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Altador Cup

2011-08-16T14:12:39Z

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{{PastFeatured}}
[[Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|right|frame|The famed trophy that gives the Cup its name.]]

The '''Altador Cup''' is a yearly gaming [[plot]] on [[Neopets]] which begins on June 1, and continues until the championship is finished. As a sporting event, eighteen teams as 2010 from the lands of [[Neopia]] gathered in [[Altador]] to compete in the sport of Yooyuball for the Altador Cup trophy. During the inaugural Altador Cup, the tournament took place between June 1, 2006 and August 4. During the second Altador Cup, the plot lasted from June 1, 2007 to July 9. The third annual Altador Cup commenced on June 12, 2008 and ended on July 17. The fourth annual Altador Cup commenced on June 2, 2009, and ended on July 5th, 2009.

==Champions==
[[Altador Cup I]]: '''Haunted Woods''' defeated Darigan 
[[Altador Cup II]]: '''Darigan''' defeated Roo Island 
[[Altador Cup III]]: '''Roo Island''' defeated Krawk Island 
[[Altador Cup IV]]: '''Krawk Island''' defeated Shenkuu 
[[Altador Cup V]]: '''Lost Desert''' defeated Kreludor 
[[Altador Cup VI]]: '''Virtupets''' defeated Krawk Island

==Yooyuball==
[[Image:AC 2006 Referee.gif|right|frame|Yooyuball is strictly regulated by the [[Altador Cup Referee|referee]].]]
The game played to win the Altador Cup is called '''Yooyuball'''. Gameplay appears to be based on [[Wikipedia:Jai_alai|jai alai]] and [[wikipedia:lacrosse|lacrosse]], where players carry a ball in a sling and charge down the field, trying to throw the ball into the other team's net to score a goal. The ball is actually a rolled up [[Petpet]] called a [[Yooyu]], a creature native to Altador. There are a variety of different Yooyus used in the game, which gives the sport an unpredictable twist, requiring a team to alter its strategy depending on the type of Yooyu currently in play.

*''[[Brown|Normal]]'' - The most common Yooyu which behaves like a normal ball of play without any extra effects. This Yooyu was added during the second Altador Cup. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.
*''[[Fire]]'' - A very fast Yooyu, it moves in a straight line and must be transferred very quickly between team-mates, because keeping it too long could result in burns.
*''[[Snow]]'' - Much slower than the Normal Yooyu, the Snow Yooyu also moves in a straight line. It freezes the muscles of those playing with it, making game play quite slow.
*''[[Mutant]]'' - Leading to an extremely unpredictable game, the Mutant Yooyu will move in numerous, random patterns, such as beginning to curve at different points in the throw, changing speed, and only rarely shooting in a straight line.
*''[[Faerie#Colour|Faerie]]'' - Floating lightly through the air, the Faerie Yooyu curves in flight and leaves players wondering when it will drop down low enough for them to capture and pass it.
*''[[Darigan]]'' - A misbehaving Yooyu which flies in a different direction the player holding it is facing, the Darigan Yooyu's flight can be predicted based on where a player is facing in the area. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.
*''[[Clockwork]]'' - The Clockwork Yooyu is a wind-up robotic toy that will begin to glow red and explode between 1 - 15 seconds if it isn't put into a goal. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.

Yooyuball plays as a [[Wikipedia:Adobe Flash|flash]] game, where users can play with use of the mouse and keyboard. Before each game of Yooyuball begins, users choose the formation they want their players to stand in and select which direction they would like to move the ball down the field. Using the mouse, users point at the player they want to move around, which will select the player. The selected player can be guided around the field using the mouse. When a player has possession of the ball, clicking the left mouse button throws the ball.

If a user wanted to deselect a player, they pressed the space bar or the ''S'' key. When none of the players were selected, they can clicked anywhere on the field to move the closest player to the position they clicked on. To toggle between players, users press the left and right arrow keys (or the ''A'' and ''D'' keys). Users can activate a player when toggling between them by pressing the space bar. Pressing the Shift key to moves players back to their starting positions.

A new rule was added on June 24, 2006, which would make the Yooyu jump from a ''Keeper's'' hands if it stayed there longer than 5 seconds. It is believed this was implemented because too many users were scoring a single goal then letting the ''Keeper'' hold onto the ball for the remainder of play, scoring an automatic win.

Between each goal, a cutscene is played, showing either the goal, the crowd, or - added in 2007 - the Yooyuball selection machines beneath the arena. While the cutscene is playing, game time is still used up, but a 'continue' button appears after a short delay allowing the user to skip most of the animation. An animation accompanies the introduction of each Yooyu to the field, also, but this can be skipped using the space bar.

===The Committee===
{{main|Altador Cup Committee}}

===Team rosters===
{| align="right" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔ ||
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || '''✘'''|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Jelly World]] || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘'''|| '''✘'''
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || ✔ || ✔ || '''✘''' || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || ✔ || '''✘''' || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || '''✘''' || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|}
For the first four years, the Altador Cup Tournament consisted of sixteen teams representing the lands of [[Neopia]]. Following the introduction of [[Shenkuu]], one team sat out each year to keep the numbers even, until the discovery of [[Moltara]] allowed a full roster of eighteen teams to play in Altador Cup V. Users could only support one team at a time, and could only switch between teams in the first competition, between rounds.

The first team to cancel participation was [[Kreludor]] for Altador Cup II - in a statement by [[Derlyn Fonnet]], this was due to a malfunctioning gravity generator leading to [[wikipedia:Spaceflight osteopenia|reduced "muscle and bone" density]]. The following year they returned to the competition, but [[Kiko Lake]] could not participate due to travel issues. [[Brightvale]] was unable to participate in Altador Cup IV as [[King Hagan]] thought it would make the country harder to govern.

An additional team is available each year as the practice team, from [[Jelly World]]. While the members of the team are unknown, it's known the ''Goalkeeper'' is a Jelly [[Kougra]] and the forwards a Jelly [[Kau]] and [[Usul]].

So far [[Lutari Island]] has not participated in any of the Altador Cups, though two [[Lutari]] have.

==Slushie Slinger==
[[Image:Ctp 863.gif|left|frame|Slushie Slinger featured as an alternative to Yooyuball matches.]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Slushie Slinger''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Users play the role of a Red [[Tuskaninny]] [[Slushie Slinger Waitress|waitress]] at the Slushie Concession Stand, and must serve impatient fans (Red [[Nimmo]], Purple [[Tonu]], Yellow [[Ogrin]], etc.) their [[slushie]]s while Yooyuball games play. Depending on what team the user joined, the Slushie Concession Stand would be the team's official slushie stand. Players would lose a life every time an empty slushie bottle falls to the floor or if the customers reach the end of the counter.
 

==Make Some Noise==
[[Image:Ctp 862.gif|right|frame|A further alternative to normal game play, this game featured recurring character the [[Techo Fanatic]].]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Make Some Noise''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Assuming the role of the [[Techo Fanatic]], users must cheer as loud as they can by tapping two randomly chosen keys together, raising the sound meter, for as long as they can in 30 seconds, then (though this is not necessary) pressing the spacebar before the time runs out. Depending on what team the user joined, the Techo Fanatic would be seen wearing that teams shirt, and cheering for them.
 

==Shootout Showdown==
Shootout Showdown is a new game in the [[Altador Cup IV|2009 games]]. You take control of a Yooyuball player, trying to score goals against the opponents Keeper. The aim is to score 5 goals as quickly as possible, within 60 seconds, without missing or letting the keeper save your shots.

==Plot participation==
:''Main Articles: [[Altador Cup 2006]], [[Altador Cup 2007]], [[Altador Cup 2008]], [[Altador Cup 2009]], [[Altador Cup 2010]]''

Unlike regular plots where the plot was written by The Neopets Team, the plot was directed by the collective users on Neopets, and how well they played together in each of their selected teams. A plot summary was written after play to act out who won in each cause. Also, each year had their own methods of participation, and how the plot would progress.

==Staff Tournament==
As another part of the Altador Cup, The Neopets Team participates in a tournament play of their own. They did this in 2006, and only again in 2010.

==Altador Cup Tournament items==
{|align=left
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_jersey.gif
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_jersey.gif
|}

Along with the release of the Altador Cup on June 1, 2006, a new [[Shop]] called [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]] opened, which sold sports team merchandise for each of the teams playing. Rather than ''Altador Cup Tournament'' items have a single use, they can be used for many different things. Hands and bottles are used as toys, pennants can be placed in [[Neohome]]s, and the jerseys are [[Clothes]].
 

