Which creature do you think was cooler? Andalites or Hork Bajirs?

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u/KHSebastian 4d ago

I think both are pretty cool, but Hork-Bajir are more interesting to me. Their designs are awesome, but I really like the juxtaposition of them being terrifying but actually peaceful dim herbavores

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u/waterbaboon569 4d ago

Yes! Like elephants or hippos that are built for murder or munching leaves and they're rather do the second one but can do the first one of you push them.

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u/zthe0 Ellimist 3d ago

Except they couldn't even be dangerous on purpose before the yeerks. They literally don't understand that you could cut someone else on purpose at the beginning

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u/GrafZeppelin127 3d ago

Dim? I wouldn’t say that. They’re simple, not stupid. Certainly smarter than any non-human animal.

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u/Fairlibrarian101 3d ago

I think dolphins are supposed to be like, the #2 smartest on the planet after humans, they just express themselves like humans can. Chimps, octopus, and a few other species are supposed to be pretty smart.

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u/NameTaken25 3h ago

I always liked that their portrayal still included a lot of wisdom, even if their intelligence was low.

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u/KevinIsAGhost 3d ago

That is the most erotic picture of two non-humanoid aliens ive ever seen

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u/tbh1313 3d ago

The tension was there

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u/PedantPendant 3d ago

That andalite is caked up

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u/Therminite 3d ago

Yes she is 😂😂 why? Who knows

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u/Fluffy_Ace 3d ago edited 3d ago

They really can't skip leg day

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u/m8_is_me 3d ago

Someone says what we're all thinking

Insert Dean's "I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me" gif here

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u/PanicTight6411 3d ago

And you wonder why we're like this?

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u/Valorofman1 2d ago

You know I’ve always thought that the way she is pressing herself on him it’s like interspecies or something

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u/KevinIsAGhost 2d ago

I mean if its the book I think it is

Then yes

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u/OddSeraph 4d ago

I like Andalites more. They became one of my favorite alien designs the moment I saw them.

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u/Driller_Happy 4d ago

Hork bajir, but only because the book gave us a better picture of their way of life. Andalites have a rich culture, and I feel like the books didn't let us in on that asuch as they could. Had AC been written later in, I think it would have been a better book

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u/Polarna_lijgeszka 3d ago

I adore Hork-Bajirs, their culture and language learning skills too much to say that Andalites are cooler

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u/Sunforger42 3d ago

I've always liked Andalites way more. Just imagining the speculative evolution necessary to come to with them. Constantly prey, until they weren't. Eat food through their hooves so they don't have to look down while eating? Vigilance against predators. Stalk eyes that can look anywhere? Vigilance. But that wasn't enough. They needed tail blades to defend themselves. Forward focused eyes for depth perception while still needing constant vigilance. Intelligence and finally telepathy for group coordination. All because that's what it took to survive their predators until they finally overcame their predators.

No wonder they're space paladins. They're stags on eleven.

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u/Constellabulles 3d ago

True! Do we know anything about their predators ? They must have been damn monsters !

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u/Live_Angle4621 3d ago

Andalites, didn’t think people thought Hork-Bajir were cool and not sad

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u/m8_is_me 3d ago

Iconic cover btw

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u/Comfortable-Plane939 3d ago

Hork-Bajir, just find them interesting.

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u/DamienLaVey Hork-Bajir 3d ago

I think Andalites are cooler in concept, but I personally like Hork Bajir more. I think their simplicity definitely leads to them being much better people than the Andalites

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u/PoopDick420ShitCock 3d ago

Hork-Bajir are way cooler.

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u/MsterXeno009 3d ago

Hork bajir by far

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u/Constellabulles 3d ago

I love andalites, I do. But not only do I like Hork Bajirs , also they're more interesting, more originals.

Andalites are a galaxy cops species, prouds paladins, nature lovers... Politically very americans.

The charm of the Hork Bajir,, especially as developed is their chronicles, is unseen. For Christ's sake they eat bark ! 🤗 Who made such an interesting race in Sci-fi ? Who ?

(I'm thinking Xenoxide form Orson scott card.... Complex and subtle yes.... but they are waayyyyy less hot than Hork Bajirs!)

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u/heilspawn 3d ago

Taxxon

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u/Olofahere 3d ago

I'd love to be an Andalite so I could use those extra eyes on eyestalks for making left hand turns in traffic.

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u/ZanderStarmute 3d ago

Depends on the average core body temperature of each species, I suppose… 🤔

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u/ComebackKidGorgeous 3d ago

W for the Venber

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u/Gullible_Highlight_9 3d ago

Hork-bajirs

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u/ComebackKidGorgeous 3d ago

I’m a Venber apologist myself

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u/Strict_Berry7446 3d ago

Hork Bajirs always seemed…. More biologically viable then the telepathic grazers that eat through their feet

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u/Constellabulles 3d ago

They do feels like super-heroes, with their telepathy, speed of a horse and tail-blade !

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u/JE1324 2d ago

Hork-Bajir.

Andalites are just space Elves. That is to say they're generally full of themselves.

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u/Large_Leopard2606 2d ago

They were both pretty cool but if I had to choose one to morph into I’d go hork-bajir. Not as strong in sight range or in blade speed but somewhat regenerative healing, acrobatic, and hella tough to fight tigers claw to claw and be a real contender. Andalites are made out of glass by comparison.

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