of threads that contribute to spiral from the book, and Cassie and Marco’s relationship is one of the subtler ones. What’s important to note is that the next book, book #20, is a Marco pov. We get to see his thoughts, and all is not forgiven. He reminisces about the recent Cassie-related events, and says something along the lines of “yeah I’m not really chill with her after the shit she pulled with Aftran.” Which I support Cassie fully, but fair enough! Not only did Cassie voluntarily cause their biggest security breach at the moment, but also he thought he, a 14 year old, was now going to have to kill his friend, another 14 year old. I would be pissed too. (Also this is another great subtle narrative thread leading into the David Arc, which derives its most central tension from this same dilemma)

However the culmination of the Cassie Marco tension comes not from either of their own pov, but from the next book, book 21 which is a Jake pov. The Animorphs all morph bugs to break into a hotel that has a Yeerk conspiracy involved, and they come close to the 2 hour limit. They all morph back successfully except Marco (the weakest morpher) who is stuck as a several foot tall giant grotesque flea. Everyone’s freaking out, but it’s Cassie who’s comes forward, places a hand on Marco, and soothingly guides him through his sheer panic, and into demorphing back to his human self. After Marco breaks down and sobs on Cassie, and Jake even notes he’s never seen Marco cry like that. Which is significant since Jake has known Marco grieving through his mother “dying”. Jake doesn’t note it, because it’s a situation he doesn’t even know about, but in this moment Marco forgives Cassie. Marco never gives her shit for the Aftran situation again, either in his narration or in others. And I love that it’s something that’s not explicitly said by Jake in this book, or Marco or Cassie in later ones, but all of the resolution of that tension between them beautify resolves in a book that’s not either of their povs and doesn’t even explicitly mention it.

Not only is that a knack to Animorphs’ character writing, but it sets the foundation for their relationship going forward. It’s why Cassie still goes to talk to Marco in Book #35 through his issues with his dad remarrying, and he ridicules her a bit but hears her out. And then by series end, when Cassie gives the morphing cube away to the Yeerks, and Jake tells everyone. Is Mr. Marco “ruthless bright line from A to B” pissed at her? No he’s over it and back to being chums with her. Because that’s Cassie his bestie now❤️ And I love that no matter how often they’re at conflict later in the series, after the flea incident it never gets as serious in Marcos narration as it was to him before, in book #20. Animorphs’ character writing amongst multiple povs is just so so soo good.

#cassie and Marco are always one of my favorite underrated animorphs dynamics #THEYRE SO INTERESTING #I love Cassie and Rachel’s relationship more prbly but I do think Cassie and Marco are more interesting foils #Animorphs #cassie animorphs #Marco animorphs #Jake animorphs #animorphs meta #Cassie&Marco #animorphs 19 #animorphs 20 #animorphs 21 #who asked?

[planet-9guy]

Reading Animorphs as an almost adult in 2022 is so strange because like on the one hand you get lines like “I would have laughed, only lizards can’t laugh” and “She was more than a science project. Now she was sort of a sister rat” and just,,, Incredible amounts of written out sound effects that remind you that yes, these book are, in fact, written for children.

AND THEN you get themes like “The Cost of War,” “Honoring your murdered war hero brother and also the customs of your alien homeland,” “what responsibility do we, as individuals have in making choices for others even if we think it’s for the better,” “the price of free will,” and “if humans are nothing more than animals, how many of our heinous actions are justified” “the value of life forms we deem lower than ourselves that yet, do still feel pain and emotion.” And it’s like… this series is a work of art that Absolutely would have traumatized me had I read this while in the target age demographic.

And then three pages later Marco is naming a family of skunks after The Ramones and Ax is eating cigarette butts for the Flavor.

#AND I AM ONLY ON BOOK TEN #animorphs #please someone tell me there are still people out there who read this books #jake animorphs #cassie animorphs #tobias animorphs #rachel animorphs #marco animorphs #ax animorphs #aximili esgarrouth isthill

[fanonical]

marco: so just to make this clear marco: there's only one visser around on earth, right? marco: it's not like a 'we need to kill visser three and then visser two and then visser one' situation? jake: i hope not [later] marco: fuck my liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife

#Animorphs #Marco Animorphs #Jake Animorphs #Visser Three

[andalitean]

The tiger is out. Cope. NOW.

#to appease the Jake stans❤️ logging back out now #animorphs #jake animorphs #jake #web weaving #quote #this is probably my favorite jake line #greatest hits

[sarifel-corrisafid-ilxhel]

Another Drabble

Jake: "Hey Ax? Can I ask you a question?" Ax: <I believe you have already demonstrated your ability to ask questions.> Tobias: <Holy crap. Nobody tell Marco.> Ax: <What shouldn't we tell Marco?> Tobias: <That you finally learned sarcasm... You weren't being sarcastic, were you?> Ax: <I would never be sarcastic with my Prince.> Jake: "Please don't call me Prince." Ax: <Yes, Prince Jake.>

#animorphs #Aximili #Ax #aximili esgarrouth isthill #Jake berenson #Tobias Fangor #Tobias Animorphs #jake Animorphs

[hanukkahbingo]

Panfandom Hanukkah Bingo

WHAT: A fanworks bingo celebrating Jewish (and Jew-ish) characters across any and all fandoms. Write fanfiction and/or create graphics (moodboards, edits, vids, whatever you like) to fill prompts on this overall bingo card. During the 8 nights of Hanukkah, submit your fills to the AO3 collection and/or post them on Tumblr to be reblogged and added to the Bingo Masterpost.

