Here’s an attempt at the animorphs mask au masterpost, so I can try to stay ahead of the ideas in case this takes off on me
It has been hereby dubbed ‘Animasks’ and will be tagged as such!
Summary of au info under the cut. I’ll update it as regularly as I can.
*Last edited: April 24, 2016*
The whole au is set in some urban dystopia/apocalyptic (near?)future. Think like... the dirty/worn down futuristic stuff? And everyone wears masks. They also use incredibly outdated weapons. Guns are for the rich. The Animorphs are not rich.
As for masks: the rule in this au is that a mask has to be worn at all times. It’s like, more embarrassing/humiliating than being naked to be seen without a mask. You just Don’t Do It. Obviously all the Animorphs wear masks of their main battle morphs from the series. Tobias’ is especially stylized to make him very ‘other’.
Character Designs:
Tobias - Click here! *confirmed final design
Rachel - Click here!
David - Click here!
Jake - Early Design *will change
Cassie - Early Design *will change
Marco - Click here! *early design
Ax - Click here! *early design
Notes:
click here to read a description of Ax and Marco’s masks, plus a slew of unanswered prompts/ideas about this au
if we are going the route of street gangs, then each gang needs a way to mark who they’re a member of.
The Animorphs symbol is the stylized ‘A’ from the Animorphs logo, and I thought maybe black jackets with the A on the back could work for them.
Yeerks, Hork-Bajir, Andalites and even the Chee need symbols and matching outfits too! Get creative!
So far everyone is implied to be human but I’m not against the aliens staying aliens if we make that work too.
Weapons. (Most of these are easily changed for better ideas)
Rachel - 2-sided axe. It’s almost bigger than she is. Has a sharp pommel as well.
Tobias - Short daggers. He usually throws them from high-up places.
Marco - Lead pipe? Morningstar? Marco’s the only one who carries a shield.
Cassie - Chains and quarterstaff. Both can be used non-lethal but can deal massive damage when she needs to.
Jake - Dual katana. Rule of cool, mostly. He’s very skilled and dangerous, but also has to be very fast and light on his feet to stay alive.
Ax - Scythe with retractable handle. It’s both a long-range and close-range weapon.
David - Wooden baseball bat with barbed wire and nails
Why do they need to carry weapons?? We just don’t know.
Character Bios: (in case we decide that they have different lives than the books)
Animorphs Jake - Rachel - Tobias - Cassie - Marco - Ax - David - Others Elfangor - Erek - Tom - Visser 3/Epslin -
Other Art:
*none yet
Writing:
David creating his lion mask by @krakendra