==Annual Results==
The final rankings of each team for that year.
{| align="center" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || 14 || 13 || 13 || 15|| 17 || 17
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || 8 || 12 || 16 || - || 13 || 12
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || 2 || 1 || 7 || 7|| 3 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || 16 || 15 || 15 || 16|| 15 || 15
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || 1 || 7 || 8 || 10|| 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || 13 || 14 || - || 14|| 16 || 16
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || 3 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || 9 || - || 6 || 4|| 2 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3|| 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || 10 || 9 || 10 || 5|| 5 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || 7 || 8 || 5 || 11|| 8 || 5
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || - || - || - || - || 18 || 18
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || 6 || 6 || 9 || 6|| 14 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || 4 || 2 || 1 || 9 || 4 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || - || 3 || 4 || 2|| 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || 15 || 10 || 12 || 13|| 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || 11 || 11 || 11 || 8|| 10 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || 12 || 16 || 14 || 12|| 6 || 1
|}

==Trivia==
*The first Altador Cup appeared to coincide with dates and times of the [[Wikipedia:FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] in Germany [[Wikipedia:2006 FIFA World Cup|of 2006]], and the golden orb, seen in the preview trailer, of the trophy bore a remarkable resemblance to the actual World Cup.
*Noted advertisements shown in [[Wikipedia:North America|North America]] within the 2006 tournament were a new [[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]] game being released in July 2006 and a new [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]] movie. For 2007, [[Wikipedia:Evan Almighty|Evan Almighty]] was advertised.
*During Yooyuball game play when the [[Ixi]] and [[Grarrl]] [[Altador Cup Commentators|news presenters]] are making their remarks about the teams, were a user to refrain from clicking the "continue" button, they would begin to ask the user to carry on, mention they see [[Tarla]] and need to hurry and catch her or reminding the user that sitting and watching them does not earn them points. A [[Spyder]] may also come down from the ceiling.
*Because there used to be 17 possible Altador Cup teams, and only 16 spots available for participating, every year, TNT had to choose one team to not participate, and choose a clever reason for it. The addition of Moltara City in 2010 made for an even total of 18 and thus no team was left out on the sidelines.
*Coincidentally, from 2006 to 2009, the winning team for each year's Altador Cup was the runner-up team for the previous tournament.
*Each of the 54 [[Neopet]] species is represented by at least one Yooyuball player.

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], [[Altador Cup III]], [[Altador Cup IV]], [[Altador Cup V]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]]

==External links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml Altador Cup]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/prizes.phtml Altador Cup Prize Shop]
*[http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup//altador_animation_preloader.swf?lang=en&image_host=swf.neopets.com&animation=altador_animation_v2 Animation Trailer]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=95 Altador Cup]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=712 #712], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=813 #813]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=242 242], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=243 243], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=244 244], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=245 245], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=246 246], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=247 247], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=252 252], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=253 253], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=264 264], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=267 267]
{{Altador Cup Teams}}

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Altador Cup

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68.45.228.202: /* Team rosters */

{{PastFeatured}}
[[Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|right|frame|The famed trophy that gives the Cup its name.]]

The '''Altador Cup''' is a yearly gaming [[plot]] on [[Neopets]] which begins on June 1, and continues until the championship is finished. As a sporting event, eighteen teams as 2010 from the lands of [[Neopia]] gathered in [[Altador]] to compete in the sport of Yooyuball for the Altador Cup trophy. During the inaugural Altador Cup, the tournament took place between June 1, 2006 and August 4. During the second Altador Cup, the plot lasted from June 1, 2007 to July 9. The third annual Altador Cup commenced on June 12, 2008 and ended on July 17. The fourth annual Altador Cup commenced on June 2, 2009, and ended on July 5th, 2009.

==Champions==
[[Altador Cup I]]: '''Haunted Woods''' defeated Darigan 
[[Altador Cup II]]: '''Darigan''' defeated Roo Island 
[[Altador Cup III]]: '''Roo Island''' defeated Krawk Island 
[[Altador Cup IV]]: '''Krawk Island''' defeated Shenkuu 
[[Altador Cup V]]: '''Lost Desert''' defeated Kreludor 
[[Altador Cup VI]]: '''Virtupets''' defeated Krawk Island

==Yooyuball==
[[Image:AC 2006 Referee.gif|right|frame|Yooyuball is strictly regulated by the [[Altador Cup Referee|referee]].]]
The game played to win the Altador Cup is called '''Yooyuball'''. Gameplay appears to be based on [[Wikipedia:Jai_alai|jai alai]] and [[wikipedia:lacrosse|lacrosse]], where players carry a ball in a sling and charge down the field, trying to throw the ball into the other team's net to score a goal. The ball is actually a rolled up [[Petpet]] called a [[Yooyu]], a creature native to Altador. There are a variety of different Yooyus used in the game, which gives the sport an unpredictable twist, requiring a team to alter its strategy depending on the type of Yooyu currently in play.

*''[[Brown|Normal]]'' - The most common Yooyu which behaves like a normal ball of play without any extra effects. This Yooyu was added during the second Altador Cup. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.
*''[[Fire]]'' - A very fast Yooyu, it moves in a straight line and must be transferred very quickly between team-mates, because keeping it too long could result in burns.
*''[[Snow]]'' - Much slower than the Normal Yooyu, the Snow Yooyu also moves in a straight line. It freezes the muscles of those playing with it, making game play quite slow.
*''[[Mutant]]'' - Leading to an extremely unpredictable game, the Mutant Yooyu will move in numerous, random patterns, such as beginning to curve at different points in the throw, changing speed, and only rarely shooting in a straight line.
*''[[Faerie#Colour|Faerie]]'' - Floating lightly through the air, the Faerie Yooyu curves in flight and leaves players wondering when it will drop down low enough for them to capture and pass it.
*''[[Darigan]]'' - A misbehaving Yooyu which flies in a different direction the player holding it is facing, the Darigan Yooyu's flight can be predicted based on where a player is facing in the area. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.
*''[[Clockwork]]'' - The Clockwork Yooyu is a wind-up robotic toy that will begin to glow red and explode between 1 - 15 seconds if it isn't put into a goal. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.

Yooyuball plays as a [[Wikipedia:Adobe Flash|flash]] game, where users can play with use of the mouse and keyboard. Before each game of Yooyuball begins, users choose the formation they want their players to stand in and select which direction they would like to move the ball down the field. Using the mouse, users point at the player they want to move around, which will select the player. The selected player can be guided around the field using the mouse. When a player has possession of the ball, clicking the left mouse button throws the ball.

If a user wanted to deselect a player, they pressed the space bar or the ''S'' key. When none of the players were selected, they can clicked anywhere on the field to move the closest player to the position they clicked on. To toggle between players, users press the left and right arrow keys (or the ''A'' and ''D'' keys). Users can activate a player when toggling between them by pressing the space bar. Pressing the Shift key to moves players back to their starting positions.

A new rule was added on June 24, 2006, which would make the Yooyu jump from a ''Keeper's'' hands if it stayed there longer than 5 seconds. It is believed this was implemented because too many users were scoring a single goal then letting the ''Keeper'' hold onto the ball for the remainder of play, scoring an automatic win.

Between each goal, a cutscene is played, showing either the goal, the crowd, or - added in 2007 - the Yooyuball selection machines beneath the arena. While the cutscene is playing, game time is still used up, but a 'continue' button appears after a short delay allowing the user to skip most of the animation. An animation accompanies the introduction of each Yooyu to the field, also, but this can be skipped using the space bar.

===The Committee===
{{main|Altador Cup Committee}}

===Team rosters===
{| align="right" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || '''✘'''|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Jelly World]] || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘'''|| '''✘'''
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || ✔ || ✔ || '''✘''' || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || ✔ || '''✘''' || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || '''✘''' || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|}
For the first four years, the Altador Cup Tournament consisted of sixteen teams representing the lands of [[Neopia]]. Following the introduction of [[Shenkuu]], one team sat out each year to keep the numbers even, until the discovery of [[Moltara]] allowed a full roster of eighteen teams to play in Altador Cup V. Users could only support one team at a time, and could only switch between teams in the first competition, between rounds.

The first team to cancel participation was [[Kreludor]] for Altador Cup II - in a statement by [[Derlyn Fonnet]], this was due to a malfunctioning gravity generator leading to [[wikipedia:Spaceflight osteopenia|reduced "muscle and bone" density]]. The following year they returned to the competition, but [[Kiko Lake]] could not participate due to travel issues. [[Brightvale]] was unable to participate in Altador Cup IV as [[King Hagan]] thought it would make the country harder to govern.

