Editing Heermeedjet and Merouladen

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'''Heermeedjet and Merouladen''' are two [[Brown]] [[Meerca]] brothers, who are wanted for a number of crimes around [[Neopia]]. The most high profile of their crimes was the theft of [[King Coltzan]]'s crown, under orders from criminal mastermind [[Malkus Vile]]. Although not the most competent of criminals, somehow they always manage to escape before being caught.  They are also featured in the game [[The Great Qasalan Caper]], where they try to steal from the [[Qasala]]n treasury, and in [[Trouble at the National Neopian]], as bank robbers.  

Known to most Neopians as the ''Meerca Brothers'', they have now cut all ties with Malkus Vile and have struck out on their own. Generally, Merouladen wears a blue cap while Heermeedjet wears a red one and is never without his trusty goggles.

==Plot summaries==
===The Hunt for the Crown===
:''Main Article: [[The Hunt for the Crown]]''
Heermeedjet and Meerouladen were enlisted by Malkus Vile to steal King Coltzan's magical crown from [[Coltzan's Shrine|his shrine]] in the [[Lost Desert]]. Although they managed to abscond with it, Heermeedjet was incriminated when he left a taunting note to Vyssa and foolishly signed his name. This gave players a starting point to find where the crown was hidden.

===Curse of Maraqua===
:''Main Article: [[Curse of Maraqua]]''
[[File:MeercaTheifBennyGarin.png|150px|right|Merouladen can be seen in the lower left corner of the panel.]]
One of the meerca brothers, Merouladen who sports a beanie, made a very brief cameo appearance on the Curse of Maraqua plot comics, being seen wagering in a [[Krawk Island]] bar  or pub [[Garin]] was resting at before [[Benny]] is seen for the first time.

===Defenders of Neopia Series 1===
:''Main Article: [[Defenders of Neopia]]''
In the eighth mission for Defenders of Neopia series 1, Heermeedjet and Meerouladen steal a [[Zafara]]'s school-bag and homework while she went for a swim. The user must defeat the Meerca Henchmen in the [[Battledome]] to retrieve it. 

===Neopets: The Darkest Faerie===
:''Main Article: [[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]]''
[[Tormund]] encounters Heermeedjet and Meerouladen first in Act 1, where they steal his package as he makes his way to Meridell. [[King Altador]] frightens them away and the package is returned. They meet again in Act 3, where they show Tor and [[Roberta]] the entrance to the old sewer tunnels that lead to the vault where Fyora's wand is, in return for the Market Town Treasure.

==Battledome==
Called the '''Meerca Henchmen''' in the [[Battledome]], Heermeedjet and Meerouladen are the opponents in mission 8 in [[Defenders of Neopia]].

Though they carry eight weapons, five of them cannot be used and are only to prevent the player from stealing a useful weapon from them normally. These junk items are a Green Apple, Sandals, a Coconut Keyring, a Neopets Beach Ball, and a Visor; all items from [[Tiki Tack]]. Their functional weapons are Meerca Brothers Glue, Meerca Brothers Water Pistol, and a Hefty Loot Bag.
{{BattleInfo
|Meerca Henchmen
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|October 2, 2003
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|{{dif|175|263|350}}
|15
|Island Arena
|8=Refreshing at the [http://www.neopets.com/desert/tr4pd00r.phtml trap door].
|9=Malkus Vile's henchmen... beware of this duo!
|10=island}}

{|style="width: 600px; margin: 10px auto; {{border-radius|20px}}" class="islanddome"
|align="center" colspan="2"|'''<big><u>Weapons Used (In Order Stolen)</u></big>'''
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||'''Green Apple'''||
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||'''Sandals'''||
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||'''Coconut Keyring'''||
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||'''Neopets Beach Ball'''||
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||'''Visor'''||
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||'''Meerca Brothers Glue'''||Attack: {{icon|3|Earth}} {{icon|3|Light}}
|-
||'''Meerca Brothers Water Pistol'''||Attack: {{icon|5|Air}} {{icon|5|Water}} {{icon|5|Physical}} 67% [[Image:BE Stat Freeze.gif]]
|-
||'''Hefty Loot Bag'''||Attack: {{icon|5|Darkness}} {{icon|5|Physical}} Defence: {{icon|5|Physical}}
|-
|}

{|style="width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; {{border-radius|20px}}" class="islanddome"
|align="center" colspan="2"|'''<big><u>Abilities Used</u></big>'''
|-
||'''Drain Life'''|| Attack: Opponents health reduced by 11% up to 100 HP Defence: Own health healed by same amount.
|-
||'''Sink'''||Defence: {{icon|97.5%|Light}} {{icon|97.5%|Darkness}} {{icon|97.5%|Water}} {{icon|97.5%|Fire}} {{icon|97.5%|Physical}}
|}

==Better Than You==
Heermeedjet and Merouladen have been a contestants on [[Better Than You]] three times:

{{BTY|May 3, 2007|As Meercas, we apparently have a natural affinity for chasing Neggs down. Why didn't anyone tell us that they were worth so much, though?!? Just look how much we raked in for all the Neggs we grabbed during our last raid -- we doubt you could do better! Hahaha!|Meerca Chase II|1,200|Pink [[Negg]]}}


{{BTY|June 26, 2008|We've spent most of our lives on the run, so sometimes it's nice to take a break and do some of the chasing down ourselves. Especially when there are Neggs involved. They sell for a boatload of Neopoints, you know.|Meerca Chase II|1,850|Candy Cane Negg}}


{{BTY|December 3, 2009|Sutek designed the traps inside this pyramid to stop thieves from stealing his treasure. We'd like to thank him for the effort, because that means that the treasure is all ours for the taking! Mwahahaha!|Sutek's Tomb|19,750|Meerca Thieving Beanie}}

==Trivia==
{| align=right
|http://images.neopets.com/games/defenders/medal9_20697.gif
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|http://images.neopets.com/neoboards/avatars/meerouladen.gif http://images.neopets.com/neoboards/avatars/heermeedjet.gif
|}
*As of December 2006, Heermeedjet and Meerouladen are featured in 7 different [[item]]s.
*Users participating in the [[Defenders of Neopia]] game will receive a trophy after defeating The Meerca Henchmen and returning to Headquarters. The trophy replaces the previous trophy earned by defeating [[Tekkitu the Witch Doctor]]. Also rewarded is the ''Heermeedjet'' or ''Meerouladen'' [[avatar]], only one of which a user can have.
*''How To Draw'' tutorial added August 18, 2007.
*The brothers were featured in the [[Advent Calendar]] animation and prizes on December 30, 2011.

==See also==
'''Games:''' [[The Great Qasalan Caper]]

==External links==
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=36 Meerca Brothers], [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=77 The Meerca Brothers]
*'''Games:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/qasala.phtml The Great Qasalan Caper]
*'''NeoDeck:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=358 Merouladen and Heermeedjet]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=4&id=31 Meerca Brothers]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=744 #744]
*'''How To Draw:''' [http://www.neopets.com/art/misc/meercabro.phtml The Meerca Brothers]

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[[Category:Villains]]
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