#animorphs crossover

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

Animorphs heist?

Okay, look, the reason I've never managed to write this one is that heists are so dependent upon competency kink, and Animorphs is completely defined by how well it depicts kids with no competencies to speak of being forced to fight in a war. Does anyone else know how to square this circle?

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 22?

Imagine an Animorphs-esque Batman au

 Like, either Alfred as an andalite who crash-landed on the Wayne’s property and they just kind of pack bonded with him or some other andalite crash lands at some point. Either way, Bruce ends up being allowed to touch a morphing cube after the death of his parents. Perhaps is even given it to keep hidden- the one thing he has no files on just in case. 

 So he goes off on his training trip while hiding his whole shapeshifting, seeing as he doesn’t want to get stuck in animal form. (Though who knows, magic might be able to help if he ever does.) Only practices said shapeshifting or gathering animal forms when no one else is around, trying to get down the time and changing some things before others. Bruce doesn’t really use it for Batman, except for stakeouts. Honestly, who expects a vigilante to appear when there’s no one around but the birds perching on the buildings? And flying is always freeing. 

 Now he doesn’t mean to give his Robins the same ability, it’s not his power to give in his opinion even if it’s beyond useful. Also Dick and the others would have a far easier time sneaking out before they even became his official partner and kept trying to go off for revenge. But then Dick got separated from him and got hurt, then Jason nearly got killed, then Barbara nearly couldn’t escape something, and he brings them through the twisting tunnels one by one to the cube. There’s no take backs, only two hours in each form before they need to return to their base one. He doesn’t care about keeping secret identities, as long as they stay safe and alive. 

Some Animal form ideas:

 Alfred Human (If an alien) Raven Bobcat Polar Bear

 Bruce Wolf Capybara (Comfort to his kids) Tiger Hoary Bat Unicorn (He did in fact ride one before) 

 Dick Dog (Comfort thing) Squirrel Falcon Cassowary

 Barbara Queen Snake Owl Rattlesnake Komodo Dragon

 Jason Alley Cat (Easiest to nab) Red Fox Eagle Red Kangaroo Brown Bear

 Cassandra Cat Black Bear Mouse Eared Bat Python

 Tim Owl Raccoon Bobcat Crocodile

 Stephanie Pigeon Rat Porcupine Cape Buffalo

 Duke Goose Eagle Hippo Lion

 Damian Cat Leopard Brown Bat Elephant Demon-Bat

 Jarro Human Dog Robin Blue-Ringed Octopus

[kiwisandcoconuts]

YJ Animorphs AU pt 2 Look at the sillys >w<

ap tests have been kicking my ass yall

[thelesbianthespianposts]

what’s fun is Animorphs and Doctor Who could exist in the same universe. They have no timeline conflict. You can’t say “the Doctor would’ve noticed” because he was kinda busy from 1997 to 2001 fighting in the Time War. Honestly it’s even funnier when you consider the Doctor was in Cali just one year before Elfangor crash landed. He just missed it.

[clawsoutspotsoff]

@toychicraft-dump made a poll

upon the results, we discussed/polled which specific alien(s)

my choice was andalite

Aximiili, Kwami of Fascination

[rediimere]

horizon + animorphs dossier [ battle morph || bird of prey || marine || personal ] ▶ Horizon Forbidden West, part 4/5

[hyperpotamianarch]

Well, since I've already arrived at the conclusion my PJO posts tend to get more traffic (even though that's very clearly not a hard-and-fast rule - I'm pretty sure my post about Minos stands at 4 notes or something), I've decided to be tricky and write a crossover post. Now, you've already seen my attempt at Reverse dæmorphing (if you've been following things; if you haven't, it's here). This is something I started thinking of a little before writing this post. So, some similar thought processes were applied - though the post you're currently reading is a little more of a "shitpost", as they are called.

So, without further ado: who I think would be the godly parent of every Animorphs member, what I think would be the battle morph of major PJO characters, and possible added bonus of theoretical dæmon forms for the PJO cast. Vague ideas about each direction of the crossover type discussed in said reverse Dæmorphing post (setting and characters of one franchise with overarching elements of the other interwoven in) might appear by the end.

First, godly parents of the Animorphs cast below the cut:

Jake is your standard protagonist, kind of. So it'll be very easy to slate him under one of the Big Three - probably Zeus, if so. He does have something for battle tactics and strategy, so Athena might be fitting - but that might be a problem with Marco later on.

