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Face Off is a 3-part episode in the Animorphs TV show. Unlike other episodes of the TV Series, this one is not based directly on any book. It features a new kind of Yeerk that doesn't need Kandrona rays. It also reveals the nature of the Andalite disc from the first few episodes.

Summary

Part 1

At the basketball final, the Animorphs discover that all of their enemies will be in one place, so they must be cunning in their tactics. However, a plan goes horribly wrong as Jake is trapped. The Animorphs must now split up to find the disk and free Jake!

Morphs Used

Morphable Character	Morph
Jake	Lizard
Rachel	Mouse
Tobias	Human
Cassie	Mouse
Ax	Human

Part 2

The Animorphs are separated from each other with enemies everywhere. Rachel may have saved Tobias, but Jake is still in Tom's clutches. The remaining Animorphs are close to being infested by the Yeerks. While dodging Yeerks, they have to rescue Jake as well.

Morphs Used

Morphable Character	Morph
Jake	Lizard, Tom
Rachel	Yeerk
Tobias	Human
Ax	Human

Part 3

The infestation continues as Visser Three tries to figure out which one is the real Tom. Rachel, still inside Tobias as a Yeerk, is getting very mad because she does not want to stay in the Yeerk morph any longer.

Meanwhile, Cassie and Ax are rapidly approaching the infestation pier. Ax only has minutes left before he has to demorph, and he's next in line for the new Yeerk. Cassie is helpless as a human, but she can't morph in front of the Controllers.

Marco is the only one who can do anything to help all the other Animorphs, he finds out that Jake has morphed Tom, and he destroys all the special Yeerks, Jake (in Tom morph) reacts to the screams of the Yeerks and run in to check on them, while Visser Three and his Human Controllers take away the real Tom. Everyone hears the alarms, Cassie and Ax escape while Ax morphs back to an Andalite in a hidden place. Marco morphs a cockroach and dodges boulders crashing to the ground, to get out, as Jake as Tom is also trying to get out.

As all the Animorphs escape, Jake wasn’t out yet, so they had to search for him. The real Tom escaped, and Cassie found Jake.

Morphs Used

Morphable Character	Morph
Jake	Tom
Rachel	Yeerk
Tobias	Human
Ax	Human

Appearing

Animorphs

Yeerks & Controllers

Technology

Andalite disc

Locations

Yeerk Pool

VHS Releases

Australian

Volume 1.7 ("Face Off" Parts 1 and 2)

Trivia

These three episodes make references to several books, despite being entirely new material written for the series. Among these are The Change (Tobias receiving his morphing power again), it also contains elements of The Sickness (Rachel morphing into a Yeerk, although in the book itself it's actually Cassie who does so) however this episode came before the book was published so any similarity is pure coincidence, and at a stretch, The Encounter (Animorphs getting stuck halfway between morphs)
Face Off Part 2 ended Season 1 on a cliffhanger, that would pick up again with Face Off Part 3 premiering as the first episode in Season 2. However, Face Off Parts 1 and 2 did not air in the US initially as part of Season 1, only in Canada.^[1] When Face Off finally aired in the US, it was as a three-part "movie". ^[2]
Face Off Parts 1 and 2 were the last episodes to be released on VHS in Australia.

Gallery

TV Episodes
Season 1	My Name is Jake (Part 1) \| My Name is Jake (Part 2) \| Underground \| On the Run \| Between Friends \| The Message \| The Escape \| The Alien \| The Reaction \| The Stranger \| The Forgotten \| The Capture \| The Leader \| Tobias \| Not My Problem \| The Release \| Face Off Parts 1 and 2
Season 2	Face Off Part 3 \| My Name is Erek \| Changes \| The Front

External Links

http://www.tv.com/animorphs/face-off-1/episode/74328/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;18

