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:''This article is about the creatures. For other uses of "Neopet" or "Neopets", see [[Neopets (disambiguation)]].'' | :''This article is about the creatures. For other uses of "Neopet" or "Neopets", see [[Neopets (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
[[Image:Great_Desert1.gif|frame|right|Several Neopets - clockwise from top, a [[Bruce]], | [[Image:Great_Desert1.gif|frame|right|Several Neopets - clockwise from top, a [[Bruce]], and [[Aisha]], a [[Lupe]] and an [[Ixi]]. Also present is a [[Petpet]]. ]] | ||
A '''Neopet''' (from [[wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]] ''[[wiktionary:νέος|νέος]]'' meaning "new", and "pet") is any one of | A '''Neopet''' (from [[wikipedia:Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]] ''[[wiktionary:νέος|νέος]]'' meaning "new", and "pet") is any one of 54 [[wikipedia:sentience|sentient]], [[wikipedia:sapience|sapient]] species of a virtual animals yet discovered to inhabit the world of [[Neopia]]. | ||
Players on the [[Neopets]] website can adopt, raise, and play with these creatures. While different types of Neopets are classified into different species, the Neopet community is not divided amongst species boundaries. They are capable of [[NeoHome|home building]], operating a [[wikipedia:market economy|market economy]] with [[Neopoints|currency]], building and utilising tools and technologies of a range of complexity, and complex social interaction. Neopets enjoy [[art gallery|art]], [[Altador Cup|sports]] and [[battledome|physical competition]], and [[games|play]]. | Players on the [[Neopets]] website can adopt, raise, and play with these creatures. While different types of Neopets are classified into different species, the Neopet community is not divided amongst species boundaries. They are capable of [[NeoHome|home building]], operating a [[wikipedia:market economy|market economy]] with [[Neopoints|currency]], building and utilising tools and technologies of a range of complexity, and complex social interaction. Neopets enjoy [[art gallery|art]], [[Altador Cup|sports]] and [[battledome|physical competition]], and [[games|play]]. | ||
==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
[[Image:127.gif|left|frame|Painting can make aesthetic differences...]] | [[Image:127.gif|left|frame|Painting can make aesthetic differences...]] | ||
Neopets are categorised into | Neopets are categorised into 54 different species. While the word ''species'' usually defines a group whose members can breed with each other to produce fertile offspring, different species of Neopets have been shown to have families with each other. Neopet species often varies wildly within a biological family (as ''Neovian Genealogy'' notes, "[[Skeith]] plus [[Zafara]] equals... [[Ixi]]?"). Any given Neopet may change into a different species through exposure to certain [[Morphing Potion|potions]], magical [[plushie]]s, or the [[Lab Ray]] while retaining the same essential identity. All species have two sexes. | ||
The form of any given Neopet can change due to what [[colour]] it is painted. These changes can be as small as re-colouring a [[red]] Neopet [[blue]] to drastically changing a Neopet's biology - they may [[faerie (colour)|gain wings]], [[Maraquan|become aquatic]], or even [[robot|forgo organic bodies entirely]]. Except for the [[Grundo]], who can also begin as [[brown]], [[purple]], or [[white]], all Neopets begin coloured [[red]], [[blue]], [[yellow]], or [[green]]. Counterintuitively, Neopets do not begin life coloured as [[baby|babies]]. | The form of any given Neopet can change due to what [[colour]] it is painted. These changes can be as small as re-colouring a [[red]] Neopet [[blue]] to drastically changing a Neopet's biology - they may [[faerie (colour)|gain wings]], [[Maraquan|become aquatic]], or even [[robot|forgo organic bodies entirely]]. Except for the [[Grundo]], who can also begin as [[brown]], [[purple]], or [[white]], all Neopets begin coloured [[red]], [[blue]], [[yellow]], or [[green]]. Counterintuitively, Neopets do not begin life coloured as [[baby|babies]]. | ||
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===Species=== | ===Species=== | ||
[[Image:Neopet popularity chart 2011.png|thumb|400px|A chart of Neopet popularity (at creation), 2011. Inset, Draik, Krawk, and Lutari's populations, which are too small to be seen on the main chart.]] | [[Image:Neopet popularity chart 2011.png|thumb|400px|A chart of Neopet popularity (at creation), 2011. Inset, Draik, Krawk, and Lutari's populations, which are too small to be seen on the main chart.]] | ||
The fifty- | The fifty-four known species of Neopet are: | ||