Rachel is mostly well known for her ruthlessness and something of a bloodlust. In that, it's very easy to slate her under Ares and end it here. However, due to having watched an OSP video claiming Aphrodite probably originated from a Middle-Eastern fertility and war goddess, and due to Rachel's tendency to also be kind of a more girly girl, I think it'd be interesting to place her under "daughter of Aphrodite that just always hungs around cabin 5. No one dares question her". Now, one might notice that I kind of completely ignored Jake and Rachel's families - kind of noticeable, considering they're the only Animorphs with living siblings, and the fact said siblings do affect their characters in some ways. So a second reminder: this isn't serious, as of yet. If I ever reach the section of "world of x but implement elements of y" it's going to become an actual problem. A good alternative would be their siblings being mortal, though.

Cassie, now, is a bit of a problem. Possibly because I go too much with surface characterization. Cassie is the animal lover, "tree hugger" as Marco calls her, with the two veterinarian parents. This is, the only greek godess associated with the safety of wild animals I can currently remember is Artemis. The goddess with explicitly no children of her own. Of course, Cassie could be a follower of Artemis, but I don't really think it's a good idea. Beyond the standard point of the virginity oath clashing with her relationship with Jake - which I could ignore like I did with Tom, Jordan and Sarah - I don't actually think it fits her that well. She could be the daughter of Demeter, as this is another nature associated goddess, but Demeter is more concerned with plants, and cultivated ones at that. So I don't really think it's a good idea. A good alternative would be being a Satyr, as they love nature and are not restricted to plants. However... all satyrs are men. That's a hard and fast rule. You'll notice that there's never a mention of a female Satyr - when Coach Hedge talks about his mother, it's clear she's a cloud nymph. No other female relative of a Satyr is ever mentioned. At all. Neither are there female Centaurs, for that matter - and I believe ToA was the first to introduce a male driad, making most nymphs female. Same with Harpies, inasmuch as we've seen them as a species. I could probably research and find out the mythical reason for that. Or I could do the same as everyone inventing a demititan or halfblood children of Echidna/Nix/other beings that only had either divine or monsterous children and make up a female descendant of Pan. Is she a Satyr? shrugs. She's a Thing. That exists. For some unfathomable reason. In theory I could've made her a Poseidon legacy like Frank, but I don't think it's a good idea with how it breaks Morphing. I mean, if Frank's barrier initially was lack of familiarity with the animals he thought of, Cassie... well, Cassie will hack this ability and will be way better than Frank with it, very quickly. Sure, she might be unable to do dragons at first, but any animal that was treated in the Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic is an immediate go at the very least. On that note, the interaction between godly powers and the morphing technology needs to be considered... but that's a topic for the end.

Marco always get presumed comic relief. In which case, if we were to go with that shallow a description, he will be the perfect Hermes kid. Sure, being funny isn't their primary function, but it befits a trickster god. Only Marco isn't the crafty guy: he's more of the bright clear line, planning type of guy. So maybe he is Hermes, but I think Athena should also be taken under consideration. Hermes is a catchall for a lot, though, so he might still fit.

I... don't really know about Tobias. Half of his struggle through the books is him not being human anymore. He's always an outcast, bullied unwanted. Plus, he already has a secret father he didn't expect: Elfangor. Which doesn't really cover the definitions, but still probably worth remembering. I thought of putting him down as Apollo - he who shoots far must see far as well. In addition to the god of prophecy angle that may sort of fit if you look at it diagonally? I don't really have much.

Ax is a whole different beast. Literally so, considering he's an alien. Depending on how I do this I could try and fit him with an Olympian - say, Dionysus (very weird idea). So... Umm... Let him just be himself? Maybe the child of some Andalite deity, maybe just a regular ol' Andalite. I'm not going to make him a centaur, though, as that would end up being rather boring and would take away from his character. How do aliens fit within the PJO continuity? That's for that section about the crossover that I'm totally going to write!

