California is a state in the Western United States where the Animorphs lived and where the Yeerk Empire headquartered its invasion of Earth out of. Bordering alongside the Pacific Ocean, its terrain includes beaches, redwood forest, mountains, farmland and desert.
History
Ceded to the United States
California, formerly part of Mexico, was ceded to the United States following the Mexican–American War.[1][2]
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1970s
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1980s
- "It was the 1980s on Earth and humans were just beginning to understand computers. I met a lot of humans who were working in the computer field. My human friend Bill used to come over to my room and we would exchange ideas. It was hard for me to simplify my knowledge enough for him to follow. Everything had to be explained in simple human terms, using words like "window" to explain a childishly simple concept. And my human friend Steve thought it was a huge breakthrough to use symbolic icons and a simple pointer rather than a lot of complex language."
- ―Elfangor[src]
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1990s
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2000s
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Alternate Realities
Dark Timeline
In this timeline, the Yeerk Empire began a secret invasion of Earth in the 1990s,[3] beginning their invasion out of a city in California.[4] Six teenagers who lived in this city, who were collectively known as the Animorphs due to their ability to morph into animals, fought against the Yeerk Empire's invasion, although they were defeated and infested. Following their infestation, the Yeerk Empire switched to open warfare, and many Californians were killed, with skeletal remains left behind in cars and buildings. By the 2000s, the skies above California turned yellow while its trees began to die, with the air quality also decreasing. Malls were also converted into Taxxon hives while highways remained empty, with a high-speed train system installed. Several buildings and skyscrapers were also destroyed to make room for surface-based Yeerk pools to be built.[3]
History Altered by Visser Four
- "The lack of freedom among humans has made their conquest ever so much easier. Your few books, your two radio stations, your single television channel are all censored. Your technology is fifty years behind where it should be. Poverty is widespread, curable diseases run rampant, some women are forced to breed to repopulate the dominant white race while at the same time, in the major cities the poor and homeless are rounded up and shot—"
- ―Drode to the Animorphs[src]
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History Altered by Crayak
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Trivia
- According to series co-author Michael Grant, the Animorphs' hometown in California is a fictional city that was a blend of Orange County and Long Beach.[5]
References
- ↑ Real world history.
- ↑ The Predator
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Stranger
- ↑ The Beginning
- ↑ Michael Grant on Reddit - October 28, 2019