I was going to suggest something like this. I've always believed that he could have escaped if he wanted to, but he died because he wanted to give the Animorphs a fighting chance. If he had escaped, Visser Three would have looked for him--and probably have found and killed the Animorphs as well. I figure that Elfangor knew that if he let Visser Three kill him, then Visser Three wouldn't think to look for other enemies, and the Animorphs would have the advantage of surprise.
I think Elfangor knew he was going to die at some point, and he figured he might as well die in a way that helped the kids that he just gave the morphing power to. I don't think he expected to be able to defeat the Yeerks on Earth by himself, and he knew that him being alive would just make the Yeerks more nervous and on-edge--making it more difficult for the Animorphs to fight.
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Date: 2006-07-24 10:32 pm (UTC)I think Elfangor knew he was going to die at some point, and he figured he might as well die in a way that helped the kids that he just gave the morphing power to. I don't think he expected to be able to defeat the Yeerks on Earth by himself, and he knew that him being alive would just make the Yeerks more nervous and on-edge--making it more difficult for the Animorphs to fight.