African Elephant

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Rachel in her elephant morph.

"The elephant and rhino morphs had several things in common. They were faster than they looked. It took more than a handgun to knock them down. And people who saw them coming had a tendency to want to run away."

―Rachel

The African Elephant was Rachel's first battle morph, and is Judy's battle morph.

Acquiring

"First stop, The Gardens. I was all set on morphs. But Tobias, Cassie, Ax, and Marco needed something new for their night's work."

―Rachel

Rachel acquired an African elephant in The Invasion, making it the very first animal she acquired as well as her first morph in the series. Tobias, Cassie and Ax also acquire African elephants in The Solution, with Marco opting to use a rhinoceros morph instead.

Usage

"We needed raw power. Truck-style power. [...] I was going into battle. Which weapon should I use? I liked the bear because it was so utterly powerful and destructive. But in this case, the elephant morph was the proper weapon."

―Rachel

This is Rachel's main battle morph for the first few books. In The Stranger, Rachel gets a grizzly bear morph which becomes her main battle morph, at which point the elephant is demoted as her secondary battle morph. Tobias, Ax and Cassie used African elephant morphs during the attack on the Hyatt hotel in The Solution.

Appearances

• The Invasion (acquired and morphed by Rachel)
• The Visitor (partially morphed by Rachel)
• The Encounter (morphed by Rachel)
• The Predator (morphed by Rachel)
• The Capture (morphed by Rachel)
• The Andalite's Gift (morphed by Rachel)
• The Stranger (morphed by Rachel)
• The Reaction (accidentally morphed by Rachel)
• The Underground (morphed by Rachel)
• The Decision (mentioned)
• In the Time of Dinosaurs (mentioned)
• The Departure (morphed by Rachel)
• The Discovery (mentioned)
• The Solution (acquired by Cassie, Tobias and Ax; morphed by Rachel, Tobias, Cassie and Ax)
• The Pretender (morphed by Rachel)
• Elfangor's Secret (morphed by Rachel)
• The Journey (morphed by Rachel)
• The Diversion (morphed by Rachel)
• The Ultimate (acquired and morphed by Judy)
• The Sacrifice (morphed by Rachel)

Known Morphers

• Rachel
• Tobias
• Cassie
• Ax
• Judy

Gallery

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Rachel's elephant morph on the inside cover of Elfangor's Secret

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Rachel morphing elephant on the cover of The Journey

The inside cover of 42