Blade ship

"The Blade ship is far larger than the Bug fighters, and very different. It is jet-black. It's built like some kind of battle-ax from the middle ages, with two curved ax-head wings, and a long, diamond-pointed "handle" aimed forward."

―Marco

A Blade ship is a Visser's personal fighter and spacecraft.

Appearance

"Visser Three's ship was built like some ancient weapon. It reminded me of one of those battle-axes the old-time knights used when they were hacking off the heads of their foes. There was a main part, like the handle of the ax, with a big, triangular point on the front. That part had to be the bridge. At the rear were two huge, scimitar wings. It was eight or ten times the size of the Bug fighters."

―Jake

The design resembles a battle-axe. The axe's "handle" is the ship's bridge, while the "blades" are two large wings at the end. Blade ships were first constructed on the Hork-Bajir homeworld. The blades are inspired by Hork-Bajir physiology.

History

Creation

"The Yeerks are also constructing a new type of ship, quite large, very heavily armed. It seems almost to have been inspired by Hork-Bajir physiology. We... Aldrea and I... have taken to calling it a Blade ship."

―Dak Hamee

In 1968, after conquering the Hork-Bajir homeworld, the Yeerks began mining, using their newfound knowledge to create Dracon beams, Bug fighters and Blade ships, replacing the stolen Ongachic, Hawjabran and Andalite spacecraft they had stolen.

Usage

To be added

Gallery

Blade Ship in episode 1

A flying Blade Ship

Blade Ship, bug fighter, and Hork-Bajir from the Animorphs Gameboy color game

Blade Ship schematic

Blade ship from the game Hawk Rescue

Blade ship illustration from an Animorphs Antioch journal cover.

The Blade Ship landing in the graphic novel