An additional team is available each year as the practice team, from [[Jelly World]]. While the members of the team are unknown, it's known the ''Goalkeeper'' is a Jelly [[Kougra]] and the forwards a Jelly [[Kau]] and [[Usul]].

So far [[Lutari Island]] has not participated in any of the Altador Cups, though two [[Lutari]] have.

==Slushie Slinger==
[[Image:Ctp 863.gif|left|frame|Slushie Slinger featured as an alternative to Yooyuball matches.]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Slushie Slinger''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Users play the role of a Red [[Tuskaninny]] [[Slushie Slinger Waitress|waitress]] at the Slushie Concession Stand, and must serve impatient fans (Red [[Nimmo]], Purple [[Tonu]], Yellow [[Ogrin]], etc.) their [[slushie]]s while Yooyuball games play. Depending on what team the user joined, the Slushie Concession Stand would be the team's official slushie stand. Players would lose a life every time an empty slushie bottle falls to the floor or if the customers reach the end of the counter.
 

==Make Some Noise==
[[Image:Ctp 862.gif|right|frame|A further alternative to normal game play, this game featured recurring character the [[Techo Fanatic]].]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Make Some Noise''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Assuming the role of the [[Techo Fanatic]], users must cheer as loud as they can by tapping two randomly chosen keys together, raising the sound meter, for as long as they can in 30 seconds, then (though this is not necessary) pressing the spacebar before the time runs out. Depending on what team the user joined, the Techo Fanatic would be seen wearing that teams shirt, and cheering for them.
 

==Shootout Showdown==
Shootout Showdown is a new game in the [[Altador Cup IV|2009 games]]. You take control of a Yooyuball player, trying to score goals against the opponents Keeper. The aim is to score 5 goals as quickly as possible, within 60 seconds, without missing or letting the keeper save your shots.

==Plot participation==
:''Main Articles: [[Altador Cup 2006]], [[Altador Cup 2007]], [[Altador Cup 2008]], [[Altador Cup 2009]], [[Altador Cup 2010]]''

Unlike regular plots where the plot was written by The Neopets Team, the plot was directed by the collective users on Neopets, and how well they played together in each of their selected teams. A plot summary was written after play to act out who won in each cause. Also, each year had their own methods of participation, and how the plot would progress.

==Staff Tournament==
As another part of the Altador Cup, The Neopets Team participates in a tournament play of their own. They did this in 2006, and only again in 2010.

==Altador Cup Tournament items==
{|align=left
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_jersey.gif
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_jersey.gif
|}

Along with the release of the Altador Cup on June 1, 2006, a new [[Shop]] called [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]] opened, which sold sports team merchandise for each of the teams playing. Rather than ''Altador Cup Tournament'' items have a single use, they can be used for many different things. Hands and bottles are used as toys, pennants can be placed in [[Neohome]]s, and the jerseys are [[Clothes]].
 

==Annual Results==
The final rankings of each team for that year.
{| align="center" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || 14 || 13 || 13 || 15|| 17 || 17
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || 8 || 12 || 16 || - || 13 || 12
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || 2 || 1 || 7 || 7|| 3 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || 16 || 15 || 15 || 16|| 15 || 15
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || 1 || 7 || 8 || 10|| 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || 13 || 14 || - || 14|| 16 || 16
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || 3 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || 9 || - || 6 || 4|| 2 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3|| 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || 10 || 9 || 10 || 5|| 5 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || 7 || 8 || 5 || 11|| 8 || 5
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || - || - || - || - || 18 || 18
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || 6 || 6 || 9 || 6|| 14 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || 4 || 2 || 1 || 9 || 4 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || - || 3 || 4 || 2|| 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || 15 || 10 || 12 || 13|| 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || 11 || 11 || 11 || 8|| 10 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || 12 || 16 || 14 || 12|| 6 || 1
|}

==Trivia==
*The first Altador Cup appeared to coincide with dates and times of the [[Wikipedia:FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] in Germany [[Wikipedia:2006 FIFA World Cup|of 2006]], and the golden orb, seen in the preview trailer, of the trophy bore a remarkable resemblance to the actual World Cup.
*Noted advertisements shown in [[Wikipedia:North America|North America]] within the 2006 tournament were a new [[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]] game being released in July 2006 and a new [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]] movie. For 2007, [[Wikipedia:Evan Almighty|Evan Almighty]] was advertised.
*During Yooyuball game play when the [[Ixi]] and [[Grarrl]] [[Altador Cup Commentators|news presenters]] are making their remarks about the teams, were a user to refrain from clicking the "continue" button, they would begin to ask the user to carry on, mention they see [[Tarla]] and need to hurry and catch her or reminding the user that sitting and watching them does not earn them points. A [[Spyder]] may also come down from the ceiling.
*Because there used to be 17 possible Altador Cup teams, and only 16 spots available for participating, every year, TNT had to choose one team to not participate, and choose a clever reason for it. The addition of Moltara City in 2010 made for an even total of 18 and thus no team was left out on the sidelines.
*Coincidentally, from 2006 to 2009, the winning team for each year's Altador Cup was the runner-up team for the previous tournament.
*Each of the 54 [[Neopet]] species is represented by at least one Yooyuball player.

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], [[Altador Cup III]], [[Altador Cup IV]], [[Altador Cup V]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]]

==External links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml Altador Cup]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/prizes.phtml Altador Cup Prize Shop]
*[http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup//altador_animation_preloader.swf?lang=en&image_host=swf.neopets.com&animation=altador_animation_v2 Animation Trailer]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=95 Altador Cup]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=712 #712], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=813 #813]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=242 242], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=243 243], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=244 244], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=245 245], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=246 246], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=247 247], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=252 252], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=253 253], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=264 264], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=267 267]
{{Altador Cup Teams}}

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[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]

Altador Cup

2011-08-15T02:36:16Z

68.45.228.202: /* Team rosters */

{{PastFeatured}}
[[Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|right|frame|The famed trophy that gives the Cup its name.]]

The '''Altador Cup''' is a yearly gaming [[plot]] on [[Neopets]] which begins on June 1, and continues until the championship is finished. As a sporting event, eighteen teams as 2010 from the lands of [[Neopia]] gathered in [[Altador]] to compete in the sport of Yooyuball for the Altador Cup trophy. During the inaugural Altador Cup, the tournament took place between June 1, 2006 and August 4. During the second Altador Cup, the plot lasted from June 1, 2007 to July 9. The third annual Altador Cup commenced on June 12, 2008 and ended on July 17. The fourth annual Altador Cup commenced on June 2, 2009, and ended on July 5th, 2009.

==Champions==
[[Altador Cup I]]: '''Haunted Woods''' defeated Darigan 
[[Altador Cup II]]: '''Darigan''' defeated Roo Island 
[[Altador Cup III]]: '''Roo Island''' defeated Krawk Island 
[[Altador Cup IV]]: '''Krawk Island''' defeated Shenkuu 
[[Altador Cup V]]: '''Lost Desert''' defeated Kreludor 
[[Altador Cup VI]]: '''Virtupets''' defeated Krawk Island

==Yooyuball==
[[Image:AC 2006 Referee.gif|right|frame|Yooyuball is strictly regulated by the [[Altador Cup Referee|referee]].]]
The game played to win the Altador Cup is called '''Yooyuball'''. Gameplay appears to be based on [[Wikipedia:Jai_alai|jai alai]] and [[wikipedia:lacrosse|lacrosse]], where players carry a ball in a sling and charge down the field, trying to throw the ball into the other team's net to score a goal. The ball is actually a rolled up [[Petpet]] called a [[Yooyu]], a creature native to Altador. There are a variety of different Yooyus used in the game, which gives the sport an unpredictable twist, requiring a team to alter its strategy depending on the type of Yooyu currently in play.

*''[[Brown|Normal]]'' - The most common Yooyu which behaves like a normal ball of play without any extra effects. This Yooyu was added during the second Altador Cup. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.
*''[[Fire]]'' - A very fast Yooyu, it moves in a straight line and must be transferred very quickly between team-mates, because keeping it too long could result in burns.
*''[[Snow]]'' - Much slower than the Normal Yooyu, the Snow Yooyu also moves in a straight line. It freezes the muscles of those playing with it, making game play quite slow.
*''[[Mutant]]'' - Leading to an extremely unpredictable game, the Mutant Yooyu will move in numerous, random patterns, such as beginning to curve at different points in the throw, changing speed, and only rarely shooting in a straight line.
*''[[Faerie#Colour|Faerie]]'' - Floating lightly through the air, the Faerie Yooyu curves in flight and leaves players wondering when it will drop down low enough for them to capture and pass it.
*''[[Darigan]]'' - A misbehaving Yooyu which flies in a different direction the player holding it is facing, the Darigan Yooyu's flight can be predicted based on where a player is facing in the area. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.
*''[[Clockwork]]'' - The Clockwork Yooyu is a wind-up robotic toy that will begin to glow red and explode between 1 - 15 seconds if it isn't put into a goal. This Yooyu was added in the 2007 games.