WHY: Jewish characters and Jewish fans are often overlooked or erased during the Winter Holiday Season in favor of “Secret Santa” exchanges, Christmas-themed fics, and the idea that ~Hanukkah is Jewish Christmas~ (which spoiler for all fics in this bingo: it’s not). This panfandom Bingo challenge is to celebrate Hanukkah on its own terms and give Jewish characters and fans a place to breathe. :)

MORE INFO!

#hanukkahbingo #jake berenson #animorphs #jake animorphs #jumblr #fandom events #fandom event

[twotwofroote]

Japanese Animorphs books

My insane friend (whom I love very much) just bought me the first 3 books in Japanese!!! 🤯

I had been talking about the Japanese versions while at dinner and how cool it would be to have them because 1) I live and work in Japan, 2) I study Japanese, and 3) I am freaking obsessed with Animorphs (obviously). She, unbeknownst to me, immediately bought them (literally under the table!!) while I was talking.

There was a lot of "SHUT UP", "STOP IT RIGHT NOW", and general crying when she handed them to me 😅. I'm beyond happy to have these in my growing collection and I look forward to using them to study!

Special features include:

Hand drawn covers

Bonus illustrations inside!! See high res pictures on the wikipedia here :

Flipbook animations in the corner (here's a video of me trying to show them off. It was really hard to do because it's "backwards" for me)

#animorphs #ka applegate #library #book collecting #books #japan #jake berenson #rachel animorphs #tobias animorphs #jake animorphs

[please-help-this-little-lesbian]

Random Headcanons I have about modern-day Animorphs

Rachel

Would be super into thrifting. She'd post hauls on her TikTok that would have millions of followers.

Marco

Is a Swiftie. Argue with the wall. He'd love Mitski too. And unironically love country music.

Tobias

Used to post his art on Instagram as well as fanart. He also had a fairly popular Tumblr, though he's not exactly active anymore.

Cassie

Has been arrested protesting Global Warming. Republican politicians hate her.

Ax

Has been banned from Bath and Body Works for eating the candles and hand sanitizer. He's also banned from Sephora for similar reasons.

Jake

Has an Ao3 account. It is the only social media he has. His fics are huge and the bibles of their respective fandoms. Tobias has unknowingly read his fics.

#ftr ALL the animorphs were arrested at said protest as well #Jake's author notes are wild #“sorry for the late update guys my grandpa died and I had to stop my alien brother from killing my dad” #animorphs #animorphs headcanons #jake berenson #rachel berenson #tobias fangor #jake animorphs #rachel animorphs #tobias animorphs #marco animorphs #cassie animorphs #ax animorphs #aximili esgarrouth isthill

[thelesbianthespianposts]

people saying protagonists are boring, could never be me. I love those guys, they go through so many situations

#‘Percy Jackson’s the only good protagonist’ WRONG #They’re all great #This is mostly about my boy #Luke skywalker #bc I just saw a take that he was boring and whiny #But it’s also about #Clark kent #jake animorphs #frodo baggins #Katniss everdeen #Etc

[shrimpchipsss]

the kids

#no ax man sorry!! i drew these while rereading the first books before we meet him #animorphs #rachel #marco #jake #cassie #tobias #rachel animorphs #marco animorphs #jake animorphs #cassie animorphs #tobias animorphs

[juspart]

Inspired by the TAZ video!

#animorphs #jake berenson #rachel berenson #tobias fangor #marco animorphs #aximili esgarrouth isthill #ax animorphs #cassie animorphs #jake animorphs #rachel animorphs #tobias animorphs #Youtube

[theridgebeyond]

Animorphs (Books 1-23) as Vines

spoiler alert: if it has a basketball, I’m slapping Jake’s name on it

honorable mentions for jokes that didn’t make it in the final cut:

Cassie trying to solve every problem by turning into bugs

Tobias’s bird-dolphin rodeo

The Sharing

Jake’s friends scraping his splattered guts off the ceiling of an airplane

That one where Cassie runs a horse race

The psychic frogs

The time when they saved the falling guy by morphing birds of prey and floating him to the ground but Arnold Schwarzenegger got all the credit

#animorphs #vine #vines #k.a. applegate #vine compilation #rip vine #jake berenson #jake animorphs #rachel berenson #rachel animorphs #cassie animorphs #marco animorphs #tobias animorphs #tobias fangor #visser three #visser one #ax animorphs #aximili esgarrouth isthill #elfangor #david animorphs #jake #rachel #marco #cassie #tobias #ax #david

[2lim3rz]

There's a train stopping me from going to see the new spiderman movie so here's my Jake from Animorphs keychain I bought from a wicked cool etsy page (will update with the link)

LINK

and the obligatory it's not my shop at all, but they've got amazin art!

#2lim3rz chats #animorphs #jake animorphs