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*[[Uni]] | *[[Uni]] | ||
*[[Usul]] | *[[Usul]] | ||
*[[Wocky]] | *[[Wocky]] | ||
*[[Xweetok]] | *[[Xweetok]] | ||
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==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
Each individual Neopet has a name. Neopets taken by players have names that are unique amongst all the other Neopets on the website. Each individual also has other statistics that may be viewed by a player through the Quick Ref page - in the case of their own Neopets - or an a Neopet's [[look-up]]. Individuals also have a height, given in [[wikipedia:centimetre|centimetre]]s, and weight | Each individual Neopet has a name. Neopets taken by players have names that are unique amongst all the other Neopets on the website. Each individual also has other statistics that may be viewed by a player through the [[Quick Ref]] page - in the case of their own Neopets - or an a Neopet's [[look-up]]. Individuals also have a height, given in [[wikipedia:centimetre|centimetre]]s, and weight given in [[wikipedia:pounds (weight)|pounds]]. A Neopet's weight can change in response to the foods it is fed. | ||
Neopets can be trained to improve their strength, movement, defence, and hit points. While a Neopet's age is recorded, the main indicator of their experience is their level. Higher levels allow strength, movement, defence, and hit points to be trained to higher degrees. Strength, movement, and defence points can be trained by up to twice the points of a pets level, and hit points up to three times level. These statistics may be increased by [[random events]], [[Coltzan's Shrine]], or the Lab Ray to beyond these restrictions, however further training through the training schools - the [[Mystery Island Training School]], the [[Swashbuckling Academy]], and the [[Secret Ninja Training School]] - will not be possible until the Neopet's level is increased again. | Neopets can be trained to improve their strength, movement, defence, and hit points. While a Neopet's age is recorded, the main indicator of their experience is their level. Higher levels allow strength, movement, defence, and hit points to be trained to higher degrees. Strength, movement, and defence points can be trained by up to twice the points of a pets level, and hit points up to three times level. These statistics may be increased by [[random events]], [[Coltzan's Shrine]], or the Lab Ray to beyond these restrictions, however further training through the training schools - the [[Mystery Island Training School]], the [[Swashbuckling Academy]], and the [[Secret Ninja Training School]] - will not be possible until the Neopet's level is increased again. | ||
A Neopet's level also | A Neopet's level also effects what [[abilities|faerie and species abilities]] it can learn. These abilities, strength, movement (to a modest extent), defence and hit points come into play in the [[Battledome]]. Having a high level does not itself make a Neopet more powerful - it is only useful insofar as it means their other statistics can be trained higher. | ||
Individuals also have a fishing skill score, which reflects its experience at [[Underwater Fishing]] and what types of fish it is capable of retrieving, and an [[ | Individuals also have a fishing skill score, which reflects its experience at [[Underwater Fishing]] and what types of fish it is capable of retrieving, and an [[Employment Agency]] rating, featuring their rank and completion statistics. | ||
The intelligence statistic of a pet is influenced primarily by how many [[book]]s it has been read, and can affect which books it will be willing to read in the future. | The intelligence statistic of a pet is influenced primarily by how many [[book]]s it has been read, and can affect which books it will be willing to read in the future. | ||
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===Likes and dislikes=== | ===Likes and dislikes=== | ||
Neopets may reject certain items - this may include refusal to eat certain [[food]]s, play with certain [[toy]]s, or adopt certain Petpets. A Neopet's dislikes are based on his or her name. A Neopet will refuse to eat something, saying "Yuck! I'm not eating one of those!", if it has the same number of characters (including spaces) as that Neopet's name - for example, a Neopet called [[Thyassa]] will refuse to eat any food with a name seven characters long, such as a ''Bagguss''. He will eat foods with | Neopets may reject certain items - this may include refusal to eat certain [[food]]s, play with certain [[toy]]s, or adopt certain Petpets. A Neopet's dislikes are based on his or her name. A Neopet will refuse to eat something, saying "Yuck! I'm not eating one of those!", if it has the same number of characters (including spaces) as that Neopet's name - for example, a Neopet called [[Thyassa]] will refuse to eat any food with a name seven characters long, such as a ''Bagguss''. He will eat foods with long or shorter names, however. | ||