References

[1] Morphz News 5.25.99

[2] Morphz 3.23.00

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+{{Infobox Television episode
-{{TOCright}}
+| Image        = [[Image:Animorphs - Face Off.jpg|300px]]
-'''Face Off''' is a 3-part episode in the Animorphs [[Animorphs (TV series)|TV show.]] Unlike other episodes of the TV Series, this one is not based directly on any book. It features a new kind of [[Kandrona-free Yeerks|Yeerk that doesn't need Kandrona rays]]. It also reveals the nature of the [[Andalite disc]] from the first few episodes.
+| Title        = Face Off
+| Series       = [[Animorphs (TV series)|Animorphs TV series]]
+| Seasons       = 1 and 2
+| Episodes      = 19, 20, and 21
+| Airdates      = February 9, 1999 (Part 1), February 16, 1999 (Part 2), September 3, 1999 (Part 3)
+| Writer       = Jessica Scott and Mike Wollaeger (Parts 1 and 2), Rhonda Olson (Part 3)
+| Director     = Graeme Lynch (Parts 1 and 2), Don McCutcheon (Part 3)
+| Previous     = [[The Release]]
+| Next         = [[My Name is Erek]]
+| Episode list = [[List of Animorphs episodes]]}}
+'''Face Off''' is a 3-part episode in the Animorphs [[Animorphs (TV series)|TV show.]] Unlike other episodes of the TV Series, this one is not based directly on any book. It features a new kind of [[Kandrona-free Yeerks|Yeerk that doesn't need Kandrona rays]]. It also reveals the nature of the [[Andalite disc]] from the first few episodes.
-*Originally Aired: February 9th, 1999
-*Written By: Mike Wollaeger, Jessica Scott
-*Directer By: Graeme Lynch
 ==Summary==
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 ''At the basketball final, the Animorphs discover that all of their enemies will be in one place, so they must be cunning in their tactics. However, a plan goes horribly wrong as [[Jake]] is trapped. The Animorphs must now split up to find the disk and free Jake!''
-====Morphs Used====
+'''Morphs Used'''
+{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="border-color:rgb(178,175,156);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(219,215,188);"
-Jake - Lizard
+! style="background-color:rgb(214,209,178);"|Morphable Character
+! style="background-color:rgb(214,209,178);"|Morph
-[[Rachel]] - Mouse
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Jake]]
-[[Cassie]] - Mouse
+| style="text-align:center;"|Lizard
+|-
-[[Tobias]] - Human
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Rachel]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Mouse
-[[Ax]] - Human
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Tobias]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Human
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Cassie]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Mouse
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ax]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Human
+|}
 ===Part 2===
 ''The Animorphs are separated from each other with enemies everywhere. Rachel may have saved Tobias, but Jake is still in Tom's clutches. The remaining Animorphs are close to being infested by the Yeerks. While dodging Yeerks, they have to rescue Jake as well.''
-====Morphs Used====
+'''Morphs Used'''
+{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="border-color:rgb(178,175,156);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(219,215,188);"
-Jake - Lizard, Tom
+! style="background-color:rgb(214,209,178);"|Morphable Character
+! style="background-color:rgb(214,209,178);"|Morph
-Rachel - Yeerk
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Jake]]
-Tobias - Human
+| style="text-align:center;"|Lizard, [[Tom]]
+|-
-Ax - Human
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Rachel]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Yeerk
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Tobias]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Human
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ax]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Human
+|}
 ===Part 3===
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 ''As all the Animorphs escape, Jake wasn’t out yet, so they had to search for him. The real Tom escaped, and Cassie found Jake.''
-====Morphs Used====
+'''Morphs Used '''
+{| border="1" class="wikitable" style="border-color:rgb(178,175,156);font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(219,215,188);"
-Jake - Tom
+! style="background-color:rgb(214,209,178);"|Morphable Character
+! style="background-color:rgb(214,209,178);"|Morph
-Rachel - Yeerk
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Jake]]
-Marco - Cockroach
+| style="text-align:center;"|Tom
+|-
-Tobias - Human
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Rachel]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Yeerk
-Ax - Human
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Tobias]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Human
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|[[Ax]]
+| style="text-align:center;"|Human
+|}
 ==Appearing==
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 *[[Yeerk Pool]]
+==VHS Releases==
+[[File:Face_off_parts_1_and_2_australian_vhs_1.7_summaries.jpg|thumb|Face Off Part 1 and Part 2 summaries on the back of Australian VHS 1.7]]
+''Australian''
+*Volume 1.7 ("Face Off" Parts 1 and 2)
 ==Trivia==
 *These three episodes make references to several books, despite being entirely new material written for the series. Among these are ''[[The Change]]'' (Tobias receiving his morphing power again), it also contains elements of ''[[The Sickness]] ''(Rachel morphing into a Yeerk, although in the book itself it's actually Cassie who does so) however this episode came before the book was published so any similarity is pure coincidence, and at a stretch, ''[[The Encounter]]'' (Animorphs getting stuck halfway between morphs)
+*Face Off Part 2 ended Season 1 on a cliffhanger, that would pick up again with Face Off Part 3 premiering as the first episode in Season 2. However, Face Off Parts 1 and 2 did not air in the US initially as part of Season 1, only in Canada.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010722155214/http://www.morphz.com/posts/2052599.htm Morphz News 5.25.99]</ref> When Face Off finally aired in the US, it was as a three-part "movie". <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20010910080329/http://www.morphz.com/posts/1032300.htm Morphz 3.23.00]</ref>
+*Face Off Parts 1 and 2 were the last episodes to be released on VHS in Australia.
+==Gallery==
-{{episode}}
+<gallery>
+TV Phact Ax Face Off.png|[[Paulo Costanzo]] behind the scenes.
+</gallery>
+{{episode}}
 ==External Links==
-http://www.tv.com/animorphs/face-off-1/episode/74328/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;18
+*http://www.tv.com/animorphs/face-off-1/episode/74328/summary.html?tag=ep_guide;ep_title;18
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:TV Show]]
 [[Category:Season 1]]
+[[Category:Season 2]]
+[[Category:Multi-part Episodes]]