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Yeerks in their Yeerk pool.
A Yeerk as portrayed in the Animorphs TV Series

The Yeerks are a parasitic alien species and the antagonists of the series. In their natural state, they resemble large slugs, and live in lakes of sludge known as Yeerk pools. The Yeerks have the ability to enter another being's body through the ear canal and take over all brain functions, including basic motor and speech control, essentially "becoming" that person. The Yeerks run their civilization as an Empire, ruled by a Council of Thirteen. The Yeerks were discovered by an Andalite named Seerow, who gave them the means to leave their planet; the Yeerks took advantage of his kindness, and used Andalite technology to invade and conquer other species, for the sole purpose of expansion.

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[edit] Seerow's Kindness

(Initial discovery and Yeerk exodus; see HBC early chapters)

When the Yeerks left their homeworld, they built Yeerk pool, recreations of their natural environment where Yeerks go to feed and reproduce.

The Yeerks, infesting the Gedds of their homeworld, killed their Andalite, now, enemies with stolen Shredder guns. The Yeerks escaped their planet with stolen Andalite ships, and went on a galaxy-wide conquest, fighting Andalites as they went.

Their war raged on, as they took over the Hork-Bajir, and making allies of the Taxxons. A then Sub-Visser, Visser One, heard reports of a species that exists in billions, not just the normal millions. She proceeded to bring Yeerk troops in secret to Earth. There, they defeated the Andalite fleet in orbit, and proceeded to invade Earth. It is unknown what happened to the Yeerks after they lost their war with humans on Earth, except that some fled to conquer other lands.

The Vanarx (also known as "Yeerk-bane") is a natural predator of the Yeerks. Presumably coming from the same planet the Vanarx can latch on to a Controller's head and suck the Yeerk out in order to devour it.

[edit] Classes of Alien

How the Yeerks classify other species.[1]

  1. Physically unfit for infestation, such as the Skrit Na and Hawjabrans.
  2. Capable of infestation, but suffer from severe physical drawbacks like the Gedds and Taxxons.
  3. Physically fit for infestation, but are few in number and can't be bred quickly, like the Hork-Bajir.
  4. Perfectly fit for infestation, but are too great a challenge for invasion, like Andalites.
  5. Perfectly fit for infestation, are large in numbers, and can't resist the Yeerks. Like Humans

[edit] Host Species

The species used as hosts.

[edit] Notes

In Book #8: The Alien, Ax names the Yeerk rank "Under-Visser." However, this is a mistake, KAA acknowleges she meant "Sub-Visser."[2]

[edit] Known Yeerks

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Visser
  2. ↑ According to K.A. (1998-08).

[edit] See Also

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