So. Um. I have done Olympian parent for each of the Animorphs. I suppose it means it's time for the other side: battle morphs for the cast of Percy Jackson. I'm going to go with the seven for it - not exactly balanced, but I don't really have a good idea for a seventh Animorph at the moment. I would also note: Grover in that scenario is not getting the morphing power. Because I don't want to start going at it with him. He's the most likely to be the team's Cassie (outside of the slightly pacifist tendencies, I suppose) - actually, note for the legendary section-that's-totally-going-to-be-there, if Cassie and Grover meet one of their immediate points is Grover asking animals for permission to acquire them. Because he can do that. Coach Hedge probably can as well, but he's not really the type. Anyway, the seven's battle morphs:

We'll start with Percy. The obvious possibility is to make his battle morph a horse. A shark could also be possible but has some severe limitations, so that's a no-go. Horse is also kind of problematic, because... well, I'm not sure how good it'll be in battle? I just... I don't know. I mean, a horse can definitely kick people, and it can work. Maybe one of Diomedes' carnivorous mares? He never got to touch them, but maybe he could find a way. Plus, using mythical creatures is a great idea! I'd have suggested a pegasus, perhaps, though that one isn't exactly as useful.

If we went with the horse for Percy, an owl would be the obvious one for Annabeth... only it's not really a battle morph. I mean, sure, Tobias fights as a hawk, and an owl would be even more useful than the hawk in the dark, but... with Tobias it's due to the circumstances, and I don't think it's ideal. Works for espionage, but not as the primary attack morph. So instead, I'm going to be boring and call back to a canonical moment: when immune from Circe's magic, Annabeth suggest she turn her into a Jaguar. It was a throwaway line, more or less, and doesn't necessarily holds much interest. But I do think it fits: a very dangrous animal that can lie in wait to strike, and is very dangerous from up close. The last point might be true about many predators - I suppose it might fit Jaguars less than I think, I don't really know enough to tell.

Next is Jason. Which I have no doubt everyone will tell me is a wolf person. He was raised by wolves, after all. Maybe his flying morph will be a golden eagle or something because of his father, but sacred animals can only take you so far. I'm afraid I don't have a better idea than a wolf right now.

Leo is going ape because he would like to keep his opposable thumbs. He's not a one-to-one Marco equivalent, but there are some superficial similarities. So maybe he also goes for a gorrila. A smaller primate might not have enough firepower (heh). I don't really know. A chimpanzee, maybe? Is it apparent that I have no understanding whatsoever in animals? (The Animorphs did acquire chimps at one point. And horses. And I do think Jake acquired a Jaguar during that one Sario Rip effect story? And obviously, wolf is Cassie's battle morph. And yet, I don't really know enough about either to know if it's suitable. I'm currently ignoring that under the flimsy excuse that this is a shitpost.)

Next is Piper. And considering I was pulling all of those from the depths of Tartarus without any aid from the Muses so far, I think I've run dry. Because I'm not sure what would be a suitable morph for her. Maybe I should stick with a mythical creature for her - I'd say Empusa (because charmspeak), but those are kind of too humanlike. Ditto for the Gegeines, who seem to be the Giants' foot soldiers in the same way Scythian Dracaena were for the Titans' - and the latter... Well, would likely never agree to be acquired, but can work. Especially since my next idea for Piper was a snake, because of the Song of Snakes thing. She probably has a dove morph that she never actually acquired - courtesy of her mother. Might be occasionally useful, usually it's just left unused. So, in conclusion - probably snake, be they mundane or mythical.

Frank is the one I could just skip. He doesn't need the morphing technology, and already kind of has a battle morph: an elephant. Can draw parallels between him and Rachel, I don't know, I'm really just speaking rubbish here.

Hazel is going to be the death of me. Do you get it? Because she's the daughter of Pluto? And he's the god of death? nervous laughter followed by dead silence Oh, yeah. I'm doomed. It's important to note, though, that the limits of the battle morphs are actually ones of plausible acquiring and battle capabilities. Which should probably make this task slightly more achievable. Hazel is our horsegirl. Which would've been great if we didn't have Percy already on horse duty. Plus, she likes riding on them. She's the cavalry, by definition. A unicorn could be great, though. Didn't she handle them through controlling the jewelry in their horns once? I don't remember if it was indicated that she gotten along with them or not. Anyway, at this point I'm tired and willing to accept this. Hazel morphs a unicorn.

So, now that I'm done with that part, it's time for crossover thoughts! This is bound to be fun!

Maybe I'll stop here for now, though, and keep the rest for a reblog. It's all bad enough as it is.

[itstimeforstarwars]

I love having an animorphs blog because every time I talk about something normal from the series there are tens of people in the notes that are like "what the fuck is animorphs about i thought it was about turning into a lizard."

