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Yeerk Technology
Much of Yeerk technology is stolen Andalite technology of roughly 30 years ago. As such,
it's less efficient than Andalite technology. It's still quite advanced compared to Earth
tech, though.
- Blade Ship
- Visser Three's personal battle craft. It's about twenty times the size of a Bug fighter,
and in fact carries two of them. It also has several Dracon beam cannon on board, ranging
from +10 to +15 damage factor.
- Bug Fighter
- This ship uses the same stats as an Andalite fighter,
but looks different and has more manual thought-sensitive controls--touch them and think the
command.
- Cruiser
- Appearing only in Animorphs #54: The Beginning, this
boomerang-shaped ship is about a quarter the size of a Blade ship. It carries
two small shuttlecraft. It's between a Blade ship and a Bug fighter in terms of
armament and shields, having a Dracon cannon at the end of each wing. It's also
much faster than either, and possibly faster than any standard Andalite craft.
- Dracon Beam
- The Dracon beam is a Yeerk corruption of the Andalite shredder. It's as ubiquitous to
them as firearms are to human armies. Instead of nearly painless disintegration, it burns
targets at extreme temperatures.
Damage ranges from "no more than a Scratch" for Helmacron dracon heavy cannon, to +15 DF
or more for ship-to-ship weapons. A typical handheld dracon beam does +4.
The difference between this and shredders is in pain. Dracon beams cause double penalties
for the first round after a wound. So someone who is Hurt by a dracon beam is at -2 to all
actions for one round, then at -1 for all subsequent rounds before additional damage.
- Gleet Biofilter
- In Animorphs #17: The Underground, we learn that the Yeerks have stolen
this technology and use it to guard the entrances to Yeerk pools.
- Hunter-killer robot
- The Yeerk pool is guarded by these flying drones in Animorphs #17:
The Underground. About the size of a basketball (Scale -11), each carries a +0
Damage Factor Dracon beam. They seek out flying animals and shoot them down. They have only
one visual sensor. They aren't particularly intelligent, but they don't have to be.
- Kandrona
- The Yeerk sun emits Kandrona rays naturally. Away from the homeworld, Yeerks must have
access to a Kandrona wave/particle generator, or "Kandrona" for short. A typical portable
Kandrona as described in Animorphs #7: The Stranger is about the size of a
Volkswagen Bug. One-shot disposable Kandronas, about the size of a briefcase, are mentioned
in Animorphs #30: The Reunion.
- Mothership
- The Yeerk mothership looks like a flattened sphere about 1/4 mile across. It has three
spider-like legs which house the drive units. Several tendrils hang down from the center of
the bottom also. These have the weapons and sensors.
- Nova-class Empire Ship
- Seen in Animorphs #30: The Reunion, this four-engined battle craft is big
enough to dwarf a Blade ship.
- Small Steel Cylinder
- The Yeerks used this device in Animorphs #8: The Alien as an assassination
tool. It kills humans on contact, but has no range.
- Submarine
- Shaped like a stingray, this craft is about twenty meters long. It has three engine pods
at the tail end. About 75% of the hull is transparent, including all the upper and forward
surfaces. The Yeerk submarine appears in Animorphs #15: The Escape.
- Truck Ship
- About the size of a skyscraper, this ship has massive air intakes and several siphon
tubes. It's used to gather air and water for replenishing other Yeerk spaceships.
- Yeerk Pool
- This is the pool in which Yeerks swim. It's a non-toxic chemical concoction, mostly
water, that provides them with base nutrients. It's not as vital to their survival as
Kandrona rays, but the Yeerk pool is home.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Characters
- Aliens
- Creatures
- Things
- Andalite Technology
- Yeerk Technology
- Other Technology
- Campaigns
- Recommended Reading
Original material © Patrick Clark 2000/2001
Everything else is either © Steffan O'Sullivan or © K. A. Applegate.
Last updated 27 April 2001
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