Editing Gelert

{{pastFeatured}}[[Image:Gelert green baby.gif|frame|right|Green Gelert May 2006]]
The '''Gelert''' is a dog-like creature that was added to [[Neopets]] on [http://www.neopets.com/newfeatures/jan2000.phtml January 25, 2000] as the '''Polypup'''. On [http://www.neopets.com/newfeatures/july2000.phtml July 19th, 2000] the Polypup's name changed to Gelert and its look was updated, but that would not be the last time the Gelert changed its look.

On [http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2001-10-29 November 2nd, 2001] [[TNT]] added the [http://www.neopets.com/comps/gelert.phtml Pick-The-Gelert Competition] which featured 5 new designs for members to pick from. Both Gelerts #5 and #2 officially won (although the joke design, #3, actually had the most votes) so the two designs were combined and the final version (released on [http://www.neopets.com/nf.phtml?nf_date=2001-11-26 29th November 2001]) has not changed since.

==About the Gelert==
The Gelert is a distant cousin to the [[Lupe]] and are the embodiment of all that is fun and goofy.

They are joyous creatures, with a love of anyone and everything. If you are suffering from a long day at work, there is nothing better than coming home to a Gelert, who will do anything possible to make your day a happier day.

Legend and myth have been written about the brave deeds of Gelerts and such stories have made Gelerts a household name. If anything, their love of children make them excellent baby sitters. However, don't let their fun-loving nature fool you; like their Lupe cousins they're fiercely protective of their friends and family.

==The Grave of the Greyhound==
The Gelert is said to be based on the dog in the poem 'The Grave of the Greyhound' or 'Beth Gelert', where a greyhound, called Gelert, was slain by his master when he discovered the dog, covered in blood, at his infant's cradle. It later turned out that the blood was not of the master's son but that of a wolf who had tried to kill the boy, and that Gelert had really been protecting his master's heir.  

A retelling of the story can be found [http://sniff.numachi.com/~rickheit/dtrad/pages/tiWLFHUND2.html here] - many variations of it exist around the world. There is [http://www.neopets.com/gelert.htm a page] on the [[Neopets]] site itself dedicated to the story.

==Colours==
As of March 2009, the Gelert can come in 44 different [[The Rainbow Pool|colours]]:

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*[[Baby]] - ''August 28, 2002''
*[[Blue]] - ''Natural''
*[[Brown]] - ''May 9, 2003''
*[[Camouflage]] - ''March 6, 2009''
*[[Checkered]] - ''?''
*[[Christmas]] - ''?''
*[[Cloud]] - ''?''
*[[Darigan]] - ''March 4, 2006''
*[[Desert]] - ''March 6, 2008''
*[[Disco]] - ''March 6, 2009''
*[[Electric]] - ''March 6, 2002''
*[[Faerie (colour)|Faerie]] - ''January 19, 2001''
*[[Fire]] - ''June 12, 2002''
*[[Ghost]] - ''July 22, 2003''
*[[Glowing]] - ''August 1,'' 2003
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*[[Gold]] - ''March 7, 2001''
*[[Green]] - ''Natural''
*[[Grey]] - ''August 9, 2004''
*[[Halloween]] - ''October 29, 2002''
*[[Island]] - ''February 19, 2003''
*[[Maraquan]] - ''February 1, 2005''
*[[Mutant]] - ''August 25, 2006''
*[[Orange]] - ''March 6, 2003''
*[[Pirate]] - ''March 6, 2007''
*[[Pink]] - ''September 20, 2002''
*[[Plushie (colour)|Plushie]] - ''December 13, 2002''
*[[Purple]] - ''July 10, 2002''
*[[Rainbow]] - ''August 10, 2001''
*[[Red]] - ''Natural''
*[[Robot]] - ''March 7, 2005''
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*[[Royal]] - ''March 5, 2004''
*[[Shadow]] - ''?''
*[[Silver]] - ''January 14, 2003''
*[[Sketch]] - ''March 4, 2006''
*[[Skunk]] - ''?''
*[[Snow]] - ''March 6, 2007''
*[[Speckled]] - ''March 5, 2004''
*[[Split]] - ''March 6, 2008''
*[[Spotted]] - ''June 26, 2003''
*[[Starry]] - ''January 30, 2003''
*[[Strawberry]] - ''?''
*[[Striped]] - ''March 6, 2003''
*[[White]] - ''July 15, 2003''
*[[Yellow]] - ''Natural''
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==Trivia==
*As of June 2009, over 8.9 million Gelerts have been created, placing them 10th in popularity out of 54 Neopets. They are also featured in 115 different [[item]]s.
*''Gelert Day'' is on March 6th.
*In the Neopets TCG, Gelerts are affiliated with the element of [[Fire Faerie|Fire]].

==See also==
*'''Famous Gelerts:''' [[Bruno]], [[Celandra]], [[Elwyn]], [[Kanrik]], [[Kaylee]], [[Prince Tourin]], [[Seradar]], [[Tandrak Shaye]], [[The Emperor]], [[The Gelert Assassin]], [[The Three]], [[Vitri Sitol]]
*'''Games:''' [[Bruno's Backwoods Breakaway]], [[Caption Competition]], [[NeoQuest I]], [[NeoQuest II]]

==External links==
*'''Neopets Description:''' [http://www.neopets.com/petinfo.phtml?type=Gelert The Gelert], [http://www.neopets.com/gelert What is a Gelert?]
*'''Pronunication:''' [http://images.neopets.com/images/pronounce/gelert.wav Gelert - ''gell-ert''], [http://images.neopets.com/images/pronounce/gelerts.wav Gelerts - ''gell-erts'']
*'''Rainbow Pool:''' [http://www.neopets.com/pool/all_pb.phtml?f_species_id=14 Gelert]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=134 The Gelert Diaries]
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=117 Rayn Trueshot], [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=170 Gelert Pack]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=8 Gelert Prince], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=75 Gelert Beast Hunter], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=103 Blue Gelert], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=115 Yellow Gelert], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=38 Gelert Wizard], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=58 Green Gelert], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=72 Gelert Mountain Climber], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=103 Red Gelert], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=6&id=124 Gelert Plushie], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=87 Green Gelert (2nd Print)], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=10&id=109 Gelert Beast Hunter (2nd Print)]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=4 #4], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=5 #5], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=31 #31], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=38 #38], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=70 #70], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=151 #151], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=161 #161], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=242 #242], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=244 #244], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=264 #264], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=384 #384], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=388 #388], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=479 #479], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=533 #533], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=535 #535], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=596 #596], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=632 #632], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=659 #659], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=684 #684], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=704 #704], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=741 #741], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=787 #787], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=791 #791]
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=162 Are special battle items such as the gelert helm only usable by that species?]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=5 5], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=14 14], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=16 16], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=17 17], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=24 24], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=26 26], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=28 28], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=30 30], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=40 40], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=42 42], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=43 43], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=45 45], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=59 59], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=64 64], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=73 73], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=81 81], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=82 82], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=83 83], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=86 86], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=89 89], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=94 94], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=104 104], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=108 108], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=118 118], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=126 126], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=131 131], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=153 153], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=164 164], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=176 176], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=179 179], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=189 189], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=198 198], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=223 223], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=224 224], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=226 226], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=232 232], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=261 261], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=262 262], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=265 265]
*'''NeoGreeting:''' [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=5 Under The Weather], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=254 Gelert Happy Halloween], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=379 Im MAD About You], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=463 Have an Eggciting Easter], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=662 Uni Miss You], [http://www.neopets.com/sendgreeting.phtml?sponsearch=&greeting_id=971 Happy Chinese New Year!]

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