This rule also governs what Petpets a Neopet will be willing to own - e.g. Thyassa would not accept a [[Magaral]]. If the Petpet was painted to change its name's length - for example, a [[Pirate]] Magaral - then the Neopet would accept it. | This rule also governs what Petpets a Neopet will be willing to own - e.g. Thyassa would not accept a [[Magaral]]. If the Petpet was painted to change its name's length - for example, a [[Pirate]] Magaral - then the Neopet would accept it. | ||
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==Neopet care== | ==Neopet care== | ||
A Neopet's owner can care and provide for their Neopets. As well | A Neopet's owner can care and provide for their Neopets. As well [[Neopet Customisation|customising]] them with [[clothes]], accessories, and other paint colours, they can change improve or lower their pet's mood through their actions, feed it, and cure it of diseases. | ||
===Mood=== | ===Mood=== | ||
A Neopets mood, being happy or sad, is changed by user actions around the website. There are ten levels of happiness, from least to most happy: | A Neopets mood, being happy or sad, is changed by user actions around the website. There are ten levels of happiness, from least to most happy: | ||
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*Delighted! | *Delighted! | ||
There are numerous ways to change a Neopets happiness, such as playing with a [[toy]], [[grooming]] them, riding the [[Roo Island Merry Go Round]] or eating a [[Negg|Happy Negg]]. The happiness of the user's active Neopet is shown in a table of statistics on the left of most pages. The happiness of the user's inactive Neopets must be checked on the [ | There are numerous ways to change a Neopets happiness, such as playing with a [[toy]], [[grooming]] them, riding the [[Roo Island Merry Go Round]] or eating a [[Negg|Happy Negg]]. The happiness of the user's active Neopet is shown in a table of statistics on the left of most pages. The happiness of the user's inactive Neopets must be checked on the [[Quick Ref]] page. | ||
If a Neopet happens to be [[Disease|sick]] when checking the Quick Ref page, its happiness will be lowered. It also lowers if the Neopet has had less than full hit points for extended periods of time. | If a Neopet happens to be [[Disease|sick]] when checking the Quick Ref page, its happiness will be lowered. It also lowers if the Neopet has had less than full hit points for extended periods of time. | ||
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Grarrls and Skeiths can eat any non-food items, and Jetsam can also eat [[Aquatic Petpet]]s. | Grarrls and Skeiths can eat any non-food items, and Jetsam can also eat [[Aquatic Petpet]]s. | ||
Hunger | Hunger effects whether a Neopet can fight in the [[Battledome]] or not. Being hungry for a long period of time can also reduce a Neopet's mood. While the name of the most desperate hunger level is "dying", a Neopet cannot actually die of hunger. | ||
If the Neopet is hungry, their hunger status shows up in red text. Occasionally, a Neopet may have the rank of "not hungry" appear in red: they must be fed again to make them actually not hungry and allow participation in the Battledome. | If the Neopet is hungry, their hunger status shows up in red text. Occasionally, a Neopet may have the rank of "not hungry" appear in red: they must be fed again to make them actually not hungry and allow participation in the Battledome. | ||
===Pet Spotlight=== | ===Pet Spotlight=== | ||
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==Site Spotlight== | ==Site Spotlight== | ||
The '''Site Spotlight''' | The '''Site Spotlight''' was a regular competition on the Neopets website where players could submit petpages that they created on a variety of topics and receive a trophy in return if their submission was selected. Site content ranged anywhere from profiles of their pet to guides for various Neopian-related topics such as [[Faerie]]s, [[Games Room|games]], or [[Morphing Potion|morphing potions]]. | ||
The Site Spotlight started on August 29, 2000 and trophies began to be handed out two months later on October 17, 2000. Due to a decline in popularity, the Site Spotlight | The Site Spotlight started on August 29, 2000 and trophies began to be handed out two months later on October 17, 2000. Due to a decline in popularity, the last Site Spotlight was selected on August 12, 2010. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||