Yooyuball plays as a [[Wikipedia:Adobe Flash|flash]] game, where users can play with use of the mouse and keyboard. Before each game of Yooyuball begins, users choose the formation they want their players to stand in and select which direction they would like to move the ball down the field. Using the mouse, users point at the player they want to move around, which will select the player. The selected player can be guided around the field using the mouse. When a player has possession of the ball, clicking the left mouse button throws the ball.

If a user wanted to deselect a player, they pressed the space bar or the ''S'' key. When none of the players were selected, they can clicked anywhere on the field to move the closest player to the position they clicked on. To toggle between players, users press the left and right arrow keys (or the ''A'' and ''D'' keys). Users can activate a player when toggling between them by pressing the space bar. Pressing the Shift key to moves players back to their starting positions.

A new rule was added on June 24, 2006, which would make the Yooyu jump from a ''Keeper's'' hands if it stayed there longer than 5 seconds. It is believed this was implemented because too many users were scoring a single goal then letting the ''Keeper'' hold onto the ball for the remainder of play, scoring an automatic win.

Between each goal, a cutscene is played, showing either the goal, the crowd, or - added in 2007 - the Yooyuball selection machines beneath the arena. While the cutscene is playing, game time is still used up, but a 'continue' button appears after a short delay allowing the user to skip most of the animation. An animation accompanies the introduction of each Yooyu to the field, also, but this can be skipped using the space bar.

===The Committee===
{{main|Altador Cup Committee}}

===Team rosters===
{| align="right" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔ || ચ
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || '''✘'''|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Jelly World]] || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘'''|| '''✘'''
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || ✔ || ✔ || '''✘''' || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || ✔ || '''✘''' || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || '''✘''' || ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || '''✘''' || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔|| ✔
|}
For the first four years, the Altador Cup Tournament consisted of sixteen teams representing the lands of [[Neopia]]. Following the introduction of [[Shenkuu]], one team sat out each year to keep the numbers even, until the discovery of [[Moltara]] allowed a full roster of eighteen teams to play in Altador Cup V. Users could only support one team at a time, and could only switch between teams in the first competition, between rounds.

The first team to cancel participation was [[Kreludor]] for Altador Cup II - in a statement by [[Derlyn Fonnet]], this was due to a malfunctioning gravity generator leading to [[wikipedia:Spaceflight osteopenia|reduced "muscle and bone" density]]. The following year they returned to the competition, but [[Kiko Lake]] could not participate due to travel issues. [[Brightvale]] was unable to participate in Altador Cup IV as [[King Hagan]] thought it would make the country harder to govern.

An additional team is available each year as the practice team, from [[Jelly World]]. While the members of the team are unknown, it's known the ''Goalkeeper'' is a Jelly [[Kougra]] and the forwards a Jelly [[Kau]] and [[Usul]].

So far [[Lutari Island]] has not participated in any of the Altador Cups, though two [[Lutari]] have.

==Slushie Slinger==
[[Image:Ctp 863.gif|left|frame|Slushie Slinger featured as an alternative to Yooyuball matches.]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Slushie Slinger''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Users play the role of a Red [[Tuskaninny]] [[Slushie Slinger Waitress|waitress]] at the Slushie Concession Stand, and must serve impatient fans (Red [[Nimmo]], Purple [[Tonu]], Yellow [[Ogrin]], etc.) their [[slushie]]s while Yooyuball games play. Depending on what team the user joined, the Slushie Concession Stand would be the team's official slushie stand. Players would lose a life every time an empty slushie bottle falls to the floor or if the customers reach the end of the counter.
 

==Make Some Noise==
[[Image:Ctp 862.gif|right|frame|A further alternative to normal game play, this game featured recurring character the [[Techo Fanatic]].]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Make Some Noise''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Assuming the role of the [[Techo Fanatic]], users must cheer as loud as they can by tapping two randomly chosen keys together, raising the sound meter, for as long as they can in 30 seconds, then (though this is not necessary) pressing the spacebar before the time runs out. Depending on what team the user joined, the Techo Fanatic would be seen wearing that teams shirt, and cheering for them.
 

==Shootout Showdown==
Shootout Showdown is a new game in the [[Altador Cup IV|2009 games]]. You take control of a Yooyuball player, trying to score goals against the opponents Keeper. The aim is to score 5 goals as quickly as possible, within 60 seconds, without missing or letting the keeper save your shots.

==Plot participation==
:''Main Articles: [[Altador Cup 2006]], [[Altador Cup 2007]], [[Altador Cup 2008]], [[Altador Cup 2009]], [[Altador Cup 2010]]''

Unlike regular plots where the plot was written by The Neopets Team, the plot was directed by the collective users on Neopets, and how well they played together in each of their selected teams. A plot summary was written after play to act out who won in each cause. Also, each year had their own methods of participation, and how the plot would progress.

==Staff Tournament==
As another part of the Altador Cup, The Neopets Team participates in a tournament play of their own. They did this in 2006, and only again in 2010.

==Altador Cup Tournament items==
{|align=left
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_jersey.gif
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_jersey.gif
|}

Along with the release of the Altador Cup on June 1, 2006, a new [[Shop]] called [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]] opened, which sold sports team merchandise for each of the teams playing. Rather than ''Altador Cup Tournament'' items have a single use, they can be used for many different things. Hands and bottles are used as toys, pennants can be placed in [[Neohome]]s, and the jerseys are [[Clothes]].
 

==Annual Results==
The final rankings of each team for that year.
{| align="center" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || 14 || 13 || 13 || 15|| 17 || 17
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || 8 || 12 || 16 || - || 13 || 12
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || 2 || 1 || 7 || 7|| 3 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || 16 || 15 || 15 || 16|| 15 || 15
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || 1 || 7 || 8 || 10|| 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || 13 || 14 || - || 14|| 16 || 16
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || 3 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || 9 || - || 6 || 4|| 2 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3|| 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || 10 || 9 || 10 || 5|| 5 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || 7 || 8 || 5 || 11|| 8 || 5
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || - || - || - || - || 18 || 18
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || 6 || 6 || 9 || 6|| 14 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || 4 || 2 || 1 || 9 || 4 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || - || 3 || 4 || 2|| 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || 15 || 10 || 12 || 13|| 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || 11 || 11 || 11 || 8|| 10 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || 12 || 16 || 14 || 12|| 6 || 1
|}

==Trivia==
*The first Altador Cup appeared to coincide with dates and times of the [[Wikipedia:FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] in Germany [[Wikipedia:2006 FIFA World Cup|of 2006]], and the golden orb, seen in the preview trailer, of the trophy bore a remarkable resemblance to the actual World Cup.
*Noted advertisements shown in [[Wikipedia:North America|North America]] within the 2006 tournament were a new [[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]] game being released in July 2006 and a new [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]] movie. For 2007, [[Wikipedia:Evan Almighty|Evan Almighty]] was advertised.
*During Yooyuball game play when the [[Ixi]] and [[Grarrl]] [[Altador Cup Commentators|news presenters]] are making their remarks about the teams, were a user to refrain from clicking the "continue" button, they would begin to ask the user to carry on, mention they see [[Tarla]] and need to hurry and catch her or reminding the user that sitting and watching them does not earn them points. A [[Spyder]] may also come down from the ceiling.
*Because there used to be 17 possible Altador Cup teams, and only 16 spots available for participating, every year, TNT had to choose one team to not participate, and choose a clever reason for it. The addition of Moltara City in 2010 made for an even total of 18 and thus no team was left out on the sidelines.
*Coincidentally, from 2006 to 2009, the winning team for each year's Altador Cup was the runner-up team for the previous tournament.
*Each of the 54 [[Neopet]] species is represented by at least one Yooyuball player.

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], [[Altador Cup III]], [[Altador Cup IV]], [[Altador Cup V]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]]

==External links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml Altador Cup]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/prizes.phtml Altador Cup Prize Shop]
*[http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup//altador_animation_preloader.swf?lang=en&image_host=swf.neopets.com&animation=altador_animation_v2 Animation Trailer]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=95 Altador Cup]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=712 #712], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=813 #813]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=242 242], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=243 243], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=244 244], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=245 245], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=246 246], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=247 247], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=252 252], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=253 253], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=264 264], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=267 267]
{{Altador Cup Teams}}

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[[Category:Plots]]
[[Category:Altador Cup]]

Doirn

2009-11-13T20:50:27Z

68.45.99.250:

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{|align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/games/tradingcards/66.gif
|}
'''Doirn''' is a Red [[Scorchio]] created on ''(need date)'' from a [[NeoDeck]] card. He is known for spending 90 days and nights in the dungeons of [[Meridell]] after telling a joke to [[King Skarl]], which is believed to be a very bad joke.

