Down for Maintenance Pteri

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The Down for Maintenance Pteri is a Red Pteri and a one-player challenger that users can fight in the Battledome. He is based off of an image of a Red Pteri that is shown when the Neopets website is down for maintenance.

History

The "Down for Maintenance" screen features a Red Pteri.

For many years, the screen that is displayed when the Neopets website is unavailable has included generic, crying Red Pteri. After a while, users began to associate this Red Pteri with the frustration of not being able to access the website. In Editorial #146 of the Neopian Times, Neopets user Tonya1982 asked TNT to make the "Neopets is Down For Maintenance Pteri" into a Battledome challenger so that Neopets users could "take their frustrations out on him". TNT granted this request, and on July 27, 2004, the Down for Maintenance Pteri was released as an official Battledome challenger.

Random Event

There is one Random Event involving the Down for Maintenance Pteri:

An ominous looking Red Pteri strolls up to you and cackles, "I hope you didn't want to actually do anything in Neopia today." *BRAAWWKK*

The first time a user receives this event, they will unlock the Down for Maintenance Pteri as a challenger in the Battledome. Otherwise, this event has no effect.

Battledome

Down for Maintenance Pteri Difficulty: 75Easy · 750Medium · 1,500Hard Starting HP: 75Easy · 750Medium · 1,500Hard Arena: Central Arena Released: July 27, 2004 Status: Active Challenger ID: 103 Found by: Random Event anywhere on the site.

Equipment

Enchanted Cobweb Stats Attack None Defence None Links Magnet of Destruction Stats Attack None Defence None Links Rancid Battle Dung Stats Attack None Defence None Links Screwdriver of Doom Stats Attack None Defence None Links Thyoras Tear Stats Attack None Defence None Links

Abilities

Halitosis Lens Flare Positive Thinking Sear Shade

External Links

• Editorial: 146, 152
• Caption Competition: #1161