[quill-ting]

My attempts to re-learn to cook continue! We've got folks coming over for dinner, and so because of that, and because my Beloved Husband is writing thousands of words of Animorphs Fanfiction, I decided to make Cinnamon Rolls.

They're currently cooling, but they at least smell like fresh bread and cinnamon, so I think I did it right. Ignoring the "rustic" shapes and sizes.

[ice-tastes-nice]

we seriously need more Animorphs and Transformers crossover fics

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

I'm curious after seeing the ask about adding a Mistborn character to Animorphs, what if it was the other way around?

Which other property do you think the Animorphs would be most interesting or effective in, if they got inserted into that setting/universe? How would they change things?

What comes to mind for Animorphs in the Cosmere is going back to the original premise of Final Empire, where every member of the crew is a different type of Misting. So with that in mind...

Jake: Augur, or gold-burner. He's constantly looking to his own past, obsessive about revisiting mistakes and trying to learn from every single success or failure. Plus, it's the kind of ability that — much like Jake's strengths — would go unnoticed in most people for their entire lives. I love the detail that gold is the only metal stated to be toxic, because heaven knows that the past will rot you from the inside out if you don't figure out how to excise it fast enough.

Rachel: Pewterarm, or pewter-burner. Because her greatest strength isn't her raw power, but rather her ability to take a hit and yet keep going. She's scared but chooses not to flinch, injured but chooses not to be hurt, and worried but chooses to be bold. Not only that, but pewter's the only metal (that we know of) that addicts the user — it's basically a fantasy amphetamine. Rachel knows that she's accruing an ever-greater cost when the battle winds down, but it's a hit she's willing to take.

Tobias: Tineye. Duh.

Cassie: Seeker, or bronze-burner. I would argue that her greatest strength is not so much changing others' emotions (e.g. Soothing, Rioting) as it is understanding what those emotions are. Yes, she can manipulate people when pushed to do so — but her greatest strength is discernment, or being able to glean an understanding of others' abilities and motivations through careful observation.

Marco: Seer, or atium-burner. He sees the bright clear line between the present and the future, and he can chart other people's minds but will never understand the little details that make all the difference. His ability would also go undiscovered if not for a specific set of circumstances, and if he hadn't Snapped then he'd still be that soft gentle kid today.

Ax: Slider, or bendalloy-burner. Ax's greatest advantage is his speed, not just at tail-fighting but also at calculation and hacking and picking up new skills. His greatest weakness is his tendency to get paralyzed if forced to make decisions on his own, especially with limited time. Ax can do anything, if just given a second's pause to think.

[swan2swan]

okay that was a short one but that's a Perfect Ending Point for the night

and it's a big Camp Cretaceous day tomorrow

[kiwisandcoconuts]

Posting Yellowjackets fanart on main I fear...

Refrences 1/2 for YJ Animorphs AU!

[thelesbianthespianposts]

I love making crossovers between my different fandoms. Like would blorbo set A like blorbo set B? How would Doctor Who react to Superman? How would Jake Animorphs respond to learning demigods exist? Would Spider-Man like Nyota Uhura? Who knows because nobody’s asked it before

[norcumii]

There's a distinct problem with dipping a toe into a new bit of media. On the one hand, there's having the vague itch as a writer to take these new characters and crossover all the interesting scenarios and seeing what they do in new circumstances, but at the same time being keenly aware that I do not know enough yet to actually write the things that are starting to knock on the back of my brain.

It's doubly worse when I'm coming from Star Wars - more science fantasy, where handwaving is a required skill to keep any fraction of sanity - and now I'm paddling around in The Expanse, which is hard sci-fi with an emphasis on the sci. I suddenly have to worry about gravities, and planets of origin, and I refuse to even consider how inertial dampers and hyperspace would fit in logistically beyond "NO".

I just want a cute little character study and godsdammit, I KNOW I don't have even a fraction of the character backstory I'd need and the rabid writer part of my brain is slavering for a wiki deep dive or show binge; meanwhile the rational part of my brain is enjoying the hell out of taking it slow, a few episodes across several days at a time, and appreciating that the show writers gave the characters the respect of building up some fascinating people.

I'm only in early season 2, but I'm loving what I've gotten so far. For what that's worth.

[axolotlandalite]

Hi I'm here to give you the most niche crossover you've ever seen

I would love any advice from either side of the fandom, it's been a very long time since I've written. I credit my dear friend Rat for drawing this for me

So far there are three chapters of set up, but I plan on writing the juicy parts soon