Visser Three
The boastful Visser Three, spearheading the yeerk empire's invasion of the Earth, is the only Yeerk in history to ever have infested an Andalite's body. This powerful form has gained him access to the Andalite's elusive morphing technology. As such, he has the capability to shape shift into any creature, native to Earth or otherwise, that he can touch. Before his arrival to Earth, he traveled the stars, scouring the universe for powerful morphs, including the monstrous Hork-Bajir and the fire-breathing Inferno Beast. With access to the genetic material of monsters unlike anything on Earth, and the Yeerk army following his orders, this twisted, terrifying creature hiding behind the noble visage of an Andalite is adamant to complete his mission to enslave all human beings who call Earth home. Ultimately, he gloats, within his grasp is enough power to bring the entire universe under his control!
Toys
Animorphs
- Visser Three/Inferno Creature (Mega, 1999)
- Accessories: Missile
- Visser Three's first toy transforms from an Andalite (sort of an alien centaur-thing) into an "Inferno Creature" (a somewhat humanoid alien monster). The Inferno Creature's left hand, which becomes the Andalite's left hind leg, fires a Fire Fangs missile. The Creature's right hand can be closed by pressing a lever which sticks out from the back of the right forearm. The lever also creates symmetry by mimicking the look of the missile sticking out from the back of the left arm. He has no transitional third mode.
- More information on Visser Three (mega) at TFU.info
- Visser Three (Ultra, 1999)
- Accessories: 2 missiles/claws
- Visser Three's second toy keeps the two modes of his original toy (more or less) and adds a third mode, a Hork-Bajir (sort of an alien quadripedal-dinosaur-thing with blades on its elbows), which fires a missile from each hand.
- More information on Visser Three (ultra) at TFU.info
Notes
- Visser Three's packaging art for his Mega class toy portrays him as firing a projectile from his left palm while in his Andalite form... something impossible to do with the toy, seeing as the limb that fires a missile becomes the Andalite's rear leg. This is especially notable seeing as how painstakingly toy-accurate the artist tried to render the packaging art otherwise.
- A pre-production version of the Mega class Visser Three toy is used in the stock photography found on the toy's packaging. The "gaunlets" that cover the Andalite mode's arms in Inferno Creature mode are either separate pieces or (less likely) hinged to a different part of the toy. Either way, it appears they had tabs that plugged into holes that are visible on the Andalite forearms.
- The deco of the Ultra class Visser Three toy used for stock photography sports some differences from the final toy. The claw missiles, leg "fins", and parts of the tail are yellow or yellow with red tips in the stock photos instead of being solid red. Also, the wings have some green paint spray on them that the final toy does not. The stock photography on Visser Three's packaging shows a slightly different pre-production deco with less green paint spray than the image to the right.