==Trivia==
*Although the NeoDeck card states he has been in the dungeons for 90 days and nights, it's unknown how much longer he spent there, also due to the fact of the cards creation.
*Doirn is featured in [http://www.pinkpt.com/neodex/index.php?title=Template:Funfiller&oldid=6692 Battle for the Dung], an uncompleted serialized story featured on the front page of the NeoDex which began on August 3, 2006. The character does not relate to the real Doirn known on Neopets, and is a work of fiction.

==External links==
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=66 Doirn]

[[Category:Scorchios]]

Doirn

2009-09-01T02:14:18Z

68.45.99.250:

{{Construction| reason=Release date of NeoDeck card needed}}
{|align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/games/tradingcards/66.gif
|}
'''Doirn''' is a Red [[Scorchio]] created on ''(need date)'' from a [[NeoDeck]] card. He is known for spending 90 days and nights in the dungeons of [[Meridell]] after telling a joke to [[King Skarl]], which is believed to be very bad joke.

==Trivia==
*Although the NeoDeck card states he has been in the dungeons for 90 days and nights, it's unknown how much longer he spent there, also due to the fact of the cards creation.
*Doirn is featured in [http://www.pinkpt.com/neodex/index.php?title=Template:Funfiller&oldid=6692 Battle for the Dung], an uncompleted serialized story featured on the front page of the NeoDex which began on August 3, 2006. The character does not relate to the real Doirn known on Neopets, and is a work of fiction.

==External links==
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=66 Doirn]

[[Category:Scorchios]]

The Neopets Team

2009-06-24T14:26:10Z

68.45.99.250:

{{construction|reason=More information on TNT, new sections to create and others to fill, plot summaries to fill}}

'''The Neopets Team''' (''TNT'' for short) are the official employees of Neopets Inc. who work on the [[Neopets (website)|website]]. Their official user account [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=theneopetsteam theneopetsteam] is the only account in which the TNT will official contact users through [[NeoMail]], a fact strengthened all the more with the exploding ''TNT'' [[avatar]] (TNT shares the same abbreviation is [[Wikipedia:Trinitrotoluene|Trinitrotoluene]]), used only by the The Neopets Team. They seem to have a strange obsession with asparagus.

==User account types==
Sometimes a member of TNT has their own user account, and if they choose can signify they are a member of TNT by a tag on the bottom of their [[User Lookup]]. There are also other accounts which are used for special purposes on Neopets. The collected ones are...

*'''Monitor''' - The most basic kind of account. Monitors watch over the interactions between users on the site. Sometimes artists, writers and other employees are given this account type, often confusing regular users. Some monitors are responsible for one country only. These are listed as "Non-US-Monitors" at the end of this article.
*'''Auction''' - This type of account creates special auctions in the [[Auction House]] for regular users to bid on. The [[item]]s involved usually are very rare.
*'''Lawyer''' - Account given to [[Lawyerbot]], the lawyer for Neopets. Used by Laywerbot to find spammers, scammers, and other illegal activities on Neopets.
*'''Programmer''' - Programmers create games and plots around the site.

==Plot summaries==
===Sacrificers===
{{main|Sacrificers}}

The Neopets Team journeyed to the newly-discovered [[Mystery Island]] where they became part of an elimination-survival game, with each week a member being sacrificed to [[Mumbo Pango]], a god of the native [[Coconut People]], until only one remained - [[Donna]].

===Ski Lodge Murder Mystery===
{{Main|Ski Lodge Murder Mystery}}

The Neopets Team, on holiday in [[Terror Mountain]], were trapped in the old Ski Lodge by a freak snowstorm. Unable to leave the mansion, one by one the staff members were picked off by a mysterious murderer in their midst until only the murderer and one last staff member survived: [[Maverick]] and [[Beader]] respectively. Before Maverick could come after Beader, she trapped him in a cage. Before the police could arrest him, he exploded, for he was a robotic replica made by a mysterious villain, possibly Dr Sloth.

Many of the members of the team were "killed off" during the [[Neopets Staff Sacrificers]] and [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]].

===Altador Cup 2006===
{{Main|Altador Cup 2006}}

''...to be added...''

==Neocam==
{{main|Neocam}}

The '''Neocam''' is the users visual look into The Neopets Team's headquarters, where they work to keep Neopets running. A [[Wikipedia:webcam|webcam]] is on 24/7, capturing a new picture every minute. Some images are saved for future enjoyment.

==Trivia==
*On January 14, 2000, The Neopets Team turned into [[Wikipedia:Pokémon|Pokémon]]
*On January 18, 2000, an admin power was added to the website, which allowed The Neopets Team to give items to users.
*One of the test accounts, paganmachine, is the [[wikipedia:Portugal|Portuguese]] [[NeoBoard]] moderator.

==External links==
*'''Official Neopets Team Account''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=theneopetsteam theneopetsteam]
*'''Plot Info''': [http://www.neopets.com/island/sacrificers.phtml Neopets Staff Sacrificers], [http://www.neopets.com/winter/skilodge.phtml Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]
*'''Auction Accounts''': [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=balthazar balthazar], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dr_death dr_death], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dr_sloth dr_sloth], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=illusen illusen], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=jeran jeran], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=jhudora jhudora], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=queen_fyora queen_fyora]
*'''Contest Account''': [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=contest_judge contest_judge]
*'''Neopets Air Faerie''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=cronjobbia cronjobbia]
*'''Neopets Lawyer''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=lawyerbot lawyerbot]
*'''Neopets Monitors''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=amadeine amadeine], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=ainemrac ainemrac], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=borovan borovan], [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=cavellis cavellis], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=djskellington djskellington], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dom_dread dom_dread], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=donna donna], [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=fareapril10 fareapril10], [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=greyhawke greyhawke], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=jmorpheous jmorpheous], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=multiplayer_setup multiplayer_setup], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=neo_storytelling neo_storytelling], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=neopets neopets], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=nt_editor nt_editor] [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=obrodhage obrodhage], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=snowbunny snowbunny], [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=subordinateprime subordinateprime], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=tyler_durden tyler_durden], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=voodoodidi voodoodidi], (account disabled O_o) [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=watchingover watchingover], [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=twitterpate twitterpate]
**'''Non-US-Monitors''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=camiboo camiboo] (Germany), [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=mcdrool mcdrool] (Germany), [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=paganmachine paganmachine] (Portugal)
*'''Neopets Programmers''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=abreik abreik], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dahling dahling], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dirigibles dirigibles], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dirtside dirtside], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=flighttime flighttime], (account disabled O_o) [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=snarkie snarkie]
*'''Neopets Writer''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dragona dragona]
*'''Neopets Artist''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=soupfaerie soupfaerie]
*'''Neopets Pwning Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=truthforthewin truthforthewin]
*'''Neopets Test Accounts''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=hassaku hassaku], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=mexicoperu1987 mexicoperu1987], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=paganmachine paganmachine]
*'''Neopets Former Staff Members''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=cyberangel cyberangel],[http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=kryptor kryptor]
*'''Side Accounts''': [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=feli feli], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=lunchboxloon lunchboxloon], [http://neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=slothpeon slothpeon]

{{TNT}}

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[[Category:Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]]
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Paint Brush

2009-04-21T22:18:06Z

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[[Image:Neopets PBs.PNG|thumbPurple Paint Brush
White Paint Brush
Red Paint Brush
Yellow Paint Brush
Green Paint Brush
Blue Paint Brush

Rainbow Paint Brush
Silver Paint Brush
Glowing Paint Brush
Striped Paint Brush
Shadow Paint Brush
Split Paint Brush

Invisible Paint Brush
Cloud Paint Brush
Disco Fever Paint Brush
Electric Blue Paint Brush
Fire, Fire, Your Pants On Fire Paint Brush
Speckled Paint Brush

Scritchy Sketchy Paint Brush
Skunk Paint Brush
Strawberry Fields Forever Paint Brush
Starry Paint Brush
Spotted Paint Brush
Checkered Paint Brush

Halloween Paint Brush
Christmas Paint Brush
Faerie Paint Brush
Golden Paint Brush
Lost Desert Paint Brush
Brown Paint Brush

