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Character discussion: Ax

Sep 20, 2010 00:08

I think Ax is my second fave, after Tobias. I love the total difference in human form vs his natural body. He's total warrior in his normal form, but so very funny as a human. He's also interesting because he presents a view of humanity from the outside, a non-human creature observing humans and giving some observations in some books. I really like ( Read more... )

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stretch September 20 2010, 05:13:30 UTC

I'm in the minority here, but for whatever reason Ax was one of the characters in the series that I just never warmed to. I just couldn't get interested in his story. I hesitate to say that he was just to "alien" for me to make a real connection with.

tobiahawk September 20 2010, 15:03:16 UTC

ITA. Ax always felt "distant" to me, which made it hard for me to feel really attached to him as a character.

natural_blue_26 September 21 2010, 02:04:23 UTC

Add another person to the minority. I don't know if it was too many of his books were ghost written, but I stopped buying the Ax books about midway through the series.

He was a good character, but I just never really connected with him personally. :shrug: He and Marco played off of each other really well, though, I always thought. "You minutes" lolz)

stretch September 21 2010, 04:19:20 UTC

LOL, glad to hear that at least I'm not alone.

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agentak September 20 2010, 05:20:51 UTC

Oh man, I have had the biggest crush on him ever.

sylverlining September 21 2010, 02:56:18 UTC

Yeeeppp, got another one here. x3

agentak September 21 2010, 02:57:54 UTC

Oh thank god I'm not alone! *hugs*

blue_rampion September 20 2010, 08:27:45 UTC

Hee, Ax! He's one that I'm always kinda sad we didn't see more of - though, I remember the guy who does the Opinionated Animorphs videos saying something on one of them about how one of the reasons why Ax and Tobias's books were so popular and effective was because they had a rather different kind of viewpoint, and that the lesser use of those viewpoints made them more effective. And I think I can see how that could be the case ( ... )

tobiahawk September 20 2010, 15:08:35 UTC

Really? I never go the impression that Ax felt as at home with Earth/humans as he did with his own people. He respected Jake, somewhat begrudgingly at times, and he cared about Tobias (but then again, Tobias was his psuedo-Andalite relative and fellow woods-dweller), but I don't think he really cared about the others much. He wanted to fight the war against the Yeerks because it was an Andalite thing to do, not so much because he cared about Earth particularly. Of course, he didn't want to see the other Animorphs get killed, but I didn't get the impression he saw them as family, with the exception of Tobias.

lisacharly September 20 2010, 15:22:55 UTC

Doesn't he tell Estrid at the end of #38 "these are my people now" or something to that effect? And #52 there's the whole "OH SHIT DEAD WOLVES WHERE'S CASSIE" scene, and in #46 and #51 he and Marco seem to have gotten fairly close. I agree with Blue that he saw them a bit as a second family, and certainly they were there for most of his most formative experiences. Choosing to lie to the Andalite high command was a pretty big decision that I doubt he would have made, say, for Toby's Hork-Bajir colony.

blue_rampion September 20 2010, 20:24:39 UTC

Oh, it wasn't something he intended to happen - Ax was still very much a reluctant immigrant. I don't think he ever wanted Earth to become like a home to him, but he kind of couldn't help it happening. That was the source of much of his inner conflict, I think - that he was becoming so attached to this place when that attachment warred with his ties to his own world.

Possibly I should have been clearer, but mostly I was using family to refer to the kind of closeness they got. I agree, Tobias was the only one he saw as family - but he definitely grew close to the others. LisaCharly already pointed out how Ax interacted with Marco and Cassie, and I'd argue that Rachel was the one that Ax never really got close to.

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ghosted September 20 2010, 11:28:24 UTC

I need to come back to this when I have internet that's not my phone, but I love Ax.
Though his conflict between his Andalite upbringing and current human culture is repeated a lot I found I didn't mind because it's pretty interesting. Ax turns out to be a really cool guy because of that human influence. Had he stayed in that Andalite bubble his whole life he'd probably have been a jerk.
Also human!Ax provides some of the most hilarious moments and quotes of the whole series.
How badass is it when he issues the challenge to the Andalites at the end, to back up his prince? (You know the bit I mean, I don't have the books on me) VERY BADASS is the answer.

lisacharly September 20 2010, 14:44:01 UTC

ILU AX. Ax might be my second favorite. Or maybe it's Rachel. Or maybe it's Cassie. Or maybe it's Tobias. IDK. They're all awesome ( ... )

blue_rampion September 20 2010, 22:51:30 UTC

It is a valid point - personally, I think that inner conflict between human and Andalite is something Ax would carry around with him for the rest of his life. He might lean more towards one or the other at times, but there's always that conflict.

And yes, I love that whole dichotomy between PURE CRACK and some major serious moments. (But then, I always have had a liking for characters with a mix of ridiculousness and seriousness XD)

Also yes, more Axis of Awesome

natural_blue_26 September 21 2010, 02:12:41 UTC

Seconding need for more Axis of Awesome- I like Ax best in this threesome ;) ;)

lisacharly September 21 2010, 02:20:37 UTC

They just play off each other beautifully. Tobias' sarcastic snark, Marco's pop culture-ish genre-savvy babbling and Ax's really really dry humor and confusion over humans make for a terrific set of characters for humor, and then when it's them doing more serious stuff they really balance each other out well (see #30).