The Animorphs in their combat forms.
A battle morph, also known as a combat morph, is a morph used predominantly to fight or attack. The Animorphs each acquired morphs specifically for the purpose of fighting the Yeerks and standing against Hork-Bajir warriors. Each morpher for the most part had a primary and secondary battle morph.
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Battle Morphs: Main Animorphs[]
- "I glanced over at Jake, who'd morphed a sleek, deadly tiger. At Rachel, a massive, towering grizzly bear. Marco, a gorilla with enormous hands and the strength to tear a human apart limb from limb. At Ax and Tobias who'd chosen their own forms. An Andalite whose razor-tipped tail was as lethal as lightning and twice as fast. And a red-tailed hawk with talons created to puncture, rip, and tear."
- ―Cassie
| Morphable character | Primary Battle Morph | Secondary Battle Morph |
|---|---|---|
| Jake | Siberian Tiger | Rhinoceros |
| Rachel | Grizzly Bear | African Elephant / Hork-Bajir |
| Tobias | Red-tailed Hawk | Hork-Bajir |
| Cassie | Wolf | Polar Bear |
| Marco | Silverback Gorilla | Wolf / King Cobra |
| Ax | Andalite | --- |
Battle Morphs: Auxiliary Animorphs[]
| Morphable character | Battle Morph |
|---|---|
| James | Lion |
| Collette | Crocodile |
| Timmy | Bobcat |
| Kelly | Bull |
| Julio | Grizzly Bear |
| Tricia | Rhinoceros |
| Judy | African Elephant |
| Ray | Leopard |
Battle Morphs: Other Morphers[]
| Morphable character | Primary Battle Morph | Secondary Battle Morph |
|---|---|---|
| David | Lion | Golden Eagle |
| Cobra | Jaguar |
Trivia[]
Jake morphing jaguar
- In The Forgotten, the Animorphs (minus Tobias) acquire jaguars to use as their battle morph while trapped in a rainforest; however, the morph is rendered unusable due to the effects of the Sario Rip.
- Andalites do not often use a battle morph, since their own bodies are well-equipped for battle, although Ax has sometimes morphed for battle, such as assuming a rattlesnake and cheetah morph when missions required him to fight in front of humans; Visser Three possessed a variety of morphs that he would use to battle the 'Andalite bandits', but he rarely used any of these morphs more than once and showed no sign of a specific favorite.
- Although not listed above, many of the battle morphs are shared amongst the Animorphs. For example, all of them possess polar bear and Hork-Bajir morphs. Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Ax also have elephant morphs while Marco and Jake have a rhinoceros morph; Jake, Cassie, Marco and Rachel also all have wolf morphs. However, Cassie is the only member of the main Animorphs to lack a unique battle morph of her own. In The Hidden, she acquires a buffalo, and in The Unexpected, she acquires a kangaroo, but is never shown using them again after the events of these books.
Gallery[]
The Animorphs in their various battle morphs fighting a Howler.
The Animorphs in their battle morphs.
The five human members of the Animorphs, with their human form juxtaposed with one of their main battle morphs: Rachel-Bear, Marco-Cobra, Tobias-Hawk,Cassie-Wolf, and Jake-Tiger. From the inside cover of Back to Before.
The Animorphs morph battle morphs to fight the one Hork-Bajir and one Taxxon they expect to emerge from the Bug fighter they have just distress-called in The Predator.
Animorphs fighting in battle morphs at the Yeerk pool in The Invasion.
The Animorphs escape from the Yeerk Pool ship in an escape pod, still partially morphed in their battle morphs.