Tyrannian Paint Brush
Baby Paint Brush
Pirate Paint Brush
Mystery Island Paint Brush
Orange Paint Brush
Pink Paint Brush

Ghost Paint Brush
Plushie Paint Brush
Darigan Paint Brush
Maraquan Paint Brush
Usuki Paint Brush
Snow Paint Brush

Royal Paint Brush
Grey Paint Brush
Starter Green Paint Brush
Starter Red Paint Brush
Starter Blue Paint Brush
Starter Yellow Paint Brush

Camouflage Paint Brush
Biscuit Paint Brush
Zombie Paint Brush
]]

A '''Paint Brush''' is a special [[item]] which gives the user the ability to change the [[colour]] of one of their [[Neopet]]s. Paint Brushes were originally found by [[Random Event]]s, which means they can be bought from other user's [[shop]]s or [[Auctions]], and are also given away as prizes from [[Contests]]. Special Paint Brushes can also be bought in the [[Hidden Tower]], and newer [[plots]] also allow users to buy Paint Brushes with the points they collected from participating (the first plot to do this was the [[Lost Desert Plot]], which rewarded the '''Lost Desert Paint Brush''' for 70,000 points). The recent addition of Key Quest to the site provided an additional method of gaining Paint Brushes by allowing players to win certain Paint Brushes as prizes, including the Biscuit, Camouflage, Cloud, Ghost, Glowing, Striped, Snow, Speckled, Starry and Tyrannian Paint Brushes. There are also Petpet paint brushes, which change the colour of a [[Petpet]].

In addition to providing new ''colours'' for Neopets, some paint brush colours seem more costume-like and fanciful, such as Halloween, Plushie and Tyrannian. Some paint brushes are rarer than others, but aside from the no-trade starter brushes, they all rank expensive items.

To use a paint brush on a Neopet, a proper paint brush colour scheme must be available for the chosen Neopet, then the user must go to the [[Rainbow Pool]], where its waters allow the brushes' magic to work. Using just a paint brush on a Neopet or going to the Rainbow Pool will not change the colour of the Neopet, as both must be used in conjunction for the magic to work. A Paint brush can only be used once, and after using it on a Neopet, it will disappear. The Rainbow Pool should not be confused with the [[Rainbow Fountain]].

==List of Paint Brushes==
The list of available (and active) paint brushes. Non-tradable brushes are in italics.

{|align=center
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|width=400|
*[[Baby]] Paint Brush - ''May 16, 2002''
*[[Biscuit]] Paint Brush - ''February 8, 2006''
*Blue Paint Brush - ''?''
*Brown Paint Brush - ''September 6, 2001''
*[[Camouflage]] Paint Brush - ''July 27, 2005''
*Checkered Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Christmas]] Paint Brush - ''November 28, 2000''
*[[Cloud (Colour)|Cloud]] Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Darigan]] Paint Brush - ''April 10, 2003''
*Disco Fever Paint Brush - ''?''
*Electric Blue Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Faerie]] Paint Brush - ''January 16, 2001''
*Fire, Fire, Your Pants On Fire Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Ghost]] Paint Brush - ''October 23, 2002''
*Glass Paint Brush - ''?''
*Glowing Paint Brush - ''?''
*Golden Paint Brush - ''March 2, 2001''
*Green Paint Brush - ''?''
*Grey Paint Brush - ''April 9, 2004''
*[[Halloween]] Paint Brush - ''November 2, 2001''
*Invisible Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Lost Desert]] Paint Brush - ''June 23, 2001''
*[[Lutari Island|Lutari]] Paint Brush
*[[Maraqua]]n Paint Brush - ''June 17, 2003''
*[[Mystery Island]] Paint Brush - ''June 26, 2002''
*Orange Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*Pink Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
|width=400|
*[[Pirate]] Paint Brush - ''May 28, 2002''
*[[Plushie]] Paint Brush - ''November 26, 2002''
*Purple Paint Brush - ''May 9, 2000''
*Rainbow Paint Brush - ''?''
*Red Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Royal]] Paint Brush - ''February 3, 2004''
*Scritchy [[Sketch|Sketchy]] Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*Shadow Paint Brush - ''?''
*Silver Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Skunk]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*Snow Paint Brush - ''December 2, 2003''
*Speckled Paint Brush - ''September, 22 2002''
*[[Split]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Spotted]] Paint Brush - ''October, 5 2000''
*[[Starry]] Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*''Starter Blue Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*''Starter Green Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*''Starter Red Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*''Starter Yellow Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*Stone Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Strawberry]] Fields Forever Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Striped]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Tyrannia]]n Paint Brush - ''January 8, 2002''
*[[Usuki]] Paint Brush - ''August 20, 2003''
*White Paint Brush - ''?''
*Yellow Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Zombie]] Paint Brush - ''October 25, 2007''
|}

==Paint Brush Relations==
Some paint brushes have a link to worlds of Neopia. Usually so they can fit in there or just for a nice new look.

*[[Neopia Central]] - Plushie Paint Brush
*[[Meridell]] - Royal Paint Brush
*[[Maraqua]] - Maraquan Paint Brush
*[[Tyrannia]] - Tyrannian, Stone Paint Brushes
*[[Haunted Woods]] - Halloween, Ghost Paint Brushes
*[[Terror Mountain]] - Snow, Christmas Paint Brushes
*[[Mystery Island]] - Island Paint Brush
*[[Krawk Island]] - Pirate Paint Brush
*[[Darigan Citadel]] - Darigan Paint Brush
*[[Neovia]] - Zombie Paint Brush
*[[Lost Desert]] - Desert Paint Brush
*[[Faerieland]] - Faerie Paint Brush
*[[Lutari Island]] - Lutari Island Paint Brush

==Non-Paint Brush Relations==
Some worlds do not have a paint brush but are still related in some way to the world to fit in. These colors can be received by other means then painting.

*Virtupets Space Station-Robot
*Jelly World-Jelly
*Terror Mountain-Ice

==Non-Paint Brush Painting==
Paint brushes can change a pet into most of its available colours, but not necessarily all. Some colours are only available via the [[Lab Ray]] including [[Robot]], Ice, Sponge, and [[MSP]]. Any colour (except Baby, Pirate, Plushie, Quiguki, Royal, and Usuki) can be given by the lab ray without need of a paint brush. Additionally, there is no Mutant Paint Brush; the only away of obtaining a mutant pet is for a player to use a Transmogrification Potion of the species he or she wants on the pet, or to get it through the lab or [[Rainbow Fountain]]. Players sometimes accidentally feed Potions to their pets, thinking they will get the colour or species change but only using it on the pet gets the desired effect.

Often, Morphing Potions and Magical Plushies are available to change a Neopet into a different species and/or colour, and are, for some of the more popular combinations, a much cheaper option that a paint brush.

Additionally, all fruit/vegetable colours (other than Strawberry) can not be obtained with a Paint Brush. These are available with a [[Magical Chia Pop]], through the Lab Ray, or the [[Rainbow Fountain]]. Chia Pops, with very few exceptions, only work on Chias. They will not turn a player's pet into a Chia.

With the exception of a few Chia fruit/vegetable colours, there are some colours that are available to only one or two pet species. Examples of this? No pet other than the [[Aisha]] can be "Alien," and Usuki paint brushes only work on [[Usul]]s and [[Quiggle]]s.

==Unusable Paint Brushes==
Very rarely, a paint brush colour is retired. The paint brushes become unusable (and in the case of the Unicorn brush, disappear completely) and pets painted the retired colour no longer remain it, but may be changed to a newer version. An example of this occurred on the 8th of January, 2002, when the Glass Paint Brush was retired, and replaced with the Tyrannian Paint Brush. Some of the glass pets were turned into the newer Tyrannian versions (the Shoyru was one of the first Tyrannian Pets), while the others remained as glass pets as a Tyrannian version was being made for each of them. The list of retired brushes is:

*'''Unicorn''' (replaced by the ''Unicorn Gem'', later renamed to the ''Uni Gem''.)
*'''Glass''' (now the Tyrannian colour.)
*'''Stone''' (Retired.)
*'''Stars''' (now the Starry colour.)
*'''Shadowed''' (now the Shadow colour.)
*'''Jelly''' (The Jelly Paint Brush is a special case as it has never been made available and, most likely, never will be made available, even though it can be found in the item database.)

Note that, if the actual paint brush (as an item) is retired, it does not always mean it cannot be used. Paint brushes such as the Lost Desert Paint Brush, the Faerie Paint Brush, the Golden Paint Brush, and others are retired, but may still be used and [[The Neopets Team]] continue to make these designs available for new species.

==Petpet Paint Brush==
A [[Petpet]] Paint Brush is designed for painting Petpets a specific colour. They work much in the same way as a Paint Brush for Neopets - they are used at the [[Petpet Puddle]], akin to the Rainbow Pool, to paint a Petpet attached to a user's Neopet.

Interestingly, many colours that Neopets cannot obtain with a Paint Brush, only with alternative means such as via the [[Treasure Maps#Secret Laboratory|Secret Laboratory]], are available as a Paint Brush for Petpets, such as [[Robot]] or [[Mutant]] colours.

As of March 2009, there are 38 different Petpet Paint Brushes...

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|width=230|
*Black - ''?''
*Blue - ''October 2, 2001''
*Brown - ''October 18, 2001''
*Checkered - ''February 6, 2008''
*[[Christmas]] - ''?''
*[[Clay]] - ''May 11, 2005''
*Cloud - ''January 25, 2002''
*Custard - ''July 20, 2005''
*[[Darigan Citadel|Darigan]] - ''November 22, 2005''
*[[Disco]] - ''August 31, 2004''
|width=230|
*[[Dung]] - ''June 9, 2004''
*[[Faerie]] - ''November 7, 2001''
*Fire - ''April 23, 2003''
*[[Ghost]] - ''July 29, 2003''
*Glowing - ''May 19, 2003''
*Green - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Grey]] - ''September 4, 2003''
*[[Halloween]] - ''?''
*Invisible - ''November 5, 2003''
*[[Mystery Island|Island]] - ''October 1, 2003''
|width=230|
*[[Lost Desert]] - ''September 26, 2007''
*[[Maraqua]]n - ''April 21, 2004''
*[[Mutant]] - ''January 28, 2002''
*Orange - ''September 24, 2003''
*Pink - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Krawk Island|Pirate]] - ''January 15, 2004''
*[[Plushie]] - ''December 23, 2003''
*Purple - ''November 14, 2001''
*Rainbow - ''March 26, 2003''
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*Red - ''December 18, 2001''
*[[Robot]] - ''March 7, 2002''
*Sketch - ''June 16, 2004''
*Snow - ''December 13, 2003''
*Spotted - ''?''
*Starry - ''October 12, 2005''
*[[Tyrannia]]n - ''May 10, 2002''
*White - ''?''
*Yellow - ''October 3, 2001''
|}

==Trivia==
*On May 15th, 2002, the Baby colour won the first Paint Brush competition.
*The second [http://www.neopets.com/comps/newpaintbrush.phtml Paint Brush competition] between the Tartan, Mystery Island and Pirate colours went live on May 16th, 2002. Pirate won the majority with 194,375 total votes.
*There are three colours only available by using a Paint Brush: [[Royal]], [[Usuki]], and [[Quiguki]]. These colours are not available through the [[Rainbow Fountain]] or the [[Lab Ray]].
*It is rumored that the lutari island paintbrush will be called the Tropical Paintbrush.

==External links==
*[http://neopets.com/help/paintbrush.phtml Complete List of Paint Brushes]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=26 Rainbow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=101 Blue Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=135 Red Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=156 Yellow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=3 Darigan Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=77 Green Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=19 Starry Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=4&id=5 Island Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=24 Snow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=53 Spotted Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=12 Maraquan Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=2 Cloud Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=10 Faerie Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=4 Darigan Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=15 Island Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=17 Lost Desert Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=19 Maraquan Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=26 Rainbow Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=29 Snow Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=34 Starry Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=102 Blue Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=111 Green Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=127 Red Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=140 Yellow Paint Brush (2nd Print)]
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=10 Changing Your Neopets Appearance FAQ], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=301 Once you paint a Petpet does it stay that colour?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=326 Once you paint a petpet, how do you get it back to its original colour?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=390 Why cant I use the Glass or Stone paint brushes?]
*'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Paintorium The Paintorium]

[[Category:Neopets Terminology]]
[[Category:Items]]

Paint Brush

2009-04-21T22:12:47Z

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[[Image:Neopets PBs.PNG|thumb]]
Purple Paint Brush
White Paint Brush
Red Paint Brush
Yellow Paint Brush
Green Paint Brush
Blue Paint Brush

Rainbow Paint Brush
Silver Paint Brush
Glowing Paint Brush
Striped Paint Brush
Shadow Paint Brush
Split Paint Brush

Invisible Paint Brush
Cloud Paint Brush
Disco Fever Paint Brush
Electric Blue Paint Brush
Fire, Fire, Your Pants On Fire Paint Brush
Speckled Paint Brush

Scritchy Sketchy Paint Brush
Skunk Paint Brush
Strawberry Fields Forever Paint Brush
Starry Paint Brush
Spotted Paint Brush
Checkered Paint Brush

Halloween Paint Brush
Christmas Paint Brush
Faerie Paint Brush
Golden Paint Brush
Lost Desert Paint Brush
Brown Paint Brush

Tyrannian Paint Brush
Baby Paint Brush
Pirate Paint Brush
Mystery Island Paint Brush
Orange Paint Brush
Pink Paint Brush

Ghost Paint Brush
Plushie Paint Brush
Darigan Paint Brush
Maraquan Paint Brush
Usuki Paint Brush
Snow Paint Brush

Royal Paint Brush
Grey Paint Brush
Starter Green Paint Brush
Starter Red Paint Brush
Starter Blue Paint Brush
Starter Yellow Paint Brush

Camouflage Paint Brush
Biscuit Paint Brush
Zombie Paint Brush

A '''Paint Brush''' is a special [[item]] which gives the user the ability to change the [[colour]] of one of their [[Neopet]]s. Paint Brushes were originally found by [[Random Event]]s, which means they can be bought from other user's [[shop]]s or [[Auctions]], and are also given away as prizes from [[Contests]]. Special Paint Brushes can also be bought in the [[Hidden Tower]], and newer [[plots]] also allow users to buy Paint Brushes with the points they collected from participating (the first plot to do this was the [[Lost Desert Plot]], which rewarded the '''Lost Desert Paint Brush''' for 70,000 points). The recent addition of Key Quest to the site provided an additional method of gaining Paint Brushes by allowing players to win certain Paint Brushes as prizes, including the Biscuit, Camouflage, Cloud, Ghost, Glowing, Striped, Snow, Speckled, Starry and Tyrannian Paint Brushes. There are also Petpet paint brushes, which change the colour of a [[Petpet]].

In addition to providing new ''colours'' for Neopets, some paint brush colours seem more costume-like and fanciful, such as Halloween, Plushie and Tyrannian. Some paint brushes are rarer than others, but aside from the no-trade starter brushes, they all rank expensive items.

To use a paint brush on a Neopet, a proper paint brush colour scheme must be available for the chosen Neopet, then the user must go to the [[Rainbow Pool]], where its waters allow the brushes' magic to work. Using just a paint brush on a Neopet or going to the Rainbow Pool will not change the colour of the Neopet, as both must be used in conjunction for the magic to work. A Paint brush can only be used once, and after using it on a Neopet, it will disappear. The Rainbow Pool should not be confused with the [[Rainbow Fountain]].

==List of Paint Brushes==
The list of available (and active) paint brushes. Non-tradable brushes are in italics.

{|align=center
|-valign=top
|width=400|
*[[Baby]] Paint Brush - ''May 16, 2002''
*[[Biscuit]] Paint Brush - ''February 8, 2006''
*Blue Paint Brush - ''?''
*Brown Paint Brush - ''September 6, 2001''
*[[Camouflage]] Paint Brush - ''July 27, 2005''
*Checkered Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Christmas]] Paint Brush - ''November 28, 2000''
*[[Cloud (Colour)|Cloud]] Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Darigan]] Paint Brush - ''April 10, 2003''
*Disco Fever Paint Brush - ''?''
*Electric Blue Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Faerie]] Paint Brush - ''January 16, 2001''
*Fire, Fire, Your Pants On Fire Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Ghost]] Paint Brush - ''October 23, 2002''
*Glass Paint Brush - ''?''
*Glowing Paint Brush - ''?''
*Golden Paint Brush - ''March 2, 2001''
*Green Paint Brush - ''?''
*Grey Paint Brush - ''April 9, 2004''
*[[Halloween]] Paint Brush - ''November 2, 2001''
*Invisible Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Lost Desert]] Paint Brush - ''June 23, 2001''
*[[Lutari Island|Lutari]] Paint Brush
*[[Maraqua]]n Paint Brush - ''June 17, 2003''
*[[Mystery Island]] Paint Brush - ''June 26, 2002''
*Orange Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*Pink Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
|width=400|
*[[Pirate]] Paint Brush - ''May 28, 2002''
*[[Plushie]] Paint Brush - ''November 26, 2002''
*Purple Paint Brush - ''May 9, 2000''
*Rainbow Paint Brush - ''?''
*Red Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Royal]] Paint Brush - ''February 3, 2004''
*Scritchy [[Sketch|Sketchy]] Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*Shadow Paint Brush - ''?''
*Silver Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Skunk]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*Snow Paint Brush - ''December 2, 2003''
*Speckled Paint Brush - ''September, 22 2002''
*[[Split]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Spotted]] Paint Brush - ''October, 5 2000''
*[[Starry]] Paint Brush - ''September, 20 2002''
*''Starter Blue Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*''Starter Green Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*''Starter Red Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*''Starter Yellow Paint Brush'' - ''?''
*Stone Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Strawberry]] Fields Forever Paint Brush - ''September 1, 2000''
*[[Striped]] Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Tyrannia]]n Paint Brush - ''January 8, 2002''
*[[Usuki]] Paint Brush - ''August 20, 2003''
*White Paint Brush - ''?''
*Yellow Paint Brush - ''?''
*[[Zombie]] Paint Brush - ''October 25, 2007''
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==Paint Brush Relations==
Some paint brushes have a link to worlds of Neopia. Usually so they can fit in there or just for a nice new look.

*[[Neopia Central]] - Plushie Paint Brush
*[[Meridell]] - Royal Paint Brush
*[[Maraqua]] - Maraquan Paint Brush
*[[Tyrannia]] - Tyrannian, Stone Paint Brushes
*[[Haunted Woods]] - Halloween, Ghost Paint Brushes
*[[Terror Mountain]] - Snow, Christmas Paint Brushes
*[[Mystery Island]] - Island Paint Brush
*[[Krawk Island]] - Pirate Paint Brush
*[[Darigan Citadel]] - Darigan Paint Brush
*[[Neovia]] - Zombie Paint Brush
*[[Lost Desert]] - Desert Paint Brush
*[[Faerieland]] - Faerie Paint Brush
*[[Lutari Island]] - Lutari Island Paint Brush

==Non-Paint Brush Relations==
Some worlds do not have a paint brush but are still related in some way to the world to fit in. These colors can be received by other means then painting.

*Virtupets Space Station-Robot
*Jelly World-Jelly
*Terror Mountain-Ice

==Non-Paint Brush Painting==
Paint brushes can change a pet into most of its available colours, but not necessarily all. Some colours are only available via the [[Lab Ray]] including [[Robot]], Ice, Sponge, and [[MSP]]. Any colour (except Baby, Pirate, Plushie, Quiguki, Royal, and Usuki) can be given by the lab ray without need of a paint brush. Additionally, there is no Mutant Paint Brush; the only away of obtaining a mutant pet is for a player to use a Transmogrification Potion of the species he or she wants on the pet, or to get it through the lab or [[Rainbow Fountain]]. Players sometimes accidentally feed Potions to their pets, thinking they will get the colour or species change but only using it on the pet gets the desired effect.

Often, Morphing Potions and Magical Plushies are available to change a Neopet into a different species and/or colour, and are, for some of the more popular combinations, a much cheaper option that a paint brush.

Additionally, all fruit/vegetable colours (other than Strawberry) can not be obtained with a Paint Brush. These are available with a [[Magical Chia Pop]], through the Lab Ray, or the [[Rainbow Fountain]]. Chia Pops, with very few exceptions, only work on Chias. They will not turn a player's pet into a Chia.

With the exception of a few Chia fruit/vegetable colours, there are some colours that are available to only one or two pet species. Examples of this? No pet other than the [[Aisha]] can be "Alien," and Usuki paint brushes only work on [[Usul]]s and [[Quiggle]]s.

==Unusable Paint Brushes==
Very rarely, a paint brush colour is retired. The paint brushes become unusable (and in the case of the Unicorn brush, disappear completely) and pets painted the retired colour no longer remain it, but may be changed to a newer version. An example of this occurred on the 8th of January, 2002, when the Glass Paint Brush was retired, and replaced with the Tyrannian Paint Brush. Some of the glass pets were turned into the newer Tyrannian versions (the Shoyru was one of the first Tyrannian Pets), while the others remained as glass pets as a Tyrannian version was being made for each of them. The list of retired brushes is:

*'''Unicorn''' (replaced by the ''Unicorn Gem'', later renamed to the ''Uni Gem''.)
*'''Glass''' (now the Tyrannian colour.)
*'''Stone''' (Retired.)
*'''Stars''' (now the Starry colour.)
*'''Shadowed''' (now the Shadow colour.)
*'''Jelly''' (The Jelly Paint Brush is a special case as it has never been made available and, most likely, never will be made available, even though it can be found in the item database.)

Note that, if the actual paint brush (as an item) is retired, it does not always mean it cannot be used. Paint brushes such as the Lost Desert Paint Brush, the Faerie Paint Brush, the Golden Paint Brush, and others are retired, but may still be used and [[The Neopets Team]] continue to make these designs available for new species.

==Petpet Paint Brush==
A [[Petpet]] Paint Brush is designed for painting Petpets a specific colour. They work much in the same way as a Paint Brush for Neopets - they are used at the [[Petpet Puddle]], akin to the Rainbow Pool, to paint a Petpet attached to a user's Neopet.

Interestingly, many colours that Neopets cannot obtain with a Paint Brush, only with alternative means such as via the [[Treasure Maps#Secret Laboratory|Secret Laboratory]], are available as a Paint Brush for Petpets, such as [[Robot]] or [[Mutant]] colours.

As of March 2009, there are 38 different Petpet Paint Brushes...

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*Black - ''?''
*Blue - ''October 2, 2001''
*Brown - ''October 18, 2001''
*Checkered - ''February 6, 2008''
*[[Christmas]] - ''?''
*[[Clay]] - ''May 11, 2005''
*Cloud - ''January 25, 2002''
*Custard - ''July 20, 2005''
*[[Darigan Citadel|Darigan]] - ''November 22, 2005''
*[[Disco]] - ''August 31, 2004''
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*[[Dung]] - ''June 9, 2004''
*[[Faerie]] - ''November 7, 2001''
*Fire - ''April 23, 2003''
*[[Ghost]] - ''July 29, 2003''
*Glowing - ''May 19, 2003''
*Green - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Grey]] - ''September 4, 2003''
*[[Halloween]] - ''?''
*Invisible - ''November 5, 2003''
*[[Mystery Island|Island]] - ''October 1, 2003''
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*[[Lost Desert]] - ''September 26, 2007''
*[[Maraqua]]n - ''April 21, 2004''
*[[Mutant]] - ''January 28, 2002''
*Orange - ''September 24, 2003''
*Pink - ''October 2, 2001''
*[[Krawk Island|Pirate]] - ''January 15, 2004''
*[[Plushie]] - ''December 23, 2003''
*Purple - ''November 14, 2001''
*Rainbow - ''March 26, 2003''
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*Red - ''December 18, 2001''
*[[Robot]] - ''March 7, 2002''
*Sketch - ''June 16, 2004''
*Snow - ''December 13, 2003''
*Spotted - ''?''
*Starry - ''October 12, 2005''
*[[Tyrannia]]n - ''May 10, 2002''
*White - ''?''
*Yellow - ''October 3, 2001''
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==Trivia==
*On May 15th, 2002, the Baby colour won the first Paint Brush competition.
*The second [http://www.neopets.com/comps/newpaintbrush.phtml Paint Brush competition] between the Tartan, Mystery Island and Pirate colours went live on May 16th, 2002. Pirate won the majority with 194,375 total votes.
*There are three colours only available by using a Paint Brush: [[Royal]], [[Usuki]], and [[Quiguki]]. These colours are not available through the [[Rainbow Fountain]] or the [[Lab Ray]].
*It is rumored that the lutari island paintbrush will be called the Tropical Paintbrush.

==External links==
*[http://neopets.com/help/paintbrush.phtml Complete List of Paint Brushes]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=26 Rainbow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=101 Blue Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=135 Red Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=156 Yellow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=3 Darigan Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=77 Green Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=3&id=19 Starry Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=4&id=5 Island Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=24 Snow Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=53 Spotted Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=12 Maraquan Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=7 Lost Desert Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=2 Cloud Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=9&id=10 Faerie Paint Brush], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=4 Darigan Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=15 Island Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=17 Lost Desert Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=19 Maraquan Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=26 Rainbow Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=29 Snow Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=34 Starry Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=102 Blue Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=111 Green Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=127 Red Paint Brush (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=140 Yellow Paint Brush (2nd Print)]
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=10 Changing Your Neopets Appearance FAQ], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=301 Once you paint a Petpet does it stay that colour?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=326 Once you paint a petpet, how do you get it back to its original colour?], [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=390 Why cant I use the Glass or Stone paint brushes?]
*'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Paintorium The Paintorium]

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